Divination: Tarot Tour - No. 19 The Sun

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This week's card is The Sun. The card pictured comes from the Rider-Waite deck (as featured on Wikipedia). After the long sojourn through the darkness of life's challenges, The Sun shines forth to bring hope and prosperity. This is a card that is almost always positively aspected. Different decks will depict two children meeting before a wall with the brilliant Sun above them. This variation in iconography does not change the meanings behind this card (but does make for an interesting variety of artwork to look for).

In the direct orientation, the Sun speaks of hope and prosperity, as I mentioned earlier. It is also a card indicative of healthy relationships and pure joy. In the reversed orientation, the Sun still speaks of these things happening but the joy is not complete, the relationship needs extra attention, and the prosperity has not fully arrived yet. Hope, however, springs eternal.

In the Fool's Journey, the Fool is coming to a place of renewal. They have grown wiser from their journey and have learned to appreciate and live in the moment.