Success, Warmth, and Fulfillment

Most readers regard this as a good card. It's one of the 78 which is so abundantly wonderful that there is actually very little to say about it. I kind of hate it when The Sun falls into readings, because aside from spewing out the same old usual and empty keywords (such as 'success', 'warmth' and 'fulfillment'), there isn't much to follow them up with. It's quite a nice card for the person having the reading to receive, but finding something in it for the reader to talk about is not easy.

I find that there is always so much more to glean from the darker cards. The Sun sort of reminds me of how I always felt about Tori Amos. When she was miserable, her music was dark, haunting, melodic, and beautiful. Precious Things is one of my all-time favourite songs. But when she was happy, well she was .. to be frank .. dull. Listen to Concertina if you don't believe me. Some of the most inspiring love songs revolve around unrequited love. Don't get me wrong, for I'd far rather receive this sunny gal and the little chap on her lap than a date with the thorny 10 of Swords.

This faerie may have a nice spot in the garden, but as far as things go today, she has dictated little more than the weather, which quickly grew from an early September chill to a warm Thursday morning. I got off of my train and dawdled about for half an hour before meeting Charlotte at 9. We had breakfast and then sauntered around the shops for a couple of hours. When I drew this card, I was hoping that it would bring good news or success within work or my applications, but as with previous cards, it has not.


Manipulated illustration from The Mystic Faerie Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft