Four of Wands
The Four of Wands depicts a communal celebration and the completion of a cycle, where shared effort yields visible shelter and temporary sanctuary. It emphasizes reunion, stability, and the relief of milestones reached, often marked by ritual, music, and neighbors gathering. The card also warns of fragility beneath the surface—painted faces and uneven footing suggest harmony may be circumstantial and require tending. When delays or flat festivities appear, it encourages examining unstable foundations and unspoken tensions while celebrating what is real and preparing to shore up what remains unfinished.
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Visual Description
Four women stand together in a nocturnal scene beneath four glowing lanterns and a crescent moon. They wear red, orange, and gold period dresses and pale, mask-like faces; one holds a small book, another a folded paper, a third steadies a drum with a mallet, and the fourth raises cymbals. A dark star-speckled sky and lamp posts form the background while the group stands on a grassy foreground. The image is bordered by an ornate gold frame and a brass plaque at the bottom reads 'THE KOROS SISTERS FOUR OF STICKS.'
Meaning
Four figures cluster beneath lanterns that glow like milestones, their instruments and papers promising a communal ritual. You can almost hear the drum's dull thud and the bright clash of cymbals as a celebration takes shape: a harvest, a wedding, a homecoming where foundations are honored and shelter feels real for a time. The night air tastes of smoke and candle wax, and the lamps mark a temporary sanctuary where work is released and neighbors join in steady support. When this card arrives, it often brings completion of a phase, welcome stability, and the relief that comes when effort yields visible shelter and shared joy. Yet the same scene can hide fragility; the painted faces and the uneven footing remind you that harmony may be circumstantial and that vows must be tended. If things feel delayed or the festivities fall flat, look to unstable foundations or unspoken tensions that need naming before true ease returns. Whether a steady platform or a fragile truce, these moments ask you to celebrate what is real while preparing quietly to shore up what remains unfinished.
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