The Sun

The Sun is the nineteenth key to the Major Arcana in Tarot.  The Element of the Sun is Fire and the planetary affiliation is with The Sun.

Qualities of the Sun are Vitality, New Life, and Energy.  An alternative name for The Sun is Illumination.  Symbols are Naked Child(ren), Banner of Victory, White Horse, and Sunflowers.

In German the Sun is called Die Sonne.  In French, Le Soleil.  And in Italian, Il Sole.

SYMBOLOGY

A child, naked and innocent, rides a white horse, while carrying a fluttering banner of victory.  Above the child is an enormous sun, usually depicted as figurative, with a serene, paternal face.  This image represents the source of all life on Earth.  The card also represents childhood innocence and purity, particularly emphasized through the white horse, a symbol of strength and nobility.  In the background, four sunflowers grow above a brick wall.  they represent the four kingdoms of nature -- animal, vegetable, mineral, and human -- the four suits of the Minor Arcana -- and the four elements.  The Sun rules over them all.

ATTRIBUTES

A new and radiant day has dawned.  The Sun gives strength.  He offers abundance and vitality.  He signifies health and invigoration, clarity and confidence, all without ego.  This is the card of attainment and fulfillment.  The Sun warms all it touches.  Yet he also demands that success is to be shared, that all rewards are distributed equally.  He is the clarion call of victory over darkness, of our emergence into the light.  He is the source of power and energy, the fuel that drives divine will.