The Sun

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

successenergyvitalityjoyclaritywarmthvictoryoptimism

🌑 Shadow: Overconfidence, ego, burnout from wanting to shine, success that blinds, getting burned

Lenormand cards aren't read reversed: each card has a light side and a shadow side, and the shadow usually comes out depending on the cards around it.

By topic

Love: happinesswarmthradiant lovehealthy passiona brilliant relationshipjoy
Friendship: joywarmthpositive friendscelebrationoptimismfun
Family: happinessa warm homecelebrationsenergyjoywellbeing
Career: successpromotionleadershiprecognitionenergyvictory
Work: successrecognitionenergyachievementsa good time at workleadership
Studies: academic successclaritygood gradesmotivationshiningenergy
Money: successprofitsprosperityabundanceincomefinancial clarity
Pets: happy animalvitalityenergyoutdoorsgood conditionplaying in the sun
Health: vitalityenergyrecoverygood spiritssunshinewellbeing
Choices: claritygood timingdeciding in the lightoptimismconfidence
Creative projects: successvisibilityrecognitiona moment to shineclarityenergy
Creativity: brillianceinspirationcreative energyvisibilityoptimismfulfilment

Classic combinations

The Sun + The Tower: success at work
The Sun + The Tree: good health and vitality
The Sun + The Clouds: the doubts go away
The Sun + The Heart: happy love
The Sun + The Fish: prosperity, money growing
The Sun + The Coffin: being reborn after a bad time
The Sun + The Garden: public success, a good reputation
The Sun + The Mice: the wear ends, your energy comes back

✨ 3 tips for combining it

It's the card of success: it improves whatever it touches. Example: The Sun + The Tower is success at work.
It's also energy and vitality. Example: The Sun + The Tree is good health and recovery.
It clears up difficult cards next to it. Example: The Sun + The Clouds is the doubts disappearing.

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Images: Das Spiel der Hofnung (J. K. Hechtel, Nuremberg, 1799), the ancestor of the Petit Lenormand. Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, British Museum).