How to Interpret The Lovers and The Devil

The Lovers, although most known for romantic love and relationships, is mostly about making choices that are aligned with your values. Ultimately, the relationship that you have throughout your entire life is the one you have with yourself. Sometimes we can make decisions based on other people’s needs but the lesson in The Lovers card is to learn how to prioritize your own needs so you can give while your cup is full. Following your heart’s desires can lead to a path of self-love and honoring your higher self on this Earthly plane.

The Devil can point to addictive behaviors, self-sabotage, and being imprisoned by your fears. That’s intense! The lessons of The Devil are to overcome your limiting beliefs of what you believe you deserve. Perhaps you have a tendency of self-sabotage from obtaining your true heart’s desires because of conditioning, unworthiness, and other limiting beliefs. The lessons of The Devil present opportunities to break free from self-sabotage to live a life of freedom according to the values you hold most dear. This could involve embracing your shadow side so you make the unconscious conscious.

Together, The Lovers and The Devil Tarot birth cards invite you break free from self-inhibitions so that you can live the life you truly deserve.

Blessings of The Lovers and The Devil Tarot Birth Cards

Like the Tarot, duality is present within the cards. Each Tarot birth cards pairing bestows blessings and presents potential blockages. First, let’s go over the blessings:

1. Integrity

With the influence of The Lovers comes an importance of living life according to your values. This gives you an inherent integrity to do what you say you’ll do and keep your word. Because of this integrity, you are reliable and carry yourself with dignity. The Devil’s influence can also hold you accountable for your actions, believing in cause and effect. 

2. Sensuality

Being in tune with your body and emotions are important to you. Sensuality is a way to express yourself and your needs as it can be a way to show off a side of your personality. Sensuality can mean enjoying sex, but it doesn’t always have to be. It can also mean positively embracing your body’s language through pleasure, joy, and celebration. 

3. Independence

Developing your relationship to yourself is a high priority. Because of this, you are incredibly self-reliant and don’t need much direction. You prefer to figure things out on your own. When in relationship, you believe in two whole humans being in relationship with one another, which is why you take great care in cultivating the relationship with yourself. 

Blockages of The Lovers and The Devil Tarot Birth Cards

With blessings also comes blockages that can present itself on your journey. Here’s some potential challenges to look out for:

1. Repression

If you are not comfortable with expressing your sensuality, the shadow expression can be repression. Finding healthy outlets to express yourself, whether that be creatively with art, acting, music, etc can be helpful ways to let out any pent up energy. Otherwise, if you bottle all that energy up inside, it can burst in destructive ways. Finding ongoing and regular rituals for you to release will be important for you.

2. Self-Sabotage

The influence of The Devil can indicate self-sabotage, where the unconscious mind can play a hand in keeping what you truly desire at arm’s length, at all times. The key to overcoming self-sabotage is to become aware of any self-sabotaging behavior so that you can introduce new habits that can help you get to where you truly want to go. Notice if you have any goals but find yourself taking action that contradicts them. Learning what keeps you safe but small can unlock personal freedom.

3. Reckless

The thrill of being alive is exciting! With the influence of both The Lovers and The Devil, you can find that you are passionate to experience life to its fullest. However, you can adapt a devil-may-care attitude where you take high risks with no regard for the consequences of your actions. This can put you in hot water if you’re not careful! Tune into if this impulsivity is what you truly want to experience and if it is a loving expression of your heart’s desires.