Card 52 • swords

Three of Swords

Brief Description

The Three of Swords signifies sorrow and a broken heart, a sense of loneliness and isolation. It speaks to betrayal and emotional pain but also the necessity of overcoming and purging this anguish to heal and rise again.

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Image Description

Here, the great strength and beauty of the swan is shattered by betrayal. She sheds bloody tears for the wounded heart. She is not a helpless creature – she will fiercely fight to protect herself or her young, but there is as yet no sign of struggle; perhaps she has sacrificed herself. She has stepped forward alone and laid down her defense. Was it pain and suffering that made her do this?

Meaning

The Three of Swords represents sorrow and a broken heart. It embodies a feeling of loneliness, separation, and isolation. There is no one to bring comfort or extend a helping hand. Has everyone abandoned during the greatest need? The world has left and betrayed, turning away from the destruction of beauty and the fracture of a fragile emotional state. Overcome the pain; the cry of the heart may be a necessary cleansing. Let this agony flow out; purge yourself of the dark blood, then lift white wings to dance with the Heavens once again.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Barbara Moore

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