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The Lovers Advice
The Lovers as advice brings the wisdom of The Lover, The Sacred Marriage, The Divine Union. Choose love in all its forms - romantic, spiritual, and self-love. Make decisions based on your deepest values rather than external pressure. Seek harmony and integration in all your relationships. Remember that every choice is an opportunity to align with your highest self and express divine love through human connection. In the journey of the tarot: After The Hierophant's lessons about tradition and spiritual authority, The Lovers presents the choice between conformity and authentic love. This is where the soul learns to choose based on the heart's wisdom while honoring both human and divine love. The spiritual dimension: Spiritually, The Lovers represents your relationship with divine love and the sacred nature of all connections. This card suggests that love is your spiritual path - through loving others authentically, you connect with the divine. You may be called to make spiritual choices based on love rather than fear, choosing the path of the heart even when it's challenging. The Lovers can indicate finding a spiritual partner or teacher who complements your journey perfectly. This card reminds you that all relationships are opportunities for spiritual growth and that divine love flows through human love when we approach it with consciousness and reverence.
Advice from The Lover
The Lover, The Sacred Marriage, The Divine Union speaks with a harmonious and connecting voice, urging you to follow your heart. Choose love in all its forms - romantic, spiritual, and self-love. Make decisions based on your deepest values rather than external pressure. Seek harmony and integration in all your relationships. Remember that every choice is an opportunity to align with your highest self and express divine love through human connection. Carry this affirmation: "I choose love in all my decisions, creating harmonious relationships that reflect my deepest values and highest good."
What to Do
Choose love in all its forms - romantic, spiritual, and self-love Make decisions based on your deepest values rather than external pressure Seek harmony and integration in all your relationships
What to Avoid
Be mindful of: The reversed Lovers indicates disharmony in relationships or within yourself. You may be struggling with important choices, unable to decide between different paths or values.
Questions to Ask Yourself
The Lovers invites you to reflect: What important choice am I facing, and how do my values guide this decision? How can I bring more love and harmony into my relationships? Where in my life am I choosing fear instead of love?
The Lovers Reversed: Advice
When The Lovers appears reversed as advice, the guidance shifts toward inner work and shadow integration. The reversed Lovers indicates disharmony in relationships or within yourself. You may be struggling with important choices, unable to decide between different paths or values. This card can represent relationship problems, incompatibility, or the aftermath of poor romantic choices. There might be a disconnect between your actions and values, leading to internal conflict. The reversed Lovers can also indicate being overly dependent on others for validation, or conversely, being unable to commit or open your heart. Sometimes this card points to temptation leading you astray from your true path, or choosing immediate gratification over long-term happiness. Spiritually, the reversed Lovers indicates disconnection from divine love or internal conflicts about your spiritual path. You may be choosing fear-based decisions over love-based ones, or struggling with spiritual teachings that conflict with your personal experience. This card can suggest spiritual bypassing - using spirituality to avoid dealing with relationship or emotional issues. There might be conflicts with spiritual partners or teachers, or difficulty integrating your spiritual beliefs with daily life. The reversed Lovers calls for a return to heart-centered spirituality, choosing love over judgment, and healing the split between your spiritual aspirations and human needs.
When Progress Feels Blocked
The Lovers reversed suggests something is blocking your path. Rather than pushing forward, examine what internal resistance or external obstacle needs attention first.
Shadow Work Guidance
Spiritually, the reversed Lovers indicates disconnection from divine love or internal conflicts about your spiritual path. You may be choosing fear-based decisions over love-based ones, or struggling with spiritual teachings that conflict with your personal experience. This card can suggest spiritual bypassing - using spirituality to avoid dealing with relationship or emotional issues. There might be conflicts with spiritual partners or teachers, or difficulty integrating your spiritual beliefs with daily life. The reversed Lovers calls for a return to heart-centered spirituality, choosing love over judgment, and healing the split between your spiritual aspirations and human needs.
Esoteric Correspondences
Understanding The Lovers's deeper symbolism enriches your advice interpretation.
Golden Dawn Title
L'Amoureux
Gli Amanti
Element
air
Planet
Venus
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Dates
May 21 - June 20
Hebrew Letter
ז (Zayin)
Sword, discernment, choice
Tree of Life
Path 17
Binah to Tiphareth (Understanding to Beauty)
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The Lovers Advice FAQs
Common questions answered
What advice does The Lovers offer?
Choose love in all its forms - romantic, spiritual, and self-love. Make decisions based on your deepest values rather than external pressure. Seek harmony and integration in all your relationships. Remember that every choice is an opportunity to align with your highest self and express divine love through human connection.
How do I apply The Lovers as advice?
Ask yourself: What important choice am I facing, and how do my values guide this decision? Then take action aligned with The Lovers's wisdom.
What if I can't follow The Lovers's advice?
If The Lovers's guidance feels difficult, consider Relationship disharmony, poor choices, or internal conflicts about values.. Sometimes we need time before we're ready to receive certain wisdom.
Is The Lovers advice always applicable?
Tarot offers guidance suited to the moment. The Lovers's advice about love and relationships applies when these themes are relevant to your question. Trust your intuition about timing.
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