Tarot has been a part of Barbara Moore's personal and professional lives for nearly twenty years. Right from the start, tarot intrigued her with its marvelous blending of mythology, psychology, art, history, mystery, and magic. She has studied under...
Sometimes we build something, such as a home, career, relationship, or belief system. We care for it, love it, and come to depend on it. Then, out of the blue, something occurs that changes everything. Our cherished creation is knocked down, utterly destroyed, and we are surrounded by shambles. The Tower represents this experience—and a ittle more. It is not merely destruction for destruction's sake; it is a breakdown that allows for a breakthrough. It releases us from what no longer serves our best interest. It takes away what is no longer good or sound. The Tower destroys something as we know it, thereby providing the raw material and experience to re-create something new.
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The Universal Waite Tower—although on fire and hit by lightning—looks like it might survive. The human figures falling from it, on the other hand, look like they are in for a rough landing. In this card, the focus is on the effect this experience will have on the person or people experiencing it, as well as on the structure itself.
Core meaning: An unexpected event that changes everything.
The Legacy Tower is a beautiful and delicate creation. It also appears to have been precariously built, a subtle built-in warning about the importance of having a good foundation. If any one of those legs is hit, the whole thing collapses.
The Shadowscapes Tower is a complex and unique tree. The idea of nature destroying itself is particularly difficult to accept, but it does happen. The focus of this card is on the seemingly random and inexplicable nature of the event.
