The Sun in Astrology: Identity, Vitality & The Core Self

Watercolor tarot card showing the Sun in astrology with golden rays radiating from luminous sphere in Art Deco navy and gold arch frame

The Sun is the gravitational center of the astrological system for a reason: it represents the radiant core of who you are. Your vitality. Your purpose. Your essence. The Sun is the "I am" that everything else in your chart orbits around.

Keywords: identity, ego, life force, purpose, expression

Planetary Type: Luminary

Rulership: Leo

Detriment: Aquarius

Exaltation: Aries

Fall: Libra

🌞 What the Sun Represents

The Sun describes your fundamental personality — the self you grow into over time. If the Moon shows who you are on the inside, the Sun shows who you become when you step into your full power.

This is your style of shining. How you want to be seen.
Your Sun sign is your mythic role in this lifetime.

🌟 The Sun in Your Birth Chart

Where the Sun sits by house tells you where your life force wants to express itself.

Sun in the 1st House: “I am the main character.”
Sun in the 7th House: You shine in partnership.
Sun in the 10th House: Public destiny, career firepower.
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🔥 Sun Sign Themes

Each Sun sign colors the core with its own archetype:

Aries Sun: The Warrior — bold, primal, unstoppable
Taurus Sun: The Stabilizer — embodied, patient, sensual
Gemini Sun: The Messenger — curious, witty, adaptable
…etc.

(Again, when you’re ready, we’ll sweep all 12 into a perfect hub.)

🜁 Element & Modality

The Sun’s energy shifts flavor depending on its sign’s architecture:

Element: Fire → purpose, passion, identity
Modality: Fixed → consistent, intentional, determined

🎨 Symbolism & Mythology

The Sun has always been associated with sovereign energy — kingship, creative spark, divine order. In tarot, it echoes The Sun card: clarity, vitality, the promise that light returns after every darkness.

Your Sun describes the hero’s journey you're wired to live.

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