The Tower (UPDATED)

I think it would seem pretty obvious why The Tower is my next talking point, but I've never been one to miss an opportunity to gab incessantly about weird topics.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

The tower is struck by a lightning bolt.

The clock-tower was struck by a lightning bolt.

Those inhabiting the tower leap from the coming destruction.

Doc jumps from the tower at the last minute narrowly avoiding the coming strike.

So if this is a thing, (which i obviously think it is and if you don't you should have stopped reading a long time ago) we must determine what the Tower card represents.

Hmmm... let's look a little closer.

Destruction
Trauma
Necessary Crisis
Tragedy
Chaos

So the Tower is destruction and necessary crisis.

The Tower is destruction and necessary crisis.

The inhabitants of the tower leap from the coming destruction.

This is a man who made himself relatively famous in his last few precious moments on this earth. This is one in a series of photos by photographer Robert Drew, depicting the ultimate demise of Jonathan Briley, otherwise known as The Falling Man.

Briley was a 43 year old audio technician for Windows on the World, a complex of venues on the top floors (106th and 107th) of the North Tower. (Fun Fact : his brother Alex was an original member of the Village People). Drew's photo of Mr. Briley's final decision, is one of the most iconic images in a day FULL of iconic images. The image appeared EVERYWHERE: newspapers, magazine covers and even television. This single image even generated its own documentary. The documentary was based on this excellent article which originally appeared in Esquire magazine. I genuinely hope you read the article but i will gloss over a few of the highlights for you here.

Those inhabiting the tower leap from the coming destruction.

What we are seeing here is the physical manifestation of The Tower card. Again 9/11 was steeped in allegory. The date itself certainly seems significant, as well as the parallels to the stories of the Gemini twins, the destruction of the twin pillars Joaquin and Boaz before Solomon's temple is razed, and now this, the physical depiction of the Tower card for our viewing pleasure. But it's not just the image of The Tower on display, the cards meaning is also acting itself out in real time. Chaos. Destruction. Necessary Disaster. Trauma. Tragedy.

But there's ALWAYS more...
Don't you think these guys look a lot alike?

And they both look like this guy.

So, it would seem to me the Falling Man is actually the Hanged Man. I know how crazy weird this all just got but this is definitely a thing. What this thing is I don't have the foggiest but it certainly seems real to me. and apparently the folks at Esquire see it the same way...