The Sun shows a child riding a white horse beneath a great bright sun, sunflowers behind a low wall. The child is naked and unselfconscious. There is no fear in the image. There is no need for armour.
Classical readings call this joy, but the more lasting word is clarity. The Sun is what becomes possible after the night of The Moon — the moment when the terrain is visible again, when intuition and analysis line up, when warmth is available without having to be argued for. Success here is not the loud kind. It is the kind that lets you be small without shrinking.
Reversed, the same sun dims temporarily. A cloudy day, a delayed satisfaction, sometimes a noisy success that misses the quiet center of the upright card. The shadow is rare for The Sun: it tends to remain a kind card even when it is not at its full strength.
When The Sun appears, the reading is generous. There is light to work in. Use it. The child on the horse is not naive; the child has come through. The simplicity is earned.
One card, one bright note.