{"id":162,"date":"2023-01-08T20:32:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2025-09-27T03:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:44:44","slug":"study-16-tower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/study-16-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"XVI The Tower &#8211; Thorn-Hedge Tarot Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-slate-section-numbered-list-and-image gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:6em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1f1f1f\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.kb-image162_82bce2-cd.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image162_82bce2-cd .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:576px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image162_82bce2-cd.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image162_82bce2-cd .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image162_82bce2-cd{max-width:576px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image162_82bce2-cd{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image162_82bce2-cd img{width:100%;}.kb-image162_82bce2-cd .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image162_82bce2-cd size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-584x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-584x1024.png 584w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-800x1402.png 800w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-768x1346.png 768w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-877x1536.png 877w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-1169x2048.png 1169w, https:\/\/thorn-hedge.com\/tarot\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-The-Tower-scaled.png 1461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Tower<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gpb-fluid-4 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1f1f1f;font-size:40px\">Major Arcana, No. 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1f1f1f;font-size:22px\"><strong>Description<\/strong>:________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br>Upright: Chaos, Destruction, Disaster, Tragendy, Confusion, Broken Pride<br><br>Reversed: Resisting Change, Trying to Avoid or Delay Disaster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Symbols<\/strong><br>________________________________<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><strong>Element<\/strong>:<br>Fire<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><strong>Astrological<\/strong>:<br>Mars<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upright Meanings<\/strong>:<br>Sudden Change, Calamity, Destruction, Collapse, Crisis, Perceived Disaster, Purification, Conflict, Disruption, Damaged Pride, Turmoil, Revelation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reverse Meanings<\/strong>:<br>_____________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong>:<br>A change is in store for you. 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