Major Arcana · Card 20 of 78
The Sun represents positivity, fun, warmth, success, and vitality. It is one of the most positive cards in the deck.
On this page: the upright and reversed meaning of The Sun, its keywords, how it shows up in love, career and money, a yes-or-no answer, and the spreads where it shines.
Get an AI Tarot Reading with The SunWhen The Sun appears upright, it speaks of positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality.
When this energy is available to you, the practical move is to lean into it consciously rather than wait for circumstances to change.
When The Sun appears reversed, its energy turns to inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic.
When this energy is blocked or showing its shadow, the practical move is to name what is out of balance before making any decision.
Upright: YES — Success and joy
Reversed: YES — Positive but delayed
Treat the yes-or-no answer as a reflection prompt, not a command. Tarot works best when it helps you think, not when it decides for you.
As a Major Arcana card, it describes a chapter in your love life shaped by larger life lessons rather than day-to-day details.
Upright, The Sun is about positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality.
When this energy is available to you, the practical move is to lean into it consciously rather than wait for circumstances to change.
If reversed: Reversed, The Sun is about inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic. When this energy is blocked or showing its shadow, the practical move is to name what is out of balance before making any decision.
As a Major Arcana card, it points to a career chapter with bigger stakes — a turning point, a calling, or a lesson about how you work.
Upright, The Sun is about positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality.
When this energy is available to you, the practical move is to lean into it consciously rather than wait for circumstances to change.
If reversed: Reversed, The Sun is about inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic. When this energy is blocked or showing its shadow, the practical move is to name what is out of balance before making any decision.
As a Major Arcana card, it tends to describe the broader financial cycle you are in, not a single purchase or bill.
Upright, The Sun is about positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality.
When this energy is available to you, the practical move is to lean into it consciously rather than wait for circumstances to change.
If reversed: Reversed, The Sun is about inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic. When this energy is blocked or showing its shadow, the practical move is to name what is out of balance before making any decision.
The Sun shows its full meaning best in these spreads:
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