The Sun Tarot Spread: Custom Layout for Intuition

BY NICOLE LAU

The Sun Tarot Spreads: Layouts for Joy, Success, and Radiant Clarity

The Sun tarot spreads are designed to reveal sources of joy, paths to success, and areas of clarity. Unlike spreads focused on problems or shadows, Sun spreads explore what's going well, what brings happiness, and how to manifest authentic success. These layouts help you navigate the terrain of joy with wisdom and celebration.

When to Use Sun Spreads

Sun spreads are particularly effective for:

• Identifying sources of joy and happiness
• Manifesting success and achievement
• Gaining clarity about goals and path
• Celebrating yourself and accomplishments
• Finding authentic self-expression
• Increasing confidence and optimism
• Understanding what's working well
• Aligning with your radiant true self
• Planning joyful future

Spread 1: The Joy Assessment (7 Cards)

This spread reveals sources of joy and how to increase happiness in your life.

Layout Pattern:

        [1]    [2]     [3]        [4]    [5]     [6]        [7]

Card Positions:

Card 1 (Top): My current joy level / Happiness state / Where I am
This card reveals your current state of joy and happiness.

Card 2 (Left Upper): What brings me joy / Source of happiness / What delights me
What currently brings you genuine joy and happiness.

Card 3 (Right Upper): What blocks my joy / Obstacle to happiness / What dims light
What's blocking or diminishing your joy.

Card 4 (Center): My authentic happiness / True joy / Real delight
What authentic happiness looks like for you—not performed, but real.

Card 5 (Left Lower): How to increase joy / Practice / What enhances happiness
Specific guidance on how to increase joy in your life.

Card 6 (Right Lower): How to remove blocks / Release / What allows joy
How to remove obstacles to happiness and let joy flow.

Card 7 (Bottom): Radiant life / Full joy / What becomes possible
What your life looks like when joy is fully embraced and expressed.

Reading Tips: Card 4 shows your authentic joy—trust it. Card 5 gives you practical steps. Card 7 shows why this work matters.

Spread 2: The Success Manifestation (5 Cards)

This spread maps the path to manifesting success and achievement.

Layout Pattern:

        [1]    [2]     [3]        [4]        [5]

Card Positions:

Card 1 (Top): What I want to achieve / Goal / Desired success
The success or achievement you're seeking to manifest.

Card 2 (Left): My strengths / Assets / What supports success
Your strengths, resources, and assets that support this success.

Card 3 (Right): Challenges / Obstacles / What to overcome
Challenges or obstacles on the path to this success.

Card 4 (Center): How to manifest / Path / Action to take
Specific guidance on how to manifest this success.

Card 5 (Bottom): Success achieved / Outcome / Victory
What success looks like when achieved. The victory and its rewards.

Reading Tips: Card 2 shows what you already have working for you. Card 4 gives you the path. Card 5 shows your destination.

Spread 3: The Clarity Revelation (9 Cards)

This comprehensive spread brings clarity to any situation or question.

Layout Pattern:

    [1] [2] [3]    [4] [5] [6]    [7] [8] [9]

Card Positions:

Card 1: The situation / What I'm facing / Current state
The situation or question you're seeking clarity about.

Card 2: What I see / My perspective / Current understanding
Your current understanding or perspective on the situation.

Card 3: What I'm missing / Blind spot / What I don't see
What you're not seeing or understanding yet.

Card 4: Past influence / What led here / History
Past events or influences that created this situation.

Card 5: The truth / Reality / What is
The actual truth or reality of the situation—clarity revealed.

Card 6: Future potential / What's possible / Outcome
What's possible or likely in the future.

Card 7: What to release / Let go / What doesn't serve
What to release or let go of for clarity.

Card 8: What to embrace / Accept / What serves
What to embrace or accept for clarity.

Card 9: Clear path forward / Action / Next steps
The clear path forward once you have this clarity.

Reading Tips: Card 5 is your truth—the clarity you're seeking. Card 9 shows what to do with that clarity.

Spread 4: The Authentic Self (6 Cards)

This spread reveals your authentic self and how to express it.

Layout Pattern:

    [1] [2]    [3] [4]    [5] [6]

Card Positions:

Card 1 (Top Left): My authentic self / True me / Who I really am
Your authentic self—who you really are beneath pretense.

Card 2 (Top Right): My performed self / Mask / Who I pretend to be
The self you perform or the mask you wear.

Card 3 (Middle Left): Where I'm authentic / Freedom / Where I'm real
Where or when you're able to be your authentic self.

Card 4 (Middle Right): Where I hide / Fear / Where I'm not real
Where or when you hide your authentic self.

Card 5 (Bottom Left): How to be more authentic / Practice / What allows realness
How to express your authentic self more fully.

Card 6 (Bottom Right): Radiant authentic life / Freedom / What becomes possible
What your life looks like when you're fully authentic.

Reading Tips: Compare Cards 1 and 2 to see authentic vs. performed. Card 5 gives you practical guidance. Card 6 shows why authenticity matters.

Spread 5: The Radiance Map (8 Cards)

This spread maps your radiance across different life areas.

Layout Pattern:

        [1]    [8]     [2]  [7]   ☀   [3]    [6]     [4]        [5]

Card Positions (around the sun):

Card 1 (Top): Spiritual radiance / Connection / Higher purpose
Your radiance in spiritual connection and higher purpose.

Card 2 (Upper Right): Mental radiance / Clarity / Vision
Your radiance in mental clarity and vision.

Card 3 (Right): Relational radiance / Connection / Love
Your radiance in relationships and authentic connection.

Card 4 (Lower Right): Creative radiance / Expression / Joy
Your radiance in creative expression and joy.

Card 5 (Bottom): Physical radiance / Body / Vitality
Your radiance in physical health and vitality.

Card 6 (Lower Left): Material radiance / Resources / Success
Your radiance in material success and resources.

Card 7 (Left): Emotional radiance / Happiness / Peace
Your radiance in emotional happiness and peace.

Card 8 (Upper Left): Purpose radiance / Calling / Direction
Your radiance in life purpose and direction.

Reading Tips: This spread shows where you're already radiant and where you could shine brighter. Look for patterns—where is light strongest? Where does it need support?

General Reading Guidelines for Sun Spreads

Before You Read:

• Set intention for joy and clarity, not problems
• Commit to celebrating what's revealed
• Create bright, positive space
• Ground and center yourself
• Be willing to embrace happiness

During the Reading:

• Notice what brings joy or excitement
• Look for patterns of success and happiness
• Pay attention to cards suggesting clarity
• Trust positive messages
• If The Sun itself appears, that position is especially blessed
• Allow yourself to feel good about what's revealed

After the Reading:

• Journal about sources of joy revealed
• Identify one success to celebrate
• Take action on clarity received
• Practice authenticity in one area
• Celebrate the reading and yourself

Working with Challenging Cards in Sun Spreads

Even in Sun spreads, challenging cards can appear. Here's how to work with them:

The Tower: Old structures falling to make room for authentic joy. Necessary destruction before radiance.

The Devil: Bondage blocking joy. What needs to be released for happiness to flow.

Five of Cups: Grief that needs processing before joy can return. Healing needed.

Nine of Swords: Anxiety blocking happiness. Mental work needed for clarity.

Ten of Swords: Rock bottom before sunrise. Darkest before dawn. Renewal coming.

The Constant Unification Perspective

In the Constant Unification framework, Sun spreads are not fortune-telling—they're joy-mapping. Each card position reveals the precise state of happiness, success, and clarity in different areas, showing you exactly where radiance is flowing and what's blocking it.

The cards don't create joy—they reveal where joy already exists but may not be acknowledged, where success is possible but may not be pursued, where clarity is available but may not be seen. Sun spreads are particularly powerful because they show you that happiness is already available, success is already possible, clarity is already present—you just need to embrace it.

The reading is always accurate. The question is: will you embrace the joy it reveals? Will you pursue the success it shows? Will you trust the clarity it offers?