Home / Astrology / The Sun The Astrological Sun - The Heart of Gold "An archetypal content expresses itself, first and foremost, in metaphors. If such a content should speak of the Sun and then identify it with the lion, the king, the hoard of gold guarded by the dragon, or the power that makes for the life and health of man...   It is neither the one thing nor the other... but rather the unknown third thing that finds more or less adequate expression in all these similes, yet - to the perpetual vexation of the intellect - remains unknown and not to be fitted into a formula." Short Excerpt from: The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, C.G. Jung The Sun As recognized in the insightful writings of depth psychologist Carl G. Jung (quoted just above) - the archetypal energies of the Sun are reflected by a complex multiplicity of metaphorical symbols and imagery. Images typically associated with the Sun's heart energies are the lion, the king, the hoard of gold guarded by the dragon, and/or the power that makes for the life and health of man... The Sun is all this, and yet it is so much more! As Jung wisely pointed out, the Sun (as well as, all other archetypal images and symbols) - "to the perpetual vexation of the intellect - remains unknown and not to be fitted into a formula." The very moment we attempt the "flattening out" of the Sun's rich symbolic meanings - by declaring with surety that the Sun is this one single thing - it suddenly confounds us by becoming yet another unknown third thing. Yes... Despite all our best efforts at: Capturing the Sun's vital heart energies Taming the shining astrological Sun as if it were a trained circus lion And/or packaging up the Sun's mysterious and vital essence into nice, neat Sun Sign descriptions... The warm, shining, life-promoting energies of the astrological Sun refuse to be caged in and/or reduced down to nothing more than cold, dead, mental concepts. In The Birth Chart In the astrological birth chart, one of the many things our birth Sun's heart energies will symbolize is "The Hero's Journey." The Sun's placement in our birth chart paradoxically symbolizes both the hero (and heart) of our personal quest and the treasure of gold we're questing for... And trust me, developing and living out the heart energies of our birth Sun's placement is a true hero's labor, fully taking a lifetime to accomplish! The Hero's Journey There are many hero myths, stories, and legends throughout history - all of which foretell the grave dangers and risks involved in the quest for our treasure of gold (contained in the Sun)... And according to these legends, a worthy hero must appear who is equal to the task of rightfully laying claim to the priceless treasure of gold... In the typical “hero’s cycle,” as identified by mythologist Joseph Campbell, the hero is born an orphan (or fatherless) and lives in the dark, quiet world of the Great Mother. Call To Adventure Then one day... the hero receives a call to adventure. The hero heartlessly separates him/herself from the mother, and then sets out to experience the adventures of the noble quest. Early on, in the journey, the hero battles with the color of red (anger) and continues to encounter the many different shapes and forms of the “feminine.” All of which the hero does with less than successful results. The hero then accidentally stumbles upon the valued object of the quest, only to lose it again through the blissful, blinding inexperience of youth. Many years will then pass (and many lessons will be learned) before the hero is once again able to gain access to and then acquire his/her valued treasure of the quest. Then the hero victoriously returns to civilization - graciously sharing with the kingdom, all the many riches, spoils, and gains that were obtained during the adventures of the quest. Search for the Holy Grail Journey with me into the very depths of the Heart of Gold - as we answer our own personal "Call To Adventure!" Next page > Begin The Hero's Journey (back to the Astrology Menu) Home / Astrology / The Sun