The Lovers

The card in the Tarot called “The Lovers” is part of the Tarot deck that depicts our path through life. It has a strong relationship with twins, as well as with lovers — and with the astrological sun sign Gemini.

As such, the meaning of this card goes well beyond describing Lovers, however, as far as the Tarot is concerned, first and foremost the meaning of this card depicts how we relate to ourselves…

From a practical perspective, the meaning of this card when I read the Tarot reads like this…

When the card is upright:

Love. Affectionate partnerships. Attraction, harmony and beauty. Choice to be made intuitively rather than intellectually. Inspiration. Second sight. Abstract thought. Inner harmony. The union of inner ideals and outer objectives. True partnerships where the individuals involved resonate on every level of being.

When the card is reversed:

Contradiction. Duality. Conflict with the self. Partnerships disrupted by external factors or inner dissonance. Vacillation. Inconsistency of purpose. Choices made against all inner feeling. Decisions made without reference to all the factors involved or without reference to those factors which are intangible.

This, when we start looking at both sides of the description (upright and reversed) it depicts an arena — or concept — that is given by “The Lovers”, and therefore brings attention to how we may relate to ourselves.

This arena then, is all about loving self, heartfelt feelings and an heartfelt outlook on life, and resonating with every level of our being — while recognizing any inner duality, or conflict, such that they can be resolved — and making decisions where the seen and the unseen, the inner ideals and outer objectives, all are taken into account…

Another way of looking at this Tarot card is as an invitation to know yourself.

If we are willing to explore this concept, we may be confronted with questions like:

• Do we accept the loving, the harmonious and beautiful person that we are? 
• Are we willing to trust our intuition enough to act on it?
• Will we commit to that partnership with our inner self in such a way that we resonate with all that we are, radiating that energy into our environment?

And perhaps hardest of all: 

• Can we accept those parts of ourselves that may not be nice, reasonable, kind, compassionate, and that sometimes are downright weird?
• Are we capable of embracing — and accepting — all of ourselves? The good, the bad, and the ugly?

As soon as we have the intention to do so, not only our awareness, but also our ability to bring inner ideals and outer objectives together in an harmonious manner will be considerably enhanced! And as we then radiate that energy into our environment, inner peace will translate into outer peace…

It seems that this is just what we — and the world — need at this point in time…