Tarot Tower Card Meaning in
Mythology, by Avia/ La Tower Card in Tarot, che significa in Mitologia, Avia/ Η
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Regarding the Tower card...do you
know about the myth of Daedalus and the minotaur? I'm reminded of this myth when
the Tower card comes calling.
King Minos commissioned Daedalus (who was sort of a DaVinci-genius-dude)
to create a magnificently ornate labyrinth to contain his "pet
beast", the minotaur. Daedalus did so, and the result was a confounding
complex of mazes built in a looming tower. This tower was so puzzling, that it
was impossible for the minotaur to escape - precisely what the King wanted.
However, the King also imprisoned Daedalus and his son, Icarus, to the
tower because he didn't want Daedalus to reveal the tower's secret exit to
anyone.
Imagine being imprisoned with the most horrible blood thirsty beast! Of
course, it's an analogy - all humans at some point find themselves trapped with
their own inner monsters.
The myth continues to offer clarity
about the Tower card when the flames of the tower make their way to my
awareness. Daedalus eventually DID manage to escape (uneaten by the minotaur)
with his son. But, the tower was built on a deserted island. That's where the
story of Icarus comes in.
Daedalus crafted wings of feathers and beeswax to fly himself and his son
off the island. He admonished his son not to fly too high to the sun, as it
would melt the wings, catch fire to the feathers, and he would fall to his
death. Icarus, not being the brightest bulb in the box, left his father's words
unheeded, and we all know what happens next. Crash and burn.
What most people don't know is the back-story. A few years before the
King commissioned him to build the minotaur's prison, Daedalus murdered his own
nephew, Talos. Daedalus saw in his nephew talents and skills and intelligence
that his son Icarus would never have. Talos was an ingenious young lad, and
everything Icarus was not.
Some interpretations of the myth say Daedalus pushed Talos off his
rooftop to his death because he could not bear the pain of having a dunce of a son
in the light of Talos' genius. Other versions say Daedalus feared competition
from young Talos. Whatever his motives...murder never wins. And so, the fates
took vengeance...an eye for an eye and all that...the life of Daedalus' son in
exchange for the Talos' life taken.
So, to tie this mythic back-story in with the Tarot Tower card meaning,
we could boil the narrative down to say something like: "Our actions build
up, brick-by-brick. Misdirected actions can lead to labyrinthine life paths,
causing us some wicked twists and turns in life. What's worse, if we are not
mindful of our intent, thought and action, the buildup could lead to a
potential demolition in our lives."
At least, that's my take on the mythological support etched into the
Tarot Tower card. It speaks to me how guilt of past wrong doings - or torment
from past events - can turn in the labyrinth of our minds - only to eventually
"come to a boiling head" and manifest in crumbling endings. To sum
up, the Tower reminds me of choices we all make, and how we must to take
responsibility for our actions. Consequences add up...brick by brick...and it's
in our power to face up to our actions - come clean - before painful karma
works in our lives to balance the scales.
Sometimes the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel comes up when I pull
the Tarot card too. It's a Biblical myth originating from ancient times as a
way to challenge the astrological establishment. As we know, the ancient
Sumerians & Babylonians were some of our first and most savvy astrologists.
They built impressive towers reaching to the sky to get them closer to the
stars. The first observation towers.
Early religious leaders weren't too keen on this, believing that there
should be no other form of divine wisdom outside of Christianity. In the
Biblical story, ancient humans built the tower as a means to "become as
high and powerful as God" and God smote the tower to put folks back
"in their proper place." It was written, presumably, that God also
encrypted the languages of mankind after destroying the tower. The story is a
parable about getting too big for our britches.
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εικόνες (με σχετική σημείωση της πηγής), θεωρούμε ότι είναι δημόσια. Αν
υπάρχουν δικαιώματα συγγραφέων, παρακαλούμε ενημερώστε μας για να τα
αφαιρέσουμε. Επίσης σημειώνεται ότι οι απόψεις του ιστολόγιου μπορεί να μην
συμπίπτουν με τα περιεχόμενα του άρθρου. Για τα άρθρα που δημοσιεύονται εδώ,
ουδεμία ευθύνη εκ του νόμου φέρουμε καθώς απηχούν αποκλειστικά τις απόψεις των
συντακτών τους και δεν δεσμεύουν καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπο το ιστολόγιο.
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