| The Number 4
Keywords Practicality, application, loyalty, rigidity, repression. A foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth. Indicates fruition or manifestation of an idea, along with the foundation or 'space' where things can grow. Number 22 [Master Number]
Keywords: Master Builder Practical idealism, material mastery, get-rich-quick schemes, viciousness. The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, a leader. |
![]() Root of the Number 4 |
THE EMPEROR - Key 4
UPRIGHT
REVERSED
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Shadow Card
Key 13 - Death [1+3=4]
UPRIGHT
REVERSED
SubShadow Card
Key 14 - Temperance Last digit shares the root number 4.
UPRIGHT
REVERSED
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4 of Wands
UPRIGHT:
Reward; achievement; celebration (after hard work/labor/harvest); freedom; optimism; completion; marriage; commitment; puttind down roots; happiness; security. [Property, home, moving into a new house .. Hearth and Home]. REVERSED: Discontent; insecurity; mild disappointment; insufficient rewards; delayed but impending success; inhibition; sense of letdown. [Loss of property, home, etc.] 4 of Swords
UPRIGHT:
Rest; recuperation; retreat; withdrawal; time of solitude; contemplation; temporary inactivity; time of relief; taking a break; vacation. [Meditation; also incarceration of some type as in hospital or jail/prison time]. REVERSED: Back into action or work; emerging from recuperation; needing a break, rest or vacation; coping with stress and challenge; discontent; weariness; fatigue; inner conflict. 4 of Cups
UPRIGHT:
Apathy; disenchantment; boredom; ignoring opportunity; feeling empty or let-down; disappointment; depression; self-pity; social isolation; withdrawn; tired or fatigued. [Not wanting or accepting help if/when it's offered]. REVERSED: Socializing; enthusiasm; improved emotions; getting over self-pity; moving out of depression; new friends; rising above laziness; finding motivation. 4 of Pentacles
UPRIGHT: Financial security; material stability; showing profit; possessiveness; greed; miserly; control; blocked change; overly conservative; influence through money; sometimes too much focus on the material. [Anal]. REVERSED: Material problems; budget problems; credit debt; investment losses; delays; obstacles; feeling insecure; worry about job status; fear of poverty or failure; skimpy rewards; money lost. [Anal]. |
Shadow Card
Key 22 - The Fool [2+2=4]
UPRIGHT REVERSED |
Note:
Key #13 - Death is also part of the 3-root because of its last digit.
Key #22 - The Fool is also part of the 2-root because of its last digit.
Key #14 - Temperance is also part of the 5-root since 1+4=5.
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Don S.