The Elemental Lovers
When we think of the Lovers card in tarot, what do we think about? Often we think of romantic love, or hot, steamy passionate love.
Older images of the Lovers usually include the man looking at the woman and the woman looking at the angel. Newer images of this card often show the couple in a passionate embrace. Clearly, the older images express the energy of the element that the Golden Dawn associated with the Lovers; the element of Air.
That Major Arcana Six is an Air card surprises some people. Some expect the Lovers to be Water, because Water is associated with emotions and relationships. Others expect the Lovers to be Fire, for passion and sexuality.
But the Lovers is associated with neither Water nor Fire. The Lovers is associated with Air.
What can we learn from this? Certainly decision-making is a function of Air, and clearly illustrated in more traditional images when we see the gaze of the man at the woman versus the gaze of the woman at the angel.
What functions of Air are particularly important when we look at love relationships? Let's start with decision-making. How important is good decision-making when it comes to love relationships?
What else is a function of Air? How about integrity and trust? How important are integrity and trust when it comes to love relationships?
And then there's communication - that's also a function of Air. Is communication at all important in love relationships?