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La Tempérance (14)

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de La Tempérance dans la tarot de Marseille


Like many cards in this suit, the Seven of Pentacles pertains mostly to fortune, business, and the material realm. Its nature is heavily determined by the context of its placement in the reading, because in one interpretation its opportunities are burdened by altercation, and the prosperity that follows is the product of conflict. In the other interpretation of the card’s upright meaning, though, it symbolizes a kind of preternatural guilelessness found when one is lost in the throes of invention.

When this card is drawn in reverse, it points to the possibility of being asked for money, and to the anxiety that can bring. This anxiety can be tied to the anticipation itself, or it might also be a byproduct of the lending. Upon drawing this card in reverse, one should contemplate whether the stress related to lending comes from overextending one’s own resources or simply from the problem of the loan itself.

The young man looks on as his fortunes grow, waiting for the moment when they are ripe before plucking them free. This means that you will soon see the fruition of those projects you have been laying the groundwork for, but you might find that your victory is not shared by everyone.

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Interpretation

The Seven of Pentacles is associated with the idea of your labors bearing fruit. Aware of the value of effort and hard work, you have recently made a lot of concessions to reach your life goals. Your courage will soon be rewarded. Your coming success won't just fall out of the sky, instead it will be the result of your ability to plan your future and stay on course even during the most violent storms. Your calm, long-term vision allows you to envision yourself in the future. Today you are beginning to reap the tasty fruit of your labor. You can look with pride at the path you have taken and understand that your strengths are valuable assets. Take the time to congratulate yourself and stay on course!

Ask yourself

•The young man contemplates the pentacles he sees growing by the roadside, but he is not yet reaching for them. What ideas have you been working with that you might put more energy into developing further?

•This contemplation can also be viewed as waiting for the right opportunity to arise before acting on one’s resources. Are you working on a career goal or business opportunity that might be reaching its time for action?

•Interpretations of this card can include altercation and struggle or they can indicate innocent ingenuity and invention. Are you currently working on something that might be considered controversial by others?

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La symbolique de la Tempérance


• Young Man : Youth, opportunity, and the optimism that comes with having promising days in front of you as well as patience, pause, and reflection.

• Pentacles: Fortune, wealth, prosperity, harvest, and the growth of one’s holdings.

• Road : The journey itself, signifying this stage of opportunity in the larger context of life.

• Bush : Growth and development, the process of maturation embodied.

• Hoe : Measurement; work; manifesting thoughts to shape reality.

The Seven of Pentacles serves as a card that symbolizes contemplation and the development of ideas that lead to prosperity as they mature. Depending on its adjacent cards and its upright or reversed status, though, this can mean many different things.

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