This new feature will be a long work in progress since it will showcase a labor of love: my new Terra Tarot Deck, one card at a time. The fourth card available for download is The Three of Swords.



The Three of Swords is sometimes called the "Lord of Sorrows" since it often refers to a heart that is deeply grieved with lost or unconsummated love. It refers to a heartbreak or inner emotional pain of some kind that requires a time of retreat and healing to overcome the pain and adjust to the changes that ensue from the loss. This card can also indicate a need for solace, a feeling within the heart of homesickness, of feeling isolated and out of sorts with others and the world. It can indicate loneliness as well as betrayal.

The lesson here though is to avoid the temptation to allow bitterness to creep into one's heart. This is not the time to be hard and defensive but rather to go within and to fully experience your emotions. Allow the tears to flow if they want to...engage in quiet meaningful catharsis but try to remain philosophical about it all. Give yourself time to catch your breath, pick yourself up, and begin to lift your eyes to the heavens, as the lady on the card is doing, despite the tears.

The symbology used in my rendition of the Three of Swords shows a triad of antham pointing straight into a crystalline liquidy heart, capped with the face of a beautiful but mournful woman. Air is the elemental symbol of the suit of swords.

Since the theme of this deck is Terra, our Mother Earth, I elected to begin this illustration using a primitive landscape that showcases piercing mountains that also point straight up into the clear blueish purple sky. The foreground consists of a vast sandy desert plain that nicely contrasts the sky with its rich golden tones.

Below the sword symbols rests an decorative Merkaba which represents the metaphysical spirit "vehicle" that becomes activated as we balance our chakras, meridians, and lifeforce. Next to the Merkaba, lies the elemental Air symbol to the left, and the Male gender symbol, since the Swords are considered to be masculine in nature.

I am presenting an online version of the Terra Deck for our Bella readers. Just click on the banner below to download your copy of the Three of Swords. Right click on the image that comes up and save to your selected folder.