The meaning of the lovers card in the tarot layout. Lovers - the meaning of the tarot card. The original meanings of the cards that come with the Rider White Tarot deck

Lovers + Jester (VI + 0)
A non-serious choice.
Failed venture.
Waste of money.
More and more uncertainty.

Lovers + Mage (VI + I)
Give in to the idea.

Lovers + High Priestess (VI + II)
Choice with ulterior motive.

Lovers + Empress (VI + III)
Choice in favor of sensual pleasures.

Lovers + Emperor (VI + IV)
A decision in favor of creating a certain structure, including a family.

Lovers + Hierophant (VI + V)
Choice in favor of marriage.

Lovers + Chariot (VI + VII)
Deep anxiety. What will happen next?
Life goes on and encourages you to move and create.
Choice. With whom to go?
Thinking before the trip.
Honeymoon trip.
Beautiful car.

Lovers + Strength (VI + VIII)
Passion test.
Conflict in relationships.
In the upcoming battle, both opponents are slow.
Throw away anxiety, hesitation and join the fight.

Lovers + Hermit (VI + IX)
Increasing feelings of loneliness.
The decision to be alone.
Your choice will make you think.
Show wisdom.
Celibacy.
Lack of sexual relations.
Give up some pleasures.
After a while, your thoughts will come into order, and you will find a way out.
Take care of health.

Lovers + Wheel (VI + X)
Test of change.
Must make a choice.
Well provided for by parents and fortune.
Anxiety and anxiety pass, new horizons open, new forces are found.

Lovers + Justice (VI + XI)
Dangerous indecisiveness.
Issues will be resolved gradually.
There is no way out of the love triangle.
The trip will not take place.
Approach all your current decisions as rigorously as possible.
You need to take a sober look at what is happening and take responsibility for your actions.
Reason prevailed over feelings.
The marriage is registered.

Lovers + Hanged Man (VI + XII)
Change of mind to the opposite.
As a result of love, pregnant or abandoned.
Loss of illusions.
Stress and uncertainty rob you of courage. There is no need to prolong this state. Get out of it as quickly as possible. This is the most important thing now.
You need outside help. Look for it in your immediate environment.
Something must be sacrificed.
Bad for health.

Lovers + Death (VI + XIII)
Life will make its own adjustments, regardless of your choice.
Your worries and doubts have led you to a dead end. To find the right path, you will have to give up many of your old principles.
Difficult change.
There may be quarrels with loved ones.
A love relationship with someone is over. We need to start all over again.
If everything was bad, it will be better.
Health problems.

Lovers + Temperance (VI + XIV)
Successful partnership. Marriage stability. But in the future there may be a break in relations. Not a divorce, but a change in relationship.
In order to fix something, you will have to go back, go through some part of the path again.
You are hindered by nervousness caused by a thirst for change. You need to calm your desires.

Lovers + Devil (VI + XV)
Dangerous choice.
Fatal error.
Love spell.
Physical attraction. Temptation, obsession.
Money through a man.
Love triangle.
Even if you are deeply bogged down, you must learn to free yourself from bad habits.
Work in bad places.
Lost freedom of action.

Lovers + Tower (VI + XVI)
Hit. Quarrel with a loved one.
You are in danger.
Divorce, separation.
Remorse.

Lovers + Star (VI + XVII)
Hope for the future, for a happy union.
Trip abroad.
A person should do what he loves.
Platonic love.

Lovers + Moon (VI + XVIII)
Deceive your choice.
Changing situation.
Bohemian life. Creative ideas.
Alcohol addiction.
Family karma.
It seems to a person that he is drowning in a whirlpool of events, under the yoke of problems that have no end.
You have to make a choice where to go.
Travel decision.
There is some secret.

Lovers + Sun (VI + XIX)
New opportunity.
Lucky Chance.
The right decision.
Mutual love.
You will marry for love.

Lovers + Judgment (VI + XX)
Your choice is determined by fate.
Growing feelings.
Caring for loved ones.

Lovers + Peace (VI + XXI)
Long expected luck.
Reaching a new level of relationship.
Successful end of the journey.
Family creation.
Maybe moving abroad.
Work in foreign companies.

With the card "Ace of Wands" - succumb to the inner impulse.
With the card "Two of Wands" - choose a route.
With the Three of Wands card - develop a strategy.
With the Four of Wands card - a wedding.
With the Five of Wands card, consider all points of view and choose the right one.
With the "Six of Wands" card - a good choice; go through the "copper pipes".
With the "Seven of Wands" card - a forced choice.
With the "Eight of Wands" card - speed up the decision.
With the card "Nine of Wands" - increasing doubts.
With the "Ten of Wands" card - a hopeless decision.
With the Page of Wands card, continue to look for an acceptable solution.
With the card "Knight of Wands" - an impulsive choice.
With the Queen of Wands card - add optimism.
With the "King of Wands" card - maintain dignity.

According to other sources:

V. Sklyarova "The Great Book of Combinations".

Lovers upright with Major Arcana

Mage - Communication with a high-ranking person
Mage (per) - "Failed" focus. Falling from the rope of fate
Priestess - Success in your endeavors. Hitting the top ten
Priestess (per) - Discovery of the Unknown
Empress - Wealth of the field, fertility in the literal and figurative sense
The Empress (trans) - Accepting the Truth
Emperor - Success in a political career / Victory over rivals
Emperor (trans) - Denial of authority
Priest - Marriage of convenience. Marriage with the "new Russian"
Priest (per) - Powerlessness, impossibility to continue marital relations (and any other)
Chariot - Triumph. triumphant
The Chariot (lane) - Unsatisfying Victories
Justice - Fair Progress
Justice (trans) - Unwillingness to put up with the actual state of affairs
Hermit - The choice of life. Choice of spiritual development
Hermit (per) - Storm in life
Wheel of Fortune - Complete self-satisfaction.
Wheel of Fortune (per) - Vanity. slander
Strength - Communication with cosmic energy. contactee
Strength (lane) - Supreme Toady
The Hanged Man - Voluntary slavery (including love)
The Hanged Man (trans) - Violence, murders
Death - If a person ever dies, then peacefully, instantly and in a dream
Death (per) - Psychic Lethargy
Moderation - We must forget the past. Oblivion of the past
Temperance (per) - Unwise Actions
Devil - All kinds of "mania", a conscious choice
Devil (per) - Abuses of whims
Tower - Self-destruction, contempt for all norms
Tower (lane) - Destruction of all aspects of being
Star - Hope, unrelenting under any circumstances
Star (lane) - Missed Opportunities
Moon - Tartuffe
Moon (lane) - Inconstancy in affections. Womanizer
Sun - The path through thorns to the stars / Exhausting yourself with sciences
Sun (per) - Crazy infatuation
Judgment - Rebirth from darkness, non-existence, from the darkness of oblivion
Judgment (trans) - Excessive straightforwardness
Peace - Peacefulness, peace-loving character
Peace (per) - Enmity. Not ready for a truce
Fool - prone to madness
Jester (lane) - Pursuit, albeit for unattainable ideals

Lovers upright with the Minor Arcana

2 of Wands - Unsatisfied desire
2 of Wands (lane) - An unpleasant surprise. Misdiagnosis
2 Cups - Good choice, but not the best
2 Cups (lane) - Envious Foe
2 of Swords - Intimate relationship
2 of Swords (lane) - Deception Exposed
2 of Pentacles - Way to nowhere. Worry, wrong choice
2 of Pentacles (per) - Letter not for its intended purpose

3 of Wands - Evasiveness
3 of Wands (trans) - Not the best choice of partner
3 of Cups - Eternal sufferer
3 of Cups (per) - Minor Achievement
3 of Swords - Failed bride
3 of Swords (lane) - Three options, the inability to decide
3 of Pentacles - High-ranking lover
3 of Pentacles (per) - Birth of a girl

4 of Wands - Deserved punishment, retribution
4 of Wands (lane) - Does not change meaning when reversed
4 of Cups - Imaginary prosperity
4 of Cups (trans) - Change for the worse
4 of Swords - Abandonment
4 of Swords (lane) - Unexpected luck
4 of Pentacles - Single woman, fatherless daughter
4 of Pentacles (lane) - Resistance is impossible. Subordination

5 of Wands - Careerist
5 of Wands (per) - Unfair treatment
5 of Cups - Wasted charity, money will be stolen or used for the wrong things
5 of Cups (per) - Arrival of an enemy pretending to be a friend
5 of Swords - Inferiority of choice
5 of Swords (lane) - Sorrow, grief, loss of a breadwinner
5 of Pentacles - Love Relationships Wrong
5 of Pentacles (per) - Confusion in love affairs

6 of Wands - Path of dubious success
6 of Wands (lane) - Vain expectations of change for the better. Vanity
6 of Cups - Powerlessness
6 of Cups (lane) - A new fateful meeting
6 of Swords - A task with a specific purpose
6 of Swords (pen) - Revealing a secret entrusted only to you
6 of Pentacles - Right choice of path
6 of Pentacles lane - Envy, malevolence

7 of Wands - Reconciliation with a friend
7 of Wands (trans) - Oscillatory tendencies. Swing
7 of Cups - Dissent
7 of Cups (per) - Iron Will
7 of Swords - The desire to endure is not groundless
7 of Swords (lane) - Ignoring wise advice
7 of Pentacles - Temptation of wealth
7 of Pentacles (per) - The Impatient Admirer

8 of Wands - Justified Haste
8 of Wands (trans) - Motives for disagreeing with life
8 of Cups - Pleasant lover
8 Cups (lane) - Solemn reception. buffet
8 of Swords - Voluntary "surrender". Talks about surrendering some positions
8 of Swords (per) "Rabbit" going into the mouth of a boa constrictor. Hypnosis
8 of Pentacles - Lack of patience, rich lover
8 of Pentacles (per) - Walks under the moon. Insomnia, nervousness

9 of Wands - Going into the shadows
9 of Wands (lane) - Enforced delay at the end of the journey
9 of Cups - A stained celebration. Spots
9 Cups (lane) - Personal insult. Slap in the face
9 of Swords - Desperate Choice
9 of Swords (lane) - Cowardice, lack of will
9 of Pentacles - Escape from temptation. Choice as a move from danger
9 of Pentacles (per) - Deception, non-payment of money

10 of Wands - Way of hypocrisy
10 of Wands (lane) - Impenetrable Height
10 of cups - Choosing a new residence
10 of Cups (lane) - Spiritual violence. Perhaps these are not those feelings and you will have to rape yourself while having this relationship.
10 of Swords - Sufferer by the will of circumstances
10 of Swords (lane) - Successful exit from a crisis situation
10 of Pentacles - Family Choice
10 of Pentacles (per) - Termination of a love affair

Ace of Wands - True First Cause
Ace of Cups - Cowardly Lover Hero
Ace of Cups (lane) - Reluctant poverty
Ace of Swords - Extreme measures
Ace of Swords (lane) - Troubles of a huge scale, death. operating room
Ace of Pentacles - The end justifies the means
Ace of Pentacles (lane) - No further prosperity possible

Page of Wands - In vain
Page of Wands (transl.) - A True Story
Page of Cups - Profession Choice
Page of Cups (per) - Secret Passion
Page of Swords - Detective Story
Page of Swords (trans) - Good Acting in Life
Page of Pentacles - Merchant
Page of Pentacles (per) - Loss of favor of a lover

Knight of Wands - Emigration
Knight of Wands (per) - Escape, escape from reality
Knight of Cups - Unexpected money
Knight of Cups (per) - Senseless Waste
Knight of Swords - Madcap (stvo)
Knight of Swords (per) - Don Juan
Knight of Pentacles - Adorable adorer with money
Knight of Pentacles (per) - Negligence, indifference

Queen of Wands - Rostock
Queen of Wands (trans) - Weed
Queen of Cups - Blond diva. Hetera. Geisha
Queen of Cups (per) - Insolent mistress, extortionist
Queen of Swords - The path to loneliness, femme fatale
Queen of Swords (per) - Hypnotize
Queen of Pentacles - Enjoying life to the fullest
Queen of Pentacles (per) - Uncertainty about the future

King of Wands - Righteous Path
King of Wands (trans) - Time to "scatter stones"
King of Cups - Philanthropist
King of Cups (trans) - Virtuoso rogue, professional thief
King of Swords - Prosecutor
King of Swords (per) - Treason, aggravation of relations
King of Pentacles - A reliable friend with a cold heart. Kai
King of Pentacles (per) - A Barren Situation

Lovers Reversed with Major Arcana

Magician - Not his place on the Olympus of science
Magician (per) - Conscious failure of affairs, rejection of success
Priestess - Crop failure, drought, flood
Priestess (trans.) - Refusal of scientific achievements for ideological reasons
Empress - False wisdom, false and passionate sage
Empress (per) - Infertility. An attempt at artificial insemination. sperm bank
Emperor - Dethroned (any)
Emperor (per) - Departure from the "lucrative" place
Priest - Marriage of convenience with wrong calculation
Priest (trans) - Failure to fulfill marital obligations (Ostap Bender)
Chariot - Defeated
Chariot (per) - Cleopatra with a basket of wine berries
Justice - Seduced Themis. nonsense
Justice (translation) - Themis without a blindfold and without scales in her hand
Hermit - Departure into fanaticism, faith
Hermit (trans) - Painful mystery, on the verge of disease
Wheel of Fortune - Disbelief in the possibility of happiness
Wheel of Fortune (per) - Resistance to Change
Strength - Diffusion of energy over trifles. Lazy person
Strength (lane) - Doomed to fail the intended action
Hanged Man - Sitting between two chairs, wandering between two fires
The Hanged Man (trans) - Contempt for interests, inappropriate sacrifice
Death - An attempt at martyrdom (Rakhmetov)
Death (trans.) - Apathy, "fooling around on the couch" (Oblomov)
Moderation - Not taking into account the time factor
Moderation (trans) - Religiosity "for show", unreasonable acts
Devil - Unconscious fatal passion
Devil (per) - Debauchery without consequences
Tower - Destruction of the rear. Jail
Tower (lane) - Unforeseen torment
Star - Lighthouse of Alexandria (which is long gone)
Star (trans) - Swagger as one of the seven deadly sins
Moon - Delusion. Mistakes, wrong actions
Moon (lane) - Impermanence, windiness
Sun - Falling from their skies
Sun (lane) - Problems in any union
Judgment - Instant retribution for the wrong done
Judgment (trans) - Instantaneity
World - Violation of contractual obligations (including marriage)
Peace (per) - Disbelief in hope
Jester - Unjustified choice
Jester (lane) - Achieving an insane goal, such as crossing the North Pole without outside support, alone, etc.

Direct position

The card testifies to the trials that a person has to go through. He will constantly need to make a choice between two alternatives. The Lovers card is the past and the future, old and new, whim and duty.

In a person in life there will be an intrapersonal conflict between the mind and the heart. It will be difficult for him to make a choice, he will be at a crossroads. Well, even at a crossroads, he will show all his fortitude. The consequences of his future life will depend on his choice. The decision he makes may be about professional activities, travel, education, household chores and ideas.

In general, the Lovers card has a positive meaning. Despite the fact that it will not be easy for a person to make a choice, he will still make the right decisions. His actions will be sincere and sincere. This can also be attributed to passionate love. The Lovers card is associated with an exam or strength test. And this is nothing but a decisive test.

Reversed position

The Lovers card upside down has an ambiguous meaning. Either it will be associated with unrequited love, or with sexual incompatibility. A person under the influence of this card makes rash actions, makes rash decisions.

There are more illusions in his head than common sense. He can easily go astray. Constantly in turmoil and confusion, in conflict with himself and unable to stand the test. Some problems may hide in his communication, when he simply cannot establish contact with a person. Or maybe he doesn't even know what he wants.

Under the influence of this card, a person behaves irresponsibly, he is not able to make sincere and honest decisions. Thus, by his actions he provokes himself to misfortune and failure. His plans and goals will never come true, they are unrealistic.

The Lovers: Meaning in Love and Relationships

Direct position

The card will say that you need to appreciate feelings here and now. She is responsible for deep feelings and the responsibility of choosing, where the voice of the heart prompts the right path for a person. And the sources of happiness and joy lie precisely in the family in which a person lives.

But if he is lonely, he will definitely meet his other half. And it will be an incredibly wonderful relationship that can be called ideal. A man will meet a girl who will be the dream of his life, she will suit him in all respects. In their relationship there will be love, sincerity of feelings.

The card strengthens the existing relationships in the family, creating harmony and reciprocity. And those people who have found each other recently have strong feelings for each other. In relations with other people, everything also develops very favorably.

Reversed position

Relationships are difficult situations. It will not be easy for a person to make a choice between two life partners. It will seem that both partners deserve your attention and love, they are equal and equivalent in a relationship.

But still, the final decision, one way or another, will have to be made in order to exclude the existing love triangle. It can happen that two brothers fall in love with the same girl, or vice versa - two sisters like the same guy.

An inverted card speaks of rash actions when a person is mistaken in another person. He is blind in his love, and does not even notice the true features of his character. But in fact, he may not be as good a person as he seemed from the outside.

Lovers: Meaning in Situation and Question

Direct position

The card will help you make the right decision, which will be wise. Thanks to this card, you can count on business partnerships and teamwork. Only mutual assistance is visible on the map, no projects and leadership are foreseen.

For the sake of the common good, by united efforts, a person will achieve a lot. He will make compromises, partnerships. In any situation, he will be characterized by such qualities as unanimity and trust. He will be ready to cooperate and solve problems. Will be in harmony with the people around. Work will give him incredible pleasure, to which he will treat with genuine passion.

Reversed position

Bad card. The person is not doing the right thing. In many situations, failure awaits him. This applies to both profession and family. There may be disputes and disagreements with the relatives of the wife (husband), as well as with children.

Because of quick and rash decisions, a person will experience disappointment. With this card, he will lack courage, strength and will. He will not be able to fully trust people, even work colleagues, even a friend, a loved one. Collaboration at work will not work out.

Lovers: Meaning of the card of the day

Today it is necessary to make a final decision, regardless of whether it is related to professional activities or to some personal matters. If a person doubted something for a long time or simply did not rush things, now fate gives him a chance to put an end to it.

Let the inner voice, heart and mind - tell you the right decision. The card of the day promises a prosperous meaning, which means it directs a person in the right direction. He must glue - broken, restore - destroyed, reconcile with those with whom he is in a quarrel. If a man wanted to propose to a girl - it's time.

It is necessary to make a choice that will become a life test. Not always a person will be able to do the right thing in a particular case. It's important not to fuss. Indecision can even have a detrimental effect on the fate of a person. This quality is even worse than the wrong choice. Don't be afraid to make choices, and people learn from mistakes.

Of course, you should not make a decision at random, you need to carefully consider all the necessary versions. Communicate more with people, the team. They have already noted your new wardrobe, which means that romantic relationships and career success are not ruled out.

Lovers: Combination with other cards

Major Arcana	Wands	cups	swords	Pentacles
Incorrect choice	Ace of Wands Surrender to feelings	Ace of Cups cowardly lover	Ace of swords Responsible decision	Ace of Pentacles Achieving what you want by any means
Fooling	King of Wands Try not to lose your dignity	King of Cups Unreliable friend	King of swords Swords of treason	King of Pentacles Platonic love with no hope for anything more
deceit	Queen of Wands Look at things with optimism	Queen of Cups seductress	queen of swords The fatal woman who is forced to be alone	Queen of Pentacles enjoyment of life
empress Feelings own you	Knight of Wands Excessive impulsivity can hurt you	Knight of Cups sudden influx of money	Knight of Swords Stupidity, bad romance	Knight of Pentacles Carelessness with money
Emperor Starting a family	Page of Wands Don't stop there	Page of Cups job change	Page of swords Insincerity	Page of Pentacles A break up
Quick marriage	Two of Wands Choose your route carefully	Two of Cups Could have made a better choice	Two of Swords Passion, carnal pleasures	Two of Pentacles Anxiety
lovers	Three of Wands Make sure you're doing everything right	Three of Cups Soul Throwing	Three of Swords Failed wedding	Three of Pentacles Lover, rich, with a good position in society
Chariot Honeymoon	Four of Wands Quick marriage	Four of Cups false hopes	Four of Swords Loneliness	Four of Pentacles The absence of a man in the family
Life is testing you	Five of Wands Take advice from others	Five of Cups Injustice	Five of Swords Any choice will be bad	Five of Pentacles A break up
Hermit Celibacy	Six of Wands	Six of Cups Failure to make a difference	Six of Swords You need to choose a target

Trial and choice are the main themes of the Lovers tarot card. The arcane offers a decision based on intuition rather than intelligence, a choice between idealistic love and physical attractiveness, love and career, the card can also mean harmony and friendship, imply indecision, infidelity, quarrels and interference from others.

Keywords:

• partnership;
• unity;
• union of opposites;
• choice;
• harmony;
• cooperation;
• relationship;
• values;
• temptation;
• Love.

On the Lovers card in different tarot decks, a man and a woman are usually shown, but the similarity ends there. In some decks they are naked, in others they are dressed. Some depict the couple as touchingly giving each other a passionate embrace, while others place the partners on opposite sides. You will even find decks that feature three people in the image of the lasso. Here, the third party represents either a younger person or an older parental figure who influences their relationship.

Although many people interpret this card as representing romantic love, the card is actually about the union of opposites, often expressed as the union of the masculine and feminine side of your own dual nature.

This does not necessarily indicate romance, the card means that the union has many meanings, not just a love affair.

• astrology: twins;
• planetary association: mercury;
• Hebrew Letter: Zain;
• Orange color.

Images of Eros

In mythology, the Lovers reflect Eros, the son of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. The Romans called him Cupid. His task was to send arrows of love to unsuspecting people. Thus, the Greeks often depicted Eros blindfolded to portray that "love is blind". The deity has another role to lead us to our true destiny, which is "Do what you love and everything else will come naturally to you."

Direct position

This is a card of cooperation, working together with others, uniting in order to perform a joint action. When the Lovers appear in an upright position, it speaks of attractiveness and all sorts of interactions. The arcanum may also invite you to unite the disparate parts of yourself. Lovers represent a period of harmony, in personal or professional matters.

Sometimes the card indicates the need to choose between two things that you value, she says that you will make the right decision. In money spreads: you can profit from pooling your resources with others. Sometimes "Lovers" symbolize the benefit of the partner's financial situation or indicates marriage to a rich person. If you are looking for a financial sponsor, this card gives you a thumbs up.

If card reading is about work, this arcanum represents a time of cooperation, contentment, and harmony. Joint projects are currently being supported. Two forces united towards a common goal. Being in love can also mean meeting a partner through work, or working with a romantic partner in business.

In love divination, this card is a good omen for a romantic relationship. She points to mutual care, attraction, a useful partnership. Sometimes it means a decision related to relationships.

• Greater self-control through relationships with others.
• An emotional test that will be solved successfully and on time.
• True love or friendship based on equality.
• Opposites are two sides of the same coin; cannot exist without the other.
• Decision between love and career or family life and creative work.
• The right choices were made after the training.
• A flash of understanding suddenly solves the problem.

Reversed Lovers

Inverted "Lovers" can indicate conflict, discontent or separation from a person, some kind of conflict within oneself. You feel that you cannot connect to the object of your desire, and this causes unhappiness. Perhaps you are unable to express your love, or you are afraid that if you do, you will be rejected. The card can also show that you are not sure about the decision you have to make or are unhappy with the outcome of the choice.

In money spreads, this card can represent a destructive financial partnership. Your partner may refuse to support, or the joint venture may not develop. Perhaps you are struggling with a choice or regretting a bad decision.

If the recommendations relate to your work, this card may indicate a delay or warn you that you are trying to build collaboration between incompatible elements. Arkan can indicate disagreement, lack of cooperation or arguments.

In matters of love, a reversed card can mean that you and your partner are separated by circumstances: location, duties, or even death (no, this does not mean that your partner will die, but the card can symbolize a loved one who has gone to the other side). Sometimes the card represents manipulation, deserted relationships, incompatibilities, or quarrels. She may also be calling you to heal your inner rift.

• Points of view are equally valid.
• Overdependence on others can often lead to making the wrong choice.
• Inability to deal with insecurities in relationships.
• The love triangle could have ended if you weren't being honest.
• The negative influence of others could destroy relationships.
• The need to establish close ties with others.
• Choose your path carefully and carefully. Make sure it's what you really need.

Professions

• Healer.
• massage therapy.
• Executor.
• Dancer.
• Comforter.
• Social worker.
• Psychologist.
• Doctor.
• Sculptor.
• Photographer.
• Chemist.
• Perfumer.
• Cosmetics.
• Cosmetologist.

Zodiac Association

The Lovers card is associated with the sign of Gemini. Not surprisingly, the lasso has to do with choice. Gemini symbolizes duality, Gemini's energy tends to go from one extreme to the other, like a swinging pendulum that never knows how to stop in the middle.

But when the Gemini energy falls in love, it goes all the way. Thus, there is something good in extreme moments. The same is true for everyone whose soul yearns for love and often encounters the Lovers card. The boy turns into a God, and the girl into a Goddess.

Arkan speaks of romance, passion, sex and the feeling of true love! What you feel for a partner will surpass any ordinary infatuation. You and your partner should be together. If you are in a relationship with another person and this card comes up for you, rest assured that your relationship is what can take you to the next level in your soul development. As long as you learn to maintain balance, this relationship is what you need.

Your connection will test your ability to choose. The Arcana represents "choice" and you will constantly want to understand what is best for you. Your divine connection may sometimes ask you to draw boundaries, be firm, or show anger - all right. As long as you understand and work with the soul of your relationship, instead of succumbing to ego games, your relationship will become stronger and deeper.

An inverted card can mean a transition from one relationship to another. Take a break from love and look inside yourself. It's time to get to know yourself better, and find out what kind of person will be the most suitable for you.

Feelings

If you are asking about how he or she feels about you, then know that Lovers is one of the best cards. She says that definitely the person thinks about you, has a romantic impulse for you, and is deeply connected to you.

Outcome

If the card falls on romantic matters, then you will most likely have to choose between two people. You can even choose between being in an unhappy relationship, being alone, or being in a happy relationship.

"Can you make someone love you?

Can you love someone else?

Can you live without being loved?

This is probably the most difficult task on our earth, but you

under the power to clear your relationship karma.

Yes, longer work is scary, but it is absolutely necessary.

If you are single, you must learn to love yourself."

Obstacles

The Lovers card is assigned the Hebrew word for sword (zain), which is another way of talking about discernment. We can only find a solution through proper discrimination. As an obstacle, the map indicates that you cannot see the correct way to view the situation. Metaphorically, you can only see things from Adam's point of view as he only sees a woman and not an angel, or maybe you are Eve who can only see an Angel and not a man.

External influence

Depending on the surrounding cards and the situation, Lovers can indicate two different things related to external influence. If something is out of your control, the arcanum may indicate that your partner is related to someone else. If this is a romantic partner, then he may have met someone else and is torn between two people. The card can also indicate that nothing can break your contacts, whatever the temptations.

Combination

If the Lovers card falls before the Chariot, there will be betrayal. If the Chariot comes first, a sudden departure will end the venture or romance.

A card standing in front of the Magician in a direct position speaks of indecision in opening a new enterprise, in an inverted position - separation due to hesitation.

If the lasso is accompanied by cards of the suit of Swords, then the relationship will end.

Combination in important areas

The first line is work. The second is love, the third is prosperity.

Fast decision. Interesting climb

Satisfying new relationship.

Spending on personal pleasure

Priestess

Everything is blocked. Or the choice made leads to reflection.

Shadow moments. You soothe the senses.

Think before you spend, manage your finances well.

empress

Communication is important. Be careful not to hurt the feelings of others.

Good news. New relationships while moving.

Give yourself the best things and enjoy them.

Emperor

Respect at work. Success.

You need to keep your savings calm. Everything is fine.

Priest

There are doubts, but professional success is possible. Someone will advise.

Demonstration of love. Encouraging relationships.

With the help of a good person, it is better to manage finances.

Chariot

Success comes after the right mindset.

You need to think carefully before starting a relationship.

Success in the financial field. Good money management.

Justice

You need to know how to decide. Don't be shy.

Time will help you see more clearly.

There are difficulties, but the right decision will be made to overcome them.

Hermit

Projects are delayed.

You soothe the senses. Looking for loneliness.

Wheel of Fortune

Freedom at work. The choice has already been made.

New friendships and satisfaction from them.

Money is coming.

Force

Success will come with thought and action.

Stable and encouraging relationship.

Economic security achieved.

Hanged

You must give up any project or idea.

The feeling of being a victim. The person you love is leaving. Misunderstanding. sadness.

Projects must be abandoned.

Death

End of contract, possible disaster. You don't get anything.

Probable break.

Money is no longer coming in due to job loss, help.

Moderation

You can improve the situation at work.

very beautiful friendship

Balance. The money comes in regularly.

Devil

The work is unfairly received (manipulation, deceit...) but nothing is uncompromising, you can also win in a good way.

Relationships full of temptations. Be careful not to forget your own values.

Problematic situation. Be careful not to allow it illegally.

Tower

Lots of opportunities to lose your job.

Conflicts, strong breaks.

Great unforeseen problem.

Star

You get better at work.

harmonious exchanges.

It takes luck and good money management.

Moon

Paralysis due to suffering or impossible dreams. Start small. Don't be idle.

Shadow moments. Great internal sensitivity.

Money problems can lead to depression.

Sun

Great success at work and great pride.

Very positive, great happiness

If there are problems, they will be resolved.

Success after some doubts.

Good news in a relationship.

More money is coming in than usual.

Skills are rewarded with success.

A very great satisfaction of love.

Intelligence and skills will help to correct possible problems.

Fool

Why work? It's what's on your mind. No desire to work or do anything with your life.

Cloudy moment. Major disappointment.

The situation is difficult.

The Lovers card advises you to make a balanced choice and follow it. Stay conscious and understand that if you delay with a decision, this is also your choice, which will be followed by a corresponding result.

In love, the advice from the card is this: do not run away from temptations, if a person appears in your space, think about why.

The interpretation of the tarot card lovers in the upright position

Good choice, right choice. Love, harmony, passion, new relationships. You are on the right track.

• attraction, love, affection, love, harmonious problem solving, union, cooperation, health, beauty
• the test you have to face, a new love
• right choice, wise decisions, right choice (between two equally worthy goals), possible struggle, but with a happy outcome.

At an elementary level, the tarot card lovers means love (sometimes rekindled) and happy relationships. The deeper meaning of the Lovers Tarot is an important choice for the Questioner in some area of ​​life, for which several sometimes conflicting options must be carefully considered and evaluated. The Lovers tarot card is worrisome, but its correct orientation suggests that with proper attention, all internal problems will be eliminated.

The Lovers Tarot card speaks of the need to choose from two mutually exclusive options: as a rule, this is a conflict between feelings and reason, spirit and body. It means the inevitability of a choice that must be made, guided more by intuition than by reason. Another meaning of the Lovers Tarot can be love. In real life, it means an emotional heart connection, as well as the appearance in life of someone who will become your complement.

The interpretation of the tarot card lovers in an inverted position

Bad choice, mistake, disappointment. Argument. We urgently need to change plans, change previously made decisions. Act prudently.

• wrong choice, ill-conceived choice, poor choice, inner turmoil, health problems
• unbeared test, lost love
• disappointment, failure, conflict, separation, immature plans, unrealistic goals, unhappiness

The reversed Lovers Tarot card warns against rash decisions that you will later have to regret. In addition, the card warns of indecision and / or inconsistency: a person must carefully choose a path and stick to it. In relationships with others, an inverted tarot card of lovers means disappointment and inappropriate remarks made.

Your plans are unrealistic. An inverted Lovers Tarot card can symbolize an internal split, a conflict with oneself. It can also be a signal of chaos, confusion, lack of stability of feelings. Can predict separation, the collapse of love plans. Beware of the decisions you make. Obstacles will block your path to happiness and your aspirations, as you are influenced by opposing forces and your will fluctuates between them.

Map Description

Apart from supernatural figures (angels, etc.), in some decks, only two young lovers are depicted on the tarot card, dressed or naked. In other decks, there is a third person, either observing or in some way influencing the outcome of their merger. In some medieval decks, this third person is an old man. He is either an observer or a paternal figure before whom the young couple speaks. In Egyptian tarot decks, the trio consists of a young man and two young women, between whom he must clearly choose.

In tarot decks with three human figures, there is a winged figure leaning over them from clouds and pointing arrows at a woman (or one of two young women).

In tarot decks with two young lovers, a supernatural power is above them - a winged angel stretching out his arms in blessing. The choice they have to make is shown in another way (for example, in Waite's deck, Adam and Eve are depicted standing, respectively, at the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life).

The need for choice is as much a part of the allegory of this card as the union of two young lovers.

inner meaning. Given to understand the direct position of the map

You are faced with an important choice that will affect your future life. You have to decide - as wisely as possible - what you are going to do. And whatever the choice, you need to combine all forces to achieve success.

The allegory of the Lovers - the union of opposites - is depicted here as a man and a woman, and the mystical connection between them is like a spirit. This is an allegory of romantic love, ideal friendship or other closeness of two people, especially if there is some barrier between them that these two souls must or want to overcome in order to merge. In this case, it is mutual obligations that are the necessary element that connects those whose lives should flow together.

But there are other types of "marriage" and other types of opposites that need to be reconciled. As an allegory for your spiritual development, the Lovers tarot card symbolizes the union of opposites within yourself. Each of us has positive and negative qualities. And among them there are those that we accept, and those that we would prefer to get rid of. In other words, there are qualities that we do not even want to admit to ourselves.

The Lovers tarot card encourages you to explore and reconcile the opposites in yourself rather than trying to remove or change them. Understanding and reconciling both sides of your nature, you will become one, not in conflict with yourself. And because this task is difficult, commitment is required from you in order to achieve your goal.

You must not simply recognize the presence of different traits. You need to understand that those traits that you disapprove of are also necessary for continued growth.

Opposites are not necessarily good and evil. Opposite traits in yourself, or in another person you are trying to connect with, are mirror images of each other, complementary and supportive. Here you need to achieve unity of these opposites, make them work together, overcome conflicts and create a whole - more than the sum of parts. This is the Lovers tarot card lesson.

The reward for reconciling the irreconcilable elements in yourself is an increase in your own strength and will. You no longer need to waste time and energy on the struggle - always useless! - with those qualities in yourself or others that annoy you. Instead, combine them in yourself and use them to increase your own power over situations and events.

(CHOICE)

Die Liebenden;The Lover (The Lovers); L'Amoureux

This is one of the most complex Tarot Arcana, with outward simplicity. The map combines two plots. In the classical sense, it promises deep love experiences, but shows that such a step involves a choice: the rejection of the former way of life (parental home, easy intrigues, etc.) and the transition to a new stage - the stage of consciousness and creation of Love. Only this step opens a powerful information field, which contains the card of the Lovers. That is why its second name is "Choice".

It can also mean some other situation of choice, not necessarily related to love. Then it means that one way or another we will have to make a choice, decisively and irrevocably, leaving no loopholes for ourselves and taking on certain obligations in addition. Lovers are a bold decision made by the heart.

Which of the two plots appears before us in this case depends on the meaning of the question asked. It is quite clear where these two meanings come from. Historically, marriage has long been a matter of duty and calculation, although, of course, most of the living souls relied on love. If the candidacy of the groom / bride did not cause delight in anyone except the lover himself, then marriage for love became a very serious choice in life, which often called into question everything else - parental and master's goodwill, career, place of residence, title and status.

AND The lovers in the alignment warned of a difficult test on the way, of a decision made by the heart. And not just a decision, but a very important one, accepted irrevocably and forever. This is a map of a fork in the road that becomes a challenge. A card of freedom of choice - at every step a person faces a dilemma, to act one way or another, and responsibility for the decision made. Thus, another meaning of the card is freedom, because a non-free person has no choice.

She also speaks of responsibility for the consequences of a choice, warns against neglect. In general, this card symbolizes the indissolubility of freedom and responsibility, cause and effect can be to a much greater extent than even Justice. Each choice is a test of strength and honesty. It is desirable that the decision regarding the intrapersonal conflict be harmonious and wise, and in any case, its implementation requires a combination of efforts.

The total value in the layout

The external meaning of the card is always and by all captured without error. Given that most of the questions asked of the cards relate to personal life, consciousness immediately clings to this meaning. Oh love, wonderful! But the tradition in this case is waving the index finger in front of the nose - not everything is so simple! The meaning of the card is the Trial! Who among us loves challenges? Card meaning - Choice! And which of us is easy to make a choice when the soul is literally torn between two alternatives? Between past and future, old and new, whims and duty...

Intrapersonal conflict is what the Lovers portend.

That far from blissful state, when it seems that it is impossible to make a decision, and the usually intelligible inner voice turns into a many-headed hydra, which begins to sing in chorus out of place, they say, the heart is not a stone, but the brain is not semolina ... Just a conflict between the heart and mind manifests itself most sharply, although this is not necessary (but if the Three of Swords is nearby, for example, then it is necessary).

A person at this moment of his life is somehow at a crossroads and is faced with the need to make a choice, and a very important one, and fraught with long-term consequences. Lovers always warn that this choice will come back to haunt you (or maybe the decision will affect the rest of your life). Of course, in the most typical case, this is a choice between suppressing the desire or giving in to it.

This choice may concern not only a partner, but also a profession, travel, educational institution, home, car or lifestyle in general. Moreover, alternatives, as a rule, are mutually exclusive, it is impossible to sit on two chairs. Ancient interpretations emphasize the positive meaning of the Lovers - falling out in a layout, this card indicates that the right choice will be made! Lovers is a card sincere deeds committed "not according to the law, but according to the soul", fully expressing the true aspirations of a person. Of course, passionate love also applies here.

In the position of the past, the Sixth Arcana may indicate a choice already made, and now a person is dealing with the consequences. Being the significator of the questioner, the card can describe a person who made a sincere choice at the behest of the soul, who dared to ignore the rules and arguments of the mind. She can also talk about the fact that right now a person is facing a decision that will require courage and loyalty to himself from him, and in no case should he succumb to manipulation and pressure. The choice must be absolutely voluntary, without doubt or compromise. At this crossroads it is necessary to show all the strength of the spirit. This is a kind of decisive test, test, exam.

Of course, the event meaning of the Lovers is a union, the appearance in life of someone who becomes an “addition”. Relationships full of mutual joy, attraction, relationships, romance. Love is a divine gift and the goal of so many efforts. It is about love that most questions are asked in fortune-telling practices. Falling out in a scenario, the Lovers portend a new romance in life, even if the person did not expect this. They embody everything that is an integral part of a love connection and intimacy between people. In general, this Arkan speaks of the presence(or possibilities) in a life of serious heart affection, and the Minor Arcana can tell whether the feeling is mutual, as well as what outcome of the novel is most likely. If there are no negative cards around, then the Lovers are an omen of a wonderful relationship. For single people, this card is traditionally considered a harbinger of a meeting with a loved one, a true life partner. Moreover, the meaning of the Lovers is not to force events, convulsively searching for love, but in that inner event that makes one open towards the world, makes a person truly receptive to the opportunities offered by life.

Lovers say the man is involved in some sort of alliance that the situation requires joint action, or that someone has a great influence on him (self-esteem is highly dependent on the attitude of the other). Here is the need to communicate search for a "common denominator" some point of view, which would allow to unite the opposites.
In the case of the Lovers, adjacent cards are of great importance. It is believed that this Arcana "connects" the cards located on opposite sides of it. In general, the keyword of the Lovers, perhaps, reciprocity. It can be either love or hate. There is one step between them, and precisely because of this, the intensity of rim feelings is present in both cases. This card connects what once fell into halves, and is a significator of union, merger, unification, synthesis. In general, it carries creative energy. It is believed that as the resulting alignment card (outcome of the planned business), it promises success or at least stability (preservation of the status quo).

Personal state

Romantic and euphoric! This is happiness and joy that transforms a person (at least for a while), a very strong attraction and attraction to something or someone, a willingness to give someone your heart. According to the Lovers, it is common for a person to run headlong and sing about his love to the whole world (or the entire Internet), shouting that all ages are submissive to her and her impulses are beneficial. He now has his own reality, where the sun is brighter, the grass is greener (it doesn’t matter that it’s deep February), and the moon is always full. Romantic excitement, of course, can manifest itself in different ways, depending on the character, but the diagnosis is usually clear to everyone: an arrow in the heart! Both true love and inappropriate sentimentality, empty passions and ridiculous hobbies can go along the Lovers, other cards can give a hint about the true nature of this state. It's one thing when the Empress, the Hierophant and the World are nearby, another thing is when the Jester, the Devil and the Tower.

Lovers are exclusively influenced by the surrounding cards. Neighboring cards often also indicate what a person’s attitude is to love, to relationships in general, to finding oneself in them. Sometimes it is the search for love as a salvation from all problems, including from oneself. If this card is the significator of the questioner, then now he is clearly controlled by the heart, emotions, and not reason and calculation. Feelings are set free, the possible consequences are of the least concern (although it is on this card that the connection usually has very significant consequences). Attraction, love, and the voice of the heart are central to life and spiritual experience. Lovers can talk about a passionate passion for some ideal or idea.

This card also indicates the desire for the fullness of life, the time of satisfaction, harmony and balance, the unification of masculine and feminine qualities of nature.
Sometimes the card symbolizes a person connecting people and smoothing out contradictions, a mediator. She also speaks of attractiveness, beauty, sensuality, eroticism.

On a deeper level

This card asks - what and whom do you love? What and whom do you choose at this stage of your life? What is such a choice?

In essence, Lovers are the "tuning fork" component of a person. This is the inner knowledge of the "heart", what is good and what is bad for you personally, which cannot be faked or deceived. You can not listen to him, you can pretend that you do not hear and do not know, you can act contrary, but the tone changes from this. According to the Lovers, a person gives up one way of life for the sake of another. According to the Lovers, he strives for unity, wholeness and happiness.
This card makes a person uncompromising in terms of choice and commitment.

Karmically Lovers talk about the experience of love that is not afraid to die for. The price of such a memory turns out to be expensive - subsequently a person organically does not recognize either conveniences or fakes, and no arguments of the philistine mind can save.
This is a map of human love, which is an integral and integral part of life itself.But there are other types of "marriage" and other typesopposites in need of reconciliationAndconnection through love.

Lovers represent the attraction of opposing forces, this duality is reflected in all aspects of existence, and in the struggle and union of man and woman it manifests itself most clearly. The sixth Arcana describes the stage of spiritual development, at which a person realizes in himself almost opposite sides of nature. He tries to choose one and suppress the other (the principle of poorly designed opposition). Lovers, on the other hand, symbolize not so much the struggle as the union of these opposites within ourselves, the ability to lovingly accept the most diverse properties of our nature - after all, even those that we do not approve of are somehow needed for further life and our continued growth.

It can be a combination of consciousness and the unconscious into a kind of synergistic and creative unity. It can be a reconciliation of "reveal" and "shadow". Each of us has positive and negative qualities, those that we accept and those that torment us, prevent us from living, as it seems, and which we would prefer to get rid of. "Lovers" calls to explore and reconcile the opposites within ourselves, and not to try to remove them or somehow change them. Understanding and accepting both sides of himself, a person becomes a creatively productive whole (the result of the merger of lovers is the conception of a new one). The internal conflict does not completely cease to exist - but both sides get the right to life together (not necessarily completely cloudless, but a "honeymoon" is possible).

Since this task is complex, commitment is required to achieve it. It is necessary not only to recognize their existence, but to understand that between them there is an indissoluble, established connection from above and an obligation to achieve fruitful synergy, to become a single whole. Opposites are not necessarily good and evil. These features in ourselves or in another person are a mirror image of each other, mutual complement and support. It is necessary to achieve unity (albeit in struggle) of these opposites, make them work together (this requires a crushing force of attraction that cannot be overcome and thereby avoid the task) and create something more than just the sum of parts. Psychologically, the pair of Forerunners depicted on the Arcana (Lovers are associated with Adam and Eve) can be considered as the male and female components of a human being. Returning to Eden, to the source of life, requires the unification of these two aspects of existence. If we consider the sequence of the Major Arcana as an allegory of the spiritual path, then at the level of the Zero Arcana this unity is present, but completely unconscious.

Further, having awakened at the level of the Magician, a person consistently forms his individuality, encounters earthly and sacred manifestations of the male and female principles (Priestess and Priest, Empress and Emperor), and on the Sixth Arcana reaches the stage when he realizes the simultaneous existence, the indestructible interconnection of these two began, and at the same time - their separation by contradictions.

Lovers do not hold hands, do not look into each other's eyes. There is no unity here (which will truly be achieved only in the World) - there is simultaneous vision, awareness and opposition, and the Tree of Knowledge is not the Tree of Life. The universal law of attraction of opposites - Eros - brings not only joys, but also sufferings, and it is only true that sexuality is an impulse to return the lost part of ourselves. Spiritually and alchemically, this is a card of Sacred Marriage, passionate and deep feelings, comprehension of the secrets of life, the beginning of the Great Work to restore the lost unity and integrity.

The three figures on the card symbolize different aspects of the personality: the man is the conscious mind, the woman is the unconscious, intuitive and emotional side, the angel is the higher knowledge. Symbolically behind the man is the Tree of Life, behind the woman is the Tree of Knowledge.
Astrologically, the card correlates with Gemini, also with Libra and transneptune Cupid. In the Hamburg School of Astrology, Cupid (associated just with the Sixth Arcanum) is responsible for the synthesis, the connection of details into a big picture - this is what the Lovers have on a deep level, expressing a great desire for unity, for a “common denominator”.

Here, in the form of a man and a woman in love, the mystical connection of opposites in the world as a whole is reflected. The bifurcation of consciousness into inner and outer worlds, into life and death, into man and woman - and all the contradictions that follow from this are associated with the sign of Gemini. Communication, overcoming internal resistance and disagreements - too. Gemini reflects, first of all, the perfection of perception, its accuracy, subtlety and sensitivity, since in order to recognize the highest channels and choose the right path to them among the bustle of life, a very subtle perception is required. Our rational constructions go around and around the truth, which remains between two opposite answers.

Cognition occurs only at the moment of a dual conception of things, on none of which the mind can settle: two opposite thoughts are two mirrors opposite each other, showing an infinity of reflections of what is between them. The medieval execution of the classical Sixth Arcanum implied the image of mountains, a man standing at a crossroads and an angel of love, who aims a bow at a woman on a flowery plain. It meant that a person has two ways: to give himself to the world, to a woman, to flowers - and die in the spiritual sense, or, moving away from the worldly, go to the mountains to death in order to free himself for spiritual life in other worlds, and then be reborn again. An angel is a purely spiritual being. Mountains are a symbol of the completed realization of personality, astrologically symbolized by the planet Saturn.

According to mystical tradition, Arkan offers the initiate a choice between the royal path of knowledge, requiring vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and their antipodes, wealth, excess, power, which will inevitably lead to a dead end. The sixth Arcana points to the mechanism of the volitional act of a person who consciously reacts to the opportunities provided to him by the world. When making any decision, one should be guided by the analogy (“as above, so below”), and always remember that achieving the goal is impossible without love for the world. It is believed that for people following the esoteric path, Lovers have the meaning of Initiation, initiation, transition to a new stage of spiritual development (and in an inverted position they say that a person is not ready for this or that a person has not passed the test, as if in the test he chose not that answer).

In Marseille and some other versions of the Tarot, not two, but three human figures are depicted on the card - one young man and two girls. One of the girls personifies purity and innocence, while the other is the image of a broken seductress. The plot emphasizes the great risk that lies in wait for the young man - to make a mistake, to choose a seemingly more attractive and easily accessible “wrong”. The card had (and has) other versions. Some of them depict an almost wedding ceremony in which the priest (or God himself) connects the young man and the girl (Adam and Eve) with sacred bonds.

In the Crowley deck, the Arcana depicts the marriage of the Emperor and the Empress, and the ceremony is performed by .... The Hermit! This emphasizes that true love is always part of the Path, and not an obstacle to spiritual ascent; the higher self blesses such a union without hesitation. Another version of the card depicts a young man standing between the figures of two women, the first of which is an angel, the guardian of man, and the second is an ever-present demon. A young man stands at the beginning of a mature life in front of a fork in which he must choose between virtue and vice, eternal and transient. At the top of the card, in a circle of light, it is not Cupid at all, but the Genius of Fate (his star). If youth makes the wrong choice, the arrow of Fate will hit it. The fork in the road reminds a person that the price of free will, the power of choice, is responsibility.

professional situation

The need to choose between two paths in life, two professions, two fields of activity. Often the card is drawn when a person feels tempted to turn a hobby into a job or receives some other tempting offer. Wise decisions, the right choice.
This is a good card for joint ventures, business partnerships and teamwork. Individual projects, isolation or great claims to leadership are clearly not here. The principle of complementarity and creative unification of efforts for the sake of the common good operates here. Alliances, partnerships. Unanimity, harmony, trust, the ability to compromise. Collaboration, the possibility of harmonious problem solving.

Job satisfaction. Eventally, Lovers can indicate the conclusion of contracts, mergers, the creation of alliances and all kinds of activities related to teambuilding, team building (again, searching and bringing to a "common denominator").
Sometimes the card describes true fans of their business, people who relate to it with genuine passion. The profession is so significant for them that all sorts of husbands and wives, friends and girlfriends are not competitors to her - first of all, airplanes.

There is also an opinion that the Lovers advise by all means to try to enter the highest echelons of leadership in order to constantly keep a “hand on the pulse”, to be in the closest possible contact with people on whom “everything depends”. Sometimes it really turns out to be a “career through the bed,” but more often it is still the formation of personal trust, human relationships that transcend business protocol.

Financial and housing situation

There is a high probability of making a profit as a result of an alliance with a partner (business or not). Perhaps a spouse or loved one will provide significant assistance. Obtaining financial support for the development of the project.

Personal relationships

A card of deep feelings, a responsible choice, when the voice of the heart suggests the right path. Full sincerity, following the call of the heart, the power of true love.
Of course, the Lovers are the beginning of a new strong feeling or the preservation and strengthening of the old one, the promise of a new romance, the establishment of new relationships, good relations between people. Reciprocity and harmony in relationships, affection and devotion, strong connection, reckless dedication. When confirmed by other Arcana - entry into a successful marriage. This is a card not only of passion, but also of mutual obligations - here the two stand in the presence of the Higher Power, therefore they are bound by mutual obligations (as a rule, not so much before the earthly law as before the cosmic one).

A more optimistic card for those who wish to enter into a relationship cannot be desired. But there are subtleties here. As Akron and Banzhaf write: “The desire to find the lost paradise through union with another person cannot be satisfied as long as you avoid the void at the expense of a partner who “complements you”, has exactly what you lack. It is impossible to meet a soul mate due to some external actions or a certain amount of opportunities. It's not about going to a disco or going to "how to get married" seminars. The only thing that will help is true inner readiness, which means much more than just the desire to meet the second half.

This means that you really want and are ready to meet Him or Her, without any conditions and doubts. In other words, when it is really your choice. They also write “This card reflects sexuality and love with all its contradictions, and also symbolizes the alchemy of the Universe. It is amazing how a civilized, super-logical, self-oriented person still manages to exist ... Sexuality is a magnet that keeps a person within the bounds of eternity, helping to take a step beyond oneself and seek meetings with other people. In order to build a real love relationship, a person has to make a choice - to give up the former free way of life, from the status of a free person, from the parental home, and also openly confess his love to only one person. The necessity of these bold steps is the reason why the Arcanum is called The Choice."

Another important aspect of this card, which distinguishes it from the Two of Cups: Lovers are an indicator of love, friendship, cooperation or other closeness of two people between whom there is a BARRIER. These two souls must overcome it in order to truly merge. There is an element of antagonism, confrontation, and this is good. Opposite traits in the person with whom we establish a connection are our reflection, resource, complement and support. Usually a partner reflects and manifests those aspects that are undeveloped, repressed or unspiritualized in ourselves.

That is why a “real” partner at first usually causes not only attraction, but also a fair amount of irritation. We see in another what we lack, but you can relate to this in different ways, from “hooray, you have it!” to "well, you and the fruit!". Lovers say that there is no point in trying to exterminate these qualities. As Napoleon Bonaparte said, you can only rely on what resists. Lovers offer to get rid of not only the experience of joy and happiness, but also of pain and struggle, as mutually enriching and opening eyes to themselves. In this case, it is precisely the clearly made choice and mutual obligations that are the necessary element that connects those whose lives should flow together.

At the highest level, the Lovers do describe a connection and intimacy full of wisdom and creation, essentially finding an "ideal partner" who is far from perfect, but truly "the other half." The question is, if the first is not ideal, how can the second be ideal?! This may well be a difficult connection, embodying the unity and struggle of opposites, and peace, again, is only a dream. The union of antipodes, between which there is a mystical spiritual connection and mutual obligations (from the series “marriages are made in heaven” - are karmically conditioned). Their lives must go together, despite what separates them and makes them antipodes. Each side contains the traits the other needs in order to survive and grow, to advance along the path of evolution. At the end point of development, they will achieve deep and beautiful relationships, great unanimity and empathy, warmth and creative wisdom. At best, they give each other desire and trust, truth and devotion, honor and passion. They are able to give themselves free rein in expressing feelings, as they have overcome the stage of struggle, the period of antagonism, the phase of conventions and reservations.

This is the case when another person is known so deeply and essentially that his feelings, happiness and sorrow are more concerned than his own. In the worst case, they have yet to understand and accept each other, overcome contradictions and become one. They will be shocked once they realize to what extent they are a couple.

Love, sensuality, longing desire, deep affection. An emotional experience of warmth, empathy, devotion, enjoying a harmonious union that brings out the best in both. In the neighborhood with favorable cards, this is really the "bliss of lovers", which a person cherishes extremely. Sexual harmony.
The choice between two life partners.

The presence of two equal, equivalent in strength relationships. The need to make some final decision (especially if the layout is dominated by swords). This card may portend a love triangle, a situation where one of their lovers is tied in marriage, or when, for example, two brothers or two sisters are in love with one person, and other not very cloudless situations (the surrounding cards will tell more about this). This is especially true if there are three lovers in the used deck on the Arcana. In general, Lovers is not always “good” in the sense that it is an easy card. The situation they describe, whatever it may be, may be the most dramatic moment in a person's entire life. And God forbid, on a sleepless night, to think about the choice that you must - and have no right to make ...

The tendency to endow the partner with the features of one's own unconscious image, to create a projection, thanks to which happiness and fullness are felt. The tendency to see in him a screen on which it is convenient to project a portrait of an ideal second half, and not to notice his true nature.

Health status

Good health (inverted card indicates health problems, with emphasis on hormones). Sometimes Lovers hint that the best medicine for a person is another person.

Light and shadow (advice and caution)

Advice: unite! Align your efforts with those of others. When you are truly not alone, this means that you must constantly remember your connection with others and that every decision you make affects them (“two are one flesh”). Another tip of the card: listen to the voice of the heart and do as it tells, make the final decision. Give rest to the mind, to be in the power of feelings. It looks like it's time to confess your love and make (accept) an offer! And the third advice: cherish what you have. Because, as the song says, we don’t keep what we have (but weep when we lose it).

Map warns that greater independence is needed in resolving issues, it is impossible to depend on a partner to such an extent. You should not seek association with anyone, pour out your soul and open your heart to someone, make a decision based on emotions. The card can also speak of neglecting the consequences of one's actions dictated by feeling (and these consequences can be unpleasant).

flipped card

The meaning of reversed Lovers is manifold. It can be unhappy, unrequited, unrequited love. Sometimes - sexual incompatibility. It can also be a purely spiritual, platonic union, a symbolic marriage between kindred souls, which may well be hindered by material circumstances.

In exceptionally rare cases, this may be an indication of the existence of an astral connection with a kind of daimon, anima, animus (moreover, such an invisible "astral half" can invisibly protect, help maintain health, perform creative functions; in exceptional cases, a partner can play a similar role, already departed from this world, with whom, nevertheless, the widower / widow retained a connection). Surrounded by negative cards - problematic, immature, unhealthy relationships.

In ancient interpretations, such a meaning as an early marriage (which will almost certainly fall apart) is also indicated. That is, the wrong choice was made, the person seemed to “listen to his heart”, but the trouble is that it missed, his magnificent optical sight for some reason went astray. Wrong choice, reckless, stupid (even if a person is in illusions about this). Internal turmoil, confusion, bifurcation, conflict with oneself, inability to stand the test. Fatal desires, a union that suppresses individuality and unbridled self-indulgence can also be described by the reversed Lovers, although the Fifteenth Arcana takes on this role more often in the alignment.

Reversed Lovers often indicate temporary problems in a relationship, business or personal, deteriorating for some reason. Jealousy, possessiveness, separating interests, in any case, the inability to achieve a love idyll. Sometimes it's cheating. Infidelity, dishonesty, unreliability. Separation (rarely divorce). Disappointment in love, in marriage.

Sometimes in an inverted position, Lovers say that a person has realized his own self, separated himself from his "twin", became more independent, carved out personal space. If the question concerned the prospects for a relationship with a person of interest, then the inverted Lovers say: leave hope for a successful resolution of the situation. Unfortunately, he won't. If the scenario dealt with the possibility or impossibility) of marriage, then the inverted Lovers portend the failure of matrimonial intentions. This card is very pessimistic if a lonely person asks a question about the prospects in his personal life. Many authors believe that she more clearly than the Hermit or the Hanged Man reports that at this stage of life a person will not be able to find a companion. The only advice she can give is to learn to truly love yourself, regardless of whether you have a partner or not, to treat yourself as a valuable and worthy person. We can only accept that we deserve to be loved when we feel good about ourselves, no matter how "tasted" our personal lives are.

Sometimes inverted Lovers accentuate communication problems, a lack of understanding from which side to approach a person in order to establish the necessary contact with him.
The card may indicate that the will of a person fluctuates between the opposite forces influencing him, and he cannot make a choice, because he does not know what he wants. Sometimes it can be a conflict between calling, the will of your higher self, and devotion and attachment to another person. Irresponsibility, inability to make a sincere and honest decision. If inverted Lovers appear repeatedly, then the person is very special in making the wrong choice, affecting other people, hence the feeling of guilt.
Traditional meanings: misfortune, failure. Immature plans, unrealistic goals, lost opportunities, bad choices. Irresponsibility, neglect of possible consequences, the coming retribution.

Manifestation in combinations

• With the Jester - complete irrationality, "disconnected mind." Blind faith in the success of the enterprise and the willingness to follow the chosen path.
• With the Empress - sexual contentment, pleasure
• With the Hierophant - stable principles, the ability to truly believe in them and act in accordance with them without any hypocrisy
• With the Hermit - isolation, loneliness, sexual coolness
• With Death - a radical rejection of the old way of life
• With the Devil - the risk of betrayal, a threat to relationships. Strong dependence on a partner.
• With the Tower - the need to make a decision as quickly as possible, there is no time to think
• With the Three of Swords - alienation, separation
• With the Two of Cups - union, marriage, connection
• With the Five of Cups - the collapse of relationships
• With the Nine of Cups - sexual pleasure, rapture
• With Ten of Pentacles - long-term alliances, family ties

Archetypal correspondences

Adam and Eve. Aphrodite, Venus. Eros, Cupid. Cupid and Psyche.
"A chain of flowers is harder to break than a chain of iron."
“If you want to get drunk, open your palms, you won’t scoop up water with clenched hands.”

QUOTES

“All decisions have to be made when there is not enough data for this! And yet we are responsible for everything we do.” Sheldon Kopp “What drives men who rush from one mistress to another, experiencing all kinds of female attractiveness and love just to convince themselves that the world is worth living? Their relentless pursuit of more and more victories comes from a deep-seated doubt in their ability to subdue at least one woman so that she really becomes attached to them. So they wander through life, like beardless youths, in whom one half of the soul is in love with the female instinctive nature, and the other is afraid of her and dreams that the “woman of their dreams” would take them under her care as a mother or older sister. And, since they themselves are simultaneously aware of this internal contradiction and are not aware of it, they behave with women either as self-confident men or as timid youths. From women who accept them together with this ridiculous shyness of theirs or who do not notice it, they soon run away themselves, saying to themselves: since they so zealously present themselves to me as my own mother, they are obviously afraid of an open confrontation between the sexes, and they should not be taken seriously. And, on the contrary, in front of women who do not approve of their childishness, they play strong men. But as soon as a woman believes in this game, they say to themselves: what a stupid creature! Such a woman will not make a man happy! If there is a woman who does not give in to the game and does not want to take pity on their childish timidity, they leave because they are indignant at her callousness. There is another kind of erotic self-deception, which at first glance is not at all such. I mean that affected coldness, that ostentatious severity that comes from an irresistible desire to be more influential, more dangerous, more terrible than other men. Men who find refuge in such behavior also have a fear in the very depths of their souls - of the fact that they are not given (and never will be!) To become a real man. Well, in this they are probably right. For they lack the ability to be respectful and bold at the same time, which only Aphrodite can bestow on a person. All of the above does not, however, give respectable husbands, who are not embarrassed to see in their wives a mother, a kind nanny and an erotic servant, the right to believe that their “fidelity” is at least somehow better than the “inconstancy” of the others mentioned.

TARO RIDER-WAITE	Adam and Eve. Behind them is the Tree of Life with 12 fruits and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil with the Serpent. On it (remained) four fruits from the original five, corresponding to the five senses. Above - the archangel Raphael, the personification of "pure love". A. Waite deliberately abandoned the topic of choice.
ANALOGIES	The six-pointed star, the Star of Solomon, the Shield of David, the sign of Vishnu, the mystical marriage of Shiva and Shakti, two triangles superimposed on each other: the upper one, personifying fire, points to Eros and fate, the lower one, water, to the earth.
ADVICE MARSEILLIAN "GARO"	No problem at all; the only problem is the problem of choice. If you are ready to be responsible for your choice, then it is correct.
TAROT WAITE ADVICE QUALITY	You can't force someone to love you. You will be loved the more, the more you treat yourself with love. The opening of individual consciousness, the ability to be responsible for oneself. Readiness for love, desire and ability to live together with another person (A. Waite).
TARGET	The right to choose, the consciousness of responsibility. Self-confidence and the union of opposites (A. Waite).
SHADOW SIDE	Indecisiveness, lack of will. Rejection of oneself, a feeling of hatred, painful jealousy (A. Waite).
TRADITIONAL INTERPRETATION	(plus) Choice, release from addiction, ability to take responsibility for oneself. (minus) Procrastination, pessimism, health problems, impotence, infidelity, vices, dangerous relationships

SYNTHESIS

In older tarot decks, the theme of choice is emphasized. Hence the advice of the card, interpreted as "it is impossible to have everything at once." To get what you want, you need to give, let go of something, even if it has been long and dearly loved. Or, as the Chinese proverb says: “To get water, you need to offer your palms, not your fists.” Waite found the theme funny and replaced it with the "pure love" theme. However, here, too, a choice is required. True, here it is positive (on the principle of desire, not unwillingness). I myself interpret this card in different ways, depending on the specific alignment.

EVENT VALUE

In Tarot, he interprets both different situations of choice, both on the principle of desire and on the principle of unwillingness (refusal): to fall in love, open up to great love, start a new phase in relationships with a partner or spouse. Conclude a new, important acquaintance. Or, perhaps, lovingly begin to do something.

Story:

Uranus, the owner of the great Silence and boundless horizons, the lord of the starry sky, married Gaia (the goddess of the earth), so that from his starry night light she would give birth to a world full of colors and colors. Instead, she bore him many evil demons, whose rampant temper began to threaten the omnipotence of his royal meditations in the still light of the night sky. And he created hatred, which was nothing more than a curse of unwillingness to see his creations, and threw these vile monsters back into Tartarus. And his love froze in an endless spasm of conception, and remained so until Cronus (his son), avenging his mother, separated the organ struck by hatred from the divine body with a lightning stroke of the sickle, which Uranus was not allowed to notice. The separated part of the deity fell into the world ocean, the waves of which melted the frozen awn, and then for the first time it was revealed that hatred is just convulsively compressed love, and from the foam brought to the surface of the waters, one was born that it made no sense to reject: Aphrodite. And she hid this secret of love-hate and icy lust in the depths of the ocean and, like Afrogenes, the Foam-born, created from the lazily swaying waves those unsteady, foggy images, the alluring call of which makes deceived victims rush from one love to another, seeking and not finding in them what attracted them so much. Those of them who are not capable, like Kron, with open eyes to enter the world of frozen hatred and icy contempt, she has since taken with her, like the queen of beautiful illusions, to the world of pleasant dreams and unburdening indecision. It was up to people to reconcile Uranus, the Master of Silence, with the demons of thunder generated by him. To hear in your soul the symphony of life with its tornadoes shaking the world, the struggle of creatures for existence, the ups and downs of powerful organisms, the groan of the elements, birth and destruction, eternal anxiety, longing, chance, fear and hatred, to hear and accept it - this is the feat of the great Loving. Here is the last secret of Aphrodite, hidden in the dark depths of the waters, limited only by the distant reef of the horizon. And only fish protect it.

Philip Metman, "Myth and Destiny"