Hello. Hello and welcome to TerroBites. I'm Teresa Reed, the Terro Lady. I'm the author of the

Terro Coloring Book and I'm your host for this podcast series. This is episode 26 of

tarot bites. The podcast where I just showed short entertaining bite-sized

lessons on how to retero. For today's episode our topic is

the Tower. Let's begin. So last week we covered the devil and now today we're looking at another one of those

cards that really seems to freak people out the tower got the lightning bolt the flames the people falling out of the building the

the people falling out of the building screaming, you know, it's certainly not a pleasant image.

And when this card comes up in a terror reading, you know what is about to hit the fan.

Now before we begin to cover those possible interpretations, let's take a moment to

explore some of the symbols on this card. So you're going to notice that

lightning bolt at the top of the card, the one that's hitting that tower, and the

lightning bolt symbolizes a major revelation or a wake-up call.

Think of it like this, it's like the truth hitting you right in the face.

Suddenly you see what's up and you can't deny it any longer.

So this is the necessary bolt that jolts you right into the present moment.

Now the lightning bolt can also indicate the death of the ego, which brings me to the next

symbol which is the crown. So you'll notice that there is a crown flying off the top of the tower.

And I always look at this as a symbol of the crown chakra.

And chakras are energy centers in the body, and the crown shaker rests on top of the head.

So this crown actually suggests becoming free from your own ego because you know crowns are also a sign of royalty, right? So the fire or flames are also

a symbol of destruction, but they also symbolize purification. I want you to think

a bit like this. Everything burns clean so then we can rebuild. So according to Rachel Pollack in 78 degrees of wisdom, the drops of fire falling on each side of the

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