In this chapter of the tarot course we will see The Lovers and their meanings. The hidden details for its interpretation in the tarot, its correspondence with numerology, the elements and kabbalistics.
What does the Lovers in Love card mean in the Tarot? What does the Lovers in Love card mean in love, work, money or health? What is its spiritual meaning and what does it reveal to us? What does the Lovers in Love card mean upside down or inverted?
The Lovers and their tarot interpretation
Also known as the Lovers, the Lovers is a highly symbolic card bearing the number 6. The Lovers is almost all about love, although its meaning exceeds the romantic and varies according to the position in which it appears.
The Lovers to the right indicates the union, the relationships, the similarity and communion of values, the options. Meanwhile, with the card in reverse, it indicates disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values and feelings.
Correspondences of the card
- Kabbalistics associates this Arcanum with the element Earth, with the letter Vau, and the number 6.
- Esoterically it is associated with the astrological sign of Virgo and the Earth element, but others correspond it with the sign of Gemini and in both cases the association is correct. It corresponds to the autumn season.
- In numerology it represents the number 6: (2, + 2, + 2), or, (3, + 3), it represents marriage, that is, the fusion of bonds.
Graphic description of the chart
The two figures of the man and the woman in the Lovers card are blessed and protected by the angel in the clouds above them.
Angels, in general, represent the refinement of worldly desires.
- This angel, in particular, is Raphael, the angel of the air. One of the associations of air is communication, necessary for a healthy relationship.
- The purple mantle over the angel represents royalty, a symbol of how communication is important. The sun shines on the couple, so warmth and security are assured.
- The earth at their feet is green and fertile and suggests life and happiness.
- The five apples on the tree behind the woman represent the five senses, indicating the importance of sensual romance to the woman.
- The serpent in the fruit-laden tree behind the woman suggests the story of Adam and Eve, the fall of mankind from grace, and the temptations of the world. The serpent is also a symbol of the senses.
- The flames behind the man represent the flames of passion, indicating the primordial preoccupation of man. There are twelve flames, representing the twelve signs of the zodiac, symbol of time and eternity.
- The man looks at the woman and she sees the angel, indicating the path from conscious to subconscious, physical desire and emotional needs, spiritual matters.
- The mountain is a phallic symbol, while water is a feminine symbol, indicating the balance between The Lovers.
What does the lovers mean in the Tarot?
The Loverss to the right, General meaning: This card represents union, relationships, similarities and communion of values, choices.
It is love, the couple as an entity, all affective relationships, and the coming to fruition of all relationships. It is a card strongly indicative of births or marriages.
In a certain context, it can symbolize being faced with making a crucial and important decision, which will always be taken from the emotional point of view.
If you ask for a result, this card indicates that it will be satisfactory, that it will be achieved, but there is always a choice to be made in between.
For example, you want to know if you are going to marry that person, the answer is YES, but you will have to make an important decision, maybe finally leave your parents’ house or change city.
If we put the Lovers card to represent a person, it tells us that she is very willing to change, with ease and ease for relationships, with good communication.
If the question is about a particular situation, The Lovers reversed indicates that the situation needs to be defined, it is urgent to make a decision. Perhaps it may indicate that a choice must be made between two people.
Decisions always have to do with affection and love, whether it is the couple, friends or family.
What does the Lovers Card mean at work?
Sales will increase and will always be positive. It is very possible to do business or work with family, friends or with your own partner, it may indicate, with some warning, the possibility of mixing romance with business, evaluate things well if it is the case.
It is also representative of having to make a decision or make an important choice in the workplace, whether to change from one job to another, make an advantageous move in the workplace, take or not a promotion, new position or responsibility.
What does the Lovers card mean in love?
The Lovers is a great card for love. It announces the realization of weddings or firm unions, the arrival of children. Affective relationships in general are very good, with great feeling and affection.
Life as a couple becomes solid, strengthens and consolidates. If you do not have a partner, it heralds the arrival of a passionate, romantic relationship with strong sensual content. There is a great sense of joy in all relationships.
It may also indicate having another opportunity with a former partner, with whom things will turn out very well this time.
What does the Lovers Card mean for money and finances?
While it is a good time for business and money investments, these may be short-lived or of temporary or perhaps not so great benefit.
The outlook is encouraging in general, although you should not get wild ideas or big plans, and there may be good luck in chance, but also, they will not be life-changing figures.
As a warning, the card may indicate some carelessness in relation to money, being very immersed in romantic love. Take good care of business and activities and do not make excessive and out of possibility expenses.
What does the Lovers Card mean for health?
Romance involves physical wear, so pay attention to be well covered with food rich in vitamins and minerals. A balanced diet is essential, although with some extra protein calories allowed, so that the physical is full of energy.
What does the lovers mean spiritually?
It is a time of a very intense inner life, passionate, full of dreams and illusions. You are willing and open to confront your spiritual side, make the changes and improvements you need to make.
It is possible that someone comes to you as a mentor, not necessarily a person, it can be a book, a movie, that shakes your inner fibers.
At this time you are ready for challenges, to review and fix things from the past with a view to a much better future and present.
What does the Lovers card upside down or reversed mean?
The Lovers in inverted position, General Meaning: In inverted position The Lovers in Love speaks to us of disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values and feelings.
It is not a negative card in terms of the end of love or a relationship, but a warning call. Mainly you may be going through a period of doubts and questioning, the emotional level is kind of stopped at a point or there is a fall of emotions.
This does not mean that love is falling apart, there can be multiple factors that cause it, such as routine, not receiving what is expected or disagreements with the partner or yourself.
Whether the reading is for you or about your partner, this card can sometimes indicate infidelity, or at least, that you now suffer the consequences of your actions but fail to take responsibility for it, blaming your luck or the fate you have.
You have had (or your partner has had) a strong desire for immediate gratification and this has perhaps led to an unwanted step, without calculating the consequences. There is still time, fortunately, to repair the damage and put the relationship back on track.
On the other hand, already in a more negative view, Los Enamorados may indicate that the disunity is deeper than it appeared. The values of each one, dreams, projects, beliefs, pass to an incompatible plane and you wonder where was what at the beginning seemed so solid and so similar.
Perhaps for fear of pain, you or your partner are on the defensive, trying to protect yourselves. It is a period of doubts that can either pass and be resolved, or deepen until the relationship becomes complicated.
In some cases this card speaks of unrequited feelings, there is one in the couple who feels or loves more than the other, making the relationship unequal. For this, it is necessary to see the rest of the cards that accompany the inverted Lovers card.
What does the Lovers card inverted mean at work?
Inverted can indicate strong envy in the workplace, also disagreements or disputes, especially if the business is with the couple or with relatives.
There may be an unexpected betrayal, which rather than affecting the economic or work, affects your feelings.
In some cases it may indicate romantic or sexual temptations with someone at work, feeling attracted to someone.
This is not bad in itself, especially if you are alone, but if you are in a couple, evaluate very well what you do and why you do it. It is never entirely convenient to mix work with pleasure.
What does the Lovers card inverted in love mean?
Although this card has a more negative context, it is not a bad card for love, it is still positive despite the doubts or disputes that may exist at the moment. Sometimes crises are very useful to come out stronger.
Even in a very negative context of infidelity, if there is any, things can be solved.The Lovers card alone does not announce infidelity, that should be clear. It needs the company of other cards to ensure that.
In the worst case it is a crisis, possible passivity and apathy of the couple, a bad stage that can be overcome.
If you are alone, this card indicates occasional encounters, mostly sensual, without much look to the future. Go out and have fun, live life for the moment without making too many plans.
What does the Lovers card inverted mean for money and finances?
It is necessary to control expenses very well and always have a reserve as there may be unforeseen things that appear and need to be taken care of. In some case it means loss of money in your home, extra maintenance expenses.
An important thing about this card is that it points out that maybe you are too much in “the clouds” with your heart, with all your attention on a relationship or your partner and therefore you are neglecting money, business, finances.
Love makes us be in the air, but that can be negative for your pocketbook. Don’t lose sight of what is essential, minimal and necessary in this aspect.
On a very negative note, if the question is about money and The Lovers come out, it may signal that you are devoting or spending too much money on your partner or in the worst case, that the other person is more interested in your money than in you.
What does the card of the inverted The lovers mean in health?
Love often leads to excesses, so you may need to resort to a diet, at least maintenance. You should also take care of your self-esteem, your self-esteem if this card is reversed. If you are going through physical or medical ailments, take care of yourself, do not leave for tomorrow, do not relegate yourself, love yourself.
If you come from a failure or disappointment in love, this card points to sadness, anguish and depression, the natural pains of any love that does not prosper.
It is not of extreme care, but be alert if the symptoms and feelings do not disappear in the time frames established as normal for these situations.
What does the Lovers card reversed mean spiritually?
The appearance of the Lovers card reversed can signal that if you are not careful you may fall in love with a person who is currently your mentor, your guide, your spiritual counsel, whom you see in a higher, elevated position.
It could be your therapist, for example. Therefore, reflect well on these sometimes confusing feelings. Admiration and respect is not the same as love, although without close relatives. Try to bring yourself to reality.
It can also be the other way around, that the other person declares his or her love or feelings to you. As Los Enamorados are reversed, be careful.
He could be deceitful and just be abusing your trust, from his position of power. Caution is what this arcane asks of you.
