XVI - The Tower

The card of sudden change, the Tower usually indicates an ending or unexpected events. This could be a death, loss of money or security, but most definitely a crisis of some kind and usually signals a downturn in fortunes. It is quarrels, fights, danger, and ruin. It is the destruction of plans you have made.

It can also speak to us of being stuck in a rut, caught up in our old ways, either physically (such as being in prison), mentally (repeating negative patterns of behaviour that no longer serve you), or spiritually (suppressing the inner voice and being out of balance).

But in the duality of this card lies its beauty. In the eye of the storm is a moment of pure clarity, a realisation of truth, an insight that will alter your world forever. Release your tension and gain a new level of understanding. Free your mind from its prison, and embrace the change that the universe has thrust upon you. Growth never comes from comfort, and if you won’t take yourself out of your comfort zone, then the universe has a tendency to force the issue for you. Be all that you can be, for even in the darkest of nights it is the thought of the light of the dawn that gives us hope.