The 4’s Tarot Card Meaning. This is a post covering the suit of 4’s in the traditional tarot card deck.
The 4’s Tarot Card Meaning Summary
| Swords | Wands | Cups | Pentacles | |
| Themes | Intellect, ideas, and science | Strength, will and ambition | Emotions, creativity & renewal | Wealth, health & abundance |
| Elements | Air | Fire | Water | Earth |
| Astrology | Gemini, Aquarius, Libra | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio | Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo |
| Direction | East | South | West | North |
| 4 Card meanings | Meditate, turn inward, retreat, understanding | Community, celebration, completion | Dreaming, re-evaluate, reflection | Personal power, too controlling, fear of loss |
Numerology of the #4 (Themes)
- Number 4 energy resonates with the vibrations of practicality, organization, pragmatism, patriotism, dignity, trust, worthiness, endurance, loyalty, mastery, building solid foundations, conservatism, determination, production and hard work.
- It also relates to morals, traditional values, honesty and integrity, inner-wisdom, security, self-control, loyalty, conscientiousness, reality and realistic values, stability and ability.
Swords
Swords
- Themes – Intellect, ideas, science, unemotional, bold, calculations,
- Element – Air
- Astrology Signs – Gemini, Aquarius, Libra
- Direction – East
4 of Swords Meaning
- Jupiter, Cardinal, Libra energy
- Meditate, back-off and turn inward.
- Retreat, truce – a period of rest in between two significant events.
- One implication is that the individual recently went through a significant event in their life while the other implication is that there is a significant event on the horizon. The significant events in questions are related to the mind, understanding, learning and emotional detachment.
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Wands / Batons
Wands / Batons
- Themes – Inspiration, primal energy determination, strength, will, ambition.
- Element – Fire
- Astrology Signs – Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
- Direction – South
4 of Wands / Batons Meaning
- Jupiter, Cardinal, Aries energy.
- Indicates community and the karma of bringing people / community together. Celebrating. Can often mean marriage. A whole.
- Direct meaning – card of completion. This can mean any kind of completion, but especially projects that have had a lot of time and energy invested in them. In this way it is the completion of a project that requires a lot of willpower.
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Cups
Cups
- Themes – emotions, love, healing, renewal, creativity, divination, intuition
- Element – Water
- Astrology Signs – Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio
- Direction – West
4 of Cups
- Jupiter, Cardinal, Cancer Energy
- Wishful thinking or dreaming before manifestation. Luxury and hope.
- Pay attention to the thing you may be ignoring. Notice what is around you. Re-evaluation and processing.
- Emotional reflection, rest and also unforeseen blessings coming one’s way. Might be a good time to go within.
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Coins / Pentacles
Coins / Pentacles
- Themes – Corporeal, finances, practicality, grounding, health, wealth, manifestation
- Element – Earth
- Astrology Signs – Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
- Direction – North
4 of Pentacles Meaning
- Jupiter, Cardinal, Capricorn energy
- Can indicate a need for control. Don’t be stingy or controlling. Let up and let things happen. There may be a fear of loss.
- This card can also mean a person is managing money really well. (Depends on cards around it.)
- Personal power, career success, maturity, responsibilities – a person hoarding the results of what their power has brought them – this is the hidden lesson in this card.
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