Bombshell

The Tower has been struck by lightening. The great old tree, which has lived for hundreds of years, is now burning. It's structure will soon be burned to it's core and it's inhabitants will need to find somewhere new to live. They'll probably have to try and build an entirely different place from scratch.

When someone drops a bombshell or we're confronted with something we wasn't expecting, it sometimes feels like this. We wonder how we can ever get back to where we once were, safe and secure. It just takes time to rebuild. This is what I see in today's card. For now though, it is more about the storm than the calm that follows it.

I have had a lazy day today. My boyfriend's mother dropped me off in a town near to where they live this morning and I wandered through it's streets, popping into a couple of bookshops and loitering with intent in my new favourite fabric shop. I couldn't resist buying some odds and ends there before getting my train home. By that time, my throat felt sore and I was getting a headache. It has been so warm today and every year I question if I have hay fever that little bit more seriously. So I slept away a couple of hours this afternoon, trying my best to block out the noise of Oddbod's guests with ear plugs and pleasant thoughts.

Once again, I think that today's card has something to do with others around me, rather than being about myself. With the day at it's end, I have not had any significant Tower moments. My boyfriend and I went and sat out in the garden of my local and had a few drinks with two good friends this evening. It was so warm that even when we left there and went to town for a couple of hours more, it was still comfortable enough to sit out on a terrace, which we did. It really feels as though Summer has come early this year.



Illustration from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui Mun Law