Three of Swords
Minor Arcana · Swords

Three of Swords

KeywordsHeartbreak, parting, betrayal, sorrow

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

Three swords pierce a heart under rain

Bright face

A pain named exactly — which is how it heals

Shadow

Replaying the wound until it grows

Way through

Swords go in — and can be drawn out; healing starts there

As your card of the day

If Three of Swords is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “A pain named exactly — which is how it heals”. When it tips toward “Replaying the wound until it grows”, remember the way the picture draws: Swords go in — and can be drawn out; healing starts there.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.