Four of Swords
The Four of Swords signifies a period of rest and reflection after hardship. It encourages you to take a break from overthinking and allow yourself to heal. When inverted, it warns against overworking and ignoring your body’s needs, indicating a need for change to regain balance.
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General Meaning
Put your thoughts at ease. This is a knight who is truly at rest. He is surrounded by swords but doesn’t need them right now. The three on the wall are waiting; the one lying on or near him is inert. Sometimes you just have to tell your brain to shut up and be still. Sometimes, if you’re not sure where to go or what to do, the best thing to do is have a nap and figure it out later. Think about what we’ve just gone through with the Three of Swords. That was damaging to mind, body, and spirit, and a rest is sorely needed. The windows behind the knight show a rolling hillside and the angel of peace. The whole card is geared toward encouraging you to take a deep, deep breath, unstick your tongue from the roof of your mouth, and relax.
Inverted Meaning
Totally scattered, totally overworking, and not listening to your body at all. Sick in mind, body, or soul. It’s kind of like a serious case of monkey brain, when you get so wound up you can’t stop thinking. Either this or just grinding to a halt and going completely still. Both of these are bad. Whether you’re going a hundred miles per hour and missing all of the good stuff or zero miles per hour and turning into a turnip, something needs to change so you can get back in the natural flow of life.
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