Alan Ross
Seasonal Glyph: Winter
The Manga Tower departs from the traditional image of a couple of figures falling from a tower that has been ravaged by lightning. Instead, in the Manga version of The Tower, the burning tower has been recessed into the background while a female warrior stands defiantly in the foreground waving aloft a broken sword.
The traditional image calls to my mind the aphorism "pride goeth before a fall," especially in those versions that show a crowned figure. The figures falling from the tower are obviously going to come to a very unpleasant and messy end. The impression I get from the Manga Tower is completely different. There is still the same sense of calamity, but this warrior is still standing tall, ready to fight her way through whatever obstacles or misfortunes the Universe throws her way.
I really like the sense of personal empowerment this version of The Tower conveys. The LWB provides a typical interpretation of "Ruin, destruction, things that go up in smoke," but it adds "Reconstruct from the ashes, let things go. Pick yourself up after defeat." This is an optimistic spin on a typically unpleasant card.
Alan
The Manga Tower departs from the traditional image of a couple of figures falling from a tower that has been ravaged by lightning. Instead, in the Manga version of The Tower, the burning tower has been recessed into the background while a female warrior stands defiantly in the foreground waving aloft a broken sword.
The traditional image calls to my mind the aphorism "pride goeth before a fall," especially in those versions that show a crowned figure. The figures falling from the tower are obviously going to come to a very unpleasant and messy end. The impression I get from the Manga Tower is completely different. There is still the same sense of calamity, but this warrior is still standing tall, ready to fight her way through whatever obstacles or misfortunes the Universe throws her way.
I really like the sense of personal empowerment this version of The Tower conveys. The LWB provides a typical interpretation of "Ruin, destruction, things that go up in smoke," but it adds "Reconstruct from the ashes, let things go. Pick yourself up after defeat." This is an optimistic spin on a typically unpleasant card.
Alan