At the center of the solar system burns a star. Around it, all the planets orbit, each reflecting its light in a different hue. In the birth chart, the Sun is that star. It is not one desire among many; it is the desire to be, to shine, to express the unique self that was born into the world with a purpose only it can fulfill. Every other desire in the chart flows from this central fire. Venus wants to attract because the Sun wants to be loved. Mars wants to pursue because the Sun wants to be expressed. Pluto wants to transform because the Sun wants to be reborn into greater authenticity. To understand the Sun in the astrology of desire is to understand the very core of what it means to want.