Tarot: The Lovers

Main Association: Relationship/ Love/ Union

Quick Reference: relationship, sexuality, personal beliefs, values, discrimination, love, union, versatile, major decisions, making choices, bonds, alignment, partnership, deep love, strength of two together, harmony, struggle between two paths, second sight,

Element/Sign: Air
Planet:
Zodiac: Gemini
Chakra: Heart
Day: Sunday
Archangel: Raphael, Chamuel, Ariel, Anael
Qabalistic Correspondences: Lungs
Color: Green, pink, yellow, white
Crystal: Rose quartz, aventurine, jade, emerald, pink tourmaline, malachite
Metal:
Body: Arms, shoulders, upper ribs, lungs, bronchial tracts, hands, the nervous system
Exercise: Improvised movement originating in the heart, devotional dance, pranayama (yogic breathing exercises)
Stance: Hands crossed over heart
Affirmation: I make all my choices in the light of conscious awareness, mind, and heart aligned

The Lovers card is ruled by Gemini and has an effect on the Heart Chakra. Its most obvious meaning is that of romance, passion, and sex. On a deeper level, it depicts a moral crossroads and the choices and decisions we make between right or wrong. It hints toward the need to make a choice when there are two possible options, when there is hesitancy and dilemma.

The Lovers represent relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread indicates some decision about an existing relationship, a temptation of the heart, or a choice of potential partners. Often an aspect of the querent’s life will have to be sacrificed; a bachelor(ette)’s lifestyle may be sacrificed and a relationship gained (or vice versa), or one potential partner may be chosen while another is turned down. Whatever the choice, it should not be made lightly, as the ramifications will be lasting.

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