Card 52 • swords

Three of Swords

Brief Description

The 3 of Swords shows the Bleeding Heart, a direct symbol of pain, suffering, and heartache. The eye in the image denotes consciousness, implying an acute awareness of emotional wounds. The rose represents perfection, suggesting recognition of beauty or completeness even amid sorrow. Together, these symbols point to painful emotional clarity and the presence of both suffering and heightened awareness.

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Meaning

The Bleeding Heart — the eye is consciousness and the rose — perfection — pain, suffering, heartache.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Robert M. Place, Rosemary Ellen Guiley

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