"You're coming to a bend in the road of your lifestyle, job, relationship or worldly activities.  You aren't leaving the past activities, projects, or people behind - you do value them.  You're just choosing to be involved with them in a somewhat different way.  You're experiencing a rush of enthusiasm for doing things in this altered way.  You might be remodeling your current house or establishing a new contract in your old relationship." - Gail Fairfield

The Sun represents a new day dawning, a chance to face life with a new attitude and with the hope and belief in possibilities that a new day implies.  The Sun is the reminder that no matter how dark things may seem in our lives, the light always returns.  The Sun can also prove to be harsh, revealing all of our imperfections to the light of day.

Whenever I think of this card I hear the song "Here Comes the Sun" running through my mind.  I especially like the lines that say "I feel the ice is slowly melting" and 'it's been a long, cold lonely winter".  It reminds me that sometimes, just when it seems we can't struggle through the darkness and nightmares anymore, we finally stumble into the daylight.  We are finally able to see the brightness and hope of a new day dawning.  It's as if the world is new again and we have a chance to start over. 

The Sun also brings to mind a period of being the center of our own universe; being in the spotlight.  It is an opportunity to have everyone watch us and smile at us.  Perhaps it is even an opportunity to allow others to bask in our warmth and our radiance.  Somehow this is the most difficult thing to do.  We are often told that it is arrogant or vain to boast of our accomplishments.  We brush off compliments and try to downplay who and what we truly are.  The Sun gives us a chance to revel in what makes us special; in what makes us superstars.  And the reality is that we are all superstars on some way.  We may not all be celebrities but we are the Sun in someone's life, our own.

Reversed, The Sun seems to be telling me to look inside myself and seeing what will make me shine and feel that warmth and brilliance.  I need to find the path inside myself that will allow me to feel more comfortable and confident expressing my gifts and talents.  What holds me back from actually becoming a professional Tarot reader?  Nothing but my own self doubt and fear of shining.  When I was younger I learned to hide my light because it tended to draw negative reactions from those around me.  I was often called "brainiac" or teased for using "$.50 words".  I would deliberately avoid playing Trivial Pursuit with certain people because I knew that I would easily beat them and I just didn't need to deal with the resentment this tending to cause.  Even reading this I realize it sounds arrogant, but it isn't meant to be.  It's not that I see myself as some sort of genius, far from it.  I simply tend to remember the kinds of facts that help one win at Trivial Pursuit.  Even now I find myself rather embarrassed to make this claim because I worry that it sounds so arrogant.  Of course I can acknowledge that at times I can be arrogant about certain things.  Perhaps I need to find the difference between arrogance and confidence and try to keep myself in the sunlight without trying to eclipse anyone else.