Three of Swords
The Three of Swords calls for detachment from painful choices, requiring personal decisions and acceptance. It symbolizes the courage needed to take action and the importance of not stressing over made decisions. This card frequently appears for people facing significant transitions, such as leaving home or moving to a new place.
Keywords
Personal Decision
The card calls for breaking away from torturous attempts to make a choice. This decision is a personal matter, so if there is a desire, one should act accordingly, and if not, retreat. The beginning of action may require determination, but once the choice is made, there is no need to worry about it.
Illustration
In the illustration, a woman cannot decide whether to stay in the house to repair it and make it a comfortable home or to search elsewhere. Evaluating opportunities is part of decision-making, considering both attractive and unpleasant aspects.
Refinement of the Choice
But there's no need for self-agony. In the illustration, the woman stands on the threshold of the unknown. Whether she leaves or stays, takes the first step or not, is a question of choice. There might be feelings of sadness and loss that led to this situation, but they should not affect the final decision to act or not.
Uncertainty
The situation remains uncertain until the first step is taken, and then the path becomes clearer. This card may appear to people who are leaving their homes for a long time or those moving to a new place.
Symbolism
Near the lake grows motherwort, which indicates confidence, protection, and reflection of negativity. In the pond swims a swan, a symbol of transformation, changes, search, and manifestation.
Upright Meaning
Entering a new path requires courage, unfinished business, absence, separation, a thoughtful resolution of conflicts and problems, new life, independence, transition, upheaval, discarding fears for the sake of decisive action.
Reversed Meaning
Fear of losses, confusion, discord, disagreements, evil is near.
Keywords
Torturous choice.
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