Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The Lovers

The Lovers shows us that to have a complete, trusting relationship we must bear our souls to one another - no secrets can exist.

We see that the woman is looking to the heavens, behind her is a tree of life of sorts that is fruitful, however on the tree there's the snake attempting to whisper "sweet nothings" of deception into her left ear.

The man is looking at the woman.  In previous readings I've only seen the man look at the woman and ignoring the words from heavens as he burned with desire, as signified by the burning tree behind him.  However, today I see the man looking at the snake, watching it's every move while listening to the words coming from the heaven.  The man is the woman's protector, she's the apple of his eye, with arms waiting to receive her.

Nothing is between these two individuals, as it should be.  This is a reminder that we should keep no secrets in our relationships, look and listen to the heavens for guidance, and watch out for one another.