4 of Wands

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Dec 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

ros	14 Dec 2003
I use this card for the best card in the deck! also -tying things together -harmony & peace -business or relationship turns to a partnership that lays foundations for the future. -happy celebration Would someone tell me is that a bridge on the bottom right of the card? And any other ideas you would like to share. Thanks for any replys

Mystic Zyl	15 Dec 2003
I feel you covered that card well. It is a happy card.

lark	15 Dec 2003
The bridge in the four of wands to me is the same bridge that is in the five of cups. In the five of cups it's further away and the figure in the card is so involved in his sorrow and loss he doesn't notice it. I think the bridge in the four of wands tells us that if we come out of the sorrow of the five of cups and cross that bridge (a bridge of sorrow,or bridge over troubled waters) we can come into a time of happiness, relationships with others, and celebration. Anyway thats how I've come to see it.

WalesWoman	16 Dec 2003
Lark, I think it's really interesting how the meanings of progression can change by which way you go through the suits, ie, beginning with the King or the Ace and use the visuals between the suits. Especially when dealing with the 4 which seems to be a cumulation, a square for solidity. 5 of cups can lead to the 4 of Wands if they choose to cross the bridge or hmmm, if the value of the 4 Wandsis not guarded and treasured, cups are spilled and the house becomes a broken wreck? I thought this was a interesting view of both cards. Thanks for the insights.

lark	16 Dec 2003
Thank you WalesWoman, And like you said if you don't value and treasure that four of wands, you can still end up crossing that bridge back to the five of cups. And have to learn that lesson all over again. These two cards keep me mind full of enjoying and valuing my blessings.

Jewel-ry	18 Dec 2003
I also see this card as 'Good News' J :)

Agathe	05 Jan 2004
Ros mentioned about happy celebration...do you think this card might also mean a wedding?

Macavity	05 Jan 2004
(I probably shouldn't mention this, in the context of the RWS) but I guess this is one of the few I actually remember astrologically in the Crowley Thoth - As "Venus in Aries" (mars). So I suspect, in the wider GD tradition, it was the union of the sexes - Or indeed marriage? ;) Macavity

Agathe	05 Jan 2004
Hi Macavity! This is really interesting...thanks so much for sharing :) Agathe

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