Another part of this card, noteworthy of discussing, are the colors. Red is seen on the Angels wings and corresponds to passion and love. In this way “The Lover’s” asks you to consider what your passions are. What makes you feel like you are in love with life? Can you find a certain essence of passion and love in any relationship, not just an intimate one? There is an underlying spiritual connection between most people, whether they choose to acknowledge it or not. This card asks you to look deeper within yourself for that burning passion that brings you joy and allow it a way to flow forth, giving it “wings” to fly.
While most attributes of this particular card are uplifting and positive, there is one facet that brings an awareness to the dichotomy of human nature, and that is the snake. In the card it wraps itself around a tree and peers over the man and woman. The snake reminds us to be “aware” of the “other” side of our human nature. Life is not always a bed of roses; and remember those too have thorns. Snakes, although possessing a grandeurs beauty, can be venomous. Acknowledging our awareness to our negative nature also helps us acknowledge our positive nature, noticing when we may feel in or out of balance. The snake is not a bad omen of this card, nor is it’s message a negative one. Rather the snake’s presence makes us aware to protect our emotions and ourselves, when we sense certain uneasiness or have a strong intuition that we need to be aware of. Snakes have an innate ability to shed their skin, metaphorically speaking could the snake also be sending us a message to “let go” of that which no longer serves us?