SeleneThe Tower: tarot card meaning
Keywords: sudden change, revelation, upheaval, release, awakening
Reversed: averting disaster, fear of change, inner crisis, delaying the inevitable, rebuilding
Upright
The Tower announces a sudden change that knocks down whatever was built on false foundations. Scary as it may be, this collapse brings truth and freedom: what couldn't stand on its own falls away. After the lightning comes the clarity to rebuild better.
Reversed
Reversed, it shows you're trying to avoid a necessary change, or that the crisis is happening inside you. The blow may be gentler than expected, or you may be putting off the inevitable. Accepting the shake-up will let you start fresh.
In love
A breakup or crisis that brings truths to light; after the shake-up, more authentic relationships.
Work and money
Unexpected changes, layoffs, or restructuring that open new paths.
Advice
Let what wasn't solid fall: something better can be built from the rubble.
Symbolism
A tall tower on top of a rock is struck by lightning that blasts off its crown, a symbol of ego and false certainties. Two people fall headfirst through the flames, thrown out of their safety. The drops of light falling from the sky are a reminder that even in destruction there are sparks of insight.
Yes or no?
No. In a yes or no reading, The Tower leans towards no. Reversed it can soften: less a flat no than a “not yet” or “not like this”. Yes or no tarot
Element: Fire
Astrology: Mars