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Sun

Recorded on Sun
Origin Period2
100 BCE to 200 CETradition: Hellenistic astrology in Greco-Roman Egypt 1Well-attested1000 BCE to 300 BCETradition: Babylonian celestial omens and horoscopy 2Well-attested
Associated Color2
Gold 3Well-attestedYellow 4Well-attested
Place of Origin1
Mesopotamia 2Well-attested
Origin of the Name1
The Latin name Sol renders the Greek Helios, identified in Mesopotamian astronomy with the sun god Shamash 2Well-attested
Language1
Latin 1Well-attested
Meaning in the Attesting Source1
Heating and, to a certain degree, dryingTradition: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 5Well-attested
Associated With18
1PMType: hourHoldsWell-attested3AMType: hourHoldsWell-attested6AMType: hourHoldsWell-attested8PMType: hourHoldsWell-attestedCarnationType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCunningham's magical herbalism gives the carnation to the Sun rather than to Jupiter. The two systems stand three centuries apart and the atlas carries both attributions rather than choosing between them.CedarType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCulpeper files cedar under the Sun, warming and heart-strengthening.ChrysanthemumType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCunningham's magical herbalism reads the chrysanthemum as solar and masculine. The flower is an East Asian one and carries no rulership from the western herbals.Date PalmType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCulpeper files the date palm under the Sun, warming and vitalising.FatherType: personHoldsWell-attestedPtolemy gives the father the Sun, the luminary of the day sect.MichaelType: archangelHoldsWell-attestedRecreationType: activityHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun rules Leo, the fifth sign, and supplies display, generosity and the centre of a gathering.SoulType: characteristicHoldsWell-attestedThe later Neoplatonic and Hermetic lineage takes the Sun as the ruling and radiant principle of the person.SpouseType: personHoldsWell-attestedPtolemy reads marriage from the Sun in a woman's chart.StrengthType: characteristicHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun supplies vitality and the vital spirit.SundayType: dayHoldsWell-attestedSunflowerType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCulpeper's herbalism files the sunflower under the Sun, warming and heart-strengthening. The rulership is read from the signature of the plant, the great rayed disc and the sun-following of the young heads, and the atlas records it as his attribution rather than as a property of the plant.The SunType: tarotHoldsWell-attestedIn the Golden Dawn Kabbalistic attribution, The Sun is assigned to Sun by way of its Tree of Life path.Trundholm Sun ChariotType: artifactHoldsWell-attestedThe gilded face and the plain bronze face of the disc are usually read as the bright day sun and the dark night sun. The reading is inference from the object and from wider Bronze Age solar imagery; the object itself and its dating are not in dispute.
Corresponds To1
UtuType: deityHoldsWell-attestedUtu (Akkadian Shamash) is the sun itself in Mesopotamian theology, crossing the sky each day and seeing, and therefore judging, everything beneath it; his cities of Sippar and Larsa each held a temple called Ebabbar, "the white house."
Exalted In1
AriesType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is exalted in Aries, and the tradition reads the vital self at its most forthright here - identity forged through action, a will that begins things and asks to lead. Astrologers describe a nature that meets the world head-on, courageous and impatient, most itself when it is first.
In Detriment In1
AquariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is in its detriment in Aquarius, and the tradition reads a self defined against the crowd rather than by acclaim - identity tied to principle, independence and the good of the many. Astrologers describe an original, somewhat detached character that finds itself less in personal display than in an idea held in common.
In Fall In1
LibraType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is in its fall in Libra, and the tradition reads a self that comes to know itself through the other - identity met in relationship, weighed against another, reluctant to stand wholly alone. Astrologers describe a gracious, fair-minded nature whose strength lies in harmony and whose task is a centre that does not depend on someone else.
Namesake Of1
SundayType: dayHoldsWell-attestedSunday is dies Solis, the Sun's day; English kept the planet name directly.
Originates in Language1
LatinType: languageHoldsWell-attested
Placed in House11
10th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the tenth house, the Midheaven, the vital self is directed toward the world's regard, and astrologers read an identity bound up with career, reputation and public standing. The tradition notes strong ambition and a life in which the person seeks to be known for what they achieve.11th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the eleventh house sets the self among groups, friends and shared aims, and astrologers read an identity realized through the collective and the pursuit of hopes larger than the personal. The tradition notes a life given direction by causes, alliances and a sense of the future.12th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the twelfth house the vital self works out of sight, and astrologers read an identity that is private, inward or given over to something larger than itself. The tradition notes a life lived partly behind the scenes, rich in inner experience, whose strength is found in solitude, compassion or the service of the unseen.1st HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attested2nd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the second house the vital self is invested in resources and worth, and astrologers read a person whose identity is bound up with what they earn, own and value. The tradition notes a drive to build security and a sense of self measured, for good or ill, by material substance.3rd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the third house centres the self in the mind and in communication, and astrologers read an identity expressed through thought, speech, learning and the immediate world of siblings and neighbours. The tradition notes a life animated by curiosity and exchange.4th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the fourth house, the base of the chart, the vital self is rooted in home and family, and astrologers read an identity that draws its strength from private life, origins and belonging. The tradition notes a person whose sense of self deepens with age and turns increasingly toward the foundations.6th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the sixth house the vital self is invested in work and service, and astrologers read an identity expressed through daily labour, skill and the care of health. The tradition notes a person who finds themselves in being useful and whose sense of purpose is tied to the task well done.7th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the seventh house places the self on the angle of the other, and astrologers read an identity realized through partnership - a life in which relationship is central and the person comes into focus alongside another. The tradition notes both a gift for cooperation and the task of not losing oneself in the couple.8th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the eighth house the vital self is drawn into the depths - shared resources, intimacy, crisis and transformation - and astrologers read an identity forged through what is intense and hidden. The tradition notes a life marked by regeneration and by the willingness to face what others avoid.9th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the ninth house turns the self toward meaning and the wider world, and astrologers read an identity expressed through belief, learning, travel and the search for a larger truth. The tradition notes a life enlarged by philosophy and by the horizon beyond the familiar.
Placed in Sign7 of 8
CancerType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in Cancer draws the vital self inward toward feeling and belonging, its light reflected through the Moon's own sign. Astrologers read a character rooted in the private and the familial, protective of its own, and reaching its strength through care rather than assertion.CapricornType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in Capricorn sets the vital self on the long climb, and astrologers read a character defined by purpose, discipline and the patient building of something lasting. The tradition notes a reserved, responsible nature that measures itself by what it achieves and earns its authority slowly.GeminiType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Gemini the core identity is bound up with the mind, and the tradition reads a self that lives through curiosity, exchange and the play of ideas. Astrologers describe a quick, plural nature that renews itself in variety and is defined as much by what it asks as by what it is.PiscesType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Pisces the boundary of the self grows porous, and astrologers read an identity drawn toward feeling, imagination and the whole rather than the separate ego. The tradition notes a compassionate, impressionable nature, easily merged with its surroundings, that finds its strength in sympathy and in what it can dissolve into.SagittariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Sagittarius the vital self reaches toward meaning and the horizon, and the tradition reads a frank, expansive character that needs room to range. Astrologers describe an identity built on conviction and movement, most itself when pursuing a larger truth or a farther country.ScorpioType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedIn Scorpio the solar will burns in fixed water, and astrologers read a character of depth and concentrated force - a self that guards its core, is drawn to what lies beneath, and renews itself through crisis. The tradition notes intensity, a long memory and a will that does not easily surrender.TaurusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedIn Taurus the solar will settles into the fixed earth, and astrologers read a character built on constancy - a self that gathers strength slowly, holds its ground, and takes its bearings from the tangible and the enduring. The tradition notes patience and a deep resistance to being hurried.
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  1. A History of Western Astrology Nicholas Campion, 2009
  2. The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture Francesca Rochberg, 2004
  3. Three Books of Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1533
  4. The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 6th edition Israel Regardie, 1989
  5. Tetrabiblos Claudius Ptolemy, 1900

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