My pendulum broke in a strange way. Does

A broken pendulum isn't a message — this deck can't read it, and I won't name a card for it. What it is, mechanically, is usually the thing that failed: a knot tightened or frayed at the chain, a crystal chipped at the point it strikes the rim, or a hollow bob split along the grain. Those three break in recognizable ways, so the break itself tells you which one you have — but it tells you about the object, not about your week.

If it broke mid-swing rather than at rest, the most common cause is a cord that was just short enough to reach the rim on that particular swing, not a damaged pendulum at all.

So: before reading anything into it, look at the point of failure. Frayed or kinked cord → the pendulum was probably fine. Chip or crack in the bob → that piece is done. Crack starting at the drilling hole → the whole bob, not just that spot.

If you'd still like a card on the question underneath it — whether this was meant as a sign, whether to keep using the tool — say the word and I'll draw one properly, with the seed and the spread shown back to you.