Standing in Your Power Brings the Tower: A Spiritual Perspective through Tarot
In the journey of spiritual growth, many of us long to step into our true power — to live as our most authentic, sovereign selves. But what we often don’t anticipate is the storm that follows.
In Tarot, this process is symbolized powerfully through the contrast between The Emperor and The Empress, and The Tower card.
The Throne: Embracing Divine Authority
The Emperor and Empress represents structure, sovereignty, and divine masculine power — not domination, but disciplined mastery over one’s world. The Empress embodies divine feminine energy — creativity, abundance, nurturing, and receptivity. Together, they symbolize inner harmony: a sacred union of action and intuition, boundaries and flow.
When you finally embody these energies — knowing your worth, setting aligned boundaries, speaking your truth, and creating from a place of authenticity — you effectively “sit on your throne.” You become your own sovereign.
But then comes The Tower.
The Tower: Collapse of the False
The Tower is often feared in Tarot readings — and understandably so. It represents sudden upheaval, destruction, and radical change. But in spiritual truth, The Tower is not a punishment. It’s a response.
When you stand in your power — truly stand — the structures in your life that were built on falsehoods cannot hold. Toxic relationships collapse. Unaligned careers shake. Belief systems burn. Anything built on illusion must fall, because the frequency of truth exposes and dissolves what no longer resonates.
This is not chaos. This is clearing.
Why the Tower Is a Gift
The Tower card is the divine correction. It comes when you are ready to live a life of truth — even if part of you still clings to the familiar. It’s the sacred fire that burns away the illusion, leaving only the real.
When The Emperor or Empress claims their crown, the Tower crumbles behind them — not to destroy their world, but to make room for one that matches their inner alignment.
Let the Tower Fall
If you’re in the midst of a spiritual Tower moment, remember: this is a reflection of your rising. Something within you declared, I am ready to live my truth. And the Universe responded with, Then let all that is false fall away.
Stand in your power anyway. Trust the collapse. The truth never trembles in the face of destruction.
Because on the other side of The Tower… is freedom.
