Sun and its Significations

Sun and its Significations

When we hear the word Sun we see a bright lit ball of fire up in the sky.  Its so powerful and bright that its impossible to stare at it after a few minutes after Sun rise.  This shows the ferocity of Sun.

Sun is considered as a Graha (the one who has gravitational power) or the one who has Grahanashakti. It is the most powerful object in the Solar System and being at the center of it, is controlling the whole show.  Hence it is referred to the King. Its arc diameter is the largest at 0.5 degrees when viewed from earth.

The factors like, Heat, Light, Brightness, Consciousness, Routine etc., crops up once we start thinking about the Sun. Other most important significations of Sun are Mass appeal (magnetism due to Charisma), Justice, Righteousness, Courage, Ego, Political Career, Government, Conceiving, Father, Soul, Confidence, Medicines, Metals, Jewelry, Recovery from illness, etc.,

Lets start discussing in detail some of these factors.

Heat : One can observe the tropics where the Sun's heat plays an important role.  The whole landscape is parched, dry with very less forest (tropical dry forest), with mountainous and rocky terrain, arid in some places due to their distance from the ocean/sea and so on.

These are the places where horticultural farming shines. People grow Oranges, Grapes, Sweet Lime, Acid Lime, Pineapples, Papayas, Pomegranates, Guavas, Custard Apples and many more fruits.  Crops like Cotton, Sugarcane, Pulses and Millets are grown.  Sun is required for the young immature sour fruit to become a sugary sweet fruit. This transformation happens only if there is the heat of Sun.

Also due to this constant heat there are very less pests.  All those pests which survive in moist environment do not exist in this area.

Light and Brightness : These factors make the population early rises and hard working. Lets compare the tropical morning to that of an norther European morning, where the Sun comes up late with very less heat, light and brightness, the weather is dull and cold.  This would only increase the sluggishness on a person and put him into more sleep, rather than a tropical morning which will wake one up early in the morning and would put him on to his duties.  In the tropics the metabolism is fast. People are of average height, eat and drink more often and work long hours in sweat.

Sun's heat is one of the major factors for fertility in human beings.  Many people from the Sub tropics come over to tropical countries to enjoy the warmth and heat the Sun provides.  This for them is a therapy to increase their metabolism.

Consciousness: Consciousness barely means that one is aware of his surroundings or is in a state of mind and knows where he is.  But, the deeper meaning is that the person also knows the meaning of his being on this earth.  In cases where the Sun is badly placed or is weak, the native will have very little consciousness and will be gross.  His consciousness is limited to enjoy the basic needs of a human being. He gets satisfied when his Ego is satisfied. When Sun is well placed and is strong, then the person will not only be conscious of his surroundings, but will be confident in whatever he is doing. He will be composed and only uses energy where it is required.  He will show determination in his life and will aim for the best.  When the same Sun is moderately placed with a weak ascendant lord, the person will be aware of his surroundings, but will not have confidence to face the world and hence would become an introvert.

A weak Sun with a weak ascendant will make the person fearful of the situation and hence would be acting too cautiously.  The confidence to believe will have failed and hence a lot of counseling is required to motivate this type of a person.

Righteousness and Justice: Sun in the Indian Mythology is usually referred to Sri Rama the king who was known for his Rama Rajya (the kingdom where justice rules).  A kshatriya (warrior) who was just and impartial with his decisions.  He was known to value his word more than his life.  All these factors are associated with a strong well placed Sun who has benefic planets on either side of it (in the 2nd and the 12th from Sun - Ubhayachariyoga).  This is one of the strongest yogas a person can get.