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The Sun (XIX) is the nineteenth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.

Description

An infant rides a white horse under the anthropomorphized Sun, with sunflowers in the background.

Rider–Waite symbolism

A. E. Waite suggested that this card is associated with attained knowledge. 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.

Interpretation

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.

Waite suggests the card carries several divinatory associations:

19.THE SUN.—Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment. Reversed: The same in a lesser sense.^[1]

References

Works cited

Waite, A. E. (1979) [1910]. The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. New York: Samuel Weiser. ISBN 0-87728-218-8.

External links

Media related to Sun (Major Arcana) at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTEWaite1979-1] Waite (1979).

[learntarot-2] LearnTarot.com

[paranormality-3] Paranormality.com

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 ===Rider–Waite symbolism===
-A. E. Waite suggested that this card is associated with attained knowledge. 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 [[illusion]]s of the [[Unconscious mind|unconscious]]. [[Innocence]] is renewed through discovery, bringing hope for the future.
+A. E. Waite suggested that this card is associated with attained knowledge. 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 [[illusion]]s of the [[Unconscious mind|unconscious]]. [[Innocence]] is renewed through discovery, bringing hope for the future.
 == Interpretation ==
-This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect happiness and contentment, vitality, self-confidence and success.<ref name=learntarot>[http://www.learntarot.com/maj19.htm LearnTarot.com]</ref><ref name=paranormality>[http://www.paranormality.com/tarot_sun.shtml Paranormality.com]</ref><ref name=pkt>[[wikisource:The Pictorial Key to the Tarot#The Greater Arcana and their Divinatory Meanings|Waite 1911]].</ref> Sometimes referred to as the best card in tarot, it represents good things and positive outcomes to current struggles.
+This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect happiness and contentment, vitality, self-confidence, and success.{{sfnp|Waite|1979}}<ref name=learntarot>[http://www.learntarot.com/maj19.htm LearnTarot.com]</ref><ref name=paranormality>[http://www.paranormality.com/tarot_sun.shtml Paranormality.com]</ref> Sometimes referred to as the best card in tarot, it represents good things and positive outcomes to current struggles.
-Waite suggests the card carries several divinatory associations:<ref>{{Cite book|title=The pictorial key to the tarot|last=Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.|date=2005|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-44255-1|location=Mineola, NY|oclc=57549699}}</ref>
+Waite suggests the card carries several divinatory associations:
-<blockquote>19.THE SUN.—Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment. Reversed: The same in a lesser sense.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>19.THE SUN.—Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment. Reversed: The same in a lesser sense.{{sfnp|Waite|1979}}</blockquote>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==Bibliography==
+===Works cited===
-*{{cite book|last=Waite|first=Arthur|authorlink=Arthur Edward Waite|title=The Pictorial Key to the Tarot|year=1911|location=London|publisher=W. Rider|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/tarot/pkt/index.htm}}
+* {{cite book |last=Waite |first=A. E. |author-link=A. E. Waite |year=1979 |orig-year=1910 |title=The Pictorial Key to the Tarot |place=New York |publisher=[[Samuel Weiser]] |isbn=0-87728-218-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/pictorialkeytota00arth |url-access=registration}}
-* {{cite journal|last=Wood|first=Juliette|year=1998|title=The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making|journal=Folklore|volume=109|pages=15–24|doi=10.1080/0015587x.1998.9715957}}
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite journal|last=Wood|first=Juliette|year=1998|title=The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making|journal=Folklore|volume=109|issue=1–2 |pages=15–24|doi=10.1080/0015587x.1998.9715957 |ref=none}}
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-* [https://tellmytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/the-sun The symbolism of The Sun - how to interpret this card]
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