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Meanings

3 of Swords

Video Interpretation: 3 of Swords
Key Words: Disappointment, ending or resistance, painful separation, sorrow, heartbreak, grief, rejection, betrayal.
Key Feelings: The feeling of emotional pain that sets memories for life.
Description: This card suggests that you are at a sudden transition point that brings a surprisingly painful emotional discovery. It represents an ending, or rejection of betrayal of some sort that stops you cold in your tracks. The bonds that tie you to someone become severed abruptly. It is a time of sorrow, heartbreak and grief. This card indicates that you might be in a situation that will not be forgotten for a long period of time. In some situations, this card may call out your own thoughts towards another, which if acted upon, will bring equally painful emotions that you will have to hide and suppress from others that will still torment you.
Animal: Deer
Key Words: Gentleness.
Description: This energy brings inquisitive curiosity, unconditional love and fearlessness. Deer overcome blockages in life with love. They 'Love it to death'. Gentleness is the technique that we use to touch hearts and minds. Those that are wounded respond to this gentleness energy. Deer asks you to find gentleness of spirit and to apply it. Gentleness heals. Love people as they are. Fawn carries the gentle summer breeze.
Suit: Swords
Words: Mind, communication, logic, reason.
Description: Swords are about the activities of the mind; thought, communication, logic, reason all fall in this category. The reality is that what happens in the mind is just as real as what happens in the physical plane so things might get confusing for people if they don’t look at all the details. It is the element of consciousness that is controlled and manipulated by the ego that helps direct how we perceive our experiences. It is the interpretation of the statistics. It is the categorizing what we experience.
Number: 3
Words: Imaginative, optimistic, inspiring.
Description: Here we see the expression of energy that drives the imaginative, expressive communicators and artists. There is an amplification of energy for creative uses. The personality traits associated tend to compliment this activity so the people are tolerant, joyful, optimistic, inspiring, talented, jovial, youthful, and dynamic. There is a positive feeling about what is happening and the progress that is being made towards the goals.
Element: Air
Words: Intelligence, power, spirit.
Description: Air is considered the universal power or pure substance. It is the intelligence and the soul that keeps order making the universe predictable. It carries the energy of spirit and fills the soul with ideas to aspire too. It is teaching and learning, communicative and social. It is the bearer of life and is compared to blood. It is considered hot and wet. It is associated with spring.

3 of Swords (↓)

Video Interpretation: 3 of Swords (↓)
Key Words: Releasing pain, optimism, forgiveness, acceptance of pain, pain is a learning opportunity, saying you are sorry.
Key Feelings: The feeling of finally coming to grips with the emotional pain and moving on with your life.
Description: Reversed, this card suggests that you might be at the transition point of coming to grips with a painful situation and you’re learning to cope. This card brings the mature rationality that painful things happen to the best of people. It signifies that emotional experiences are learning opportunities. It may indicate that the triggers that have set you a flame are now tempered with optimism. There may be a building sense of forgiveness or finally the ability to say “I’m sorry”.
Animal: Deer
Key Words: Gentleness.
Description: Reversed, you may feel wounded, trapped or fearful. There may be a strong inability or stubbornness to not being willing to be gentle towards yourself or others. There may be the unwillingness to let go of fears or the inability to find things to love. Make it a point to remember what you love and give it energy in a gentle way. Nurture the positive attributes about yourself.
Suit: Swords
Words: Ego, manipulative, statistics, invalid conclusions.
Description: Reversed, the Swords are about the darker aspects associated with the mind that lead to more inharmonious situations when dealing with the thought processes, communications and logical thinking. These activities tend to break down rather than build things up. Thought processes may loop or become more obsessive. Logic may break down or the thinking process could draw irrational conclusions. There is a strong sense of ego which may create a point of view that is more self-centered. Facts and figures may be exploited to manipulate others into believing your point of view rather than what’s the actual truth. Experiences or memories may be recalled differently than what others remember. Reality tends to be skewed to fit your imagination rather than simply being what it is.
Number: 3
Words: Use of the imagination or communication, artistic endeavors.
Description: This energy drives situations that require the use of the imagination or communication skills. We tend to see artistic endeavors at center stage and feel excited about the progress that has happened so far. The event or activity may come across as creative thus inspiring those that witness it. There may be the expression of talent, jovial, youthful and dynamic activities that leave the observer feeling optimistic regarding what comes next.
Element: Air
Words: Intellectual control, insensitivities, miscommunication, ego.
Description: Air is considered the universal power or pure substance. It is the intelligence and the soul that keeps order making the universe predictable. It carries the energy of spirit and fills the soul with ideas to aspire too. It is teaching and learning, communicative and social. It is the bearer of life and is compared to blood. It is considered hot and wet. It is associated with spring.
In the reversed position, it brings insensitivity or unwillingness to honor emotions. It can be an angel or devil without caring for the outcome. It accentuates selfish or superficial behaviors.