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TOOL FOR MEDITATION,The Lover’s Path is intended for times when aa romantic relationship requires deep examination—not because there are problems, but because you want to become more intimate with your loved one. This spread studies the relationship on four levels, mirroring the elemental areas of water, fire, air, and earth, as symbolized by the four minor arcana suits of cups, staves, arrows, and coins. It offers a complex picture of the relationship as it is at that moment, providing food for thought.

The Lover’s Path is unusual in that the major and minor arcanas are used separately. The major arcana emphasizes the core issues propelling your relationship, while the minors fill in the details.

The first step in creating The Lover’s Path is to separate the major and minor arcanas. Once you have two piles—one bearing only major arcana cards, the other only minor arcana—shuffle each pile separately, focusing on the relationship under examination as you do so. When you are ready, choose eight cards from the minor arcana pile, and four cards from the major arcana pile. Then take the remaining cards—they should still be in two piles—and shuffle them together to choose one card; this is card thir-teen. Place these thirteen cards as shown in the diagram on pages 34–35.

Cards one through eight are minor arcana cards; cards nine through 12 are major arcana cards; card 13 could be either major or minor arcana.

Cards 1 and 2 (minor arcana): These two cards symbolize the water, or emotional, nature of your relationship. They reveal how you express your feelings, what fulfills your soul. Card 1 represents the first partner’s emo-tional needs; card 2 represents the second partner’s.

Cards 3 and 4 (minor arcana): These two cards symbolize the fire, or active, nature of your relationship. Every person has his or her way of cre-ating change in his or her personal and professional life. Card 3 represents the first partner’s way of moving through life, how to achieve the goals he or she set; card 4 the second partner’s.

Cards 5 and 6 (minor arcana): These two cards symbolize the air, or intellectual, aspect of your relationship. They suggest how you

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cate, the wisdom you offer each other. Card 5 represents the first partner’s intellectual needs and communication style; card 6, the second partner’s.

Cards 7 and 8 (minor arcana): These two cards symbolize the earth, or physical, aspect of your relationship. They reveal how you show affection and express sexuality. Card 7 represents the first partner’s sensual needs;

card 8, the second partner’s.

Card 9 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how water, or the emotional, supports your love for each other. It’s a summation of the emotional issues faced within your relationship.

Card 10 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how fire, or the active, supports your love for each other. It’s a summation of the goals set and attained by your relationship, how you work together in the world.

Card 11 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how air, or the intellectual, supports your love for each other. It reveals the wisdom you gain by loving each other.

Card 12 (major arcana): This card offers an overview of how earth, or the physical, supports your love for each other. It shows how you please each other, ways you can invite joy into your romantic life.

Card 13: This card is chosen randomly from the remaining major and minor arcana cards, which have been shuffled together. It presents an overall theme for the love relationship, suggesting how each partner is transformed by loving each other.

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Variation for Two:

The Lover’s Path can be used as easily for two people as it can for one.

Since this spread is intended as a meditative tool, take time to create a conducive environment: candles, quiet music, or anything else that feels transformational. Couples should alternate shuffles, and take turns choosing each of the cards used within this spread.

After laying out the cards and examining them, spend some time talk-ing about your reactions with your loved one. How accurately did the cards reflect your relationship? Where can you create change, if change is desired? This exercise can be a powerful intimacy builder, opening up new vistas for your consideration.

It is my hope that The Lover’s Path Tarot brings harmony and enlighten-ment to your life and personal relationships. As you work with The Lover’s Path Tarot, you may want to keep a journal of your experiences. A tarot journal is a potent tool for processing your thoughts as you grow and learn. You can record your “tarot conversations,” tarot readings, as well as specific cards chosen for guidance.

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