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The Star and Strength Birth Cards.

You're quietly strong, and that gives other people hope.

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Personality cardThe Star, card XVII of the 1909 deckHope and healing
Soul cardStrength, card VIII of the 1909 deckCalm courage

The combination

The Gentle Lighthouse.

You're quietly strong, and that gives other people hope. Your Strength card is the strength you keep inside, and your Star card is how other people feel it. You're better at giving comfort than asking for it. When a friend has a breakup or a bad week, you're the one they call. You listen, you don't rush them, and they leave feeling lighter. But when the bad week is yours, you go quiet. You tell yourself it's not a big deal and wait for it to pass. Next time you have a bad week, try telling one person before it passes.

Personality card · XVII

The Star.

Hope comes easily to you, even after a bad year. The Star brings healing, the feeling that things can get better. To others, you're someone who believes that and means it. If a group plan falls apart, you're already listing what can still work. You make people want to try again, even the ones who had given up. You don't fake being positive, so people believe you. That same openness makes you trust fast. Your favorite jacket goes to someone you met last week, and you're surprised when it doesn't come back.

Soul card · VIII

Strength.

Someone you love gets angry at you after a long day, and you answer softly. As your soul card, Strength means calm courage, the kind that stays gentle when things get loud. You'd like to be gentle and strong at the same time. You can let a hard moment pass without making it worse, and that helps people be honest with you. Dogs and small children may like you right away. Your patience has a stubborn side. Once you decide something is worth it, like an old car or a hard friendship, you won't give up on it, even when everyone tells you to.

Who has these birth cards

Your birth cards are The Star and Strength when the numbers in your birth date come to 17. We add your birth month, your birth day, and your birth year split in two, then reduce the total to 21 or less. The Star (17) is your personality card, and its digits add up to Strength (1 + 7 = 8), your soul card.

You also get this pair when the numbers come to 8. A single digit is your soul card, and adding 9 gives your personality card: 8 + 9 = 17.

March 6, 19793 + 6 + 19 + 79 = 107, then 10 + 7 = 17

July 2, 19887 + 2 + 19 + 88 = 116, then 11 + 6 = 17

November 8, 199611 + 8 + 19 + 96 = 134, then 13 + 4 = 17

Calculators that add the full year may give a different personality card.

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