The Sun: tarot meaning, upright and reversed

A child rides a white horse before sunflowers beneath a radiant sun.

Upright

clarity · vitality

A matter becomes more visible and direct. Enjoy shared warmth, confidence, and uncomplicated expression.

Reversed

muted joy · overconfidence

Success may be delayed or taken for granted; simplicity can be obscured by the wish to shine.

In a reading

The position gives this card a particular task: a description of the situation, a challenge, or guidance. Read its image and meaning alongside the other cards and the question that brought them together.

Golden Dawn correspondence

Planet: Sun. This is the attribution in Book T.

Sources

A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. These notes are original interpretations of the Waite–Smith imagery, informed by that text.