Four of swords

The Four of Swords
The Lord of Rest from Strife
Numerical Value: 4
Divinatory meaning
Upright - Retreat, withdrawal, peace established through arms. Rest, recovery, hospitalisation, recuperation from battle and relief from anxiety or sorrow.

Four of Swords
The Four of Swords sends a strong message to take some time out, surrender worldly concerns and retreat to a place of serenity sheltered from the hustle and bustle.

60. Four of Swords.--Solitude, Retreat, Abandonment, Solitary, Hermit; R. Economy, Precaution, Regulation of Expenditure.
61. Three of Swords.--A Nun, Separation, Removal, Rupture, Quarrel; R. Error, Confusion, Misrule, Disorder.

(Previously, most decks had taken a rather literal view of illustration, with the Four of Swords being depicted as four swords, for example.) He also transposed the traditional positions of the Trump cards Justice and Strength.

See also: Swords, Sword, Tarot, Reading, Spiritual