The Lovers is the sixth card of the Major Arcana in occult Tarot decks. This archetype represents the essence of love and affection that binds human beings. It also expresses the desire of the other as a stimulus for self-knowledge and the conflict that the person must resolve within himself. Discover the meaning of the Tarot card The Lovers, the indications it gives when it comes upright, reversed or combined with other cards and its possible application to the various facets of life and everyday issues.
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The Lovers Tarot Card Description
- Major Arcana VI
- Zodiacal Affinity - Gemini
- Keywords - Love, passion, new romance, individuality, harmony, happiness, wholeness, choice, temptation, commitment.
- Key Expressions - The power of love in life and the individual ability to love, partner-finding, being true to one's principles, sexual harmony, peer attraction, making a choice, knowing what's good and what doesn't work for the own person, desire for union.
- Advice - Choose love over fear. Follow the path that supports your future growth.
- Reversed Meaning - Being disillusioned in a relationship or following the easiest option, but not necessarily the best one.
The Illustration
In the Tarot, the illustration of The Lovers presents a young man between two women. One of them is blonde and has delicate features. Her left hand goes to the man's chest. The other woman has a long nose and her features are more severe and aged. It's her he looks at.
At the top of the card, a Cupid is seen, surrounded by colored rays and holding a bow with an arrow. The angel points to the young man. This arcana represents tension and evolution when faced with a difficult personal choice or decision.
The young man in this card must choose between the two women vying for his attention. The Lovers speak of the need to choose a path, which can exclude the other. In this case, the woman on the left, the oldest, represents the mother, the past, stability, security, what supports us.
On the contrary, the young woman on the right personifies the future, the risk, the adventure, the unknown, the beloved woman. The young man is influenced by Cupid but feels paralyzed because he doesn't know what decision to make. Although in love, the mother figure retains him.
In Numerology, the number 6 symbolizes the search for harmony. The tension that exists between the spiritual and material worlds. The pressure in which you live and that you have to know how to keep in balance. In Kabbalah, it corresponds to path number 17 on the Tree of Life: the understanding of beauty.
The Symbology
The meaning of The Lovers in the Tarot goes far beyond love. It also refers to the individual image of each person: each person is a unique being. As much as you love someone, you need to be aware that they are two different people, each with their own needs. This card also suggests that there is an important decision to make that will affect every sphere of a person's life.
The Lovers Card Tarot Meaning
Upright Lovers Meaning
- Upright Love Meaning - Balanced, loving, supportive relationship, choices about love.
- Upright Career Meaning - Business partnership, romance at work, choices about career.
- Upright Finances Meaning - Mutually exclusive financial choices.
The output of this card shows that the consultant is going through a very positive and prosperous phase. Love, joy and healing. Everything will appear in your life in a very natural and spontaneous way. It can predict a new romance, a person who recognizes your qualities and makes you stand out. In financial terms, it conveys the idea that the more you give, the more you will get. The same applies in terms of work. The effort will be recognized and rewarded.
Reversed Lovers Meaning
- Reversed Love Meaning - Cold, detached partner, too many suitors, imbalance in relationship.
- Reversed Career Meaning - Conflicts between colleagues, romance at work leading to trouble.
- Reversed Finances Meaning - Impulsive financial choices, not responsible about finances.
When The Lovers is in a reversed position that may indicate that no rules pleasures can become destructive. Personal dissatisfaction is notorious. Conflicts and misunderstandings can break personal and professional connections.
On the sentimental level, a third person may appear who will eventually bring negative consequences for whoever draws this card. In financial and professional terms, the person may have been poorly advised and is now beginning to suffer the consequences of bad decisions.
The Lovers Combinations with Other Tarot Cards
When combined with any of the Minor Arcana aces, The Magician or The High Priestess, it indicates the beginning of a new romance or relationship. It will be intense and exciting. In conjunction with The Moon, it shows the danger of a person being deceived by someone with good or bad intentions.Combined with The Devil, it indicates lust: the possibility of a new relationship of purely sexual interest, with nothing to offer emotionally or spiritually. With The Sun or The World suggests that the person will go through a particularly happy and successful phase.
The Major Arcana Tarot
The Major Arcana, or Great Mysteries, are seen as symbols of great issues, moments or people. Each card represents a human archetype, evoking the most varied feelings, moral positions and behaviors.
- 0 - The Fool Tarot Card Meaning
- I - The Magician Tarot Card Meaning
- II - The High Priestess Tarot Card Meaning
- III - The Empress Tarot Card Meaning
- IV - The Emperor Tarot Card Meaning
- V - The Pope/The Hierophant Tarot Card Meaning
- VI - The Lovers Tarot Card Meaning
- VII - The Chariot Tarot Card Meaning
- VIII - The Justice Tarot Card Meaning
- IX - The Hermit Tarot Card Meaning
- X - The Wheel of Fortune Meaning
- XI - The Strength Tarot Card Meaning
- XII - The Hanged Man Tarot Card Meaning
- XIII - The Death Tarot Card Meaning
- XIV - The Temperance Tarot Card Meaning
- XV - The Devil Tarot Card Meaning
- XVI - The Tower Tarot Card Meaning
- XVII - The Star Tarot Card Meaning
- XVIII - The Moon Tarot Card Meaning
- XIX - The Sun Tarot Card Meaning
- XX - The Judgement Tarot Card Meaning
- XXI - The World Tarot Card Meaning
Reading, Meanings and Interpretation of the Tarot Major Arcana
Tarot is used as a tool for self-discovery and self-knowledge. In this sense, more than guessing the future, it serves to read and interpret all the elements of our life: it describes the current moment, clarifies the motives, desires and intentions, pointing out the path and the energies present in our life.
The possible readings for each Tarot card are practically infinite. There is no unique interpretation for each card, for each layout of cards or for each reading method. Tarot is based on intuition. Each person who reads the message of a card, or a set of cards, intuitively unravels the meaning of the card's message and how it connects with their own reality and circumstances of life.
The word "arcana" comes from Latin and means "secret" and, in the Tarot, the Major Arcana are considered universal, symbolic and figurative: they are considered symbolic of great issues, moments or people. They are archetypes, that is, they represent the most diverse feelings, moral positions and human behaviors. When they appear in a reading, it indicates an important event or decision, whether practical, spiritual, or emotional. They also establish correspondence with the astrological signs and planets.
