Three of Swords

Three of Swords — Minor Arcana, from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

hurt, plain bad news, heartache

Something painful and unambiguous. The card does not soften it, and pretending otherwise will not help.

In a yes or no reading, Three of Swords upright answers no.

Reversed

the worst passing, healing, releasing hurt

The sharpest part is over. What remains is recovery, which is slower and much less dramatic.

In a yes or no reading, Three of Swords reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. Three of Swords can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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