Dr.Nikki's Zodiac:
The Sun
Many of us don’t even think about the
effect of the Sun in our lives except for
checking the weather factor (well, you are
wearing your SPF sunblock, right?).   Sun
worship of one type or another was
prevalent throughout the ancient world.  
In ancient Egypt Ra, the God of the Sun
was one of the first to be worshipped in a monotheistic manner.  The Sun fills
our skies with morning light and gives us hope for the new dawn with the
beautiful sunsets it creates as its warming rays of light interact with the
atmosphere of our planet.  

We can see the effects of the Sun even at night.  Anyone who has been awed
by the beauty and majesty of the Aurora borealis (Northern lights, which also
have a southern counterpart) has seen the effects of solar activity on our
atmosphere.  The Sun warms us.  The Sun brings forth the green vegetation of
the earth.  The Sun is, like the element water, a giver of life.  A plant turns the
sun’s energy into food through photosynthesis.  This process creates the base
of the food chain for much of life of earth.  

The Sun is the closest star to us by an unimaginable amount of space.  The Sun
is the anchor of our solar system.  It’s heart.  The Sun’s gravity holds the
planets in their orbits.  The Sun easily knocks out communications when sun
spot activity hurls ejecta out into space.  It is only the magnetic field of Mother
Earth that protects us from the harmful rays.  This is also the place the Sun
holds in Astrology.

The Sun represents the heart of the person.  Freud would liken the Sun to the
ego.  The Sun can teach us much about who we think we are.  It is the Sun
and the energy it provides that grants us our vitality and strength.  Its light and
warmth are vital to our well being.  Over two million Americans a year are
treated for the disorder SADS through light therapy with full spectrum lights
which best mimic the sun’s natural light.  Self-expression, the true revealing of
our inner most self, is guided by the Sun.  

Studying Sun’s affect on your sign will help you to know where to apply Sun’s
ample energy.  As it rules the inner self, the one within, studying the Sun in
your sign may well help with additional willpower when needed for those tough
tasks!
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