Card glossary › Tarot de Marseille
Four of Swords
Tarot de Marseille
Essence: A mind that has found its order, ideas settling, logic, firm convictions, method, protective wall
General meaning
Upright
mental orderlogicmethodconvictionstructure
↕ Reversed: Order that turns into rigidity, fixed ideas, dogmatism, stubbornness, confusion or too much mental control, exhaustion
By topic
- Love
clear agreementsshared rulesrational stabilitya couple with rulesunderstanding
- Friendship
clear agreementsrespecting boundariesshared convictionssincerityclarity
- Family
house rulesorderagreementsmethodstructure
- Career
organisationprocedurestrategic mindplanningjudgement
- Work
organisationmethodplanningproceduresclear mind
- Studies
study methodorganisationlogicnotesclarity
- Money
budgetfinancial planmethodorderly accountslogical decision
- Pets
clear rulestraining routineorder at homeboundariesmethod
- Health
mental calmorderly routinemeditationcentred mindrest
- Choices
reason logicallyorderly decisionclear criteriaconvictionsolidity
- Creative projects
planstructureplanningscriptmethod
- Creativity
structure of the workmethodscriptorder of ideasdiscipline
The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.
✨ 3 tips for combining it
- With Coins, it's planning and budgeting. Example: Four of Swords + Four of Coins is organising money well.
- With Cups, it's clear agreements. Example: Four of Swords + Four of Cups is a couple with rules that work.
- With rigid cards, fixed ideas. Example: Four of Swords + The Emperor is stubbornness.
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