Description: The man represents Adam, the namer of things. He is also identified with The Magician. The woman is Eve. Above them is the Angel Raphael, who pours down influence on them. Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing 12 fruits; behind the woman is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, with a serpent twined around it.
Eve here is identified with The High Priestess and The Empress. The woman looks at the angel, while the man looks at the woman. The self-conscious intellect represented by the man does not establish direct contact with super consciousness (the Angel), except through Eve, representing here the subconscious. This is the card of human love, as part and parcel of the way toward the truth and through life. Divinatory Meaning: A choice between diverse and attractive goals. The struggle between sacred and base love. Attraction, beauty and harmony of the inner and outer life. The power of choice means responsibility, whether we want to accept it or not. Reversed: Parental interference, there is a danger of marriage or relationship breaking up. Quarrels over children The possibility of a wrong choice being made. |