Remember I posted to the Sunscreem mailing list about meeting a girl who actually knew the band? Carol Nichol did a Tarot reading for me. One of the cards was of course "THE SUN"... It's hard to get a much better card in the deck than The Sun. Some might argue that the Star or the World or some of the other cards are equally good, but I don't think that anyone can find a better card. Pollack says, "joy, happiness, and a great sense of the beauty of life...looking at the world in a wholly new way, seeing all life untied in joy and light." Waite thought of The Sun as a "burst of freedom." Helena Paterson says of the Celtic Tarot's Sun, "It represents the masculine or patriarchal influence of the father....Generally speaking, it is linked to growth and maturity....The creative talents are being fully utilized, promotion and recognition is imminent." Although the Moon in Tarot is not the Moon in astrology, the Sun in Tarot is the Sun, and there does seem to be a lot in common here. The Sun is the radiant center, but, although the Sun is usually a major focus in an astrological chart, the Sun card does not have the same center or focus in Tarot. If there is a center or focus in the Tarot deck, it would probably be the Fool. The Magician would also be a strong choice in many modern decks for a center role. The Sun is warm and simple, clear and straightforward, strong and inspiring, liberating, refreshing. It is a place of serenity and calm, despite its high energy. It is a card of giving, of easy, generous giving, natural giving, giving that is free and painless because it just flows outward naturally, without effort. The Sun is a card of expanded awareness, a time of things easily understood, of problems thrown into the light and thereby seen clearly. Problems are solved. You are in control. The trilogy of Happiness, Love, and Joy pretty well sums the Sun up, though. Paul Foster Case says that it represents Life Power "in the simplest and best way that we can think about it." ********************************************************* You are being sent this message because you are subscribed to the Sunscreem Mailing List. For help send the message text: help to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************
