Three of Hearts

The Three of Hearts stands first in the Basic Life Spread of cards. Its symbol is the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. The cause of their fall was temptation, and the Three of Hearts represents this temptation on the most varied levels. Moreover, as the first Card of the Life Spread it embodies the moment of entry into the world of duality and confusion. The experience of the Three of Hearts can be compared to the first landing on some alien planet, where one must think through every step independently. In this connection Threes of Hearts are distinguished by irrepressible curiosity and endowed with superb mental abilities that let them assess and analyse everything that comes into view. They are excellent at communicating and cooperating with representatives of both sexes. They are progressive at work. Often they manage to improve their financial or life position thanks to travel or professional innovations. Threes of Hearts are hard-working and achieve success in any undertaking. But to feel happy, they must travel often or constantly change something in their life. Threes of Hearts have magnificent creative potential and artistic talent. The ability to express themselves is one of their brightest merits. The two most important lessons Threes of Hearts must learn during their life are these: to overcome the fear of poverty and to turn their indecision into a creative approach to work. Threes of Hearts need to believe that if necessary they will always be able to find the means to live. Worry about money (justified or not very) is actually explained by the fact that Threes of Hearts cannot decide what is most important to them in life. Here their innate creative abilities may play a cruel joke on them, turning into a heavy burden of doubts. Such a variety of ideas stands before the Three of Hearts that could be taken up, that not one of them is carried through to the end or brings material stability. The same indecision may underlie difficult, karmically determined love relationships in which Threes of Hearts encounter people with similar traits who make them doubt whether they are loved or not. If the Three of Hearts realises the value of stability and solidity in life, its creative abilities will turn into real talent that will quickly lead to the goal set. Having mastered the notion that giving is no worse than receiving, the Three of Hearts will find happiness in self-giving and trust. And if it devotes itself to questions of metaphysics or religion, it will reach even greater harmony and inner calm.

Relationships of Threes of Hearts with other people

All Threes strive for freedom, wishing to explore the possibilities fate offers them. The Three of Hearts, sharing this quality, is more subject than others to mental and emotional delusions. Trying to understand what and whom they love, a person with this Birth Card often begins to experience doubts and dissatisfaction, even if an ideal partner is beside them. On a deeper level the Three of Hearts symbolises emotional insecurity. The main questions that occupy it are: "Will I be loved?" and "Will I find happiness in love?" The cause of this insecurity is often emotional disappointments experienced in childhood. Sometimes Threes of Hearts feel insecurity in the sexual sphere too, which leads them to experimentation. In their search for wisdom Threes of Hearts often try to grasp the ideas of bisexuality and homosexuality. The first Karma Card of the Three of Hearts is the Ace of Hearts. This means that the Three of Hearts must certainly spend some time alone with itself in order to become more self-sufficient in the emotional sphere. Having learned to turn part of its energy on itself, the Three of Hearts stops caring so desperately about receiving love from other people. And then its love life becomes more joyful and easy, which is what most Threes of Hearts strive for. People with this Birth Card are, as a rule, very attractive and charming, and starting a romantic relationship is not hard for them. The problems begin later. Usually Threes of Hearts are drawn to intellectual partners who are just as indecisive as they are. The Three of Hearts is one of the most inconstant cards in the deck, but this same property can show itself as a capacity for communication and self-expression. The root of this card's inconstancy is in emotional conflicts and fear of attachment. The Three of Hearts must find wisdom in love by testing all possible variants of relationships in practice. This experience will help them cope with indecision and finally achieve success in a romantic union.

Compatibility of Threes of Hearts with other birth cards

Three of Hearts men are drawn to women of the Club suit. Diamond women attract them too. Three of Hearts women often have very complicated relationships with Club and Heart men. Spade men find Three of Hearts women very attractive, but "inconvenient" for living together in other respects.

The creativity and indecision of Threes

All people whose Birth Card is a Three strongly identify themselves with their creative abilities. Being the first in the row of Threes, the Three of Hearts most often makes the mistakes characteristic of a young age (the Heart suit) and from school years is forced to face the harsh truth of life. To understand such people better, one should consider the meaning of the number 3 in more detail. Three is two plus one. The Two symbolises union and completeness, balance and stability, a happy and harmonious couple. This is an innate part of the personality of Threes. In other words, the hidden energy of the Two testifies that Threes highly value partnerships. The feminine principle of the Two lets them be content with what is already in their life — be it a person, a job or an idea. And the One added to the Two is the masculine principle, prompting the Three to go forward and experience new sensations. But the Three does not want to part with what it already has (the Two) for the sake of acquiring new experience. Threes want to possess at the same time both what they have and what they do not have. Other cards with odd numbers are also characterised by a striving for novelty, but the Three differs from them precisely in this wish to keep the old along the way. For the Three of Hearts this may prove a serious problem, especially in personal relationships. Firstly, hardly many partners will be found who agree to the role of "one of many" in the life of a Three. All Threes (and the Three of Hearts in particular) are often forced to deceive partners in order to keep all their numerous ties. Lying takes much strength and causes stress, but thanks to their creative abilities Threes cope with this problem fairly effectively. Further, since Threes constantly change their attachments, they feel insecure and fear that they will not get enough love, but this anxiety leads only to starting new relationships, and in some cases such a cycle may repeat endlessly. The Three gets onto the "carousel of love", which brings almost no real emotional satisfaction, but does give great variety. On the one hand, this is amusing and exciting, but on the other, it can shatter the nerves and lead to emotional breakdowns. The main lesson most Threes should learn is that truly close relationships require dependence. Every person to one degree or another strives for closeness of soul with other people. Only with such closeness can one experience the full depth of mutual love. But having found true love, we begin to become aware of other feelings too, previously hidden from us: fear of loneliness or unwillingness to accept ourselves as we are. So the search for love is fraught with the greatest fear, and that is why we need to lean on another person in order to dare to face this fear and conquer it. It is precisely this hard path that many Threes of Hearts pass. But not all Threes face such trials. Sometimes they manage to overcome their inner fears quickly and fully enjoy true love and closeness with a partner. The Birth Card merely suggests certain patterns of behaviour. Even if these patterns are negative, they can be recognised in one's life and adapted to so that they stop causing us pain. Having met a Three of Hearts or any other Three, we can easily determine how far they have advanced on the path of awareness of their problems. It is enough to ask about their love life!