Four of Spades

Four of Spades combines Four themes of structure, stability, foundation, and practical order with Spades themes of consciousness, work, belief, action, and transformation.

Easy-going, clear-eyed, and cheerful with a can-do, positive mindset

Radiating a calming, grounding presence

Experiencing life as a slow-paced struggle with no forward momentum

Deliberately cultivating a facade and holding one's cards close to one's vest

Inability to make changes in one's life even when changes are absolutely necessary

A placid demeanor belies the convoluted, criss-crossed churnings of one's own mind

Consciously able to reframe one's entire existence in the blink of an eye

A gift for framing the overall objective that puts all the details in the right place

Compressed inside one's work-a-day schedule; resigning oneself to unrewarding labor

Over-extended, scattered, and over-committed trying to do too much and accidentally double- crossing oneself

A financial frame of reference that is too small for one's big ambitions; undervaluing what one is worth

Pushing one's agenda with quiet insistence; splitting semantic hairs in order to maintain control

A creative visionary who sees how to construct something solid and meaningful

Implicit expectations and unspoken demands can strain one's relationships

Passively, willfully controlling, trying to make others fit inside one's terms and conditions

Unconsciously appearing aloof, cold, and unfeeling; inability to let down one's guard

Stoically struggling with dark feelings of unworthiness; stuck inside a lonely experience

A deep well of sensuality and passionate expression that blossoms inside one's romance

Suffering anxiety and nervous tension underneath one's polite facade

Getting stuck inside rote habits and self-limiting patterns that stifle one's growth

Losing one's spark and zest under the weight of one's daily grind

one's own ambitions and passions light a fire that lights one's heart and lights one's life