Waite–Smith, Swords
Three of Swords
What you can see
Three swords pierce a heart suspended beneath clouds and rain. No human figure appears.
What Waite says
Waite gathers separation, interruption and dispersion around the design. His explanation is broader than a specific story of romantic betrayal.
Waite · Part III, §2 · printed p. 248 ↗Edition and image credits
Pamela Colman Smith, illustrations in The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, Rider 1922 reprint, first published 1910. The scans keep the printed borders and page marks, with no cropping or recolouring.