The Sun
Resh (ר)
Sun (Planet)
Path 30: Hod → Yesod
Herb: Chamomile
Upright
Joy, vitality, success, warmth.
Reversed
Temporary sadness, blocked enthusiasm.
What the Golden Dawn actually taught
Both traditions agree this is strongly positive. Book T reads: “glory, gain, riches — sometimes also arrogance, display, vanity, but only when with very evil cards,” framing the positivity materially rather than emotionally.
Imagery & symbolism
A child rides a white horse bareback beneath a wide, radiant sun, arms open, a single red banner trailing behind. Sunflowers rise over a garden wall — nothing in this card is uncertain of itself.
Numerology
19 reduces to 10, then 1 — a full circle back to unity; clarity and joy as a new beginning.
Also associated with
joy, vitality, success, clarity, warmth
Crystals of Sun
8 crystals share Sun with this card, in The Cauldron. See The Cauldron