PhoenixFire
Eek the tower!
I've had the tower come up for me coupled with the nine of swords. I was in the midst of a passionate romance with a man and I thought things were progressing quite well. In fact, I thought we would be moving towards marriage since the ace of cups and two of cups also came up in the same reading. A few months later, the man informed me that his wife had read some of our text messages and that he was going to have to let things cool off. That moment of realization - that I was the other woman - was devastating. All the delusions came crashing down as the reality of the situation was revealed to me. It was as if the blinders I had equipped myself with (as the warnings signs were there) were ripped off and I finally saw the truth of the situation. Absolutely, the foundation of the relationship was faulty and since I refused to see the truth, the universe exposed it to me in all it's horrifying glory. In the end, I suffered a month of insomnia, migraines, and heartbreak as I reviewed my memories in excruciating detail (nine of swords). But ultimately, I met another man and fell in love with him and he with me (ace and two of cups).
My experience with the tower was devastating, but in retrospect I needed the lightening bolt to clear out the bad and make room for the good that was going to enter my life.
The meaning attached to this card never fails to fascinate me. I have never personally had this card come up in my readings and wanted to understand what entails a 'Tower' event. In your experience what happened when you had the Tower come up in your reading?
All stories welcome!
(ps: I'm not sure if this goes here or Talking Tarot but I thought here was more appropriate, please let me know if I should move this thread!)
I've had the tower come up for me coupled with the nine of swords. I was in the midst of a passionate romance with a man and I thought things were progressing quite well. In fact, I thought we would be moving towards marriage since the ace of cups and two of cups also came up in the same reading. A few months later, the man informed me that his wife had read some of our text messages and that he was going to have to let things cool off. That moment of realization - that I was the other woman - was devastating. All the delusions came crashing down as the reality of the situation was revealed to me. It was as if the blinders I had equipped myself with (as the warnings signs were there) were ripped off and I finally saw the truth of the situation. Absolutely, the foundation of the relationship was faulty and since I refused to see the truth, the universe exposed it to me in all it's horrifying glory. In the end, I suffered a month of insomnia, migraines, and heartbreak as I reviewed my memories in excruciating detail (nine of swords). But ultimately, I met another man and fell in love with him and he with me (ace and two of cups).
My experience with the tower was devastating, but in retrospect I needed the lightening bolt to clear out the bad and make room for the good that was going to enter my life.