Major Arcana · 19

The Sun

Nothing hidden, and nothing needing to be.

Upright · Reversed

Keywords: clarity, vitality, plainly visible good
Upright: Straightforward well-being. Rare in that it requires no interpretation — the thing is good and is also visible.
Reversed: Brightness turned harsh; or a good thing doubted until it is spent.

In a three-card spread

In the Past position: Read as what is still exerting force — not what happened, but the part of it still pushing on the present.
In the Present position: Read as what is currently available, and where you actually stand. The spread usually turns on this card.
In the Future position: Read as tendency: where this leans if nothing changes. A statement about the present phrased as a direction — never a claim about what will happen.

III

The major arcana

The major arcana are the twenty-two named cards, traditionally read as larger turns than the minors — not the day's advances and retreats but a change in the frame itself. When one appears in a spread it usually means the matter is not entirely yours to arrange.

Neighbouring major arcana

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The Sun Tarot Card Meaning: Nothing Hidden, and Nothing Needing to Be

The Sun, nineteenth of the major arcana: plainly visible good that needs no interpretation — and why so many people cannot simply accept it.

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