The Tower Tarot Card

The Tower tarot card displays a black card with the picture of a tall, stone tower on top of a mountain. Dark clouds surround it. A large lightning bolt has broken the tower apart, knocking aside the crown perched at the apex. Fire is raining from the sky and setting the tower alight. Two distressed people are falling, or jumping, out of the tower, one who wears a crown and one who does not.

The Tower Tarot Card From The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck.

The Tower Tarot Card Meanings- Failure, destruction, trauma, chaos, misery, distress, disaster, adversity, turmoil, crisis, deception, disappointment, and confusion.

This card's image shows darkness and devastation. It might show a slightly less scary picture compared to The Devil and Death tarot cards but this is on which also brings unfortunate news. The Tower tarot card may predict tragic or life-threatening situations that can shatter your dreams, your material goods and wealth, your current plans and goals, and even your relationships. It does not always pertain to tragedy but generally destruction follows The Tower in a reading.

Compare it to a building built on a weak foundation; a weak foundation for your life can be unrealistic goals and dreams, falsity, or dishonesty. Eventually destruction and disaster will follow when the foundation fails and the building falls. An encounter with this card should serve as a warning for you to be alert, stay strong, and watch out for any cracks in your own foundation.

The Tower Tarot Card Meanings In A Reading

Love & Relationships- In love and relationships this card is often a bad omen of heartaches or break-ups. It represents a difficult event that can cause relationships to end such as affairs coming to light or other events which break trust. The downfall is probably traceable to broken trust, deceit, or unhealthy relationship behaviors. The Tower may also signify abuse or violence so make sure that you are mindful of your safety and security. A sense of abandonment may accompany this card for both those who are single and those in relationships.

Money & Career- In the context of money and financial stability The Tower tarot card can show possible job loss or uncertainty in business. It can also indicate economic struggles are coming, some larger than your own finances, and to prepare for them. This card can also be particularly specific towards people with dangerous professions such as firefighters, military personnel, and police officers.

Health & Wellness- The Tower tarot card shows an impending health issue or an imminent accident. Even if you’re feeling well take the warning this card provides and put your health first. Often there are small problems at work beneath the surface, which if allowed to grow cause major issues, just like a faulty building foundation. Unfortunately, the destruction indicated by this tarot card shows an inevitable change that will cause you to experience a hardship or difficulty related to your health.

Spirituality- Contrary to what the image portrays, your spiritual path may be stronger during these trying times. Although your heart may be filled with sadness, sorrow, anger, or grief your desire to spiritually connect and ask for guidance and help will result in a stronger spiritual foundation. This is one of the most positive foresights of The Tower tarot card, so if this is you, take heart.

The Reversed Tower Tarot Card From The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck.

The Tower Tarot Card Meanings Reversed- Oppression, imprisonment, tyranny, limited freedom, injustice, delaying destruction, resistance, averting disaster, or avoiding loss.

The reverse of this tarot card can almost be worse than the upright in that at this point the crisis coming your way cannot be stopped no matter what you do. You are going to have to accept that life is very difficult sometimes. The upside is you have some time to prepare for the coming onslaught. Ever heard the term “gird your loins?" It means, basically, to put on your armor and prepare for battle.

Love & Relationships- In reverse, The Tower tarot card shows that the only way to help yourself is by accepting the end of your relationship. When you start to move on you can begin rebuilding your life. You know, logically, that your relationship has come to its end. Now you must accept it. The best way to cope with this tragedy is to muster the courage to leave the past behind and deal with the pain until it numbs out. Let time heal you.

Money & Career- Well, the bad news is your job or income is being threatened. The good news is you’re handling it quite well, all things considered. These are difficult times for you but you’re finding the strength to either change things from within your current position or you're dusting off your resume and looking for greener pastures.

Health & Wellness- Are you the person who figures you’ll wait out the symptoms because what will a doctor tell you anyway? “Take an aspirin and lie down?" This is not the time for avoiding help. Whatever is bothering you is not a “wait and see” issue. The Tower, when reversed, allows you time to avert the worst but it does not prevent a hardship from occurring. The health issue will still exist but you’ve got the opportunity to catch it before it becomes out of control.

Spirituality- The Tower tarot card is a reminder that failure is an important part of life. It isn’t reasonable to expect to avoid all tragedy, all devastation, all pain and suffering. We are human and humans have a tough road sometimes. What The Tower does remind us of is that these circumstances always beget change, and change is where you see growth. Trust that there’s always a rainbow after the rain.

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