The Sun.
Artwork and image composition created by The Waratah Witch using digital and AI-assisted creative tools. © The Waratah Witch 2026
Artwork and image composition created by The Waratah Witch using digital and AI-assisted creative tools. © The Waratah Witch 2026
Joy • Vitality • Success • Confidence
"You were never meant to spend your whole life waiting for the clouds to clear."
The Sun at a Glance
The Sun is card number XIX in the Major Arcana and represents joy, vitality, success, confidence, clarity, and wholehearted living.
After the uncertainty of The Moon, The Sun rises with warmth and certainty.
This is one of the most positive cards in the tarot, bringing optimism, celebration, growth, and a renewed appreciation for life's simple pleasures.
The Sun reminds us that happiness is not something we earn after everything is perfect.
It is something we can choose to notice along the journey.
This card encourages you to step into the light, embrace your authentic self, and allow your natural gifts to shine.
Upright Meaning
The Sun is a card of abundance, positivity, and momentum.
When it appears, it often signals a period of clarity, confidence, and forward movement. Things begin to make sense. Efforts start bearing fruit. Challenges that once seemed overwhelming become easier to navigate.
This card encourages you to celebrate your achievements, no matter how small.
You have come further than you realise.
The Sun also reminds us that joy is not frivolous. It is fuel.
The things that make us laugh, smile, create, and connect are often the very things that help us thrive.
The Sun Upright Keywords
• Joy
• Success
• Confidence
• Vitality
• Clarity
• Celebration
Reversed Meaning
Reversed, The Sun suggests that joy may be present, but difficult to see.
You may be focusing so closely on what remains unfinished that you overlook how much progress has already been made.
Alternatively, this card can indicate burnout, unrealistic expectations, or forgetting to make time for the things that bring genuine happiness.
The light has not disappeared.
You may simply need to turn toward it.
The Sun Reversed Keywords
• Temporary setbacks
• Burnout
• Self-doubt
• Delayed success
• Perspective
• Rediscovering joy
The Sun in Love
In relationships, The Sun is a wonderful sign of warmth, honesty, and mutual happiness.
It encourages openness, trust, and celebrating one another's successes.
For existing relationships, it often points to deeper connection and shared joy.
For singles, it suggests confidence, self-love, and attracting relationships that feel uplifting and authentic.
The Sun reminds us that healthy love allows people to shine rather than shrink.
The Sun in Career & Finances
In career matters, The Sun often indicates achievement, recognition, and confidence in your abilities.
Projects move forward. Opportunities emerge. Your efforts begin producing visible results.
Financially, this card suggests positive momentum and rewards earned through persistence and hard work.
Enjoy the harvest. You've been tending the garden for quite some time.
The Sun as Advice
Be visible.
Share your gifts.
Celebrate your successes.
Allow yourself to experience joy without guilt.
Not every moment of life needs to be productive.
Some moments simply need to be lived.
The Sun encourages you to stop waiting for permission to be happy.
A Little Waratah Wisdom
Anyone who has spent winter in the Australian bush understands the magic of the first truly warm spring morning.
The wattles bloom. The birds become louder. The world feels awake again.
Wattle is one of the great symbols of optimism, joy, and renewal within the Waratah Witch tradition, representing the return of light after a difficult winter.
The Sun carries that same energy.
It reminds us that difficult seasons are part of life, but they are not the whole story.
Eventually the warmth returns. Eventually the flowers bloom. Eventually the kookaburras decide that 5:00am is the perfect time to announce this fact to absolutely everyone.
Waratah Witch Reflection
The Sun reminds us that happiness is not a destination hidden somewhere over the horizon.
It is often found in the simple things already surrounding us.
A cup of tea on the veranda.
A laugh shared with a friend.
A flowering Waratah.
A dog that thinks you're the greatest human ever created.
A sky painted gold at sunset.
The Sun asks you to notice these moments. To celebrate them. To gather them like treasures.
Because while life will always contain challenges, it also contains extraordinary beauty.
And sometimes the most magical thing you can do is stand in the sunlight and remember that you are allowed to enjoy your own life. The bush certainly does. Every spring it throws an absolutely outrageous party and invites every bird within fifty kilometres.
Tarot is a tool for reflection, not prediction. Free will always exists, and every card contains an opportunity for growth.
Artwork and image composition created by The Waratah Witch using digital and AI-assisted creative tools. © The Waratah Witch 2026
