Ah, The Lovers card.
Who wouldn’t be excited to see this turn up in a spread?
We all love love.
Here we have an image of a naked man and woman. The epitome of sexy times. Romance. Intimacy.
This card’s energy is activated in adolescence. The first stabs of puppy love are its calling card. The trial and error of this period in our lives, as we explore different experiences, legal or otherwise, are its canvas.
But there’s a mismatch in the picture above. Whilst the man gazes adoringly at the woman, she’s not looking at him in return but fixated on an angel in the heavens above. Puts me in mind of that old saying: Men love women, women love children, and children love dogs.
There’s a subtle message beneath this image.
We each get to choose what we focus on.
Who we spend time with.
Who we choose to be in relationship with.
What to do with our lives.
Which temptations to succumb to and which to resist.
Just as Adam got to choose whether or not to eat that wicked apple in the Garden of Eden. Eve didn’t force it down his throat. Nor did the snake winding around the limbs of the tree.
The lesson in this card says that love is a choice, not a pre-determined fate.
Would you agree or disagree with that?
The Tarot Teaclub 
Thanks for this enlightening post and the quote, it certainly resonates with me. At 68 relationships remain an enigma & keep me curious to understand the dynamics and the part we each play in each others experience of love
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Kind regards Chris
Thanks for the suggestion Chris. Will check it out.