The Tower
The card depicts sudden, violent upheaval as the dragon Fáfnir erupts in a stream of fire that destroys defenses and scorches the land. It calls for surrender to transformational events and the tearing down of structures that no longer serve you. Reversed, it warns of clinging to the past, delaying necessary change, and resisting lessons that must be learned. The rune Fehu introduces themes of wealth, the power of the heart, and self-imposed limits, suggesting that loss can reveal where you have constrained yourself.
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Description
The dragon Fáfnir has awoken due to some intruders in his cavern. He spits a long stream of fire from his mouth, releasing many years of anger onto the world. Two people, one man and one woman, attempt to flee but are caught in the destruction. Everything the fire touches burns. No one can stop him. The scorched earth turns to ash and the melted armor of people attempting to protect and defend the land. Broken swords and helms lie on the ground, useless. A red sigil representing Galdrastafir, the helm of terror, glows between Fáfnir's eyes.
Upright
surrender to the event, destruction of the world, shaken to your core, tear down that which no longer serves you, violent change.
Reversed
cling to the past, delay change, rejection, wait until things settle, necessary lessons.
Rune
Fehu. Wealth, power of the heart, self-imposed limits.
Visual Description
At the top of the image the Roman numeral XVI appears above a colossal dragon-like head that breathes a vast plume of fire downward. The roaring inferno explodes into a searing conflagration that engulfs a ruined landscape of rubble, scattered bones and skulls, a fallen sword, and broken debris. Two small figures or forms are thrown into the blaze amid the cascading flames and sparks. At the bottom the title THE TOWER is set in rough carved letters against the dark foreground.
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