LOVERS
Love is the unifying, expansive, and binding force of the universe -- Love and romantic attraction. Flirtation. Deep bonds. Profound and emotional connection. Sensuality and pleasure. Spiritual ecstasy. Rapture. The unfolding of the mind, body, and spirit. Deep gratitude and sense of aliveness. Soul mates. Twin flames. Quantum entanglement.
SHADOW: Obsession and compulsion over a romantic object of desire. Attachment to the point of mania. Desperation. Refusal to let a relationship end. Sex addict. Repeated abusive patterns in romantic entanglements.
The Shadow Witch finds her body growing weary. She sits down upon a soft, mossy enclosure and rests her eyes. Her black cat companion curls at her feet. Visions of the boy and his kiss return to her as she drifts off into sleeр.
Love is the last wild, unknown frontier. It is the metaphysical, occult, and transcendental nature of attraction and desire. The biological urge to reproduce and our impulse toward romantic love is one of the most powerful forces known to humankind. Love, like universal breath, causes our bodies to contract and expand like the universe.
Romantic desire has begun and ended wars, raised kingdoms, and transformed the world. Stories of romance, love, and loss define our life. The Lovers card is the drug-like high, the erotic passion, showing us what is possible, not what is sustainable.
A naked man and woman are joined in the intimate, sensual lotus blossom position. The unfolding lotus flower is a symbol of transformation. It speaks to the evolutionary aspects of ecstatic love. The lovers' nudity reflects trust and vulnerability. The body expresses what language cannot. Sex is emotion in motion.
A dark angel, robed and hooded, sanctifies the couple-or are they an extension of his imagination? Spiritual ecstasy radiates through the card. Erotic love heals all sense of loss and fosters a complete spiritual union. Two become one and rise to transcend duality.
The male focuses on the female. He sends all of his energy into her. She accepts the energy with her whole body and casts her eyes above to the dark angel. This graphic triangle of energy echoes the creative principle of the entire universe. The Hierophant's lessons become experiential in the Lovers as we taste the nectar of divine love for ourselves.