DESCRIPTION

The Sun shines prominently on this card and we see a child on a white horse below holding a large red flag. The twenty-two rays of the Sun align with the twenty-two major arcana or Hebrew letters, and their alternating straight and wavy patterns signify a balance of male and female energies. Behind the child is a brick wall with sunflowers standing tall. The straight rays that extend from the Sun represent cosmic radiant light, while the wavy rays represent vibration. The face of the sun indicates that this is a living conscious intelligence. It’s a reminder that the material forces of nature are actually modes of conscious energy. There are also four sunflowers that represent the natural kingdoms (mineral, vegetable, animal, and human). Sunflowers resemble the Sun and turn towards it, following the Sun wherever it is in the sky. These sunflowers are turned towards the child and they can be associated with the divine name, the four worlds, or perhaps the four elements.

The child represents our renewed self in a state of joy. This child is androgynous looking because the masculine and feminine have been brought together in union. The child is on a white horse. White is a reference to the divine self of pure light. This key depicts the teaching that only as a child shall you enter the Kingdom of Heaven—when we’ve returned to that childlike state of joy and wonder and purity within our own soul, we experience life as a Heaven on Earth. Between the Sun and the child, the stone wall adorned with four sunflowers is symbolic of the Abyss on the Tree of Life before the sephira of Tiphareth, or “beauty.” The child’s wreath has six flowers, which symbolizes Tiphareth, the sixth sephira associated with the Sun/Son. The card also incorporates elements like the Fool’s red feather, which is last seen drooping in the Death card, and a bright red banner, influenced by Éliphas Lévi’s interpretation. Both of these elements represent the vibrancy of life and passion. The feather in the child’s crown of flowers also represents the element of air as well as the feather of the Egyptian goddess Ma’at, which stands for truth and purity. The red flag that the child holds is a victory banner, and the color red shows the active masculine element associated with the Sun.

The Sun archetype is about spiritual illumination, shedding light into the dark corners of our consciousness and bringing what was subconscious to our awareness in order to help us become our greater self. As children, we all had an innate innocence and curiosity and we wanted to express our creative nature in all aspects of life. The Sun archetype is also about our ability to express our will and to create. People born under the archetype of the Sun are full of life, vibrancy, and positivity. They’re natural generators, motivators, and stimulators of people and situations. They’re equally good at working with people either one on one or in groups. They thrive on that synergy that happens when two or more people come together to create a greater whole. They make great life coaches, art teachers, event producers, motivational speakers, leaders of innovative teams.