4 of Spades
Four of Spades
Playing the game of a Four you carry the energy of form, stability, foundation, strength, and security.
Playing the game of a Spade you bring this energy to everything you believe and everything you do.
It means that your game in life is to architect the framework that defines what we believe and what we do. Thus do you provide the secure existential foundation that organizes our lives.
How To Read This Page
Above in the banner images, the left side images (top two images if you're viewing it on a phone) are a visual expression of when you may be Off Your Game.
The right side banner image (bottom image on your phone) is a visual representation of what's possible for you when you're On Your Game.
And below is an introductory list of experiences you may have in four important areas of your life when you are either...
- On Your Game -- expressing it positively in your life
- Off Your Game -- expressing it negatively in your life
4 of Spades: Personal Patterns
- 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 your cards close to your vest
- Inability to make changes in your life even when changes are absolutely necessary
- A placid demeanor belies the convoluted, criss-crossed churnings of your own mind
- Consciously able to reframe your entire existence in the blink of an eye
- And much more...
4 of Spades: Relationship Patterns
- Emotionally present, emotionally resilient, and emotionally intelligent
- Dynamic and vibrant; giving and generous of your home, time, and resources
- Implicit expectations and unspoken demands can strain your relationships
- Passively, willfully controlling, trying to make others fit inside your terms and conditions
- Unconsciously appearing aloof, cold, and unfeeling; inability to let down your guard
- Stoically struggling with dark feelings of unworthiness; stuck inside a lonely experience
- A deep well of sensuality and passionate expression that blossoms inside your romance
- And much more...
4 of Spades: Career Patterns
- Hard working, enjoying your work, and finding satisfaction in your work
- A gift for framing the overall objective that puts all the details in the right place
- Compressed inside your work-a-day schedule; resigning yourself to unrewarding labor
- Over-extended, scattered, and over-committed trying to do too much and accidentally double-crossing yourself
- A financial frame of reference that is too small for your big ambitions; undervaluing what you're worth
- Pushing your agenda with quiet insistence; splitting semantic hairs in order to maintain control
- A creative visionary who sees how to construct something solid and meaningful
- And much more...
4 of Spades: Health & Wellbeing Patterns
- Naturally robust of body, mind, and soul
- An inner strength is your inner touchstone such that nothing can shake your inner wellbeing
- Poor work/life balance; taking your own health for granted
- Suffering anxiety and nervous tension underneath your polite facade
- Getting stuck inside rote habits and self-limiting patterns that stifle your growth
- Losing your spark and zest under the weight of your daily grind
- Your own ambitions and passions light a fire that lights your heart and lights your life
- And much more...
It's All In The Cards!
Was that mind-blowing or what?
Maybe a little confronting?
And totally amazing?
However...
If what you just read about yourself didn’t fully resonate, try this: ask someone who knows you well to read the above list and see if they think it accurately portrays you.
And... would you believe this is just the beginning of what The Source Cards reveal about your life?
Next Steps To Play Your Cards Right
The wise person knows the Self and plays the game of life. But the fool lives in the world like a beast of burden.
~ Ashtavakra Gita (4:1)
