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The Sun Glyph and Its Power
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by Donna Cunningham, MSW |
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Note: This is an excerpt from Donna’s ebook, An Astrological Guide to Self-Awareness, available at http://www.moonmavenpublications.com.
The glyph for the Sun is the most powerful of all astrological symbols and the richest in meaning. I taught astrology in a center for the treatment of alcoholism and once devoted an entire session to this symbol. We kept pushing deeper and deeper to see what lessons we could learn from its form and shape, and we finally reached such a profound level of understanding that several of the men were moved to tears. I only hope I can recapture some of the spirit of that session with you.
The symbol for the Sun is at least 50,000 years old and most likely a great deal older than that.[1] The evidence for this comes from tablets discovered in Mexico by archaeologists, who place the tablets in the tertiary geological era because of the condi°©tions that surround them. On the tablets, the symbol stood for the Sun, which was worshipped as the god named Ra. In later tablets, the symbol also represented the king; powerful kings were given the title Ra and regarded as divine. This equation of the king with the Sun/Godhead is seen in many countries and many eras—in the Egyptian Pharaohs, in the Sun kings of China, and in the European concept of the divine right of kings. In astrology, the Sun rules the regal sign, Leo. Interestingly, the outer layer of the Sun is called the corona (Latin for crown) because of its crown-like protrusions.
In occult symbolism, the circle represents totality, infinity, eternity, and all there is. The dot in the middle of the Sun symbol indicates a specific point, place, individual, or time within that totality. Yet we never experience a true totality, because there is always something greater. For instance, the glyph could represent an atom, the dot being the nucleus. If you were an electron, that atom would seem to stretch to infinity. It could also represent a cell; from the nucleus, your boundaries would seem to stretch to infinity, yet there are millions of cells in one human being.
From the point of view of a human being in our solar system, the sun seems to stretch to infinity, yet there are at least 100 billion solar sys°©tems in our galaxy, which is so vast that our Sun takes 200 million years to rotate around the galaxy's center. Galaxies are not even the outer limits of Creation, because they occur in clusters of up to 10,000 and are very likely to be revolving around some vast, undiscovered center. My favorite playpen on the Internet is the Astronomy Picture of the Day, which abounds in images of galaxies, nebulas, and other astronomical phenomena. A session spent looking at their archives helps us grasp the vastness of creation. (Visit it at: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html)
In addition to all the systems traced above, the astrological Sun represents the self. It therefore is a symbolic confirmation that we are part of All That Is, as well as a pointed reminder that there are far greater things in the universe than we can ever know. We are divine, yet miniscule. If the dot in the center represents us, the circle that represents totality shows that we are separate, yet one with everything there is.
For the person who is heavily self-centered, however, that circle represents a wall between the self and all that is—a separation from the oneness. In astrological symbolism, the circle is also said to represent spirit. The dot in the circle is the center of our being, the soul, so the Sun symbol reminds us that we are spiritual at the core of our being. The dot is surrounded by spirit, and God is all around us. The circle is a boundary or ring that keeps us from getting lost, and we can never escape our spirituality.
Leaving behind traditional symbolism and letting intuition go to work, the symbol for the Sun also suggests an egg. The egg is another source of life force out of which something develops. The egg is dormant, yet once fertilized contains all that is needed to produce an adult. The egg represents the total potential of an individual, and so does the Sun in the chart. Our oneness with all life is seen in the course of development of the human embryo, for it goes through stages of looking like an amoeba, a fish, a reptile and a bird, before passing into an irrevocably human form about seven weeks after conception.
Another idea the symbol makes me think of is a target with a bull's-eye, and the Sun in our charts is what we aim for. This is another reminder that we must focus and center our°©selves if we want to hit the target. It is also like looking down into a funnel or tunnel, both of which require concentration if we need to remain in the center.
The Sun symbol also looks like the human eye. The eyes are said to be the windows of the soul and are especially revealing of the person's true character and intent. Likewise the Sun in the chart represents the soul and the true character. The Sun in the chart is both the I AM and the ego. The ego can get in the way of real self-development. If you are too self-centered, you lose sight of the spiritual center, the I AM.
Then, too, the symbol reminds me of a rapidly spinning wheel. The Wheel of Fortune and the Mayan Wheel of Incarnation come to mind. The circle reminds us that life is cyclical and that history is always repeating itself. The dot in the center shows that the only way to get off the wheel is to become centered in spirit. I believe that the sign, house, and aspects of the Sun in the chart show the most important tasks and goals of this soul in this particular incarnation and the place where the greatest development can occur.
As you can see, the Sun symbol is extremely rich in meaning. What we've discerned so far is not the totality, but only the egg. If you keep meditating on this symbol, still deeper levels of meaning may unfold.
[1] Bans Stefan Santesson, Understanding MU, Paperback Library, N.Y., 1970, p. 51.
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Donna Cunningham,
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Donna Cunningham is an internationally respected astrologer and the author of 19 books on metaphysical topics.
She has been an astrologer for almost 40 years.
Her newest career direction is to lead writing seminars for those who wish to write about astrology, metaphysics or self-help subjects. See her summer offerings at www.moonmaven
publications.
com/writingseminars.html.
Donna Cunningham has a dual background in astrology and psychotherapy, with a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and over 30 years experience as a professional astrologer. She considers doing the astrology charts of children to be a sacred trust. It is a way of knowing who these Indigo children are on their own terms rather than as their families, teachers, and society expect them to be.
In these sessions, she focuses on typical childhood concerns such as family and peer relationships, the best educational approaches, and the child's special gifts and abilities. She can be reached for consultations at (503)291-7891, by email, or at her web page. Ask about her special rate for children's charts.
Donna is also co-editor of Vibration and a frequent contributor. She has written fourteen books on astrology and other metaphysical topics, including her Flower Remedies Handbook. Astrologers who want to know the special considerations involved in doing children's charts can read the chapter on this topic in Donna's text, The Consulting Astrologer's Guidebook.
Listed in several Who’s Who volumes, she has given seminars on astrology around the world and won the prestigious Regulus Award at the 1998 UAC.
email:
moonmaven @spiritone.com
Phone:
(503)291-7891.
Donna teaches astrology classes online at:
Academy of
Astro-Psychology:
www.astropsychology.
org/index.asp?pgid=1
Donna Cunningham, one of astrology’s best-known authors and teachers, is now offering a 14-lesson correspondence course by e-mail. If you’ve already studied the signs, planets, houses, aspects, and transits but don’t know how to put the pieces together, Astrology Chart Interpretation and Synthesis is for you. See details at: www.moonmaven
publications.com/
correspondancecourse.html .
For the past 20 years, she has worked with the flower remedies, and she is co-editor of Vibration Magazine, a free online educational quarterly at:
essences.com/
vibration/
Donna has 17 books available, including 7 ebooks with more to come! See them at:
www.moonmaven
publications.com
This series is reprinted with gracious permission from Donna Cunningham.
©2002 Vibration Magazine/The World Wide Essence Society
PO Box 285
Concord, MA 01742
978 369-8454
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publications.com
If you are interested in ordering a copy of Donna's ebook:
"Flower Remedies--How Plant's Energies Can Heal Us,"
It is $15, available at Moon Maven Publications:
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