Four of Wands
Secret whisperGarlands at the gate; the home you built is ready to celebrate.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordscelebration, harmony, home, milestones
A time to celebrate a milestone with the people who matter. Home, community and a sense of belonging bring stability and joy.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordsinstability, transition, tension at home, lack of support
Something at home or in your circle feels unsettled. Put your energy into rebuilding trust and a place where you feel you belong.
About the suit of Wands
Wands belong to Fire: will, passion, ambition, creativity and work you care about. They speak of energy and action, of what you want and how boldly you go after it.
Reading the Fours of the tarot
Fours build structure: stability, foundations and sometimes standing still.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: They are for once almost on the surface--country life, haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest-home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these.
Reversed: The meaning remains unaltered; it is prosperity, increase, felicity, beauty, embellishment.
The picture
From the four great staves planted in the foreground there is a great garland suspended; two female figures uplift nosegays; at their side is a bridge over a moat, leading to an old manorial house.
