Minor Arcana: Threes
Three of Cups, upright
- reunions, celebrations- birthday, wedding, graduation
- socializing, festivities, happy times
- spending quality time with family and friends, enjoying
- circle of friends you turn to when you need support
- going around as a couple
- reuniting with an old friend or past person
- celebrating change in position for job perhaps
- try not to get too carried away financially while socializing (too generous)
- collaborate with others and inspire one another to achieve more
- pursue creative group activity
- good time to connect with others, and be creative
Three of Cups, reversed
- cancelled party, big event
- too busy, no time to socialize or go out with friends
- losing touch, growing apart
- gossip and envy is hidden in circle, careful
- short lived romantic relationships
- third party may be trying to ruin things
- events may not go as planned workwise
- toxic work environment
- independence, alone time
- might feel forced to conform to group
- maybe you’ve worked so hard you didn’t take time off to spend with family and friends, maybe you need that
- try to reconnect with those you truly care about
- people aren’t supporting you during hard time…backstabbing
- be careful of who you trust
Three of Swords, upright
- heartbreak or separation
- pain from loss, “heart is pierced”
- a low point, sad situation, conflict
- rejected, hurt
- taking people’s words to heart, try to recognize they’re just others’ opinions
- why are you getting triggered?
- betrayal, disappointment, maybe third party situation
- try to stay level-headed, think logically to reduce the emotional pain
- have to make clear respectful discussions to work on something, it will be tough
- past pain is still holding you back so can’t focus on new love yet
- remember pain/grief is a part of life, so that we can enjoy the happy times
- the pain is temporary
- from pain, we learn to not make certain mistakes in the future
- this will make you stronger, it was meant to be a lesson
- you can rise again and create the future you want
- stress in financial situation may result, might need to split assets
Three of Swords, reversed
- pay close attention to your inner thoughts
- maybe you’re really self critical
- try to be gentle on yourself, you wouldn’t say these harsh words to friends and family so why hurt yourself with them
- shift negative energy to more positive ones
- Look within and reflect, is there something you can change to better yourself maybe?
- time has passed since the pain or hurtful situation and you’re recovering!
- maybe reconciliation with person
- you can open up, let go of pain, able to forgive and forget
- moving past a period of isolation and loneliness from the pain
- or, maybe it means you’re unable to move past the pain still, holding onto it
- you need to free yourself, don’t get stuck in the moments of sadness for too long
- try to accept circumstances and move forward toward new opportunities
- feel the pain, let it happen, then release it
- how am I suffering, how can I get rid of it and learn from it?
- think before speaking so you don’t regret
- try to be the peacemaker, be calm
Three of Wands, upright
- things are progressing steadily, because you’ve set a good foundation
- confident, looking ahead
- plans growing smoothly
- making bold choices at work
- taking a chance to do something you usually wouldn’t
- study, travel, learning opportunities to keep broadening your horizons
- travel/exploring together with partner
- start thinking long-term
- how to open doors to more development?
- how else to allow self-exploration?
- have to embrace change
- stay committed to your path, and go beyond comfort zone
- enjoying freedom, experiencing life
Three of Wands, reversed
- disappointed with choices made
- not reaching achievements you’ve hoped to
- lack of growth, lack of progress
- unexpected delays
- creative blockages
- someone feels restricted or held back
- about travel, going abroad
- failed long distance relationship
- holding onto past, haunted by it
- cancelled travel or work plans
- feeling frustrated due to no opportunity for growth (maybe in work, project)
- feeling stuck in one place
- too much going on, so finances are going bad too
- illness while abroad? be careful
- need a lot more time than you thought
- waiting on others before completion of something
- didn’t prepare for challenges ahead
Three of Pentacles, upright
- working together, teamwork is important to achieve desired results
- everyone has something to offer despite their differences
- you know what you want to create and have the plans, you’re working on it now
- may have reached first big milestone
- you have the capabilities and resources
- you are competent- just see how much you’ve already been doing
- improving your qualifications at work
- growing, hard work, building
- staying determined to push forward
- putting in the effort required to make a relationship work
- seeking help from others
- learning and figuring things out about each other
Three of Pentacles, reversed
- not learning from mistakes
- unwilling to put in more effort or learn
- lack of harmony, not on the same page as others on the team
- not sure what you’re doing due to being overwhelmed
- poor work ethic, not trying to learn more
- where’s the determination or effort or commitment?
- not giving your best
- lack of motivation is leading to bad quality of work
- reacting defensively to criticism
- collaboration might not being going well
- lack of growth due to lack of effort
- some team members trying to push for superiority
- mundane job, feeling underappreciated
- want to just do it yourself, not count on others
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