The Sun
Self-realization. happiness, strength, straightforwardness, clarity, self-worth, optimism, success, life force energy self-confidence vitality, and energy. success.
The sun card is number 19 which becomes in the number mysticism 1 and back to the original the power and strength of pure energy as it is now used by our own star in our solar system gives us light and warmth and prerequisite for all life on this planet that we all live on. The sun with its rays not only gives life but gives us the joy and warmth of body and soul.
The Sun's source of all kinds of positive expressions is also found as the strength and power it dominated and guided to success and growth. Its energy and vitality which the sun is associated with in its more human context comes from this Happiness and success and an unshakable self-confidence along with this grows both forthrightness and optimism in all the qualities of the sun. The strength that the sun represents does not shy away from a good self-confidence.
The self-evidence of the sun is a sign of happiness. The Sun's primordial state is associated with the little child's self-evident happiness and expressiveness without any prerequisites to take on different aspects of life, but simply existing for its own sake. The sun exists for its own sake around the planets that surround the sun, providing energy and warmth to those in the sun's vicinity.
The etheric energy of the Sun reflects the centre of eternal divine self-consciousness where the indestructible spirit dwells. The Son like the Gold which is indestructible and does not corrupt but the time energy it gives out is indestructible but only changes shape and form but it does not change in strength.
In the sun in the Garden tarot, I have chosen to illustrate a young boy/man running naked across a wheat field as a symbol of the true unconditional joy and purity of not disguising one's enthusiasm in any form but just being in its most genuine form. That which in nature reflects when the power of growth is at its strongest. The sunflowers are in bloom and nature reflects this beauty and strength that the sun helps every living being to realize.
The sun in professional and personal life is expressed by the Musician, whose thorns, like Apollo's rays, penetrate the heart and soul of each person. The desire to burn and transform is expressed in various aspects of people's career choices and life paths. Politicians, entrepreneurs, and athletes as well as coaches, managers, salesmen, and public relations personalities.