Today's Tarot: The Lovers (partnership, union, love)

Today's Tarot: The Lovers.

Partnership, union, LOVE!

I love this card and yet... it can be tough to decipher. Sure, it means romance, love, passion, lust and all that other good stuff. And, and this is a big and, it also means partnership and connection. The soul-to-soul union that not only feels right but is right. You know it down to your marrow when the Lovers is at play in your life. You are where you are supposed to be and sharing it with the right person or people.

It absolutely doesn't have to mean your boyfriend, girlfriend, lover, or spouse. It can be anyone who is there for the ride with you.

It can also mean, allowing yourself to sit still for a minute and appreciate those who are on the journey with you, even if they aren't the loves of your life. They don't have to be the loves of your life. They only have to be there to share in the experience. Seek that connection and nurture and you absolutely can't go wrong.

A dear friend and I were talking about why she ended up with her husband. She is what anyone would term a complete and utter babe (and is also beautiful on the inside as well as being kind, vivacious, and extremely intelligent). She could have had her pick of mates. When asked why she ended up with the man she married, she replied. "In the end, I think it's because he just kept being my friend. He persisted and persevered."

So, that's what the Lovers means to me today. The best Lovers are the friends who persist and persevere. 

Today's Tarot: Two of Cups: Love your Partners in Crime

Today's Tarot: Two of Cups. 

Attraction, Union, Optimism.

If in the romance aspect of life, this is a time to follow that which attracts you. Acknowledge that the heart wants what it wants. Better to go for it, risk rejection, and know once and for all than to sit in darkness and curse the light. And you might get exactly what you want.

If in other aspects of life, look for those with whom you will share that spark and connection that will allow and inspire you to greatness. None of us can do it alone and if we try, we are often left victorious but of lonely.

If you are going to go for it, go for it with "partners in crime."

"Love is in the air, everywhere I look around..."

Today's tarot confuses me a bit while at the same time, I feel like since it's spring and spring fever is just around the corner, it all makes a certain amount of sense. The cards: Eight of Cups, Two of Cups, Hierophant. Now, the eight and two make sense. The Two is about love, soul to soul union, connection, and true romance (in the long lasting sense). The Eight is about choosing your path without regret. Even though it might not feel like it, you have options about where you will point your feelings. We all do.

In the throes of it all, we might feel like we are prisoner to our hearts, like our passions drive us willy nilly to some or other destiny. To some extent, that is all true. But, and this is a big but, we can indeed release ourselves from that particular form of bondage. We've all done it. We can let go of love that isn't good for us - that doesn't serve our higher purpose. And the Eight, well it tells us to do just that if that's what needs to happen. However, if we've found the love we want, even if it's frightening, why then the Eight says, Go For It! If we open our hearts to love, we can partake of all sorts of bounty. Here's the thing, though. It has to serve our higher purpose. If it's the butterflies in your stomach love that makes you feel all sweaty and scared and not in a good way, why then it's not in your higher purpose.

And here's where the Hierophant comes in. This card is about education/learning. If you are unsure of your love, ask questions, even the uncomfortable ones. Ask them of yourself as well as the beloved. Find out what's really going on. Once you know, then you can move forward not regretting a thing.