Great writers touch people and their works perseveres centuries. Reading a book in truly good english can be a feast and this does not exclude “old fashioned” wielding of the language at all. But there is a line between helpful fluff and overwhelm.

When reading is an exercise in wading through voluptuousness, then the form has become more important than the content and this is an unbalance and a miss - especially in the days of the internet when the average user only remains for brief minutes, if not only seconds, on a site.

This fact sprung into my face the other day when I was following some great literature on tarot and symbolism. They were classic pieces and some of the language can be excused due to the fact of when the text had been written. And sometimes the “floweriness” of the language helps convey the idea behind it. But too much is too much. You will find also that I myself will be taking off into springlike heights at times, but overall I will try to state the information in an understandable form.

The other thing that stood out clearly is the different ways that sources treat tarot cards and the symbolism within. Some state their points as if they’ve eaten wisdom with a silver spoon, but when

researched the statements you’d see how far fetched and off (original) source these statements are.

The one card which stood out especially in this content was THE LOVERS. As you can easily see, this card has gone through several changes and in current decks the look is significantly different. So now you are here and see what was and then read a more modern interpretation which states things like, “The figures suggest youth, virginity, innocence and love before it is contaminated by gross material desire. This is in all simplicity the card of human love, here exhibited as part of the way, the truth and the life”(1). These words are contributed to nobody else than Arthur Edward Waite and he is definitely not a “nobody” in this realm. Then, on the other side you can find statements as, “In short, this hieroglyphic expresses the struggle between the passions and conscience, the antagonism of ideas.”(2).

This might give you a brief glimpse of why it is so important that you look for yourself and that you decide what the card means to you. Look and learn of what has been said about it before and then look with your own viewpoint.