The Sun

The visible image of the invisible God, the Sun acts as the heart of the world and the administrator of life across the planetary spheres. It is the central fire that illuminates the mind and provides the vital heat necessary for the Great Work of alchemy. In the Hermetic tradition, the Sun is the "King" whose gold must be refined, representing the awakened ego that has finally recognized its divine lineage. It is the source of the "Spiritus Mundi," the universal life-force that sustains every blade of grass and every human thought.