The Sun: Tarot Card Meaning

Meaning of the The Sun card upright

A child rides a white horse beneath a great sun with sunflowers behind a wall. This is the brightest card of the deck: joy, openness and success that is clear to everyone. It promises vitality and a time when things work out simply.

The Sun reversed

• a temporary shadow
• inflated expectations
• partial success

Reversed, the Sun shows a temporary cloud, inflated expectations or joy that you hold back. The light is still there, only hidden. Do not expect everything at once, and enjoy what has already come.

The Sun in love and relationships

In love it means happiness, a warm and open relationship, and possibly a child or a joyful event. Reversed, a short disagreement or a feeling of being undervalued.

The Sun in work and finances

At work it is success, recognition, a good reputation and a clear goal. Share your results. Reversed, a delay or smaller results than expected.

Symbolism of the The Sun card

The child is open trust in life. The white horse is purity and strength, the red banner is vitality. The sunflowers rise over the wall to face the sun, like human beings turning toward joy.

The Sun in a yes or no reading

In yes or no spreads, The Sun upright reads as “yes” and reversed as “yes”. The answer comes from the general meaning of the card (joy, success), so always take the wording of the question and the neighbouring cards into account. Try a yes or no reading.