53-Four of Swords – Upright Golden Deck

Your Chosen Card – Four of Swords Upright Golden Deck

When upright, the Four of Swords indicates a time of repose, healing, solitude and recuperation. Note the word PAX (Latin for ‘peace’) in the angel’s halo on the stained glass window. Perhaps you are recovering from illness or need a break from stressful circumstances. In modern technological parlance, you may want to go off the grid for a while and recharge your batteries. After a period of rest and relaxation, you will be able to begin anew. Traditionally this card represents retreating to a meditative environment, such as a remote hermitage in the desert.

Keywords Upright: Rest from strife, time out, solitude, retreat, solace, peace, repose, a break, truce, temporary cessation of hostilities, respite, withdrawal, meditation, recuperation, R&R, convalescence, taking the time to recover from loss or illness, hermitage, oasis, tomb or final resting place, a period of tranquility away from struggle, mental attraction, going off the grid for a while, seeking spiritual guidance.

Timing: 20 Libra–30 Libra. Tropical, 13 October–22 October. Sidereal, 6 November–15 November.
Astrology: The expansive benefic Jupiter in the third decan of airy Libra, realm of the Waite King/Thoth Prince of Cups (Air of Water) and Justice (Libra). Jupiter is linked to the Wheel of Fortune.
Number Symbolism: 4 – structure, stability, order, logic, foundation, manifestation.

When Four of Swords is upright you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise.  If Four of Swords is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is Four of Swords is trying to tell you.  If you had a particular issue in  mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.

This chosen card is part of your upright card reading for Four of Swords using cards from the Golden Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.


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Complete Book of Tarot
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Complete Book of Tarot: When upright, the Four of Swords indicates a time of repose, healing, solitude and recuperation. Note the word PAX (Latin for ‘peace’) in the angel’s halo on the stained glass window. Perhaps you are recovering from illness or need a break from stressful circumstances. In modern technological parlance, you may want to go off the grid for a while and recharge your batteries. After a period of rest and relaxation, you will be able to begin anew. Traditionally this card represents retreating to a meditative environment, such as a remote hermitage in the desert.

Tarot Books

Complete Book of Tarot: The Golden Dawn introduced confusion into the notion of tarot Knights and Kings. The founders of the Golden Dawn referred to traditional tarot Knights as Kings, and to the traditional tarot Kings as Princes.

Portable Magic: Imagine yourself standing upon the astral altar within a circle of twelve rectangles of glowing light that float in the air above the rugs of the zodiacal trumps like empty doorways. As you utter the name of each trump, point with your extended index finger at its rectangle and see its sign of the zodiac appear within the rectangle in golden light.

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Portable Magic: Imagine yourself standing upon the astral altar within a circle of twelve rectangles of glowing light that float in the air above the rugs of the zodiacal trumps like empty doorways. As you utter the name of each trump, point with your extended index finger at its rectangle and see its sign of the zodiac appear within the rectangle in golden light.