IV – Four of Wands♣
Tree of Life Path:
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Sephira
World
Atziluth (World of Emanation)
Decan
Keywords
Celebration, Homecoming, Community, Joy
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Tarot de MarseilleFour of Wands celebrates achievement, harmony, and the joy of coming together. Attributed to Venus in Aries, this card bears the title Completion—the perfection of realized work, the establishment of order and beauty from the raw energy of Fire.
It is the homecoming after the journey, the festival that honors both victory and belonging. The Four of Wands represents the moment when labor yields to celebration, when the work of building gives way to the joy of dwelling in what has been built. Here is the sacred pause to honor achievement before the next phase begins.
In Qabbalistic terms, this card corresponds to Chesed, Mercy, in Atziluth—the stabilizing force that brings order to creative chaos, the loving hand that establishes firm foundations. The Four of Wands teaches that true success is found in community and shared happiness, that our achievements gain meaning through celebration with those we love.

Upright
Celebration, harmony, stability, rewards, joyful gatherings, completion of a phase, homecoming, established order.

Reversed
Lack of support, tension, cancelled celebrations, instability, incomplete foundations, disrupted harmony.