XVI: The Tower

You see The Tower from far away, a magnificent construction piercing the plain, beset by a great two-necked dragon. The dragon’s scything tails sweep The Tower’s inhabitants into the impermanent air. They tumble onto the rocks below, flawed monuments to the energy of Mars.

Once an obelisk in honour of the edifice of man, The Tower has become a plaything of greater powers.

Upright

• Disruption
• Upheaval
• Transient anger

After a period of stability, dramatic change swoops toward you on scaled wings. Its violence may mask its true extent, but also its benefit, for change is a necessary constant that brings with it growth and freedom.

In all things, prepare for upheaval. You may find anger rises closer to the surface than at other stages on your journey; fear not, for enduring relationships will weather the storm.

Inverted

• Chaos
• Confusion
• Imprisonment

Chaos is a poor companion, but for the time being a necessary one. You find yourself bewildered and blinded by a great sandstorm, the grains of your life swirling before you and settling in unfamiliar locations. Answers flicker before you, then disappear before you can reach them.

You are a prisoner of your situation, and your gaoler will not listen to reason. Freedom will come, but at what price?