#four of swords

[comparativetarot]

Four of Swords. Art by Jesse Lonergan, from The Unveiled Tarot.

[incendavery]

the need for rest; contemplation; exhaustion

[zhjake]

[nousanti]

Three of Swords & Four of Swords

[gothicada]

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ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ꜱᴇx

⟶ ​🇫​​🇴​​🇺​​🇷 ᴏꜰ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴜᴘᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ

ʚїɞ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ⟶ the meaning of the four of swords is about connecting with your inner-self, inner-guides. praying and involving yourself in rituals. though the four of swords has various of meanings as it could also speak of having fear, anxiety and the deep feeling of being overwhelmed. depending what other cards are around it, it could speak of sleeping on your problems.

ʚїɞ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ there could be conflict within the couple or even breaking up to protect your emotions. in romance the four of swords is about avoiding issues happening between the two of you. feeling distant or if this is about crushes it could be about one of you being too anxious to speak to the other party.

ʚїɞ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ⟶ depending what other cards are about, the four of swords is about taking a break with school, needing time away or the projects that'll be happening for you could make you feel anxious. this card can advise you to ask for help not only for your mental health it can be about not understanding the module.

ʚїɞ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ⟶ in a future reading, the four of swords does imply of someone taking a break or taking a spiritual path. though the two can happen at the same time. it speaks of being more connected to your guides and trying to handle your anxiety and being hesitant. this card also can manifest into your future involving you over-whelming yourself [and you might sleep on your responsibilities].

ʚїɞ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ when reading a finance reading and you stumble upon the four of swords it can speak of you taking a break of spending money [or your guides advising you to do so]. dont spend your money if you're broke because you will over-think about it. on the other hand it could speak of you spending money on things to take care of yourself.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ this is another moment when a card needs to be accompanied by other cards because it can mean someone is stressed about you, healing from you or they're someone who really wants your connection with them to work out. you could be someone's sanctuary, someone's safe space. majority of the time it is being about someone's safe space.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ this can either be a toxic or positive meaning. because it means someone could treat you like you're not much or they're someone who would be very caring, they would want to connect to you for support and help you move along with your problems [especially if the six of swords is there], they're someone who can see through you and sometimes this can make them smothering.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ if this card pops up in terms of how someone perceives you. they could think of you as someone who is avoidant or someone who doesn't really bother connecting with other people. however this can also manifest into them seeing you as someone who is shy. someone who goes through much but would rather hold in their emotions than let it out.

ʚїɞ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ⟶ as a person, the four of swords is someone who is kept to themselves, they could be religious or someone who just likes moments of solitude. it can also be both. they're someone other people can find safety in, they could be someone who might get hurt/sick easily, but they definitely like to protect themselves. for their own mental health they would be the type to put themselves before you if it ever got to that.

ʚїɞ ꜱᴇx ⟶ for sex, the four of swords is about being tired after the intimacy shared with someone. or having sex with this person you're going to be intimate with someone is going to be very healing towards your sex life. missionary could be a position favoured and even prone bone. the sex will likely be quiet and slow, depending on what other cards there is the emotions and energy can be distant or they could be lost in the moment.

⟶ 🇫​​🇴​​🇺​​🇷 ᴏꜰ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴇᴅ

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ⟶ in reverse the reading is about being exhausted but recovering. the card speaks of coming out of isolation or not taking care of yourself, like i said prior, this is a card that has to be backed up with other cards. overall, it is about being kept to yourself, it could also be about a push and pull situation where your mind wants something and your heart wants another.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ this in a romance reading is not necessarily the best card to get as it speaks about it being unrequited, a break-up or someone losing faith within the connection. someone could feel pressured within the connection, only being in the relationship because you feel pushed into it and thinking its the right thing to do. i would advise you to focus on yourself.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ⟶ it shows that your career or your school is going to make you fee exhausted, i would tell you to get help from the people around you because there is a chance of you receiving help from other people. though you could also be too prideful to accept help from other people, lower your ego because it'll work to your benefit if you allow team-work.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ⟶ very slow-moving future. as it speaks about coming out of isolation but still being tired. like it's similar to the nine of wands but the four of swords is complete mental exhaustion, if person does not help themselves or receive help from other people, said person will feel their mind and body shutting down. though if it is around other cards like strength or the chariot, it speaks of someone finding strength within themselves.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ finances could be improving. being helped by other people, bills are being paid. though if it's around a card like four of cups, it can be about not accepting help from other people. being too prideful. the four of swords in reverse in a finance reading is about having to learn how to take care of your finances, if you're stable it can be telling you to pay for things that help your self-love and care.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ they might feel exhausted about you, might be finding the mental strength to deal with you. if it's someone you used to be in a relationship with they might be losing faith about the idea of the two of you reconciling. and they might feel like being around you could bring you too much pressure.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ this card shows that someone might use you as their own therapist, so make sure that they do not get dependent on you all the time. they might not really take care of you, i would advise to have other cards support the four of swords in reverse because it could mean that they could be very needy, and not in a cute way. more like in a they cannot do anything themselves way. you would feel like a parent in this connection. on the other hand it can manifest into someone thinking that they can heal all your life and trauma.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ in reverse, the four of swords shows that someone could mean someone could think of you as someone who is kept to themselves, struggling but trying to be better. still not the best card to get in terms of how someone sees you. it could mean someone might consider you to be mentally broken or someone who is not in the circumstance to get out in the world or have healthy bonds.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ⟶ as a person, the four of swords in reverse is someone who attempts to find their mental strength, but they can be too independent and prideful to allow the help of other people. its someone who might be indecisive pacing between wanting what is the best for themselves or being complacent of not doing what is best for them. they're someone who falls into the habit of not taking care of themselves.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜱᴇx ⟶ for sex this is not the best card to get at all. it would feel one-sided and might even be a bit painful because someone wants to feel good but not care about who they're having sex with. if the four of swords in reverse is paired with a card like the lovers it could mean the sex could be exhausting for the both of you and the intimacy could be healing.

ʚїɞ ɴᴇxᴛ ⟶ ꜰɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ

ʚїɞ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ⟶ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ

ꜱᴜɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ

ɢᴏᴛʜɪᴄᴀᴅᴀ'ꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ

[vaporlocke81]

Today's Tarot: Four of Swords (rev) § COLLAPSE - art by @benjaminmackey -

[ohshesore]

4♠ - Four Of Swords

Take a moment to rest, to clear your mind

32/78

[benchspkmnirlhub]

Some of my Pokemon IRL in-universe media

Feel free to use these on your blogs, and/or make up stuff to add onto any of these!

The Porygon of the Jungle

The Porygon of the Jungle is a book about a Porygon sent to survey a jungle. As it researches and surveys the jungle, it starts to mingle with the various Pokemon of the jungle, and begins to doubt if it's a true Pokemon. Near the end of the book, the Porygon meets Mew, who tells it that it's just as much a Pokemon as any other in the jungle.

Four of Swords

Four of Swords is an SNES RPG about Keldeo and the Swords of Justice. You play as Keldeo, trying to help both Pokemon and humans, all while trying to gain the approval of Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion.

Mimikyus in Orre

Mimikyus in Orre is a sorta "modern classic" animated cartoon, in a similar vein to stuff like Steven Universe and Gravity Falls.

It's 2D animated, and stars three Mimikyus trying to make a life for themselves in Orre. The three Mimikyus are as follows:

Pika, a Mimikyu with a Pikachu disguise. The leader of the trio, who just wants a home to call their own.

Pix, a Mimikyu with an Alolan Vulpix disguise. He wants a trainer who will provide for and care for him.

Sandy, a Mimikyu with a Sandile disguise. She wants to become the strongest Pokemon in the Orre region.

The show is very respectful towards Orrean culture, and has the Orrean sunset as a common setpiece.

The show is rather well-received, though does have its critics.

Its first season has finished, and a second season was recently greenlit.

Veectory

Veectory is a series of RPGs made by Square Onix. 1 and 2 are on the DS, and 3 is on the 3DS. There's also an official remake of 1, which was poorly received, and a fan remake of 1, which was very popular. Square Onix soon hired the people behind the fan remake, and they're now developing Veectory 4.

Veectory stars a noble human warrior, Victor, who gets turned into an Eevee very early into the first game. Even in this new form, though, Victor upholds his honor and warrior's duty, and continues fighting for peace and to protect others.

Veectory 1 has entirely Pokemon party members, including Fraz the Mimikyu. Veectory 2 and 3, however, have a mixture of Pokemon and human party members.

Veectory 1 also has a Giratina superboss in the postgame. It's notoriously very difficult.

While Veectory 1 and 2 were turn-based RPGs, Veectory 3 is an action RPG. For the first time in series history, it allows Victor to evolve, and the combat gameplay changes depending on which Eeveelution he evolves into.

A trailer for Veectory 4 was recently released, and Square Onix has announced that they're releasing 10 animated shorts showing iconic moments from the Veectory games, leading up to the release of Veectory 4. So far, 3 of the 10 shorts have been released.

Veectory 2 has had an interesting speedrunning history, mostly due to cheater Micklemick. Mickemick had been speedrunning Veectory 2 for about a year and a half before turning to cheating. They had modified the game to change the behavior of some enemies and bosses, making them use attacks with shorter animations much more often. Micklemick wasn't caught until months later, during a livestream. The modifications to the game had some side effects. During a live speedrun, on the third boss, the boss used move "TESTMOVE1", which isn't possible without either some serious glitches, or modifying the game. Micklemick tried to play it off as a Rotom having possessed their game, with the quote "ROTOM! ROTOM IN MY GAME!" along with a meme-worthy pose from their facecam. Both would become memes in the Veectory speedrunning community.

[amphivena]

4 of swords

[comparativetarot]

Four of Swords. Art by Kevin Jay Stanton, from BOTANICA: Full Bloom.

Snowdrop Upright: A time for healing after battle. Recuperation. A consolatory touch from someone who cares. Reversed: A moment’s rest before the battle continues. Protection from ill intent. Can you begin to heal yet? Has someone provided consolation?

[numinously-yours]

How will you get through this difficult time? Pick a group tarot reading

This week we will explore how you can make it through the difficult time you may be experiencing right now. Choose which group calls to you the most and see your reading below:

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Group 1:

Cards - The World reversed, Nine of Pentacles reversed, Queen of Cups with Eight of Wands as your overall energy.

Starting with the overall energy, the main theme of moving through this difficult time is to stop resisting. Go with the flow. Things feel like they’re moving too fast and you can’t get a handle on them, but sometimes there are things you can’t grab onto. Focus on a single goal at a time to prevent too much overwhelm.

The other cards reiterate this. In reverse, the World signifies that you are looking to complete a big goal. All these moving parts feel like they’re getting in the way of you accomplishing this goal. They’re distracting and frustrating which fogs up the purpose of your end goal. Take a breath, reimagine your goal & ways to get there, then push forward. Thinking through the nine of pentacles reversed, the distractions may be making you feel like reaching your goal is pointless. “Maybe I’m not meant to achieve good things.” YOU ARE! Finally, the queen of cups reminds you to practice some self-compassion and empathy. Going with the flow will intrinsically slow your mind and create some clarity. Take as many breaths as you need to to feel at peace.

Group 2:

Cards - Five of Wands reversed, Four of Swords reversed, The World, and an overall energy of The Hermit reversed

You are resisting something and I’m not even sure if you know what’s being resisted. You have been frustrated, stressed, and burnt out. You have this overall feeling of “BLAH”. You just want to withdraw, take a nap, and hope that the feeling is gone when you wake up. This probably isn’t the insight you’re looking for, but the best way to get through this is to really pin-point where the feeling(s) is/are coming from. The first step is to create space and time for yourself to do some introspection. Don’t just take time to yourself and do mindless tasks. Actually take some time to figure out what is going on internally. You can start this by doing shadow work question or pick up a piece of paper and write down everything you’re feeling. It doesn’t need to make sense, just write. Sometimes as you start writing things out, you also start seeing the connections you didn’t know were there. Something else that could be important to write down is all of the ways you’re enjoying your life. These gross feelings can be so overwhelming that we forget the small bits of sunshine. Reminding yourself of these more often can help keep the bad feelings at bay and the good ones at the forefront. Doing this type of soul searching will put your, well, soul at ease.

Group 3:

Cards - King of Swords, The Tower reversed, The Hermit reversed, and Queen of Swords reversed for the overall energy.

The very first thing that I want to say it “Be the bitch you think you’d be if you took care of yourself instead of others.” Soo that might be an overall feeling you’re having right now lol All of these cards want you to take care of YOU. Do what is good for YOU. Make changes for YOU. It’s probably nerve-racking because you don’t want to lose people you love. You don’t want anyone to think you’re abandoning them. But, the cliché is true: the people meant to be in your life will be with you every step of the way. If you lose anyone, they weren’t supposed to be a part of this next chapter. I definitely feel like your transformation has been underway for a little bit and up next are some of the bigger steps you need to take. That also makes sense why it is scary right now! Per the reversed tower, growth and transformation are going to make their way into your life whether you do the work or not. Once you take this leap of faith, you are going to feel SO powerful. Your path is going to become clearer – or at least less scary because you have the courage to keep pursuing it. It’s going to feel so amazing.

Group 4:

Lots of cards! Six of Pentacles w/ Ace of Swords, Queen of Wands w/ Three of Swords, the King of Wands, and finally the Page of Cups for an overall energy.

Unlike the previous groups, your difficulty feels more positive. I don’t mean this in a way that says, “Why do you find it difficult?” . It’s that there is a good opportunity presenting itself to you and you don’t know how you’re supposed to decide what to do with it . You’re in a comfortable place in your life. You are secure, you have a good team on your side, and you’ve always had a vision for where your life would be going. This new opportunity is throwing a wrench in a plan you’ve had for a long time. But you know that it’s not a bad opportunity, should you take it. So how do we work through that? I think the very first thing to do is take others’ emotions out of the decision. Think about what will make YOU feel that you’re on the best path. Looking at your current situation next to the new opportunity, ask yourself: which prospect makes you feel more alive when you think about it? Which gives you a chance for creative liberty? Does one provide more success (however you define it) than the other? You hold the power to make your vision a reality – whether it’s the vision you already have or the vision this new opportunity shows you.

[unhelpfultarot]

Four of Swords and Six of Pentacles

You're very tired, so your contributions today are minimal at best.

[sunnieart7]

Charmed Tarot Cards

Suits of Swords - pt.1

[kastalor]

the four of swords urges you to take a break, be more compassionate towards yourself and prepare yourself for new challenges.

my last art of 2024 had to be savander since they made my year so much better

[festudio]

My creativity sometimes works like a glass ketchup bottle, sorry.

Also, this isn’t my first try designing a tarot deck and it always feels like whatever card I’m working on influences my life.