8♥ - Eight of Hearts
the card of emotional strength
The Eight of Hearts is the "power of love". This card, like all other Eights, must learn to use its power discriminately and feel responsible for its application. The Hearts Eights have an irresistible charm and magnetism, but if they themselves become dependent on their power, they will begin to use it unwisely and at the expense of other people. Both Karmic Cards of the Hearts Eight are Sevens. This means that if the power is applied incorrectly, karmic retribution will not be long in coming. But the same Sevens endow the Eight of Hearts with spiritual wisdom that can guide their actions in the right direction. By acting justly, the Hearts Eights can rise to true spiritual heights and generously share their love and healing power with other people. After all, the Hearts Eight is also the card of healers, people selflessly giving their spiritual power to others.
The Life Spread of the Eight of Hearts is one of the most favorable in the entire deck. Many people with this Birth Card become famous teachers, artists, and statesmen. Among the cards of their Life Spread are the Ten of Clubs, the Eight of Diamonds, and the King of Spades, which constitute the upper, "crown" row of the main Life Spread system. This is an indication of a huge potential for success and fame. Even at the lowest level, the Eight of Hearts can gain recognition in the circle of their friends and family.
In the area of health, the Hearts Eight can expect some problems if they do not pay enough attention to their physical condition. Many Hearts Eights are so immersed in work and family matters that they forget to take care of their own body. Their first Karmic Card, the Seven of Spades, can bring them serious troubles for neglecting their health. Having such a great potential for success, the Hearts Eights would seem to be able to relax and enjoy life; however, they often choose such an intense pace of life that they simply have no time for rest.
Interestingly, Hearts Eights very often gather a circle of close people (friends or relatives) consisting of exactly eight people. Eight Hearts - "Hearts" - are eight people to whom the Eight of Hearts gives its love. Situations where the Hearts Eight has eight children, eight wives, etc. are not excluded.
People with this Birth Card are very intellectual. They excel at the teaching profession and any occupation that requires good mental abilities. To earn money, they have to work hard, but they will never be left without work. Many Hearts Eights achieve a certain degree of fame in life, especially after the age of 36. Having such a huge reserve of energy at their disposal, they can achieve almost anything, if only their own fears and doubts do not hinder them.
Just like the Hearts Sevens, the Hearts Eights are endowed with enormous power, which they must learn to wisely manage. The Eight of Hearts is the Don Juan of the deck. It is so charming and attractive that everything is in its power. It knows how to express its love for a partner and how to help them feel like a unique individual. The Eight of Hearts itself does not need signs of attention as acutely as many other cards, so in most situations it manages to maintain control over the partner. Therefore, it often breaks off love relationships itself and moves on to another partner if the previous one seemed unsatisfactory in some way.
In marriage, the Hearts Eight can behave aggressively. Women born under the influence of this card often even scare away suitors and admirers with their aggression. Usually, men prefer more meek lovers.
In the area of love life, the Eight of Hearts must always be aware of its actions. If it starts to act unfairly, karmic retribution will be very swift. The Hearts Eight must keep its power under control and use it maturely and wisely. Only in this way can it find happiness in love.
Club men consider relationships with Hearts Eights (especially with women of this Birth Card) very complex. But Diamond men are sympathetic to the Hearts Eights. Hearts Eight men are attracted to women of their own suit and are usually well compatible with them, except for the Hearts Jack, who can play the role of "bad luck" in their lives.
Being born under the influence of the Eight of Hearts means possessing enormous power in the emotional sphere. With such power, the Hearts Eight can easily achieve anything from the people around them. It can envelop any person in admiration and adoration. If it wishes, its partner will feel like the most beautiful and desirable person in the world. This is a powerful weapon, and the Hearts Eight can use it at its discretion. Richard Gere and John F. Kennedy Jr. were born under the influence of this card. Both were heartbreakers.
At a certain level, all Eights must learn to draw a line between the right and wrong application of their power. Of course, each Birth Card is associated with a certain type of energy, but in the case of the Eights, this innate energy manifests itself most vividly.
The Hearts Eights quickly discover the source of this power within themselves. They understand that they can use it to satisfy their emotional needs or achieve other goals. Men with this Birth Card can become professional fraudsters or seducers. But they can also become professional healers or counselors. It all depends on the worldview and value system of a particular person.
People who are not aware of the karmic law of cause and effect will most likely abuse their power. But both the Karmic Cards of the Eight of Hearts are the Sevens: the Seven of Spades and the Seven of Hearts. The Sevens are the most spiritual cards in the deck, and they always create problems for us if we act irresponsibly. In the case of the Hearts Eight, they indicate that no abuse of power will go unpunished.
The scope of the power of the Hearts Eight is limited to the power of personal relationships. Hearts are the first suit in order, and they have no power over the other suits. But the other suits have power over the Hearts. The power of a person born under the influence of the Eight of Hearts can only affect the "inner child" hidden in our soul. Trying to manipulate other people, the Hearts Eight can deprive a person of its attention, shame them, or make them feel unworthy of love in general. Often, the Hearts Eights love to work or communicate with children, as they have the most power over them. Adults whom they manage to manipulate are usually either extremely insecure or dependent on the Hearts Eight due to emotional attachment. If a person's "inner child" is well developed, the manipulations of the Hearts Eight will have no effect on him. And if a person clearly adheres to their beliefs and knows what truth is for them, they will easily cope with all the problems that a low-level Eight of Hearts can create for them.
At a high level, the Hearts Eights can use their magical gift to help other people. If they are guided by wisdom, they can work real miracles in their lives and in the lives of all the people they come into contact with.