The Three of Wands depicts a man who is standing on the edge of a cliff, looking over the ocean and the mountains. From the cliff edge, he sees everything that is ahead of him. The Wands are planted into the ground and surround the man as he grasps one in his hand. He seems to look forward and reflect on both the commitment that he has for his plans, as well as the method of execution in order to bring them to reality.

Upright Meaning Guide
Three of Wands Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings:
Travel, moving abroad, foreign land, foresight, forward planning, moving forward, self-confidence, self-belief, freedom, success, happy with choices/outcome, hard work paying off, experiencing life, spreading your wings, adventure, long-distance/ travel romance, fortune favors the brave, overseas trade/expansion, growth

General Meaning and Interpretation (Upright)

In a general context, the Three of Wands represents freedom, adventure, travel, moving abroad and foreign lands. It can indicate hard work paying off, success and being happy with your choices or the outcome of your situation. This card also signifies foresight, forward planning, moving forward, growth and expansion. It is a Minor Arcana card of self-confidence, self-belief, spreading your wings and experiencing life. It tells you that fortune favors the brave. It can also represent holiday romances and long-distance relationships.

Love & Relationships (Upright)

In a love Tarot spread, if you are in a relationship the Three of Wands is a good omen as it signifies moving forward, success and being happy with your choices so your relationship should be going well when it appears. It can also represent moving abroad or traveling to foreign lands so you and your partner may be traveling or moving abroad together when it appears. It can also signify a long-distance relationship. If you are single, the Three of Wands indicates that you will be enjoying the freedom of being single, experiencing life and spreading your wings! It can also signify a holiday romance, meeting a new love while traveling or starting a long-distance relationship.

Money & Career (Upright)

In a career Tarot spread, the Three of Wands can represent traveling overseas in relation to work or taking a job abroad. You may simply be looking at options for working abroad or considering other countries you could work in or you may be sent on a business trip abroad. If you are a business, you may be considering taking your company global. It can represent overseas trading or expansion. It can also indicate that there is a need to shake things up and expand your horizons in your career. In a financial Tarot reading, the Three of Wands is a good omen as it indicates that you will be reaping the rewards of your success and your finances will be expanding. You may be considering using some of this wealth to expand your horizons, go traveling and see the world or maybe just take a holiday.

Health (Upright)

In a health Tarot reading, the Three of Wands can signify recovery from an illness or injury and move on after a period of ill health. As it is a travel Tarot card, it can indicate traveling overseas for treatment or getting vaccinated for traveling abroad.

Spirituality (Upright)

In a spiritual context, the Three of Wands indicates that you are feeling happy with your spiritual progress at the moment. You should be feeling fortunate and adventurous when it appears in your spiritual Tarot spread. It is a good omen for psychic development as it represents foresight.

Reversed Meaning Guide
Three of Wands Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings:
Returning travels, moving home, lack of foresight/ planning, holding on to the past, haunted by the past, lack of confidence, self-doubt, restriction, failure, disappointed with choices/outcome, frustration, clipped wings, lack of progress/ adventure/growth, failed long-distance relationship, failed overseas trade/expansion

General meaning and interpretation (Reversed)

In a general context, the Three of Wands represents moving back home, returning from travels and homeland. It can indicate restriction, lack of progress, adventure or growth, failure and being unhappy with your choices or disappointed with the outcome of your situation. This card also signifies a lack of foresight or forward planning or holding on the past and being haunted by it. It is a Minor Arcana card of lack of confidence, self-doubt, frustration, clipped wings and shying away from life. It can also represent failed holiday romances or failed long-distance relationships.

Love & Relationships (Reversed)

In a love Tarot spread, if you are in a relationship the Three of Wands reversed is not a good omen as it signifies lack of progress, lack growth or being disappointed with your choices so your relationship may not be going well when it appears. It can also signify feeling like your wings have been clipped so if you or your partner would like to travel, you may feel that the other is restricting or holding you back. It can also signify a failed long-distance relationship. If you are single, the Three of Wands indicates that you are holding on to the past or being haunted by it and this is affecting your ability to embrace being single and enjoy the freedom and adventure of it. It can also signify a failed holiday romance, breaking up with a new love you met while traveling or a failed long-distance relationship.

Money & Career (Reversed)

In a career Tarot spread, the Three of Wands reversed can represent canceled plans to travel overseas in relation to work or not taking a job that you are offered abroad. You may be frustrated with a lack of opportunity to progress in your current job when it appears. If you are business, you may have turned down the opportunity to take your company global or be frustrated with the lack of opportunity to do so. It can represent failed overseas trading or expansion. You may feel stuck in one place, unable to shake things up when it appears. In a financial Tarot reading, the Three of Wands reversed indicates that you have too much going on at the moment and your finances are in chaos. You need to keep better control of what you have coming in and out when this Minor Arcana card appears in your Tarot reading.

Health (Reversed)

In a health Tarot reading, the Three of Wands reversed can represent contracting an illness while abroad so make sure you have travel insurance if you are going abroad and take proper precautions if you are traveling such as getting vaccinated and wearing mosquito repellent in high-risk countries. It can also represent being unhappy with the speed at which your recovery from an illness is progressing, be patient with your body, it will come back to full strength in its own time.

Spirituality (Reversed)

In a spiritual context, the Three of Wands reversed indicates that you are feeling frustrated with your lack of spiritual progress at the moment. You may be struggling with your past or being haunted by it when this Minor Arcana card appears reversed in your spiritual Tarot spread. It is not a good omen for psychic development as it represents a lack of foresight.

Reference:
Labyrinthos, 2019, 11/13/19, (https://labyrinthos.co/blogs/tarot-card-meanings-list/three-of-wands-meaning-tarot-card-meanings?_pos=10&_sid=18b5a7f6f&_ss=r)
Lisa, 2019, 11/13/19, (https://www.thetarotguide.com/three-of-wands)