Nine of Hearts as a Birth Card

People of this card are generous and humane. They feel for strangers as well as for those close to them, and often devote themselves to people who need help. Their heart is large and open.

But the Nine of Hearts has to learn to let go. People come and go, expectations don't always come true, and the ability not to cling to them gives it real freedom.

• Humanity. You care what happens to others.
• Generosity. You give time, strength and attention without counting.
• A wide heart. You accept people as they are.
• Forgiveness. You don't hold grudges and let the past go.

This card's weak spot is disappointment. The person pours their soul into people and expects the same back, and when it doesn't come, they feel let down.

Sometimes the Nine of Hearts is so busy with the world that it forgets those close by. Universal love shouldn't leave the people beside you without warmth.

In relationships you are generous and big-hearted. You are ready to give your partner a lot and forgive easily. You want love that is open to the world, not closed in on itself.

Don't expect your partner to love the way you do. Everyone has their own measure, and it doesn't mean you are loved less.

The Nine of Hearts is drawn to work where it can help many: charity, medicine, social work, teaching, psychology, community work, the arts.

Money is secondary for it: what matters is feeling that the work changes people's lives for the better.

The Nine closes the number cards of the suit before the Ten. Its days run from the end of summer to December 22, the winter solstice, when the year lets go of the light in order to find it again.