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The
proud Lion is the second largest member of
the cat family.
Cat’s represent the powers of
Mystery,
Magic and
Independence.
Lions make their
home on the wide and
expansive
savannahs of
Africa. Their main prey is the
antelope who are symbolic avatars of
speed and
the adaptability of the mind.
Lions have always been strong symbols of the
Sun
and of Gold. In ancient times they were
venerated as having links with the sun-god
Mithra. The
Egyptians venerated the
Lion with
the annual flooding of the Nile, which always
brought good fertility of not only the
land but
the Soul.
Early Christians portrayed the
Lion as the
earthly component of the
Eagle and
Medieval
alchemists associated the
Lion with the
fixed
element of
sulphur.
Lions
live in prides,
therefore expect strong lessons to
show up related to groups and
communities.
Examining your own role in groups would be of
marvellous benefit and will aid you to
understand yourself better.
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“Within the
pride, the females are the best hunters.
Although most lions are clumsy hunters by
themselves, they have developed an excellent
co-operative hunting technique. The females,
though, do most of the hunting and the
rearing of the cubs.
The lion cubs lead a
relatively care-free existence. Their
parents are patient and affectionate with
the cubs, and most individuals with lions as
totems will find those same qualities
developing within themselves.”
- Ted Andrews (Animal
Speak) |
The young Lion is a symbol of the
rising Sun,
the Solar energy of the
Solar-plexus rising in
the newly awakened Being, the
awakening of the
feminine creative energies of Life.
The Lion is the
assertion of feminine energies
to bring forth birth and
new power. The
Sun was
not always seen as a masculine symbol and since
ancient times was widely associated with the
sacred and
eternal power of the
feminine.
Males are most noticeable by their
large mane.
They do very little work and can get
passionate
and jealous of the
lionesses. The males also
protect the pride against
predators. When
hunting they use their
roar to scare prey
towards the waiting lionesses.
When a Lion
shows up in your
symbolic awareness,
ask yourself; Do you need to do more than you are?
Do you need to be more protective? Do you need to co-operate more?
The Lion does not fight for the sake of
fighting
and avoids confrontations and will
leave any
scene of danger.
Lions
hunt by stealth. To
achieve greater endeavours and
objectives be
more stealthy in your approach to
Greater
Success!
When Lion shows up there will be
great
opportunity to awaken to a new Sun.
Trust your
feminine energies – creativity,
intuition and
imagination. These will add a
new sunshine to
your Life.
Don’t be afraid to
ROAR if you feel
threatened and
intruded upon!
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