Sun

The Sun sits at the center of the chart and stands for the core of the self. It represents identity, vitality, and conscious will, the essential person someone is growing to become and express. Where the Moon shows what a person feels and Mercury shows how they think, the Sun shows who they are at the root. It rules Leo. By sign, the Sun gives the basic style of the character. By house, it marks the area of life where a person most needs to shine, matter, and feel fully themselves. A Sun that is well expressed brings confidence, warmth, purpose, and a settled sense of being at home in one's own skin. When the Sun is blocked or uncertain, life can feel aimless or drained, and a person may lean on others to supply a sense of worth. The Sun also points to the father, or the dominant parent, as an early model of selfhood. Its work is to build a clear and generous identity, solid enough to give light to others without being dimmed in the process.