Lion's Gate 8-8-8 — A Vision, a Cosmic Map, and a Practice
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"Discover the interstellar gate of bounty opening now — and a practice for moving through it." ~Crystal Wind
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It began the way these things always begin. I was pulled. I found myself standing in a field of wheat, tall and lustrous, swaying in a silence so deep it almost had a sound. And there, on the edge of a distant cliff that rose like a natural altar from the land, stood a lion. Enormous. Luminous. His coat lit from somewhere beyond the visible spectrum. I recognized him before a single thought had formed. We have met many times before, and that recognition never requires words. It simply arrives.
I climbed toward him. When I reached him, he said nothing. He only raised his gaze to the sky, and I followed it. The stars were extraordinary, richer and more deliberate than any ordinary darkness, as if each one had been placed with intention. And then, within the constellation of Leo, one star caught me and held me with a quiet, insistent certainty that left no room for hesitation.
The star was Algieba.
What happened next arrived faster than thought. I was moving through open space with something closer to surrender, the way you give yourself to a current that already knows where it is going. Stars surrounded me in every direction, their light steady and companionable, until a soft mist rose to meet me as Algieba drew close, gauze-like and unhurried, parting gently as I descended. I landed, crouched, and caught my breath.
In that first still moment I saw them. Mushrooms with long, tender stalks, standing in quiet clusters, each one illuminated from within by a golden light that pulsed with deep, unhurried contentment. And then a path appeared alongside them. From the peaks above, something flowed — gel-like and luminous, greenish-gold, moving like a river made of something between water and light. I followed it down through the mountains without thinking twice.
It brought me to an orange tree, enormous and fragrant, its branches reaching outward like an offering. Behind it stood a house. And when I stepped inside, a figure was waiting. I could not make out the full details of his appearance, but his bearing was quiet and noble, at ease in the way of someone who has waited a very long time and has not been diminished by a single moment of it. He gestured toward the table. And there, spread across it, lay a map.
It was old. Worn at its edges, creased in the way of something that has been consulted many times over many ages. On its surface I could see networks of energetic lines and sacred geometrical patterns that my eye traveled along with a sense of recognition I could not quite name. And there, moving across the map as if mid-journey, a vessel tracing a path between star systems. Its destination was my beloved Sirius.
The figure leaned forward. He traced his finger slowly from Algieba to Sirius, and then from Sirius back to Earth. A triangle formed between them. He paused, and then indicated two specific points on the map: the Giza plateau, and the Sphinx.
And then he began to speak.
"You have entered," he said, "one of the most profound interstellar gates in your recent history. This is not merely an astronomical event. It is a living corridor, an intelligent opening between worlds, and what it carries through it now is of a quality that has seldom been available to you in this way."
He spoke of a gate of bounty. A gate of bravery. A gate that amplifies astute intelligence and clears the way for true manifestation. He spoke of a pathway to the Forsythia of Ma'AR'KA'LEL, that sacred blossoming of divine consciousness through which the soul awakens as naturally and inevitably as a flower rises after a long season of stillness. A pathway to renewal, to the shedding of all that has been held in dormancy, and to the opening of what has always been waiting within you. He called it a gate of wonder.
"Your personal desires, your very personal developments, and your very personal wishes can become manifest. This is a window. The gates are opening. The Lion's Gate is opening."
"And it is now," he said, with a quiet certainty I felt move through every part of me, "that your personal desires, your very personal developments, and your very personal wishes can become manifest. This is a window. You are, all of you, invited to turn into abundance itself, and to allow it to flow toward you in whichever way feels most true: whether it be health, wealth, friendship, peace, harmony, bliss, love. The choice is entirely yours. The gates are opening. The Lion's Gate is opening. And every one of you is welcome to return to your true manifestation abilities."
Just as it had come, the vision faded.
A Practice for Moving Through the Lion's Gate
You need no particular preparation for this. If you are reading these words and something in you has stirred, that stirring is invitation enough.
Step One: Come to stillness. Find somewhere quiet and sit comfortably. Take three unhurried breaths, each exhale allowing the weight of your day to settle away from you a little. You are not trying to achieve anything. You are simply becoming a little more present than you were a moment ago.
Step Two: Speak your intention. Either aloud or quietly within yourself, say these words: I am open to this gate. I welcome the abundance of the Lion's Gate to move through me now.
Step Three: The wheat field. Close your eyes and allow your awareness to arrive in a field of tall, luminous wheat. Feel the ground beneath you. Feel the warmth of the air. You are standing in a place of readiness — a place where something has been growing in you for a very long time and is now beginning to ripen.
Step Four: Look up. Let your inner gaze lift to the sky. Find the stars. And somewhere within that canopy of light, allow your awareness to be drawn to a single point. Trust whatever comes. Some of you will see clearly. Others will simply sense a warm, quiet pulling. Both are arrival.
Step Five: Let the gate open. Do not try to force a particular experience. Simply remain in that field with your gaze on the stars and allow yourself to genuinely feel what it would feel like to receive what you most deeply long for — not as a fantasy, but as a living possibility moving toward you right now. Let it be health, if health is what you long for. Let it be love. Peace. Abundance. Creative flow. Something you may not yet have a name for. Let it be yours.
Step Six: The triangle. When you are ready, hold in your awareness the triangle of Algieba, Sirius, and Earth. You do not need to visualize it with precision. Simply intend it. You are a living point within a vast geometric field, and your willingness to stand within it is more than enough.
Step Seven: Receive and return. When you feel complete, offer your gratitude in whatever way comes naturally to you. Take three slow breaths. Place both hands over your heart for a moment before you open your eyes. You will return from this space carrying something you did not carry before.
The Lion's Gate does not ask you to be ready. It finds you where you are and opens around you. Every time you choose to receive with genuine intention during this window, something in the collective field shifts. You are contributing, through your own becoming, to the abundance of a world that is remembering what it is truly capable of.
The gate is open. The map has been shown. The triangle is drawn. What happens next is entirely, beautifully yours.
Sending you lots of love and high vibrations.
~Anna Merkaba
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Anna Merkaba To book a Healing Session with Anna and for more channeled messages to help you on your journey to self discovery visit: Sacred Ascension – Key of Life – DISCOVER YOUR TRUE SELF THROUGH THE VIBRATIONAL MESSAGES FROM BEHIND THE VEIL. Anna is also the author of Mission To Earth – A Lightworker's Guide to Self Mastery. Source: here
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