Three of Swords
Upright
The pierced heart. Heartbreak, painful truth, grief, separation.
heartbreak · painful truth · grief · separation
Reversed
Recovery; forgiveness; releasing an old wound.
recovery · forgiveness · releasing an old wound
In astrology
Three of Swords is Saturn in Libra ♎︎ — the second ten degrees of the sign, roughly 3–12 October. Saturn brings limits, time, structure; Libra is cardinal air.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Three of Swords falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Three of Swords turns up — and in which position.