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the examples below are meant to be just that: examples. They are not in any sense exhaustive. Furthermore,they are constructed of individual meanings I myself use. If you use different keywords than I do your own combined meanings will look quite different. Also, what I did not take into account in these examples is the order of the paired cards (which card is left and which right). Lastly, if you want to learn more about how
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Tower-Rider To block someone's advances. To put up emotional defence against (bad) news or difficult changes. To not allow interference/meddling. Someone or something breaks through one's isolation/loneliness. To challenge/question someone's authority; attack on authority. Bravado or ostentation (or dazzling personality) doesn't impress.
Tower-Clover
Being emotionally indifferent makes one feel untroubled but maybe also lonely and disconnected. To find a feeling of unburdened ease in solitude. Don't let loneliness get to you! Conflict between having a position of authority and wanting to have fewer responsibilities. The chance for a position of power. To not take an opportunity; to say "no" to a chance.
Tower-Ship A lonesome journey; to travel alone. In uncharted waters you're always alone at first. To seek solitude. Solitude is a new experience which might teach us a lot. A change we can bring about only by
ourselves. To say no to a change / journey / exploration. To feel isolated because one feels different, foreign. Foreign authority. To explore authority. Travel authority. To be justifiably proud about or to brag about one's explorations. To depart from loneliness: to seek contact. To leave someone (or a place) even though this means that we'll then be alone. Someone's aloofness, or control-freak-mentality, or pride, made someone else leave them. Very, very distant (emotionally, or spatially).
Tower-House To never go out. "My home is my castle!" The head of the family; family tyrant. Or: To be emotionally distant with one's family. To keep away from one's family or to shut family out. The necessity to set boundaries within the family. To feel lonely even within the family. To think that one's family is better than other families. To have very high standards for the family members. A plan, once made, governs what one does. Established authority. Traditional hierarchy. To enforce rules.
Tower-Tree Physical boundaries. Physical control. To control someone's body. The belief that reason can rule over nature. To feel most alive, most energetic, when alone. Solitude in nature. To retreat into nature. Authority on nature. Expert for issues related to the body. Health professional; health institutions. To "rule" over one's body; strict physical regimen; health regimen. Physical excellence, e.g. to excel at sports. A very reliable, extremely calm, stable authority. Growing expertise.
Tower-Clouds Distance brings clarity. To distance oneself from troubles. Someone who lacks guidance or is confused might be quick to accept any authority. To shut oneself off from anything negative, especially from other people's despair or confusion. Too much loneliness, being cut off from others, has led to despair and a feeling of disconnection. To take control over one's confusion. Misunderstood arrogance. Clouded rationality. To not think clearly. The confusing, aggravatingly frustrating experience of dealing with public offices, with bureaucracy.
Tower-Snake To be so ambitious or so fixated on something else that no meaningful relationships with other people are possible. To strive towards the top position. A very wise person who could give us good advice but who might be hard to approach because they live a very seclusive life. To yearn for solitude. To calculate very coolly and unemotionally what you need to do to reach your goal. (To allow) no distraction. To not allow oneself to follow a craving. Very strong self-discipline.
Tower-Coffin Grief which causes isolation. Loneliness after a loss. To stay emotionally distant out of fear of loss. Not allowing feelings, emotions, has made one feel dead inside. To lose or give up a position of power. The end of a retreat; the end of isolation. Loss of pride. To give up ideals.
Tower-Bouquet A conflict between wanting to retreat and wanting to (or feeling one should) be more sociable. A social recluse. Let people in! To get admiration for one's achievements. To turn down an invitation. To refuse entry to someone who would like to come in. To not accept a gift. Praiseworthy leadership. To flatter, kiss the ass of, or even bribe, a person in power.
Tower-Scythe To cut off others emotionally. No more contact. A very unemotional, clear, rational act or decision. Highest efficiency. Efficiency through rationality. Rational way of putting an end to something; or, it's rational to discontinue something. Painful loneliness. Painful loss of pride or dignity. Disciplined clean-up. To stop letting something or someone have authority over you. To cut off (to lose) a position of authority. To rise above an injury. To react with dignity to an inflicted hurt.
Tower-Whip The refusal to confront oneself with other people's criticisms; to avoid conflict. To distance oneself from what one feels is damaging/aggressive etc. To punish someone with emotional cold; to give someone the silent treatment. Abuse of authority. The attempt to control others with aggression. Control of one's own aggression. To shut others out because of shame. Guilt for being in a top position. Challenge of authority. A conflict with someone on the top.
Tower-Birds To refuse to gossip; to not pass something on. To distance oneself from others because they cause stress or are to noisy. Necessary retreat from a stressful situation. Stressful, chaotic, confusing experience of public offices. Chaos rules. Nervous or unstable authority. To distance oneself from one's worries. Loneliness makes restless.
Tower-Child To be distant to a child. To be very detached from one's inner child or from one's childhood experiences. A young or inexperienced person who has a very cold, strict guide, or who hasn't received much emotional support. Lonely child, orphan. Inexperience with loneliness. In order to keep one's innocence (purity, peace of mind, integrity) boundaries have to be set. Weak authority. Delicate pride. The start of excellence. Child prodigy.
Tower-Fox Selfishness causes loneliness. To do things in one's own way by oneself, without help/teamwork. To shut others out because letting them in feels too risky. Extreme isolation; self-induced isolation. To get into a top position by cunning, adaptation, and maybe trickery. A very introverted person. Self-care by retreating from the noisy, busy world. To adapt well to loneliness/a leading position. A great desire to hide away in a safe place. Self-pride (positive or negative).
Tower-Bear The perfect leader (natural authority (Bear) plus position of authority (Tower)). To say no to a leading position, to being a teacher, or a parent. Emotionally cold parent/teacher/boss. To be dominated by the wish to always be on top, or by elitism. Powerful solitude or loneliness. To fiercely protect one's boundaries. To put up boundaries against a dominant person; or to finally say no to something that has so far dominated one's life. Inability to connect with others has great influence on one's life.
Tower-Stars
Spiritual retreat; meditation. To withdraw in order to think about what we truly wish and hope for. To dare reach for a leading position; to aspire to excellence. Ideals are very (possibly too) high. High hopes. A lonely daydreamer. Spiritual authority. To take control over fulfilling one's dreams. Someone who has power over whether one's wishes will be fulfilled or not. Arrogant spirituality. The belief that it's a spiritual goal to be not attached to anything/anyone.
Tower-Stork The transforming power of a retreat, of a time of solitude. Solitude triggers transformation. To transition alone. To feel left alone while going through a taxing transformation. A very slow transformation from closing oneself off from others to opening up to them (or, depending on the cards' order, the other way around). To slowly grow into a position of authority. The longing for solitude; someone is introverted by nature. The need for mental and emotional clarity in a time of re-orientation. Someone who is rational or self-disciplined by nature. Sometimes we need to retreat first in order to then be able to go out again.
Tower-Dog Our hope for appreciation and approval is met with cool aloofness and little emotional warmth. To say no to a friend, follower, employee. To make sure that there's sufficient boundaries between us and an eager and overly dependent friend. An unequal friendship - one of the two thinks they are better (and the other agrees). Friendship in which one party always has to be the one who takes the lead, who keeps a clear head, while the other asks what they should do, and has a merely supportive role. To ask and get a "no" in return. Not allowed. Lonely, rational, or arrogant friend. Loyalty to the person on top. To support the person in authority.
Tower-Tower Arrogance has isolated us from other people. Inability to show feelings makes us seem aloof. Rational authority. To let rationality govern all actions. An arrogant expert. Arrogant or aloof boss. Boss says no. Organisations we can't be a member of. An institution denies us something we ask for.
Tower-Garden Conflict between seeking solitude and being a person in of public interest. Someone who is not a team-player still has to network. It's all about representation. To present oneself as rational/aloof/best. Public authority. Public organisations/institution. To believe one is better than the crowd. Cultural arrogance. On top of society. To control what becomes public. To not make something public. To shut the public out. To withdraw from the public/from society-
Tower-Mountain Extreme/hard to bear loneliness. Silent retreat; to retreat in the mountains. Difficulties with the authorities or with authority in general. To question authority, to challenge the person at the top. Emotional silence; to feel nothing. Clear, fresh air. The need to put up walls of silence. To very stubbornly stick with "no!". Authority through physical size. To come out on top.
Tower-Crossroad To feel left alone with a difficult decision. Freedom feels lonely. Clarity about a choice. Rational choice. To say no to an alternative. To decide against it. Rational deliberations. Someone or something directs our decisions. Choice about a position of authority. To retreat for a while in order to think things over / before making a choice. To make a decision by oneself, without consulting others. Hesitant ruler/boss. To give someone no choice.
Tower-Mice Corrupt authority; unhealthy use of power. Someone or something is undermining authority. Loneliness is weighing on one's mind. Reputation is slowly dwindling, or getting bad. To damage someone's reputation. The nagging suspicion that we aren't as wonderful or flawless as we'd like to be. Damage of self-image. Unhealthy pride. Unhealthy aloofness. To take away a top position from someone.
Tower-Heart To try to shut affections out. Someone who is aloof vs. someone who is very warm-hearted. To look at romantic feelings with a very clear mind. To make oneself believe one doesn't need love. To give love no chance. Someone's loneliness/emotional distance is disrupted by love. Love rules. Love has top priority. An expert on matters of the heart.
Tower-Ring No link, no connection, no relationship. Isolated incident. Relationship which is emotionless, cool. A relationship for rational reasons. A logical link. To not make a promise; to not commitment, "no I will not marry you". Association of experts. Clubs for the highly gifted. To promise something out of pride. To commit proudly. Shared pride. United in arrogance. Group pride. A connection with an authority / with the government. Old boys' club.
Tower-Book Ivory tower. Educational institutions. A person who has intellectual or academic authority. Standard works which serve as authorities. To withdraw from an academic project; to retreat in order to study. The depth of one's knowledge also makes one lonely. Knowing certain facts makes one feel isolated from the people who are unaware. Pride in one's erudition. Extreme intellectual elitism.
Tower-Letter Cool, unemotional, clear communication. Philosophical, academic conversations; scientific or official documents. To let others know that one feels lonely - or is in need of solitude. Communication helps out of isolation. To monologize. To communicate in ways that are difficult for others to understand. Communication about issues of independence/authority.
To communicate clearly that one doesn't want something; to make clear what the boundaries are. Expressions of pride; expressions of arrogance.
Tower-Man (a) Man in a top position, e.g. boss. Man who is denying, forbidding, solitary, emotionally distant, lonely, isolated, aloof, disciplined, clear-headed, independent, on top, leading, the best, proud, snotty, arrogant, controlling, authoritarian, in power. Segregation of men. Male authority. Single parent, widower. Authority over a man; to lord it over men. Man who has authority over the querent. A male expert. Organisations run by or for men. Patriarchy. To think about a man rationally. Man who rises above.
Tower-Woman (a) Woman in a top position, e.g. boss. Woman who is denying, forbidding, solitary, emotionally distant, lonely, isolated, aloof, disciplined, clear-headed, independent, on top, leading, the best, proud, snotty, arrogant, controlling, authoritarian, in power. Segregation of women. Female authority. Single parent, widow. Authority over a woman; to lord it over women. Woman who has authority over the querent. A female expert. Organisations run by or for women. Matriarchy. To think about a woman rationally. Woman who rises above.
Tower-Man (b) Man in a top position, e.g. boss. Man who is denying, forbidding, solitary, emotionally distant, lonely, isolated, aloof, disciplined, clear-headed, independent, on top, leading, the best, proud, snotty, arrogant, controlling, authoritarian, in power. Segregation of men. Male authority. Single parent, widower. Authority over a man; to lord it over men. Man who has authority over the querent. A male expert. Organisations run by or for men. Patriarchy. To think about a man rationally. Man who rises above.
Tower-Woman (b) Woman in a top position, e.g. boss. Woman who is denying, forbidding, solitary, emotionally distant, lonely, isolated, aloof, disciplined, clear-headed, independent, on top, leading, the best, proud, snotty, arrogant, controlling, authoritarian, in power. Segregation of women. Female authority. Single parent, widow. Authority over a woman; to lord it over women. Woman who has authority over the querent. A female expert. Organisations run by or for women. Matriarchy. To think about a woman rationally. Woman who rises above.
Tower-(Sensual)Lily To not allow sensuality or sexuality into one's life. To say no to an offer of sex. To put up barriers against intimacy. The struggle between enjoying the senses and maintaining clear thinking. Conflict between someone who wants intimacy and someone who doesn't. A very long, peaceful retreat. Experience with (having a position of) authority. Someone mature in a position of authority. Pride in one's experience, maturity, or sexual prowess, or artistic talents. Art authority.
Tower-(Virtuous)Lily Moral authority. To deny oneself many things; to live the life of a recluse, untouched by the troubles of the world. To keep anything or anyone away which/who might "stain" one's purity, or which might evoke passion. Moral boundaries. Virtues like respect(ing other people's boundaries), dignity, (self)discipline, incorruptible leadership. Pride in one's virtue. An "I'm a better person than X" attitude. Institutions/organisations which deal with morally relevant issues (e.g. churches - because of their focus on their own brand of virtue; the legal system - because it is supposed to bring justice; charities etc.)
Tower-Sun
To enjoy solitude. To be very, very proud of one's position or popularity; high confidence. Everything is finally clear. Rationality makes things clear/obvious. Someone broadcasts their arrogance. Celebration of excellence. Appearance of authority. Conflict between someone who is outgoing and someone who is introverted.
Tower-Moon
Emotional isolation. Emotional cold. To let nobody in emotionally. To need solitude. The profound experience of solitude. To find rest in solitude. Very deep loneliness. To withdraw from others in order to look at one's own emotions. Lonely nights, to sleep alone; to withdraw for a nap. To exert control over one's emotions. Conflict between the rational and what we want/need unconsciously. To have a clear-headed look at one's needs/fears.
Tower-Key A conflict between wanting to distance oneself and wanting to open up. Conflict between saying no, and saying yes. Access denied. Someone who regulates access. Walls of defence are crumbling. To change one's leading style or self-representation from cool, aloof and strict to a more open-minded approach. Authoritarian vs. laissez-faire. The solution lies in thinking about it rationally, or distancing oneself from the situation. Solitude brings relief. To break out of one's lonely prison.
Tower-Fish To be a snob who judges people by their income (or possessions). The loneliness that results from being too stingy. An inability to connect with others emotionally because of looking at them only in terms of how they can be used for personal gain. The (felt) importance of presenting one's material successfulness. The great value of alone-time.
Tower-Anchor A very strong, unmovable, stable wall of defence. Isolation/loneliness has become normality. To find safety in being unemotional, or stability in solitude. Everything revolves around pride; to focus on achievement. The resident authority. To cling to authority; to look to authorities for stability, for foothold.
Tower-Cross To take pride in hardship, suffering. Pride in our adherence to principles. To hold our principles above all else. To isolate ourselves when things are difficult. Highest suffering. Loneliness is hard to bear. The loneliness of leadership is a burden. Dogmatic authority. Authority which demands strict adherence/obedience. Inability to delegate. To say no to responsibilities; "No, I won't take this upon myself!" To distance oneself from other people's suffering.
Tower - Wild Card A "no" which hasn't yet been said. A position of power that hasn't yet been taken. Something is not yet controlled. Excellence hasn't been reached yet. Pride or arrogance whose cause can't be quite understood; pride founded on something which is very real but can't be expressed. To look at a question mark rationally. To try to calculate rationally with an unknown factor (which is attempt likely to fail). Who has the power; who is controlling this??? A (possibly genderqueer) person with the attributes of the Tower (see the Tower's keywords).
