Not the card you want to see near the year anniversary of your heart attacks and bypass surgery. The last few years have been all about sudden, devastating changes, letting go, falling down, and revelations. Can I really go through more? Apparently, yes. Joan Bunning likens the arrival of the Tower to a sharp slap and a yelling voice, "snap out of it." Not able to make change in any other way, not responding to life's small cues to get on with things, sometimes you need to be shaken, not stirred, in order to get to where you need to be. The card in and of itself is not "bad." Change, as we all know, is an inevitable part of life. It's how you handle change that makes all the difference in how uncomfortable the experience will be. "Recognize that the disruption occurred because it was needed. Perhaps embracing the change is too much to ask, but try to find the positive in it. In fact, you may feel tremendous release that you have finally been forced in a new direction. You may have a burst of insight about your situation and reach a new level of understanding about it."
In the Jane Austen Tarot, the Tower card depicts an incident in Persuasion, when Louisa Musgrove impulsively leaps from the steps of the quay expecting to be caught. Her subsequent fall and long recovery brings tremendous change to those around her, including Louisa, much of it wonderful although at the time no one would have guessed. Anne's quick and intelligent actions reminds her old love, Frederick Wentworth, how much he still loves her. Louisa meets another and develops a deep love for him, helping that poor man also heal his broken heart. The Tower often indicates a bolt from the blue. It can be surprising or hurtful, but great and wonderful things can come from it if we are open to the changes, go with the flow. So, I'm going to try not to fear this arrival of the Tower. I'm going to try not to fear change but embrace it. As for how I do, I'll keep you posted.
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