Swords!

The Swords are probably the most difficult suit of the tarot.  They represent conflict, strife, and often times devastation and grief.  There is also a great deal of beauty in the Swords.  They represent intelligence and deep wisdom, they represent the logic we can use to create structure and order in the world in order to manifest a society where we try to make things fair. 

VI: The Lovers.

The Lovers!  One of the most beautiful and also one of the most misunderstood cards of the deck.  Only when we’ve got ourselves figured out can we have lasting relationships.  While the Hierophant represented a belief system, the Lovers move beyond the orthodox set of rules.  Instead we discover for ourselves what we believe in and what we stand for.  The angel above the Lovers is Raphael, the angel of air and of healing.  He is associated with communication.