Four of Disks — Power is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Disks in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of power, stability, security and law. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Chesed, the element Earth and Sun in Capricorn in astrology.
power · stability · security · law · defence
What does Four of Disks mean?
Your position is solid: defend it wisely, but do not shut yourself inside your securities.
Everyday meaning
Earthly power, stability, material security, control of resources. It points to a consolidated position, a protected estate, clear rules and recognised authority.
Psychological meaning
The security that comes from order and boundaries; but also the fear of losing what you own, which can turn protection into closure.
Initiatic meaning
Earth in Chesed, Mercy that organises, with the Sun in Capricorn in the third decan: sunlight brightens and steadies Saturnine form. Power is the law that establishes and defends, an order that protects until it becomes a prison.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, it signals avarice, rigidity, fear of change, an obsessive need for control.
Four of Disks reversed
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading:
Excessive control, attachment, fear of losing; or a stability beginning to waver.
Four of Disks in love, work and spirit
In love
A stable, protective relationship; beware of possessiveness and defensive routine.
At work and career
A consolidated position, financial security, administration of assets and rules.
In spiritual practice
Stability as a foundation from which to rise, not as an enclosure.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Four of Disks
Chesed · Earth · Sun in Capricorn
Crowley on Four of Disks
In the Thoth deck a square fortress with four corner towers, ringed by a moat, stands out against an orderly landscape: power as a structure that protects and isolates.
Frequently asked questions
What does Four of Disks mean in the Thoth Tarot?
Your position is solid: defend it wisely, but do not shut yourself inside your securities.
What does Four of Disks mean in love?
A stable, protective relationship; beware of possessiveness and defensive routine.
What does Four of Disks mean for work and career?
A consolidated position, financial security, administration of assets and rules.
What does Four of Disks mean reversed?
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading: Excessive control, attachment, fear of losing; or a stability beginning to waver.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Four of Disks?
In the Golden Dawn system Four of Disks corresponds to the sephirah Chesed, the element Earth and Sun in Capricorn in astrology.
