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What does the Hierophant + Sun combo mean? Wrt love readings and otherwise?
Both of them are "marriage cards". So, together I would think that they reinforce the idea that this couple would marry? Or if the couple were expecting a child, then it would be a boy?
Marriage doesn't mean a lot today. People sometimes think badly of a reader because they predicted marriage when the couple weren't religious and decided to live together in a committed relationship for decades, raising families and doing all the married-stuff without actually marrying.
And so many couples go for the Big Day with the Big Dress (and the Big Expense), only to split up in months or very few years. You can buy a good-quality brand-new car cash-down with the cost of most marriages. And that's not including the cost of a potential divorce!
So I often wonder what people on the forum mean when they talk about marriage: do they mean the Big Day with the Big Dress, or do they mean a long-term committed relationship? Only about a third of people who opt for the former actually get the latter.
The Hierophant, to me, is about learning from your ancestors or your culture. It's about accepting the wisdom of the past and growing because of it. The Hierophant is a teacher, passing on the wisdom and the rituals of the past to the generations of the future. And the Sun is a double-espresso, a shot of energy and enthusiasm. Couple those two things, and you get the idea that, in relationship readings or other readings, learning from the past and conforming to society's expectations is a really positive step for the client to take and will give them a new lease on life.
Expecting a child - a boy? Why do you say that? If you are pulling cards specifically for babies, the Hierophant implies a child who will carry the legacy of the past into the future, it doesn't imply gender. The Sun implies an active (and possibly aggressive) child, it doesn't imply gender.