mishapabor:Red MountainIn both the Thoth and Rider-Waite decks, The Tower is the symbol of destructi

mishapabor:Red MountainIn both the Thoth and Rider-Waite decks, The Tower is the symbol of destruction of things that are false and need to be dismantled.The Red Mountain is the lair of Dagoth Ur - The Devil. In the heart of the Mountain lies his stronghold, and it is there that he builds Akulakhan, which is powered by the Heart of Lorkhan.. The Heart is the source of Dagoth Ur’s power. From this Mountain he spreads the disease across the island. The Red Mountain is the place of Dagoth Ur’s defeat. In order to restore Morrowind from crisis, Dagoth Ur and the Heart must be destroyed. The Nerevarine walks into this keep, gets to the Heart, cuts connection between the Heart and Dagoth Ur, The Devil loses his power, his golem Akulakhan crumbles, and his followers fall. After The Tower shatters, the world may begin to heal.The Red Mountain was formed when the Lorkhan, creator of the world of mortals, died (he created the mortal plane by sacrificing his life) and his Heart fell in the centre of Vvardenfell. In the place where his Heart hit the ground, the volcano appeared. The Red Mountain is a source of many troubles for Dunmer, but it is also the thing that defines their way of life, their environment, and shapes their surrounding. Through destruction, Red Mountain gives life to the Dunmer, even though it has no desire to help anybody. As the Tower of the Thoth and Rider-Waite decks, this mountain of doom is the brute force that destroys and gives birth.The Red Mountain is the place where things took place that led to the events of Morrowind. Nerevar, the king of the Dunmer (at this time, they were the golden skinned Chimer) wanted to prevent House Dwemer from using the Heart of Lorkhan, he gathered his councilors–Vivec, Almalexia, Sotha Sil and Dagoth Ur–and went with them to Red Mountain to confront the Dwemer. The Dwemer used the Heart before Nerevar could stop them and were wiped out from the world. Nerevar did not know what to do with the Heart and left Dagoth Ur to guard it. He then set up a ritual to consult with his patron goddess Azura. The Tribunal conspired among themselves to seize the power of Heart and killed Nerevarine while he was summoning Azura. Enraged, the goddess cursed the Chimer, their golden skin turned the colour of ash, their eyes became red like embers and from this moment they became Dunmer - the Dark Elves. Vivec, Almalexia and Sotha Sil were able to draw power from the Heart and they became divine rulers of Morrowind. Dagoth Ur was left under the mountain, his life sustained by the Heart. Eventually he grew stronger and started developing his conquest plans.In Morrowind, the Nerevarine destroys the Heart of Lorkhan instead of claiming it. Dagoth Ur was connected to the Heart and it should have been destroyed in order to kill him. If the Nerevarine claimed it for themselves, that would be the path of Dagoth Ur or The Tribunal. They would become like Dagoth Ur or Tribunal and we have seen where such paths lead. It is also said that the nature of the Heart is evil. The Nerevarine claiming the Heart would be an interesting option though it is not an available option in the game. But the Nerevarine is an incarnation of Nerevar, the hero who didn’t intend to use the Heart, anyway. Decades after the Heart of Lorkhan was destroyed by the Nerevarine, Red Mountain erupted as never before, and the island of Vvardenfel was nearly destroyed by the cataclysm. Many people died, and most of the settlements were reduced to ash.Psychological meaning of The Tower is shattering of the ego’s boundaries. The structure of The Tower symbolises the ego. The whole cosmology of the Elder Scrolls universe uses a mix of mystical and psychoanalytical models of the psyche. It so happens that the concept that is very reminiscent of the ego is called the Tower there. -- source link

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