6:   The Lovers

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BOTA (Builders of the Adytum)

Zillich

Universal Waite

1.   Romantic/sexual love. 2.   Harmony in interpersonal relationships; a good partnership. 3.   The making of a contract. 4.   A reunion.

COMMENTS:

On a deeper level, this card can have to do with a merging of the parts of oneself - so that one can exist in a state of wholeness - where one can make decisions that (a) aren't 100% intellectual and (b) aren't completely emotional.

"My brain and my heart have made friends with each other."

We are told that the angel in the illustration is Raphael.

There are seven cards in the Rider deck that show a large, dominant figure "presiding" over two smaller figures standing below it (forming a triangle of sorts):

The Hierophant The Lovers The Chariot The Devil The Moon Two of Cups Six of Pentacles

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