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The Sun, Rider-Waite-Smith
Major arcana

The Sun

The Sun brings clarity, vitality, direct expression and recognition of what is visible. It makes things simpler to name.

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What the card shows

A child rides a white horse in front of a large sun, a red flag in hand. Behind a wall, sunflowers turn towards the light that fills the top of the card.

Its light

Showing what works lets others lean on it. Transparency eases exchanges when it rests on something real, and what is named clearly can be shared.

Its shadow

The need for clarity can become the need to expose everything. A complex situation does not simplify because you spread it out, and the search for validation makes you dependent.

Keywords

clarityvitalityexpressionjoyvisibility

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Arcana XIX. Pamela Colman Smith reduces the couple of the older versions to a single young figure and marks the victory with a standard.

What this card invites you to do

Bring what matters into the light, in words simple enough to be understood. Acknowledge what works instead of playing it down, and let yourself be seen.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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