Swords · tarot

Four of Swords

Lie down. Not defeat — the pause that makes the next part possible.

Jupiter in Libra · Tula 3rd decanUpright & reversedFree
FourFour of Swords. A knight lies in effigy on a tomb with hands in prayer, one sword beneath him and three hanging on the wall above.Four of SwordsJupiter in Libra · Tula 3rd decan
SuitSwords · Air
RankFour
Book T calls itRest from Strife
ElementAir
PlanetJupiter · Guru
SignLibra · Tula
Decan3 · 20°–30° Libra
What the card shows

A knight lies in effigy on a tomb with hands in prayer, one sword beneath him and three hanging on the wall above.

Upright
restrecoveryretreat

Lie down. Not defeat — the pause that makes the next part possible.

Reversed
burnoutrestlessnessback too soon

Rest refused, or so long a rest that it has become the situation.

In love

Time out, and it is not rejection.

In work

Take the leave. You are not deciding well in this state.

Where this card comes from

The Golden Dawn gave every card a planet, a sign or an element, and the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was drawn to that system. That zodiac is tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, roughly 24° away, so Four of Swords being Jupiter in Libra describes the card and not your chart.

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