The card of The Lovers is also known as the Children of the Voice and Oracle of the Mighty Gods. It is ruled by Gemini and represents choice, love and the union of opposites.
Gemini is the card of The Twins, and the card of The Lovers can bring a feeling of predestination to a romantic entanglement, one that relates to a soul mate connection or a twin soul. There may be an attraction with someone outside of your type, but the attraction is strong regardless of whether it makes sense to you or not.
Embodied in the symbolism of The Lovers is the mystical marriage of Sol and Luna, of fire and water, and points to the merging of spiritual and sexual energies to emerge with a third element, that of the authentic Self.
Generally speaking, we are attracted to those people who seem to possess the qualities we perceive we are missing but that we deeply desire. The Other in this instance is a mirror to what parts of yourself you remain unaware of, but because these qualities hold such an attraction, you can be sure that these qualities already exist within you - otherwise you would not be able to recognise them. Most people lack the skills or are unable or unwilling to do the work required to bring these qualities to the surface and must experience them through relationships - with the Beloved, with family and with close friendships.
Traditionally the card of The Lovers brings a romantic choice, love, attraction and a wonderful chemistry with someone new. This is not necessarily a significator of marriage, but rather the initial stages of euphoria and infatuation. The card can often point to a difficult decision, although the imagery is mostly shown with two people there is often a third element that is not apparent and which can cause friction and which brings in the necessity of making a difficult choice. All sides of a decision must be weighed carefully, as this card indicates there are always consequences to our choices.
Write down what you find most compelling or attractive in your partner or in the ideal love that you still seek. Now before each of those qualities write "I am....". How does that feel?
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind." - Toni Morrison
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