The Tower
Keywords:
Chaos, disaster, destruction, sudden upheaval, tragedy, trauma, unexpected change, loss, revelations, awakening, confusion, bankruptcy, divorce, revelations.
General:
A sudden change is going to come into your life soon or has already landed. If it hasn’t hit yet, this is your chance to prepare. This change can take form in the ending of a business, the revelation of a truth, something you can’t unsee about a person’s character, or the rug pulled out from under a lifelong dream. No matter what the change is, once these it occurs circumstances in your life will not be able to return to how they once were.
The bright side is that along with these changes comes growth in wisdom and a release of things that were restricting you from becoming who you need to be. Things can feel very comfortable when surrounded by the safety of The Tower’s walls, but if you never leave their protection, what is the difference between The Tower and a prison?
The advice you don’t want to hear is that while it may be painful, allowing these changes to take place will be far less difficult for you than fighting the process every step along the way.
Rarely, the highest aspected version of this card can indicate a type of universal shakubuku or throwing off burdens that have been weighing you down spiritually. The lightning bolt may have been man’s first brush with the fire that helped our species out of the mud and while terrifying it still has the power to illuminate our way in the darkness.
Money & Career $
Crisis in the workplace, end of job or career, co-workers being let go, or restructuring. These are the kinds of things that happen when you see The Tower in a reading. It never hurts to start thinking about what kinds of things you might have wished you had been ready for in the event of bad news.
Financially it is time for being risk adverse. A downturn may very well be on the way and this card is guiding you to get prepared.
Love & Relationships <3
The Tower usually means the abrupt end or the sudden beginning of a partnership.
Occasionally it can represent something you realize that you can’t unsee about a partner. Or an experience that makes you feel like you might not know your lover like you thought you did.
You may also have met someone who has completely overturned the established order of your your world. This could be a negative or positive situation, it’s not always easy to tell in the beginning. Caution is advised in either case. True love can endure a little waiting and disingenuous lovers tend to be unwilling to stick it out very long when forced to delay gratification.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 16
KEY NUMBER: 27
ELEMENT: Fire
NUMEROLOGICAL LINK: 7, The Chariot
ASTROLOGICAL PLANET OR SIGN: Mars
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: N/A
PATHWAY ON THE TREE OF LIFE: Seventeenth, in-between Hod and Netzach
HEBREW LETTER: Peh
Translation: Chaos
Symbol: Mouth
CHAKRA: Crown and base, for heaven and earth
PERSONALITY:
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: House of God, Skyscraper, The Thunderbolt
ANSWER: No
The Tower REVERSED
Keywords:
Resisting change, personal transformation, averting disaster, suffering, delaying the inevitable, turbulent periods, avoiding loss.
General:
Resisting change is pretty standard for human beings. This card often comes when we are doing just that. It’s hard to imagine a positive future in the midst of losing things we love. But staying in denial about what needs to change, only stands hurt us more in the end. And the universe tends to get very loud when we ignore it.
As with upright version, but even more so, this card can be a forewarning trying to prepare you for the tough times that lie ahead. You still have a chance to address this before things get out of control.
Alternatively this card can show that you are going through self induced personal change. Bringing to negative parts of yourself to light, challenging old beliefs, and struggling against engrained behaviors. This is a period of purging and while it may be unpleasant, we all know how good we feel when we have gotten the things that are making us feel sick out of our system.
Money/Career $
Work might be incredibly stressful or chaotic at this time, however it doesn’t necessarily mean it will have any effect on the security of your position. Although it may be a wake up call to finding more meaningful work. You are going to have to deal with crap in every job you have, so it might as well be doing something you love.
Financially, it may be time to let go of things you thought you once needed. Whether it’s some subscriptions you don’t use much or that boat you only use a couple times a year. Lighten your load.
Love / Relationships <3
If you know there are issues in your relationship that have been building up and you have been putting off dealing with them, then The Tower reversed suggests this is the time. That looming threat might come out of the shadows soon, don’t let it catch you unawares. Complacency is the enemy of every relationship.
Sometimes this card suggests it might be too late and one of you is already thinking about leaving. Or wants to leave, but can’t admit it to themselves. Be honest with yourself. You deserve it. They deserve it. Your future partner deserves it.
If your partner has experienced a traumatic event recently and it is effecting your relationship it is important to be sensitive to what they are experiencing.