Tarot Three of Swords

The Three of Swords
The Lord of Sorrow
Numerical Value: 3

Key Words for Tarot card - Three of Swords

Without fear
Suffering
Sorrow
Integrity
Tension And Stress
Conflict Initiated
Heartbreak
Painful Separation

The three of swords appears at the time when you need to know about a betrayal in your life. You overhear your best friend laughing behind your back. You may find out that your business partner has been cheating you for years. All of a sudden your entire world is turned upside-down. You are shocked, disbelieving and finally heartbroken.

The pictorial image on the three of swords clearly describes this sudden killing pain. You literally feel as if someone has taken a sharp object and stabbed your heart. Even something as small as a snippy remark can feel this way. Notice how this contains just a heart and three swords. When your heart is breaking badly, you feel as if that is all that you are - an open wound.

In readings, the tarot three of swords often represents the nasty little curve balls that life can throw sometimes. Betrayal, separation rejection, abandonment, a reversal of fortune. These hurts are painful because they hit you when you least expect them. If you have drawn this card, you may know what it refers to, but if not, the three of swords is a very valuable warning. It is likely there is something amiss in your life that you are unwilling to acknowledge or are rather unaware of. Curve balls tend to hit us when we're looking just the other way. Examine the situation that you are in carefully. Talk to the various people in your life. Don't take anything or anyone for granted. Listen to your intuition or your inner voice; it will help you locate the crux of the problem.

It is also possible that you maybe contemplating hurting someone else. We are all human, and we all make mistakes, sometimes serious ones. In the end, all we can do is trust in the goodness of life and try to live up to that ideal. When you slip, forgive yourself, and try to forgive others also when its their turn, but, even better, head off trouble before it even arrives.