Three of Swords

A virgin, a mother, and a wizened crone stand before you, the same woman separated by time. The sacred Threes combine the brilliance of a single sun with the balance of binary stars, a bright light of ambition in the swirl of the heavens.

Energy and unity provide fertile ground for ambition; whether that ambition begets success or frustration is a mystery the cards may deign to unravel.

Upright

• Attraction
• Separation
• Eventual enlightenment

You find in another the prospect of greater wings; you do not know that these wings are fragile and your flight together will be short, perhaps curtailed by a third companion to whom your prize is lost.

In established arrangements both romantic and professional, disruption and ending may be in sight, either temporary or permanent. Conflict directed inwards and outwards leads to troubled times.

Take heart in the creativity of the Threes, for though difficult, these events herald growth and positive change. After even the hardest of nights, a new day arrives.

Inverted

• Confusion
• Worry
• Hidden healing

Upheaval surrounds you in matters of the heart, the mind or the material, and the prospect of positive motion may seem distant. Chaos can lead to a new start, but not always; bringing matters to as graceful a conclusion as possible may be a better policy than stubborn perseverance.

Though redemption may seem impossible, the process has begun, and the hardest times of the Three of Swords upright are over. Your flag may still be whipped by the winds around you, but with time and patience those winds shall cease.