XIX
The Sun
The Sun tarot card meaning
Major Arcana · XIX
joy · clarity · success
Upright meaning
Full daylight. The Sun is the plainest yes in the deck: vitality, visible success and warmth you can feel on your skin.
Reversed meaning
Happiness played down, or optimism that skips over the practical detail.
Love
Ease, laughter, a relationship in good weather.
Career
Recognition, a clear win, energy to spare.
Advice
Enjoy it out loud. Momentum grows on acknowledgement.
Where it sits in the deck
The Sun is card XIX of the Major Arcana, the twenty-two trumps that mark the turning points of a life. Read alongside its neighbours it forms part of the Fool's Journey, the story the deck tells when laid out in order.
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