Reveler of Joy and Delight
The Lover possesses an unbridled appreciation and affection for beauty, closeness and collaboration. Its beliefs tend to be based on emotions that transcend time and live through the senses, manifesting in an uncanny knowing that love is the highest experience the earth has to offer. This archetype revels in the joy and delight of the sensory and sensual experience.
Present in Any Kind of Relationship
The Lover is motivated to attract, give, receive and nurture life-affirming, intimate love. While connected to issues of self-esteem, feeling special from being loved and gender identity, the Lover can be present in any kind of relationship. At the heart of this archetype is the desire for an intimacy of connection to self and other that has no distinction. There is an inherent vulnerability in the Lover, and consequently, this archetype is also associated with issues of trust and integrity.
An Archetype of Transformation and Rebirth
Because love knows no bounds, the experience of love can go beyond love as an emotion or mind-set to become a way of being. Strengthened by great passion and devotion, the Lover fosters bliss and unity. The Lover is an archetype of transformation and rebirth, offering a remembrance of eternal transcendent ideas that elevate the human experience.
