Tarot Guide
The Tower, Rider–Waite–Smith tarot (1909)

Major Arcana · XVI

The Tower

Orientation
  • upheaval
  • sudden change
  • downfall
  • disaster
  • revelation
  • chaos
  • awakening

The Tower brings sudden change that topples false structures. It's shocking, but clears space for truth.

  • disaster avoided
  • delaying change
  • fear of suffering
  • fear of change

Reversed, the Tower suggests avoiding a necessary collapse, or an upheaval that is internal rather than external.

Astrology
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