All we need is Love

Money makes the world go round is a well-known saying, and many people may agree, but there is something else that is equally sending the whole world in a spin. Yes, it's love.

Love came before money. It was here first and will always exist as long as there are humans on this planet. Love makes people happy, it makes them sad. It makes some people angry and jealous and can even lead to murder. Other people reach new emotional and spiritual heights when they fall in love. Many great poems, music and paintings have been created borne out of love and passion.

Shakespeare was in love. His famous quotes Love is madness - Love is blind - The course of true love never did run smooth - To be wise and love exceeds man's might are proof that he knew what he was talking about.

Love gives pleasure, love gives pain. Affection, desire, devotion, ecstasy, heartache, desolation. All these emotions can be explained biologically; when we fall in love, it causes an increase of the hormone dopamine, which creates intense energy and exhilaration. This can cause the hormone serotonin to drop at times, which can lead to bipolar mood swings. Falling in love leads to hormonal imbalance. Quite literally, when we fall in love, we are mentally ill. Thankfully, in long-term relationships this topsy-turvy phase of romantic love is gradually replaced with a more sedate phase of attachment and bonding caused by the hormone oxytocin, which is released whilst holding hands, hugging and during love-making.

When it comes to issues surrounding love and relationships, most often it involves the ability to carefully balance your emotions with logic and reason. This is perfectly reflected in the Tarot trump card The Lovers. When this card comes up in a reading, an important choice may affect and influence a relationship; a decision has to be made between your heart's desire and what your head is advising you to do.

The image of the Rider Waite card depicts a scene from the Garden of Eden: Eve is offering Adam the apple from the Tree of Knowledge, but he knows that God has not given him permission to eat it. Should Adam be sensible and obey God, or should he give in to temptation? When Adam and Eve were cast out of paradise after they had eaten the forbidden fruit, they had to take responsibility for their action. Despite hardship they stayed together and had many children, thus creating the human race. The story of Adam and Eve tells us about the ups and downs of relationships and the strong bond between two people, who accept each others strengths and weaknesses and stick together in good as well as bad times.

Here are some inspirational messages that in my opinion reflect the meaning of The Lovers very well:

Love me without fear.

Trust me without questioning.

Need me without demanding.

Want me without restricting.

Accept me without change.

Desire me without inhibitions.

For a love so free...will never fly away.

Dick Sutphen, American psychic researcher and author of New Age books

Love and Anger, by Kate Bush:

Love me or Leave me, by Nina Simone:



"Live in balance between the head and the heart by filling your feelings with wisdom and your decisions with love." Brahma Kumaris