The Tower brings rebuilding into a year. On the plus side that means repairs and restoration, working with your hands, buying or inheriting property, change for the better, a passionate personal life, leaving toxic relationships, a refreshed circle of contacts and helping others both materially and in spirit. On the minus side the same breakdown arrives uninvited: destruction, fire and accidents, injuries, deceit and theft, crisis, debt and dismissal, a forced move, betrayal, failed deals and cancelled plans.
In the centre of the forecast, arcana 16 sets the background of the whole year: the main events revolve around rebuilding, and both sides of the list are possible. In point B and the inspiration point it is read only as a plus: renewal, repairs, new contacts. In point C (money) and point D (trials) it is read only as a minus: debt, redundancy and a failed purchase in C; unjustified risk, grudges and no wish to grow in D. The weak-spot point shows what to postpone.
- repairs, rebuilding or restoration
- manual work
- property: a purchase or an inheritance
- change for the better
- a passionate, full personal life
- renewal
- getting out of a toxic relationship
- a refreshed circle of contacts
- helping others, materially and in spirit
- destruction
- fire or disaster
- deceit, theft
- a road accident, an assault, a tragedy
- serious injuries
- crisis
- change for the worse
- cancelled trips and plans
- grudges and no wish to grow
- risk that does not pay off
- bankruptcy, debt, redundancy or dismissal, arrest
- an urgent or forced move
- infidelity, betrayal
- an unplanned pregnancy
- a deal or purchase that falls through
16 · Centre · the year's main events
The background of the year: the main events, what to expect in the plus and in the minus, what to watch.
16 · Point A · how you show up
How to deal with people this year: what others expect, what you can give them and which mistakes to avoid.
16 · Point B · the positive side
The year's strengths: what to focus on, how to show yourself, which ideas come first. In the plus: repairs, rebuilding or restoration; manual work; property: a purchase or an inheritance.
16 · Inspiration point (A + B)
What to lean on and where to put yourself to work; the positive aspect of the year. In the plus: repairs, rebuilding or restoration; manual work; property: a purchase or an inheritance.
16 · Point C · the material side
Money and prospects: what can go wrong in material matters and how to respond. In the minus: destruction; fire or disaster; deceit, theft.
16 · Point D · tasks and trials
The negative side of the year: the trials to pass, actions that can hurt and what is worth changing. In the minus: destruction; fire or disaster; deceit, theft.
16 · Trigger point (B + C) · the negative aspect
What to postpone, which events and news can spoil the mood; your weak spots in front of others.
16 · Point C + D · what the year is good for
What the year is good for and what to beware of (read with point D + A).
16 · Point D + A · what to beware of
The second point on the year's uses and risks, read together with point C + D.
How to live such a year
- Take on what has long needed repairs, rebuilding or restoration – the year suits it.
- If a relationship is poisoning your life, this is the time to leave it and refresh your circle.
- Check deals, purchases and risky decisions twice: on the minus side The Tower speaks of risk that does not pay off, debt and broken agreements.
- Take extra care on the road and with fire – accidents, fires and injuries are on the minus list.
- Do not hold on to grudges: refusing to grow becomes part of the minus in this year.
This arcana in the chart's age line
In the chart's age line, a year under arcana 16 can bring a crisis and the collapse of material well-being – of whatever you were clinging to. It is a turning point, and it can be a positive one if the energy is lived out well. The blow lands on whatever you have become fixated on; change builds up in advance and gives hints, even if from outside it looks sudden.
Your arcana of the year
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Questions people ask
What does arcana 16 mean for the year?
It is a year of The Tower – rebuilding. What has had its day breaks down and makes room for something new. The good side is repairs and restoration, manual work, property, change for the better, leaving toxic relationships, new contacts and a vivid personal life. The hard side is destruction, crisis, accidents and injuries, deceit, debt, dismissal, a forced move and betrayal. Which side shows more depends on the point the arcana sits in and on your own actions.
Arcana 16 in the centre of the year forecast
The centre stands for the main events and the general background of the year. The Tower there means the year runs under the sign of rebuilding: something ends, and something has to be put together again. Both pluses – renewal, repairs, buying property – and minuses – crisis, broken plans, change for the worse – are possible. The centre colours the whole chart, so it is read together with the other points, especially the weak-spot point.
Arcana 16 on the minus side of the year: what to watch for?
In point C, point D and the weak-spot point, The Tower warns of destruction, fire and disaster, accidents and assaults, serious injuries, deceit and theft. On the material side: bankruptcy, debt, redundancy or dismissal, even arrest, and deals or purchases that fall through. The list also includes infidelity, an unplanned pregnancy, an urgent move, cancelled trips, risk that does not pay off, grudges and an unwillingness to grow.
How do I calculate the arcana of my year?
The year gets its own date: the day is the number of days in it, reduced (365 → 14, 366 → 15), the month is its digit sum plus 12, the year stays – for 2026, 14.22.2026. Add this to your date of birth day to day, month to month, year to year, and reduce anything above 22 by adding its digits. That gives points A, B and C; the rest follow. Arcana 16 can land in any point; the calculator does it for you.
- Forecast method: Yu. Lisovskaya, «Матрица судьбы: прогноз. Прогностика в Матрице судьбы» (2023).
The calculator works in your browser and shows every step. The formulas were checked against six books and tested on the worked examples of four of them. Where authors calculate differently we use the version most of them share. The readings are written from the same books.