Oracle Card Reading for 27th September to 3rd October 2026

14  MODERATION

Moderation - a word not often said or heard. We are all urged to want more, go further, strive harder. Or we are told to want less, be modest, stand back, stop being arrogant. Either way we can forget there is a middle way, a balance; to be enough, work hard, but take time to relax and care for ourselves. To want to achieve without stepping on others to get what we want, to aspire without greed or arrogance.

This card reminds me of the Temperance card in the Tarot. The mixing of water between two cups, standing with one foot on the earth and one in water, the understanding of balance and taking care to be between the rational and the emotional, understanding both, but not letting one outweigh the other.

If you are feeling stressed by life, work or relationships and are finding re;leasee through over consumption of food, drink or drugs then you need help to return to balance and deal with your problems rather than hiding from them. This card is asking you to take a look at your coping mechanisms and make the changes that will improve your life and help you achieve stability and success again.

This card reduces down, 1+4 = 5. 5 is the number for change and the centre number of the single digit numbers. It is like the centre of a seesaw, the ultimate point of balance and the point of choice. Your choices can take you up or down, it’s up to you. This card asks you to make the higher, soul choices and work to rise above your lower shadow side choices.