VI - The Lovers

Venus and Mars - on a higher level Sun and Moon - as the combination of the contrasts
Zodiac: Gemini
Tree of life: From Binah to Tiphareth
Element: Air
Number: 6 as combinantion of contrasts and their mutual penetration

The Lovers are one of the most complex cards in the Major Arcana, standing for the love in common and the alchemy of the universe. The trump represents the power of life, the creative love, which can be quite impressive, but also destructive when one happens to disregard the fire of instinct, burning down rationalism.

The card also represents a decision, the farewell to a former way of life and the full acceptance of love uncompromising. It doesn't necessarily mean that the 'love' is a person - it can be a passion, a desire, or even a profession. Many people who lead an adapted, settled life actually have deep desires and hidden wishes, that they don't dare show, that they constantly fight back, surpressing their own luck.

The Lovers can mean that someone should be honest, make a clear decision for this love, and stand by it.
Apart from this, the Lovers can say that a peaceful combination of existing contrasts or contradictions is a better solution than any confrontation - diplomacy instead of war.

Drive: Devotion, melting into one another, being one with it, love

Light: Full-hearted confession, trust, optimism

Shadow: Displacement, repression, giving up on one's self