A winged supernatural being hovers
over a man and a woman, behind each of
whom flourishes a different tree. The
man looks at the woman, but she, though
open to him, looks up at the supernatural
messenger. The Lovers are emblematic of
the necessity for the conscious mind
("intelligence") to approach the supernatural
and transcendent through the
unconscious (?wisdom?), for a harmonious
and loving life depends on the cooperation
of both ports of the mind.

(In older decks the Lovers are often
shown as a young man standing between
2 women; some different divinatory
meanings relate to this older symbolism.)

Upright, they signify attraction, amativeness,
Love; difficulties overcome, tests
and trials passed.

The drawer's charisma increases by 1 <comeliness?>
point for every 6 points of wisdom or
intelligence (whichever is lower), rounding
down; in addition, the drawer?s reaction
rolls increase 1% for each point of
wisdom or intelligence (whichever is
lower), toward all persons (now known or
encountered later) to whom she or he
might be romantically inclined (based on
race, gender, etc.).

Reversed, they signify tests failed; fickleness,
unreliability, infidelity; a need to
stabilize and harmonize the self, the possibility
of a wrong choice.

The drawer's charisma is reduced by 1 <comeliness?>
point for every 6 points by which his wisdom
or intelligence (whichever is lower)
falls short of 18, rounding losses up; reaction
rolls increase as above, but based on
whichever ability score is higher, and if
the drawer already has a loved companion
or spouse, the reaction roll toward
her or him is reduced by half the amount
that other reaction rolls are increased by
(round reduction up).