HettienneGrobler

'scarlet woman, penitent sinner, Sister-Bride,

whore, Black Madonna, High Priestess of Isis,

Mistress of the Elements,

beloved wife of Jesus, favoured disciple,

Mary of Bethany,

Miriam of Magdala, Magdal-eder, the tower-stronghold,

Daughter of Sion  .......

- extracted from Hymn to the Eternal Feminine by Teilhard de Chardin

XII The Tower
The Magdalen
Sacred Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck

The tower is often seen as a bolt of lightning

coming down from the sky, and I suppose by inference,

from God in Heaven.

Here is Mary Magdalene, the woman from

Magdal-elder, the tower-stronghold,

Daughter of Sion seen as the embodiment of

Wisdom as the Changemaker.

She holds the closed book of the Mystery in her hand.

At her feet is the skull, a symbol of Wisdom

and the ability to overcome the fear of death.

In the right hand corner she is depicted as the consort

of Jesus and her sacred oil and jar is displayed

as a reminder of her role as the woman who

anointed the King.

The tower represents the principle
of "living in one's own tower"

This symbol is often used in fairytales,
think of Rapunzel and her tower and

also in the story in the Bible of the Tower of Babel.

The tower separates one from the communion of

others;  it places you 'above' it all and it highlights the differences 

between you and others.  

The path of Wisdom is not always pleasant and comfy, but

she does promise regeneration and rebirth

and new enlivening circumstances
even if it means tumbling down from your high tower!!

(an extract from Magdalen, the changemaker

http://www.hergracesacredart.com/2015/07/xii-magdalen.html)

blessings

Hettienne