The Sun, the life-giving heart of our solar system, rules will and individuality. It is the core of our potential and uniqueness as an individual: who we are and what we are about. It represents the main direction and focus you want your life to take and your determination to accomplish what you set out to do.
The Sun's position in your horoscope demonstrates the depth of your personal honesty and integrity, the ability to command respect and authority, to impress and influence others. It indicates the stamp of your character, the deepest flavour of your individuality.
Your Sign (Sun Sign) is the Zodiac Sign that the Sun was in at the time and place that you were born. There are twelve Signs of the Zodiac and each Sign is made up of thirty degrees, making 360 degrees in the entire zodiac. The Sun travels about a degree a day and so gets right through the zodiac in a twelve month period. The Sun is considered generally benefic in Western Astrology, except when badly aspected or in conjunction with another planet, which is then considered combust (burnt up). Indian Vedic astrology, however, considers the Sun to be malefic, perhaps because it's hot there...
The Sun in partnership with the Moon creates and nurtures all life on our small planet. From the eclipses to the tides, from feeding the plants through photosynthesis to creating electricity through solar panels, the power of the Sun is central to our existence. It is also central to our psychological and spiritual wellbeing, as the rays from the Sun also awaken and vitalize the planetary forces that affect us at a subliminal level.
Your Sun Sign stands for the complexion of your innermost soul-motivation in your journey through this life. How you express your Sun Sign through the levels of personality shown by the symbols of the Moon, Rising Sign, Planetary Ruler and other astrological factors determines your course in life and how you will deal with it. It is the mark of the innermost structure of your character and reveals the primary karmic shaping that you need to experience in this lifetime.
