Minor Arcana · Swords · III · Air
Three of Swords — tarot meaning
growth, first result — in thought, truth and conflict
Upright
Heartbreak in the open. The painful truth, seen plainly and survived.
Reversed
Healing after the storm — or pain held and never aired.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.