Four of Wands: tarot card meaning

Four of Wands is card 4 in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of stability, passion, initiative; reversed, of passion blocked, stalled action.

Upright meaning

stability, passion, initiative

A milestone and a celebration -- a foundation is steady and it is worth marking your progress.

Reversed meaning

passion blocked, stalled action

A shaky foundation or a celebration postponed -- return to the ground work before the party.

The suit of Wands belongs to Fire and to passion, initiative and growth.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Four of Wands describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.