Nine of Hearts

The Nine of Hearts is the card of great accomplishments, great losses, or both together. Like its "mirror" card, the Seven of Diamonds, it is connected with the number of spirituality, so its achievements rarely prove personal: to achieve success it must build the right hierarchy of its desires. The Nine of Hearts is under the double influence of Saturn, and this means that for the slightest deviation from truth and justice swift and at times cruel retribution overtakes it. All Nines have come into our world in order to settle finally the debts of the past, pay the bill — and move on. In the case of the Nine of Hearts this means the completion of certain key relationships with people, equivalent to passing certain stages in the development of the soul. If the Nine of Hearts resists this necessity, it will perceive the completion of important relationships as a disappointment or loss, and not as the achievement it really is. The life path of the Nine of Hearts consists of spiritual lessons. Those Nines of Hearts who heed the higher call will be rewarded for it with a relatively happy life; those who follow their fears and the wish to escape reality will undergo painful trials. It is quite likely that in certain periods of life the Nine of Hearts will live through significant financial losses, but this should be understood not as a tragedy but as the payment of old debts. Nines of Hearts are generous and selfless people, ready to share their spiritual wealth with the whole world. An innate wish to help others leads them to the profession of advisers and consultants. But they should still show prudence and not sacrifice themselves too zealously. Nines of Hearts are endowed with unsurpassed inventiveness and creative talents that can be applied with great success in any field of science or business life. Part of their task is the wise use of these talents and the ability to refrain from dishonesty and fraud. The Nine of Hearts is either a very happy, generous person, or a sufferer whose life is a continuous series of problems and troubles. But it should be remembered that a person is always able to choose the higher path for themselves, even working with such a problematic Birth Card as the Nine of Hearts.

Relationships of the Nine of Hearts with other people

If people with this Birth Card have not chosen to act on the higher level of the number nine, their love life proves almost the most complicated and painful among all the cards of the deck. The Nine of Hearts is doomed to losses in this area, and only by the right attitude to these losses can it turn them into achievements. Nines of Hearts are restless and overly emotional. They often change their mind about what kind of personal relationships they need, or attract partners unable to devote themselves to sincere love. The Nine of Hearts tends to create strong codependency with a partner in personal relationships; "saviour–victim" relationships are characteristic of it, which creates many problems and complicates the solution of the real life tasks that arise in certain situations. If the Nine of Hearts stops repeating to itself that it does everything to help its partner, it will discover the truth faster and find the happiness it desires.

Compatibility of the Nine of Hearts with other birth cards

Nine of Hearts men feel sympathy for Spade women; a good marriage is possible with a Five of Spades. Nine of Hearts women more often find their happiness with men of their own suit, although relationships with Club men may also prove interesting and fruitful.

The Nine of Hearts and the Seven of Diamonds — Karmic Spiritual Twins

The Nine of Hearts is one of four special Birth Cards called "semi-fixed". These four cards divide into two pairs, within which quite special relationships exist. One of these two wonderful pairs is the Nine of Hearts and the Seven of Diamonds. In some ways these two cards are complete opposites of each other, and at the same time they have very much in common. In the Life Spread the Seven of Diamonds is under the double influence of Venus, which symbolises contentment, beauty, an abundance of material comforts and pleasures. And the Nine of Hearts experiences the double influence of Saturn, which gives completely opposite properties. Saturn embodies limitations, karmic debts and hard life lessons. So, in the Life Spread these two cards are at different ends of the spectrum. But in the Yearly Spreads each of these cards moves every year to the opposite position. In other words, if at birth they were located in the Life Spread as described above, the very next year they change places. The Nine of Hearts passes under the double influence of Venus, and the Seven of Diamonds under the double influence of Saturn. This continues all their life. This phenomenon is inherent only in these two cards and distinguishes them from all other cards of the deck. Since the Seven of Diamonds and the Nine of Hearts change places every year, their life experience is often almost the same. At times both experience rises and the favour of fortune, and at times pass through painful lessons and solve hard problems. Both tragic emotional losses (Nine of Hearts) and enormous financial gains (Seven of Diamonds) await them. Both cards are highly spiritual, both are connected with spiritual numbers, and their success in life largely depends on how far they have managed to integrate a spiritual philosophy into their way of life. If the Nine of Hearts meets a Seven of Diamonds on its path, they have a chance to create a unique close relationship. Since these two cards are so closely connected with each other and have so much in common, the potential of their interaction is extremely great. Having united, they can reach the heights of true love. The main factor of their relationship, as a rule, becomes the principle of mirror reflection. If they have not learned to accept and acknowledge frankly certain traits of their own personality, a crack may appear in their partnership, or even a complete break. But if they know how to love themselves, their union will have no equal in strength of feeling and stability.