Centaur
In my version of this deck, this card is called The Lover, and not the Lovers. Is this a misprint?
Anyway... on to the card...
In this card a young man is stood. He appears to be dressed rather smartly, and his hands are in a position which suggests deep thought. Before him stand two women.
One of these women (the woman on the far right) is rather sophisticated looking. She looks like quite a classy gal, LOL. Where is she heading? It is almost as though she is heading into a building, perhaps for dinner or some other event.
The other woman in this card, looks as though she has been lurking in the alley at the side of the restaraunt!!!! Or, is she stood at the entrance of a brothel? I would imagine that she would not be out of place in a window selling her trade in Amsterdam. LOL. Anyway, she is also holding up her dress to reveal her undergarments to the young man. I imagine that she is most definetly a lady of the night! And he is most definetly tempted!
So, what does this tell us? Firstly, the man appears to be choosing between these two women (a rather traditional depiction of the Lovers card). He seems to be choosing between a deep relationship with the sophisticated woman on the far right and a quick tumble in the hay with the exhibitionist on the left.
Notice how the 'exhibitionist' seems to be appearing out of the shadows, whilst the sophisticated looking lady is in the light.
Also, what is that thing in the top left hand corner of the card? Is it a window?
Anyway... on to the card...
In this card a young man is stood. He appears to be dressed rather smartly, and his hands are in a position which suggests deep thought. Before him stand two women.
One of these women (the woman on the far right) is rather sophisticated looking. She looks like quite a classy gal, LOL. Where is she heading? It is almost as though she is heading into a building, perhaps for dinner or some other event.
The other woman in this card, looks as though she has been lurking in the alley at the side of the restaraunt!!!! Or, is she stood at the entrance of a brothel? I would imagine that she would not be out of place in a window selling her trade in Amsterdam. LOL. Anyway, she is also holding up her dress to reveal her undergarments to the young man. I imagine that she is most definetly a lady of the night! And he is most definetly tempted!
So, what does this tell us? Firstly, the man appears to be choosing between these two women (a rather traditional depiction of the Lovers card). He seems to be choosing between a deep relationship with the sophisticated woman on the far right and a quick tumble in the hay with the exhibitionist on the left.
Notice how the 'exhibitionist' seems to be appearing out of the shadows, whilst the sophisticated looking lady is in the light.
Also, what is that thing in the top left hand corner of the card? Is it a window?