The Pope and the Lovers Cards - Arcana Major V and VI

The Pope - Tarot Card Number Va young man surrounded by two young women.
The character represented on this Tarot card isThe first woman seems to be rich and tries to
an old man, symbolizing purity.take him along towards the richness; the second
The accessories of his clothing are divine materialseems to be poor and wants to convince him to
and intellectual world symbols.follow her.
The furniture of his palate represent the moralCupid, at the top of the Tarot card takes care of
law, the free will.this young man's choice.
The symbols of seven traditional planets (theThis Tarot card symbolizes the choice, the free
Moon, Jupiter, Venus...) are drawn on his crozier.will.
Basic significance of the Pope card:Basic significance:
In the right position, this Tarot card representsIn the right position, The Lovers represents love
indulgence, wisdom, protection, kindness, beingof beautiful things, the choices, youth, discovery
devoted to traditions.of love...
In the reversed position, this Tarot cardIn the reversed position, The Lovers represents
symbolizes cowardice, frivolity, lack of conscience.selfishness, instability...
Example:Example:
A mother wants to know if her child; who wantsA consulting person wants to know if her fiance
to become lawyer and will study at thewill decide to marry her because he always
University; will succeed. In fact, she worries inseems to avoid this subject.
front of his lack of enthusiasm and the kind ofLet's pull four major arcana: on the left is The
people he meets.Empress, on the right is The Justice, at the top is
Four major arcana are pulled: on the left is theThe Sun and at the bottom is The Lovers card.
Strength, on the right is the Pope, at the top isInterpretation: The Empress reveals us that her
the High Priestess and at the bottom is the Fool.fiance loves our consulting person very much, but
The Strength card means that this teenager hasThe Justice in a negative position means that
the capacity to study very well and succeed butsomething related to Justice blocks the situation
the Pope, in a negative position means that the(is this man already married, not divorced yet, is
child does not have this kind of thoughts in thishe a foreigner and does not have a residence
moment, the High Priestess at the top representscard, etc).
his mother and her questions and the Fool at theThe Sun card represents our consulting person
bottom teaches us that if the child continues onand her question (The Sun is happiness) and The
his impetus, he will not do anything good.Lovers teaches us that her fiance does not know
The synthesis of these cards is number 4, thewhat to do, hesitates but will probably make the
Emperor and means that the teenager will obeygood choice.
his parents when they will become conscious ofThe synthesis is 9. The 9th number is The Hermit
their authority.arcana. It confirms that her fiance is a discrete
The Lovers - Tarot Card Number VIperson, he requires time to make his decisions, to
Do not think that "The Lovers" card meanstell the truth to our consulting person about his
systematically "Love".situation.
The principal character this Tarot card represents