Card 52 • swords

Three of Swords

Brief Description

The Three of Swords represents attachment to pain and emotional suffering. It signifies self-loathing that leads to self-deception and the tendency to allow oneself to remain in a victim mentality. This card warns against clinging to hurt and encourages moving beyond destructive patterns of thought and behavior.

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Core Meaning

Attachment to pain. Self-loathing leading to self-deception. Allowing oneself to be a victim.

Visual Description

A pale young woman is pressed against a tall, dark vertical post in front of a circular stone wall with a grated opening. She wears minimal, strappy clothing and leather bands; her skin shows scratches and smears of dried blood. A single dark tear runs from one eye as she clutches the post with one hand, partially hiding her face. The card border displays the numeral 3 and the word 'SWORDS' (and translations) at the top and bottom.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Luis Royo

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