Tarot Card Meanings For Love Explained

How to read Tarot cards for love and relationships.

If you’re learning to read Tarot cards, you should definitely make learning the card meanings for love and relationships a priority. That’s because a large percentage of clients will be coming to see you with questions like:

• Will I meet my soulmate?

• Will my current relationship improve?

• Will my ex come back?

If you’re already one of my students, you’ll know that I encourage you to learn the Tarot card meanings but not make predictions. Your clients might want predictions, but you can offer them something much better.

Instead, you can coach them towards their highest good, and the questions around love and relationships will shift to:

• What self-healing can I do to prepare myself to have the most fulfilling relationship of my life?

• Is there anything I can do to improve communication in my current relationship?

• What deep inner resources can I draw upon to walk away, leave the past behind, and create a bright new future? 

Empower your clients to make good choices and take control of their lives, and you’ll do more good than using the Tarot to predict things which may or may not happen.

So let’s take a look at the Tarot card meanings for love. I’ve picked out 6 of the most important cards on this topic.

What does The Lovers Tarot card mean in a love reading?

Yes… The Tarot has its very own major arcana card dedicated to love - sort of.

The Lovers Tarot card can represent a loving relationship, a soulmate, a deep bond with another, or an important choice that you might want to make around a relationship. But this card doesn’t always represent romantic relationships. It can also suggest a friendship, a work partnership, family, or even the most important relationship of all: the relationship you have with yourself.

What does The Empress Tarot card mean in a love reading?

The Empress shows a strong, motherly, feminine energy. It can represent fertility, nurturing, and a positive, loving bond. The Empress is also a card of abundance, so love is no longer scarce.

What does The Emperor Tarot card mean in a love reading?

The Emperor is the masculine equivalent of The Empress. Get them together in a reading, and you’ll be very happy!

The Emperor shows stability in relationships, commitment, being a leader in matters of the heart, and a nurturing, protective love.

What does The Chariot Tarot card mean in a love reading?

The Chariot represents movement forward. Sometimes it will show up if a situation has been stuck for a while, and that’s about to change. Sometimes it means that you will overcome obstacles together as a couple. And sometimes it will show up if someone is about to move towards you.

What does the Strength Tarot card mean in a love reading?

The Strength card talks of inner strength, not outward displays of putting on a show. Maybe you need to cultivate this deep inner strength and heal before you can move forward in love. It can also show that compassion is needed in a situation, or patience, or gentleness - perhaps these qualities are the best way to solve an argument with a loved one.

What does The Devil Tarot card mean in a love reading?

Watch out! The Devil card represents the unhealed ego. It could be that an unhealthy attachment pattern exists in a relationship or even an obsession. It can show that toxic patterns need to be healed before true love can bloom. It can also represent lust, not love. It’s very important to make this distinction before getting yourself into a damaging situation.

​Pro Tarot reader tip:

For each of the cards above, write out 5 Tarot reading coaching questions you could ask your future clients.

I hope this has helped you understand what the Tarot is showing you when it comes to doing love readings. If you’d like to learn how to read the cards intuitively, in-depth, with a focus on coaching, then please check out my Tarot Mania online course. You can start straight away!

You can also download my FREE 5-Card Spread Layout for finding clarity here.