XIV. TEMPERANCE

The hippocampus holds a conch, pouring water into a conch on the ground. The half-horse, half-fish creature symbolizes the connection between land and sea, embodying Temperance's metaphor of connecting two worlds. In Greek mythology, Poseidon's chariot was pulled by hippocampi; in Roman mythology, it was Neptune's mount. Sitting on a lotus leaf, it represents the fusion of Eastern and Western worlds. Temperance stands for communication and healing, as well as collective subconsciousness linking humanity like the ocean. Reversed, Temperance suggests miscommunication and disrupted energy connections.