Four of Swords
Four of Swords — the suit of air, of thought, conflict and trouble.
The effigy of a knight in the attitude of prayer, at full length upon his tomb.
Divinatory meaning
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. It is these last that have suggested the design.
Reversed
Wise administration, circumspection, economy, avarice, precaution, testament. [Illustration]
From The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, A. E. Waite, page 56 of the library’s copy. The words are Waite’s.
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