The Lovers
Love, Choice
Quick answer
The core meaning of The Lovers is Deep emotional union. Upright, it usually points to Love, harmony, a choice of values, union. Symbolizes profound human connection, ; reversed, it may suggest Disharmony, separation, poor choices, temptation. May indicate a broken relation.
Card imagery
The archangel Raphael spreads his arms in the clouds above the naked figures of Adam and Eve. Behind Eve stands the Tree of Knowledge entwined by a serpent; behind Adam, the Tree of Life ablaze with flames. A tall mountain rises in the background.
Upright meaning
Love, harmony, a choice of values, union. Symbolizes profound human connection, or facing a major moral and emotional decision.
Reversed meaning
Disharmony, separation, poor choices, temptation. May indicate a broken relationship, or a regrettable decision made from misplaced values.