XVI - The Tower

In practically all renditions of The Tower, disaster is striking or has just struck. The demons of madness and despair are released from ancient hiding places, and nature conspires with human failings to destabilize a society. The upheaval is collective and impersonal.

 

Whereas the Death card is usually the card people are terrified of, out of all of the cards in the deck, The Tower is the one you really need to brace yourself for. The Tower represents chaos and destruction. It symbolizes sudden upheaval and unexpected change. This change usually is scary, life-changing, and often unavoidable. A negative Tower event can be akin to a bomb going off in your life. You don’t know how you will survive but somehow you will. Later, you will realize that while it was a tremendously difficult thing to go through and you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy, it has made you into the person you are.

 

One positive aspect of The Tower is that the destruction it brings is usually directed at something that was built on false beliefs and foundations or unrealistic goals and dreams. In addition, the destruction that The Tower brings is always followed by renewal and creation.

 

Taken at Idle Rogue

(sans the burning tower....I put that safely back in my pocket👍)

 

Done