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August is the MONTH of the Lion 
Celebrating August 10th as World Lion Day started in 2013 to help spread awareness about their growing extinction. In my opinion, the whole month should be dedicated to the Lion and not just because August is partially a Leo month in astrology. Here are some amazing articles to support my theory on August being the month of the lion.
Aug. 11th: The Mexico/Khemet Connection
It’s interesting that World Lion Day falls so close to Aug. 11th. According to Robin Heyworth in his article Teotihuacan: Pyramid of the Sun & The Orion Mystery, Aug. 11th, 3114BC was the beginning of the Fourth Sun in the Mayan “Long Count” calendar. It was also the start of King Menes’s rulership, who was responsible for unifying Upper and Lower Khemet (Egypt). But it doesn’t end there! Apparently, the the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan is aligned to face sunset on Aug. 11th in connection with the 260 Day Mayan Calendar. Heyworth writes, “… its alignment at 15.25 north of true-east, which meant it faced the sunset on the 11th August and the 29th April (of the following year). There are 260 days separating these two sunsets, which equals the number of days in the Sacred-Calendar. The sun then continues north to the Tropic of Cancer and returns 105 days later.”
Another connection between Mexico and Khemet has to do with the fact that the pyramids of Teotihuacan and the pyramids of Giza both reflect the alignment of the three stars of Orion’s Belt (see picture from Heyworth’s article). In ancient myths, the stars of Orion are connected to the star Sirius, which brings home the significance of the 8/8 Lion’s Gate Portal.
Aug. 8th: 8/8 The Lion’s Gate Portal
In Giza on August 8th, the heliacal rise of the star Sirius is said to occur. According to many sources, Sirius is the spiritual sun of our sun. Intuitive astrologer Molly McCord does a great job explaining the connection in this video.
More on the Lion’s Gate: Divine Harmony’s Masterclass 
On Aug. 7th, In-Depth Astrologer Divine Harmony offered a free Masterclass on the Lion’s Gate to bring balance and ‘harmony’ between the astrological and spiritual community on the validity of the 8/8 Lion’s Gate Portal. I was one of over 2,000 people registered for her powerful, information-packed presentation. If you didn’t get a chance to watch it during the free period, you can still purchase the class here. Divine Harmony is a big proponent of the need for NEW MYTHS and one way to create new myths is to honor the old ones. Harmony states, “But actually the ‘new myths’ we need are in part remembrance of the old. Lion’s Gate is just that. It is a bridge between the old and the new- as it has echos of the past as well as particular alignments that are all about RIGHT NOW that have the power to help us course correct our future trajectory.”
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