THE WORLD & THE MOON

THE WORLD & THE MOON
A NEW ARCANA

SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT

SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT
by P>D> OUspensky

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

थे तोवेर ण्टीणूड...

THE TOWER: A tower is a construction from which things can be seen from a distance or a vantage point-hence A WATCHTOWER, which implies VIGILANCE, ALERTNESS, & AWARENESS, and those in the TOWER must be AWAKE! Towers are usually not fortresses or castles or palaces, though they may b e and can be, but sometimes in these examples, several towers may be present and generally are.....often called parapets... A SINGLE TOWER, especially built in a flat, barren or desert place, can be considered as 'A MOUNTAIN' and several towers clustered together as a range of mountains, or, on another level, a PHALLIC SYMBOL-a PYRAMID or a ZIGGARAT comes to mind also. For BIBLE-ORIENTED persons, THE TOWER CARD OF THE TAROT calls to mind THE TOWER OF BABEL or THE TOWER OF BABYLON, a symbol also of arrogance, confusion, pride, monolithic aspirations(to see the HEAVENS) or to become GOD,or to communicate with the 'gods'(PLANETARY BODIES,etc.) or simply to observe the stars or to consult them astrologically.

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