The Sun (XIX) is a trump card in the tarot deck. Tarot trumps are often called Major Arcana by tarot card readers.
[edit] Description
[edit] Rider-Waite symbolism
A. E. Waite suggested that this card is associated with attained knowledge. An infant rides a white horse under the anthropomorphized sun, with sunflowers in the background. The child of life holds a red flag, representing the blood of renewal while a smiling sun shines down on him, representing accomplishment. The conscious mind prevails over the fears and illusions of the unconscious. Innocence is renewed through discovery, bringing hope for the future.
[edit] Divination usage
A. E. Waite was a key figure in the development of modern Tarot interpretations. However, all Tarot decks used for divination are interpreted according to personal experience and standards.
Some frequent keywords used by tarot readers are:
- Optimism---Expansion---Being radiant---Positive feelings
- Enlightenment---Vitality---Innocence---Non-criticism
- Assurance---Energy---Personal power---Happiness
- Splendor---Brilliance---Joy ---Enthusiasm
This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect happiness and contentment, vitality, self-confidence and success.[1][2][3] Sometimes referred to as the best card in Tarot, it represents good things and positive outcomes to current struggles.[4]
[edit] Alternative decks
- In the Mythic Tarot deck, the Sun is depicted by Apollo.
[edit] Pop culture
- In Persona 3, Akinari Kamiki, a young man dying from a terminal illness, is the Sun social link. In Persona 4, the Sun is correlated with various creatures with similar qualities, most involving fire. Some include Gdon, Phoenix, and Cu Sith. It also includes two people associated with the sun card, and the one you meet depends on whether the protagonist joins the drama club (Yumi Ozawa) or the band (Ayane Matsunaga). Ironically, despite the overwhelmingly positive outlook of the Sun Arcana, those associated with it tend to be going through a life changing hardship.
- In the rail shooter The House of the Dead III, a giant flower-based boss-like mutation is named after this tarot card. All bosses in the series are named after the Major Arcana cards.
- In the SNES video game Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, the Sun Tarot card depicts a swimsuit-clad woman and a nearly-nude man standing back-to-back raising and extending their arms toward the sun, with the woman facing toward the camera. On drawing the card after liberation of one of the towns, it changes the time of day to noon, and also heavily damages all characters in both units who have very low alignment while slaying the undead when used in battle.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ LearnTarot.com
- ^ Paranormality.com
- ^ Waite 1911.
- ^ Simply Tarot, by Leanna Greenaway
- ^ Ogre Battle - Tarot Cards
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