The Sun as feelings

How to read a feelings question

A "how do they feel" question is answered by the card's emotional register, not by a yes or no. The Sun describes the mood and the direction of what the other person carries — read it as a snapshot of the connection now, and let the position of the card in your spread (their feelings, their intentions, the near future) sharpen what it refers to.

The Sun as feelings, upright

In love it announces full happiness: a relationship blooming in broad daylight, without shadows or secrets. Traditionally it also signals happy marriages and the joy of children.

The Sun as feelings, reversed

Reversed, the card keeps its theme but turns it inward, blocks it or delays it — read the reversed meaning below through that lens.

Reversed, the sun isn't out — just briefly clouded: delayed success, low spirits, or an excess of ego dimming the joy. Good results still come, only slower. Reclaim your inner light without depending on applause.

Sources: Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911); tradición RWS