Three of Wands
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.
A merchant watches from a rise as his ships work the sea
What was launched is growing and coming back
Impatience as the wait stretches
The ships are already sailing — ready the harbour meanwhile
As your card of the day
If Three of Wands is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “What was launched is growing and coming back”. When it tips toward “Impatience as the wait stretches”, remember the way the picture draws: The ships are already sailing — ready the harbour meanwhile.
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.