What's in the Mix?

From the Out of Hand Tarot, Temperance; from the Seashells Playing Cards, Humphrey's Wentletrap:

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. 

―Epictetus

Jamie sees Temperance as a bartender, asking what we want mixed together for our day. "Will that be neat - sitting on the couch in a funk all day - or would you like to add a slice of taking a walk and a splash of calling a friend?" In statistics, moderation occurs when the relationship between two variables depends on a third variable, the effect modifier. That modifier might be to consider how continuing to do what we are doing is going to make us feel in 24 hours. Will we feel better or worse? The Humphrey's Wentletrap has a succession of coils that have tall rib-like structures running up the sides. These ribs may offer some protection against other predatory snails, making it difficult or impossible to bore a hole in a shell with such obstructions. We often react to external situations as if we needed to shield ourselves from them. Yet what often hurts us more is the thoughts that drive our reactions to them. We may need to protect ourselves from the unfounded beliefs we think are true.