The High Priestess and The Tower

The secret and the exposure, and the tradition reads them in that order. The Tower does not negotiate about disclosure; it removes the structure that made concealment possible. The pair is one of the more uncomfortable in the deck and it is not read as punishment.

Associated with something long held coming out abruptly and not by choice. The pair is even-handed about who is harmed.

Read for a disclosure that arrives rather than being made. The pair favours having said it first, which is usually no longer available.

If it is going to come out, the difference between saying it and having it said is the only part still in your hands.