Angel Paths for July 9 - The Lovers
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The Lovers
The Lovers is numbered six and is a card of innocence,
trust, exhilaration and joy. The couple (often seen
intertwined or standing side by side) are soulmates,
each being one half of a perfect union. The figure
flying above them is Cupid, blessing them with the
might of Universal Love.
The Lovers are the embodiment of the harmony of
opposites. This is how we are before the fear and
prejudices of life intervene. We give our love freely
to others and we need no other to make us whole.
Love is much misunderstood. It is subjective and the
word 'love' is so overused that it has almost lost its
original meaning. We are all capable of the immense
power of deep feelings. Love happens when we step out
of the darkness of fear, pain and doubt into the
light. Love can move mountains. Love breeds love - a
happy smile breaking through another's melancholy
proves this.
Loving ourselves is the first step to touching the
mighty power of Universal Love. We must live each
moment as though it were the only one - rejoicing and
celebrating, loving the soul within us rather than
fighting with the reflection the rest of the world
sees.
Working with The Lovers
This is a lovely card, concerned with the
harmonisation of opposites at all levels of being. At
the highest level, the Lovers represents the marriage
of the Emperor and the Empress - the archetypal union
of male and female.
Of course, one of the areas that this card therefore
covers is that of emotional relationships. We've
discussed often how, for love to grow and create
change, it must be allowed to flow unhindered and
free. If this is stopped, then love, like the water
used symbolically to represent it so often, becomes
stagnant and fetid.
So, on a day ruled by the Lovers, consider your
partner, if you have one. Have you expressed to them
everything you need to say? Have you offered them
emotional honesty and genuine access to the feelings
you have for them? If not, then today - try it!!
If you are in a period where you do not have a
partner, see yourself as your own partner. This is
more true than you might at first think! Our
relationships with others are often reflections of our
own inner struggles to realise and fulfil our needs.
Ask yourself the same questions - have you been
emotionally honest with yourself? Have you achieved
genuine access to positive feelings about yourself? If
not, then open up those doors and let yourself really
see who you are. You might just get a pleasant
surprise. And after all - if you don't like it at all,
you can always move on tomorrow!!
Affirmation: I love and accept myself.
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