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Four of Swordsfor Capricorn
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The effigy of a knight in the attitude of prayer, at full length upon his tomb. Swords represents knowledge and the four card represents stability. Together the cards mean taking a moment to reflect and regroup after a turbulent time.
You just went through a big rupture, but are moving on. You are taking a moment with your thoughts and letting yourself rest before moving forward. The next phase of your journey will require a lot of you, so restore your energy. If you are single, now is not the time to jump into something new. Things are coming for you but you'll need to be healthy and strong to fully take advantage of them.
You are unable to rest or move on from a big rupture. You feel like if you never stop running things won't catch up with you. Pause, listen to your body (like literally do a body scan) and pay attention to how you are feeling. Feelings help guide us and let us know how to get our needs met.
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Four of Swords for Capricorn
The Architect
Capricorn is an Earth cardinal sign ruled by Saturn, whose natural subject is career, public standing, authority, legacy. Swords are the air suit, so the Four of Swords sits in Libra. Libra squares Capricorn, so the card asks for the move Capricorn is least fluent in: write the sentence down and stop rewriting it. The friction is the content, not an obstacle to it. Capricorn is cardinal: it starts things, and this card is in the middle, which is the part cardinal signs are worst at staying for. The card works in ideas where the sign deals in what is physically in front of it. The idea will not survive without a concrete first step. Upright, the structure is holding. Holding is not the same as being right.
Keep the thread
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