The Tower, Rider-Waite-Smith

Major Arcana · Fire

The Tower meaning

upheaval · revelation · breakdown

Upright

A sudden shock brings down what was built on falsehood. It shakes you, but it sets you free.

Reversed

A crisis narrowly avoided, or a change you keep postponing. Better to welcome it.

Correspondences

Astrology
♂Mars
Element
Fire
Yes or no
No

Symbols

The lightning bolt
sudden revelation
The falling crown
false certainties overturned
The falling figures
the collapse of what was built on lies

Upright

Reversed

upheaval, revelation, downfall, shock, sudden release

General

avoided change, crisis postponed, fear of change

breakup, shocking revelation, crisis

Love

simmering tension, crisis narrowly avoided

restructuring, job loss, collapsing project

Career

delaying the inevitable, fear of failure

sudden loss, unexpected expense

Finances

disaster narrowly avoided, instability

shock, fear, a brutal wake-up call

Feelings

anxiety, resistance, denial

accept the collapse, rebuild on what is true

Actions

face what you avoid, prepare for change

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