![]() Much like this beautiful film, The Tower card is subtlety reminding us we are not alone – no matter how hard the situation is. ![]() In this film, the main character, George Bailey, isn’t alone when he does his soul searching- he meets his guardian angel, Clarence, to guide him through this troubling period and back towards the light. But, as I alluded to above – it is this test of his character, this unprecedented situation that he finds himself in which makes him draw upon everything he has learned about his character and move on to find a higher, more complete version of himself. It reflects the very essence of how The Tower card can suddenly appear and shake us to the very core of our being. Believing that everything he has worked so hard for is lost and, facing bankruptcy, he contemplates suicide. ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ essentially is about a man who finds himself at his lowest ebb on Christmas Eve. If you had paid good money to go to the cinema and watch this film you would be waiting with anticipation to see what unexpected event is thrown at this central character, and (hopefully) willing them to draw on everything they have learned and turn their life around to something even more incredible than they imagined.Īs I have begun to write this, it has occurred to me that my family’s favourite film has exactly this plot, and with Christmas approaching it seems very relevant – ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. In ‘part two’ of the film (or the second cycle of the Major Arcana as we know it), we’ve seen fate ( Wheel of Fortune) put The Fool in a new situation, and warnings that he needs to be true to himself ( Justice), acceptant of his fate ( The Hanged Man), willing to adapt to change ( Death), be at peace with himself ( Temperance), and lastly to face his biggest fears and face his demons once and for all ( The Devil). We have watched the young Fool grow up and be given his life lessons from his teachers and role models, find love, ambition, challenges, strength, and loneliness. Because, like in a film, there have been subtle hints along the way that the protagonist was leading to an event that would test every part of their being.
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