The combination of your 8 Expression, 8 Personality, and 9 Heart's Desire is one of the most extreme number combinations possible. Although it has great potential for success, especially in the areas of business and art, it will require time and effort to align your strengths and talents. This may be a difficult task because one side of your character is in alignment and the other is pushing in the opposite direction.

Your Expression number describes your talents, abilities, and shortcomings, especially as they relate to your career and productive life. Your Personality is the part of you people notice when you first meet - the "outer" reflection of who you are. An 8 in these positions gives you drive, ambition, authority, vision, leadership, and a practical, realistic perspective on all things material. You understand the power of money not as an end but as a means. As a result, you are not as attached to material gain as most people are. You use money as a tool. This allows you to take risks without allowing the fear of losing it to inhibit your vision. You see the big picture and carry the authority and confidence necessary to realize your goals.

You possess another side to your character as well - the influence of your 9 Heart's Desire. Your Heart's Desire indicates what you like and dislike and reveals what makes you truly happy. The 9 is the opposite of all that the 8 represents. Where your 8 Expression is ambitious and results-oriented, your 9 Heart's Desire is ready to sacrifice without reward, an idealist concerned with humanitarian issues.

You are in a position where your talents and strengths (described by your 8 Expression) support the type of profession your heart may find unfulfilling. This is not unlike a person possessing great talent in math or science who dislikes computers or laboratories and would be more fulfilled as a landscape architect. At first glance, landscaping may seem to be a waste of talent and ability. However, math skills combined with a passion for design might serve to create complex and innovative works. This could satisfy both ability and inner desire.

In your case, ~first~, you possess the (possibly) conflicting traits of the 8 and 9. Your chart combines the practical business skills of the 8 Expression with the compassionate 9 Heart's Desire. The 9 is nicknamed the Mother Teresa number. This suggests your happiness lies in sacrifice, compassion, a global consciousness, and a desire to devote your life to the betterment of others. However, these attributes are not commonly found in the typical business executive (reflected in your very capable 8 Expression). Your conflicting traits may struggle for priority. Take time to decipher the best career path for you.

If you find a way to merge your business savvy with your inborn desire to do something worthwhile, you will be on the track to success. Politics, law, or large non-profit organizations might satisfy this combination. The 9 is also one of the most artistic numbers. Architecture, interior design, and graphic or fashion design would please your creative side. Professions where art is applied in a practical, highly commercial manner fit these categories. You will be most satisfied, however, if your work benefits others in some way. Alternately, if your career does not provide an outlet for your giving 9, give part of your personal time to fulfill this aspiration.

You are probably attracted to people who are down-to-earth, have a strong idealistic side, and are not afraid to speak their minds. You do not care for dreamers who only dream. You care about a better tomorrow, and you believe a practical approach is needed to bring about change.

Some people consider you aloof and hard to read (due to your 9 Personality) and there is some truth to that. However, you can be jovial and social when you want to be. The outward expression of romance may not be your forte, but you take commitment seriously. You are loyal to a fault, but as a parent or a spouse, you may need to guard against letting your professional life overshadow your personal life. The ambitious 8 is easily tempted to let career and business take too high a priority.

Now let's look at each of your core numbers individually.