The other day I read the cards for a younger person I know, using a new way of reading that picks and mixes from several schools. Roughly, it goes like this:

1. The person asking shuffles the cards as much as they like, then cuts the deck as usual. While shuffling, they keep their mind clear and focused.
2. Then I spread the cards out in a half circle.
3. The person thinks of a question. How many cards to draw per question depends on what fits. The first time it might be 3 cards, and after that, if they want more detail, they draw 1–2 more at a time.
4. But if they don’t have a question (which happens a lot!), I do a general reading, and they draw 4 cards:
   1. Card 1, Fire: projects, work that’s about to start, or ideas and creativity that are about to come up
   2. Card 2, Water: love, family, emotions
   3. Card 3, Air: problems, obstacles, communication
   4. Card 4, Earth: money, home, where you live, property

In the example I’m giving today, card 4 (Earth) was The Tower. This is how I read it:

• There’s probably some renovating, building or moving house.
• Something happens suddenly that stops the work on the house from going on.
• Money problems, for example needing money for an emergency (but I didn’t think that was it, because even though Earth stands for money, the picture is a building, so it’s more likely the house).

What was actually happening: the house was being renovated, but the builder couldn’t carry on with the work for legal reasons. That matched what I first thought.

After the reading, today that person came to tell me that bad things had happened: they lost their house keys (physical things, sudden), they were in a car accident (physical things, sudden), and other things happened at home that I hadn’t actually mentioned, because during the reading I had focused more on the problem with the house.

What’s interesting about The Tower

• The Tower is the card of Mars, which shows force. So something may happen that has an impact on the person asking.
• Because it’s in the Earth position, what gets hit may be their home, money, land, or even the person themself.
• Usually The Tower can be read as a clear-out: getting rid of the old and building something new in its place.