All the Meanings of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card

All the Meanings of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card:

The 3 of Wands is the direct consequence of the 2 of Wands. A map that asks you to implement what has been decided before. Here, the need to take possession of space and expand shows a desire for expansion. To learn more about the 3 of Wands map, read the rest of the article

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The three of  Wands upright card: expansion, opportunity, vision


The 3 of Wands reversed card: lack of vision, fear of the unknown, delays

Description of the Tarot Card 3 of Wands

All the Meanings of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card

The 3 of Wands is one of the minor arcana of the Tarot. This card features a central wands on which two other wands intersect.

The power of the card seems to be revealed by the intensity of the crossing represented opposite in the Camoin version of the Tarot by the intense blue color. The strength of the thought allows a projection (red = action) towards the tips (black). The black here makes one think of the seed that germinates and extends towards infinity. The crossing is fertile because leaves emerge from it in blue, red and yellow.

One feels through this card a very strong outwardly directed energy that needs to extend to all the ends (at the 6 "corners").

The meanings of the upright card of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card

The 3 of Wands card is a very powerful card like the entire deck of wands. If the 2 of Wands is more about planning and preparation, the 3 of Wands is totally an application and action card.


Planning is now complete. It's time to get to work.

Because you took the trouble to plan, you set the Law of Attraction into motion. And so today, as a result, the opportunities are coming. It's all about implementing the right strategy and maximizing your potential.

That means, everything takes shape just as you planned. And that's because you've taken the trouble to prepare properly.

An expansion card

The three of wands indicates that now the way is open. Opportunities can be seized and, above all, horizons are finally widening.

This map is essentially about

  • work,
  • business,
  • business,
  • learning
  • or even travel.
  • Anything to do with the professional sphere or the possibilities of expansion in general in life.

You are now more aware of what is going on around you. And that is why you have the ability to finally seize the opportunities that come your way. Your potential is developing in the sense of the Ace of Wands. The potential that was presented by the Ace of Wands is beginning to take shape in action. To keep moving forward you must stay focused and centered on what you have prepared.

The 3 of Wands is an invitation to go beyond your limits.

All the Meanings of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card

However, to move forward this map requires you to take risks. Here it's about learning to step outside your comfort zone.


The three of a wands card and an expansion card. It is only possible to go beyond that if you take the risk of exceeding your limits.

"To work big, you have to get used to thinking big" MichelAngelo

So it's time to think big and think ahead. We must consider that the doors are opening. But above all, the more time you devote to methodical exploration, the more you will decide to push back the barriers, the further you will go.

This Tarot deck encourages you to dream big and not to limit yourself. You must accept your vision as you have planned it and trust that it will come true.

Moving towards challenges

The three of Wands will also ask you to face the challenge of life. You want to think big and therefore there are sure to be challenges and obstacles along the way.

Only those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world will succeed - Steve Jobs

The three of wands Tarot, is here an invitation to confront yourself to its challenges and to surpass them. This Tarot card also shows that you are quite capable of surpassing them.

The invitation to travel

The card of the Tarot three of wands also contains a travel idea. Just like the Mat card, it invites you to discover new horizons. This may involve faraway journeys even beyond the oceans.

In any case, it encourages the adventurous side and the discovery of new unknown horizons (always in the spirit of challenge). This will allow you to get to know yourself better but above all, to learn more and evolve (which is the main goal of the path). The map is oriented towards the professional sphere, it may perhaps give an indication of professional opportunities abroad.


The meanings of the 3 of Wands reversed card

The reversed three of wands on the tarot indicates that your state of mind is not in tune with the possibilities available to you. Indeed, this card shows possibilities for expansion and achievement but you are afraid to take risks.

So you prefer to stay in your comfort zone and you refuse to move beyond it. The consequence is, of course, that you don't take advantage of his new opportunities and totally limit your potential.

"The greatest failure is not to have the courage to dare" - Abbé Pierre

The reversed card, brakes to no end.

The three of a wands upside down may also indicate that you have indeed planned very well for everything you wanted, but for some reason you are not able to achieve your goals today. For example, you are encountering delays, or blockages that may be personal or environmental.

It is also possible that it is your state of mind that is causing the most blockages. For example, you may feel frustrated or disappointed. And this attitude, this general emotion rubs off on your general momentum.

In this case, the card should be understood as advice. Try to see what is preventing you from fulfilling yourself and what you can do to evolve.

The lack of planning

All the Meanings of the 3 of Wands Tarot Card

The three of wands being a planning implementation card. Projecting, predicting, determining... all that's important. Difficulties you may encounter in the inverted form of the map indicate that the initial planning was not done correctly.

This may cause delays or create unanticipated obstacles. In this case, you may also have to call on other people to help you. The three of Wands, as opposed to the three of deniers, is a card of independence, of solitude. You have planned something and you implement it on your own.

The three of denarii involved cooperation between people. When the three of a wands flips over, it may be possible to use the dynamics of the three of denarius to help you move forward.

The map may also show that although you have planned everything, you have overestimated yourself in your abilities. Or you may have overestimated yourself in the financial aspect. In this case, the card's advice will be to review your planning and projects more realistically. If you manage to recreate a less ambitious but more achievable project, you will revive the dynamic of the three of a kind.

Summary of the 3 of Tarot Wands Card

The minor blade of the 3 of a wands releases a powerful energy. It's the momentum that allows you to throw everything you desire deep within. When the energy of this card is felt, we must launch ourselves without question. This is a good time for business and for expansion.

You draw the 3 of wands thinking of one person in particular...

In the professional field:

The arcane 3 of wands is totally dedicated to the professional field. Everything that will be decided, planned will be done. Very powerful success card, it's really time to act. A person under the impulse of the 3 of a wands will be able to lift mountains. In any case, working with a person in this energy is a sign of success. Note that the card does not necessarily like to associate with other people.

In the sentimental realm:

The card does not think about the sentimental realm. Indeed, the heart is not an area of opportunity or territories to conquer. A person in the spirit of the 3 of a wands will be very focused on personal and professional success. He will not really have sentimental availabilities.

In the financial field:

The 3 of wands is linked to the financial field by success. Thus, a person who works under the 3 of wands will also be economically successful. You can therefore ask this person to work in this field, or to help you develop. He or she will be able to advise you skillfully, even if sometimes you may find it too daring.

The message of the 3 of wands on Tarot

It's time to embark on new horizons...

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