The picture of spades in the Spanish, Marseille or Rider deck is a card that represents loneliness, illness and nervousness. It may be related to alterations at the mental level. It shows us a bed of pain, by which it can refer to a hospital bed, and the reasons can range from a cold to rape, depending on the cards that accompany it. It is not a positive card.
Meaning of the Four of Swords: Bumps of Ill Health
In a general sense, the Four of Swords card of the Spanish deck indicates potholes of ill health, which not only refer to the tranquility and peace of the consultant. Who will be immersed in situations of deception and intrigues that must avoid, but it may also affect your health, since it portends the suffering of a disease that will lead you to isolation and loneliness due to withdrawal from society. In this same vein, it may be a forced exile. Sometimes it symbolizes the desert and death.
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Tarot Card Four of Swords facing right
The Four of Swords card on the front portends the querent’s need to pause for reflection. This is the time to use not physical but mental forces. What is needed now is to meditate while spending time in a quiet environment. The Four of Swords of the Minor Arcana reminds us that after each crisis, after each moment of struggle and tension, in which all physical strength has been used, it is time to heal the body and prepare the mind for a period in which we will be called to make decisions.
This card invites us to stop worrying about and/or fearing others, it invites us to get away from the chaos that surrounds us. No external attacks or crises of various kinds are currently foreseen. The Four of Swords of the Minor Arcana invites us to reflect on the harsh reality of life: the battle is not over yet and there is still work to be done. However, this work that we are called to carry out is not physical, but mental and, to better carry it out, it is convenient to prefer isolation. We need isolation to adequately deal with our situation. This is what this card suggests.
Four of Swords in Astrology
The astrological meaning of this card lets us know that Mars is in Cancer, being ruled by the water-air element, with magnetic inductive energy and a sexual characteristic that leans towards the masculine spectrum. It is a card that tells us about broken dreams, about the return to harsh reality, about the lack of intuition and how this is related to the loss of imagination.
Four of Swords in Numerology
From numerology, we will find that this card represents the ages of 16 and 64 years. It is a card that indicates the presence of threats, lack of personality, desolation, impotence when creating, artistic depreciation and senescence. It is very indicative of adolescence.
Four of Swords in Health
The Four of Swords, when presented to the right, is telling us about a forced rest, a rest in solitude, a tendency to close in on oneself and an inability to face the world and reality. He warns us that there is a bland situation and lack of incentives to continue and get ahead, but the consultant does not have the will to recognize the situation itself and thus face it.
Four of Swords in Love
This bed of pain tells us about loneliness and loving emptiness. There is a lack of support from loved ones, support that is important in these times of pain and suffering. There will be a desire to forget bad past experiences and a long season without sexual relations. This card is indicative of disappointment, sexual cynicism and lack of scruples.
Four of Swords in Money
Regarding the economic aspect, the Four of Swords of the Spanish deck indicates that the consultant will have to live depending on the income of a pension or financial aid that will only be given temporarily.
Four of Swords at Work
The Four of Swords at the level of labor relations, when presented to the law, tells us about a cessation of activities or a loss of employment for health reasons.
4 of Swords reversed
On the reverse, the Four of Swords can predict exactly what appears at first sight when we find ourselves in the presence of this card: a state of deep restlessness. The mind sends us continuous messages that we can no longer control. If the body sends us messages, inviting us to rest and relax, our mind takes us to the exact opposite side.
We feel full of stress and commitments, unable to fulfill our duties, there are so many things that we intend to do right now that we no longer have mental clarity. What we are probably called to face is a period of strong agitation, of anxiety, we may feel exhausted, discouraged, frustrated like never before.
4 of Swords in Astrology
Being inverted, the Four of Swords indicates the presence of Venus in Cancer, with an air-water element and magnetic energy of a positive type, together with a sexual characteristic that leans more towards the feminine spectrum. It is a card that speaks to us of positive reactions, compliments, satisfied debts and, in general, harmony in the home.
4 of Swords in Numerology
The 4 of Swords, presented backwards, in terms of numerology, refers to success in the workplace. This is accompanied by self-knowledge, the achievement of the objectives that have been set and the delimitation of certain desires.
4 of Swords in Health
This card in reversed position warns us of a change of mentality regarding health and life in general, which may be due to a kind of rebirth, which can go hand in hand with a successful surgical operation. There’s a good pool of antibodies, so even if the prostration warning and a slow recovery might be read, this one will have a happy ending.
4 of Swords in Love
The Four of Swords reversed is a card that indicates harmony in the sentimental. It is a card that indicates tact in sexual and affective relationships. There may be a temporary adventure, but in general the consultant will put the security and emotional stability offered by the home before relationships outside of marriage.
4 of Swords in Money
In the money, this position of the Four of Swords of the Spanish deck indicates good management, with a slow but constant increase in profits. This will lead us to confidence and security at the economic level.
4 of Swords at Work
This card may be indicating the return to work, being especially good for those who dedicate themselves to jobs related to administration and accounting.
Four of Swords Combinations and Special Rolls
Four Fours = Responsibility.
Three Fours = Indispositions.
Four of Spades and Ace of Pentacles = Rest. and health recovery.
Four of Swords and Ace of Cups = Unfair love.
Four of Swords and Ace of Swords = Unscrupulous love.
Four of Swords and Ace of Wands = Released from hospital.