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Understanding Your Life's Purpose: The Sun in Your Astrology Chart

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โ˜‰ You know you've got the Sun in your astrology chart and I wanna teach you how to understand the role the Sun plays in your life's purpose.

Let's get to know the Sun:

๐ŸŒž The Sun rules Leo โ™Œ๏ธ. 

โ˜‰ The Sun represents your core self and your ultimate expression of purpose.

โณ It spends 30 days in each sign and takes about 1 year to get around your entire chart by transit.

โ˜‰ The Sun in your birth chart:

โ˜€๏ธ Your natal Sun shows your core sense of self, your ultimate purpose, what makes you feel satisfied and fulfilled and where/how you're meant to shine.

๐Ÿฅธ Which sign + house your Sun is hanging out in, reveals who you came to this planet to be, the most important lessons your soul wanted to learn, your natural gifts and challenges and your ultimate expression of purpose.

๐Ÿค“ Remember, any aspects (lines between planets) to your Sun flavor it, giving you even more information about all things Sun-related.

Pro tip: If you know which planet is aspecting your Sun and which sign it rules, read that description below to get more insight into your self-expression and purpose.

Ex. I've got the Sun trining (120 degrees from) Neptune. Since Neptune rules Pisces, it flavors my Leo Sun with a hint of Pisces Sun, making me more sensitive and intuitive than the typical Leo.

๐Ÿ‘€ Look at your chart to learn which sign your Sun โ˜‰ is in and then find it below:

โ™ˆ๏ธ Aries: With your Sun in Aries, you're here to be intense, fiery and passionate.

The Sun loves to be in Aries. It's exalted here. The Sun and Aries are both self-focused, driven and willful. Together they make you a force to be reckoned with and a powerful leader.

You ooze energy for anything that lights your fire. You're motivated, brave and courageous. 

You're naturally gifted at motivating and inspiring other humans.

You're here to learn not to leap into something before you think it through.

You're also learning the right relationship with your fiery energy so as not to be impulsive, aggressive, angry and overly competitive, because you're choosing from your ego instead of your soul's essence. 

โ™‰๏ธ Taurus: With your Sun in Taurus, you're here to be dependable, grounded and patient.

You love good food, good drink, good music, comfy clothes, beautiful sights and sensual experiences AND you're naturally gifted at creating those experiences for others.

You're connected with nature and find so much healing there.

You're here to learn right relationship with stubbornness, so it keeps you committed to a cause, rather than stuck in circumstances you've outgrown.

You're also here to learn right relationship with money, material possessions and self-worth, so they're supporting you, rather than sabotaging you. 

โ™Š๏ธ Gemini: With your Sun in Gemini, you're naturally curious, social and clever.

You love to learn all the things about anything that piques your interest.

You're naturally gifted at using words to connect with others and bringing an idea from your mind into physical form with your hands.

You're here to learn how to use boredom to fuel your curiosity in healthy ways, instead of giving you an excuse not to follow through with something.

You're also here to learn how to use communication to bring people together through connection, rather than fostering separation by talking ๐Ÿ’ฉ behind people's backs and creating drama.

โ™‹๏ธ Cancer: With your Sun in Cancer, you're here to be intuitive, nurturing and creative.

You love taking care of others and making them feel seen, safe and secure.

You have a natural gift to advocate for those who can't or won't advocate for themselves.

You're here to learn right relationship with your intuition, so that you feel deeply connected to it and able to easily discern its guidance.

You're also here to learn how to navigate your emotions, so that you feel them, but are not overwhelmed and driven by them.

And you're here to learn when helping others is a gift to them and when it's actually hindering their confidence in themselves.

โ™Œ๏ธ Leo: With your Sun in Leo, you're here to be creative, playful and generous.

The Sun likes to be in Leo. It's at home here. The Sun and Leo naturally get each other.

You're a naturally gifted leader who is heart-centered, optimistic and ambitious.

You're here to learn how to lead others without letting your pride, ego or need for attention get in the way of what's best for those you lead.

You're also here to learn how to be child-like without being childish. In other words, you're learning how to be in right relationship with your need for attention.

โ™๏ธ Virgo: With your Sun in Virgo, you're here to analyze, organize and perfect things.

You have a huge heart for service. You're humble, modest and grounded.

You have the gift to come into the middle of something and see how it can be improved + perfected.

You're here to learn how to be discerning without being judgmental.

You're also here to learn how to overcome your perfectionistic tendencies. You're meant to use them for things, never against yourself or other humans.

โ™Ž๏ธ Libra: With your Sun in Libra, you're social, fair and just.

The Sun hates being in Libra. It's at its fall. The Sun is all about the self, while Libra is all about other people.

You're a gifted peacemaker who knows how to create balance, harmony and tranquility, especially in relationships.

You can see things from both sides and love to play devil's advocate to help others weigh their options and choose what's best for them.

You're here to learn how to be in relationships without people-pleasing or becoming codependent.

You're also here to learn how to create balance + harmony in all areas of your life.

โ™๏ธ Scorpio: With your Sun in Scorpio, you're passionate, magnetic and intense.

You have a natural gift for seeing through people, places and circumstances to the heart of the truth.

You're intimidating AF for other humans, because you're connected with depths of yourself few will ever dare traverse within themselves.

You're here to learn right relationship with power, so that you're in your power without being intentionally intimidating, manipulative or controlling of others.

You're also here to learn how to transform yourself over and over and over again, so that you die a very different person, than you were born. The more you hold onto your limited, ego-based self-image, the harder this will be for you.

โ™๏ธ Sagittarius: With your Sun in Sagittarius, you're adventurous, optimistic and wise.

You're here to go on adventures, learn through experiences (good and bad) and then share the wisdom you gained along the way.

You have a natural gift for helping others expanding their perspectives, mind and beliefs.

You're here to learn right relationship with integrity, so you don't let cynicism, self-righteousness and rigid morality hold you back from expanding your beliefs.

You're also here to learn through trial, error and failure in order to turn what you learned into embodied wisdom to share with other humans.

โ™‘๏ธ Capricorn: With your Sun in Capricorn, you're goal-oriented, hard-working and responsible.

You've got patience. You know how to set boundaries. You're strategic and disciplined.

For all of those reasons, you're exceptionally gifted at setting and achieving big goals.

You're a natural authority figure, who others look to for advice, even if you don't think of yourself as an authority.

You're here to learn how to set boundaries that support your goals, rather than sabotage your relationships, by keeping people at a distance.

You're also here to learn how to have some fun. Capricorns are naturally serious humans, but they also tend to feel younger as they get older. Don't be afraid to infuse play into your work!

โ™’๏ธ Aquarius: With your Sun in Aquarius, you're rebellious, friendly and eccentric.

The Sun doesn't like being in Aquarius. It's at its detriment. The Sun is about the self. Aquarius is for the people.

You're a natural humanitarian who has the gift of being innovative and ahead of your time.

You see things in ways others don't and that's by design. You're here to shake things up and make this world a better place for all humans, not just the privileged few.

You get divine inspiration and downloads that pop into your head. Don't be afraid to act on them.

Yup, they're different. Yup, people are gonna think you're weird. But, the world needs that thing now more than ever. I know you know it.

You're here to learn how to be unapologetically authentic. The more you try to fit in with others, the more you're soul essence and gifts dim and fade away. Be your weird and wonderful self.

You're also here to learn the right relationship with independence, freedom and rebelliousness. You need to use them for a cause, not to create chaos.

โ™“๏ธ Pisces: With your Sun in Pisces, you're empathic, compassionate and unconditionally loving.

You're naturally sensitive, intuitive and psychic.

You have the gift of understanding how all things are connected, because you don't just think it, you experience it in ways few others do.

You're naturally creative, idealistic and imaginative. You can connect with and create worlds.

You're here to learn how to be sensitive in a way that serves your soul's mission, rather than causes you to hideaway from the world and numb yourself.

You're also here to learn to surrender, go with the flow and trust your intuitive impressions, ideas and insights.  

Whichever house the Sun falls in your chart let's you know which areas of life you're here to create satisfaction, fulfillment and shine in your PURPOSE work.

๐Ÿ‘€ Look in your chart to see which house the Sun โ˜‰ is in and find it below:

 ๐Ÿ  The Sun through the houses:

 

1st house: personality, self-image, physical body and perspective

2nd house: relationship with money, values, self-worth, material possessions

3rd house: mindset, self-talk, self-expression, writing, education, local community/neighborhood, communication, automobiles 

4th house: home, family of origin, ancestral lineage

5th house: passions, hobbies, inner child work, children, romance, casual sex, dating, fun and play

6th house: work routines, service to others, daily habits, health, work environment

7th house: partnership, marriage, close relationships, 1 on 1 work, contracts/deals/agreements

8th house: death, rebirth, transformation, other people’s money, debt, taxes, manifestation, occult practices, sex, anything considered taboo

9th house: long distance travel, adventure, higher moral beliefs and life philosophy, wisdom, big picture goals, publishing, teaching

10th house: career, public reputation, legacy, authority figures, impact on others

11th house: friendship, community, connections, groups

12th house: subconscious, dreams, spirituality, mysticism, rest and retreat, karma, connection with unseen beings/realms

๐ŸŒž That's the Sun.

โœจ Use that Sun placement of yours to SHINE. Offer your gifts, unapologetically share your soul's essence and live your life's ultimate expression of purpose.

If you're loving what you're learning and want to learn all the things your astrology chart has to reveal about your life's purpose, I invite you to schedule a Purpose Astrology Reading with me.

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