The Lovers: tarot meaning, upright and reversed

Two unclothed figures stand beneath an angel, beside the trees of life and knowledge.

Upright

union · choice

Consider the relationship between desire, commitment, and the values a choice expresses.

Reversed

division · misalignment

Attraction and commitment may pull in different directions; examine the agreement between people.

In a reading

The position gives this card a particular task: a description of the situation, a challenge, or guidance. Read its image and meaning alongside the other cards and the question that brought them together.

Golden Dawn correspondence

Zodiac sign: Gemini. This is the attribution in Book T.

Sources

A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. These notes are original interpretations of the Waite–Smith imagery, informed by that text.