STUDY
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Ace of Hearts combines Ace themes of initiation, singular desire, and the first spark of a cycle with Hearts themes of emotion, love, relationship, and heartfelt connection.
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Wearing one's heart on one's sleeve; being transparent with one's feelings
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Emotionally expansive; charming and charismatic
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Self-absorbed behavior as if others' lives should revolve around one's desires
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Restless, fickle, and easily distracted; needing continual stimulation
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Feeling profoundly and existentially lonely inside the singular depth of one's heart
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Acting cocky and confident, but privately collapsing in insecurity
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Emotional mastery and personal wisdom; able to initiate resolutions with love
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Doing what one love to the best of one's ability and feeling content with one's own effort
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Money and status hungry; desperate for the validation and status symbols of success
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Feeling hopelessly insecure, like one'll never ever arrive at "success"
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Putting so much pressure on oneself to succeed that one wilt under one's own pressure
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Scattering one's ambitions and investments too widely; spreading oneself too thin
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Triumphant and generous in "victory;" giving to others from one's own bounty
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Disconnected from one's own deep passions and unexpressed sexual desires
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Petty outbursts and stormy acting-out behavior can derail the relationship
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Hiding inside a lonely solitude to avoid the messy emotions of human connection
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Turning one's lover into one's rival and vying for control so that one can "win" safety for one's heart
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A healthy balance of personal solitude, personal desires, and shared communion
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Unaware of how much one's own feelings impact one's physical wellbeing
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Trying so hard to be selfless and altruistic that one burn oneself out
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The weight of making important life decisions depresses one and paralyzes one
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Finding one's authentic, steady alignment by marching to the beat of one's own drum