From the Tarot of the Masters, the Tower; from the Key to the Kingdom, the Joker:
When I see this version of the Tower, I always think of a failed wedding cake. I believe it is Ricklef's take on the
Tower of Babel. What in the world would make people arrogant enough to think they could actually build a tower to heaven? Power, money, prestige and knowledge would probably all be in the running for such egoic audacity. The Joker's verse is about the Spider who tries to entice the Fly into its parlor. The Fly has a good dose of common sense and replies:
To ask me is in vain;
For who goes up your winding stair
Can ne'er come down again.
The 'winding stair' could be describing the tower's sides, a good analogy for how the ego can take us to the top. But then life pushes us off because our hearts and minds are closed to other opinions and ideas, and we fail to see reality as it is. May I hold on to common sense today while my mouth stays closed and my mind open.
Back when we did a few holidays with Rob's family I'd go home with swollen ears. Every one of them talking, not one of them listening. Perhaps to make up for all the times they weren't allowed to talk at all.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my extended family. Maybe I should take some earmuffs... :)
DeleteI hope whatever issue you are dealing with works out well. Yesterdays concern with a message and today your concern with what you might have say. May your Tower moment pass without too much issue.
ReplyDeleteI think some of those Tower moments are in the mind only. :)
DeleteI hope so. Most of mine are all in my head. Doesn't make them less worrisome. Sending you Happy Thoughts.
DeleteThat's when it helps to have someone trustworthy to bounce ideas off of, to see if my version of reality is actually real or some misrepresented form of it. :)
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