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I’ve been thinking about the sun (the star) and The Sun (the..
🕑 Added 2021-04-10 17:49:14 +0000 UTC I’ve been thinking about the sun (the star) and The Sun (the tarot card, XIX of the Major Arcana) a lot this week. I love coming up with specific anecdotal examples for how tarot cards express themselves in our daily lives. Last night was a direct portal into The Sun card for me. Context: the past couple of weeks have been non-stop (in a good way!). Aries season is always intensely activating for me and brings about motivation and creative energy. My work, personal, sex, creative lives are all full of excitement and promise right now. But it’s fatiguing to be at 11 all the time. Last night after an intense therapy session, at the end of a long week, I was feeling a real comedown. The makings of an emotional hangover. A resistance to slow down even though my body and mind were telling me to. I put on my Aries season playlist (link below) while I did the dishes in golden hour, smoked some weed, took some nudes, did my stupid dancing. I found a little release and a little surrender to silly pleasure. I realized The Sun card is the moment you feel fully, unwaveringly yourself. The ecstasy of being embodied in who you are. Feeling that the truest you is shining through. That’s vulnerable. That’s tender. It’s nourishing. And like Aries, in that moment we don’t give a fuck what anyone thinks of us. The confidence of Aries is necessarily vulnerable. Aries does something they love without caring whether they are good at it or not. The ego is still present here but it’s in balance, it’s helping us express ourselves honestly. On Thursday, 4/8, the sun reached its point of exaltation at 19 degrees of Aries. Rooted in Hellenistic astrology, the planets are ascribed signs of exaltation and sometimes degrees of exaltation are included. When planets are exalted their qualities are expressed with full strength. Some argue that Aries’ passionate and self-directed style best channels the life-giving force of the sun. The sun in astrology connects to our identity and ego, hence why the sign of the sun at our birth is usually treated as the main sign. Eg. “I’m a Cancer” also means “I’m a Cancer sun.” The first time I encountered nuance around The Sun card was in @bakaraw ‘s “WTF is Tarot?”. The sun gives life but can also burn away. Unbridled joy is welcome after the devastation of the Tower and intense exploration of the Moon. The next card after The Sun is Judgement, in which we absolve ourselves and ascend into a new chapter. The Sun reminds us that incessant, unquestioning “love and light” leads to destruction. The toxicity of sun poisoning, the dehydration of all sun and no rain. When we seek to engage the Sun with only ego, we’ll burn out quickly and likely burn those around us. If we’re to reach the forgiveness and self-love of Judgement, vulnerability and accountability are essential. The Sun shows up embodied in the ego as a tool at our disposal, and exalted in Aries we’re asked how we’ll handle that tool. I also believe it requires vulnerability to feel the joy and excitement of this card. How vulnerable are the first stalks of daffodils boldly striking up above the still-decomposing detritus. How the bare branches of trees bask in the expanding light of the sun before their buds even appear. Tomorrow night/early Monday (depending on your timezone) brings the new moon in Aries. The new moon is an opportunity to release. I look forward to expanding on this post and sharing a collective new moon tarot reading with you in a few days. I encourage you to consider the moments you embody The Sun card - what makes you feel fully like yourself? How does it sustain you? And how is Aries season landing for you? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yXtzdCxmI05MdjBCyTLG3?si=XAMojDZbTxmFMW8yUPnusw
