Sun in the Signs
A poetic take on the 12 sun signs, with meditations for each sign.
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Sun in Aries
Your core identity is that of strength, determination, drive and quick-witted focus. The consummate competitor, you seek results and rewards, and will pursue opportunities with a fiery passion that is undoubtedly infectious to others. At your core, you are a beacon of energy and inspiration for those around you, using your enthusiasm to take charge of relationships and situations in your life that are key to your inner warrior spirit. Being the first sign of the Zodiac, a fire element, and of a Cardinal modality, trendsetting comes naturally to you. You aren’t just ahead of the crowd - you build the crowd itself, then move on to the next thing while the room fills with people, stopping only for a quick pause in between. Revel in your potent leadership qualities - you have the alchemical magic to create a masterpiece from a blank canvas.
Sun in Aries meditation
I give myself permission to dare, to seek the unknown, and to stretch the limits of what others know to be possible.
Sun in Taurus
You are a sweet morning dew on the most delicate of rose petals, as peace, contemplation, pleasure and movement over time become your personal mantra. Life is a garden to be explored, a veritable cornucopia of colors and flavors for you to savor. Once you find what piques your senses, you stick with it - that is the essence of your fixed earth energy. Beautiful things, beautiful sounds, beautiful smells, and beautiful people are of utmost importance to you, and acquiring those things becomes your birthright as you navigate through a multitude of experiences. To you, simplicity isn’t just a word - it is an ethos. You instinctively know that things take time, and some things (like authentic love, or financial abundance, or professional power) are worth putting in the long hours for, even if that calls for sacrifice. You are the 2nd sign of the Zodiac, the archetypical child, learning to experience and master the physical realm. At the same time, you have an innate understanding of that which cannot be seen - the contrast between the physical realm and the spiritual one is of great interest to you. Know that your gifts aren’t solely based in physical reality, and that sometimes, the things that are most rewarding are the things that can’t be seen with the naked eye or touched with the hand. Release the need to control and let things fall where they may - it’s your birthright.
Sun in Taurus meditation
My refined senses and warm sensitivity lead me towards that which ignites and aligns my highest self.
Sun in Gemini
Your core identity is multitudinous, composed of a tapestry of thoughts and emotions, personas and creative genius to boot. As a mutable air sign, ideas don’t just come and go - they come, do a dance, sing a song, take you to dinner, then whisk you on a trip around the world, all within a few brief moments. Somehow, this makes perfect sense to you (meanwhile entrancing the throngs of friends, colleagues, associates and admirers you curate along your life’s journey). As the 3rd sign of the Zodiac, your archetypical energy is that of the teenager - youthful, filled with enthusiasm, a ballsy perspective, and the courage (and energy) to go for it. Your mind is a wonderland, as you seamlessly connect the dots between seemingly-disparate subject matter. But it’s not just your intellect that serves as the source of your brilliance - it’s your dualistic ability to harness these ideas, and alchemize them into real-life, potent energy. You are a connector and a seer when you choose to accept those gifts as part of you.
Sun in Gemini meditation
I accept all facets of me as the source of my brilliance.
Sun in Cancer
You are a mystic floating along a sea of liquid crystalline dreams, some of which are yours, and some of which find their way into your consciousness, which is seamlessly connected to the consciousness of the collective and of the divine entities that came before you. What do you take with you, and what do you leave behind? As a cardinal water sign and the 4th Zodiac sign, you are comfortable with reaching backward, where imagination and whimsy carry you light as a feather. But, be cautious of indulging too heavily in yesterday’s fantasy, so that you do not become stuck there. There are dreams more beautiful than you can imagine in tomorrow’s story. When it comes to reaching forward, you are as goal-oriented as anyone, and perhaps more in tune to the how’s and why’s too. Let your soul, not your head, be your guide - it’s lived many lives here before already.
Sun in Cancer meditation
My spirit intrinsically guides me. I claim all that came before me and all that lies ahead of me.
Sun in Leo
The world is your playground and you are its puppeteer, dressed in velvet and silk, with glittery eyelids and high heels gilded in 24k gold. Even if you think of yourself as more of a stagehand, the power brewing inside that begs for your - and others’ - attention is unmistakable. But then this begs the question: what to do with all this erudite magnetism? Do you cast your light on those who cannot find it yet for themselves, or do you shamelessly hoard in the hopes it continues to grow in size? As a fixed fire sign and the Zodiac’s 5th sign, your Sun-lit wit, warmth, whimsy and wherewithal are bundled into one action-oriented (and attractive) package. So, choosing anything besides openly sharing the shimmering abundance within you means your ego-self, not the divine entity that is You, is the one calling the shots.
Sun in Leo meditation
I wield my creativity and spark with humility and grace, because that is the true essence of my abundantly generous heart.
Sun in Virgo
Where Mercury sharpens its quill, then fantastically inspects it with meticulous, painstaking scrutiny. As a mutable Earth sign and the 6th member of the Zodiac, you are a soothsayer, a channeler of pure divine wisdom, a bastion of excellence with the credentials to prove it. But when Things Go Wrong and it’s not your fault, where do you go, Virgo? When things feel as if they’re falling apart, outside of your own jurisdiction, of course, do you shrink? Or do you flower like the fragrant garden that you are? See, you are Earth and Earth is you - your grounds are always fertile, even when it doesn’t seem like it. Using your Mercurial tongue like a sword, you pierce through misperception and misconception with ease. How are you both so soft and so sharp at the same time?
Sun in Virgo meditation
I am a clear conduit for divine wisdom, and I tend to my garden so that this wisdom may grow.
Sun in Libra
The polished paramour, the courteous colleague, the consummate global citizen - you wear many hats, Libra, most of which are stylish and somehow perfectly exceptional for the occasion. That is the nature of your cardinal Air energy: curious, focused on the external experience, and ready at a moment’s notice. As the 7th member of the Zodiac, your network of friends, family, and associates creates a web by which you learn to expand into your natural gifts of positive connection and communication with others. What creates authentic joy in your spirit, Libra? Is the wisdom that comes with being the heartbeat of your social groups? Is it a desire for Venusian-fueled pacificm and harmony, both personally and collectively? Understand that your gifts are meant to be used for good - interpersonal trust is sacred, and like the Libran scales, small weights on either side can have disastrous effects if not tended to properly.
Sun in Libra meditation
I expertly strike a thoughtful balance between the personal and the collective, the light and the shadow. In doing so, I reveal the beauty found at the in-between.
Sun in Scorpio
Guardian of the veil. Fixed Water…. ice. Slinking into tattered, skin-tight black velvet, placing your fingertips into inky blue-black paint, collecting fragments of soul messages and weaving them into truth serum. As the 8th sign of the Zodiac, your mission is a powerful one, Scorpio: to transmute the darkest corners of consciousness into soaring, searingly colorful expansiveness of the magnificent phoenix. However you understand darkness is yours to know, but if you choose to share, know that your sacrifice will be rewarded. Let your inner compass guide you through dark waters and open skies, and if you can, bring a (trusted and loyal) friend along (yes, despite your protestations) Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely.
Sun in Scorpio meditation
My uncanny ability to peer fearlessly into the unknown is my most potent skill and my path to salvation.
Sun in Sagittarius
Like a shimmering tiger with springs in its tail, you bounce effervescently from here to there, stopping only to meet a friend for a cocktail (or three), or perhaps an afternoon bowl of ice cream, because why not. Once the buzz or sugar high wears off, where to next? Perhaps to sit down long enough to pen a bestselling novel, compose a love ballad, tell a joke, or place your tiger paws against someone else’s. The innermost core of you vehemently believes that honesty, not patience, is a virtue - and so you quickly and eagerly move forward with your version of the truth, expansively sharing it with everyone in your circle until it becomes their truth as well. The funny thing about this is, muddled versions of the truth can sound believable when you say them enough times. As a mutable fire sign, and the Zodiac’s 9th sign, your energy is magnanimous, ebullient, and energized. Harness it in ways which benefit rather than hinder your soul’s continued elevation.
Sun in Sagittarius meditation
I fearlessly lead life’s adventures with personal and collective integrity.
Sun in Capricorn
A goat in a business suit. How about a spiritualist in dress robes? Contrary to popular (or your ego-self’s) belief, Capricorn, the spiritual veil is not far beyond your realm of Earthly perception. As a cardinal Earth sign, and the Zodiac’s 10th sign, you are no stranger to putting one foot in front of the other for as long as it takes to reach your promised land. But what happens when you get there, dear Capricorn? Do you take a deep breath atop the mountain, poised to inhale the fresh air and take a rest? Do you pause briefly, then look for more mountains to conquer? Or do you struggle with reaching the apex, in fear of not being able to see it first? Let your ambitious wings carry you through to the heights you crave, and let the fears that accompany you fall gently by the wayside. Thanks to Saturn, your charm, wit and humor only get better with time.
Sun in Capricorn meditation
I release the fears and anxieties that clip my glorious wings, so that I may soar. When I arrive, I speak prayers of gratitude.
Sun in Aquarius
What is 2+2, Aquarius? Would you tell me it was four, or would you first explain a complex web of theory to discern why it is four, based on years of personal research and findings, along with references from previously undiscovered geniuses? Sometimes you show what you know, other times you tell, and then still, sometimes your silence speaks volumes on its own. As the Zodiac’s 11th sign, ruled by Uranus, and a fixed air sign, you are a dazzling tapestry of contradictions, of which the masses are both inspired and befuddled by. Focused on the collective, it is easy for you to understand why people are the way that they are. You are the quintessential friend-of-all-friends, finding inspiration in the mundane and the extravagant, the banal and the urbane. But, dear Aquarius, do you understand why you are the way you are? Your innermost workings matter just as much as your appetite for unification does.
Sun in Aquarius meditation
I use my brilliance and universality to open doors and clear the air.
Sun in Pisces
The End of the Line. A river runs through it. Do you get off or keep riding, Pisces? The answer to that question is a bit of a trick, because you know that the last stop is really the beginning of something new. Somehow you are both here and there, under and over, between worlds, between nothingness. Poetry is a part of your ethos, and to you, living poetically means dancing on the spine of your whims and intuitive sensibilities. In fact, many of the things you call “ideas” are really intuitive nudges from beyond - your spirit is a supercharged antenna able to pick up notions from elsewhere. As the Zodiac’s 12th and final sign, and a mutable water sign, understand that occasionally, your antenna will pick up information that does not make you feel very light. You have the gift of regeneration; let it take you where you need to go, without interruption.
Sun in Pisces meditation
I clear my vessel as a form of self-honor and collective gratitude. My boundaries are fluid but my mission is firm: I am here to heal and be healed.