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The Tower shows a lightning bolt moving downward.
Lightning
Zigzag
Thunder/Thunderbolt
Rodney
Lightning
- spiritual illumination, enlightenment, revelation, sudden realization of truth, flash of insight from one’s higher self
- descent of power, manifestation of divine wrath
- thought to be both fertilizing and destructive
- may indicate emotional or mental outbursts
- warning sign for a forthcoming message or situation
- being struck by lightning could indicate an explosive situation or being overcome by an experience or another person
- some metaphors about lightning:
- “lightning never strikes twice” means that luck (whether good or bad) doesn’t happen twice to the same person
- “a lightning rod” is a person or an issue that attracts attention
Zigzag
- symbol of power, heat, fertility, battle and death
- associated with quick, sharp changes in thought, opinion or direction
- might suggest the need for making a lasting decision
- might indicate one who is extremely confused
Thunder/Thunderbolt
- representation of divine might
- thunderbolt was seen as destructive, but was also seen as impregnating and was associated with chastisement and justice
- thunder was seen as a punishment of the gods
- thunder was thought to be the voice of God/sky gods
- thunderbolt symbolizes the sacred union of the sky god with the earth mother
- thunder can represent an important or unexpected message
Rodney
