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 ==== Major Arcana - XVI ==== ==== Major Arcana - XVI ====
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 +The Tower, La Sagitta, La Maison Dieu ([[TM]])
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 +{{http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7741069136_bee81ece88_z.jpg}}
  
 === symbolism === === symbolism ===
 +  * La Sagitta (the arrow), the flame, god's finger,  La Maison Dieu (god's house)
 +  * tower, lightning, 2 reversed figures falling to earth
 +  * [[MT]] -> 2 types
 +    * earlier versions show a tree, shepherd and flock of sheep. tree is struck by lightning. 
 +    * later versions include tower being struck by lightning 
 +  * sudden, unpredictable
 +  * chaotic, ruinous forces
 +  * tower of babel, wrath of god, decent into misunderstanding
 +  * complete, radical, disruptive change
 +  * escaping from prison, escape through catastrophe
 +  * fire
  
 === plant connections === === plant connections ===
 +  * wolf's bane. extremely toxic, burning, constrictive sensation proceeds death. used in chinese and ayurvedic medecine [[wp>Aconitum]]
 +  * fox glove. toxic, induces vomiting
 +  * sequoia. large, towering redwoods. [[wp>Sequoia (genus)]]
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 +=== colours ===
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 +  * beige
 +  * white (lightning, explosions)
 +  * lava red
 +  * black
  
 === other === === other ===
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