The Tower
Major Arcana
Meanings
- disaster
- destruction
- upheaval
- trauma
- sudden change
- chaos
Meanings Reversed
- averting disaster
- delaying the inevitable
- resisting change
Other Meanings
- breaking out of old, confining habits and mindsets
- clearing the way for new growth
- dispelling the influence of an inflated ego
- getting back to basics
- stripping away harmful illusions
- receiving sudden insight
Other Meanings Reversed
- clinging to traditions that repress growth
- engaging in willful blindness
- rejecting evidence that change is needed
- ignoring guidance from a higher power
- maliciously engaging in destructive behavior
Meanings
- demolition
- upheaval
- deconstruction
- disaster
- destruction
Fortunes
- Impending disaster
- Cancel plans and reverse decisions
- Someone wants to take you down a notch or two
- Don't hold back; say what you really mean
Questions
- How might the current situation dramatically alter my perspective?
- How might this loss open the door for new growth?
- What attitudes need to be struck down before I proceed?
- Element
- Mars
- Arche Type
- The Shattered Ego
- Numerology
- 16 = 1 + 6 = 7 (psychology, imagination, inner work)
- Hebrew Alphabet
- Pe[as]/Open Mouth/80
- Spiritual
- The Tower of Babel. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Shiva's destructive dance. The lightning of Zeus and Thor.