| The Number 4
Keywords Limitation, Order, Service
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]
The Higher Harmonic of the number 4. The number of the Major Arcana.
Keywords: Master Builder
Practical idealism, material mastery, get-rich-quick schemes, viciousness. The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, a leader.
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 Root of the Number 4 Key/Trump 4 The Emperor
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THE EMPEROR - Key 4
UPRIGHT
Authority; father/fathering; structure; stability; regulation; laws; wisdom; reasoning; logic; control; leadership; strength; power; reliable; responsibility; accountability; determination; self-control; achievement; integrity; head of household. [Company/Corporate/Corporations].
REVERSED
Irresponsible; avoiding responsibility; not wanting to grow up; immaturity; exaggerated behavior; problems accepting authority; lack of ambition; dominant; controlling; tyrannical; inconsistent; lack of self-discipline; weakness; unstable; incompetent.
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Shadow Card Key 13 - Death [1+3=4]

UPRIGHT
Transition; transformation; a time of change; beginnings; endings; rebirth; renewal; letting go of old patterns; inevitable change; elimination; significant life events.
REVERSED
Resistance to change; fear of change; stagnation; stuck in old habits; clinging to old ideas and values; uncertainty; depression; major change needed.
SubShadow Card Key 14 - Temperance Last digit shares the root number 4.

UPRIGHT
Temperance; blending; balance; stability; moderation; cooperation; compromise; combination; coordination; adaptation; flexibility; patience; self-control; creating peace and harmony; doing the right thing; optimism; creativity; modification.
REVERSED
Lack of balance and moderation; refusing to compromise; extremism; wildness; poor judgment; indulgence; excess; egotism; arrogance; self-indulgence; competing interests; stress; frustration; disharmony; hopelessness; despair; futility.
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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].
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Shadow Card Key 22 - The Fool [2+2=4]

UPRIGHT
Beginning; spontaneity; faith; innocence; childlike enthusiasm; apparent folly; taking risks; reaching a crossroad; choices; optimism; love of life; unconventional; following heart's desire; being true to self; unafraid.
REVERSED
Foolish decisions; rash, fears; stagnation; being a follower; immaturity; childish; reckless; too many choices -- or restricted choices; confusion; indecision.
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