Swords · Minor Arcana
Four of Swords
Upright
vigilanceretreatsolitudehermit's repose
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. It is these last that have suggested the design.
Reversed
wise administrationcircumspectioneconomyavarice
Wise administration, circumspection, economy, avarice, precaution, testament.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
The effigy of a knight in the attitude of prayer, at full length upon his tomb.
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