The Sun
Tarot card meaning, upright and reversed.
The Sun represents joy, vitality, and success.
Reversed, The Sun points to temporary sadness, delayed joy, and low energy.
The Sun upright meaning
The Sun shows a child riding bareback on a white horse under a sun with an actual face, arms open, holding no reins and needing none. Behind the wall four sunflowers turn toward the light. There is nothing hidden or complicated in this picture; the joy is plain, out in the open, unearned and unafraid. Whatever you have been working toward has room to be simply good right now, and this card says let yourself ride out under it without bracing for the catch.
The Sun reversed meaning
Reversed, a cloud crosses the same sun but does not put it out, the warmth dimmed rather than gone. The child still rides, the sunflowers still lean toward the light behind the wall, only the day has gone briefly overcast. A low mood does not erase the momentum underneath it. Give the good thing a little more time in the open and it tends to brighten back.
AffirmationI ride out under the sun with my arms open and no reins.
Where am I keeping the banner furled on a day that is already bright?
Common questions about The Sun
What does The Sun mean in tarot?
The Sun represents joy, vitality, and success. The Sun shows a child riding bareback on a white horse under a sun with an actual face, arms open, holding no reins and needing none. Behind the wall four sunflowers turn toward the light.
What does The Sun reversed mean?
Reversed, The Sun points to temporary sadness, delayed joy, and low energy. Reversed, a cloud crosses the same sun but does not put it out, the warmth dimmed rather than gone.
Is The Sun a yes or no card?
Leaning yes. The Sun upright leans toward yes: it carries joy, vitality, and success. Read it as encouragement with nuance, not a guarantee.
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