Major Arcana
The Tower Tarot Card Meaning
- Upright
- Sudden change, Upheaval, Revelation, Chaos
- Reversed
- Avoiding disaster, Fear of change, Delayed upheaval, Inner change
- Yes or no
- No
The Tower upright
The Tower is struck by lightning and false foundations fall. It is a sudden shake-up that clears away what was not built to last.
The Tower reversed
Reversed, the Tower suggests you are bracing against a change that is coming anyway, or that the shake-up is happening on the inside.
The Tower in love and relationships
A sudden revelation or break that changes how you see the relationship.
The Tower in work and career
Unexpected change at work; rebuild on stronger ground.
Is The Tower a yes or no card?
The Tower is a no card. In a yes or no reading the answer is no, whether it appears upright or reversed.