Albano-Waite: The Sun

• Posted on February 26, 2010 at 4:31 pm

This is an iconic design, the one pictured on the box the deck came on and one I imagine you may have seen before. The foreground depicts a naked child riding bareback on a white horse while carrying a red flowing banner. A huge yellow sun shines in the background. Behind the horse is a large stone wall topped with four sunflowers.

The Sun is one of the most favorable cards in the tarot. The child represents innocence and joy, but the addition of the wall (security) means protected innocence, unlike the innocence of The Fool who usually depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff. The sunflowers imply abundance, as well as hope for a bright future.

In Tarot for Writers, Corrinne Kenner states that “the white horse is a hero’s mount. Horses represent mobility, partnership and social status”. (Horses also represent freedom of movement.) In a story, this card could represent “a child, a farmer, a horseman, a musician or a poet”.

If this card comes up as an answer to a question, assume an emphatic “Yes”.

Lyndi

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