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The Sun represents your ego identity/sense of self, vitality, self expression, and individuality. The Sun is just a tiny factor of your birth chart, and resonance with the sign and house placement strongly depends on other factors and aspects in your chart. Remember, planets represent an aspect of yourself, the sign represents how the aspects are expressed, and the house placement represents where the energies are expressed. Look to the house placement of your Sun to determine the area of life the energy of your Sun sign is mostly expressed. Where the Sun is positioned in your chart, it illuminates.
Planets in the first house are outwardly expressed and recognized. The first house/ascendant is the house of the inner self, appearance, personality, mannerisms, and how you present yourselves to others. The radiant illuminance of the Sun is outwardly visible when it is placed in the first house, as the Sun illuminates the first house when placed here. With the natal Sun in the first house, there’s an inclination to be highly self-aware and to search for self identity. The search for identity is vital in this native, as this placement indicates a lifetime where the native seeks to find complete comfortability in the self. This placement indicates a lifetime of self-discovery. There is a strong inclination to be fully independent, and the native may be very headstrong and take initiative. Self expression is very important to this native as well. The native continuously searches for ways to express themselves, and the focal point of this lifetime is to master true self-expression. The sign of the Sun, depending on the ascendant, will be very radiant when placed in the first house.(Continued...)
The native will depict a very direct quality, as the way they outwardly express themselves aligns with who they are internally. However, depending on aspects to the Sun or ascendant, the native could experience limits in self-expression. If the Sun is “badly”positioned/aspected in this house, how the native feels internally will differ from how they express themselves or are perceived. Still, the essence of this placement points to a being that is highly self-aware with a very strong ego. This native must learn to understand their ego in relation to others, especially in the presence of those with other strong radiant personalities, as they could clash. Often, these natives have trouble with authority because of their strong and prominent personalities. These natives attract attention very easily as the radiant Sun is once again, very visible in the first house of self and appearance. Some with this placement wish to be recognized and will seek to be recognized. This is a very good position for those that enjoy to be in the spotlight. Natives with this placement will seek and find their identities within every vocation.
The second house is the house of values, comfort, security, the material world, possessions, and money. With the Sun illuminating the second house, the sense of self will be tied to their possessions and values. This is a favorable position for the Sun, given that this position can be “good” with money. Because the Sun illuminates this house, in this lifetime the sense of self has a natural inclination to money and values. They will innately find success in attaining money and comfortability. There is a tendency to seek material resources and financial independence. This person may be constantly finding different ways to make money and accumulate things for value and comfort. They may be artists or like decorating, and prefer to be in spaces they find comforting aesthetically. (Continued…)
Because their sense of selves are tied to values and possessions, their self-esteem/worth can be tied to their possessions. They may base their self-esteem on accumulated wealth and possessions. The native must understand that material things don’t define them. They should be careful of over identifying with their possessions and accomplishments. This person could seek wealth and status, and they may get ego gratification from those things. This lifetime, the ego seeks to be comfortable in the physical self. The ego will seek to do this through the second house, so the native must be careful of the value system they build. They must incorporate values and worth from within and not the external. Their self-esteem can suffer with over identifying with possessions, and they must develop self-worth separately from those things. They are here to understand the material world in relation to themselves. They are here to learn to find comfort within themselves and generate security for themselves independently. This lifetime, there is a focal point on financing. This person should develop a healthy relationship with the material world and money. They must learn to finance and spend on things with value. They seek to attain comfort in their physical selves. They may possess artistic quality. They are good with businesses, singing, cooking, financing, and independent business.
Natal Sun in the third house signifies a native with a high level of curiosity, intelligence, and communicative abilities. The Sun illuminates the third house, so the native in this lifetime will be called to pursue intellectual endeavors, expand the mind, and teach others their acquired knowledge. Reading and writing plays an important role to these natives. Natives with this placement may seem gossipy and very talkative. Really, these natives are just highly curious, very open minded, and are very interested in external opinions and conversations. In fact, they may find their sense of self through their intellectual pursuits and communicative abilities. A vocation that utilizes these aspects will allow the native to feel self-assured. This is due to Mercury’s influence on the third house. This is an excellent position for teachers, writers, and poets. With the Sun placed here, the native has a very active mind and is keen on expressing it. The native may have an easy or even intuitive way of expressing thoughts. These people in this lifetime are called to seek and form their own intellectual ideals and should be careful to not allow their ideals to sway due to external opinions or newly acquired knowledge. These natives are natural teachers and they aid the collective by acquiring knowledge and uniquely expressing it. Education may be very important to these natives, or it has played a large part in their intellectual abilities and curiosity. There may be some interesting sibling relationships. This lifetime, the native seeks to expand their minds and discover all they wish to.
The fourth house is the house of family, roots, ancestors, security, home, the womb, “where you come from,” your parents, heritage, the past, ancestral legacy, and the mother. When the Sun illuminates the fourth house, home life and family will be highlighted in this lifetime. The upbringing of this native has a immense imprint on them. The foundation of the formation of the sense of self is mostly due to childhood with the Sun illuminating the fourth house. The native is likely to have some attachment to their heritage and family. This native will always want to return to the comfort of their own home and their self identity is often hidden externally and reserved for their sacred home space. Their ego/sense of self was likely molded by their mother or familial environment. There is also a possibility that they were raised by their father, given that the Sun rules over the father, and that they lived in a single parent home. The father may have taken the motherly role. They may be introverted and may have been a quiet child. This native is very sympathetic, nurturing, and intuitive. Emotional undercurrents shape their ego personality. Their ancestral roots shape the path of this lifetime. They will need to dig deep into the energy of their childhood to heal trauma. (Continued…)
This position indicates an introspective personality and they constantly need to recharge themselves in their own energetic space. They may have trouble leaving their hometown. They may seek to move following inner growth and transformation. There may be a desire to detach from their family with reluctance. It is likely this native will seek spiritual development at some point in their lives, especially after connecting with ancestors. A lot of creative energy is invested in their home and family. The Sun illuminating this house indicates that in this lifetime the native will seek to find an inner comfort and expand their consciousness through digging within the unconscious. They seek to understand their emotional nature and to incorporate comfortability into their lives. These natives are great at social work, nursing, psychology, doulas, and psychotherapy.
The fifth house is the house of creativity, children, artistic ability, pleasure, your partner, games, fun, and hobbies. With the Sun illuminating this house, the native will be called to express their creative energy. This is a strong placement for the Sun and the expression of the energies are best suited with this house placement. The sign Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the fifth house is ruled by Leo. With the Sun in the fifth house, the Sun is in its own house of creativity. With the Sun illuminating its own house of creativity, the soul seeks expression of the innate creative energy. This person feels best when they are expressing themselves. This native is usually extraverted and comfortable with being the center of attention (unless the rest of their chart says otherwise.) This placement is strong, so the energy of the Sun seeks to be channeled constructively. The native may feel drained and not like themselves if they aren’t devoting some of their energy into a creative outlet or hobby. (Continued…)
This person seeks to find time, even with the daily flow of life, to have fun and express themselves. They may seek causal experiences and have a lot of acquaintances. The native may draw in a lot of attention without necessarily trying. The native instinctively has a desire for self-expression, and may grow to deeply understand the value of self-expression. They may try to incorporate a way of self-expression in their daily lives. Unless the Sun is “harshly” aspected, this person usually has a strong sense of self and a well developed ego. Some natives may be prone to egotism, and the native should always take time for self reflection. Usually, the pride of this native is centered around their creative expression and achievements. They find joy in expressing their inner child and having fun. At some point in their life, children may be very important to them. This native may be very fond of art, music, dance, poetry, and theatre. This is an excellent position for artists, actors, art teachers, singers, and being in the spotlight.
The sixth house is the house of routines, self improvement, work, habits, productivity, health, service and self-discipline. With the Sun illuminating the sixth house, the native seeks to establish their identity as a functioning member of the material world. This native tends to incorporate a daily routines for health and to provide structure within their lives. If this is not an inherent trait, the native may feel lost and ungrounded without the structure and routine needed. The native should incorporate ways of self-improvement in a non-obsessive and overly critical manner. This lifetime, the soul seeks to form a healthy relationship with their body in equilibrium. This native is prone to obsession over mental health, physical health, and how they apply themselves in work in the world. They must learn to find an internal balance. Their mind, body, and soul are closely linked and over fixation on one aspect can throw this native off balance. The soul seeks to form an interconnectedness. They should pay close attention to how their body communicates with them. (Continued…)
If the Sun is “harshly” aspected, this person may overly obsess over their health and work status. There may be difficulty in establishing themselves in work or they may be inconsistent with their working status. Their identity is closely tied to work, and the native must form a healthy relationship to work. Their self-esteem may be derived from their working status, and they should be careful of over-identification with success in their work status. Their soul seeks to service others in some way, which is why this placement is excellent for doctors, healers, writers, and wellness instructors. Although their soul seeks to service others, the native should also be careful of being of service to others in a way that compromises their own health. For the sake of their mental health, it is best for them to incorporate a constructive daily routine. They may be interested in holistic health and herbal medicines.
The seventh house is the house of long-term partnerships, marriage, collaboration, business, open enemies, and legalities. With the Sun illuminating the seventh house, the natives identity is closely associated to their relationships with others and the ego seeks to collaborate with others. The ego in this lifetime will learn about itself in relation to others. There is an emphasis on partnerships, relationships, and close friendships. Their sense of self and self-esteem is tied to their relationships, and they’re inclined to be loyal and supportive in connections. Others can be a mirror for this person, especially in relationships. Through getting to know other people and relationships, this person gets to know themselves and understand their inner needs. This person usually does not like to be alone and will seek be apart of something outside of themselves. The native can be sensitive to outside opinions and criticism and there is an external pressure with this placement. This person may seek validation from their partners and people they connect with. The native should remember that they are complete on their own and that their association with others do not define them. They should utilize their innate sociability and desire for connection to better understand themselves. This person may seek to find their soulmate. Because they can be so selfless and seek to give, they must have boundaries and they must be careful of putting the needs of others before their own. Natives with this placement may seek careers that involve business partnerships or public interaction.
The eighth house is the house of secrets, occult, taxes, fantasy, darkness, addictions, transformation, and sex. When the Sun illuminates the eighth house, these matters are shown to the native whether the native accepts this or not. This placement points to an introspective being with a lot of depth and complexity. Natives with this placement are often drawn to understanding every underlying facet of their being. Because the Sun illuminates this house, the native finds their sense of self through eighth house matters and will often find themselves drawn to taboo topics. They may find their identities by diving into the hidden and darker parts of themselves. This placement indicates an introspective and highly emotional being. They might have grown up with a pessimistic view of the world due to their innate inclination to perceive both positives and negatives in the world. This native can see through illusions and chooses to break free of illusions. They are curious and investigative. They aim to be the rawest deepest version of themselves. This native may seek deep and transformative experiences. This points to a native that has trouble with trust and is very selective of who they surround themselves with. They should work on proper boundaries and possible trust issues. (Continued…)
This placement is a powerful energy that the native must work on harnessing and grounding. They pick up on energy very easily and will have very deep and intense emotions, whether positive or negative. They have a deep desire for control, and will dig into their darkest complex emotions for awareness. There is a very deep desire for transformation. These natives often find themselves in odd and complex experiences and have many “deaths” and “rebirths” throughout this lifetime. This person has the potential to harness their compassion and intuitive abilities to aid the collective. They should be working on understanding the darker parts of themselves to better enhance their abilities of naturally understanding themselves and the collective. They are excellent detectives, healers, investigators, astrologers, and spiritualists.
The ninth house rules over religion, philosophy, travel, understanding, higher education, foreign countries and travel, astrology, journeys/quests, and ideals. With the Sun illuminating the ninth house, there is importance in finding one’s sense of self through understanding and forming philosophies and ideals. With this placement, the sense of self is found through a philosophical and open-minded nature. The native may have grown up in an environment where religion and opinions were enforced, and will choose to search and define themselves through their own spiritual quests. They may feel lost and unsure of themselves without their own grounded definition of themselves. This is a being that seeks to be free externally and find order within themselves. (Continued…)
There is an internal quest for understanding and a search for the self. The native wishes to embark on a journey to understand the world around them and themselves. The ninth house Sun wishes to come to their own spiritual truth through experience in life.There may be an inclination to explore different cultures, languages, and a search for a belief system. They may seek higher education. This native will be very philosophical and the native will have a specific relationship with belief as the native will have strong beliefs. The native will form their own unconventional belief system. They may be interested in psychology, philosophy, and religion. The native should share their understanding and open minded insight with the collective as they are philosophical and influential. They are excellent preachers, monks, teachers, writers, flight attendants, and travel agents.
The tenth house represents public life, career, representation, fame, parents, authority, accomplishments, and reputation. When the Sun is placed in the tenth house, the native will focus on personal advancement. There will be a desire to improve and these natives are highly determined and ambitious. Their sense of selves are found through assertion and being recognized for their success and achievements. In their chosen vocation, this native will devote themselves and put energy into attaining what they wish to. The native is highly ambitious and will strive for what they desire. They are easily recognizable because of this. They can be highly influential and may have a desire for power and should be mindful of their usage of power. They strive to be the greatest at what they wish, and are very determined to succeed, and there may be difficulty in the presence of authority. There is a strong personality to this native and authority may clash with this person. The native tends to be very independent and self sufficient and may have had to rely on themselves throughout their upbringing. This native may feel lost or useless if they feel they aren’t making some sort of contribution or mark on the collective. There is an inner desire to establish their purpose, and this native should work on utilizing their powerful energy to pursue the vocations they are passionate about. There is a motivation, a desire and drive that these natives innately have and they will be most grounded and aligned within themselves when they find an outlet for this energy. They are excellent public speakers, teachers, politicians, and business owners.
Sun in the Eleventh House
The Eleventh house is the house of friends, associates, the collective, associates, career associates, and networking. When the Sun is illuminating the eleventh house, the native seeks to establish themselves as influential member of society. The ego is the most comfortable when siding the collective. This native is usually radiant with an unconventional quality. They may draw in different kinds of people and have very important relationships with friends. This person is a humanitarian who seeks to be an original individual. This person seeks to establish themselves as an individual. They understand their sense of selves through establishing connections and friendships. They should watch their distribution of energy as they can befriend anyone. The native may attain success through their association with others. They may have ideas that bring them success. Finding their identities and expressing themselves is very important to them, as well as their identity in relation to society, the collective, groups, or social constructs. (Continued…)
They seek to form and express their unconventional thoughts. They are idealists. They seek to change and transform their surroundings. Their identity is linked to the collective in some way. They usually have distinctive and magnetic personalities and attract those that listen to their ideas. They should be careful of being overbearing in social settings as they usually possess assertive and leadership qualities. If the Sun if afflicted/harshly aspected, the native may desire friendships and close connections but may have trouble establishing them. They should remember that they have their own distinctive sense of self outside of their association with their friends and the collective. They should remember to develop an individual personality and set time aside to sit with themselves. They are excellent with group work, humanitarian work, social work, teachers, public speakers, team work, work with friends, and any community service work.
The twelfth house is the house of spirituality, the unconscious, self-undoing, karmic debt, and moksha. With the Sun illuminating this house, natives with this placement will find themselves involved in twelfth house affairs. Although the Sun is illuminating this house, the Sun has a difficult time shining within this house. Regardless of the sign placement, the neptunian waters of the twelfth house hinder the clear expression of the Sun, and natives with this placement often feel like their sense of selves are hidden from themselves and/or others. This native finds their sense of self through their spiritual nature. Having this placement indicates an obscure sense of self and self expression. Within the unsure sense of self, the native seeks to merge with the divine. This placement indicates an inherent spiritual inclination. They are naturally intuitive and may even be psychic.(Continued…)
This is the house of the unconscious and often the Sun here is driven by unconscious thoughts and desires. Natives with this placement need to prioritize their consciousness and it’s state, as it is highly susceptible to outside energies. It is also susceptible to personal deception, as it is the house of undoing/self-sabotage, and these natives have karmic energies to release. These natives find their sense of selves through twelfth house affairs, such as spirituality, meditation, reflection, or even astral travel. These natives are often called to meditate and retreat into their inner worlds. Because of this, this placement indicates a being that is reclusive or seems to be forced to be. The ego here seeks some kind of liberation. The ego in the 12th house is dissolved, and the native seeks to understand themselves in relation with the rest of the universe. The native will feel very connected to the collective and may be very selfless, as with this placement boundaries dissolve and the native will feel inexplicably connected to others. The native must learn boundaries and where to properly utilize their energy. This placement is a tip of the tongue feeling. Although these natives may face mental troubles due to the unconscious and external energies, they can become highly self-aware when grounded and are extremely compassionate innately. This placement is often seen as “difficult” as there can be many mental obstacles to overcome. They must learn to be grounded within themselves as their perception of their being can fluctuate. The expression of the sign of the Sun will always be watered down by Pisces in the 12th house.
