The Card of the Day: The Tower
Observations
“The Tower” is a major arcana indicating mass destruction. It shows a tower on a rocky mountain. The tower is struck by lightning and toppled the crown on the top of the tower. There is fire everywhere and two people are falling heads down from the tower. The background is dark and there is smoke as a result of the fire.
Symbolic Meanings
The tower represents your own faith and beliefs. It represents your protection or safety. The fire indicates illumination and purification. The lightning indicates a sudden happening or something unexpected. People jumping out of the tower indicates the attempt to escape and find a safer place. The dark skies are for uncertainty and undecided outcomes. The clouds and smoke indicate unclarity and a continuously changing situation (the smoke is always in motion).
Colors & Numbers
As for the colors in “The Tower” card, there is mostly darkness. The dark night sky or the color black is for protection. The yellow color of the fire, crown, and lightning is for illumination, self-expression, and consciousness. The red color on one of the jumping people is for passion and energy. The blue color is for truth and clarity.
The number on the card “The Tower” is 16. This resolves to a single-digit number 7 (1+7). The number 7 is for “The Charriot” in major arcana with the theme moving forward. The number 7 also represents potential and ambitions. There are 22 flames which are the equal number of letters in Hebrew. They are a total of 22 major arcana cards in the Tarot. So, this indicates a full life cycle.
Interpretation for “The Tower” card
“The Tower” card shows the destruction and the end of everything. Though at a glance this looks all negative and scary, it is a very positive card. You have enclosed yourself in some old beliefs or have guarded yourself against external influence. You have raised a high tower of security around you and might be feeling above all or protected from everything around you. The change is inevitable and sometimes it is not from the forces we know or the way we expect. It is at times driven by nature. It is sudden and there is just no time to plan for it. So, it is an end to those old practices and ongoing struggles or sufferings. This is the time to redo your life and rethink from the scratch. That is what “The Tower” is all about. Here, is the meaning of “The Tower” in various aspects of your life:
Career & Finance “The Tower” indicates making significant changes to your current business plan or venture. It may time to end the one you are running and working on a new idea or project from scratch. It may mean to change your organization structure let inefficient people go and bring in the new leadership. As an individual, it means to look for a new career path or work on something totally different than what you are doing now. It may also mean some housing deals going wrong or unexpected legal troubles. Whatever be the situation it may not be in your control and hence try to come out of it and start fresh.
Family & Relationships A secret might get revealed in your relationship that might be shocking and totally unexpected. If you have been dragging a relationship in the hope to revive it then this is the time to let it go. It may not be worth considering the circumstances or the time you have spent in the hope to make it fly again. It is never too late to let go of those rotten parts of your past and start something new.
Health & Fitness You have been into the habit of ignoring your health or that surgery that doctors recommended long back. You cannot avoid it anymore. Time to get things fixed once and for all. There is not enough time to even think for options now. Find the safest path and address it.
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