Four of Swords

Upright meaning

Rest and recovery after mental strain. A deliberate pause before re-entering a difficult situation.

Rest may be part of dealing with this, rather than something you earn afterward. Reduce one demand and give your mind a genuine break.

The effigy of a knight in the attitude of prayer, at full length upon his tomb.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. It is these last that have suggested the design.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Wise administration, circumspection, economy, avarice, precaution, testament.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

60. Four of Swords.-Solitude, Retreat, Abandonment, Solitary, Hermit; R. Economy, Precaution, Regulation of Expenditure.