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Three of Swords Tarot Meaning

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Welcome to part 10 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Three of Swords – a card that illustrates the violent intersection of mind and heart, where thoughts create feelings. Painful clarity about a situation and a heart that needs healing are the themes of this complex Tarot chapter.

Suit = Swords
Element = Air (mind, intellect, thoughts, communication)
Number 3 – triad, trinity, harmony, coming together, working together, things taking form

Keywords:

heartbreak, mental anguish, emotional pain, realization, mourning

Meaning (Upright):

The Three of Swords indicates a heart that is in need of healing. Perhaps you’ve experienced a major loss or disappointment and need to grieve and process any difficult emotions. This card reminds you that your thoughts and feelings are intimately connected!

This card can come up when we finally take off the rose coloured glasses and see things as they are and not just how we want to see them. You finally have clarity, although maybe you wish you didn’t!

Symbols:

Heart with 3 swords piercing it = intersection of mind (swords) with emotion (heart, water)
Your thoughts causing pain and suffering

rain = water/emotion, release, cleansing, emotional storm

clouds = a gloomy mental state

Advice & Messages

The Three of Swords tells you to look at a situation clearly and take off the rose coloured glasses. Be willing to see things as they are and not just how you want to see them! This might be difficult to do, but do your best to accept the facts and process and release any emotional pain.

The Three of Swords reminds you to notice how your thoughts often create your moods and emotions and be gentle with yourself if you’re going through some mental and emotional suffering. Your heart is in need of healing right now.

External vs Internal meanings

External = being betrayed, disappointed and/or heartbroken by a person or situation

Internal = thoughts causing emotional pain

Reversed

If the Three of Swords appears reversed, it can indicate that you’re refusing to see things clearly and/or that you’re crafting a story in your head that doesn’t exactly match reality and is only causing more pain. It suggests you may even be amping up your negative emotions with your own inner monologue.

Alternatively, a reversed Three of Swords can show difficulty letting go of heartbreak and processing and releasing the associated emotions.

Journalling Questions:

♥ How does this card show up in your life right now?
♥ How are your current thoughts affecting your feelings?
♥ When it comes to heartbreak and emotional anguish – what story are you telling yourself? Does that narrative create healing or more pain?
♥ When was the last time you shifted from seeing things how you wanted to, to how they actually were?

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Three of Pentacles Tarot Meaning

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Welcome to part 9 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Three of Pentacles – a card that’s all about doing meaningful work, finding your dharma, collaborating with others and being paid for your skills.

Suit = Pentacles
Element = Earth (physical, body, health, money, work, material world)
Number 3 – triad, trinity, harmony, coming together, working together, things taking form

Keywords:

Collaboration, meaningful work, dharma, plan–design–physically create

Meaning (Upright):

The Three of Pentacles is all about collaboration and work. It’s about collaborating with others to work on a project or shared vision and it’s also about collaborating with spirit by finding work that has meaning for you and makes use of your unique skill set, interests and abilities.

The Three of Pentacles shows us that work can also be a path to develop the soul and connect to spirit.

Symbols:

Triangles = triad, trinity, action/creating
Upright triangles = fire, action
Upside down triangle = water, receptivity
Anvil = creation tool, physically creating
3 Pentacles in arch = money connected to an establishment, creative work done for a salary or commission
Blueprint/plans = having a plan

3 different people:
Monk = leadership, vision, spirit
Architect = design, plan
Carver = physical work, creation

Advice & Messages

The Three of Pentacles will often appear in a reading to encourage you to collaborate with others and to stop trying to do it all alone! Now is not the time to be a jack of all trades.

Having a plan is important and the Three of Pentacles advises you to not rush this phase – make sure you have a general vision and blueprint for whatever it is you’re trying to accomplish.

The Three of Pentacles tells you that finding meaningful work is important to your well being. You have a unique skill set and you deserve to be paid for your skills and work – don’t give up on finding work that is in alignment with your personality, abilities and talents!

External vs Internal meanings

External = collaborating with others to build something, being paid for your skills

Internal = nourishing your spirit through physical work or creating something, finding your dharma

Reversed

If the Three of Pentacles appears reversed, it can indicate that you’re refusing to collaborate with others even when it would benefit you, instead trying to do it all by yourself. Stop that!

A reversed Three of Pentacles can also suggest that you’re getting stuck in the initial planning phases of a project and struggling to get it off the ground. Perhaps the project is not really in alignment with your spirit and more inward searching is needed to gain clarity.

An upside down Three of Pentacles can also indicate job loss, a work contract falling through, not being paid properly for your work or just that you’re having difficulty finding work that is a good fit for yourself.

Journalling Questions:

♥ How does this card show up in your life right now?
♥ What is your relationship to doing work that is meaningful?
♥ How do you feel about collaborating with others?
♥ Who do you most relate to on this card? The artist/builder? The architect/planner? Or the monk (leader)?
♥ What kind of work makes you lose track of time?

Join me next time…

Join me next time as I dive into the Three of Swords – a card that illustrates the violent intersection of mind and heart, where thoughts create feelings and painful clarity about a situation and a heart that needs healing are the main themes of this complex Tarot chapter…. Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

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Two of Wands – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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Welcome to part 8 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Two of Wands – a card that reminds you that your point of power is always in the NOW and how you use your energy is the source of your true power.

Suit =Wands

Element = Fire (energy, spirit, action, passion)

Number 2– options, time & space

Keywords:

Contemplation (options), precipice/gateway, space (to think and be), the power of NOW, boldness, claiming your power

Symbols:

-holding the world = the world is your oyster, weighing his options

-two wands = gateway, space, between past and future

-up high, looking out over landscape = contemplation, surveying options, high vantage point

Advice & Messages

When the Two of Wands shows up in your reading, it’s encouraging you to give yourself time and space to contemplate something. Consider where you’ve been (your past) and decide where you’d like to go (future) but know that you’re point of power is always in the NOW.

Two of Wands reminds you that how you decide to use your energy is powerful. Your “energy” consists of things like your time, focus, attention, money, emotions, thoughts and actions. So ask yourself: “where do I want to put my energy next?”

External vs Internal meanings

External = pause and give yourself time and space OR be BOLD in how you decide to use your energy and claim your power.

Internal = contemplate where you’d like to put your energy next…

Reversed

If the Two of Wands appears reversed in a reading, it can indicate that your not allowing yourself the needed time and space for proper contemplation of your life, instead rushing along, always being busy and never stopping to question where you’re going.

Two of Wands reversed can indicate that you don’t realize your own power as you’re unaware of how you use your energy on a daily basis. It can also indicate a refusal to step into your power and difficulty staying in the present moment.

Journalling Questions:

♥ How does this card show up in your life right now?

♥ How are you currently using your energy? Is it in alignment with the kind of future you want to create?

♥ If you got really BOLD, what would you do differently, energy wise?

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2026 Tarot Forecast Reading!

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It’s that time of year again! Time to shuffle the cards and see what energies, opportunities and challenges may be on the horizon for the year ahead….

I’m using the This Might Hurt Tarot Deck by Isabella Rotman and I’m using my 2026 Year Ahead Tarot Spread. So make yourself a hot cup of something good, put your feet up and let’s dive in…

Grab this spread!

I’m teaching a live workshop THIS Sunday (Jan 4th @ 11am PST) – In Plan Your Year…with Tarot, we’ll sit down together and envision our year ahead. I’ll show you my favourite method for using Tarot to help set intentions & goals so you can start 2026 off on the right foot!

Happy New Year! May your 2026 be filled with good books, epic snacks, cuddly animals and fun Tarot decks!!!
xoxo
Kate

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2026 Year Ahead Tarot Spread

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It’s that time again! Time to shuffle the cards, lay them out and peer into your year ahead. I’ve designed this spread to be as helpful as possible so you can get a good idea of what will help and support you the most as you step into 2026.

So light a smelly candle, make a HUGE pot of tea and get ready to give yourself (or a friend) a very thrilling 2026 Tarot Forecast reading….

***I’ll be offering private readings starting Jan 1st, so stay tuned and hop on my mailing list to be notified!***

Wishing you lots of hugs, giggles, creativity and magic in 2026 ♥
xoxo
Kate

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Magical Christmas Tarot Spread

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The holiday season is full of wonderful things – chocolate, booze, presents, yorkshire puddings and weed (or maybe that’s just my holiday season 😉 But it’s also full of horrible things like family, shopping, cooking big dinners and watching other people unwrap gifts (boring!). So I created a Tarot spread that will really help you let loose and have FUN this year, keeping the stress to a minimum (hopefully!).

So get your Tarot cards out, make some hot cocoa and light one of those super smelly Christmas candles and let’s get crackin’!…..

Merry Christmas ♥
xoxo
Kate

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Two of Cups – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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Welcome to part 7 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Two of Cups – a card of harmony, connection and heart centred communication. It’s all about alliances, partnerships and what happens when we see the best in someone…

Suit = Cups
Element = Water (emotion, feeling, intuition, relationships)
Number 2 – connection/partnership

Keywords:

harmony, connection, love, partnership, working together, alliance, merging/blending, healing, honeymoon phase of a relationship, open hearts, good intentions, seeing the best in each other

Symbols:

medical symbol (two snakes entwined on sword with wings at top) = healing

lion’s head = courage (in love)

hands touching = connection, reaching out

man and woman with different coloured head wreaths = different yet complimentary

Advice & Messages

When the Two of Cups appears in your reading, it may be confirming that the relationship your asking about has potential or it could be heralding the arrival of a new, successful partnership, romantic or otherwise.

If you’re seeking more connection, the Two of Cups encourages you to look for common ground in your relationships, instead of focusing so much on differences. BUT, don’t fall into the trap of thinking that you need to find someone who is exactly like you – you don’t! Instead, seek complimentary traits in another and not necessarily similar traits and practice seeing another’s differences as an asset.

The Two of Cups tells you that in order to truly connect with another, you must be in your heart. Approaching your relationships with an open heart and seeking to connect on an emotional level will allow you to deepen your connections with others.

External vs Internal Meanings

Internally, the Two of Cups is all about emotional healing ad inner harmony. Create inner harmony first and then creating harmony in your relationships will be much easier.

Externally, this card is all about prioritizing your partnership with another person.

Reversed

When the Two of Cups appears reversed, it indicates that there’s some disharmony going on in the area of relationships. Perhaps there’s some communication difficulties or one or both parties are not in their hearts, causing the energies of each person to clash, instead of blending harmoniously.

Reversed, the Two of Cups can indicate a lack of connection in a relationship and perhaps one or both parties feel misunderstood. It’s not the end of the world, but there’s work to be done here!

Journalling Questions:

♥ How does the Two of Cups show up in your life right now?

♥ What alliances or partnerships are you currently involved in? How are you merging and blending your energies?

♥ Which relationships could use more harmony and connection right now?

Tell me your thoughts!

Did you enjoy this deep dive into the Two of Cups? How is this card showing up in your life right now? Let me know in the comments below…

♥ Join me next time as I dive into the Two of Wands – a very special and unique card in how it guides us to pay attention to where we’re putting our energy and how to use the NOW as a portal to the future. Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

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Two of Swords – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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Welcome to part 6 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Two of Swords – a card of indecision and mental conflict! What happens when you MUST make a choice but you don’t have all the info you need to make an informed decision? Or when your intuition tells you one thing but your intellect says another? Let’s find out…

Suit = Swords
Element = Air (mind, intellect, thoughts, communication)
Number 2 – choice/decision/crossroads

Keywords:

dilemma, choice, crossroads, decision, inner (mental) conflict

Symbols:

Blindfold = can’t see clearly, don’t have all the info, must rely on inner self (intuition) to make decisions

Crossed arms = conflicted, at a crossroads

Two swords pointing in different directions = two different paths or choices

Water with partially revealed rocks = can’t see the whole landscape because it’s partially submerged (not having all the info)

Advice & Messages

When the Two of Swords appears in your reading, it’s warning you that you may need to feel your way forward instead of thinking your way forward. This is because you probably don’t have all the info you need to make an “informed” decision, so you must rely on instinct and intuition.

But the Two of Swords also tells you to avoid staying in this state of indecision too long as it’s very physically and mentally taxing!!! It’s like getting stuck in one position while rock climbing – you won’t be able to hold onto that ledge forever.

External vs Internal Meanings

Internally, the Two of Swords depicts a wrestling match between your intellect and intuition (when it comes to making a decision).

Externally, this card is telling you that you’re being presented with a choice or dilemma and you must make a decision at some point. Sooner rather than later!

Reversed

If the Two of Swords appears reversed, it’s meaning doesn’t really change all that much but it can show that you’re feeling really stuck when it comes to making a decision.

You may feel frozen with indecision and lack the ability to just make a choice and move forward. In some ways, this is a refusal to step into your power and take charge of your life.

Journalling Questions:

♥ How does this card show up in your life right now?

♥ What choice are you being asked to make right now? Or when in your life did you feel really conflicted about a decision you had to make?

♥ How do you deal with indecision? What helps you make decisions and choices and move forward?

Tell me your thoughts!

Did you enjoy this deep dive into the Two of Swords? What helps YOU make a decision and move forward? Let me know in the comments below…

♥ Join me next time as I dive into the Two of Cups – a relationship card that tells us how to achieve harmony and connection with others, especially those who are wildly different from us. Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

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Two of Pentacles – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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Welcome to part 5 of my 40 part series Minor Arcana Meanings Deep Dives – each week or so we’ll hang out with ONE Tarot card and dive deeply into it’s symbols, meanings and messages – I’ll even give you some journalling questions to help you contemplate and connect with each card. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series and my Meet the Court Cards series.

Today we’re diving into the Two of Pentacles – it highlights the importance of staying balanced when you’re juggling multiple tasks, projects or responsibilities….but what happens when the busy pace of life becomes unsustainable and you drop the ball?

Suit = pentacles
Element = Earth (physical, body, health, money, work, material world)
Number 2 – balance

Keywords:

balance, multi-tasking, flow state, busyness, juggling multiple things

Symbols:

Figure holding two pentacles = multi-tasking

Waves + boat = ride the waves, hectic surroundings

Infinity symbol = flow, come back to your centre

Weird tall hat = keep your hat on!

Advice & Messages

When the Two of Pentacles appears in your Tarot reading, it’s usually because effective multi-tasking is required right now and staying balanced is key to managing a busy schedule.

The Two of Pentacles advises you to get into a flow state, be flexible yet grounded and don’t forget to come back to your centre as this will allow you to stay busy without losing your hat!

External vs Internal Meanings

Internally, the Two of Pentacles is about focusing on creating inner balance – physically, emotionally, mentally and energetically.

Externally, this card is telling you that there’s a lot going on in your life! You’re busy and juggling different things all at once and trying to make it all work.

Reversed

If the Two of Pentacles appears reversed, it can indicate feeling overwhelmed by all the tasks and responsibilities you have (life is getting too busy!). You’re struggling to stay balanced and keep everything running smoothly in your life and you need to take things off your plate and perhaps just focus on one thing at a time for now.

You’re trying to do too much and if you keep it up, you’re going to drop the ball sooner or later!

Journalling Questions:

♥ What helps you stay balanced during busy times? What helps you come back to your centre?

♥ What many different things are you juggling and balancing?

♥ What helps you get into a “flow state”?

♥ How does this card show up in your life right now?

Tell me your thoughts!

Did you enjoy this deep dive into the Two of Pentacles? What helps YOU stay balanced during busy times? Let me know in the comments below…

♥ Join me next time as I dive into the Two of Swords – a card of dilemmas, crossroads and internal conflict! Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

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Halloween 2025 Tarot Spread

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It’s that time again! Time to light the black candles, burn some Nag Champa incense and get your Tarot cards out – because it’s Halloween, the most magical time to do a Tarot reading (in my humble opinion, anyway!).

The Tarot spread below uses only six cards but is designed to help you calm yourself, let go of the old crap that’s keeping you stuck and pivot as you step into your power ♥

Under the spread, I’ve included a video demo of how I used this spread for a reading.

See this spread in action! Below is a reading I did using this spread and the Everyday Witch Tarot. My intention is that it will apply to your life in some way over the next four weeks….

Happy Halloween!
xoxo
Kate

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