The Three of Swords tarot card photographed outdoors

The Deck · Swords

Three of SwordsSwords · Minor Arcana

Upright meaning

Clean, specific pain. The Three of Swords is heartbreak or a truth that hurts precisely because it is accurate.

Reversed meaning

The beginning of healing, or a hurt held on to long past its usefulness.

On the card

This deck names it Three of swords.

In love

Betrayal, separation, or an honest wound.

In work

Harsh feedback that happens to be right.

In yourself

Let it hurt, and let it pass.

HeartbreakSorrowPainful truthBetrayalGrief
A tarot card photographed in the field

Venus in Retrograde

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