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Three women – 3 Graces. When you see 3 women (even if you know each one of them) you are being reminded of the 3 faces of womanhood. The maiden, the mother, the crone. Additionally, in Tarot symbolism, and mythology, there are often 3’s of women. The 3 of cups is a celebration of the dance of the 3 Graces.
The Three Graces, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia – who were said to represent beauty, charm and joy.
The Maiden – Mother – Crone is represented by the 3 phases of the moon – waxing, waning and full moon.
The Maiden is the crescent (or the waxing moon) – inexperienced, innocent, virgin. Lithe, flexible, beautiful, desireable.
The Mother is the Full Moon, fertile, giving birth, nourishing, sustaining. Strong, powerful, in the fullness of her life.
The Crone is the waning moon – no longer fertile, she is wise and mysterious, with access to the darkness of the new moon, where death is reborn again.
Three Fates and Three Norns
Many pantheons have room for three women who spin, weave and cut the fates of our lives as they weave the cloth of existence.
In Greece, this was the 3 Fates, in Norse culture, it was the 3 Norns.
Loosely interpreted, this can be the past, the present, the future.
Another way to look at it is Birth, Life, and Death.
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