Major Arcana•Number 16•Element: Fire•Astrology: Mars•Hebrew: Pe
The Tower
Sudden Awakening Catharsis Shattering Illusions Revelation Upheaval
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Upright Meaning
Sudden collapse of false structures, lightning flash of awakening, liberation from deceptive security.
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Reversed Meaning
Disaster narrowly averted, clinging to ruined delusions, fear of suffering necessary collapse.
Archetypal Description
A lightning bolt strikes a crown atop a high stone tower built upon a rocky crag, casting out two figures amidst billowing smoke and leaping tongues of fire.
✧ Esoteric Symbolism
The crown being struck represents the shattering of prideful ego structures by divine truth.