Four of WandsFour of Wands · Reversed
What does Four of Wands reversed mean?
Four of Wands when it comes out upside down, blocked, internalised, or in excess, depending on how you read reversals.
Reversed
A celebration that feels hollow, or a homecoming to somewhere that is not home.
Transition without the settled feeling, which is common after a move, a wedding or a promotion: everything is correct and nothing has landed.
Also read for tension within family or community, particularly around the occasions that are supposed to be happy. The card is unsurprised by that combination.
Upright
Homecoming, marriage, a milestone, a threshold crossed with people who care.
Stability worth marking, and the marking is the instruction rather than a decoration of it. Take the celebration seriously, because the card treats an unmarked achievement as an incomplete one.
In an advice position it is one of the few that will tell you to stop working and hold a party, and it means it literally.
Keywords
Upright: celebration, homecoming, stability, community, milestone
Reversed: hollow celebration, instability, family tension, transition
Journal prompts
- What have I achieved that I never actually celebrated?
- Where do I belong, and when did I last go there?
Draw it for yourself
Reading about a card is not the same as drawing one. A single-card reading takes about a minute and answers your question rather than a general one.