Four of Cups

Spanish deck · Instincts

Classic reading: Sex and intimate relationships; instincts, complexes and the wild side; relationships dominated by sex; may point to frivolity; with negative cards, reproductive problems.

General meaning

Upright

instinctssexintimacywild sidecomplexes

↕ Reversed: Instincts out of control, mishandled impulses, distrust, blocked intuition

By topic

Love: intimate relationshipsphysical attractiona relationship dominated by sexfrivolitydesire
Friendship: friendship with sexual tensionfrivolityimpulsesboundariesflirting
Family: boundaries around intimacyfamily complexesinstinctstaboostension
Career: impulses that affect workcharismaboundariesfrivolityhunger for success
Work: mixing desire and workimpulsesphysical charismafrivolityboundaries
Studies: distraction from desireimpulsescomplexesboundariesscattered attention
Money: spending out of desireimpulse buyspleasurefrivolitymoney linked to sensuality
Pets: animal instinctheatwild behaviourimpulsesbreeding
Health: sexual healthinstinctsreproductive problems (with negative cards)vitalitydesire
Choices: deciding on impulsedesirefrivolityinstinctcareful with complexes
Creative projects: sensual workwild impulseintensitycreative desirefrivolity
Creativity: instinctive artsensualitywild sideintensityimpulse

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

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