The Tower card in the Tarot is a universal archetype of the great ‘Awakener’. The Awakener is symbolic of the universal force that enters the picture at random moments and changes everything. The Awakener catalyzes an awakening that is forced on the individual or the collective. Being an archetype, this is a cross cultural symbol that is an experiential given. I am humbled by this great power of transformation and, if I am to be honest, quake at even discussing this force of nature. Awakenings in the realm of the manifest can be so painful and startling they can bring you to your knees. We all know of such occurrences, a cancer diagnosis, a spouse or a child die, a house burns down, the stock market crashes. I am sure you catch my drift. Even the ultimate awakening, the spiritual awakening to one’s True nature has a transformational influence on one’s life in the material dream that is all pervading. The image on the Tower card is often a tall, tower like building crumbling and burning, with people jumping out of the upper floors. The building has a rotten or false foundation and should have been rebuilt long ago.
THE GREAT AWAKENER
THE GREAT AWAKENER
THE GREAT AWAKENER
The Tower card in the Tarot is a universal archetype of the great ‘Awakener’. The Awakener is symbolic of the universal force that enters the picture at random moments and changes everything. The Awakener catalyzes an awakening that is forced on the individual or the collective. Being an archetype, this is a cross cultural symbol that is an experiential given. I am humbled by this great power of transformation and, if I am to be honest, quake at even discussing this force of nature. Awakenings in the realm of the manifest can be so painful and startling they can bring you to your knees. We all know of such occurrences, a cancer diagnosis, a spouse or a child die, a house burns down, the stock market crashes. I am sure you catch my drift. Even the ultimate awakening, the spiritual awakening to one’s True nature has a transformational influence on one’s life in the material dream that is all pervading. The image on the Tower card is often a tall, tower like building crumbling and burning, with people jumping out of the upper floors. The building has a rotten or false foundation and should have been rebuilt long ago.