So, I wanted to share a bit about a time I had a real, kinda personal run-in with The Sun card from the tarot. Not in a super mystical, woo-woo way, y’know, but more like how a picture can sometimes just hit you at the right moment.
I was going through a pretty rough patch. Just felt like everything was gray, if that makes sense. Work was a drag, personal stuff felt heavy, the whole nine yards. I wasn’t really looking for magic answers or anything. Honestly, I think I just grabbed my old tarot deck out of a drawer because I was bored and, well, maybe a tiny bit desperate for something to shift my focus.
That Moment with The Card
I remember just shuffling them without much thought, not even doing a proper spread. Just pulled one card. And there it was: The Sun. My first reaction? Almost a laugh, like, “Are you kidding me?” Everything felt so bleak, and here’s this super bright, cheerful card staring back at me. Seemed like a bit of a joke, to be honest.
But I kept looking at it. You know the image – the little kid on the white horse, the big smiling sun overhead, those sunflowers. It’s so blatantly optimistic. And usually, when I’m down, that kind of thing can be annoying. But this time, something was different.
I think it was the simplicity of it. That kid, no fancy armor, no complicated quest, just pure, uncomplicated joy. And it got me thinking:
- Was I making things more complicated than they needed to be?
- Was I focusing so much on the shadows that I couldn’t see any light, even if it was there?
- Could it be about just finding a tiny bit of simple happiness, like that kid?
It wasn’t like a lightning bolt from the sky or anything. More like a quiet little nudge. I didn’t suddenly solve all my problems. But looking at The Sun, in that moment, I felt a tiny crack in that gray wall I’d built around myself. It reminded me that joy, even in small doses, is still real. That warmth exists, even if you’re not feeling it right that second.
So, what did I actually do? Not much, right away. I just kind of let that image sit with me. Maybe the next day, I made a point to actually enjoy my coffee instead of just gulping it down while worrying. Small stuff. The card didn’t give me answers, but it sort of… shifted the question a bit? From “why is everything awful?” to “where’s a tiny bit of sun I can find today?”
It’s funny how these things work. Just a piece of cardboard with a picture on it. But sometimes, that’s all it takes to get you to look up. That was my “tarot the sun” moment, for what it’s worth. Just a simple, unexpected reminder to seek out the light, even when it’s hard to see.
