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[[File:RWS Tarot 06 Lovers.jpg|thumb|The Lovers (VI) in the [[Rider–Waite tarot deck]]]]

'''The Lovers (VI)''' is the sixth [[trump (card games)|trump]] or [[Major Arcana]] card in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. It is used in [[Tarot card games|game playing]] as well as in [[Tarot reading|divination]].
'''The Lovers (VI)''' is the sixth [[trump (card games)|trump]] or [[Major Arcana]] card in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. It is used in [[Tarot card games|game playing]] as well as in [[Tarot reading|divination]].


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[[File:RWS Tarot 06 Lovers.jpg|thumb|Lovers]]
[[File:Lovers2.jpg|thumb|drawing by Robert M. Place]]
[[File:Lovers2.jpg|thumb|drawing by Robert M. Place]]


==Interpretation==
==Interpretation==

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In some traditions, the Lovers represent relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread indicates some decision about an existing relationship, a [[temptation]] of the heart, or a choice of potential partners. Often an aspect of the [[Querent]]'s life will have to be sacrificed; a [[bachelor]](ette)'s lifestyle may be sacrificed and a relationship gained (or vice versa), or one potential partner may be chosen while another is turned down. Whatever the choice, it should not be made lightly, as the ramifications will be lasting.
According to [[A.E. Waite]]'s 1910 book ''Pictorial Key to the Tarot'', the Lovers card carries several divinatory associations:<ref>{{Cite book|title=The pictorial key to the tarot|last=Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.|date=2005|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-44255-1|location=Mineola, NY|oclc=57549699}}</ref>

<blockquote>6. THE LOVERS.—Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome. ''Reversed:'' Failure, foolish designs. Another account speaks of marriage frustrated and contrarieties of all kinds.</blockquote>

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In some traditions, the Lovers represent relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread indicates some decision about an existing relationship, a [[temptation]] of the heart, or a choice of potential partners. Often an aspect of the Querent's life will have to be sacrificed; a [[bachelor]](ette)'s lifestyle may be sacrificed and a relationship gained (or vice versa), or one potential partner may be chosen while another is turned down. Whatever the choice, it should not be made lightly, as the ramifications will be lasting.


The Lovers is associated with the [[Zodiac|star sign]] [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]], and indeed is also known as '''The Twins''' in some decks. Other associations are with [[Air (classical element)|Air]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], and the [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew letter]] '''ז''' ([[Zayin]]).
The Lovers is associated with the [[Zodiac|star sign]] [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]], and indeed is also known as '''The Twins''' in some decks. Other associations are with [[Air (classical element)|Air]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], and the [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew letter]] '''ז''' ([[Zayin]]).


In the [[Rider Waite Tarot deck|Rider Waite 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 human beings depicted in the card from three to two, [[A. E. Waite|Waite]] was able to reinforce its correspondence with Gemini.<ref name="Jensen2005">{{cite journal |last1=Jensen |first1=K. Frank |title=The Early Waite–Smith Tarot Editions |journal=The Playing-Card |date=2005 |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=26–50 |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/9915943/The-Early-Waite–Smith-Tarot-Editions |publisher=The International Playing Card Society}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phuture.me/the-lovers|title=The Lovers Tarot Card Meaning & Interpretation|website=phuture.me}}</ref>
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==In pop culture==

* The Lovers is the name of a boss in ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'' videogame by [[Sega]], where it is depicted as two giant tarantulas mating. All of the bosses in the [[The House of the Dead (series)|''House of the Dead'' series]] are named after the Major Arcana.
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==In popular culture==
* The Lovers card, along with the other Tarot cards of the Major Arcana, appears in the 2011 video game, ''[[The Binding of Isaac (video game)|The Binding of Isaac]]'', and its 2014 remake, ''[[The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth]]'', where they act as consumable items with varying effects. The Lovers creates healing items for the player.
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*One of the characters, Lisa Silverman, from the 1999 video game by Atlus, ''[[Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'', is of the Lovers Arcana.
* In the 1973 film ''[[Live and Let Die (film)]]'', the character [[Solitaire (Bond)|Solitaire]] repeatedly finds this card (card deck designed by [[Fergus Hall]])<ref name="Christies">{{cite web |title=Lot 8 - Live and Let Die |url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/live-and-let-die-5602498-details.aspx |publisher=Christie's |access-date=14 August 2020 |language=en |date=2012 |quote=A selection of ten prop tarot cards designed by Fergus Hall, used by Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die - [...] The cards comprising 'The Fool', 'Death', 'Justice', 'Queen of Cups', 'High Priestess'(2) and 'The Lovers' (4), the back of the cards with a red and white 007 design;}}</ref> and interprets that she is destined to be in love with [[James Bond]].<ref name="GQ">{{Cite magazine|title=The GQ Guide to James Bond: Live and Let Die|date=2015-07-27|magazine=GQ|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/live-and-let-die-james-bond|last=Williams|first=David|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NS">{{Cite news|title=Why millennials are looking for meaning in tarot cards|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/08/why-millennials-are-looking-meaning-tarot-cards|last=Tait|first=Amelia|date=8 August 2018|access-date=2020-08-14|work=New Statesman|language=en}}</ref>
* It also appears in the 2008 video game by ''[[Atlus]]'', ''[[Persona 4]]'' as an arcana card, where the character Rise Kujikawa is the player's Social Link to The Lovers arcana, displaying friendship.
*''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders]]'' uses Tarot cards to name character's Stands. One of the Stand's name is Steely Dan's The Lovers, which is named after The Lovers card.
*It also appears in the 2006 video game by Atlus, ''[[Persona 3]]'', as an arcana card, where the character Yukari Takeba is the player's Social Link to the Lovers arcana, displaying friendship.
*The Lovers Arcana will appear in the upcoming video game by Atlus, ''[[Persona 5]]'', as an arcana card, where the character Ann Takamaki is the player's Confidant (known as Cooperation in the Japanese version).
*The ''[[Persona]]'' series includes various characters represented by tarot cards. In ''[[Persona 5]]'' The Lovers card belongs to Ann Takamaki, a member of the main cast.
==References==
* The Lovers card was chosen by Ethan Chandler in Season One, Episode One of ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)]]''.
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* The Lovers is the name of the Stand used by the character Steely Dan in [[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]: Stardust Crusaders.
* The Lovers also appear in the book series the [[The Arcana Chronicles|Arcana Chronicles]] by Kresley Cole


==External links==
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*{{commons category-inline|Lovers (Major Arcana)}}
* [https://tellmytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/the-lovers The symbolism of The Lovers - how to interpret this card]


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For other uses, see The Lovers (disambiguation).
The Lovers (VI) in the Rider–Waite tarot deck

The Lovers (VI) is the sixth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.

drawing by Robert M. Place

Interpretation

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According to A.E. Waite's 1910 book Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Lovers card carries several divinatory associations:[1]

6. THE LOVERS.—Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome. Reversed: Failure, foolish designs. Another account speaks of marriage frustrated and contrarieties of all kinds.

In some traditions, the Lovers represent relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread indicates some decision about an existing relationship, a temptation of the heart, or a choice of potential partners. Often an aspect of the Querent's life will have to be sacrificed; a bachelor(ette)'s lifestyle may be sacrificed and a relationship gained (or vice versa), or one potential partner may be chosen while another is turned down. Whatever the choice, it should not be made lightly, as the ramifications will be lasting.

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, Mercury, and the Hebrew letter ז (Zayin).

In the Rider Waite 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 human beings depicted in the card from three to two, Waite was able to reinforce its correspondence with Gemini.[2] 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.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942. (2005). The pictorial key to the tarot. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-44255-1. OCLC 57549699.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jensen, K. Frank (2005). "The Early Waite–Smith Tarot Editions". The Playing-Card. 34 (1). The International Playing Card Society: 26–50.
  3. ^ "The Lovers Tarot Card Meaning & Interpretation". phuture.me.
  4. ^ "Lot 8 - Live and Let Die". Christie's. 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020. A selection of ten prop tarot cards designed by Fergus Hall, used by Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die - [...] The cards comprising 'The Fool', 'Death', 'Justice', 'Queen of Cups', 'High Priestess'(2) and 'The Lovers' (4), the back of the cards with a red and white 007 design;
  5. ^ Williams, David (2015-07-27). "The GQ Guide to James Bond: Live and Let Die". GQ.
  6. ^ Tait, Amelia (8 August 2018). "Why millennials are looking for meaning in tarot cards". New Statesman. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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