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[[File:06 The Lovers.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Lovers from various Tarot decks]] | [[File:06 The Lovers.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Lovers from various Tarot decks]] | ||
'''The Lovers''' is the sixth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[ | '''The Lovers''' is the sixth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[tarot]] decks. | ||
The Lovers is associated with the star sign [[Gemini]], and indeed is also known as The Twins in some decks. Other associations are with | The Lovers is associated with the star sign [[Gemini]], and indeed is also known as The Twins in some decks. Other associations are with [[air (element)|air]], [[Mercury]], and the Hebrew letter ז (Zayin). | ||
It is associated with the [[sefirot|sefira]] of [[Tiferet]] ("Glory") on the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Life]]. | |||
==History== | |||
In the 1374 [[trionfi]] poem which inspired the creation of the tarot, Love was the name of one of the six original triumphs. The painting of Love depicts a tall carriage adored with numerous [[cherubim|cherubs]] carried by two pairs of horses. The cherubs are armed with bows and arrows and are shooting their arrows outward into the world. The crowd around the carriage is filled with pairs of lovers. | |||
==Depiction== | ==Depiction== | ||
In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]] deck, the imagery for this card is changed significantly from the traditional depiction. Instead of a couple receiving a blessing from a noble or cleric, the Rider–Waite deck depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. By reducing the number of people depicted in the card from three to two, Waite was able to reinforce its correspondence with Gemini. The Rider–Waite card also includes the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil with a serpent wrapped around its trunk. The symbolism of no return from making bad decisions, and the consequences of innocence lost, would be more widely understood from this imagery. | In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]] deck, the imagery for this card is changed significantly from the traditional depiction. Instead of a couple receiving a blessing from a noble or cleric, the Rider–Waite deck depicts Adam and Eve in the [[Garden of Eden]]. By reducing the number of people depicted in the card from three to two, Waite was able to reinforce its correspondence with Gemini. The Rider–Waite card also includes the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil with a serpent wrapped around its trunk. The symbolism of no return from making bad decisions, and the consequences of innocence lost, would be more widely understood from this imagery. | ||
==Divinatory meaning== | ==Divinatory meaning== | ||