==== Major Arcana - XVI ====

The Tower, La Sagitta, La Maison Dieu ([[TM]])

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=== 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 ===
  * 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)]]

=== colours ===

  * beige
  * white (lightning, explosions)
  * lava red
  * black

=== other ===

note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference

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