The Tower card of the Lenormand oracle represents protection and isolation. It is the place where you hide to take refuge and feel safe, far from the outside world.
In the Lenormand oracle, the Tower is a mostly positive card. Besides protection and isolation, it can speak of large buildings such as blocks of flats and skyscrapers, or corporate and government buildings such as town halls, hospitals, convents, prisons, universities, courts and schools.
Keywords: Protection, isolation, solitude, confinement, silence, meditation, security, stability, a large building, a government building.
Meaning of the Tower in the Lenormand oracle
The topic we ask the Lenormand oracle about is decisive when interpreting this card, as its meaning can vary. These are some of its possible meanings:
The Tower in love
In love, the Tower is not a good omen, as it means the couple may be isolating themselves or drifting apart. It can also symbolise single life as such. Either way, it is not a good card when the question is about feelings.
The Tower in money/work
At work, it can represent the building where we work, or a certain loneliness or isolation from our colleagues. It can also mean the financial and personal security a job gives us, or self-employment.
The Tower in health
The Tower usually represents a building such as a hospital or a health centre, and it can also indicate problems with the back or spine.
The Tower in family/friendships
This card can mean that we are isolating ourselves or neglecting our relationships with friends and family a little, or it can speak of a family business or job.
The Tower for timing
As card number 19, the Tower can represent 19 days or the 19th of the month. If the Mountain or the Lilies are present, it can refer to a period of up to 19 months.
Combinations with the Tower card
The meaning of the Tower can change a great deal depending on the cards next to it, so I have prepared a list of combinations as a basic guide for practising two-card readings:
Tower + Rider: A visit or news from someone with some authority, or from an important body such as the town hall, the police or the tax office.
Tower + Clover: A stroke of luck in a matter involving authority, support from someone important.
Tower + Ship: A trip for legal reasons, a school trip, slow but beneficial progress in a legal matter.
Tower + House: A town hall, a school, a prison, isolation; someone important or with some authority will come to your home.
Tower + Tree: Convalescence, a hospital visit or admission, a health centre.
Tower + Clouds: Problems with authority, legal matters that harm us, problems at school or work.
Tower + Snake: As a building it would be a brothel; danger at work, school or the company, betrayal by a colleague, a lover at work.
Tower + Coffin: A hospital, a funeral home, a cemetery, the end of a problem with the authorities.
Tower + Bouquet: Retirement, a gift from school friends or colleagues.
Tower + Scythe: A break with an authority figure, a partnership that breaks up, divorce.
Tower + Whip: Punishment by the authorities, a fine, problems with authority.
Tower + Birds: A conversation with an important figure, gossip within the company.
Tower + Child: A reserved child, a pupil, a very young patient.
Tower + Fox: An office building, a workplace, a place of business, commercial premises.
Tower + Bear: A bank, a corporate building, a maternity hospital.
Tower + Stars: Being at work at night, a night-time visit to an important place.
Tower + Stork: A transfer at work, movement or developments on an important matter.
Tower + Dog: A friendship within an important building, a friend with power or authority.
Tower + Garden: A meeting with powerful people, social work, help from an organisation.
Tower + Mountain: Serious problems with authority figures, an organisation that puts obstacles in our way.
Tower + Crossroads: A change of direction within a school or organisation, an authority figure forces you to change course or make a choice.
Tower + Mice: A building in ruins, a company slowly going bankrupt, losses within an organisation.
Tower + Heart: A lover or loved one in a building or at work.
Tower + Ring: Commitment to the company or to authority, formalising a partnership, marriage.
Tower + Book: Secrets about an authority figure or a company, important documents.
Tower + Letter: A fine, a payslip or any other important document, a notification from the company or an official body.
Tower + Man: A man with authority, a powerful male figure.
Tower + Woman: A woman with authority, a powerful female figure.
Tower + Lilies: Peace and harmony within a company or institution, retirement.
Tower + Sun: A company that is doing very well, good news about an institution, on the right course.
Tower + Moon: A shady company, a corrupt institution, a sad place, night work.
Tower + Key: The keys to a building, success that comes from someone important or from an institution.
Tower + Fish: Abundance, a valuable company, a business opportunity, an authority figure with a lot of money.
Tower + Anchor: A fish market, a harbour, a stagnant company, an authority figure who is entrenched and immovable.
Tower + Cross: A church, a place of worship, a wake, a place with a great deal of accumulated pain.