Keywords
Self-'Expression', Joy of Living

Creativity, artistic expression, sociability, friendliness, superficiality, wastefulness. Expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living. Indicates group activities or situations involving more than one person - also delay, but with the promise of future success.

UPRIGHT
Growth; creativity; mother/mothering; abundance; fruitfulness; fertility; pregnancy; birth; family; senses; nature; satisfaction; marriage; loving; caring; compassion; unconditional love; comfort; joy; fulfillment; prosperity; stability; nurturing; [Dependency/Dependencies].

REVERSED
Emotional instability; blocked development; lack of children; infertility; sterilization; lack of love; infidelity; unhappiness; depression; wasted energies; hardships; feeling useless.

UPRIGHT
Sacrifice; surrender; peace; understanding; reversal of values; letting go; suspension; a more enlightened way of thinking; being in limbo; sincere search for meaning; flexibility; pause and wait; patience; calm; seeing things in a new light, gaining - or needing to find a new perspective.

REVERSED
Illusion; not seeing things as they are; unable to accept reality; lack of commitment; false security; gullibility; wasted effort; not seeing other viewpoints; selfishness; dissatisfaction.

UPRIGHT
Transition; transformation; a time of change; beginnings; endings; rebirth; renewal; letting go of old patterns; inevitable change; elimination; significant life events.

REVERSED
Resistance to change; fear of change; stagnation; stuck in old habits; clinging to old ideas and values; uncertainty; depression; major change needed.

3 of Wands

UPRIGHT:
Creativity; ships coming in; expanding horizons; expanded opportunities; teamwork; exploration; forming alliances.

REVERSED:
Ships not coming in; delays; wasted effort; disappointment; scattered energies; lack of clear direction.

3 of Swords

UPRIGHT:
Heartbreak; sorrow; sadness; despair; shattered emotions; doubt; regret; betrayal; deceit; infidelity; separation; sense of abandonment; grief.

REVERSED:
Recovery; worst is over; dealing with repeated mistakes; putting on a brave front; getting over someone or something.

3 of Cups

UPRIGHT:
Friendship; celebration; fertility; pleasures; social connections; festivity; marriage; pregnancy; having fun; emotional bonds; happiness; [the Party-Hardy card].

REVERSED:
Overindulgence; self-indulgence; procrastination; laziness; marital/relationship problems; wallowing in emotions; promiscuity; infertility; addictions.

3 of Pentacles

UPRIGHT: Skilled labor; attention to detail; high standards; competence; productive; accomplishment; teamwork; planning; advancement; stability; meeting goals; improvements; professional growth.

REVERSED:
Poor performance; lack of ambition; lack of competence; procrastination; inexperience; employment or work place problems; missed opportunities.

UPRIGHT
Integration; completion; fulfillment; accomplishment; achievement; success; victory; attainment; triumph; power; reward; new options; finding wholeness; freedom; liberation; change; endings; travel.

REVERSED
Unfinished business; delays; stagnation; limitations; no progress; insecurity; unrewarded; uncertainty; fear of change; resistance to change; anxiety; self-defeating; closed minded; lack of commitment; success not yet won.