Four of Swords

Lord of Truce (Rest from Strife)

Upright

Rest/Recovery/healingRetreat/Withdrawal/solitude (solitude as rest)Contemplation (stillness that heals)Sanctuary/RefugePeace

Reversed

Exhaustion/Burnout▼ Restlessness/Inability to rest▼ Stagnation/Stuck in rest too long▲ Enforced rest/Loss of choice▲ Return to action/Re-emergence○

Card Story

The Four of Swords shows a knight lying horizontally on a tomb. He remains in his full armour, and his hands are in the position of prayer as a sign of rest. One sword lies beneath the knight, symbolising a single point of focus, and three swords hang above him, pointing downwards towards his head and torso. The stained-glass window above him shows a woman and child together.

Quotes

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
— Buddha

Moodboard 7

Moodboard — Reversed 5