The Major Arcana in Love: What Do They Mean?

When we’re performing a reading that focuses on how we relate to others, and specifically, in how we relate with others romantically, the major arcana tarot cards can bring tremendous insights and information. Find out how the major arcana in love can be useful when it comes to advice and guidance.

The Major Arcana in Love and their meanings

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  The Magician

  In love, it represents more than a person in your path.

  In a relationship, it represents the existence of a lot of desire, but it can also be representative of a relationship for convenience.

  If you are going through a separation, it will be difficult. There may be unfulfilled promises.

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  The Priestess

  In love, it represents more than a person in your path.

  A relationship with an injured past may be trapped in the present one. There is fidelity but lack of passion.
  This major arcana in love represents conservative relationships. Difficulty in showing feelings. It can be a solid link, but exhausting, lack of communication and closure of both.

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  The Empress

  There is desire, but also many material interests.

  If you are planning to get pregnant, this is a good time.

  This major arcana in love can also represent a good stage in a relationship, good tuning, joy and satisfaction. If you are in a phase of separation, it will be friendly, without major conflicts.

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  The Emperor

  In a relationship there may be authoritarianism and one of the members may feel overwhelmed.

  There may be lack of respect, possession, jealousy, competition and lack of companionship. In a conquest, it indicates a positive moment, with perseverance you will obtain pleasure and satisfaction.

  If you are in a moment of separation, there may be legal conflicts.

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  The Pope

  It represents a person with experience in love. It privileges family and traditional values.

  You have emotional balance. The relationship will tend to form a family, there will be fellowship and loyalty.

  If it is a separation, there could be a re-evaluation of the situation and, consequently, reconciliations.

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  The Lovers

  You may be in love or feeling passionate about someone. It can also indicate that you are in a love triangle.

  There may be doubts in starting a bond for fear of losing freedom. It can indicate the beginning of a relationship, but in which there will be the possibility of choosing; it is necessary to follow the intuition and what the heart dictates.

  If one is in a process of separation, it indicates that there are many possibilities of a reconciliation, there will be peace because there is still love.

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  The Chariot

  It represents people who follow opposite paths, it can indicate disagreements or different moments in the life of two people, few possibilities to continue together.

  If you are in a moment of choosing there will be two roads, one with many obstacles and the other easier, you will have to evaluate which one has the most future. It is not a time to hurry, but to remain calm.

  In a separation, it indicates that it will be final.

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  Justice

  It indicates a moment in life in which there is needed a lot of patience, there are still no definitive resolutions.

  This major arcana in love may indicate wrong attitudes; you are not happy with the relationship or the person you have. In a moment, it shows the illusory and it can also show the truth more clearly.

  In a separation, it will be necessary to evaluate correctly if it is the best way, how much you will lose and how much you gain by ending a relationship.

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  The Hermit

  Represents a mature and reliable person.

  Despite the fact that obstacles have been overcome on a personal level or in a relationship, must be cautious and avoid people with bad energies. It is a good time to think about formalizing links, but without haste.

  The couple’s relationship is harmonious and there is love. In relation to a conquest, you will have to fight a lot for that person, it will be a slow process.

  In a separation, it indicates that you have to give time to time.

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  Wheel of Fortune

  It means that a phase of mystery is happening, something that awakens hidden desires.

  You have to dare more and seek happiness, without fear of what others will say.

  In a relationship, it indicates a conquest, but it will be temporary.

  In a separation, it will be quick and inevitable.

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  Strength

  In the relationship there is true love, there is respect and union.

  It represents good thought and loyalty over instincts. In a conquest, it will be almost certain, you will feel dominating the situation.

  If there is a moment of separation, you will have to be more tolerant and flexible to avoid conflict.

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  The Hanged Man

  It can indicate the end of a relationship no matter how painful it may be. The relationship is in the end without possibilities of reconciliation.

  This major arcana in love can indicate an obsessive, nostalgic love that causes suffering. In the conquest, there are no possibilities, better to try with another person or at another time.

  In a separation, it indicates that there will be much suffering.

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  Death

  It represents the moment of a change, an end and a new beginning. You can harvest what has been sown. You have to change behaviors and thoughts.

  In the relationship there is estrangement, loss of love or a rethinking of the bond. In a conquest, it means that someone is about to appear, but not a person from the past.

  If you are in a separation, your attitudes will cause a rapid change.

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  Temperance

  It represents duality. There may be a love dispute or a love triangle. There is a lot of affinity in a relationship, but you have to pay attention to routine and monotony.

  Emotions will predominate over reason. In a conquest you will have to have patience, someone will arrive very soon.

  In a separation, it will be necessary to take distance or give yourself time, there can be reconciliation.

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  The Devil

  A lot of sexual desire. There can be infidelities, deceptions, lies. The instincts predominate over feelings and reason. It can represent a person who does not want commitment. Pleasure is sought, there is vanity, pride and selfishness.

  In the conquests there will be ephemeral relationships, with a mainly sexual interest.

  In a separation, the relationship can be maintained for a time just for pleasure.

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  The Tower

  Represents secrets, a proud person, domineering and vain, but who feels cornered and needs to change.

  In a relationship, it represents the role of a victim or dependent. There may be ghosts from the past that do not allow you to move forward.

  In the conquest there will be obsession, there can be disappointment. In a separation, there will be pain and despair.

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  The Star

  Represents the well-being and the delicacy of life, being alone or as a couple. There is balance and joy.

  In a relationship there is love, peace and dedication, you see the future with optimism. You learn from situations, there is wisdom, respect and trust.

  In the conquest there can be great close friendships. In a separation, there will be optimism, the future will be better.

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  The Moon

  It shows a prosperous period in the relationship, but also a lot of appearance of thoughts or dark desires.

  The relationship has strong emotions, there is magic, but also difficulties, courage may be lacking to make changes. In the conquest there will be feelings and also disappointment.

  In a separation, it will be caused by jealousy, competition, or selfishness.

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  The Sun

  It represents a rebirth. An old love can return, a new moment in the relationship, happier, more harmonious, more prosperous or with true love.

  Faithful relationship or formalization of the bond. In the conquests there will be joy and reciprocity.

  In a separation, it can be approached as a freedom or as the best option.

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  The Judgement

  It indicates a moment of waiting, where truths, painful or happy, can come to light.

  In a new relationship it can indicate a new moment, the desire to make changes and the hope that everything will go better. There can be renewal and surprises. In the conquests, destiny will bring you new opportunities.

  If you are in a separation, it is time to accept the change, everything will be for the best.

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  The World

  It shows several possibilities to achieve what you want, alone or with a partner. It represents evolution, maturity and learning in the affective.

  In relationships, things are going well, but you can go further, you have to look for new emotions, new areas. In the conquest, everything will be fine if it is shown as it is.

  In a separation, the changes are in your hands.

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  The Fool

  It is a period of many activities, new experiences or friendships, but there may be some immaturity in facing relationships.

  In a relationship, you may be going through a stage of fragility, but with moments of great joy. It is time to believe in happiness and face the relationship with more responsibility.

  In a conquest, there will be much desire, but also anger. In a separation, there may be several mistakes and mutual damage.

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