Tower symbolizes an object created by man, which limits internal development. This is the fall of an era, the destruction of forms, the overthrow of values. The truth about real circumstances strikes with lightning and crushes falsehood and false goals.
Internal mood: I destroy falsehood and false goals.
tower usually built on a solid foundation, and it represents safety and protection. Because of its height, it can indicate a proud person. The tower also symbolizes the human body. However, in this card the tower is destroyed, which serves as a warning that pride is destructive and that your sense of security is false. To avoid tragic events and serious losses, it is necessary to part with old misconceptions and old habits. The card may hint at the destruction of the ego and past experiences, which are based on pride. Many people experience this card, but each in their own way. In general, it signals anxiety and distress, and even serious danger. Sharp and unexpected changes in life cleanse and free you from the past, help you part with a negative or stagnant situation. Such changes are also an incentive to take off the masks that have to be put on and to reveal the truth.
The lightning strike that connects Heaven and Earth, and which in this card pierces the top of the tower, hints at spiritual enlightenment, insight, as well as the receipt of new information that can radically change our lives. New knowledge will help us free ourselves from the rigid boundaries that we have set for ourselves. The two figures falling into the abyss hint at liberation, an independent leap into the unknown and subconscious impulses.
Figures are also our outdated thoughts and ideas, from which we need to free ourselves so that new ones can arise in their place.
This chart clearly shows the influence of Mars, which speaks of the desire to destroy and act, of independence and leadership, of temper and overcoming obstacles.
Tower
in straight position:
The tower is a symbol of dramatic changes, as a result of which the life of the Questioner will suddenly change. Disaster and misfortune may occur, or a break in relationships, loss of a job, etc. The current situation may end under the influence of external forces, suddenly and very quickly. The revolution will completely change the Questioner's way of life and destroy the existing order. The consequences of this difficult period in the life of the Questioner largely depend on his perception. Next to good cards, the Tower reports that a dark period in life is coming to an end, and deliverance from the heavy burden of the present is coming. You enter the future amid the roar of the wreckage of the past.
Arcana Tower suggests re-evaluating your system of values, lifestyle and relationships, and also relying only on yourself. You may have to say goodbye to outdated principles and attitudes and gain a new outlook on life. The same card indicates chaos, destruction and loss; it may be a sign of the collapse of a situation that has begun to limit spiritual growth and prevent one from moving on. A person is given the opportunity to start over and change his mind. Thus, a person moves to a new stage of development, which will have a beneficial effect on his life...
Mistakes made in the past can cause troubles and misfortunes in the present. Unforeseen situations. Quarrels and disagreements with family members or friends. Trouble can strike like a bolt from the blue. Take what is happening for granted, and all your fears will go away and your health will improve. Everything that is rigid, conservative, and illusory must be destroyed. The time has come to endure despair with humility, and over time to build new life, with a new attitude towards the world. New ideas will give hope and instill faith in the future.
Tower inverted:
Dependence on existing circumstances that cannot currently be changed in any way. Limited options. Reluctance to give up old habits and ideas. Jealousy and resentment. A person's thoughts are occupied with sex. Fear, confusion. The person does not feel safe. A man lives on an old rut. Narrow outlook. Financial problems. It's time to face what you've been avoiding, otherwise the nightmare will continue for the rest of your life.
The ancient tower stood for several centuries, but one day it collapsed. The destruction of the tower releases the energy necessary to create new forms more appropriate to the changed conditions.
You cannot start any business with such a card. Allow yourself to fall, feel the pain of falling and rise sharply. Take the risk of being completely honest and becoming more open. This card emphasizes the idea of purification, which brings torment and pain. Fate forces us to suffer and suffer until we acquire prudence and think about every action we take...
Instructive card tip:
Use psychotherapy and physical therapy. Keep your social circle to a minimum and spend some time alone. Build your life on a solid foundation.
Warning:
Too materialistic view of life. The desire to destroy something that has been built for a long time.
ASTROLOGICAL MEANING:
Uranus/Saturn as a symbol of a bursting boil.
Straight position:
The TOWER symbolizes the destruction of what has become obsolete, its irrevocability; this is the end of the existing situation under the influence of external forces, the awareness of which came to you through INSIGHT. Next to good cards it means the end of a bad streak in life, getting rid of a heavy burden. This same card means loss of happiness, destruction, chaos, loss of stability and security.
Reverse position:
An inverted card means: dependence on existing circumstances, limited opportunities. You are forced to follow the old path, unable to change anything.
16 Tower (straight position)
General value:
Map of sudden and drastic changes (stress, quarrels). Accidents including death. Hostilities.
It can be associated (but rarely) with ups and downs of inspiration, creative insights, and happy accidents.
Plan:
1. Construction, renovation, moving to a new office. Quarrels and conflicts in the team.
Up to ruin (except for the construction business).
2. Attacks, injuries, operations, strokes and heart attacks. Problem areas: spine, head, heart. One of the death cards.
3. Quarrels, conflicts, divorce. In rare cases - African passion. In criminal cases - rape.
4. They are similar to Chariot people, but they differ in internal sensitivity and emotionality in relation to what is happening.
Along with Strength, it is one of the most energetic arcana. The potential accumulates for a long time and suddenly splashes out. They do not know how to store accumulated energy. During periods of powerlessness they can become vampires.
They often become computer scientists and radio electronics engineers. (they need a quiet place where they can discharge gradually)
Very talented artists, actresses, magicians. "Brilliant madmen." They often suffer from mental disorders.
They highly value decency, are straightforward, and scrupulous. They do not tolerate betrayal. Touchy. Sentimental.
5. Things will not happen without conflicts and overcoming obstacles. Sometimes he advises you to take risks. If the question is about real estate - a new house.
6."No".
16 Tower (inverted position)
General value:
experiences after troubles, recovery after a crisis.
Plan:
1. Debts will be repaid; restoration of the destroyed, completion of repairs, carrying out preventive maintenance. Finding a job.
2. Postoperative (post-painful) condition. The beginning of recovery.
3. Reconciliation.
4. Coming to your senses after stress.
5. Advice to start restoration, pay off debts, make peace, make repairs; don't leave things for later. Calm down, take care of your health.
6. The answer is yes. After the tests, a bright streak comes. It will be easier, the worst is over.
General value:
The tower suggests that for quite a long time we considered our position stable and safe, and suddenly everything collapsed. At the same time, precisely those structures and conventions that we have already surpassed are collapsing, and they have become cramped for us. It can be about our beliefs or life principles, and about work, finances, friendships or other relationships that seemed stable and unchanging to us. In any case, the Tower symbolizes a certain concept that for a long time provided us with confidence in the future, and perhaps a sense of security, but now no longer corresponds to our increased level. This usually comes as a surprise to us: when an old concept suddenly collapses, many people perceive it as a lightning strike. And since the very structures that formed the very basis of our confidence are collapsing, it often looks like a disaster. Only when the first shock passes do we discover that, it turns out, we have gotten rid of long-standing ballast. Awareness of this comes on its own or in the form of some kind of hint from the outside.
Job:
The tower, as it were, pulls us out of the framework that has become too tight, from the long-useless scenario of “earning our daily bread,” opening up a free and wide field of activity for us. At the event level, this often manifests itself in the form of dismissal at will or at the will of the employer. This card can also mean the closure of a company or, in a calmer situation, the unexpected failure of plans that seemed quite reliable. But, no matter how crushing this blow may seem to us, when we get out from under the rubble, we will feel with a sigh of relief that we are finally out of prison, although before it seemed so cozy to us.
Consciousness:
Here the card corresponds to a scary, sometimes even eerie feeling of the collapse of all our previous ideas, beliefs or an entire philosophy of life. At the same time, we are often talking about things that have already made themselves known to us for a long time, but we did not want to take them on faith, because they irritated or upset us like gloomy omens, and we suppressed them to the best of our ability. Now, when they finally broke through the line of our defense, we are suddenly convinced that all our previous ideas about life, about stability, about what we need to do, have collapsed and turned into a heap of rubble. Only much time later it becomes clear that the period was for us a period of major changes, a revision of all our life concepts, a transition to a truly independent and independent existence; it was a breakthrough to freedom, as Krishnamurti wonderfully writes about. In addition, the Tower can mean revolutionary views in one or more areas, victory in our sphere research activities or a sudden insight into how to solve a problem that has been bothering us for a long time.
Personal relationships:
Very often, although not always, this card represents some kind of destructive principle. Either this is the implementation of urgent changes that we have resisted for so long, or liberation from the captivity of a relationship with a partner that limited us in development. However, it may also mean that we ourselves were hiding from our problems behind a solid wall of ostentatious composure, stubbornness and inaccessibility, and now the time has come to emerge from these walls towards a new, in all respects, fruitful union.
The stage of relationship breakdown, represented by the Tower, can arise for various reasons. Unlike the Death stage, the Tower stage is more emotional, violent and sudden.
The Tower, in principle, does not foretell prosperous and peaceful relations, and also warns that serious conflicts and even violence can be expected in the future. Sometimes the Tower will indicate a tendency to provoke and destroy relationships. The Tower next to the Emperor, the Pope, the Chariot and the Devil indicates pride, obsession, tendentiousness, short temper, irritability and aggressiveness. The neighboring Jester and Death talk about being difficult to get along with people. The presence of the Priestess or the Moon nearby will speak of hidden complexes and emotional disorders. When the Tower card hits the center of the Gebo layout, you can confidently predict the destruction of the relationship. The tower, on anyone's part, will speak of conceit, arrogance, intolerance, as well as a tendency to self-destruction. The appearance of the Tower on the part of the questioner may not only be an indication that he himself is bringing great confusion into the relationship, but also that the fortune-telling was performed in an upset state. The Tower with the Hanged Man or the Moon will talk about destructive addictions and drunkenness, and next to the Hermit it will talk about serious complexes that complicate any relationship. In some cases, the qualities of the Tower can be sublimated, however, since we are talking about relationships, life in this style is not easy, even despite the popular belief that loved ones scold only for fun. In other matters, the Tower can be useful in those relationships that have outlived their usefulness or that are based on complete incompatibility.
XVI. The Tower in combination with other Tarot cards
With the “Jester” card - release to freedom; dismissal.
With the “Magic” card - burn bridges and start all over again.
With the “High Priestess” card - finding the truth; knowledge that reveals a secret.
With the Empress card - profit from misfortune.
With the Emperor card - destruction of a family or business.
With the “Hierophant” card - collapse of beliefs; collapse of ideals.
With the “Lovers” card - destruction of relationships.
With the Chariot card - an accident on the road; car theft or damage.
With the “Strength” card - perseverance in the face of a blow of fate.
With the Hermit card - loneliness after a breakup.
With the Wheel of Fortune card - a sudden, unexpected change; an unforeseen event that puts a spoke in the wheels.
With the “Justice” card - punishment for intemperance.
With the Hanged Man card - immobility as a result of an accident; events that can change your life.
With the “Death” card - rapid impact, radical changes and destruction of the old way of life.
With the “Moderation” card, the consequences of the disaster are reversible.
With the “Devil” card - losses associated with financial fraud.
With the Star card - disorganization.
With the Moon card - unexpected separation.
With the “Sun” card - insight, revelation.
With the "Court" card - a chance to change your life.
With the “World” card - restoration.
Wands
With the Ace of Wands card - fire; set fire
With the card “Two of Wands” there is a hopeless situation.
With the Three of Wands card - destruction of business ties.
With the Four of Wands card - destruction in the house.
With the Five of Wands card - “stab in the back.”
With the Seven of Wands card - bend under difficulties.
With the Eight of Wands card there are devastating consequences.
With the card “Nine of Wands” - the realization of what was so feared.
With the card “Ten of Wands” - a blow of fate that became the last straw.
With the “Page of Wands” card there is a sad lesson.
With the Knight of Wands card there are unpredictable consequences.
With the card “Queen of Wands” - the collapse of creative plans.
With the “King of Wands” card - lose your center; waste optimism.
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“Tower” (Tarot) is one of the most dangerous and heaviest cards in the magic deck. It doesn't bode well. If you are unlucky and an ominous picture appears in the layout, get ready for troubles and negative changes that you may encounter in the near future.
Direct position
“Tower” signals big changes in life, and they are usually unexpected and unwanted. The map indicates instability, ups and downs. Characterizing a person, it predicts an aggressive state, anger, hatred. The individual will face conflicts and quarrels, destruction of connections and even criminal situations associated with violence. If you get the Tower, the Tarot warns of the collapse of what you are used to. The course of life will change course abruptly and, possibly, upset the balance. Although sometimes such shocks are only beneficial, forcing a person to make innovative decisions.
The “Tower” shakes everything stable, making it malleable and weak. Therefore, if you were previously imprisoned in the shackles of circumstances, you will get a chance to break out of limited space. Insight, inspiration, and the desire to act will come. The card always indicates the intervention of higher powers in daily life, recklessness and crises. Don’t be afraid to experience them: such situations strengthen your will and help you discover weak points in the way of life.
Map upside down
On the one hand, the “Tower” (Tarot), the meaning of which in an inverted position is not so ominous, means the end. At the last moment, you will be able to avoid the misfortune that was about to fall on your head. It will be possible to bypass the circumstances at the moment when it will be very bad. On the other hand, despite all the efforts made, life may continue to collapse. There is an option that you will come to terms with failures and will no longer react to them so sharply.
The inverted “Tower” indicates the last efforts of a person holding on to the straw of salvation. Or he says that you are an individual who, being blinded by self-confidence, convinces himself: everything is in in perfect order. In fact, the situation is getting out of control: an explosion is inevitable. Interpreters say that there is not so much danger in this card as discomfort and confusion. Although the French are sure that the picture definitely foreshadows imprisonment, since it was she who was pulled out of the deck by Napoleon before leaving for
Relationships. Direct position of the "Tower"
It means the collapse of a relationship that seemed stable and proven. Perhaps a severe test for lovers, a crisis that will test the strength of the connection. After the events you've experienced together, your opinion about a loved one- most likely for the worse. “Tower” will destroy the illusion that the other half is faithful and reliable, and the relationship is pure and bright. If they are nearby positive cards, they indicate relief from the suffering that your partner causes you. As you can see, it has two interpretations: “ashes” or “cleansing storm.” What awaits you specifically, you will have to experience on your own skin.
For marriage, the “Tower” is also negative. Tarot gives a negative meaning to the card in relationships, indicating a difficult period or even divorce. It is possible to expose a spouse, discover secret lovers or intrigues cunningly woven by rivals. The card also hints at your perceived dissatisfaction with your marriage, your understanding of its deceit and immorality. Sometimes the “Tower” foreshadows early widowhood, the suffering and regrets of a person at a broken trough with a small child in his arms.
If the card is upside down
In this position, the “Tower” is more favorable: Tarot gives it negative interpretation, but no longer catastrophic. That is, you realize the hopelessness of your relationship with your partner, but you do not want to break it. Striving to stay connected may bring desired results, but will you be satisfied with it? If everything is hanging on by a thin thread, is it worth delaying the break that is inevitable? A temporary truce is what awaits you. But, you must admit, this is far from the eternal world you dream of.
The inverted “Tower” is also a harbinger of unpleasant experiences, an emotional explosion. There may be a great loss in a relationship, major disappointment, painful experiences. All these feelings will poison your further existence. Mournful loneliness is indicated by the card, which during the reading is located next to the “Hermit”. When “Strength” accompanies this lasso, “Tower” (Tarot) changes its meaning: a person will have to gather all his will into a fist in order to withstand the blow of fate.
Job
Problems await you again, but already in professional field. Loss of a stable job, a decrease in income or even complete bankruptcy, staff reduction, which includes you, receiving a severe reprimand, the collapse of an enterprise - this is a small list of the “surprises” that the future has in store for you. Stress from unfulfilled plans and reports, conflicts in the team, office renovations and even temporary relocation are also promised by the “Tower”. Tarot predicts the director's attitude towards your mistakes in this case will be biased - with all the ensuing consequences.
You can completely lose authority and influence, lose in competition. Get ready to be relieved of your duties and removed from your position. The main thing is not to panic. Wait out an unfavorable period on vacation or on sick leave, or, as a last resort, try to go on a business trip under any pretext. Of course, failures in business are also possible far from home, but the chances of encountering them are still significantly less than if you are staying specifically at
Inverted "Tower"
In your professional sphere, you are threatened with stagnation. Especially if the activity is creative: get ready for a crisis, the muse will leave for a long time, fantasy and imagination will no longer delight you with new ideas. Not much good card It also promises representatives of other types of activities: obstacles and troubles will take them by surprise and confuse all plans. Although in some cases, the “Tower” (Tarot) also has a positive interpretation: it may hint at completing renovations in the office, restoring what was destroyed, or finding a new job.
A reversed card can mean money problems. If you get this lasso in your reading, pay attention to the financial transactions you make. You can be deceived or robbed: from a wallet on the street to fraud with a personal bank card. Freeze assets and try not to make large purchases. A card paired with the “Empress” indicates that a specific person, perhaps from a close circle, is making money at your expense. If the “Ace of Wands” is nearby, there may be a collapse of expectations that at first seemed promising and profitable.
Health
Serious problems await you in the future: there is a threat of getting into a big accident and getting a lot of fractures. Do not drive, be sure to buckle up in the passenger seat. The dropped “Tower” (Tarot) also has this meaning: you will need surgery due to sudden health problems. The disease will not be “long-lasting”; on the contrary, it will strike you like a bolt from the blue. This could be a heart attack, burn, injury, and so on.
The card in most cases predicts complications associated with the work of the heart. There is a risk of stroke, cyst rupture, hemorrhage. In some cases, “Tower” indicates poor health. To avoid such diagnoses, try not to take risks: avoid heavy physical labor, stress, do not drink a lot of alcohol and stop smoking. Start leading healthy image life: the map hints that now is the most favorable time for this mission.
What if it's the other way around?
If in the upright position the card speaks of physical complications relating to the body and the organism as a whole, then the inverted one indicates problems of a mental nature. Perhaps a person will become a victim of depression, suffering, and personal experiences. His sleep will be disturbed and his appetite will disappear. Apathy will set in, interest in everything that is happening will disappear. Possible for individuals prone to bad habits, the aggravation of destructive passion is prophesied by the “Tower” upside down. Tarot, interpreting the lasso in this position, indicates the development of alcoholism, addiction to drugs, and gambling addiction.
If in the recent future you have undergone surgery or been seriously ill, this sign is favorable for you. “Tower” speaks of a successful rehabilitation period, prophesies the restoration of the body and a return to a normal lifestyle. Direct all your efforts to the recommended ones to quickly get back on your feet, feel cheerful and energetic.
Combinations
It’s good if the card is next to “Moderation” - it reduces negative impact“Towers,” pacifies her. The position next to the “Star” is also good: it indicates that, no matter how difficult the difficulties may seem, they will end quickly and without consequences. IN minor arcana The Six of Wands (Tarot) is positive: the Tower, the combination of which with other cards usually does not bode well, here indicates success and approval of society.
With other cards, Arcanum has a negative meaning. For example, a position with the “Magician” predicts retribution for permissiveness, with the “Jester” - danger, with the “Chariot” - a catastrophe, an accident, an accident on the road, with the “Empress” - bankruptcy, with the “Wheel of Fortune” - important changes, with the “Sun” - health problems. If the “Emperor” is standing nearby, get ready to be forced to defend your interests. “Hierophant” next door - expect a crisis of faith, “Lovers” - make an urgent decision, “Five of Pentacles” - you will receive difficult financial times as a “gift”, “Nine of Pentacles” - a whole bunch of different problems.
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Brief description
Obviously, polemics with opponents occupy Waite much more than describing the map. He does not pay attention to the details, but argues with Papus and other esotericists, asserting and proving that they understand the Tower map completely incorrectly. And the only one with whom Waite is inclined to agree is someone hiding under the pseudonym “Great East”. But we know that the “Great Orient” is none other than Waite himself. It would be strange if the two aspects of Waite did not come to a reasonable agreement.
Part of the text about the construction of houses is incomprehensible if you do not know that in the French tradition the map was sometimes called the Tower of God. It's funny how the Tower of God was translated into Russian: Almshouse. The word almshouse in Russian has an extremely derogatory connotation, meaning something between a mental asylum and a nursing home.
Waite introduced a much less destructive Tower in his later deck known as the Waite-Trinick Tarot. No one falls from the Tower, nothing explodes. And the building itself looks much more like a lighthouse than a donjon. By the way, it is believed that the falling figures represent King Nebuchadnezzar and his vizier. The Russian proverb “Don’t swear off bag or prison” perfectly corresponds to the falling figures.
Keywords
- Explosion
- Accident
- Catastrophe
- Destruction
- War
Key Ideas
- Destroyed foundations and traditions
- Irreversible act
- Chick breaking a shell
- Birth pangs
Basic meaning
Waite does not deny that the meaning of the Tower Tarot card (16 Arcana) for a person is associated with destruction. He writes: "Needless to say, the card depicts instant collapse in all its aspects, as it lies on the surface." However, in Waite’s descriptions of all the Major Arcana there is a tendency: he is obviously uncomfortable with the parallels between the Tarot and the physical, material world. This is also true for the Tower, which Waite views as a kind of spiritual crisis, the transformation of the spiritual into the material. And of course, there is one of my most “favorite” passages: “In a deeper sense, the card may symbolize the end of forgiveness, but further consideration of this issue in this context is impossible.”
But if it’s impossible, why write about it?
Once again we will turn to an additional chapter. Everything here is specific and clear. For the upright position, Waite gives the following meanings for the Tower (Destruction, Almshouse) tarot card: poverty, need, poverty, discord, robbery, ruin. Tower reversed Tarot meaning is: “The same troubles, but to a lesser extent.” Honestly, it’s hard to understand how there can be half robbery or a quarter poverty.
Modern meanings actually duplicate those proposed by Waite. Crisis, disaster, destruction, various types of accidents and breakdowns. What is new compared to centuries-old meanings is that explosions and impacts are not necessarily destructive. They can be manageable, controllable and bring not only harm, but also benefit. For example, demolishing a building in the city center using a directed explosion or shelling snow-covered mountain slopes to prevent avalanches.
Video: The meaning of the Tower card
Meaning in relationships
Open - hole card
Tower - open card, but it is not you who open the door to events, but events burst into your life to the sounds of Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony.”
Relationship intensity
Maximum peak load. Lightning strikes a lightning rod, and it is not a fact that the lightning rod will withstand this voltage.
Relationship scenario: love, family, relatives, work
Crisis, irreversible event. The Tower Tarot card, both upright and inverted, in a love relationship suggests that it is extremely rare to experience lightning-fast happiness. A man receives a telegram about the death of his grandmother, and suddenly realizes that he will inherit from her two apartments in the center and a house in the village. Or that her beloved’s husband has died, and now she is free. But you may not survive this experience - a heart attack from joy.
Much more often this card speaks of the destruction of plans. About something that subjects the present to a cruel test of strength. A man loses his leg, and the question arises of how his family and friends will behave. If we talk about relationships, then the emphasis here is not even on how he himself will cope with this test, but on how the tests will affect the attitude of others towards him.
Although this is not always the case, the default map suggests that everything will be bad. The event itself will most likely be short-lived. And its consequences may end this week, or they may last for several years.
In combination with the Major Arcana
- in combination with the card: Huge energy
- in combination with the card: Destruction and death
- in combination with the card: Painful childbirth
Psychological state
- What Pushkin wrote about is “rapture in battle.” And what Vysotsky wrote about is “I feel with disastrous delight, I disappear, I disappear.” But not everyone is delighted with the knowledge of their death or participation in something that threatens death. Delight is characteristic of Knights.
- Releasing anger. When a person grabs a club and begins to beat the right and the wrong.
- When a club falls on his own head. His world collapsed overnight.
The Tower, like the 10 of Swords, does not really often signify absolute disaster. This may not be a very significant event, but it happens abruptly and unexpectedly for a person.
In combination with the suit of Wands
- in combination with the card: Accident due to uncoordinated actions
- in combination with the card: Slow Destruction
- in combination with the card: Heavy scandal
Importance in health matters
First of all, the meaning of the card is associated with pain, physical injuries, blows, fractures, bruises. He talks much less often about mental anguish and suffering.
May indicate a severe crisis, a sharp deterioration in health, an attack, a heart attack.
It may also show problems with potency.
In combination with the suit of Cups
- in combination with the card: Conflict between relatives
- in combination with the card: Personal happiness comes to an end
- in combination with card: Painful, destructive love
Business and finance, professional activities
Stability, controllability, controllability
Unstable card. It can be controlled and controlled, like a prepared explosion, or it can go off on its own. This is an instant card, a moment. It may mean the period of Ruin. In an instant something happens, and then you live in an apocalyptic world.
On the physical level, the card most often means collapse, destruction, ruin. There is also a metaphysical level where the Tower can indicate renewal, new life, etc. But business fortune telling most often occurs on the physical level.
Ways to Increase Income (Key to Increasing Income)
It would seem, what kind of income, in conditions of collapse and ruin? But to whom is war, and to whom is mother dear. Of course, not so literally, but using human misfortunes for enrichment is normal practice for the Tower. Historical fact: the owner of fire brigades in ancient Rome, Marcus Crassus, bought a burning house for next to nothing, put out the fire and used the house for his own purposes (as an apartment building). Maybe there were arsonists among his firefighters, but that's another story.
The situation is simpler: the car breaks down - we call a tow truck. Or we sell it for scrap metal. The one who made a fuss and made a business out of another person’s problems was right: every day one thing or another happens. In this case, the accident may not be the result of your shortsightedness or mistake. Demons trip up.
General state of finances and trends of changes
The situation is only more beautiful in the grave. All plans are destroyed or are about to collapse. The plaster is removed and the client leaves. If something comes, it is immediately spent on patching huge holes. The worst thing is that we do not know how long this “nuclear winter” will last. You need to have a plan B, although C or D will also not be superfluous. This will give at least some margin of safety. It is difficult to predict a specific earthquake, but living in a seismic zone, it is logical to take this factor into account during construction.
An explosion occurs on an English and American ship. One burned to the ground, the other survived. Guess which ship regularly conducted fire drills?
There is always the possibility of laying straw.
Positive and negative impact of the card on income
The card's predominant influence is negative. There will be losses, no matter how you prepare, there is only a way to provide for them as force majeure circumstances and include them in the contract. A disaster is an external event, most often it is not a person’s fault. But one can, with great stretch, see something good in this. I didn’t have the strength to give up the old one, I grabbed onto it with my hands and feet, and the Tower itself collapsed, without any visible help from you. This means we need to build a new one.
In combination with the suit of Swords
- in combination with the card: Inaction leads to defeat
- in combination with the card: Severe defeat
- in combination with the card: The trick backfires
Blow everything to hell
Card of the day Caution
Be careful, protect yourself and others from injury and shock.
In combination with the suit of Pentacles
- in combination with the card: “Fear the Danaans who bring gifts”
- in combination with the card: Go broke while helping others
- in combination with the card: Lose everything in an instant
Questions to ask when drawing a card?
- What in your life do you need to decisively get rid of?
- What are you afraid of destruction?
- How good are you at dealing with crises?
- Ready to start from scratch?
The Tarot Tower, the meaning of which we will consider today, is one of the not most pleasant cards. Along with Death and the Devil, many classify it as a “bad” Arcana, symbolizing some difficult life period and unfavorable changes. But let’s take a closer look and find out whether the Tower always brings something crushing and inevitable, and whether its interpretation can be softened by clearly positive cards.
General description of the card, plot and meaning in the layout
The plot of the Arcana in the Waite deck, as indeed in almost all other decks, looks rather gloomy: a collapsing tower, engulfed in fiery flames, from the windows of which frightened people fly to the ground. Not a very optimistic picture, is it? And if you also take into account that the building caught fire suddenly - from a lightning strike, then the unpleasant impressions of Arkan intensify even more. Thus, we can say that the main meaning of the 16th Arcana of the Tarot is a sudden collapse that came as a complete surprise. Although, some researchers argue that the Tower's situations will not always be unexpected. Lightning never appears just like that; its appearance is preceded by the onset of a thunderstorm. If we observe a thunderstorm, we can expect that it will be accompanied by thunderclaps and lightning flashes. It’s just that it’s not always possible for a person to imagine that lightning will strike him or his house.
Key words and ideas of the card in the layout
Key expressions that can be used to describe the manifestation of the sixteenth Arcana:
- The end of the world
- Crash, destruction
- The crisis has broken out
- Loss of balance
- A quick end to the current situation
- Internal turmoil
- The old breaks down to make way for the new
- Intense transformation
Meaning of the card in the upright position
In fact, all the situations that we described with key expressions fully reflect the essence of the direct Tower. In short, a turning point occurs under this Arcanum, which radically changes the usual routine of life. Some kind of energy has been accumulating for a long time - and now, like an explosion, it comes out. The action of the Tower is fast, but you can actually feel that it is already coming. So, for example, you can imagine this Arcanum in the following situation: in family life There is a crisis that has been going on for quite some time. Partners do not look for a way out of it, do not try to improve relationships, but simply live out of habit, without changing anything. All the omissions, misunderstandings, cooling of feelings towards each other at one fine moment spill out - and then one of the spouses declares a desire for a divorce. And he doesn’t just declare, but does it already standing on the threshold with a packed suitcase of things. This moment will be the Tower for both partners: for one, everything exploded inside and he sees no way back - everything has already burned out, and for the second, the entire familiar world collapses, bringing confusion to the soul, although, in fact, premonitions of tragedy long ago - have been in the air for a long time. This is just one example reflecting the meaning of the Tower Tarot card - in fact, there are a huge number of them in any area of life.
The meaning of the card in an inverted position
The Reverse Tower can be read in different ways. Most tarot readers believe that the inverted card symbolizes incomplete destruction - the building collapsed, but not to the ground, while others interpret it as a misfortune that was miraculously avoided at the last moment, as a situation that “it’s about to happen, but luckily it passed! " There is also an opinion that the reverse 16th Arcana is a strong dependence on circumstances, when something happens in life, but a person has no opportunity to influence what is happening.
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The meaning of the card in readings for relationships and love
Now let's talk about the meaning of the Tower Tarot card in love relationships, although, in fact, it is already clear without additional explanation.
Straight position
The Straight Tower is an acute crisis that breaks the usual course of things. This is a strong test of strength of feelings. Under this card, a situation can occur when a truth that has been silent for a long time breaks out, or a person’s desperate decision to do something that he has never done before. Sometimes the meaning of the Tarot Tower in a relationship can even be optimistic, for example, when one of the partners felt in a love union as if in prison, and after the collapse it seemed as if he had been freed from dependence and oppression. Sometimes situations such as sudden death a loved one, or, conversely, a desperate jump into the “last carriage of a departing train,” when, for example, a middle-aged woman decides to give birth to a child, or an avid bachelor suddenly decides to get married. In a word, this is a radical change in the usual course of life.
Inverted position
The meaning of the reversed Tarot Tower in a relationship can be as follows:
- A family crisis, which was miraculously avoided or which did not end in divorce, although everything was heading towards this
- Circumstances that a person cannot influence in any way
The meaning of the card when divining health
Now let’s consider what significance the Tarot Tower card can take on for a person if we diagnose his health.
Straight position
The Straight Tower speaks of illnesses and injuries that fall on a person like thunder from a clear sky. These could be fractures, burns, sudden fever, vomiting, purulent abscesses, heart attacks, strokes, heart attacks, an attack of appendicitis, ruptured cysts and other unpleasant things. Sometimes - radiation damage, death or severe injuries in an accident or fire.
Inverted position
Situations of the direct Tower, but in a milder form, for example, a fracture, but not serious (not an arm, but a finger on a hand), an injury that should have been more severe, but the person was “lucky”, for example, he only broke his leg in a fall from a great height or escaped with bruises and contusions during a serious car accident, mild stroke, etc.
The meaning of the card in layouts for personality analysis and psychological state
If in the field of health the interpretation of the 16th Arcana usually does not raise many questions, then with the analysis of a person’s character things are usually more complicated, especially for novice tarot readers. Let's figure it out.
Straight position
Restless character, like a "powder keg". Something always happens to such a person. This is a very complex, explosive personality, always ready to take changes and risks. The Sixteenth Arcanum often describes rude people, rowdies, brawlers, criminals and those who are always “getting into trouble.” The meaning of the Tower Tarot card by date of birth (for example, in the method of Alicia Chrzanovskaya “Psychological portrait using Tarot cards”) most often speaks of dictators and tyrants. On the psychological plane, severe nervous breakdowns and mental disorders occur under the Tower map.
Inverted position
The Reverse Tower describes a person similar to what we examined under the direct Arcanum, but his “explosive” qualities most often appear much less frequently, or all these unpleasant character traits are expressed on an internal rather than external level. If we're talking about nervous breakdowns and mental disorders, then with proper treatment a person can successfully get rid of them.
The meaning of the card in matters of career and finance
Now let's see what the threat of the appearance of the Tower in the scenario for professional activities is.
Straight position
Change of job, failure in the professional field, defeat in the fight against competitors, sudden bankruptcy of a company or collapse of a work project, loss of prestige, influence, removal from office, risky undertakings, unstable business, monetary losses, poverty that fell completely suddenly.
Inverted position
The meaning of the inverted Tarot Tower is similar to the upright one, but the situation improves at the last moment. For example, incomplete bankruptcy, in which the company somehow remains afloat and does not close, temporary removal from professional duties, loss of not all money, but only part of it.
Now let's discuss possible combinations of the Tower card with other Tarot cards. As always, we advise you to listen to your own intuition and consider our interpretations only as a hint. First the Major Arcana. 
- Jester: Dismissal
- Mage: Burn bridges and start over
- High Priestess: Find out an important secret, secret
- Empress: Tower-Empress Tarot combination - build happiness on someone else's misfortune
- Emperor: Collapse of family, business
- The Hierophant: The Collapse of Ideals
- Lovers: Separation, divorce, suddenly broken relationship
- Chariot: accident, theft or serious breakdown of the car
- Strength: Endurely bear the blows of fate
- Hermit: Prison, nursing home
- Wheel of Fortune: Unexpected changes that put a spoke in the wheels
- Justice: Conviction
- Hanged Man: An accident that causes a person to lose mobility, events that radically change one's life.
- Death: Tarot combination Tower–Death - death in an accident, fire or from a fall from a height
- Moderation: The consequences of the tragedy are reversible
- Devil: Shady deals, life ruined by a scam
- Star: Disorientation
- Moon: Mental hospital, dubious reputation
- Sun: Tower–Sun Tarot Combination - Life-Changing Insight
- Court: A chance to change your life
- World: Get out of prison, escape during a tragedy
The meaning of the card in combination with the Minor Arcana
Now let's look at the interpretation of combinations of the 16th Arcana with other cards of the suit of Wands, Cups, Pentacles and Swords.
With the suit of Staves
- Ace: Arson, fire
- Two: A hopeless situation
- Troika: Breaking business ties
- Four: Tragedy in the house
- Five: Get stabbed in the back
- Six: Dismissal, loss of authority
- Seven: Bend under the weight of difficulties
- Eight: Rapid Destruction
- Nine: Worst fears come true
- Ten: The blow of fate that breaks a person
- Page: Tragic news
- Knight: Unpredictable consequences
- Queen: The collapse of creative ideas
- King: Losing a foothold
With the suit of Cups
- Ace: A blow to the senses
- Two: Cancellation of engagement, wedding
- Troika: Ruined Celebration
- Four: Get depressed
- Five: Meaning 16 Arcana Tarot with Five of Cups - serious losses
- Six: Forgotten tragedy, misfortune that took place in the past
- Seven: Collapse of Illusions
- Eight: Get away from your usual life
- Nine: The collapse of dreams
- Ten: Losses within the family
- Page: Miscarriage
- Knight: Shattered Ideals
- Queen: Shocks associated with a woman
- King: Shocks associated with a man
With the suit of Swords
- Ace: Bad thought, unfulfilled idea
- Deuce: Fate challenges
- Three: A tragedy that causes extreme emotional pain
- Four: Hospital, punishment
- Five: Wounded pride
- Six: There is no turning back
- Seven: Plans Failure
- Eight: Imprisonment
- Nine: Great suffering
- Ten: Death from an accident or traffic accident
- Page: Broken Promise
- Knight: Raider Takeover
- Queen: Losses
- King: Losing control of your life
With the suit of Pentacles
- Ace: Go bankrupt
- Two: Decline, stagnation in business
- Troika: Insolvency in the professional sphere
- Four: Economic stagnation
- Five: Loss of housing
- Six: Fake
- Seven: Unfinished construction
- Eight: Meaning of the Tarot Tower with the Eight of Pentacles - dismissal
- Nine: Bad Investments
- Ten: Loss of stability
- Page: Fail an exam, test, interview
- Knight: Melancholy, apathy
- Queen: Loss of financial independence
- King: Failed business
Look for the changes that are happening positive side. Remember that the collapse of the old makes room for something new.
Tower Warning
Be extremely careful - lightning is about to strike!
Questions answered by the 16th Arcana
- Are you able to withstand the blow of fate?
- Do you know how to let go of the past and embrace the future?
- Are you delaying the resolution of some important issue?
- Do you have a habit of letting things take their course?
So, we looked at what the Tower card means in Tarot. There is no need to be afraid of this Arcana, because sooner or later sudden changes occur in the lives of each of us. See them as an inevitable transformation leading to a new life.