The Lovers (VI) is the sixth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.
In its purest form the Lovers card represents conscious connections and meaningful relationships. The arrival of this card in a Tarot reading shows that you have a beautiful soul-honouring connection with a loved one. You may believe you have found your soul mate or life partner and the sexual energy between you both goes way beyond instant gratification and lust to something that is very spiritual and almost tantric. While the Lovers card typically refers to a romantic tie it can also represent a close friendship or family relationship where love respect and compassion flow.
On a more personal level the Lovers card represents getting clear about your values and beliefs. You are figuring out what you stand for and your philosophy. Having gone through the indoctrination of the Hierophant you are now ready to establish your belief system and decide what is and what is not essential to you. It’s time to go into the big wide world and make choices for yourself staying true to who you are and being authentic and genuine in all your endeavours.
Finally the Lovers card encourages you to unify dual forces. You can bring together two parts that are seemingly in opposition to one another and create something that is ‘whole’ unified and harmonious. In every choice there is an equal amount of advantage and disadvantage opportunity and challenge positive and negative. When you accept these dualities you build the unity from which love flows.