The Tower

“A card of old structures collapsing under a single lightning bolt and unexpected awakening”

Keywords

• Sudden change
• Collapse
• Shock
• Awakening
• Liberation
• Destruction
• Overthrow
• Crisis
• Confusion
• Truth
• Revelation
• Reorganization
• Unexpected event
• Crumbling

Symbols in the picture

1. 1
   Tower struck by lightning

   Lightning strikes the top of a tall stone tower, splitting it apart. It symbolizes the moment when beliefs or structures built on a weak foundation collapse in an instant. It is the scene of a long-postponed collapse finally bursting through.

2. 2
   Flying crown

   A golden crown is flung from the top of the tower and hangs suspended in the air. It signifies the moment when the authority and arrogance once believed to be truth are overturned. It symbolizes the awakening that strips away empty control and pride.

3. 3
   Falling pieces of stone

   Stone chunks shattered by the impact scatter and fall in every direction. They reveal that what appeared solid was, in truth, material ready to break apart. They represent the confusion of overwhelming change rushing in.

4. 4
   Flames bursting out

   Yellow flames seep through the gaps and windows of the collapsing tower. They symbolize the force of truth and emotion that can no longer be contained and bursts outward. They hold the dual nature of fire, which purifies something even amid destruction.

5. 5
   Two rabbits falling from the tower

   A rabbit in a crowned cloak and a rabbit in plain clothing plunge through the air together. It signifies that whether high- or low-ranking, no one is exempt before collapse. They symbolize both the shock and liberation of falling away from the position you had been holding.

6. 6
   Stormy night sky

   Lightning flashes in branching streaks across a dark sky covered in heavy clouds. It symbolizes a crisis that arrives without warning and a situation beyond control. Yet it also hints that clear skies will come after the storm.

7. 7
   Rugged rocky peak

   The tower stands alone atop a steep rocky summit. It signifies the instability of a structure built recklessly in a precarious place. It teaches that you must inspect the foundation from the ground up.