III – Three of Wands♣
Tree of Life Path:
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Sephira
World
Atziluth (World of Emanation)
Decan
Keywords
Preparation, Foresight, Enterprise, Expansion
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Tarot de MarseilleThree of Wands is the expansion of your efforts, the horizon that grows as your plans take root. Attributed to the Sun in Aries and titled Virtue, this card represents established strength, the realization of hope, and the successful application of will to achieve noble ends.
The Three of Wands signals optimism, enterprise, and the courage to look beyond the familiar. Where the Two of Wands contemplates possibility, the Three sees those possibilities beginning to manifest in the world. Ships have been sent forth; investments have been made; the seeds of ambition have been planted in fertile soil.
Corresponding to Binah, Understanding, in the fiery world, this card teaches that growth is born from foresight and the willingness to explore. It represents the virtue of patience combined with confidence—the wisdom to wait for your ventures to bear fruit while maintaining unwavering faith in their success. The Three of Wands affirms that your efforts are aligned with higher purpose and that expansion is not merely possible but inevitable.

Upright
Expansion, foresight, leadership, enterprise, confidence, established strength, successful ventures, long-range planning.

Reversed
Delays, obstacles, lack of progress, disappointment, scattered efforts, failure to plan ahead.