The Most Difficult of Tasks

This week I'll be using the Mary-El Tarot, created by Marie White and published by Schiffer. I'll be pairing it with the OH Cards, created by Ely Raman and Joe Schlichter and published by Eos Enterprises. The OH draw is actually two cards - one a picture and the other a word. Today's draws are the Lovers and Policeman/Threat:

          What a beautiful rendition of the Lovers - a union that breaks the barriers of age and race. What is it that makes two people love each other? Beauty, sexual attraction, a feeling of completeness, common beliefs... these may cause the initial spark, but time changes everything, including people's looks, emotions and ideas. Lasting love (beyond the emotional feeling) includes a mutual intention held by each partner to invest themselves in the well-being of the other. Even when we're tired, cranky or overwhelmed, we have each other's back. The Policeman/Threat combo seems to caution these lovers about the potholes and speed bumps they're going to encounter ahead. I can almost hear him asking, "How have you nurtured your connection today - physically, mentally and emotionally?" According to some psychologists, shared, positive emotions can be 'banked' and drawn on when the relationship hits a rough patch. Today might be a good time to check the balance in that savings account.

For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. 
― Rainer Maria Rilke