Three of Swords and The Star

Grief and the beginning of its easing. The tradition is careful here: The Star does not remove the swords, it changes what the grief is doing. The pair is read as the point at which pain stops being the whole picture.

Associated with the stage after heartbreak where the person is no longer only heartbroken.

Recovering confidence after a public failure. The tradition is specific that this is slow and that the recovery is real, which is an unusual combination for it to commit to.

The Star is slow. Read together, these cards describe a direction rather than an arrival.