What does The Tower tarot card mean?
IF you're having a tarot card reading and spot a scene of chaos and disorder, you may well have drawn the Tower card.
The Tower tarot card shows a tall tower being struck by a bolt of lightening, as a fire has broken out and people are jumping from it, trying to flee to safety. But what does it actually signify?
What is The Tower card telling me?
If you draw The Tower tarot card, one thing is for sure - you can expect the unexpected.
The utter chaos in the card represents time for a big change in one's life - but it's not as bad as it first appears.
While the tower stands sturdy, it is on a rocky mountain. An unsteady foundation calls for creating new structures.
The lightning bolt hitting the tower is often read as a sense of clarity and insight being present.
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Therefore, the Tower card is a sign to allow upheaval to bring about new ways of thinking about your belief systems.
Your awareness of external disaster can be for your highest good because it challenges you to seek inner guidance and break free from turmoil.
What is The Tower card in reverse?
However, if you pull out The Tower card in reverse, the meaning is completely flipped.
Instead of external forces challenging you to create massive change in your life, The Tower reversed means you are experiencing inner transformation.
For instance, perhaps you are changing the way you think about the world, or what you once relied on is no longer sufficient.
You are being called to become self-reliant.
Accept change because resisting does not stop it from happening.
It is a period of flowing with feelings of inner destruction to find your way to ultimate peace.
What are Major Arcana cards?
The Tower is a Major Arcana card.
A tarot deck is made up of 78 cards, 22 of which are Major Arcana cards.
Major Arcana cards, also known as trump cards, are the foundation of a tarot deck.
What are the Major Arcana cards in Tarot?
They represent karmic influences and big archetypal life themes.
Other Major Arcana cards include The Fool, The Empress, The High Priestess, The Moon, and so on.
