The Four of Swords is a card that reminds you that now is the time to relax. You may want to end your current relationship. Or quit your job. It indicates relaxation, contemplation and meditation.

Description of the card image

The gloomy mood of the card is conveyed by the gravestone on which the knight lies. The knight's eyes are closed and his hands are folded on his chest in a position for prayer. Three swords hang above the tombstone; another sword, possibly the sword of the knight himself, is attached to the tombstone itself in a horizontal position. In the left corner of the map you can see a stained glass window with the face of Jesus Christ.

It can be assumed that the action takes place in a temple or chapel. It is difficult to understand whether the knight is alive or dead. Is this voluntary solitude and offering up prayer to Heaven, or has there been an intervention from higher powers, and death has come into its own.

This card may say that you should not ignore visiting the temple, neglect prayers, or repent. After all, it is in repentance that one can find spiritual balance and peace. And meditation practices will help you maintain harmony with yourself.

Interpretation of direct provision

Keys: passivity, depression, desire to rest. Immobility. Closed state. Distance from people. Search for shelter. Vigilance is required. It might be worth backing down. Hermit. A break. Peace is needed. Calm. You can plunge into thoughts. Meditations, prayers. Self-development and self-knowledge. Relief from heaviness and suffering. Fatigue. Rest and relaxation is necessary. Update and recovery. Strengthening the internal forces of the body. Finding peace. Offering prayers. Focus on yourself. Reflections. Temporary establishment of peace. Lack of harmony, justice, impartiality.

Most likely, you should give up the imposed struggle. Get out of the conflict and announce a vacation, arrange a vacation for yourself, acquiring peace and tranquility.

Now you are going through a difficult period of life. You are required to be decisive and firm; difficulties and problems do not allow you to calmly enjoy what you have achieved. But don’t be discouraged, a period of time has appeared when you can allow yourself to rest a little and step away from solving problems.

The 4 of Swords says that there is a period of rest, restoration and accumulation of strength, putting in order psychological balance, perhaps it is worth thinking about your health and strengthening your immune system.

The rest will be used in the right direction, the pause taken will be beneficial and you will return to duty with new strength and new energy. This will all allow you to get joy from your work and what you do.

To solve a problem, you should turn inside yourself or find the origins of difficulties. The answer to the question lies within, what surrounds you is only a reflection. External circumstances are a shell that covers the truth.

What you need to pay attention to. You shouldn’t get into the thick of the situation; you’ve already done everything you could do. Calm down and bring yourself into balance. Now is the time to reassess values. Reconsider your plans and ideas, perhaps you will find a flaw there. Look at the situation soberly and assess your strengths. Don't waste your resources, both spiritual and material. Be careful, economical, but not stingy. The time will come and plans will be realized.

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Interpretation of the inverted position

Keys: outcast, imprisonment. Manifestation of wisdom. Prudence. Saving to the point of stinginess. Will. Exercise caution. Greed. Lack of material resources. Imprisonment. Activities are interrupted, progress and results are stagnant.

You are trying to isolate yourself from problems, close your eyes to difficulties and get away from what causes you inconvenience and trouble. Your actions are passive. Instead of solving problems, you stepped aside and gave up, missing opportunities and losing control over what was happening.

Remember that by fencing yourself off from everything indiscriminately, you not only avoid bad things, but also miss out on something important and good. You are missing out on the opportunity to gain life experience, learn a lesson from your situation, and make new friends and allies.

Advice: shake yourself up, make an effort and deal with difficulties. It won't take much time, and there will be fewer difficulties.

Precautions: Now is not the time to relax. Your inaction drains you more than active action. Slowness can be dangerous. Listen to your body.

The main enemies: rashness and haste.

Four of Swords in health

Diseases related to bones, chronic diseases, insomnia, fainting. Mental disorders, personality problems.

Straight position. The interpretation of the Four of Swords should be considered based on the person’s current health and his condition at the time of fortune telling. This can be either a complete recovery or a deterioration of the condition up to critical. Main characteristics of the position: immobility, coma, joint problems, stay in a hospital ward.

Most often, the meaning of the four of swords is regarded as an unexpected blow or attack that falls on a person. It is worth paying attention to the nearby cards.

Inverted position. Exhaustion, both physical, psychological and emotional. Emptiness. Lack of strength and energy. Imbalance and disharmony. It is worth considering the option of magical intervention: damage, evil eye.

Depending on the layout, the Four of Swords can also speak of restoration of strength, but in a very slow and difficult way.

Advice: in any situation, bed rest and home care will be beneficial and will bring relief and speedy recovery.

Four of Swords in Relationships

Straight position. Crisis situation in relationships. Resentment, conflicts. Claims and nagging from both partners. It is necessary to rethink the existing relationship. Perhaps we should take a break.

To survive a difficult period, you need to talk and discuss problems, not hide the true situation, and put the pretense aside.

Inverted position. There are disagreements and mutual distrust in the couple. Avoiding solving emerging problems. Unwillingness to resolve the situation, conflict, possible rupture.

Four of Swords at work

Professions and purposes of the Four of Swords: medium, signalman, philosopher, volunteer, seasonal work, remote worker.

Straight position. There is a crisis in work, there are no new projects, there are no new ideas and inspiration. There are no prospects for promotion, a passive attitude towards work and one’s position. Lack of time.

Reluctance to make contact with the team. Closedness, inability to find a common language with management or immediate superior.

But on the other hand, not everything is so gloomy. Either the person will think about changing jobs, or will begin to be active and try to move up.

Your strength is running out and you should not hope for a quick implementation of the project.

Inverted position. 4 of swords means an unstable situation, routine, stagnation. Unsatisfactory financial situation. The situation is getting out of control. Now is not the time to rush forward and solve problems. Stop and think about where you made a mistake, think about a plan of action.

Advice: go with the flow, accumulate energy until the next jump.

Remember: all situations are controllable. Any position can be stabilized.

Four of Swords about the current situation

Straight position. It is necessary to restore wasted strength. In your life, peace and tranquility is only temporary. You are absorbed in thoughts about your future, working out plans and your actions.

In the current situation, it is necessary to analyze the situation and think through further steps. It is necessary to soberly assess the situation, act wisely and not give in to emotions. Keep your feelings under control. Now is the time to accumulate strength, put your thoughts in order and wait for new opportunities to arise.

Tip: To find inner harmony and find peace, you can meditate.

Inverted position. You do not want to take active steps. Your comfort zone is too narrow and you don't want to expand those boundaries.

You are at the mercy of too much inaction and passivity. Only your willpower and desire to move can correct the situation. This is not the time to give in to laziness and follow the lead of the situation.

Advice: It's time to get everything in order, get up and take action. Realize your ideas and solve difficult situations.

Psychology of Personality.

The Four of Swords indicates that this is a Balanced person. Main advantages: restraint, calmness and adequacy. A person does not care about the environment, he is more occupied with his personal inner world, his knowledge and experience. Such a person spends a lot of time on introspection and self-development. His attention is focused on self-improvement and inner work. He examines any problem from the inside, trying to find the root of the problem.

To many, such people seem indifferent to others, indifferent and inattentive, but this is not so. A person is focused on the interlocutor and on those around him, he is simply trying to see their real essence.

Ideas for understanding the Four of Swords:

1. It is necessary to focus on the internal, whether it is searching for inner harmony or considering a problem. Leave out external factors and external influences.
2. Listen and watch, take into account all aspects, but make your own decision.
3. Seeking refuge for recuperation and self-healing.
4. Individual progress. You should not share your projects with anyone. Go it alone.
5. Don't do something just for show.

Questions for analysis after the Four of Swords appears in the layout:

• What is worth thinking about, what points require reflection?
• The difficulties are left behind. What to do next?
• Do you have a shelter? What place do you consider your refuge? Is it comfortable there?
• Should you leave your comfort zone? For what?
• Who are your Gods? Who do you pray to?

Card advice: what you think for yourself, what comes from your mind, is much more important than the words of others.

Warning. You shouldn't impose yourself on anyone. Keep it individual. If you decide to enjoy your solitude, don’t let it be disturbed.

The meaning of the Four of Swords in combination with the Major Arcana

With a jester. Irresponsibility and a state of laziness.

With a magician. Rest and gain strength and energy.

With the High Priestess. You will need all your acquired knowledge and past experience.

With the Empress. Recovery, healing.

With the Emperor. Peaceful situation, temporary calm.

With the hierophant. It's time to admit your mistakes and failures. First of all, to yourself.

With lovers. Stagnation, pause, possible rupture.

With a chariot. You need to think about your actions. Recover.

With strength. Vacation. Rest.

With a hermit. Voluntary fencing from people. Loneliness, which should be good for you.

With the wheel of fortune. The situation is under the control of higher powers. You are not able to change anything.

With justice. To find a compromise.

C hanged. Self-development. Renunciation of something.

With death. Overcrowded. Withdrawal from something. Hermitage.

With moderation. The condition is improving.

With the devil. It is necessary to retreat, make concessions.

With a tower of lightning. Indifference. Laziness.

With a star. The emergence of hope.

With the moon. Apathetic states, depression, depression.

With the sun. Finding comfort and joy.

With the court. You have assistants.

With peace. Normalization of the position. Awareness.

Interpretation of the Four of Swords in combination with the suit of wands

With an ace. Restoration of strength. Willingness to go and fight.

With a deuce. Plans need to be thought through.

With a three. Get better.

With four. Stability will come into your life.

With an A. Life tests you. Unexpected situations.

With six. Resolving difficulties.

With seven. Be careful.

With eight. A decision needs to be made.

With nine. Trampling in one place. Stagnation.

With ten. My health is getting worse. Take care of your health.

With a page. Forward movement.

With a knight. Unpredictability of the situation.

With the queen. Help will come.

With the king. Emotionality.

Combination of the Four of Swords with the Suit of Cups

With an ace. Opportunities arise.

With a deuce. Partnership.

With a three. Stabilization of the situation, satisfaction.

With four. Stop at one point.

With an A. Passivity.

With six. Say goodbye to the past, let it go.

With seven. Dreams.

With eight. Finding your way.

With nine. Solution of a problem.

With ten. Implementation of plans.

With a page. Your loved ones support you.

With a knight. Search for inspiration.

With the queen. The advice comes from a woman.

With the king. Protection.

Interpretation of the Four of Swords in combination with the suit of swords

With an ace. Confrontation. Competition.

With a deuce. Someone will decide to help you.

With a three. Complication in the situation. Difficult period.

With an A. Isolation. Detachment.

With six. Moving. It is necessary to change the usual environment.

With seven. Your knowledge and life experience will help you.

With eight. Fate is preparing trials for you.

With nine. You doubt it.

With ten. It's time to take stock.

With a page. Reconsidering priorities.

With a knight. You need to be more serious.

With the queen. Conflict.

With the king. Thinking about the problem.

The meaning of the Four of Swords in combination with the suit of pentacles

With an ace. The situation is moving towards resolution. Improvement of the situation.

With a deuce. The situation is unstable.

With a three. You doubt it.

With four. Security, support, help.

With an A. Psychological disorder, emotional emptiness.

With six. Balance in the situation, stabilization of the situation.

With seven. Increased energy, recovery.

With eight. Monotony.

With nine. Difficulties are solvable.

With ten. Good luck is with you.

With a page. Realization of creative potential.

With a knight. The responsible person. Reliability of the position.

With the queen. Tolerance, the ability to wait.

With the king. Be careful and cautious.

The Four of Swords of the Tarot is the relaxed, free, like the wind, element of Air. An ancient magical symbol, which is an equal part of the Tarot deck, is able to predict the future for anyone who respects the creation of a comprehensive forecast. A complex card, which can only be solved by select, experienced magicians, indicates a departure from the bustle of the world.

The Four of Swords is a complex card indicating a departure from the bustle of the world

The Four has as many meanings as the spiritual organization of the questioner requires. A representative of the weightless air element, the suit of Swords allows you to create a complete picture of future events, with dangers, opportunities and key moments in the life of a person who has turned to the magic Tarot deck for help.

Common meaning of the Four of Swords in the classic Tarot deck

The Four of Swords card can take on radically different meanings depending on the neighboring symbols and the position of the Four itself. A common interpretation of the person depicted on the card lying on a tombstone, which will help to compose accurate forecast for the near future:

• escape from the passions of the world;
• antisocial behavior;
• attempts to improve relationships with other people;
• difficulties in communication;
• detachment.

Looking at the colorful card, a person who has not previously encountered a fortune-telling Tarot deck may be frightened by the strange image.

A living man lies in the pose of a dead man, and the main message of the Four is hidden in the unnatural pose. “Buried himself alive” - this is how people characterize the prototype of such a card. Voluntary confinement within oneself at first seems like a useful habit, but over time it becomes an unbearable burden. A person who is alone for a long time loses the habit of perceiving the world

, people around. The difficulty of such a state is that it is extremely difficult to get out of it voluntarily. The fourth card of Swords, the meaning of which covers not only dry facts, but also the emotional component of the probable future, allows you to see a complete picture of future events.

Meaning of the Four of Swords Tarot Reversed

The opposite meaning of the card, symbolizing voluntary imprisonment, indicates that such measures are forced. In certain conditions, a person had no other choice but to escape from problems and the people around him. The Four of Swords reversed advises not to worry about temporary difficulties in communication, because when the right moment comes, the person will leave the “tower” created in his own mind.

The Four of Swords says that stagnation may be the reason for a long-awaited rest

Stagnation can serve as a reason for long-awaited rest, which a person often denies himself. If it is not possible to change the situation at the moment, then is it necessary to fight it? An ancient symbol with the image of a person lying on a tombstone, even inverted, does not have to promise negative changes. Sometimes, through sudden difficulties, a person’s soul requires respite, rest and solitude.

4 ka as four Elements of the World

The four elements that surround a person, influence his life and future, create the overall universe. Likewise, the cards responsible for this or that energy show different, but equally significant moments of today.

The past, like the future, are subjective concepts, depending on point of view and upbringing. Therefore, the questioner, seeing an inverted card from the suit of Swords, should not be afraid. Any negative is an experience, and at some points advice for a person. The soul suffering from peace chooses whether to use it or not.

The 4 of Swords Tarot often serves as a signal to begin hard work. Laziness, predicted by the upright position of the ancient symbol, requires urgent elaboration. Can a person afford to be idle? The break that was forced no longer brings benefits, but only harms. It’s time to say goodbye to the comfort zone that has been carefully created for many months in a row. The Four of Swords warns of the danger of stagnation.

Affairs, work, professional life and the Four of Swords

Predictions for work are made as often as predictions for personal life. In the modern world it is difficult to stay afloat without Money. The personal ambitions that the questioner harbors require a logical exit - implementation, so there is no point in delaying the solution of professional problems.

The fourth card of Swords allows you to consider all the possibilities that will be sent to the questioner in the future:

• forced stop to renew wasted energy;
• problems in implementing important projects;
• increased stress;
• dismissal;
• change of place of work with a decrease in income level;
• favorable changes after a long rest.

Tarot deck cards cannot force a person to remain inactive or fight laziness.

All that powerful ancient symbols can do is show the right path, with minimal losses. It is not at all necessary to listen to the recommendations of the person brightening up, because it is only his decisions that determine his future destiny.

A person’s attitude towards rest or respite will play an important role in the mood at work or in the created atmosphere at home. Attempts to turn the current situation to your advantage can lead to big losses.

Predictions for spiritual life with the Four of Swords Tarot

A card that depicts a living person with dead aspirations for social life symbolizes the severance of a person’s connection with higher powers. Spiritual renewal, which has been delayed for a long time, will become a necessity. Like food, water, sleep.

Without charging the soul, other achievements will be meaningless and unnecessary. Are the views of the person who turned to the powerful Tarot deck outdated? Meditation, spiritual practices and self-analysis will contribute to the development of the questioner, as reported by the Four of the Suit of Swords. You must open your own heart before it is too late.

The Four of Swords warns that self-doubt will definitely end in failure.

Opinions that have been formed throughout my life have become boundaries that prevent me from seeing a completely different world. More deep, bright, sensual. The failures predicted by the Four begin with excessive stress on the body. A high pace of life, constant environmental pressure and self-doubt will certainly end in failure.

Love alignment for the future

In love affairs, the Four indicates isolation. For lonely hearts, such a symbol promises a feeling of resentment towards the whole world. The obsessive state that the questioner was abandoned, abandoned, exchanged for someone else will lead to constant depression.

The prototype of the Four from the suit of Swords is a person who considers himself not beautiful, attractive, or seductive enough. Males and females in the personal life scenario, having considered the Four, should not be upset, because the future is always in the hands of a person, and not in the power of the Tarot deck.

Past relationships that came to an end caused lasting moral damage. The consequence of the pain suffered is distrust of the opposite sex, of the people around you. It is necessary to overcome internal doubts, because fears interfere with building new relationships. Opening up to something new is always anxious, but any excitement can be the beginning of something bigger and more meaningful.

For existing couples, the Four promises fatigue. Moral and emotional burnout creates a negative atmosphere in the family. Pleasant changes are just around the corner, so all that remains is to wait a little.

Combination of Tarot deck cards

The Four of Swords tarot card, reinforced by other symbols of the Tarot deck, is unique in its subsequent interpretation. The combination of adjacent signs will allow you to recreate a picture of events that have not yet occurred.

Consideration of card tandems is available only to experienced magicians who have been practicing Tarot fortune telling for many years. Combination of magic symbols in general or special layouts:

Four and the Hermit card. The union of magical signs symbolizes the need for solitude. Imprisonment for a certain period will allow you to renew your internal strength and energy, which is wasted on unimportant trifles.

Major Arcana World and the fourth card of Swords. A tandem that promises a pleasant, inspiring holiday. Trips to the sea or any other body of water will be best. Such measures are rather forced, but they can also bring a lot of positive impressions.

Six of Wands and Four of Swords. Inaction is the main message of the union of cards. Absence necessary actions entails undesirable consequences. The first steps are always difficult to take, but sometimes they are simply necessary.

Major Arcana Lovers and fourth card of Swords. A break in an existing relationship, a pause that will drag on, is predicted by the union of two strong cards in a personal life reading. It will not be possible to avoid such changes, and therefore the questioner can only wait for the favorable moment.

The fourth card from the suit of Swords is difficult to understand a simple person symbol. Despite all the difficulties, this card must be interpreted especially carefully. The significant message of the Four will allow you to build the right line of behavior in the future, when adversity and conflicts will force a person to make difficult choices.

There is no need to be afraid of future events, because in the careful hands of an experienced magician, a deck of Tarot cards becomes a real invincible weapon.

The warnings displayed in the layouts for all areas of life will show a person the right path.

Other names for the Four of Swords tarot card: Spades, Leaves, Shields, Spears, Vines, Vini

The Four of Swords is a card of stagnation, interrupted activity and forced rest. In this meaning, it resembles the Hanged Man card, but its difference from it is that it is associated with specific events: the obstacles or difficulties pointed out by the Four are usually simple and understandable, and overcoming them does not require us to overturn all the foundations of life. This position is akin to illness, which is also one of the meanings of the card. We are forced to interrupt our active activities and take a break. Whether we suffer or try to use this pause to sort ourselves out depends only on us. At the same time, it is clear that we can use a pause to work on ourselves, but we would hardly arrange it for ourselves of our own free will.

Work and business

Stagnation. The matter cannot move forward because our strength has dried up. There is no point in continuing further, because the “resistance of the material” and our weakness can together lead us to complete collapse. In such situations, we need peace, rest, a pause, and maybe even the help of a doctor or consultation with a psychotherapist. Only when we have regained our strength, having been, for example, on vacation, can we again take on the solution of a problem that seemed so hopeless. And then we will be surprised to discover that things are going smoothly, like clockwork.

Consciousness

It is likely that we have given our intellect too much stress, and now it cannot connect even the simplest two thoughts. We stumble over obstacles that we would have easily overcome before, and we see no way forward. If we ignore the card's warning and still try to painfully continue working, this can plunge us into the abyss of despair. Instead, we need to finally take the long-needed break and surrender to the joys of life in order to forget about our problems for a while. To think that we are “losing precious time” is the greatest absurdity: we would lose more time, dragging in our current state along the treadmill that, after rest, we can run with ease and joy.

Personal relationships and love

Here this card means isolation. Either we feel abandoned, excluded from the Great Games of Love, or we feel lonely or exhausted in our union with our previous partner. Then the Four of Swords warns that we risk losing either ourselves or our partner. We urgently need to give ourselves a rest, throwing away all problems, and put ourselves in order, even pamper ourselves with something.

Inner meaning

Now you have to work through your problems and plan future actions. You need solitude and peace; don't avoid them. Tarot card four swords - a card of reflections and night vigils; almost a hermit. It also indicates the need for a recovery period after the situation you just went through. Use this time to reflect on everything that has happened and plan more wisely. Don't expect the heights you've enjoyed so far; as you have seen, they were not very good for you. If you rush to the same heights again, you may find yourself in this unpleasant situation again.

Combinations with other cards

Gain

8 of Wands: make a move, hurry

Wheel of Happiness: rapid pace, vigorous activity

Magician: manifestation of activity, desire to go beyond

10 of Wands: overexertion, taking on an exorbitant load

Weakening

Nun: quiet rest, contemplation

Hermit: contemplation, tranquility

Hanged Man: rest, reduced activity

4 cups: contemplation, solitude

Sources

Hayo Banzhaf. TAROT SELF-TUTORIAL

Truce

Jupiter in Libra

20°—30° Libra

Original title: Lord of Rest from Struggle Original composition in the Golden Dawn system: The Four of Swords is exactly like the Two (including the five-petalled rose and white rays), with the only difference that the hands extended from the clouds on the right and left hold two swords, not one by one.

Chesed color on the Prince scale: deep purple.
The colors of Jupiter on four scales: violet; blue; juicy purple; bright blue with streaks of yellow
Libra colors on four scales: emerald green; blue; rich blue-green; pale green
Formula: Four (Chesed) + Swords (Yetzirah) + Jupiter in Libra = TRUCE.

The Four of Swords is perhaps the most beautiful of all the number cards of this suit. Harris meticulously follows the color scales to create a stunning portrait of balance and order. On November 3, 1939, she writes to Crowley: “It would be nice if you could come here for a day next week and look at the Swords. The thought of taking them to London unbalanced fills me with superstitious horror.”

Chesed is the sphere of Jupiter, hosting Jupiter in Libra as a welcoming but domineering hostess. Of course, the key words to this card are balance and justice, but Crowley points out that it also represents “an affirmation of dogma and the law associated with it.” Like any weapon, the sword fulfills its true purpose in the discipline of war, and not at all in peacetime. The “truce” that the Four of Swords enforce is a peace conditioned by the threat of violence, and therefore, by definition, short-lived.

The four swords are arranged in the shape of a St. Andrew's cross, meaning, according to Crowley, "fixed and inflexible." Their points meet at the center of a large rose with forty-nine petals, symbolizing “social harmony.” However, such a culture, which prefers to blindly obey authority rather than face the possible dangers of freedom, is built on conformity and deals with conscience.

Source

Lon Milo Duquette "The Magic of Aleister Crowley"

Description of the lasso

The woman in this painting lives in a gray landscape filled with unreal, cut-out clouds. Through the window frame she can see light and life, and although she would like to pass through the frame - as we see in the colors of the rainbow appearing on her clothes - she is unable to do so. She thinks too much in terms of "What if?"

Straight position

They say that tomorrow never comes, but no matter how often it is said, it seems most of us tend to forget about it. In fact, the one and only result of procrastination is a mind-numbing and depressing feeling of incompleteness. You will feel freedom and space if you let go of all the dual thoughts that are preventing you from taking action right now. It will make you wonder why you waited so long.

The meaning of the card

Putting it off is simply stupid. Tomorrow you will also have to decide, so why not today? Do you think that tomorrow you will be wiser than today? Do you think that tomorrow you will be stronger than today? Do you think that tomorrow you will be younger than today, fresher than today? Tomorrow you will be older, you will have less courage; tomorrow you will be more experienced, you will have more cunning; tomorrow death will come closer - you will begin to hesitate and become more cowardly. Never put it off until tomorrow. Who knows? Tomorrow may or may not come. If you need to make up your mind, you need to make up your mind today. (Osho)

Basic meanings of the card in upright position:
1. “bury yourself alive”, give up;
2. advice - do not isolate yourself from the world, go out to people, act;
3. calm;
4. self-contemplation;
5. need for treatment;
6. need for spiritual renewal;
7. stagnation;
8. interrupted activity, rest;
9. advice - take a break;
10. isolation in personal relationships;
11. feeling of loneliness in the union;
12. recovery, rest;
13. prayer, meditation;
14. calm before the storm;
15. travel;
16. period of careful planning;
17. You should not strive for the same heights, otherwise they will again lead to the current unpleasant situation.

Basic meanings of a card in an inverted position:
1. do not rush to act;
2. newly awakened activity;
3. insight;
4. no time to relax;
5. return to work;
6. healing;
7. resentment;
8. illness, isolation;
9. dissatisfaction, retreat;
10. expulsion, dismissal, imprisonment;
11. unpleasant environment;
12. economy, savings, stinginess;
13. forethought, management;
14. music;
15. distribution;
16. mercy;
17. some success;
18. imposed isolation;
19. envy, petty jealousy.

In the chapel, on a tombstone, lies a living man in knight's armor with his eyes closed and his hands folded on his chest. One sword is engraved on the side of the slab, the other three hang on the wall. The only bright, bright spot on this map is the stained glass of the Gothic window depicting the holiday.

In some decks, he sits in a graveyard or simply in an open area, deep in thought.

The card symbolizes a person who has decided to withdraw from the world. He gave up, abandoned his feelings, “buried himself alive.” But he is alive, and his brain is full of thoughts, so his idea is doomed to failure. There is no need to isolate yourself from the world, this card advises, it is better to get up and go outside, to the people who are waiting for you.

Thus, in the upright position, this Four recommends action, “going out to people.” In an inverted position, on the contrary, he advises you to postpone this: the time to act has not yet come.

In the Egyptian Tarot deck, four swords converge with their tips to one point, which gives it an additional meaning of reconciliation, truce (both in the upright and inverted positions).

(E. Kolesov “The ABC of Tarot”)

DESCRIPTION: This card depicts a statue of a medieval knight praying. He lies in full height at his grave under the traditional stained glass window of the church. Element: Air.

EXPLANATION: Called the "Lord of Rest from Struggle", the Four of Swords indicates that the chaos present in the Three of Swords has been eliminated. This card calms and encourages introspection. When you pull it out, you are invited to explore all the contradictory elements that require resolution within your inner being. You may need some kind of treatment. Another explanation for the Four of Swords is that you have retreated from higher powers and are in need of spiritual renewal. Prayer or meditation will open your mind and heart to spiritual insight.

MEANING OF THE REVERSED CARD: You are active again. Continue to move with caution and use your discernment.

SELF-DEVELOPMENT LESSON: Although we may feel more secure within our habitual belief system, if we open ourselves to higher spiritual guidance, we can move beyond our daily problems and conflicts.

(N. Drewry “Tarot. Step by step guide by study")

The Four of Swords is a card of stagnation, interrupted activity and forced rest. In this meaning, it resembles the Hanged Man card, but its difference from it is that it is associated with specific events: the obstacles or difficulties pointed out by the Four are usually simple and understandable, and overcoming them does not require us to overturn all the foundations of life. This position is akin to illness, which is also one of the meanings of the card. We are forced to interrupt our active activities and take a break. Whether we suffer or try to use this pause to sort ourselves out depends only on us. At the same time, it is clear that we can use a pause to work on ourselves, but we would hardly arrange it for ourselves of our own free will.

JOB: Stagnation. The matter cannot move forward because our strength has dried up. There is no point in continuing further, because the “resistance of the material” and our weakness can together lead us to complete collapse. In such situations, we need peace, rest, a pause, and maybe even the help of a doctor or consultation with a psychotherapist. Only when we have regained our strength, having been, for example, on vacation, can we again take on the solution of a problem that seemed so hopeless. And then we will be surprised to discover that things are going smoothly, like clockwork.

CONSCIOUSNESS: It is likely that we have given our intellect too much stress, and now it cannot connect even the simplest two thoughts. We stumble over obstacles that we would have easily overcome before, and we see no way forward. If we ignore the card's warning and still try to painfully continue working, this can plunge us into the abyss of despair. Instead, we need to finally take the long-needed break and surrender to the joys of life in order to forget about our problems for a while. To think that we are “losing precious time” is the greatest absurdity: we would lose more time, dragging in our current state along the treadmill that, after rest, we can run with ease and joy.

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Here this card means isolation. Either we feel abandoned, excluded from the Great Games of Love, or we feel lonely or exhausted in our union with our previous partner. Then the Four of Swords warns that we risk losing either ourselves or our partner. We urgently need to give ourselves a rest, throwing away all problems, and put ourselves in order, even pamper ourselves with something.

Fours in Tarot

The number four is associated with the Emperor card, the planet Saturn and the astrological sign of Aquarius. Saturn is the planet of order, work, strength, control, discipline, organization, structure, crystallization, solidity, foundation, practicality, patience, mathematical precision, economy, property, real estate, endurance, eternal values. The negative traits of Saturn and Aquarius are dogmatism, inflexibility, stubbornness, depression, melancholy, and excessive seriousness. Aquarians are progressive, have a humanitarian mindset, are independent, bohemian, unusual and somewhat eccentric.

The presence of fours in a reading indicates the right time to lay the foundation for future success. Now a period of hard work, organizing new things and structuring your life begins for you. Sometimes Saturn gives you the feeling that you are being limited in some way or that you have taken on an unbearable burden. You may need to make an important decision right now, but you should do it very carefully. During this period of time, illness may await you, or you may simply need to properly rest and regain your strength. Aquarius' influence attracts unusual or eccentric people into your life.

In astrology, Saturn is associated with karma. If there are many fours in your reading, then perhaps you are paying off your karmic debts. It will be good if you pay attention to detail, self-discipline, putting things in order, organizing and structuring your life. All important decisions and major changes should be made only after careful consideration.

Four of Swords upright

Key words and phrases: The need for rest and relaxation. A break. Need for renewal. Slow period. Restoration of strength. Recovery. Rest. Time-out. Lights out. Relief from stress. Long awaited break. Health recovery. Inaction. Regrouping. Retreat. Need for vacation. Loneliness. Prayer. Meditation. Going deeper into yourself. Contemplation. Revaluation. The calm before the storm. Stay in the hospital. Visit to the hospital. Visit to the doctor. Vacation. Journey. Peaceful surroundings. Getting away from everything. Give me a break. Let's pray.

Situation and advice: Are you under stress? A temporary respite awaits you. Now is the time to rest and recover after a period of struggle and conflict. You need a recovery period that allows you to calm your thoughts and regain your physical strength. The most suitable situation to relax and regroup your efforts. Some may seek solitude in prayer and meditation. Taking time away from your daily routine will help you gain a new perspective on the future. Meditation will help you gain clarity in this situation. You may be feeling completely drained and need to take a break from your daily responsibilities. How about a vacation or trip to help you take your mind off things? If you have suffered some kind of illness, then the time has come for you to fully recover. You can visit the hospital solely for the purpose of prevention. The Four of Swords is a card of meditation.

People: Those who need rest. People recovering from illness. Employees of medical institutions. Hospital visitors. Patients.

Four of Swords reversed

Key words and phrases:(Positive meanings) No time to relax. Resumption of action. The vacation is over. Call to action. Return to work. Healing. Coming to your senses after a previous activity. Forward! Forward to the assault!

(Negative meanings) Illness. Insulation. Discontent. Retreat. Resentment. Refusal. Exile. Loneliness. Imprudence. Problems at work. Dismissal. Anxiety. Opposition. Strikes. Boycott. Disorder. Conclusion. Detention. Link. Ostracism. Unpleasant environment.

Situation and advice: The positive meaning of this card is that it marks the period of ending rest and resuming action. You've had a forced break, and now it's time to step up your activities. You have refreshed your strength and can confidently continue to deal with stressful situations in your life.

The negative meaning of this card is that it can indicate general problems, poor health, and possibly a whole period of forced isolation. Often the card indicates the resumption of action in a difficult situation. The questioner resumes previous interests, love affairs, careers that occupied him in the past.

People: Uninvited guests. Prisoners. Prisoners. Exiles. Striking workers.

The meaning and inner meaning of the Four of Swords lasso

Meaning of the Four of Swords in the upright position:

• Solitude, Desert, Refuge, Hermitage.
• Expulsion, Removal.
• Uninhabited, Separate, Abandoned, Abandoned.
• Coffin, Tomb, Funeral.

Other meanings of the tarot four of swords in the upright position:

• physical or spiritual rest, relaxation, meditation
• hermit's refuge, exile, retreat, loneliness
• rest, care, healing

The Four of Swords of the tarot traditionally represent order and stability, and if the quality inherent in Swords is added here, the card will predict the Client's upcoming temporary respite from problems. There will be an opportunity to relax and improve your health, shake off the burden of worries and stress by retiring to a secluded place. A specific interpretation of the Four of Swords Tarot is recovery from illness.

The meaning of the Four of Swords tarot card is loneliness and tranquility. Exile, retreat, the need to think and plan. Careful planning will give you an advantage over your enemies. Recovery. Alertness and prudence, economy and caution, all this is necessary now.

Interpretation in an inverted position:

• Savings, Good behavior, Reasonable administration.
• Foresight, Management, Economy, Saving, Stinginess.
• Order, Arrangement, Relation, Decency, Concert, Chord, Coordination, Harmony, Music, Distribution.
• Will, Caveat, Limitation, Exception.
• Prudence, Outlines (separation), Restraint, Prudence, Sympathy, Mercy, Precaution.

Other meanings of the reversed tarot four of swords:

• prudence and caution, the need to save money, stinginess
• isolation, abandonment, exile
• renewal of action, prudence, wise government
• return of previous interests, some success

The reversed tarot card four of swords says that the Client has withdrawn too much into himself, and such isolation is fraught negative consequences: Instead of renewed physical and mental energy, he feels cut off from everyone and rejected. Perhaps such isolation was imposed on the Client, and he, of course, is outraged.

Another meaning of the four of swords tarot: greed. Perhaps a short illness or temporary financial difficulties. Envy and petty jealousy, either on your part or on the part of others, can derail your plans. The result is minor failures.

Inner meaning

Now you have to work through your problems and plan future actions. You need solitude and peace; don't avoid them. Tarot card four swords - a card of reflections and night vigils; almost a hermit. It also indicates the need for a recovery period after the situation you just went through. Use this time to reflect on everything that has happened and plan more wisely. Don't expect the heights you've enjoyed so far; as you have seen, they were not very good for you. If you rush to the same heights again, you may find yourself in this unpleasant situation again.

Sources:

1. N. Drewry “Tarot. Step-by-step guide to learning"
2. E. Kolesov “The ABC of Tarot”
3. Unknown author "Initial information for reading tarot cards"
4. H. Banzhaf “Tarot Self-Teacher”
5. Anthony Lewis "Tarot, plain and simple"

Key meanings of the Four of Swords in the upright position:

• break
• rest
• spending time alone to think
• contemplation
• recuperation
• passivity
• relaxation
• exile

Key meanings in reverse position:

• anxiety
• emotional burnout
• slow recovery
• end of isolation period
• return to activity

The Four of Swords in the Tarot deck shows the figure of a knight lying in a chapel on a tombstone. His hands are folded in a prayer position.

Three swords hang above him, points down. One sword is carved on the side of the slab. This symbolizes that currently all the querent's thoughts are focused around one key issue or problem.

Although the knight appears to be dead, this is unlikely to be the case. He is simply amazed and depressed by the situation that happened to him. Excessive efforts or circumstances pulled the rug from under his feet.

The Four of Swords is primarily about rest and restoration. The past “battles”, the frantic pace of life, overwork, and emotional shocks have exhausted the body and mind. It's time to take a time out. Period of inactivity.

While indicating physical rest, this Four nevertheless symbolizes active mental activity. During periods of stagnation, solitude or inaction, your thoughts are occupied with solving the difficult situation you are faced with.

You may be reflecting on actions you have already taken. Or are you thinking about your next step. Not driven by external events, the mind is able to focus on details that were previously missed. This allows you to achieve a better understanding of the situation.

Four of Swords - interpretation and meaning in the upright position

The Four of Swords means peace and detachment, lack of fuss. When appearing in a reading, it takes on the meaning of solitude and isolation. Expulsion and retreat. Respite and temporary care.

Things are stagnant and it will not be possible to move them from a dead point yet. This card prevents you from trying to take any active action or change anything at the moment.

Now such actions will not only not be successful, but will also be extremely inappropriate. Don't waste your energy. It is better to wait for a more favorable period.

The Four of Swords describes a state where it is impossible to act. Losing oneself from the normal rhythm of life. The reasons can be varied, including sudden illness.

This tarot card also speaks of a possible delay or postponement. In particular, this concerns the fulfillment of monetary or other obligations.

The meaning of the Four of Swords in fortune telling is stagnation, forced peace. But the emergence of this state of affairs is caused by specific everyday circumstances that are simple and understandable.

In this meaning, punishment can have a positive or negative meaning. It depends on the topic of the question, on the neighboring lasso and on your attitude to the situation. You are forced to take a break from your active life. But it’s up to you to decide how to perceive it – as a respite or an exile.

This tarot card also indicates that you can stop worrying, let down your guard and take a break from the stressful situation you are in. At the moment, a truce has been established. And there is an opportunity to take a breath without fear of being attacked again.

However, it must be kept in mind that a truce and peace are not the same thing. The Four of Swords means that problems will return to your life as soon as you are ready to face them. So enjoy the peace, but don't forget that the fight is not over yet.

The Four of Swords is associated with illness or hospitalization in general. Recovery after surgery, staying in a hospital ward. The period when a person is bedridden.

Four of Swords - interpretation and meaning in reversed position

The period of solitude is coming to an end and the time has come to return to active life.

The Reversed Four of Swords can have positive value for interpretation. The time of inactivity, isolation, break, forced rest is ending. Gradually, careful movement and slow development of the situation begins.

This could be either recovery from an illness or the end of a prison sentence. May indicate the appearance of insomnia (a period of activity after a short period of rest).

Return to the normal rhythm of life and current affairs. But often this does not happen in a timely manner.

The Four of Swords reversed may indicate that you feel restless and want to do everything at once. The body is telling you to rest, but the mind is pushing forward, trying to complete a long list of tasks. As a result, you can get sick, get stressed or overworked. Therefore, it is important to force yourself to pause and recuperate at the right time.

Perhaps the questioner is trying to avoid a period of reflection, thinking about a situation for fear of experiencing negative emotions that may follow. That is, he pretends that nothing happened.

A card in fortune telling can symbolize stagnation and lack of change in life or situation, which leads to increased disappointment. Circumstances don't turn out the way you hoped. Perhaps precisely because of your passivity. You chose to “sit back” and do nothing in the hope that the situation would change on its own.

The cards that fell next to it will help you clarify the meaning of the inverted Four of Swords.

Four of Swords – love and relationships

In a relationship scenario, the Four of Swords in Tarot cards means temporary isolation, temporary loneliness. Pause in personal life. At the same time, a person can remain in this state for various reasons. How to voluntarily give up activity in love relationships. Consciously giving yourself time to comprehend what is happening, your feelings and desires. So he is forced to find himself alone, due to circumstances beyond his control.

Exhaustion due to stress, quarrels with a loved one. You need to give yourself a break, put all your problems aside and put your thoughts in order. A period of temporary truce with a partner if a conflict situation has existed for a long time.

The card indicates a crisis in a relationship. However, the problems are still hidden. Partners try to avoid an open showdown. Or it can describe a situation where one of the partners remains calm in moments of conflict.

Another meaning of this arcana is cooling of relationships, detachment, isolation, lack of feelings. The passive position of the character depicted on the card symbolizes the lack of desire to take initiative and take any steps forward.

The period after a difficult breakup with a partner. This is the time when there is no desire to communicate with people, interest in life disappears. I just want to lie in bed and cry into my pillow.

The inverted Four of Swords in a love fortune-telling indicates that an unpleasant conversation or outcome of events will still happen and quite quickly. No matter how hard a person tries to avoid them, he will not succeed.

Also, the appearance of this card indicates that there is no longer an opportunity, desire or need to hush up the problem in the relationship.

Liberation from relationships in which a person felt like he was in prison.

If you have broken up with a loved one, the reversed Four indicates that you now feel strong enough to start living and loving again.

Work and career

In matters of work, the Four of Swords signifies stagnation, vacation, and periods of inactivity. Temporary refusal to fight for a place in a team or project.

Attempts to speed things up, change the situation, or start a new project will be useless. For now it's better to leave everything as it is. Maintaining a position of non-interference and neutrality.

Professional burnout, exhaustion. In this case, only after regaining your strength can you again begin to solve problems that seemed hopeless.

In addition, it may mean withdrawal from active participation in the work process to think about new plans, projects, or think about a problem.

Boring work or loss of interest in work or business.

The reversed card indicates the return to work after a long period of time. For example, a woman returning to work after maternity leave. Or a way out after an illness. The transition from individual work to team work.

Minor Arcana Tarot card Four of Swords

Description of the Tarot card Four of Swords

On the Four of Swords Tarot card, most decks depict a reclining man in knight's armor with his eyes closed and his hands folded on his chest. Three swords hang on the wall, and one lies nearby: the mind passively accepts the world as it is, but it is always ready to be fully armed. On the stained glass of a Gothic window depicting a holiday, a man knelt before a woman: consciousness bowed to more refined feelings.

General meaning and interpretation of the Tarot card Four of Swords in fortune telling and readings

Direct card position

Appearing in an upright position in fortune telling and readings, the Tarot card Four of Swords is a symbol of stagnation, interrupted activity and forced rest. Arcan also indicates a temporary or permanent cessation of an intrapersonal or any external conflict in life. The active phase of the conflict has ended or will soon end, but complete peace not yet achieved. This card should be considered as an indication that at the moment no particularly active, energetic actions should be taken, but it is better to wait for a more favorable period.

Reversed card position

In an inverted position, the Four of Swords reports that the period of peace and quiet is coming to an end, and a cautious, leisurely beginning of movement, progress, and development is taking place. The traditional interpretation of this Arcanum emphasizes caution. With the help of prudence, prudent management and a thoughtful approach, the fortuneteller will be able to avoid losses, difficulties and problems in life.

The meaning and interpretation of the Four of Swords card in fortune telling and layouts for work, affairs and career

Direct card position

In the sphere of work, affairs and career, the direct Four of Swords card symbolizes significant (sometimes insurmountable) difficulties, stagnation, and lack of prospects. The matter cannot move forward because the strength has dried up. There is no point in continuing further, because weakness can ultimately lead to complete collapse. There are no losses in the financial sector, but no profits either.

Reversed card position

When appearing upside down, the card indicates an unhealthy, conflictual situation in the team. The fortuneteller may face dismissal or forced leave, and temporary financial difficulties are possible. Such activity is forced, and there is no way to avoid it.

Meaning and interpretation of the Four of Swords card in layouts and fortune telling for health

Direct card position

Postoperative rehabilitation, maybe sanatorium treatment, recovery. Treatment in hospital (not in acute conditions).

Reversed card position

Impaired kidney function, risk of diabetes, skin diseases.

The meaning and interpretation of the Four of Swords card in fortune telling and layouts for love and relationships

Direct card position

In the upright position, the Tarot card Four of Swords means isolation, voluntary or forced. Either a person feels abandoned, unnecessary to anyone, or he feels loneliness and exhaustion of strength in an alliance with his former partner. Then Arkan warns that there is a risk of losing either yourself or your partner. In this case, it is useful to take a break from each other, by mutual agreement to separate for a while, to live separately.

Reversed card position

In an inverted position, the card warns that a person is going to commit an act that will discredit him in the eyes of his partner or quarrel with him. Sometimes Arkan indicates that keeping silent, avoiding an urgent problem in a relationship can no longer continue. No matter how the fortuneteller tries to postpone the unpleasant conversation, the showdown, the outcome of events, this will still happen, and in the fairly near future.

The meaning and interpretation of the Four of Swords card in layouts and fortune telling for personality assessment

Direct card position

Indicates a thoughtful, detached, philosophical person.

Reversed card position

Denotes a person driven by circumstances.

Meaning and interpretation of the Four of Swords card as a card of the day

The worst thing that can happen today is complete stagnation in business, and you have a feeling of worthlessness. But perhaps this will just be a delay in one of the tasks, or you will want to postpone some task due to lack of time. Even if such a break in business does not come entirely of your own free will, it can and should be used for reflection and relaxation.

Advice from the Four of Swords card in fortune telling and readings

Try to always think through your actions several steps ahead and carefully consider your words and intentions.

Minor Arcana Tarot. Swords

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The meaning of the Tarot Arcana Four of Swords is the topic of this article. This is a card of reflection and solitude from the bustle of the world. Having pulled it out, get ready for temporary seclusion and restoration of strength after difficult life troubles. It says that you need peace and relaxation, you need to restore vital energy.

Description of the Four of Swords

The classic deck of Tarot cards depicts a knight lying on the lid of a coffin with his eyes closed. He is alive, but in a deep meditative state. His tomb is located in some temple. The man lies completely alone, crossing his arms over his chest in prayer to Heaven and grasping the hilt of his sword.

Three more swords are at his head, waiting for their owner to awaken from a long rest. They are prepared for the moment when the knight regains his strength and continues the fight again.

In the meantime Higher power created conditions in which a person needs to understand his internal state and rethink his life.

In the Age of Aquarius Tarot deck, a knight is depicted in the saddle. But his whole appearance indicates that this person is completely exhausted and needs rest. He continues to hold the sword, which is lowered down. There are three more swords behind the knight, but he is not yet able to use them.

The Four of Swords never appears by chance. It always carries deep meaning. As a rule, its appearance means that the fortuneteller needs rest, reboot and restoration of vitality. It often falls out after severe shocks and stress, when nervous system are at the limit and require rest.

For some reason, a person is forced to leave the battlefield and rest. Although he often experiences a feeling of frustration that certain circumstances force him to be inactive at a completely inopportune moment.

Four of swords upright

As a rule, it is considered not the most pleasant card in the deck. After all, it indicates a long period of stagnation and forced inaction. And this is not very compatible with the fast pace of modern life.

The main meaning of the card is hermitage, isolation from the outside world, retirement from business. The upright position of the Four of Swords usually means:

• Physical and moral peace, state of meditation.
• Hermitage, exile, loneliness.
• Stagnation, refusal to take further action.
• Healing and restoration of strength.
• Planning for the future.
• Calm and stability.

The Four of Swords completely puts an end to the usual vigorous activity. Advises you to reflect on your life in search of the right decision, restore strength and health.

Its meaning is close to the Hanged Man card. But unlike it, it points to the specific circumstances that led to the forced stop. The cause may be illness or some other physical condition that precludes vigorous activity. There may also be certain obstacles and difficulties that a person is not able to overcome at this stage.

But don’t be too upset if you get the Four of Swords. It doesn’t foretell anything terrible, it just says that you need to take a break, a temporary respite and think privately about your future. And when your strength returns, you can return to your normal rhythm of life.

Four of Swords Reversed

The reversed position of the card conveys a more optimistic mood. Often indicates that a period of stagnation and isolation is coming to an end. Soon you will return to active activity under the influence of some circumstances.

If before this the Four of Swords fell to you in an upright position, the inverted position should definitely be considered as optimistic. Although she does not talk about final victory and breakthrough. Rather, these are the first steps that a person takes to return to an active life.

The card can also indicate that your actions are inappropriate. Perhaps you are doing something wrong and at the wrong time. Warns of caution and foresight, otherwise you can commit irreparable acts.

Despite the difficult situation and circumstances that are not in your favor, the Four of Swords calls for active action and coming out of the shadows.

Briefly, the meaning of this card can be described as follows:

• The beginning of active actions, caution and meaningfulness of actions.
• The emergence of interest in life, former glory.
• Temporary financial difficulties, savings.

The Four of Swords encourages a person to come out of isolation. Otherwise, he may become too withdrawn into himself and forever be cut off from society.

The reversed position of the Four of Swords can also indicate health problems. This is especially true for health plans. But if a person was sick before, he can, on the contrary, talk about healing.

The meaning of the Four of Swords in relationships

For personal relationships, this is not a very good card, indicating loneliness. A person will be lonely for some long period. This can happen according to his will. In this case, he himself wanted to end the relationship in order to decide on his feelings. Also, certain circumstances or events could lead to this. Then the person will suffer from this feeling, but will not be able to change the situation.

The Four of Swords does not always talk about loneliness as such. This can be mental loneliness, when a person is in a relationship, but has withdrawn into himself and does not let his partner get close. For some reason, he feels abandoned and unwanted, and this prevents them from getting closer. Perhaps the person is wondering whether he needs this relationship at all.

Often the card indicates that the fortuneteller is avoiding relationships due to failures in the past. Apparently, he went through some kind of negative experience - treason, betrayal, loss of a loved one. He is afraid that the situation may repeat itself and prefers loneliness. He needs time to understand himself and heal his emotional wounds.

The Four of Swords can mean temporary problems in the sexual sphere. They can be caused by physical conditions or mental disorders.

In cases where the partners did not get along with each other Lately, the card can mean reconciliation and calm in relationships.

The inverted position of the Four of Swords indicates the end of a period of stagnation, which can lead to quarrels and showdowns. Partners may commit rash actions that they will regret later. An unpleasant conversation may occur that you tried to avoid before, and unexpected hidden information may emerge.

An inverted card indicates that relationships can no longer be in the same state they were in before the turning point. Irreversible changes are coming.

The meaning of the Four of Swords in the professional sphere

Typically, this card indicates a period of stagnation in work, temporary removal from business and rest. This could be vacation, child care, retirement, or leaving a position. If it was about a career struggle, it means that it did not end in your favor.

The Four of Swords suggests that you should abandon new projects and not make plans for the future yet. You need to rest and rethink your life. The risk of financial losses and illegal behavior is very high, which can lead to loss of position and even imprisonment. The neighboring cards in the layout will tell you about this in more detail.

Often the card indicates professional impotence and fatigue. Perhaps you need a new look at your work, a change in approach to it, an analysis of incorrect actions.

The Four of Swords can talk about passive work that does not require active communication with people.

If a person is currently actively looking for work, the card portends unemployment.

An inverted card indicates a way out of a stagnant period provoked by certain circumstances. But these may be incorrect and premature actions that will lead to miscalculations and losses.

It is necessary to carefully consider and plan your activities in order to be confident in the final result.

Card of the day

A day that is under the influence of this card is not conducive to active action. The current circumstances will contribute to this. It is worth listening to them and spending this day in peace and solitude.

There may be a feeling that you are incapable of anything, nothing is working out for you. But don’t be discouraged - just put everything aside and relax.

The reversed position of the card will bring you a hectic and hectic day, full of unexpected incidents. Events will develop at a rapid pace. You will not have a moment's peace.

Card of the Year

The Arcanum Four of Swords, which appears as the card of the year, promises a calm and uneventful year. Perhaps it will be a little boring and annoying with inaction. You may feel like life is passing you by. But don't be discouraged - use this time to relax.

An inverted card, on the contrary, is preparing a whirlpool of events for you this year. This period will be unpredictable, you will not have time to think about your actions. Events will develop at a rapid pace. You will be forced to make decisions instantly.

Arcanum Four of Swords gives advice to stop, rest and sort out your thoughts. Use forced rest and inactivity to recuperate.

Dream of the soul. Stagnation. Stagnation. Everything froze. Nothing happens. Forced rest. Detachment. Silence. Clock stopped. Pause. Retreat. Rest after the battle. Truce. Fatigue. Useless work. Retirement or resignation. Disease. Hospitalization. Imprisonment. Tomb. Loss of a relationship, even if they live together. Reflection. Loneliness. Monasticism.

Advice
Forget about something, take a break and calm down.

Warning
Possible exhaustion, illness, difficulties or deadlock.

Card of the day
The worst thing that can happen is complete stagnation in business, and you have a feeling of your own worthlessness and brokenness. But perhaps this will just be a delay in one of your tasks, or you yourself will want to postpone some task, because today you will not be able to do it. Even if such a break in business does not come entirely of your own free will, it can and should be used for reflection and relaxation.

Reversed card
Insomnia, bad dreams. Exit from imprisonment. Recovery after a long illness. Slow recovery. Caution in business. Will.

Teresa Francis-Chong, Terry Silvers. "Tarot for Beginners."

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The Four of Swords depicts a deceased person in contrast to the bright and lively scene outside the window.
Someone decided to take a time out and take a break from the world.
Sometimes we respond to difficulties by running away or hiding in our shells.

Removing yourself from a situation can be healing if the goal is not to hide but to recuperate.
Problems arise only if the withdrawn person begins to completely cut himself off from communication with the world or block the world from himself.

Questions to ask yourself if you draw the Four of Swords

• What are you hiding from?
• Have you taken a break?
• Are you waiting for a deliverer?
• Do you think carefully about something?
• Do you feel cut off from the world, from the possibility of salvation?

Key Ideas

If you need to step away from troubles, make sure that you want to recuperate and not withdraw.

A strong removal can completely disconnect you from the world, cast a spell that you cannot break - only another person will be able to do this.
Make sure to find a balance between rest and work, reflection and action, contemplation and change.

Friends

Direct card: Your friends are (or will be) very supportive of you in times of challenge.
Reversed card: You feel isolated.
Have your friends left you?

Studies

Direct card: You need to spend more time alone to focus on your studies.
Reversed card: You are unable to participate in a variety of learning activities.

Try to understand why this happened.
What's stopping you?

Dating

Direct card: Now the most correct thing is to enjoy a period of rest and recovery from emotional turmoil.

Reversed card: Give yourself time to mourn a broken relationship.
Don't expect someone else to take your pain away.
A person is not a medicine, and an affair for the sake of self-medication is the height of dishonesty.

Family

Direct card: All family members need a vacation, or a vacation, or at least a short period of rest to recuperate.

Reversed card: You feel limited by home life, but things will change and improve.

Interests

Direct card: Your love of reading and thinking is a source of strength.

Reversed card: Too much noise, it drains your energy, not to mention it damages your eardrums.

Health/Appearance

Direct card: You are a trendsetter.
People pick up on your trends.

Reversed card: A visit to the hospital is likely, but not necessarily for your own illness.

Money

Direct card: Right now there is not enough money, but after some time the situation will improve.

Reversed card: It must be difficult for you to find a job right now.
Perhaps the best option is to temporarily focus only on your studies, and then look again for ways to earn money.

Fortune telling in half a minute

Derek and his family have moved several times over the past three years.

Finally his parents decided to settle down and Derek no longer had to change schools.
This card signifies a long-awaited period of rest for Derek, a time when he can focus on his studies and be friends with the kids without worrying about having to start all over again somewhere else.

Annie Lionnet. “Tarot. Practical guide."

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Four swords indicate peace and recuperation after battle.
This card indicates that organization and order are necessary to regroup forces.
Rest.
Recovery.
Retreat.
The Four of Swords proclaims calm after the storm.

It points to the opportunity to take a well-deserved break after a fight and reload your guns, whether you choose to spend that time alone or be isolated by others.

In any case, this is exactly what you need.
In White's Universal Tarot, this card contains an image of a knight lying on his tombstone in a church with his hands folded in prayer.
Three swords are suspended above him, and a fourth is attached to the tombstone.

This whole scene is filled with a spirit of absolute stillness and peace.

Symbolism

The Four of Swords heralds a period of recovery from severe emotional or physical turmoil.
This often means spending time alone and contemplating to process the meaning of recent events.

We need to think things through and perhaps decide to end it all by retreating to a higher spiritual level or taking a temporary vacation.
Sometimes this card signifies recovery from illness and the need for recovery.

We need to gather our strength and try not to think about the recent difficult trials.
If they led to losses, then the Four of Swords proclaims a period of mourning, required in order to come to terms with the loss and continue to live.

No matter what we have been through, this card communicates that a period of solitude is required to prepare for new turns in our lives.

Interpretation

Choosing the Four of Swords means that a period of mental relaxation may be beneficial for you.

Maybe you've recently been sick and in a stressful situation, and this time off will allow you to regroup and sort out your emotional and physical needs.
You must restore your mental energy and physical strength, and the only way to do this is time.

This will be an excellent opportunity for you to calmly understand recent events and look at them from a new angle.
It is important that you do not try to engage in any other activity, such as tidying up the house.

Only in a state of complete peace will you be able to restore your balance and prepare for new battles.

Stuart R. Kaplan. "Classic Tarot. Origin, history, fortune telling."

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Meaning in fortune telling

Postponement.
Peace after illness.
Rest.
Replenishment.
Loneliness.
Link.
Privacy.
Temporary isolation.
Abandonment.

Reversed meaning

Activity.

Caution.
Forethought.
Saving.
Restrained progress.
The desire to make up for what was lost.

P. Scott Hollander. "Tarot for Beginners."

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The Four of Swords means that reflection and night vigils are needed, a recovery period is needed.

Inner meaning

Now you have to work through your problems and plan future actions.
You need solitude and peace; don't avoid them.

This is a map of reflections and night vigils; almost a hermit.
It also indicates the need for a recovery period after the situation you just went through.
Use this time to reflect on everything that has happened and plan more wisely.

Don't expect the heights you've enjoyed so far; as you have seen, they were not very good for you.
If you rush to the same heights again, you may find yourself in this unpleasant situation again.

Value in the layout

Direct or positive: loneliness and calm.
Exile, retreat, the need to think and plan.
Careful planning will give you an advantage over your enemies.

Recovery.
Alertness and caution; economy and caution; all this is needed now.
Reversed or negative: greed.
Bad dreams.
Perhaps a short illness or temporary financial difficulties.

Envy and petty jealousy, either on your part or on the part of others, can derail your plans.
The result is minor failures.

Mary Greer. "The Complete Book of Reversed Tarot Cards."

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If the tension and suffering of the Three of Swords is not alleviated, in the Four of Swords it can have a negative impact on your health.
To avoid torment or simply to clear your thoughts, you may need solitude or sleep.

You want to stop fighting, take a break from stress, meditate, or just daydream.
On the card of the Waite-Smith deck, three swords hang on the wall, and the figure lies on the fourth.
This suggests that the work of organizing your own thoughts and arranging things in order of importance has begun to take up too much energy.

Put all your worries aside and let your subconscious mind calmly work on one single task.
However, hanging swords themselves can be a source of pressure and anxiety.
You may be going through a period of self-observation and introspection, writing down your dreams and thoughts, or being observed by others.

In the stained glass window, also depicted on the Waite-Smith deck card, the worshiper kneels before a figure whose head is surrounded by a halo with the inscription PAX (Peace), speaking of a peaceful mind.
These details may mean praying, asking for advice, receiving help from someone in authority - such as a doctor, lawyer, clergyman, guru, or directly from spiritual forces.

This card can also mean imprisonment, retirement and pacifism.
In some cases it can also mean death.
In one fortune telling, an elderly Russian lady, a mental worker, planned to commit suicide if she became too sick and weak to care for herself.

The theme of the stained glass window indicated her fervent desire for the children to understand her decision and come to terms with it.
Traditional meanings: loneliness, isolation, refuge, refuge.
Vigilance.
Calm.
Rest, retirement, solitude, hermitage.

Exile.
Abandonment.
Grave.
Disease.
Rest.

Reversed Four of Swords

On the inverted Four of Swords of the Waite-Smith Tarot, it is clearly visible that the crossed swords of the Three are now arranged in a strict order.

Now the person seems to be looking at them from the ceiling - as if leaving the body during sleep or contemplation with spiritual vision.
You may awaken from a literal or metaphorical dream with a clearer vision or simply a different perspective on what is happening.

The period of peace and quiet is coming to an end, and you have to return to current problems.
Perhaps you are just recovering from an illness.
If this is not the case, think about it - perhaps you are refusing to seek advice or take care of yourself.

This card may also indicate that the querent has insomnia or is haunted by unpleasant dreams and cannot truly rest.
Maybe the time of loneliness and isolation is ending and you are returning to the world.

In fact, this could also be a “getting out of prison” card - if that’s how you perceived this period.
You are ready to work again or you stop the activity that has led you to a dead end.
However, it may also be that the figure on the card falls directly onto the points of the swords.

You may feel helpless in the face of a serious dilemma or a victim of circumstances.
The traditional interpretation emphasizes caution.
With the help of prudence, prudent management and savings, you can avoid business losses, personal difficulties and illnesses.

When you project this card onto others, you see them as either too good or as frozen in their perfection, like the “now deceased Founding Fathers” or sleeping heroes waiting to awaken at the appointed hour.

Or they may seem withdrawn, ill, and unwilling or unable to help.
You may also feel sympathy for someone.
From a shamanic point of view, this is a card associated with dreams and the astral plane.

It indicates contact with inner mentors and guides or with any other figures of power, as illustrated by the stained glass scene of a kneeling worshiper.
Channeling and mediumship are also possible.

Traditional Reversed Meanings: saving, spending regulation.
Prudence.
Precautions.
Wise management.
Foresight.
Slow replenishment of losses.
Harmony.
Sympathy.
Greed, greed, stinginess.

Larisa Moon. "All the secrets of the Tarot."

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Key phrase

What do others know about me?
Yes, actually, nothing.
And I won’t reveal myself to them, rather, on the contrary.

Description of the card and its internal meaning

The Four of Swords is a card of night vigils, reflection and meditation.

To some extent, it echoes the meaning of the Hermit card, calling for solitude and introspection.
Therefore, to emphasize the true meaning, the Four of Swords depicts a person lying down with his palms folded in prayer.

This Arcanum invites us to use time to analyze the situation, think about what happened and plan for the future.
He points out the need for a recovery period after all life disasters.

The Four of Swords does not advise going to the same heights that you recently aspired to - they may not be the most suitable for you.
It is better to spend time thinking and looking for new paths in life.

Connection of the card with other occult sciences

Letter - G, number - 4, Ruled by the planet - the Sun, zodiac sign - Aquarius, Correspondence according to the Book of Changes - 33 hexagram ("Flight"), Weather conditions - cloudy, wind, Corresponding color - blue, According to Kabbalah - corresponds to the sephira Hesed.

Card meaning

Straight position

The Four of Swords, which appears in the layout, speaks of calm, solitude, stability, the established order of things, calls on the Questioner to save money, caution, loneliness, and says that the time has come to plan his further actions.

Sometimes this card has the following interpretation: recovery, meditation, retreat, alertness, exile.

Inverted position

Greed, jealousy, envy, bad dreams, short-term illnesses, money problems, collapse of plans due to one’s own mistakes - these are the main interpretations of the Four of Swords in an inverted position.

Sometimes this Arcanum suggests that the Questioner is being too cautious.

Daniela Chris. "Magic book of Tarot. Fortune telling."

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Four of Swords - you need a break, recuperation.
Take a time out.
Now, figuratively speaking, the energy wave after the rise has subsided and has flown away, so your strength is exhausted.
Usually this card appears when a person is in a difficult situation and knows that the problem is still far from being resolved.

Attempts to dramatically change the existing order of things will not lead to anything yet, because you do not have enough energy.
Reversed - you can again begin to act actively and assertively, but first be sure to think everything through thoroughly.

It is possible to renew old connections.

Original card meanings that come with the Rider White Tarot deck.

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IV. The four are images of a knight lying in his grave with his hands folded as if for prayer.

Straight position: insomnia, refuge, solitude, hermit's rest, exile (link), grave and coffin.

Reverse position: wise management, prudence, economy, greed, forethought, will.

Hayo Banzhaf. Self-instruction manual on Tarot.

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Astrological meaning: Saturn in the 5th house as a symbol of a break in creativity or in the 6th house as a symbol of illness.
FOUR OF SWORDS The Four of Swords is a card of stagnation, interrupted activity and forced rest.

In this meaning, it resembles the Hanged Man card, but its difference from it is that it is associated with specific events: the obstacles or difficulties pointed out by the Four are usually simple and understandable, and overcoming them does not require us to overturn all the foundations of life.

This position is akin to illness, which is also one of the meanings of the card.
We are forced to interrupt our active activities and take a break.
Whether we suffer or try to use this pause to sort ourselves out depends only on us.

At the same time, it is clear that we can use a pause to work on ourselves, but we would hardly arrange it for ourselves of our own free will.

Rider White Tarot. Theory and practice. Series "Secrets of Predictions". Publishers: AST, Astrel, 2002

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Truce Third decade of Libra from October 13 to October 23.
Astrological equivalents: Cancer, Mars, Moon, Houses Fourth and Seventh.
The third decade of Libra most fully represents the Libra idea of ​​partnership - the idea of ​​harmony in human relationships as an analogue of higher laws.

This decade is characterized by the concepts of justice, goodness and morality, as well as calm optimism, a sense of humor and an attentive attitude towards people.
This decade is ruled by Jupiter, who bestows those born in this decade not only with the above-mentioned advantages, but also with agreement (the case when only social norms serve as the criterion for judgment and the principle “as above, so below” is taken too literally).

This decade also tends to see only the highest harmony in the world, often turning a blind eye to the fact that the truth has not yet come to the world, and in order for it to become truly humane, one must work hard.
Representatives of this decade, in order not to become a traitor to their own ideals, need to listen more often to the inner voice of their own conscience, but in order not to repeat the path of Don Quixote, they must specifically comprehend the implementation of their ideals.

After an unsuccessful attempt to reach the number Three at the level of matter and, having “landed”, or more precisely, slammed onto the ground, the Force (understood metaphysically) finds an acceptable compromise in the form of a reliable and practical Four.

Four is of course limited, but that doesn't really matter at the moment.
Since we are talking about a temporary respite before a new throw.
At the level of the Four of Swords, a kind of rest occurs, a healing after the struggle of delusions associated with the Three of Swords.

The ideal, of course, has not been achieved, God could not be brought to Earth, but the idol has already been sculptured, and the primary sympathetic connection between the deity and his earthly reflection has already been established.
The Tarot card shows a figure lying on his back in a resting position.

Three swords hang on the wall, one nearby: the mind passively accepts the world as it is, but...
he is always ready to be fully armed.
Outside the window, against the backdrop of a noisy world, a man knelt before a woman: consciousness bowed to more refined feelings.

Straight position: In the upright position, the card symbolizes rest, recuperation, renunciation of struggle, loneliness, hermitage, exile, imprisonment, sleep of the once restless soul, latent period.

It must be remembered that the word “temporary” must be added to each of these concepts.
The Four of Swords is the small favor of the Swords: they are at rest.
The sword rests, for it has completed its task.
The knight sleeping on his bed has achieved something in life and tastes the fruits of silence.

The card can mean either work in an hour of peace (the spiritual search of the Hermit in a cell), or a moment of peace among hard work.
The Lying Knight, perhaps, is not sleeping, but praying; he is busy with spiritual activity.
On a metaphysical level, the Four of Swords symbolizes constructive action, will embodied in matter.

The hermit, locked in his cell and immersed in self-contemplation, is not at all idle - he creates.
Inverted position: When reversed, the Four of Swords card signifies an untimely action.

It’s time for a person to stop and think, but he rushes into battle.
"The right action at the right time in the right place with the right people...
leads to correct results" - The Reversed Four of Swords symbolizes neglect of this principle.

The theme of the Four of Swords is Cancer and the planets associated with it - the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars.
Mars in Cancer is in decline, so action at the level of the Four of Swords seems to freeze, go deeper, and turn inward.

The moon symbolizes restoration and motherhood.
(Motherhood is generally one of the key words for the Four of Swords.) Jupiter, symbolizing the protective hypostasis of fire (the bright grave), in the inverted Four of Swords can give such a negative manifestation as tyranny.

The Four of Swords eliminates vanity.

Evgeny Kolesov. "The ABC of Tarot".

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In the chapel, on a tombstone, lies a living man in knight's armor with his eyes closed and his hands folded on his chest.
One sword is engraved on the side of the slab, the other three hang on the wall.
The only bright, bright spot on this map is the stained glass of the Gothic window depicting the holiday.

In some decks, he sits in a graveyard or simply in an open area, deep in thought.
The card symbolizes a person who has decided to withdraw from the world.
He gave up, abandoned his feelings, “buried himself alive.”

But he is alive, and his brain is full of thoughts, so his idea is doomed to failure.
There is no need to isolate yourself from the world, this card advises, it is better to get up and go outside, to the people who are waiting for you.
Thus, in the upright position, this Four recommends action, “going out to people.”

Inverted: On the contrary, he advises to postpone this: the time to act has not yet come.
In the “Egyptian Tarot” deck, four swords converge with their tips to one point, which gives it an additional meaning of reconciliation, truce (both in the upright and inverted positions).