“The function of the sun in our solar system is twofold; it shines, giving warmth, heat and life to the Earth, but it also serves as the central organizing principle around which the planets orbit. In this sense, the Sun is like the personal ego or the ‘I’, the centre of consciousness around which the different aspects of the self revolve. Individuals with strong placements in the 5th partake of the qualities of the Sun. They need to shine and create from inside themselves; they need to feel influential; and they need to feel that others are revolving around them. To some this means literally always being the center of attention- a craving to be worshipped like the Sun… Embedded deep in our psyches, and reverberating throughout the 5th house, is an innate desire to be recognized for our specialness… Another keynote of the 5th is ‘generativity’-which simply defined means ‘the ability to produce’. These two principles, the need to be loved for our specialness and the desire to create from inside ourselves underlie most of the traditional associations with the fifth house.” 

Howard Sasportas The Twelve Houses p.47