Chasing the Light: Heliotropism, Sun Symbols, and Why We All Lean In
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I never thought I’d be the one talking about plants turning toward the sun, but here we are. As a 46-year-old electrician in Louisville, KY, my days are usually spent pulling wire and troubleshooting circuits. Lately, though, I’ve been running a small weekly breathwork group at the local community center. We’re mostly stay-at-home parents trying to manage stress, and honestly, I’m still figuring out how to keep my own anxiety from short-circuiting.
Heliotropism is just plants doing what we all do—leaning into whatever feels safe. In psychology, we call this “approach motivation.” It’s hardwired. When I look at The Sun card in tarot, it’s the same energy: warmth, clarity, and that instinct to step out of the shadows. Jung would probably say the sun archetype represents the conscious self trying to integrate the unconscious. I’m not a scholar, just a woman who wires buildings and now spends her evenings working with crystal energy to ground the group.
Funny how a practical background makes you notice these patterns. I joke that I’m just a tired parent chasing light like a sunflower, but there’s something quietly empowering about it. If you’ve ever felt that pull toward warmth or clarity, you’re not alone. Drop a comment if you’ve worked with sun symbols, tarot, or breathwork—I’m still learning, but I’d love to hear what’s helped you build community and balance.
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"Heliotropism is just plants doing what we all do—leaning into whatever feels safe."
I resonate with that image, and you're right about our pull toward warmth, but I have to push back on the idea that this is simply "hardwired" psychology. My work in AI ethics has led me to suspect these patterns point toward a panpsychist reality, where consciousness isn't just a survival mechanism but a fundamental property of the universe.
(There's a deeper dive on this in our wiki: Entoptic Phenomena: Why You See Lights, Patterns, and Spirits in Darkness | Mystic Wiki.)
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