The Lovers card is card 6 of the 22 Major Arcana cards, can represent a choice or decision, or quite literally a deeply connected love relationship involving deep desire and passion.
Element: Air (Gemini).
The Lovers card originally represented a decision or choice, but now the meaning of the card has evolved to represent a deep love connection unlike any other.
This love consists of extreme desire, passion and possibly a soul bond.
It is ruled by Mercury.
The Lovers has different meanings when interpreted upright as it does reversed (upside down, not the same as face down).
| Upright | Reversed |
| Sexual love, desire, passion, deep love, the heart. A decision or choice. | Third party, struggling to make a choice, unbalance in a love relationship. |
| (Yes/No?): Yes | (Yes/No?): No |
The Lovers card signifies perfect union. It is harmonious, loving, and does not lack passion or desire.
This love cannot be denied, at least not by the heart if it is open.
The meaning of The Lovers card can also talk about a decision or choice that needs to be made, whether in a love situation or otherwise.
The Lovers Card Number Meaning
In Tarot, The Lovers card is numbered 6 out of the twenty two major arcana cards.
Number 6 Meaning
The number 6 signifies balance and equal give and take.
Six is about cooperation, stability and the resulting balance and harmony.
The Lovers Rider Waite Description
In the original Rider-Waite tarot deck, The Lovers card illustrates a naked man and naked woman facing each other.
The two beings are being protected by protected and blessed by an angel above them. This is Archangel Rafael.
While the man looks to the woman, the woman does not break her gaze from above to the angel.
The two appear to be standing in The Garden of Eden, and happily so, as they appear to be in bliss.
Tip in a reading: When pulling this card, reference the overall energy of the reading and the surrounding cards to determine whether this card is referring to literal lovers or not.