Card of the Day for August 21 - Three of Swords
msesheta
Attribution - Saturn in
Libra
Swords is the suit of the intellect. It represents air, authority, thought, reason, justice, truth and ethical principles. It is knowledge, conflict, struggles and turmoil.
Threes are the numbers of
creation, growth, increase, enthusiasm, expansion and flowering.
This is the number of intermingling of opposites to produce a
third independent entity.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
Three swords piercing a heart; cloud and rain behind.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Removal, absence, delay, division, rupture, dispersion,
and all that the design signifies naturally, being too simple and
obvious to call for specific enumeration.
Reversed: Mental alienation, error, loss, distraction, disorder, confusion.
Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Three: For a woman, the flight of her lover. Reversed: A meeting
with one whom the Querent has compromised; also a nun.
UPRIGHT
Conflicts and sorrow, grief,
separation, regret, remorse.
Knowledge can bring great
sadness but would you prefer to have remained ignorant? (Kat
Black)
Abused, mistreated, abandoned.
Heart-broken, failed love.
Love sickness.
Lines have been drawn.
Ill health that wears you down and makes you feel like you can’t cope.
An argument can lead to a separation.
Injustice.
Pessimism, confusion, doubt, sadness.
Dissension.
Learning something you wished you didn’t know.An instinct or intuition that danger lies ahead.
This wasn’t meant to happen.
You need to express the sorrow you feel.
A heart to heart talk.
Mental growth that comes from a painful experience.
Inability to make decisions.
The tension of not knowing is over.
You don’t have to be happy
all the time. Sometimes it’s enough to just be okay.
REVERSED
Being hurt and feeling
betrayed – again.
Expect to run into an old familiar problem.
Bitter memories.
Error.
Meanness and cruelty.
Pessimism.
Remorse.
Confusion, distraction.
Quarrelling, upset and woe.
Deep disappointment.
The separation has occurred but the pain lingers on.
Dwelling on past hurts, lingering regret.
Depression.
There is nothing you can do to resurrect the lost relationship.
Minor surgery or dental treatment.
An apology might be in the works.
GENERAL MEANING: Traditionally, the Three of Swords signified separation or the breakup of a significant relationship, including the tragic emotions that come along with such an event. Some cards show the horizon filled with storm clouds and flashing lightning.The positive side of this card would be the ending of draining or frustrating associations, to become free again. One message this card brings is to cut some things loose. In spite of sentimental memories and emotional attachments, we need to let go of relationships that either cannot live up to their promise or have outlived the pleasure and support we once found in them. (Tarot.com)
1. Morgan Greer
2. Robin Wood
3. Old Path
4. New Palladini
5. Alleged
6. Wheel of Change
