- Arcana
- Minor · four of swords
- Correspondence
- Jupiter in Libra · third decan
- Element
- Air
- Sign
- Libra
- Planet
- Jupiter
Four of Swords
Jupiter in Libra · third decan
Upright
rest · recovery · truce
Stop. The mind needs the room dark for a while; this is a card of permission.
Reversed
restlessness · burnout · premature return
Rest refused, or interrupted before it did anything.
Why this astrology
The pips two through ten map onto the thirty-six decans, ten degrees of the zodiac each, so Four of Swords is jupiter in libra · third decan — a planet working through a particular third of a sign. Aces are the root of their element and the courts carry it as temperament.