The Lovers: tarot card meaning
The Lovers is card VI of the Major Arcana, associated with the element of Air. Drawn upright it speaks of love, partnership, choice; reversed, of misalignment, indecision, disharmony.
Upright meaning
love, partnership, choice, values
A meaningful choice anchored in what you truly value -- choose with your whole heart and stand behind it.
Reversed meaning
misalignment, indecision, disharmony, values clash
A disharmony or a values clash is asking for an honest conversation -- indecision is itself a decision you are avoiding.
Vedic and astrological correspondence
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Vedic graha | Budha |
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Element | Air |
In a three-card reading
In the past position The Lovers describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.
Questions
What does The Lovers mean upright?
A meaningful choice anchored in what you truly value -- choose with your whole heart and stand behind it.
What does The Lovers mean reversed?
A disharmony or a values clash is asking for an honest conversation -- indecision is itself a decision you are avoiding.