Leo,The Lion

Leo

Leo is like an eternal flame, its nature depends on the fuel supplied.
The Lesser Lion burns with his own ego. The Greater Lion is ignited by the fire
of the Divine Will, and glows with the inspiration of heaven-inspired energy.

Leo has been identified with "The King" or life giver. The symbolism of the lion is that of the life-giving Father, the Spirit, and its nature is of the center or the heart, through which all energy flows, and the life-force emanates.

Presently, Leo may be considered the most important fire sign of the Zodiac. From Leo comes solar fire, the fire we associate with soul consciousness, the fire of higher mind. The Sun is the ruler of Leo?exoterically, esoterically and hierarchically. Leo keynotes are individuality and true self-consciousness.

We, the self-conscious Sons and Daughters of Mind, are above everything else the Children of Fire, for our "God is a consuming Fire." There is in us a peculiar quality which burns and destroys all that hinders our essential divine expression. This burning ground is familiar to all who tread the path.

The nature of fire is purification. We connect two elements in nature with purification: water and fire. Fire always carries forward esoterically what water has begun. As evolution occurs, fire takes the place of water and burns away all impurities; this process is known to us as baptism by water, baptism by fire. We have all heard of saints, divine beings who could"walk on water"... one who achieved this was considered to have divine powers. Walking on water symbolizes being in a physical body on this earth, but not controlled by the lower desires.

In present time we are being asked to be Firewalkers, to "walk on fire" and purify our lower mind through the use of solar fire, higher mind, the soul consciousness. During the last century humanity as a whole entered into purification by fire. The World War and the release of the atom, atomic energy, demonstrated on the physical plane the transformation occuring on the inner planes. The life within the atom was released, made avialable to enlivin a form responsive to the spiritual plan and purpose in present time. As above, so below. The Age of Materialism inaugurated eons ago is now giving way to the New Age, the Age of the Spiritualism.

I Am That and That Am I"


It is in Leo that the human becomes the "five-pointed star," for that star stands as the symbol of individualization, of humanity, of the human being who knows themself to be an individual and becomes aware of themself as the Self. We begin to use the words, "I," "my" and "mine." In this sign the individual begins the cycle of experience wherein they acquire knowledge and develop the lower mind for their own benefit, needing to be recognized for their deeds and accomplishments.

At this stage they are the fully integrated dominant personality standing at the center of "their" universe, desiring to be recognized and to rule, assuming all revolves around them. Their physical, emotional and mental bodies are all blended and they are potent beyond the average person. They have a mind and are actively using it. The emotions are controlled or blended with their mental reactions, and are unusually powerful.

As Above, So Below

Leo governs the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located in the head, in a small bony structure that shields and guards this very important gland. This gland is controlled by the sixth chakra, the seat of the personality.

This pituitary body is dual in its configuration: in one of its lobes, the frontal or ante-pituitary, is to be found the seat of the reasoning mind, intellectuality, and in the other, the post-pituitary, is the seat of the emotional, imaginative nature. This gland coordinates the others, controls growth, and is essential to life. Intellectuality has been defined as the "capacity of the mind to control its environment by concepts and abstract ideas." Where there is a lack of development of this gland, both emotional and mental deficiency may be found.

It is in this cave that the lion of the developed personality or individuality has its lair, and it is here that the sun god, Hercules, must conquer. For centuries the Egyptians, and especially the Hindus, have known of the chakras or force centers in the etheric body. The discovery of the endocrine system shows corresponding physical glands in the same locations. One of these, the pituitary body with its two lobes, symbolizes the cave with two openings, one of which Hercules had to close before he could control the personality with the higher mind.

For it was only when Hercules had blocked the opening of the personal emotions (post-pituitary), thrown away even his trusty club, refused symbolically to lead any longer a personal, selfish life, that he could, entering by the opening represented by the ante-pituitary, subdue the lion of the personality in the cave. These correlations are so exact that they present in little and in large an awesome testimony to the unflawed integrity of the Plan. "As above, so below." A striking correlation between biological and spiritual truths.*

A mantram for Leo is ... "Father, not my will but thine be done."