6: The Lovers
The lovers card in the major arcana is full of vibrant symbolism and meaning. While it is clearly a card of love or union, it stands for so much more than that. Let’s take a look Here we see a man and a woman standing in what appears to be a garden, with a bright sun shining above them and a tall mountain in the background. While that all seems fairly normal, there are some unusual sights here. Looming above the two people is the archangel Gabriel, presumably there to share a message as Gabriel is the messenger of god. It’s also valuable to realize that this is very clearly the garden of Eden in the picture, as we see the snake climbing up the fruit tree, located behind the naked woman. While the woman is in front of the fruiting tree, the man is standing in front of a burning tree. Additionally, if you look closely, you see the man is looking at the woman, while the woman is looking up at the angel. The man is eager to experience carnal knowledge while the woman is eager to exper...