The Four of Swords Tarot Card Meaning: Upright and Reversed Meanings & Breakdowns
The Four of Swords Tarot Card Keywords
Upright Keywords
Rest, Reflection, Meditation, Carefully Calculating, Mindfulness
Reversed Keywords
Refusing to Rest, Ruminating, Information Overload, Dissociation
The Four of Swords Tarot Meaning
The Four of Swords is one of the few sword cards that feels at ease and peaceful. It represents a stability within the intellectual and mental realm, allowing us to focus more, be more present and feel calmer.
The Four of Swords is a rest for the mind, and when we give our minds the space to simply do their thing and roam, amazing clarity can awaken, and epiphanies start to make their way to the surface. It is a clearing of the way, a chance to remove the clutter and noise so that we can hear our true thoughts and feelings more intensely. We don’t fight against the mind; we just stop trying to force it to do what it doesn’t naturally want to do.
This can also be an invitation to review how you take care of your mental well-being. It can be an indication that not enough time and energy are spent on making sure the mind is happy and healthy. It can show us when we need to take time for ourselves, especially when we move to the finale of the Sword suit, we find burnout waiting for us.
