Hermetic Tarot Temperance XIV

caridwen

Daughter of the Reconcilers. Samekh. Prop or support. The card is the fulfillment of card VI, the Lovers:
Temperance
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The Lovers
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The sign of Sagittarius, the arrow, appears both at the upper left and beneath the disc in the centre. The gylph of Capricorn is represented on the left and the sign of Scorpio on the right. The angel of occult wisdom wears a crown of gold and pours water from the cup of white gluten into the cauldron. The fire burns along the water and the water extinguishes the fire; thus , fire and water mix harmoniously, rendered effective by the slow circulation of air created by the slowly flapping wings of the birds. To the left and right of the vessel are the triangular symbols for water and fire respectively. In the upper background a volcano erupts and its ash forms a rainbow extending towards earth. The leopard-faced cauldron is symbolic of fire. The marriage of fire and water, Shin and Qoph is held by the power of Saturn and concentrated by Mars. Thus the gylph of Capricorn ruled by Saturn and Scorpio ruled by Mars.