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Sun in the Zodiac Signs - Learn Astrology

When you let your own light shine, you unconsciously give others permission to do the same.

Nelson Mandela
Inauguration Speech S. African black civil rights leader (1918 - )

In this step 2, planets & nodes, of the learn astrology guide to your natal chart, you will discover what the Sun in your horoscope means.

The Sun - Planet of Spiritual Self

The Sun in astrology, also known as a luminary and a star, represents the self - our basic personality, ego, identity and spirit that makes us unique. The Sun also represents creative ability and the power of the individual to meet the challenges of everyday life.

All the planets, as discovered by Copernicus, rotate around the Sun. This replaced the earlier ideas of Ptolemy of the Earth being at the centre of the solar system. The Sun is the giver of light to all the planets and life on Earth and is the heart of our solar system.

Glyph
Rules	Basic personality
Ruler	Leo
Polarity	Yang (positive, male)
Changes Sign	Every Month
Day	Sunday
Keywords	Creativity, Inspiration, Drama, Proactive Nature, Leadership Abilities, Charisma, Father, Fire, Warmth

Without the Sun, there would be no life on earth life. Everything relies on it's energy and power. It is an outgoing masculine yang energy, very different to the Moon as we will see later. Without it we would not have light to see things and be conscious of the different objects that make up our world. Where the Sun shines things become clear and out in the open. Where there is darkness the world is hidden and takes on a very different nature. Like a great emperor all the planets go round the Sun and pay it tribute. Indeed many cultures have worshipped the Sun as the ultimate deity. The Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten abandoned all the other Gods in favour of the one Sun God, the Akhen. Ultimately the Sun is not the source of all things but without it's influence there would be no life in our solar system.

As the Sun is at the centre of the solar system, so it is our central creative core. It is how we radiate our life force to the world around us. As it creates life so this is how we express our creative life force. It is a journey as we strive towards expressing this energy of ourselves and it can take people a lifetime to grow into their own Sun. It is the energy of the quest, to become who we were meant to be and who we could be.

Sun Sign Astrology

When we talk about conventional astrology and say she is this or that sign, we are talking about Sun sign astrology. She is a Virgo would mean the Sun at her time of birth lay in front of the constellation of Virgo. Purely basing astrology on the Sun sign tells only a small part of the story as we will see when mentioning the other planets, however that part is very significant.

Sun Personality

People with a very strong Sun influence in their natal chart, are often very generous, expressive, outgoing, energetic, charismatic, confident and flamboyant individuals. They expect to be the king or queen as the Sun is the emperor of the solar system. The shadow side of the Sun can result in excessive pride, ego, jealousy and stubborness. This is often when the Sun person is not given the recognition they desire.

Ruler of Leo

Both the Sun and the Moon only rule one of the signs in contrast to the other planets that each rule two signs. In this way, the energy of the luminary ruled signs are doubly powerful since they are so concentrated. The Sun rules the sign of Leo which is people born at the height of the summer in the western world. Leos are natural leaders of the zodiac with all the gifts the Sun gives them. Their natural charisma is rarely rivalled and they regularly make great influences on society. Napoleon was a famous Leo who turned a whole army sent against him to his cause purely with his charisma and leadership abilities.