Sudden collapse and rapid change. Old structures breaking down reveal truth and open the path to better reconstruction.
Resistance to inevitable change. Trying to maintain what should fall. Accepting change is important.
The Tower is card XVI, depicting a shocking scene of people falling from a tower struck by lightning. Symbolizing Mars, it governs sudden change, collapse, and revelation. While one of the most shocking cards in tarot, it teaches that "the collapse of false foundations" is a necessary process for true rebirth.