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Program 17-20-3: Secret love

An intimate attachment you do not dare show, which becomes a creative strength as soon as it is acknowledged and shared.

  • hidden desire
  • creative sensitivity
  • owning your tastes
The essentials

Program 17-20-3: Secret love at a glance

A strength

A fine eye for beauty, a delicate understanding of people, a creative mind: these are this person’s assets. When they dare to name what moves them, this secret desire can become a collection, a work, a career. Their openness inspires, because it allows others to own their tastes.

Something to watch

Lying to yourself is the trap: denying a taste, a desire, a love that family or milieu would find strange. As soon as the subject comes near, you get defensive. In a couple, unspoken feelings or a double life breed distrust. Write down what you truly want, then talk about it with one trusted person.

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The card 17
XVII · The Star
The card 20
XX · Judgement
The position
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By Thomas Guilhot · updated

What this program carries

This program gives a fine understanding of women and men alike and great sensitivity.

Its strengths

The person perceives beauty delicately and thinks creatively. When they allow themselves to recognize their deep desires, they can turn a secret attachment into a work, a collection, a new activity, or a business, reveal hidden talents, inspire others through their own openness, and thereby gain recognition and success.

Where it can get stuck

The heart of the program is an attachment one does not dare to admit, because it clashes with what the family or social circle expects: a talent, an original idea, an unusual passion, a hidden love. The person sometimes lies to themselves and denies what they really want; as soon as the subject surfaces, they defend against it. They may, for example, work for one brand and secretly prefer a competitor’s, without telling anyone. In a couple, unspoken feelings, a third party who is never mentioned, even a parallel affair, can set in distrust and a double life.

What helps

Write down what you really want, even if it seems strange. Give this desire a visible form: a collection kept to yourself can become an exhibition, a passion a creative project or an activity. Start by talking about it with one person only, then with your partner. For a woman, the method advises professions geared toward women, inventing something new in them, and kindness toward them; for a man, gentleness, without harshness toward other men or toward a son, and creating for men what is still missing. Do not scold a child for their tastes.

In everyday life

For years, you have secretly collected objects you love and that your circle would find frivolous.

One evening, you take them out of the closet and arrange them on a shelf. You wonder what people will say. You mention it to a friend, who is immediately interested. A few weeks later, you put on a small exhibition at home, and several guests share their own passion.

A symbolic reading of the Destiny Matrix: food for thought about yourself, never a verdict or an established fact.

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How is it calculated?

First calculate all the points of the matrix, then look at each line of three points.

Frequently asked questions: program 17-20-3: Secret love

Does this trio necessarily speak of a hidden love?

Not always in the romantic sense. It can be a talent, an original idea, an unusual passion, a dream career, or a simple taste. The common thread is what is kept quiet for fear of those around you, sometimes for a long time. When this secret concerns a partner, it deserves to be shared with frankness and tenderness.

How can I say what I love without fearing judgment?

Start by writing it down, then tell one kind person. Give this passion a visible form, even a modest one: a page, a shelf, a weekly activity. Little by little, other people’s opinion counts for less than the joy you draw from it. Most loved ones react better than feared.

What if my child’s tastes surprise the family?

Welcome them without mockery or reproach, even if they baffle you. A child whose tastes are respected learns to be themselves, and this freedom will serve them all their life. Show interest, ask questions, offer to join them in their activity. The views of those around often change when parents set the example.

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Illustrations: Nicolas Conver’s Tarot de Marseille, dated 1760, restored by Tarot World Project, CC BY-SA 4.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons — images resized and compressed by Versana.