Three of Swords

To gain a more complete understanding of the Three of Swords, an overview of the suit and number is provided first.       

Overview of the Swords

Aliases: In English, this is the most common.

Element: Air

Zodiac: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra

Playing Card Suit: Spades

Class:  Nobility/Militia

Rules: The Mind or Will

The Swords control the mind or will. When Miss L refer to these qualities, it means that the meaning of each Tarot card in this suit can focus on intellectual questions or issues related to power.

If you want to see all of the Tarot cards in the Swords suit, go to The Swords.

The Swords is the Tarot suit that most people are uncomfortable with. Often connected to negative meanings, the Swords have been given a bad rap.

It's true when you're first learning the meaning of each Tarot card this suit, it seems more than an average number of Tarot cards are dark and brooding.

Just like a physical sword, the Swords have two edges. On the one hand, their energy can be destructive and hard to swallow - especially when it's your life that's being affected.

On the other side, they clear out the junk! Usually, they affect the clutter in your mental attics - the stuff you're not ready to get rid of but don't want to deal with either.

When the Swords appear, they are using their strengths of courage, ideas and power to tell you it is time.

Deal with it and move on!

If you're just learning to read Tarot cards, remember that the position in the Tarot layout as well as the nearby Tarot cards should to guide you (in addition to the meanings for the Tarot cards).

Work from the heart, listen to your gut and develop your intuition.

Don't fear the Swords. Like any medicine, working up the courage to open your mouth and swallow takes longer than it does for the bad taste to fade after.

Synopsis of the Threes

Three is a number of creative success and positive energy.

When you combine the starting energy of One and the balancing energy of Two, you arrive with the happy conclusion of Three.

In many religions, numbers connected to three (3, 6 and 9 particularly) refer to the feminine aspect of the Divine.  In pagan tradition, the three is connected to the three ages of the Goddess, the Maiden, Mother and Crone.

Long regarded in many religions as a holy number, Three contains a vital force and direction all its own.

Upright Meaning of the Tarot Card

Heartache and confusion are present when the Three of Swords appears. 

These relationships were once pleasant and passionate-it may be discovered that there was no depth to sustain them.

Usually, there is some form of betrayal involved. What was beautiful and romantic under the light of the moon is exposed as empty and possibly deceitful in the light of day.                             

Reversed Meaning of the Tarot Card

Emotional stress and anxiety go hand in hand with the Three of Swords reversed.

Relationships are confusing, communication breaks down and it seems that there is only a great deal of emotional pain left to experience.

When this card appears, the relationship has usually ended and healing has begun, even if it seems like the wounds are still raw.

Every ending brings a new beginning.                                           

Tarot Card Keywords:

love triangles, betrayal, breakdown in relationships, reassessment, deception, healing, adultery, emotional stress, anxiety, a desire to go back in time, emotional pain, healing, a new start .

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