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Three of Swords
in the "Love & Me" Position
General Meaning | Meaning of Position
Main (positional) Meaning:
Misunderstandings or unsuccessful communication are blocking the development of a relationship.
The card in the Love & Me position touches on an aspect of how you perceive yourself with regard to possible intimacy in your life.
When the Three of Swords is in this position, elements within you are in opposition and tearing you apart. Heartbreak is classically associated with this card. It can refer to any relationship where a serious conflict would have significant emotional consequences.
The number three also represents the balance point, or hinge, between two polarized elements, so there may still be hope.This card implies a fifty-fifty chance of mending the conflict, but it does carries a sense of tragedy or impending pain. One needs to ask oneself, "Did I bring some sense of frustration and pessimism into this situation? Am I going along with a pattern that's been laid over a relationship by others involved? Or is this just a non-workable situation?"
Knight of Swords
in the "Situation" Position
General Meaning | Meaning of Position
Main (positional) Meaning:
When you can't find a reason for the conflict that is emerging, look for the opportunity it may present.
The card that lands in the Situation position refers to social or circumstantial factors which could be affecting your life at this time.
The Knight of Swords (in some decks, a Prince) in this position represents a person who may be preparing to move against you. Shockingly enough, this could even be someone who is a true-blue sweetheart most of the time! Whatever the case, you may not fully understand what has provoked such a reaction. In fact, it may not even be personal. Sometimes people have time-bombs buried in their personality, and there is no predicting when they will go off. Whatever served as a fuse, use every opportunity to communicate that you meant no offense -- unless you actually did, in which case you are getting back what you gave out.
Viewed optimistically, the situation could present you with a worthy adversary who could assist you in learning how to defend your position without being intimidated. If you keep it clean and fair, you will learn about your blind spots and increase your confidence in your conflict-resolution skills, as well as your ability to trust one another. Try to see this as a chance to practice your moves and become stronger at holding your ground. In any case, there is no need to make yourself responsible for the hostilities -- the situation may have been tense before you came on the scene.
The Magician
in the "Challenges" Position
General Meaning | Meaning of Position
Main (positional) Meaning:
Don't get too fixated on the details of a potential relationship. Look at the larger picture.
The card that lands in the Challenges position refers to ways that you can turn obstacles into stepping stones.
The Magus in this position tells you to keep your mind open to divine inspiration. Focus your attention on the hidden piece, the unspoken question, and the unchallenged assumption.
Look for a larger pattern in a forthcoming potential relationship. If you can relax and keep your mind free from trivia, you may shift your outlook to incorporate a new and broader perspective. Your challenge is to leave old habits of thinking behind. What you find may serve as a wheel to get things rolling in a more inspiring, beneficial, and energetic direction.
You are currently (or soon will be) finding yourself in a challenging relationship. Conflict seems to dominate the relationship, and you may find yourself "scratching your head" as to why this is happening to you.
Karma
This relationship is meant to teach you something about yourself and how you handle relationships with others. Things such as manipulation, deceipt, unjust fears, self-deception... whatever the case may be, you are being asked to change the way you deal with others or allow them to deal with you.
You have to step back from the situation in order to see things clearer... to see the bigger picture or lesson to be learned. If you can do this objectively, an almost magical solution or insight will appear. Then you can take what you've learned and apply it to all interactions that you have with the world around you.
Life can seem very cruel sometimes~ but that is only our perception! Life is not cruel, it's our teacher. When things appear to "get ugly", our task is to go deep within ourselves to find the hidden meaning. Once we recognize that, we can then intigrate the positive lessons into our lives which then makes things roll along smoothly.
Hope this helps~~~