Four of Swords
The Four of Swords (Truce) signifies a period of rest, contemplation, and consolidation after previous activity. It emphasizes mental relaxation and ease of mind that arise from stability and quiet, allowing recovery and insight. Ruled by Jupiter in Libra, the card suggests tolerance, peace, and a calming of impulses as creative energy hardens into a stable form. It often indicates a stalemate or pause where external forces cannot tilt the scales, encouraging solitude and recuperation.
Keywords
Card Title
4 of Swords – Truce
Correspondences
Jupiter in Libra
Keywords
Contemplation, stillness, calm, solitude, peace, tolerance, recovery, insight
Meaning
The 4s of all the suits carry a measure of crystallization, of hardening and consolidation of the creative flux of the previous cards. The planetary ruler of the 4s is Jupiter, the old Roman ruler of the gods, but power is only one aspect of this dominance, the term "jovial" also derives from it, and so the cards tend to show also a certain mental relaxation and ease of mind that comes with stability and quiet. The number 4 gives you the four points of a square, one of the most stable geometric shapes of all. A quieting of impulse for the ever-active ratio means that not much is moving at all. We are in a position of stalemate where nothing is really able to tilt the scales.
Visual Description
Two long swords cross in an X at the center of the image, their blades dominating the foreground. Behind them are carved stone figures or armored statues seated on either side of a checkerboard-like floor and a dark vertical opening. Ornamental swirling designs frame the edges and a small inscription at the bottom reads '4 Truce.' The overall palette is monochrome, rendered in detailed pencil shading.
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