The Sun (Tarot card)

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The Sun (XIX)

The Sun from the Tarot of Marseilles

The Sun (XIX) is a trump card in the tarot deck. Tarot trumps are often called "Major Arcana" by tarot card readers.

Contents 1 Description 2 References 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Description

A. E. Waite was a key figure in the developement of modern Tarot interpretaions. Wood, 1998 However not all interpretations follow his theology. Please remember that all Tarot decks used for divination are interpreted up to personal experience and standards.

Some frequent keywords used by tarot readers are:

• Optimism ----- Expansion ----- Being radiant ----- Good feelings

• Enlightenment ----- Vitality ----- Innocence ----- Non criticism

• Assurance ----- Energy ----- Personal power ----- Happiness

• Splendor ----- Brilliance ----- Joy ----- Enthusiasm

An infant rides a white horse under the personified sun, with sunflowers in the background.

The child of life holds a red flag representing the blood of renewal a smiling sun shines down on him representing accomplishment.

[edit] References

• The Sun from Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners - Joan Bunning
• A. E. Waite's 1910 Pictorial Key to the Tarot
• The Sun and related cards from tarot-cards-reading.com
• Juliette Wood, Folklore 109 (1998):15-24, The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making (1998)

[edit] Trivia

• A boss character in The House of the Dead III is named after this Tarot card.
• Due the fact that X/1999 manga made by CLAMP is not complete, there is no sun card in the Tarot, but fan rumors say that maybe Fuuma Monou is The Sun due to the clue on the spine of the Japanese released volume 18. On the book's spine, the character Nataku is portrayed in the center. On the edge is a cut off portion of someone's hair. The hair style is dark and spikey, thus it can be deduced to be Fuuma. Though other fans speculate that Sumeragi Hokuto is also another character likely to be the Sun, for the description of the card is extremely like her, and she to has a similar hair-style.
• Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games such as French Tarot and Austrian Königrufen. In English-speaking and Spanish- speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.

[edit] External links

Major Arcana
0 The Fool	I The Magician	II The High Priestess	III The Empress	IV The Emperor	V The Pope	VI The Lovers	VII The Chariot	VIII Justice	IX The Hermit	X Wheel of Fortune
XI Strength	XII The Hanged Man	XIII Death	XIV Temperance	XV The Devil	XVI The Tower	XVII The Star	XVIII The Moon	XIX The Sun	XX Judgement	XXI The World
Tarot • Minor Arcana