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The meaning of the tarot card Sun

Major Arcana No. XIX. Key theme: Joy · Sharing · Openness.

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Sun(The Sun)upright

In a word (upright)

The luckiest card of all, where everything shines bright. Your efforts pay off, and joy and success come to you directly. In love and work, acting honestly brings success. Don't hold back—enjoy fun things to the fullest. Your smile attracts even more luck.

When it appears reversed

Bright luck is there, but it seems a little clouded to you. Are you tired, or unable to accept joy openly? Don't demand perfection—acknowledge your small successes yourself. That alone makes the sunlight strong again.

A starting point through the image

In the older guidebook's illustration, A child on a white horse raises a banner before flowers and a large Sun.

Use Joy · Sharing · Openness as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.

Upright meaning

Give happiness a shareable form without hiding it. Rather than predicting a favorable result, count enjoyment already present and experiences you want to convey. Less strained time may ease personal impressions into words. When showing an accomplishment, include what was enjoyable in making it.

This position focuses on time shared with others and roles passed between you. Before adapting to someone else, also name one thing that pleased or helped you.

Reversed meaning

This is a time you can savor joy quietly, without making it look big. Even on a day when the mood around you differs from yours, there is no need to match the same expression. You can pick just one part you enjoyed and decide for yourself how much you want to take part today.

From enjoyment adapted to others, choose a participation length comfortable for you.

Love and relating to your partner

This is a time to look at the experiences you enjoyed together and the words that came across honestly. Rather than using them to pin down the other person's affection, you can suggest a specific time to share again. For a moment that was fun, you can send back a word of thanks the same day.

Consider the matter on your mind through Your own wishes and the promises you share. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.

In work and learning

Share finished work or an idea now usable. Beyond waiting for assessment, report the response you could verify yourself. Include one person or preparation that supported the result.

For a current task, the perspective is to clarify The role you accept and conditions you want to retain to continue. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.

When this card appears in a three-card spread

In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position distinguishes having support from being able to ask for anything. In the same conversation, include one step where you want help and room for the other person to choose.

In the position for a next step you choose yourself, Your next step may suit an exchange of sharing one wish and receiving a reply. Choose a concrete occasion to invite, ask or say thank you.

For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.

One thing to take into daily life

Choose one thing accomplished today and record an enjoyable part of the effort alongside its result.

How this card is read and the source passages consulted
  • The image of The Sun in Part II of A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is compared with its upright and reversed readings in Part III, Section 3. Rather than directly repeating religious symbolism or period-specific assertions, this original text adapts them to present choices and roles.
  • Distinguish upright and reversed orientations and reading positions. Meanings of numbered-card images, court-card roles and religious symbols are not collapsed into one categorical claim.
  • The original sources consulted and this site's original adaptations are treated separately. They are not used to establish events, medical conditions or changes in assets.

The displayed card faces are this site's original designs. Image descriptions refer to imagery in the original source and do not describe every detail of the displayed design.

Original text, Part II: explanations of the symbolism / Part III: upright and reversed meanings and spreads

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Classical texts and traditions consulted:Selected passages in A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot are consulted: Major Arcana symbolism in Part II, readings in Part III, Section 3, and questions and spreads in Sections 6–7. Observed imagery and differing meanings are distinguished in original adaptations to everyday situations.
Last updated: 2026-11-07 · Writing and editorial review:星と暦の占い Editorial Team

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