XIX — The Sun
Clarity, plain good, and things being what they appear to be.
- Arcana
- Major
- Number
- XIX
- Traditional element
- Fire
- Traditional astrology
- The Sun
- Paired Solfeggio tone
- 528 Hz
The Sun upright
Keywords: Clarity, Vitality, Plain good, Warmth.
The Sun is the least complicated card in the deck. Traditionally it is joy and vitality, and the reading is unusually direct: something is straightforwardly good and does not need to be examined for a catch. Its only real question is whether you can accept that.
The Sun reversed
Keywords: Discounted good, Performed brightness, Deferred joy.
Reversed is often read as a good thing discounted, or brightness performed rather than felt. Ask what you are refusing to enjoy until some condition is met first.
Sit with this
What is going well right now that you have not actually stopped to notice?
The paired tone
528 Hz is the most widely used Solfeggio tone and the one most associated with warmth and openness, which suits the deck's plainest card.
Common questions
What does The Sun mean in tarot?
Clarity, plain good, and things being what they appear to be. The Sun is the least complicated card in the deck. Traditionally it is joy and vitality, and the reading is unusually direct: something is straightforwardly good and does not need to be examined for a catch. Its only real question is whether you can accept that.
What does The Sun reversed mean?
Reversed is often read as a good thing discounted, or brightness performed rather than felt. Ask what you are refusing to enjoy until some condition is met first.
Is The Sun a good card?
Neither. On this site no card is read as good or bad luck — The Sun is a frame for looking at a situation, and whether that frame is welcome depends entirely on what you are looking at.
This card is a reflection prompt, not a prediction.