The Lovers
Astrology: Gemini | Element: Air | Hebrew: ז (Zayin) | Kabbalah: 17. Zain 【Understanding - Beauty】
After beginnings, learning, wisdom, love, order, and faith, Xiao Ye wanders through the forest for a long time. Loneliness and exhaustion gradually fill his heart. He discovers a book, which becomes his closest companion. He reads it page by page—each page has its own wonder—but every book must end. When he reaches the final page, an image of a praying girl appears. Curious, he takes out a key hidden between the pages. The key turns—click, click—and a sturdy tree grows out of the book. On the tree is a bed covered with soft cushions. Another glowing soul falls from the treetop. In a fleeting instant, affection spreads, and the fairy tale seems to begin.
Symbolism:
Tree: Emerging from the book from illusion into reality, representing growth-oriented relationships and vitality.
Bed: Comfort and protection within a relationship.
Cushions and Bedding: Five different items represent the five senses, as well as experience and outcomes.
Book: Wisdom and idealized, storybook-like love.
Red Scarf: A transformation of the fire of desire from the Waite Lovers.
Apple: Desire, sharing the same meaning as the apple of Eden in the Bible.
Key: Communication and connection. Together with the treetop bed and the white soul, it signifies body, mind, and spirit—consciousness, subconsciousness, and superconsciousness.
Meeting of the White Souls: Honesty, direct soul-to-soul communication and encounter.
Spider Web: Wisdom, and the recorder witnessing the meeting.
Deity Image in the Book: A channel of communication; paired with the key, mutual giving leads to good results.
Astrological Symbols: Represent Gemini.
Kabbalistic Path 17: The sword—choice and the union of duality.
Upright:
Sweet love, joy, beauty, falling in love, union, assistance, trustworthy relationships, attraction, passion, commitment, healthy relationship growth, contracts, cooperation.
Personality: Charming, unifying, cooperative partner, pure-hearted, romantic, curious, with clear moral judgment. A state where emotion and reason develop in harmony; open and accepting in relationships.
Relationships: Falling in love, strong attraction, harmonious relationships, soulmates, high compatibility, passionate romance. Singles may meet the right person. Strong bonds—arguments or separations can be resolved as long as core principles are not violated.
Career/Studies: Smooth work conditions, suitable for collaboration, good results at work, appropriate job content, harmonious workplace atmosphere. Possible new contracts or business; meeting good partners, good news, great potential.
Finances: A solid foundation with strong growth potential. Suitable for moderate investment; opportunities to earn through cooperation. Shared resources and networks bring good outcomes.
Advice: Sincerity and communication can solve most problems, whether in love or relationships. Clearly express your true needs and feelings—you will meet a “soul” who understands you.
Reversed:
Relationship breakdown, unhappy marriage, separation, fragmentation, uncomfortable feelings in love, wrong choices or decisions, unworthy relationships, interpersonal problems, love triangles, jealousy, opposition, failed partnerships.
Personality: Awkward, easily influenced by others, indecisive, lacking responsibility, not valuing commitment, changeable and prone to betrayal.
Relationships: Distrust, relationship collapse, breakup or cold wars, frustrating emotional experiences, conflicting values and ideas, trust crises, triangular relationships, pleasure-seeking love, fickleness.
Career/Studies: Low efficiency, difficult leadership or atmosphere, poor guidance, stubbornness, authoritarian management, procrastination, lack of self-discipline. Focus and efficiency need improvement.
Finances: Large financial fluctuations, low returns on investment, financial traps, heavy expenses, insufficient funds. Losses caused by partners; team issues lead to financial problems. Lacking financial awareness—not suitable for shopping, prone to buying defective goods.
Advice: Communicate more and try to understand. When relationships are tense or even destructive, think carefully before acting—don’t act solely on your own feelings. Control desires. Once a decision is made, carry it out seriously. Actively repair and improve existing problems.