- Suit
- Swords
- Keywords
- Heartbreak • Pain
- Astrology
- Saturn in Libra, 2nd decan
- Yes or no
- No
Heartbreak; a truth spoken that hurts.
Three of Swords upright
Heartbreak; a truth spoken that hurts. Swords belong to air: thought, words and conflict. A Swords card points at a decision or a story you are telling yourself.
Three of Swords reversed
The pain starts to ease; the wound closes, or keeps getting reopened.
A reversed card is not automatically bad news. It can mean the upright meaning is weaker, turned inward, or flipped; the cards around it tell you which.
In love and relationships
Heartbreak; a truth spoken that wounds the relationship.
Work and money
Bad news, or harsh criticism said out loud.
Advice
Trying to shrink the pain delays healing. First, name what happened as it is. Telling one person you can talk to is the fastest way through.
Is Three of Swords yes or no?
No. This card leans toward no, or not like this: what you are asking about runs into the obstacle the card describes.
Astrological correspondence
In the Golden Dawn system, which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was drawn within, Three of Swords corresponds to Saturn in Libra, 2nd decan.
