You know, it’s not often that you can smile a bit when a reversed card shows up in a tarot spread. While the older, traditional meanings of doom and gloom for reversed cards have been replaced by more contemplative interpretations, in general, the reversed cards still serve as a “Huh, well, there’s something going on, isn’t there” moment. Not so with the Three of Swords reversed. While there is one interpretation that could be seen as a warning, in general, this is a pretty good card to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The threes, remember, are about finally\ngetting on with your plans and getting down to business. They signal a\nbeginning in a way; for example, the Three of Pentacles shows steady work, but\nit’s the work you’re doing to stabilize the financial ups and downs of the Two\nof Pentacles. So in a way, you’re beginning your journey away from that\nfinancial instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Three of Swords – remember, Swords are\nair and intellect\/logic\/words – the journey is more painful. The card is most\ncommonly interpreted as “sorrow” in many decks, and you’re beginning\nyour journey away from the peace of the Two of Swords into the sorrowful\nrealization of the Three of Swords. It’s a disappointing journey that’s going\nto stick with you for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what if you pull the Three of Swords\nreversed? Believe it or not, you’ve gotten a good card. There is one – one<\/em> – possibly negative interpretation,\nand that’s that you’ve got a lot of negative thoughts rattling around in your\nhead that you should really get under control. It’s not a card of depression or\nworry, just a tap on the shoulder to tell you to knock it off. Things – and you\n– are not as bad as they seem, and brighter times could arrive if you’d just\nexamine the self-talk you’ve been giving yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But chances are that your spread will call for\na much more positive meaning. The sorrow is lifting, the fall has stopped. Take\na look at that card imagery. In many decks, you have a heart pierced by three\nlarge swords. The swords often seem to come down from all corners, indicating\nhow overwhelming the sorrow has been. In the reversed case, those three swords\nnow point up, with their tips intertwined like they were poles holding up a\ntent. The heart has still been pierced, but the swords seem to have stopped the\nheart’s fall. And best of all, the dark clouds of the upright card are now\npillowy and soft ground that is much safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is support in this card. You’ve still\nhad a terrible experience (represented by the still-pierced hearts), but your\ndescent into sadness is over. It’s time to recover and heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And even if things don’t feel like they’re\ngetting better, you’re now in a place to deal with whatever is going on. You\ncan get the therapy you need, or you can begin the process of separating from\nwhatever caused pain. Sometimes a divorce is good and necessary, and it’s the\nonly way to start to make your life better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The one drawback to this card is that it can\nbe a little harder to figure out who is causing the sadness and who will\nrecover. It’s a very personal and emotional card for the Swords, even though it\ndoes still indicate a logical approach after an emotional upheaval. No matter\nwhere the card shows up, it has the potential to involve you heavily. For example,\nif the card shows up in a spot indicating someone else, it could mean that\nperson will disappoint you, or you’ll disappoint that person – or, it could\nindicate the person who will help you heal and remedy the situation. It only\ngets more confusing in other spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, the overall influence is that of\nsomething getting better now, and the bad stuff being in the past. A\nprofessional tarot reading will help you narrow down just what or who the card\nrefers to. This is a card that you want to get good detail about lest you get\noverconfident about the wrong aspect of the situation.\n\nThe Three of Swords reversed is a bit of a relief,\ngiven how negative some other reversed cards can get. It’s now time to start\nlooking at ways to make your life more positive and repair the damage done.\nCliches about diamonds and pressure aside, you will find that this tough\nsituation has helped you in a way and taught you more about yourself – but you\ndo need to break out of any self-defeating habits.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You know, it’s not often that you can smile a bit when a reversed card shows up in a tarot spread. While the older, traditional meanings of doom and gloom for reversed cards have been replaced by more contemplative interpretations, in general, the reversed cards still serve as a “Huh, well, there’s something going on, …<\/p>\nPersonal Confusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n