Four of Wands
The Four Of Wands depicts a festive arrival and shared celebration, symbolizing stability, successful completion, and the warmth of home and community. Its imagery—lantern-faced revelers beneath an arch—emphasizes that projects and relationships have borne fruit and are worthy of recognition. The card also warns against premature triumph: apparent festivities can mask unresolved details, unstable supports, or underlying discord. Upright it invites honoring achievements and communal joy; reversed or strained it advises checking foundations, addressing delays, and ensuring that stability is real rather than staged.
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Visual Description
A theatrical tableau shows costumed figures carrying jack-o'-lantern faces mounted on poles beneath an ornate golden arch labelled with the numeral 4. A red devil-like figure sits at left while a witchlike woman stands at right, and two small grotesque creatures and a black cat gather at their feet. Wisps of smoke drift through the scene and the decorative lower border reads 'WANDS' in bold letters.
Meaning
You enter a festive courtyard where lantern-faced revelers lean on their staffs and laughter seems to hang in the smoky air; the arch overhead marks a moment of arrival and recognition. The textures of cloth and carved pumpkin, the dry rattle of footfalls, and the warm glow of shared light tell the story of a foundation that has borne fruit — a project finished, a household steady, friends gathered. This card smells of hearth and harvest, promising stability, joyful rites and the simple pleasure of belonging when upright; plans solidify and celebrations honor what has been built. Yet the same scene can warn in a quieter voice about premature triumphs: what looks like a festival may mask unresolved details or unstable supports, and excitement can obscure the work still to do. When strained or reversed, the arch becomes a fragile stage and the procession reveals discord, delays, or a home that feels unsettled rather than secure. Let the scene remind you to both enjoy the cups raised to your successes and to check the foundations beneath the song, so the party does not end with things unmoored.
Visual Description
A theatrical tableau shows costumed figures carrying jack-o'-lantern faces mounted on poles beneath an ornate golden arch labelled with the numeral 4. A red devil-like figure sits at left while a witchlike woman stands at right, and two small grotesque creatures and a black cat gather at their feet. Wisps of smoke drift through the scene and the decorative lower border reads 'WANDS' in bold letters.
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