The 4’s Tarot Card Meaning – Swords, Wands, Cups and Coins

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

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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