Major Arcana · 16
The Tower
collapsetruthbreakthrough
This deck is read upright only.
Upright meaning
A sudden change breaks a structure that was already unstable. Read it as truth arriving, not catastrophe.
Love
A shock or revelation clears illusions from the relationship.
Work & money
An abrupt shift, ending or exposure that resets the situation.
Advice
Let the false structure fall; what stands after is real.
Symbolism
Lightning splitting a tower built on sand.
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Used as a learning reference only.
Pamela Colman Smith / A. E. Waite, 1909–1910 — public-domain historical scan, Wikimedia Commons