Three of Swords
Affirmation
I learn from failures and setbacks.
Symbolic Attributes
- Element:
- Arcana:Minor Arcana
- Suit:Swords
- Archetype:
- Numerology:3 (The Result: expression, productivity, output)
- Hebrew Alphabet:
Keywords
Description
Three swords piercing a heart; cloud and rain behind.
Light Meaning
- Being brave enough to see things as they really are
- Exercising your critical eye
- Being your own best critic
- Acknowledging that things don't always turn out as planned
- Moving past heartbreak to embrace a painful truth
Shadow Meaning
- Wallowing in despair
- Allowing yourself to be completely crushed by the thoughts, words, or deeds of another
- Judging yourself too harshly
- Holding yourself to an unrealistic standard of excellence
- Wearing your heart on your sleeve while carrying a chip on your shoulder
Questions to Ask Yourself
- •How can I get past my depression?
- •To what extent are my emotions a matter of choice?
- •How can I learn from the mistakes of the past?
Personal Meaning
You are currently headed for trouble and betrayal. You might yourself be contemplating hurting someone, and this card challenges you to carefully consider your motives and actions before you go ahead.
You have felt the effects of hurt or betrayal, or you have yourself hurt someone. Realize that everyone makes mistakes. Forgive yourself or the other person. Try to heal the situation and move on.
You are either feeling the effects of hurt or betrayal, Be careful, also, not to lash out at others and hurt them, no matter how betrayed you may feel.. If you have already acted in a hurtful way, realize that everyone makes mistakes. Forgive yourself, try to heal the situation and move on.
Personal Reversed Meaning
This is a loud warning that your planned course of action, is setting yourself up for a major fall that will leave you hurt and bleeding. Do everything you can now to prevent future trouble.
By your refusal to face reality, or by proceeding with a dubious course of action, you set yourself up for a major fall that left you hurt and bleeding. All you can do now is try to heal the situation and move on.
This is a loud warning that you are, by your refusal to face reality, or by proceeding with your planned course of action, setting yourself up for a major fall that will leave you hurt and bleeding. Do everything you can now to prevent future trouble.
Fortune Telling
- •Breakups and infidelity abound
- •What hurts now, though, will turn out to be good for you later on