{"id":182,"date":"2014-07-01T21:46:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T21:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inthecards\/?p=182"},"modified":"2014-07-01T21:46:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T21:46:51","slug":"the-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inthecards\/2014\/07\/the-tower.html","title":{"rendered":"The Tower: A Story For Mercury Retrograde"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""mercury<\/a>When Mercury went retrograde<\/strong>, we met. When Mercury went direct (earlier today), we met again. The man in the rain-soaked fedora. Remember him? Gemini Sun, Virgo Rising<\/strong> rain-soaked fedora man. Back with a new question for the Oracle. And a new hat.<\/p>\n

(You can read Part One here.)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen<\/em>, he said. The business thing? Fine<\/em>. The missing-my-plane thing? Mostly fine. What I need now is<\/em>…<\/p>\n

Yes?<\/p>\n

I can’t say. I’m not permitted to say. Can you ask the cards for an answer without knowing the question?\u00a0Two cards this time<\/em>, he said.<\/p>\n

I admit I didn’t mind not knowing. I like a challenge.<\/p>\n

There’s a woman<\/em>, I said. Causing you trouble.\u00a0<\/em>The Tower and the Nine of Pentacles<\/strong>. WAIT. No.<\/p>\n

It’s not that she’s causing you trouble. The opposite is true. She’s keeping the Tower from falling on you. Do you know who this is?<\/em><\/p>\n

I slid the card towards him. He nodded.<\/p>\n

The Tower card indicates change, sometimes frightening change. Sudden. We can’t prepare. We get thrown from the horse.<\/p>\n

But the woman in the Nine of Pentacles<\/strong> is a master. I can’t even call her a “mistress” (although I did wonder if she was his<\/em> mistress, truth be told). Master is the better word here. She’s in command of the garden, in command of her money, and her pet is a bird of prey.<\/p>\n

The Tower can fall all it wants. She won’t. She doesn’t.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Readers, I admit that the Tower is my least favorite card in the deck, although I’ve seen it for the mundane (a couple having a lovers’ quarrel) as well as for shocking news (eviction, health crisis, and more). When you see the Tower, you know that things will not, cannot, remain the same.<\/p>\n

Lucky for fedora man, the Nine of Pentacles<\/strong> did not reinforce the shock of the new but sent an affirming message.<\/p>\n

Whether you are<\/em> this woman or you know this woman, help is here.<\/p>\n

As for the man, I look forward to his return next Mercury Retrograde.<\/p>\n

Love,
\nAliza<\/p>\n

P.S. Interested in receiving a personalized Tarot\/Astrology reading? I have a new Special going on for folks who find me through Beliefnet. Click here to get in touch.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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