Lions Gate Portal: 8.8.8
08.08.2+0+2+4 = 8
Today is the Lion’s Gate Portal, a day with a numerological line up, 8.8.8, that coincides nicely with the rise of the star Sirius in certain parts of the world. It’s a mystical day that only occurs when the digits of a year add up to eight – on August 8th. There won’t be another one until 2033. To maximize the energy of the day, it’s good to indulge in your creativity, focus on what you’d like to manifest, and heal psychological wounds that have to do with your sense of identity.
Occurring on August 8th, when the year digits add up to eight, the day is considered a window, or portal, into enhanced awareness that lies beyond our usual perception.
I read that the ancient Egyptians used the movement of the star Sirius to know when to begin their harvest. This is great time to leave old patterns behind and work towards the future manifestation of what you want in your life. The 8th house in astrology is Scorpio, and represents our raw, hidden, personal powers, along with our ability to transform ourselves and our reality. Leave behind what not longer serves.
…this has nothing to do with the mythological and highly inaccurate fad known as “The Lion’s Gate.” Originally, “The Lion’s Gate” portal, as it is known today, was something that happened rarely, and does not occur annually. The essence of it lies in numerology. In past years when the portal actually occurred, it was because of a certain numerical rhythm: August (
8, XXXX. I leave the year blank in the explanation because this is where the real magick comes in. The Lion’s Gate Portal occurs every year that the month, day, and years added together total eights across the board. So, for example, August 8, 2015 was a Lion’s Gate year (8/8/8), and the next one coming up is two years, on August 8, 2024.
This is considered an auspicious time, because the energies that are available to us are of the nature of the number 8. Depending on what you work with, the number eight can be seen as the number of magick (Creating reality in line with your vision for it), the planet Mercury and all its correspondences, or the very essence of energy that is sometimes known as prana. As you can see, there is nothing here that corresponds to physical manifestations, but rather a portal to higher energies that can help us shine brighter, more creatively, and more positively in our daily lives, and then put us in a position to share that light and warmth with others.
Coupled with all of this is the fact that the eighth day of the eighth month is close to the rising of the star Sirius, which has a profound role in ancient history. It is not the rising of the star, though, so this correspondence is dubious and arguable at best. In the time of ancient Egypt, Sirius rose around the end of July, and even though the rising of the star has changed over the centuries, the other factor to consider is that Sirius rises at different times based on where you are on the planet. These factors tell us that for the most part, Sirius does not always rise on August 8th, and many times not near it, to boot.
I share this explanation of the Lion’s Gate because I remember before it was ever a thing, and I have watched it since then. Early astrological discussions about this are worth the read if you bother to dig, so if you want to know more, the truth, as they say, is out there.” – Bill Duvendack
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