Tower



The Tower is an unsettling card. Fire, lightning, falling on jagged rocks - definitely looks like trouble! This card will not be welcomed by those who dislike change. It represents a sudden, dramatic upheaval or reversal in fortune. Usually change is gradual, giving us time to adapt, but sometimes it is quick and explosive. This is the action of the Tower.

Sudden crises are life's way of telling you to wake up. Something's wrong, and you're not responding. Expect a surprise.

How you respond to the Tower's change makes all the difference in how uncomfortable the experience will be. Recognize that the disruption occurred because it was needed. Perhaps embracing the change is too much to ask, but try to find the positive in it. In fact, you may feel tremendous release that you have finally been forced in a new direction. You may have a burst of insight about your situation and reach a new level of understanding about it.



going through sudden change:

experiencing upheaval, having plans disrupted, being surprised, undergoing a crisis, having routines shaken up, being in chaos

releasing:

exploding, having an emotional outburst, erupting in anger, crashing through ego defenses, breaking through pretense, letting everything go

falling down:

being humbled, experiencing a crash, toppling from the heights, having a downturn in fortune, suffering a blow to the ego

having a revelation:

suddenly realizing the truth, exposing what was hidden, having a burst of insight, seeing through illusions, getting the answer, seeing everything in a flash


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