Happy Friday the 13th! I’m ready for the weekend, some takeout and a (scary) movie marathon 😜.
Today I draw The Lovers, when upright, this card sends out some serious happy and harmonious vibes. If you are wondering if it’s a yes or no to a question, the answer is yes, but it may come with a price.
Many readers assign a romantic indication to The Lovers card, however this card is about the Paradise and the Lost. From the expulsion from Paradise, to the return to Paradise on Judgement Day, The Lovers card essentially is about a moral choice, about choosing the right path. Of course if you’re waiting for a sign in the romance department, this card is likely a very positive omen.
We are all some-what obsessed with eternity and the perfect harmony. We long for love, in the meantime, we may also be afraid to love or to be loved. Know this to be true: whether or not love makes us happy depends greatly on what hopes and expectations we hold about “love”, same goes for “happiness”.
What’s the difference between happiness and sadness in your mind? The more pronounced the distinction, the precious the points of harmony. Once we have learned to embrace the differences-the shadows that lie in between, the door to a new paradise will open. On this path to the new paradise, obstacles will occur, and only originality can lead us to true fulfilment.
This card also represents our partnership with another person. Career/work-wise it indicates a partnership that initially looks like a match made in heaven, but not all is as it seems. The feeling of paradise may quickly fade if we don’t tread with caution.
This card centres around choices: there is duality or a decision to be made, and it is likely a choice between vice and virtue; to eat the fruit and know suffering, or to live in ignorance and ascend.
The male figure can be seen as the mind and rationality, and the female, the heart and emotion. Do we follow the heart or let the mind take the wheel? When facing an existential choice between two paths, either the one with pursuit of pleasure, or the one that grounds us in ethical duties, The Lovers card suggests a deep sense of responsibility to choose ethically, or to choose what is moral to us.
The serpent shaped figure between the lovers warns us of dangerous temptations or an unanticipated turn of events. The element of Air governs this card, which usually shows that there might be external forces at play here. So if we’re not observant and careful, we will witness how quickly a bliss can become a tragedy.
Can we ever prevent a once delightful partnership from turning sour? The answer lies with the angle and the red heart-shaped circle above the two lovers. Every relationship needs a “child”; even our relationships with ourselves. The child here is mostly metaphorical, it’s a productive result or outcome that bears witness to this relationship, and lives and grows.
Inner Orbit 