Three of WandsTarot card meaning
The Three of Wands is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Wands. In tarot it means expansion, ships coming in and foresight. As a yes or no answer, it leans yes.
Your ships are on the water. The Three of Wands says the first moves are made and momentum is building, what you set in motion is coming back grown. Keep your eyes on the horizon.
In a yes or no reading: Yes · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Fire
- Astrology
- The Sun in Aries
- Number
- 3
What the card shows
A figure stands on a cliff with his back to us, watching ships cross a golden sea. Three wands are planted around him; he holds one lightly. What he set in motion is now out there moving, and his part today is to watch the horizon and be ready when it answers.
Three of Wands reversed
Delayed ships, small thinking. Reversed, it points to expansion blocked, by obstacles outside, or by a vision kept deliberately too small to be at risk.
How to read a reversed card →Three of Wands in love
In love, the Three of Wands is waiting with confidence: the ships have sailed, and from the shore you can see them moving. It speaks of a long-distance relationship, of a message that will arrive, of something you set in motion that no longer depends on you. The card says what you sent will come back. Do not send it twice.
Is Three of Wands a yes or a no?
The Three of Wands answers yes, and asks for patience: the ships have sailed and they are still out at sea. The man with his back turned watches them from the shore. What you ask is on its way, not in your hands. It is a yes with waiting in it, and the waiting is not a bad sign.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three of Wands | expansion | Fire | Yes |
| Three of Cups | friendship | Water | Yes |
| Three of Swords | heartbreak | Air | No |
| Three of Pentacles | teamwork | Earth | Yes |
Cards that often appear with it
- Four of Wands
The next card in the suit
- Three of Cups
The same number in the opposed element
- The Sun
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Three of Wands belongs to the Sun in Aries.
Will this card find you tonight?
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