Two of Cups
The Lovers card shows the powerful spiritual principle of love as the original, archetypal couple stands naked and unashamed between the tree of life and the tree of temptation.
Here we see the more everyday manifestation of this joy of harmony, companionship, and sharing. The winged lion and twined snakes of mercury might remind us also of the Knight of Cups on his romantic quest of healing and adventure, bringing the Holy Grail to the Fisher King.
The Song of Solomon in 2:2 and 2:3 displays the exciting, early stages of romance, which are like kindling to start the burning fire of longer-lasting love. He says, "As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women." She says, "As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men."
Long-term commitment charges husbands to lay down their lives for their wives, just as Christ loved the Church. Wives as coheirs of the gift of grace are charged to follow their husbands as their husbands follow Christ. Everyone is charged to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Whether this card signifies harmony, peace, or communion, we must remember true love is costly. Grace, giving, humility, and sacrifice are not cheap.
Here we see the more everyday manifestation of this joy of harmony, companionship, and sharing. The winged lion and twined snakes of mercury might remind us also of the Knight of Cups on his romantic quest of healing and adventure, bringing the Holy Grail to the Fisher King.
The Song of Solomon in 2:2 and 2:3 displays the exciting, early stages of romance, which are like kindling to start the burning fire of longer-lasting love. He says, "As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women." She says, "As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men."
Long-term commitment charges husbands to lay down their lives for their wives, just as Christ loved the Church. Wives as coheirs of the gift of grace are charged to follow their husbands as their husbands follow Christ. Everyone is charged to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Whether this card signifies harmony, peace, or communion, we must remember true love is costly. Grace, giving, humility, and sacrifice are not cheap.
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