Four of Wands
Four of Wands
A time of joy, stability and shared celebration. Something you have built deserves to be honoured with the people who matter.
Love Harmony, a meaningful milestone or a warm sense of home with someone.
Work A project reaches a satisfying stage. Recognise the team and mark the moment.
Money Stability allows room to enjoy what you have earned, within your means.
Wellbeing Belonging nourishes you. Time with your people or in a place you love restores you.
Growth You are learning to pause and receive the good that you have helped create.
The celebration may feel muted, or harmony at home or in a group needs care. A transition may be under way.
Love Some tension or uncertainty may be present. Small gestures of welcome can reset the tone.
Work Team dynamics may be strained. Clarify roles and appreciate contributions.
Money Plans may need to be scaled down for now, without losing the sense of occasion.
Wellbeing If you feel out of place, seek one setting where you feel fully at ease.
Growth Home can be something you create within yourself as well as around you.
Symbols in the glass
- Garland celebration, welcome and shared joy
- Four wands a stable structure, a home or foundation
- Castle behind community, belonging and security
- Raised bouquets gratitude and festivity
Four wands stand upright, bound at the top by a garland of flowers and fruit. Two figures raise bouquets in celebration before a castle, with others gathered behind them.
Deeper lore
- Element
- Fire
- Astrology
- Venus in Aries (decan 20-30°)
- Dates
- 11 Apr to 20 Apr
- Golden Dawn title
- Lord of Perfected Work
- Number
- Four, structure and stability: the fire is given a hearth, a place to celebrate what has been built.
- Names
- Four of Wands · Quatre de Bâtons · 权杖四
Waite, 1911
Waite: "country life, haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest-home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace". Reversed: "The meaning remains unaltered".
Where do you feel most truly at home, and who helps you feel that way?
Ask Iris about this cardFor reflection and entertainment. Meanings follow the Smith-Waite tradition.