Temperance--Guardian Angels
In the 14th Arcanum of the Meditations, considerable effort is made to fully explain the role of Temperance in one's spiritual formation, the principle of maintaining balance in one's physical, spiritual, and mental aspirations of life. Man is at the same time, a contemplative and an active being...that is--"faith without works is death"...and that, equally "works without faith are death". These postures in theory are as clear as a clear day. However, Tomberg asserts--"With practice however, it is not so clear. Practice entails an arcanum --an intimate savior faire ...and that, the Mystic states, is: Temperance ." In describing our essential or inner self, which is the spark of the eternal--the writer calls one's monad. ..which is the Image or Likeness of God within each human being. Temperance , as a spiritual exercise, signifies the task of knowing the relationship between the image or monad , the likeness of God within oneself, and