Chariot Posted September 12, 2022 Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) I just watched a Georgina Toland video, in which she mentioned that the 3 of Swords does not necessarily mean 'heartbreak.' She said it can also mean the victory of the mind over the workings of the heart. Logic kills emotion, etc. I am quite intrigued by this option. Has anybody else here ever used this interpretation? I can see it has possibilities. And the reversed card could mean excessive or inappropriate emotion when a logical or thoughtful response is needed? Makes sense to me. Edited September 12, 2022 by Chariot
maira Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 I think it connects to heartbreak in the sense that sometimes this is a painful process, especially when logic and feelings contradict each other, but for one reason or another you have do choose this route. Another meaning of this card refers to a truth that cannot be unseen and pushes you to challenge your feelings. Again a painful process. It’s all connected.
DanielJUK Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 Most depictions of the card show the Swords going through the heart. I have not watched the video but there is an emotional pain or loss element to it. The logic in the Swords can harm our physical body and our emotions, we think about the loss and it causes more emotions. When we think after we have lost someone or a pet and in mourning or our relationships with loved ones split up, that makes it worse. The thoughts keep the emotional pain going. This card is a lesson to learn. We think when we split up or grieving that we will never move on but we recover! The pain heals but only when we stop running from it and avoiding it, we have to process it and move on. That could be the victory of the mind! Because the risk is you are stuck with the swords through the heart and can never move on, stuck emotionally and logically! I find the reversed card more positive, the swords look like they fall out and there is a release and optimism about life again. But in the upright you have to go through the process of sorrow then you can heal.
November Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 Hi, ''victory of the mind'' meaning perhaps that you're finally able to let your pain out, because logically you know you can't wallow in your grief forever.
Chariot Posted October 7, 2022 Author Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) On 9/21/2022 at 1:51 PM, DanielJUK said: Most depictions of the card show the Swords going through the heart. I have not watched the video but there is an emotional pain or loss element to it. The logic in the Swords can harm our physical body and our emotions, we think about the loss and it causes more emotions. When we think after we have lost someone or a pet and in mourning or our relationships with loved ones split up, that makes it worse. The thoughts keep the emotional pain going. This card is a lesson to learn. We think when we split up or grieving that we will never move on but we recover! The pain heals but only when we stop running from it and avoiding it, we have to process it and move on. That could be the victory of the mind! Because the risk is you are stuck with the swords through the heart and can never move on, stuck emotionally and logically! I find the reversed card more positive, the swords look like they fall out and there is a release and optimism about life again. But in the upright you have to go through the process of sorrow then you can heal. I think the reason I am intrigued by the idea that the card might represent the 'killing' of emotion via thought or intellect, is because the suit of Swords is generally associated with the intellect. Emotions are usually the province of Cups. For example, the 5 of Cups would deal quite well with the notion of grieving. It's maybe not quite such a painful image as the 3 of Swords, but more or less the same idea? Whereas I don't see any other card in the minor arcana that would suggest the triumph of intellect over emotion. The USE of intellect, yes ...but not specifically counteracting emotion. I'm going to play around with this new idea in my readings, and see if it works. It might or it might not. 🙂 Edited October 7, 2022 by Chariot
DanielJUK Posted October 7, 2022 Posted October 7, 2022 it's good to try out new ideas and theories in readings, so do report back how it goes with those meanings 🙂
Strength Posted October 25, 2022 Posted October 25, 2022 I have seen this card as literally "cutting to the heart of the matter". Cold hard logic over emotions, a very Vulcan card.
Strength8 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 I logged in to ask about three of swords (RWS) and any interpretations more than heart break/sorrow- and, this thread was a good read. if a person is using it as one card reading (making up for the sake of getting clarification) and question is on the lines of "what do I need to know about this new business deal I am trying/hoping to make?" or "what do I need to know about potential for future romantic relationship in my life?" and get Three of swords. In business deal query it could mean, keep emotions in check and think logically for it to go well....Or deal won't go well In romantic aspect it could mean, it will end up with a heartbreak Or try healing first before exploring any new relationship
Chariot Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Strength8 said: I logged in to ask about three of swords (RWS) and any interpretations more than heart break/sorrow- and, this thread was a good read. if a person is using it as one card reading (making up for the sake of getting clarification) and question is on the lines of "what do I need to know about this new business deal I am trying/hoping to make?" or "what do I need to know about potential for future romantic relationship in my life?" and get Three of swords. In business deal query it could mean, keep emotions in check and think logically for it to go well....Or deal won't go well In romantic aspect it could mean, it will end up with a heartbreak Or try healing first before exploring any new relationship The thing I like about using this card to mean something other than pure 'heartbreak' is that using your head over your heart might be the right thing to do. Or it might not. This gives room for interpretation, depending on the other cards. If you let your head rule your heart, this can be problematic, but so is the opposite ...letting your emotions/heart overrule what your head is telling you. It might be an idea to use reversals for this dilemma ...if the card is upright it's a good idea to let your head rule your heart, but if the card is reversed, that might be a mistake? Dunno. I'm still waiting for this card to come up in a reading, so I can play with this idea. It's been very elusive though ...which is probably a good thing.
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