Four of Spades

The Four of Spades is the card of satisfaction from work, one of the most "solid", "stable" cards in the deck. People with this Birth Card often evoke the association of a rock. They are extremely hard-working and capable; one can always rely on them. In questions of wealth and success they can count on constant luck. Usually they get real pleasure from their work. But the Ace of Diamonds as their Saturn Card says that, despite all successes, Fours of Spades are always preoccupied with money problems and may put a spoke in their own wheel. The Ten of Hearts as the Mercury Card indicates that they always behave adequately in society and are also endowed with the gift of eloquence and can become superb speakers. Not infrequently Fours of Spades prove talented writers, advertising workers or performers in the literary field. All Fours, as a rule, are very stubborn, and the Four of Spades is no exception. Thanks to the Karma Card Ten of Clubs, Fours of Spades are very erudite, clever and wish to live by their own laws. They are receptive, endowed with magnificent intuition and cannot bear limitations of any kind. The Ten of Diamonds as the Venus Card gives them rich friends, but in choosing friends and loved ones they are advised not to pay excessive attention to the money question. Usually Fours of Spades have a strong build and good health; the best means of treatment for them are natural methods. The Four of Spades is the card of the worker, and it is precisely in work that such people find true harmony and satisfaction. Not infrequently they engage in charity, which also brings them happiness and a feeling of inner harmony. In the later years of life Fours of Spades often try to fulfil the dreams of their youth and travel the world a great deal.

Relationships of the Four of Spades with other people

Fours of Spades are extremely loving and generous people, and although they may show stubbornness and toughness, usually partners cannot complain about them. Not infrequently Fours of Spades are drawn to people who have achieved financial success. This has its negative side: in pursuit of outward gloss the Four of Spades may lose sight of the true values on which love relationships are built. People of this card should learn not to mix money and pleasure, not to confuse business relations with personal ones. The main cause of conflicts and upheavals in personal life for the Four of Spades is financial worries. But on the whole the marriage karma of the Four of Spades is not bad; the best partners for people with this Birth Card are those who will share their love of travel.

Compatibility of the Four of Spades with other birth cards

All Fours of Spades can become good friends with women of the Diamond suit. Four of Spades women are especially partial to Club men, and feel a strong physical attraction to Spade men. Men of the Club suit usually bring problems to Fours of Spades of both sexes. A Four of Spades woman can make a successful marriage with a Spade man, especially if he is a sufficiently mature personality endowed with a sense of responsibility.

Survival or happiness?

What hides behind the stern and unapproachable exterior of the Four of Spades? Often an enormous thirst for reliability and material comfort. Of all the Fours it is precisely the Spade that is drawn most strongly to stability and security in life. The connection with the number "four" always implies a striving to create for oneself a position in which all a person's basic needs would be satisfied. The Four of Spades seeks security in work. This is an excellent worker who feels calm only when working. Besides the connection with the number "four", another factor influences the Four of Spades, which turns it into one of the most "conditioned" cards in the deck. This factor is the Ace of Diamonds as the Saturn Card in the Basic Life Spread. The Saturn card usually points to the area of life in which we meet obstacles. Sometimes it represents tasks that are almost impossible for the given person to carry out. In the case of the Four of Spades this problem area proves to be a hunger for money or a fear of being left with nothing. As a rule, this deep fear does not come to the surface of consciousness. But it is precisely this that is one of the most powerful stimuli in the life of the Four of Spades, and it must be realised in order to free oneself from unnecessary hindrances. The Four of Spades is a "workaholic". Other cards — the Aces of Diamonds and Spades and the Ten of Spades — may also show this property, but for other reasons. For the Four of Spades this incredible industriousness is explained by an eternal chase after material stability. The Saturn card — the Ace of Diamonds — gives rise to a constant fear that at the necessary moment the needed things or money will not be at hand. And if the Four of Spades does not track this fear and admit it to themselves, they may spend their whole life filling an imaginary emptiness. The feeling of this emptiness makes many Fours of Spades unconsciously and endlessly fight for survival. Falling into such a "survival mode", a person becomes short-sighted and often makes wrong decisions that may bring many problems in the future (often bringing on precisely the troubles they are trying to avoid). But the Four of Spades is able to change this situation if they try to admit the motives of their behaviour honestly to themselves. The key step towards change here is awareness. Simply asking whether we like our work or not is not enough. One must go further in reasoning. If we do not like our work, then we are probably holding on to it out of some fear. And the stronger this fear, the less we like the work. Usually all Fours have a natural love of labour, so they must answer these questions with complete frankness. And if they understand that some negative factors are making them work so hard, they will get the chance to change their life for the better.