18. Temperance: Tending Our Aliveness w/ Natalie Ross

To explore the Temperance card, I connected with Natalie Ross, a trauma-informed marketing coach and the creator of one of my favorite podcasts, the now-retired-but-still-available "Earth Speak," which aired from 2016 to 2023.

In this episode, Natalie and I dork out about the art on both the Smith-Waite and the Gentle Tarot decks, analyzing the visual elements and parsing out themes and messages: earthy-ness versus the celestial, homeostasis and flow, balance, surrender, and peace.

Natalie makes the beautiful connection that TEMPERANCE IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, and she shares her own journey from wondering "what's wrong with me?" and "why can't I fit into this world?" to realizing that her nervous system was in severe dysregulation and freeze (which prevented her from paying herself even though her business was making money). Through somatic therapy, Natalie found more balance and ease in her body, and now shares somatic healing work with her clients.

We also talk about Temperance's relationship to the Death card, echoes with The Tower and The Star, the dissolution of the commons in Europe and the demonization of witches, accepting that we live inside oppressive systems while also resisting them, and tending to and mending our sense of aliveness. Plus, questions to ask yourself if you're pulling this card an eerie number of times!

To connect with Natalie Ross, and schedule a free curiosity call, visit Natalie.net.

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