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LOVERS PATH
TAROT
by Kris Waldherr
creator of The Goddess Tarot
Published by
U.S. GAMES SYSTEMS, INC.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many people helped me as I worked on this project in its many
stages and forms of development, offering editorial feedback,
encouragement, and friendship. It is with gratitude that I acknowledge their generosity: Ellen Dreyer, Elise Tobin-Dyer, Sharon
Glassman, Stuart Kaplan, Elizabeth Kerkstra, Lisa Hunt Kramer,
Thomas Ross Miller, Theresa Park, Stephanie St. Pierre, Lynne
Twining and Karen Zuegner. I also wish to acknowledge those who
modeled so patiently for the art. They include: Dale Dyer, Elise
Tobin-Dyer, Jennifer Johnson, Thomas Ross Miller, Joe Paladino,
Stephanie St. Pierre, Charles Schwartz and Christy Vaughn
Schwartz.
Thank you all!
INTRODUCTION
A BOUT
THE
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T HE S TRUCTURE OF
T HE L OVER S P ATH TAROT
IKE MOST TRADITIONAL tarot decks, The Lovers Path Tarot contains
sseventy-eight cards. These seventy-eight cards are divided into twentytwo major arcana cards and fifty-six minor arcana cards.
Each major arcana card is affiliated with a story of a famous couple
from history or mythology. Accordingly, each card is named after archetypal emotional states represented by the stories; these, in turn, are related
to traditional tarot symbolism.
In the minor arcana, the great themes explored in the major arcana are
brought to earth, made relevant to our individual experiences. The minor
arcana is divided into four suits of cups, staves, arrows, and coins, which
are related to the elements of water, fire, air, and earth. Each suit represents one classic love story, with each card progressively depicting an
important scene from the story. They serve to impart the lesson associated
with each suit.
Meanings for reversed, or upside-down, cards are included here. These
can be used as you wish. I prefer to think of cards as being strong or
weak by considering the question asked, tarot spread position, and surrounding cards. For more information on reversed cards, see page 30.
INNOCENCE
MAGIC
II
WISDOM
III
FERTILITY
IV
POWER
moment he saw her willowy form, Arthur loved Guinevere, the daughter of
King Leodegrace of the North. But Guinevere loved Lancelot, the kings most
loyal knight. Though Merlin warned Arthur that another woman would
bring him greater happiness, the kings heart was irrevocably set. Arthur used
his power to marry Guinevere, just as he used his power to rule wisely.
MEANINGS: The ability to use power wisely. Meeting an authority figure
or teacher who can help. The ability to lead and inspire. REVERSED:
Oppressed by anothers power and authority. Insecurity. Passive aggression. Using power to manipulate others for personal gain.
TRADITION
VI
LOVE
VII
DESIRE
VIII
STRENGTH
IX
CONTEMPLATION
FORTUNE
XI
JUSTICE
XII
SACRIFICE
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XIII
TRANSFORMATION
XIV
BALANCE
XV
TEMPTATION
XVI
OPPRESSION
XVII
GRACE
XVIII
ILLUSION
XIX
AWAKENING
her as his bride. Psyche burned Cupid by accident when she tried to see him
by lamplight and the angered god flew away. Venus put forth many trials to
Psyche when she pleaded for her forgiveness. Cupid and Psyche were soon
rejoined, awakened to the preciousness of their love by its testing.
MEANINGS: Emotional awakening. An expansive, life-affirming energy
that brings opportunities and optimism. Love and sexuality. Creativity
and procreation. Relationships with children. REVERSED: Unwillingness
to accept affection. Problems with children. Creativity blocked by external or internal forces. Refusal to grow.
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JUDGMENT
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TRIUMPH
ACE OF CUPS
Keywords: Receptivity, Emotion, Inspiration, Satisfaction
MEANINGS: The beginning of a new cycle ripe with potential for happiness and satisfaction. Joy. Start of an important love relationship or nurturing friendship. Creative inspirationa visitation from the Muses.
REVERSED: Rejection of others affection. Creative blocks. Disillusionment
with love. Sadness or melancholy.
TWO OF CUPS
Keywords: Harmony, Partnership, Love
MEANINGS: Enchantment. The integration of masculine and feminine
aspects within oneself. An attraction that may become an important
friendship or love relationship. REVERSED: Infatuation. Overindulging in
sensuality for the sake of the emotional high.
THREE OF CUPS
Keywords: Celebration, Joy, Happy Unions
MEANINGS: Great satisfaction. Peace between family generations or enemies. A celebration involving women. Possibly a wedding feast. REVERSED:
Overindulgence. Procrastination. Time to get back to work!
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FOUR OF CUPS
Keywords: Dissatisfaction, Overindulgence, Boredom
MEANINGS: Taking something for grantedlove, talents, beauty. Need for
a more authentic life. Reevaluation of a relationship that feels superficial.
REVERSED: Acceptance of the situation, though discontent is still present.
A passing phase.
FIVE OF CUPS
Keywords: Disappointment, Sadness, Pessimism
MEANINGS: Feeling trapped. Concentrating on problems instead of assets.
Not seeing opportunities. Creative blockage or infertility. REVERSED: A
growing awareness that relationships are what you make of them. The
ability to appreciate what one has.
SIX OF CUPS
Keywords: Memories, Children, Innocence, Peace
MEANINGS: Children and childhood memories. Shedding sad thoughts
and constraints. The ability to create sweetness within the home, incorporating the strengths of the past into the present. REVERSED: Feeling
restricted by the past or memories. Lost harmony. Cynicism.
SEVEN OF CUPS
Keywords: Choices, Indecisiveness, Fantasy
MEANINGS: Overindulging in thoughts of what the future may bring.
Daydreams. A decision must be made in order to move forward and
rejoin the world. REVERSED: Allowing fantasies to influence how you view
life. Projecting onto others instead of seeing things as they truly are.
EIGHT OF CUPS
Keywords: Leavetakings, Disillusionment, Transitions
MEANINGS: Time to move on. Need for more substance in lifewhether
that be more satisfying relationships, or a more authentic way of life.
REVERSED: Lingering too long in a difficult or superficial situation.
Uncertainty about a relationship, whether to stay or leave. Doubts.
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NINE OF CUPS
Keywords: Ecstasy, Granting of Wishes, Sensuality
MEANINGS: Joyful sensuality. Reunion with a loved one. Some consider
this card to be the wish card, meaning a wish will be granted if it appears
in a tarot reading. REVERSED: Complacency. Taking a relationship for
granted. Overindulgence. Inability to receive pleasure. Dissatisfaction.
TEN OF CUPS
Keywords: Joyful Closure, Fertility, Happiness, Community
MEANINGS: Satisfying emotional life. Abundance. Deep emotional satisfaction. Endurance in love relationships. Expansion of family or friends in
your community. REVERSED: Dissatisfaction though uncertain why
everything looks perfect on the surface. An inability to experience joy.
PRINCESS OF CUPS
Keywords: Gentleness, Intuition, An Invitation, Loyalty
MEANINGS: Grace and talent. Emotional receptivity. An enticing invitation. REVERSED: An empty offer or invitation. Fickleness or immaturity of
affection. Inconsistent or unreliable messages. Ambivalence. Codependence.
PRINCE OF CUPS
Keywords: Inspiration, Grace, Pleasure, Artistry
MEANINGS: Grace and talent. Making dreams into reality. A young man
who represents the forces of love, beauty, and emotional richness and has
the ability to inspire. REVERSED: The need to be more receptive to beauty,
love, and harmony. Overindulgence in fantasies.
QUEEN OF CUPS
Keywords: Soulfulness, Emotion, Inspiration, Receptivity
MEANINGS: Emotional mastery of all the suit of cups represents: Art,
beauty, intimacy, love. Seductive emotions. The ability to express love, to
nurture others. REVERSED: Overwhelmed by emotions that need sorting.
Need to take control of these feelings. Disharmonious relationships.
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KING OF CUPS
Keywords: Practical Artistry, Mastery, Emotional Wisdom
MEANINGS: Learning from love relationships. Ability to live up to ideals
and dreams. Emotional maturity, wisdom, and integrity. Someone who
symbolizes these forces. REVERSED: Desire to have more control over ones
artistic aspirations. Need to stop fantasizing and get to work.
Inconsistency. Unreliability.
ACE OF STAVES
Keywords: Energy, Growth, Action, Creativity
MEANINGS: Beginning of a focused period of growth. Inspiration that
inspires action. New opportunities. The masculine, or yang, aspect of life.
REVERSED: Difficulties with new ventures. The need to focus.
TWO OF STAVES
Keywords: New Ventures, Partnership, Ideas
MEANINGS: Beginnings of a new venture. Helpful influences. A dynamic
partnership. Transforming inspiration into action. REVERSED: Venture
that loses momentum after a promising start. Disappointment in projects. Frustration or impatience. Needing help.
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THREE OF STAVES
Keywords: Waiting, Successful Enterprises, Planning
MEANINGS: An enterprise about to cumulate in success. The ability to
transform goals into realistic action. Focused activity. REVERSED:
Ambitious plans that may not be grounded in reality. Frustrating delays.
FOUR OF STAVES
Keywords: Stability, Creating a Home, Closure
MEANINGS: A new home. Accomplishing goals and enjoying them. First
success of a new venture. Satisfaction. Possibly a marriage or domestic
partnership. Closure to an unstable situation. REVERSED: Wanting stability. Frustrations or disappointments at home.
FIVE OF STAVES
Keywords: Conflict, Competition, Dissension
MEANINGS: Ego-oriented competition. Losing sight of whats important
because of petty disagreements. REVERSED: Moving beyond petty concerns and worries to understand whats important. Unifying forces.
SIX OF STAVES
Keywords: Triumph, Honor, Heroism
MEANINGS: Enjoying success after much hard work and struggle.
Acknowledgment and honor from those around you. The fruits of
courage and integrity. REVERSED: Victory is elusive. Youve done the work,
you deserve the honors, but they havent comeperhaps because of a lack
of awareness in those around you. Lack of courage or honor.
SEVEN OF STAVES
Keywords: Defense, Combat, Struggle
MEANINGS: Instability. Success is possible, but only after dealing with difficult
people or situations that oppose your intentions. Be careful not to let their
mess become yours. REVERSED: Feeling overwhelmed. Being your own worst
enemy. Creating problems to distract from what is really going on.
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EIGHT OF STAVES
Keywords: Sudden Communications, Movement, Release
MEANINGS: Energetic movement. Quickness and suddenness. Unknown
information finally released that makes sense. REVERSED: Waiting too
long for communication. Perhaps it is time to take the initiative, to create
waves. Waiting for others to make the first move. Passiveness.
NINE OF STAVES
Keywords: Responsibility, Pause Before Success, Work
MEANINGS: Temporary success. A pause in work to rest, to reconsider
plans. Need for protection or separation from others who may not be
fully supportive in order to finish a project. REVERSED: Feeling overwhelmed by work. Need for a break. Denial of responsibilities.
TEN OF STAVES
Keywords: Cumulation, Success, Creativity
MEANINGS: The cumulation of the creative venture begun with the one of
staves. Success that becomes overwhelming with its responsibility.
REVERSED: Overwhelmed and burdened by responsibilities.
PRINCESS OF STAVES
Keywords: New Ideas, Communications, Enthusiasm
MEANINGS: Important communications. Need to listen to inspiration. An
inexperienced young person who may be very passionate but not very
experienced. REVERSED: Too much energy and not enough focus. Ideas and
messages that fizzle out after initial enthusiasm.
PRINCE OF STAVES
Keywords: Passion, Integrity, Action, Movement
MEANINGS: The ability to create change in the world. Initiative. New ideas
or ventures that must be acted upon immediately. REVERSED: Scattered
energy. Hesitation. Inability to focus on matters at hand. Need to develop
skills to bring dreams into reality.
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QUEEN OF STAVES
Keywords: Power, Cleverness, Talent
MEANINGS: Intelligence and power applied to creating pragmatic actions,
material goods, business expansion. Wit and wisdom. Enthusiasm and
action. Support. REVERSED: Waiting too long to use your forces. Not
showing the world your strengths. Feeling powerless.
KING OF STAVES
Keywords: Confidence, Mastery, Support
MEANINGS: Dynamic, stable enthusiasm. The ability to bring ideas to
fruition. Creative inspiration and help. REVERSED: Wanting to harness
these forces, but not quite strong enough to do so. Someone who seems
supportive, but isnt reliable.
ACE OF ARROWS
Keywords: Wisdom, Understanding, Intelligence
MEANINGS: The incisive powers of the heart. Clarity and good judgment.
Truth. Beginning of a cycle of intellectual growth. REVERSED: Need for
thought. Self-recrimination and rejection of personal power to blame
others. Confusion.
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TWO OF ARROWS
Keywords: Peace, Truce, Impasse
MEANINGS: Understanding a difficult situation. Balance attained, but
eventually issues will have to be confronted. Emotional control.
REVERSED: Discomfort with a decision. Overreliance on intellect, leaving
emotions unconsidered.
THREE OF ARROWS
Keywords: Loss, Sorrow, Oversensitivity
MEANINGS: A sharp pain to the heartdisappointment, end of a love
relationship, separation. Sorrow that can enlighten or debilitate. Time for
healing. The need to transform grief into understanding. REVERSED:
Overindulging in grief for the sake of drama. Slow easing of sorrow.
FOUR OF ARROWS
Keywords: Healing, Introspection, Isolation
MEANINGS: Need time to heal or rest. Peace after emotional disappointment. Detachment from the everyday world to regain balance. REVERSED:
Enforced isolation. Loneliness. Needing a more detached view of problems.
FIVE OF ARROWS
Keywords: Struggle, Distrust, Arguments
MEANINGS: Lack of trust that leads to conflict. Possible defeat or feelings
of defeat. The need for self-protection or caution. Discomfort or struggle
with a situation. REVERSED: Disingenuous surrender. Defeat because of
indecisiveness. Paranoia. Dishonesty.
SIX OF ARROWS
Keywords: Transitions, Travel, Movement
MEANINGS: Transitions that go smoothly. New knowledge that helps one
move beyond current limitations. The lessening of difficulties.
Detachment to better understand a situation. REVERSED: More understanding of a situation is needed before it can change. Travel delays.
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SEVEN OF ARROWS
Keywords: Defense, Caution, Self-Protection
MEANINGS: Feeling vulnerable. The ability to defend oneself in a difficult
situation. Need for caution and examination. REVERSED: Paranoia. Feeling
defensive. Guilt. Denying need for protection.
EIGHT OF ARROWS
Keywords: Depression, Entrapment, Victimization
MEANINGS: Entrapped by emotions and sorrow. Inability to move. Feeling
victimized. Extreme sorrow. REVERSED: Things may not be as bad as they
seem. Obsession with personal problems to the detriment of others.
Problems that may come from within. Narcissism.
NINE OF ARROWS
Keywords: Anxiety, Unresolved Issues, Insomnia
MEANINGS: Worries that keep one awake. An issue that needs to be looked
at more closelyonly then will it be transformed. Trials and tribulations.
Guilt. Psychic disturbances. REVERSED: The fading away of these worries.
Catharsis. Understanding. The ability to transform pain into strength.
TEN OF ARROWS
Keywords: Understanding, Cumulation, Wisdom
MEANINGS: Perfect emotional wisdom gained through experience. The
ending of a difficult situation. Sharing knowledge with others. REVERSED:
More needs to be considered before complete understanding can be
gained. Overwhelmed by too much information. Getting lost in details.
PRINCESS OF ARROWS
Keywords: Messages, Education, Articulation
MEANINGS: News that brings sense to a situation. The ability to create
influence and bring understanding, using the power of words. REVERSED:
Waiting for news. Not understanding as much as one would like to.
Ignorance. Confusion.
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PRINCE OF ARROWS
Keywords: Decisiveness, Clarity, Determination
MEANINGS: The ability to move in an incisive way. Creating clarity from
confusion. Being able to defend oneself brilliantly. Helping others with
words. REVERSED: Not understanding as much as one would like to.
Feeling unable to stand up for oneself, inarticulate.
QUEEN OF ARROWS
Keywords: Brilliance, Honesty, Wisdom
MEANINGS: Wisdom in matters of the heart. Self knowledge. Brilliance in
writing and speaking. REVERSED: May symbolize loss or woundsdespite
good intentions, sharp words wound people and affect relationships.
Psychological or emotional manipulation.
KING OF ARROWS
Keywords: Authority, Responsibility, Detachment
MEANINGS: Calm authority and integrity. Perfect understanding. Incisive
intellect. High values that demand hard work. REVERSED: Placing too
much trust in the intellect. Being too critical. Emotional detachment.
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woman, much like a geisha, who was able to create her own independent fortune by accepting coin for conversation and affection. Danaes
journey, as she grows from an innocent princess to the wealthy respected
mother of a hero, depicts the power of the suit of coins to transform lives.
ACE OF COINS
Keywords: Fertility, Growth, Prosperity
MEANINGS: The beginning of a new phase filled with good fortune.
Attainment of material goals. Contentment in personal life. REVERSED: A
desire to reap the fruits of labor. Elusive success.
TWO OF COINS
Keywords: Choices, Juggling, Balance
MEANINGS: The ability to juggle several situations at oncejobs, opportunities, ideas. Opposing desires. Balance between the earthly and the
spiritual worlds. REVERSED: Taking on too much for now. Feeling overwhelmed by demands. Overcommitting oneself.
THREE OF COINS
Keywords: Building, Manifestation, Construction
MEANINGS: Building of career, relationships, or home. The ability to manifest material goods or business success. Cooperating with others to construct such a venture. REVERSED: Recheck plans for expansionare they
practical? Time to confer with those who may be more experienced.
FOUR OF COINS
Keywords: Wealth, Security, Inheritance
MEANINGS: Stability of material forces in ones life. A family inheritancethis could be a talent, money, land, or a quality that adds richness
to life. Satisfaction. REVERSED: Being miserly with wealth, talents.
Conversely, being an overly generous spendthrift. Need to conserve and
protect resources.
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FIVE OF COINS
Keywords: Poverty, Insecurity, Spiritual Richness
MEANINGS: An experience of poverty that forces one to look within for
greater resources. This poverty may be personified as a lack of wealth or
in a sense of emotional sterility. REVERSED: These feelings are transitory.
Have faith in the futurea more prosperous phase of life is on its way.
SIX OF COINS
Keywords: Generosity, Helping Others, Charity, Fortune
MEANINGS: Appreciation. Trusting in the prosperity of the universe.
Helping others who are less fortunate. REVERSED: Using wealth to manipulate others. Giving with expectations. Resenting those who need help.
SEVEN OF COINS
Keywords: Patience, Expectations, Nurturing
MEANINGS: Waiting for a harvest of a creative project, personal relationship, or any venture that time and work is invested in. Tending your garden.
REVERSED: Impatience. Insecurity about whether the reward received for
the work rendered will be worth it.
EIGHT OF COINS
Keywords: Talent, Compensation, Work
MEANINGS: Fair payment. Meeting deadlines. Developing talents for the
marketplace. Working with integrity and discipline. REVERSED: Avoiding
work. Need to bring talents to the next levelperhaps it is time for vocational education. Dissatisfaction with payment for work done.
NINE OF COINS
Keywords: Luxury, Prosperity, Fertility, Pleasure
MEANINGS: Feeling blessed by life. Enjoying the fruits of ones labors.
Material prosperitynow that this has been accomplished, perhaps it is
time to create a family. REVERSED: Overindulgence in material pleasures,
perhaps to the point of compromising financial stability. Guilt over possessing so much; inability to enjoy it. Fear of envy or jealousy.
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TEN OF COINS
Keywords: Cumulation, Prosperity, Expansion, Property
MEANINGS: Great satisfaction. Creating a family to share wealth with. The
successful cumulation of business plans. An inheritance. REVERSED:
Discontent at home or difficulties with family relationships. Elusive success on the material plane.
PRINCESS OF COINS
Keywords: Taking Responsibility, Messages, Fertility
MEANINGS: Gaining the knowledge necessary to make an idea a reality.
Practical planning. Mail or messages that bring possibilities for expansion. Business opportunities. REVERSED: Too much time thinking, not
enough doing. Waiting for money, business news. Unrealistic planning.
PRINCE OF COINS
Keywords: Opportunities, Hard Work, Development
MEANINGS: The hard work and wisdom necessary to create growth.
Seeking opportunities for development. Taking care of the self on the
material level, and enjoying the pleasures associated with this. REVERSED:
Inertia or laziness. Not taking action or responsibilities.
QUEEN OF COINS
Keywords: Fertility, Prosperity, Beauty, Generosity
MEANINGS: Creating prosperity and harmony. Fertility, possibly parenthood. Loyalty. Warmth and affection. Love. REVERSED: Need to ground
oneself. An overmaterialistic orientation to life. Disappointment in the home.
KING OF COINS
Keywords: Persistence, Business Acumen, Riches, Success
MEANINGS: The ability to create wealth. Real estate transactions.
Investmentsmoney or emotional. Steadfastness and persistence.
REVERSED: Need to be more realistic. Involvement with people who may
promise more than they are able to deliver.
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nying symbolism. While you do so, you might like to try a technique
sometimes used in Gestalt therapy. As you gaze at your card, see if you can
experience it from the point of view of the card itself. Try to create a first
person narrative as you do so.
What follows are some other techniques for working with The Lovers
Path Tarot.
Choose a Card
If you have an issue on your mind that requires guidance, try choosing a
tarot card at random. To do so, spread the deck face down upon a table.
Close your eyes and place your hand over the cards. Allow a card to pull
your hand toward it.
You could also shuffle the deck at random, cut the deck in half, and
choose the top card. Consider this card an oracle granting you the information you need at that moment. Read the entry for the card in this
booklet. Take note of the thoughts and emotions that arise as you gaze at
the card. While you could use any tarot card for this exercise, working
with the major arcana alone is a great way to learn about each love story
represented in The Lovers Path Tarot.
Have a Conversation
TAROT S PREADS
created by placing a number of cards into a preordained pattern. Different tarot spreads fill different purposes
some are contemplative, others predictive.
As used in the following two spreads, the word couple is meant to
signify two people who may or may not be romantically involved; the
couple could be lovers, friends, business associates, even two aspects of
your psyche you yearn to reconcile. For simplicitys sake, the terms couple and partner are used when describing these variations. They refer
to the two people doing the reading, not necessarily a romantic partner.
Whichever spread you decide to use for your tarot reading, as you look
over the cards chosen try to think of each one as a chapter in a story you
are telling. What do the pictures tell you? How can this story be changed,
if change is wanted? What lesson is being taught, what challenges offered?
Personal feelings or memories may also surface as you gaze at the images
before you. These are important and should be noted as well.
Also take note of the proximity and position of a card, whether there
is a preponderance of any one suit or arcana. When major arcana cards
dominate a reading, it suggests significant life events or issues at play.
Minor arcana cards often fill in the details of everyday life. Court cards
princess, prince, queen, kingcan symbolize people in our lives as well as
particular aspects of ourselves.
AROT SPREADS ARE
Relationship Cross, three cards are read as one to sum up each area
explored, creating a more complete portrait than can be revealed by a
solitary card. This spread is also unusual because of the order in which the
cards are examined. Instead of reading from the first card to the last, cards
are read by group position.
When reading The Relationship Cross, youll need to first examine
cards 13 through 11, which represent the past. Then move onto cards 1
through 3, symbolizing the present. Cards 5 to 7 represent the other person in the situation, while cards 8 through 10 depict the future as it may
play out. Finally, card 4 offers an overview for the entire reading.
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Cards 1 through 3: These three cards, which are read together, represent
the querents present role in the relationship.
Card 4: The overall outcome of the question regarding the relationship, if
things continue along the path they have been.
Cards 5 through 7: These three cards, which are read together, represent
the other person involved in the relationship. It also symbolizes his or her
current situation, for better or worse.
Cards 8 through 10: These three cards, which are read together, reveal the
future of the relationship, if things continue as they have been.
Cards 11 through 13: These three cards depict the past, or history, of the
relationship. It shows how it has affected the present situation under
examination.
Variation for Two:
The Relationship Cross can be easily adapted for couples seeking to
explore an issue in greater depth.
Alternate deck shuffles with your partner while concentrating upon
your relationship. Proceed as described earlier for cards 4, 8 through 10,
and 11 through 13. However, cards 1 through 3 and cards 5 through 7
should be read as follows.
Cards 1 through 3: These three cards, read as one, represent the first persons role in the relationship and his or her current situation.
Cards 5 through 7: These three cards, read as one, represent the second
persons role in the relationship and his or her current situation.
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TOOL FOR MEDITATION, The Lovers Path is intended for times when
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cate, the wisdom you offer each other. Card 5 represents the first partners
intellectual needs and communication style; card 6, the second partners.
Cards 7 and 8 (minor arcana): These two cards symbolize the earth, or
physical, aspect of your relationship. They reveal how you show affection
and express sexuality. Card 7 represents the first partners sensual needs;
card 8, the second partners.
Card 9 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how water, or the
emotional, supports your love for each other. Its a summation of the
emotional issues faced within your relationship.
Card 10 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how fire, or the
active, supports your love for each other. Its a summation of the goals set
and attained by your relationship, how you work together in the world.
Card 11 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how air, or the
intellectual, supports your love for each other. It reveals the wisdom you
gain by loving each other.
Card 12 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how earth, or the
physical, supports your love for each other. It shows how you please each
other, ways you can invite joy into your romantic life.
Card 13: This card is chosen randomly from the remaining major and
minor arcana cards, which have been shuffled together. It presents an
overall theme for the love relationship, suggesting how each partner is
transformed by loving each other.
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It is my hope that The Lovers Path Tarot brings harmony and enlightenment to your life and personal relationships. As you work with The
Lovers Path Tarot, you may want to keep a journal of your experiences. A
tarot journal is a potent tool for processing your thoughts as you grow
and learn. You can record your tarot conversations, tarot readings, as
well as specific cards chosen for guidance.
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