The Lovers
The Lovers signifies mutual desire and healthy partnerships born of consent, enthusiasm, and mutual curiosity, with the apples symbolizing curiosity fulfilled and maturity. It evokes a paradise-like relationship where desire and promise are balanced and needs are met. Reversed, the card warns of broken or stagnating unions that leave one or more parties feeling incomplete and bereft. It can indicate neglect, festering issues within a partnership, and poses the question of whether an Eden-like harmony can endure.
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Upright
The Lovers represent mutual desire. They herald healthy partnerships, unions born of consent and enthusiasm. There is attraction and passionate exploration fueled by a mutual curiosity, signified by the apples. The presence of the apples in this deck serves as a symbol of curiosity fulfilled and of maturity. The relationship feels like paradise, and all parties seem to be getting what they want and need. A healthy balance is struck between desire and promise, wishing and fulfillment.
Reverse
The Lovers reversed warns of broken unions. A cycle of mutual desire and beneficence is broken, leaving one or all involved parties feeling incomplete and bereft. The card may also indicate that a partnership has stagnated and begun to fester without proper care and attention. Can Eden be forever?
Visual Description
Two nude figures in pink tones face one another, their hands nearly touching as hair flows around them. A branch with red apples and golden leaves grows between them in the foreground. Behind them a pale, hat-wearing figure with an arrow is visible against a patterned golden background. The card is topped with the Roman numeral VI and labeled "the lovers" at the bottom.
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