Description
Overall Concept:
The Three of Swords represents heartbreak, sorrow, and emotional pain. It symbolizes a piercing truth or wound that brings grief, often related to relationships or painful realizations.
Modern Interpretation:
This card speaks to emotional release, often through sadness, betrayal, or separation. Though painful, it can mark a necessary clearing of the heart. In modern readings, it reflects loss, disappointment, or emotional healing in progress—and encourages acknowledgment of pain as a step toward recovery.
Traditional Keywords:
Heartbreak, sorrow, betrayal, grief, emotional pain, separation
Reversal Possibilities:
Healing, forgiveness, emotional release, lingering pain, suppressed sadness