The Lovers
Major arcana, number 6 (VI). choice, union, values, relationship.
A meaningful choice or a deep connection. Beyond romance, the Lovers is about commitment to what you value and the decisions that follow from it.
Upright
- choice
- union
- values
- relationship
A meaningful choice or a deep connection. Beyond romance, the Lovers is about commitment to what you value and the decisions that follow from it.
Reversed
- imbalance
- disharmony
- a hard decision
- misaligned values
A relationship out of balance, or a decision put off because it will cost something. Reversed, the card asks whether your actions match what you say you value.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
In the picture
A man and a woman stand unclothed beneath an angel with outstretched arms, with a tree of flames behind the man, a tree of fruit behind the woman and a mountain between them.
Astrology and numerology
The Lovers is linked with Gemini, a mutable air sign, and so with the element air.
Its number reduces to 6, which numerology associates with care, responsibility, harmony. See every card that reduces to 6.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, The Lovers counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.