The Lovers card has gone through many changes over the years. Some of the older decks show a man torn between two woman (His girlfriend and his mother? His wife and his mistress?) so the card hasn't always featured the loving couple we see illustrated in the decks popular today. Indeed, it originally referred to very tough choices and the wrong one would get you tossed out of The Garden of Eden. Even so, everyone feels a tingle of good fortune when The Lovers come up in a reading. There is such a sense of playfulness and good will about it! With the man looking to the women with such devotion and the angel extending blessings we just have to believe one more time that maybe this time they wont get evicted, maybe this time love will find a way...
The Lovers card is associated with the astrological sign Gemini, the sign synonymous with light-hearted connections and fickle flirtations. Curious then that this sign so notorious for short lived romance is represented in the tarot by The Lovers with their symbol of soul mates protected by a guardian angel. However, consider that the previous card, The Hierophant was all about commitment to a predictable routine and that each new card somehow represents something opposite of the one before. The Lovers then represent the opposite of unquestioning commitment of The Hierophant. His routine has gone on long enough and now we're itching to get out and practice what he's been preaching. Which means we're starting to see the choices that exist even within a structured belief system. The Hierophant may preach that man and woman should go forth and multiply but once we accept this it leads to having to make decisions. With The Lovers we come to see we make the choice of whom do we go forth with, where and for how long? What exactly is the commitment? The Hierophant says "Learn the rules." The Lover's card says, "Once you know the rules, how you play is up to you!" Thus The Lovers card with it's picture of the heart's desire being fulfilled only represents entering the game of love - of life! - it does not necessarily represent stability. In a reading the card evokes all the joy and possibilities of first love but it cannot promise the feelings last.
As you watch for The Lovers to appear in your world this week, you may find yourself made aware of simple gestures of kindness. Someone lets another go first in line, the boss drops their officious manner and says something friendly, situations pop up where we don't have rules to be nice but happily we choose to be kind anyway.
A few examples of songs I've heard in the back of my mind when this card has appeared in combination with others we've studied recently:
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Rosada, EXT 2340
CertifiedPsychics.com
The Fool/The Lovers: Unexpected/Attraction = Fooled Around and Fell In Love!
The Magician/The Lovers: Focused/Attraction = You've Got Me Under Your Spell!
The High Priestess/The Lovers: Waiting/Attraction = Walking After Midnight Searching For You.
May you see the love in your life this week!
Rosada
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Rosada, EXT 2340
CertifiedPsychics.com
I'm trying to learn tarot card reading and a friend directed me to your blog--I really like that you associate songs with cards. That really helps me to visualize the idea and is a great mnemonic--thank you!
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