Sunrise
Sunrise is the classic good omen of a fresh start and rising fortune. Facing the rising sun head-on means a large opportunity is beginning, and it was read as the season when something long prepared finally takes its first step. Watching a sunrise with others means there is someone to share that beginning with. A sun that will not rise, or is hidden by cloud, by contrast, signals that the moment is not yet ripe.
A sunrise lifts the dark and brings the sun up, which makes it a leading good omen of new beginnings. Traditional reading took the rising sun as vitality on the rise, and the larger and redder it was, the better it read.
Readings by Situation
Facing the rising sun head-on
A good omen that a large opportunity is beginning. Tradition read facing the sun as your standing rising. Brightness that dazzled you reads more strongly still.
The sun breaking through cloud
A sign that what was blocked opens. If something has felt stifling for a long time, read it as the moment it clears. Tradition too read parting cloud as worry lifting.
Waiting for a sunrise that never comes
A sign that the time has not arrived. Less that you are underprepared than a signal to wait a little longer. If the impatience was strong, look at that feeling first.
Watching a sunrise with someone
A sign that there is something you are starting together. Tradition read watching together as minds meeting. With a partnership or a fresh start ahead, this reads well.
Sunrise is among the most auspicious symbols tradition handles. A sun that never rose does not fix anything bad in place. Even so, do not decide on a large expense because of it.