Card 52 • swords

Three of Swords

Brief Description

III OF SWORDS signifies betrayal, sacrifice, heartbreak, and sorrow, often arising from blind trust in others. It acknowledges that pain is temporary and that trusting again may lead to further hurt, reflecting the cyclical nature of human error and disappointment. In reverse, the card points to healing, optimism, forgiveness, and release, emphasizing that grief is a process rather than a permanent state. Though scars may never fully heal, the card urges letting go of what causes persistent pain so recovery can begin.

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III OF SWORDS

Upright

▲ Betrayal, Sacrifice, Heartbreak, Sorrow Blind trust in others can lead to hurt, as they'll eventually let us down. To err is human, and pain is temporary. You'll trust again and be hurt again.

Reversed

▼ Healing, Optimism, Forgiveness, Release Hurt, sadness, even betrayal are all parts of life. The scars may never heal, but grief is a process, not a state of being. Stop clinging to what hurts you.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Brenda Ho, Weird Works

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