Tarot has always fascinated me. I have always known the more “conventional” meaning of the Lover’s tarot card but I came across this interpretation this evening of the Lover’s tarot card which I found quite interesting. What is said here I can truly relate to, as I am sure, many of you reading this, will agree that you feel the same. For those of you who can relate, take note of the very last paragraph…now that really makes you think. In the last paragraph is a very strong message…basically coming down to the fact that you really have to make sure of the choice you make…make the wrong choice and you could regret it forever…so think carefully before you make your final choice!
Basic Tarot Meaning for the
Lover’s tarot card – information from aeclectic.net
New readers often ask,
"What is the Lovers' card about? Is it about finding love?" Yes, and
no. It is possible that the original name of this card was "Love."
The oldest decks call it "The amorous one," The Lovers being a
mistranslation. So really, it's about one person being "in love" with
someone or something.
Many books, however, define
the card not as "Love" but as a "choice." And the images
that have been used for this card make it even more confusing. The original
trump featured a man and a woman with a cupid above them about to shoot his
dart (into which? Cupid's arrows only make the one they strike fall in love).
Later decks had a man choosing between two women, or a man meeting his true
love with the help of a matchmaker. Still later, with Rider Waite, we have an
Angel above Adam and Eve. The Angel stands for Raphael, who is emblematic of
Mercury and Air, with Adam and Eve related to Gemini (sign of Mercury) in that
Eve split from Adam and is, essentially, his twin.
And the fruit from the Tree
of Knowledge indicates Adam and Eve choosing to "know" each other in
every sense of the word.
This connection to Gemini
means that the Lovers card is NOT about "romance" or passion.
Romantic emotions are typically related to water. And blazing passion is
associated with fire. Gemini, an air sign, is about messages and making
contact. It's about the psyche.
In addition, at #6 the
Lover's card is about "harmony." Thus, it is about something that
speaks to you, that you "know" and recognize as your other or mirror
self (twin), and which makes you feel harmonically balanced or complete. You
may experience this psychic attraction to something small like a pair of shoes
you have to have, or a rock band whose music says all you ever wanted to say.
Or you might be drawn to something huge, a plot of land you want to own, or
someone else's boyfriend/girlfriend who, at first sight, makes you think:
"That's my husband/wife."
In interpretation, the card
indicates that the querent has come across, or will come across a person,
career, challenge or thing (a puppy, a car, a house) that they will fall in
love with. They will know instinctively that it was meant for them, even if it
means diverging from their chosen path (that is the "Love" part). On
the other hand, their common sense must also make a decision on whether or not
to go along with this psychic "choice." There is often a measure of
hardship or cost that comes with giving into this spiritual attraction.
The Lovers' card often
confuses readers as its most common interpretation is about making a choice. If
we examine it closer, we see this does go along with the name (or mis-name of
the card). Two choices are involved with the card. First, your soul or psyche
is making its choice. It recognizes this other person/thing as being your
spiritual twin or as harmonizing with you; you become "amorous" for
it.
Now the rest of you, the
demands of your life, your emotional heart, passionate soul, can agree or not.
That's the other choice. You will feel powerfully drawn to this career,
challenge, person or thing so much so that, no matter how scary, how difficult,
irrational or troublesome, you will be inclined to go for it. This is LOVE. But
you will also know that it comes at a cost. Maybe the person you're attracted
to isn't a romantic and your dreams of a wine-and-roses love affair can't be.
Maybe they don't set you on fire and you can't have the passion you want. Or
maybe this thing/person is just inconvenient.
Your friends and family may
also weigh in. They may think you're crazy, may argue with you not to get
involved. You, yourself, might think its madness to change your life or break
with your community in order to have this. Coming after the Emperor with his
imperial rules, and after the Hierophant with his communal faith, The Lovers
acknowledges a spiritual power that often defies earthly laws and religious
traditions. Obeying this urge can be foolish, dangerous, selfish, thoughtless,
earth-shattering.
Yet you can say
"no" to this attraction. You do have that choice. If, however, you
don't allow yourself to try and make this person, career, challenge or thing a
part of your life, you may regret it, profoundly and forever.
