Lionsgate Portal and the 8 August 2024 adding up to 8/8/8 has been all over the internet the last few days. We’ve been hearing about the alignment of the Earth, the star Sirius, the constellation Orion, and our Sun (in the sign of Leo, the lion). I know nothing about astrology but if I were living back in ancient times my instinct or my superstitious mentality would be telling me that it’s a special time. In today’s world every subject becomes a bone of contention fought over by two dogs – two opposing viewpoints.
The topic of the alignment is the same. On the one hand there are the “New Agers” (apologies but I can’t think of a recognisable alternative) telling us that it is time to manifiest our dreams and wonderful things are happening. On the other side we have the ? (I can’t think of a recognisable name that encompasses all) who tell us that the New Agers are from Satan and we are being sucked into an evil vortex by even reading the stuff.
Where do I, with my inexplicable attachment to Egypt, stand on this? To tell the truth I am neutral, and maybe that has to do with age.
In my younger days, when I was always searching for the meaning of life, who am I? why am I here and what am I supposed to be doing? Where am I going? I would avidly consume the New Age material. I suppose that would also have come from a place of uncertainty and insecurity.
Now, I have reached a place where my answer is “It’s irrelevant, it’s all irrelevant, everything is irrelevant” I don’t know if I am better or worse for that. It’s all a matter of “before covid” and “post covid” for me. Pre-covid I believed in law of attraction and knowing how to use to my advantage – and I did. Pre-covid I felt a comforting attachment to something outside myself, greater than myself that would always work things out for me in the long run. When the world shut down and we were all told to isolate and look after ourselves, wear masks and keep away from our loved ones. I could not handle that – it went against everything I believed in.
I had always believed that in times of fear, disaster and trouble the thing to do was to reach out and help. To come together. And, apart from religion, how many Hollywood movies have we been subjected to that has the hero sacrificing himself for others? Only this time, in reality we sacrificed the old, the addicted, the special needs children and adults, those with mental health issues, small business owners, clubs, community life, culture and cultural values.
People were isolated, cut off and, in some cases, subjected to medical procedures against their will. How many stupid control situations were we subjected to? Not allowed to buy certain clothes and goods, aisles in shops taped off as no-go areas, wearing masks in the fresh air, nurses dancing in hospitals, police dancing in streets, people not allowed go more than 5 miles from their own homes, eating inside tents outside restaurants but not allowed eat inside, having to produce a medical certificate to be allowed sit down in a restaurant – and the most bizarre of all – having to wear a mask while standing but not when sitting in a restaurant? I’m going to stop now but seriously? The thing about all that is – no other courses of action were put forward. The laws were for everyone regardless of personal health or situations. When before, in our history, was every solution not explored in times of trouble?
It wasn’t until we all started to surface again that I slowly became aware that my fluffy, comforting cloud was no longer there, no longer tangible. It almost felt like whatever it was that was watching over us before said “Ok, you want to play it that way? You think turning away from your neighbours and friends is the solution? You believe you can survive better on your own? Fine, do that, I’m outta here now – see how that feels!”
Well, we’re not doing so good are we? Ukraine – and now Gaza. But the thing is – our governments taught us, under the darkness of covid, that as people and as individuals there is not a thing we can actually do when our governments decide to go down a road, any road. And when the Head of State or the government of a country decides to attack another country or wipe out any particular tribe, race or ethnicity – there is, in reality nothing peaceful that the world can do to stop them – except pray we are not next in their line of fire.
And so, who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Knowing the answers – it’s irrelevant. It’s not going to give us any more power to change our country’s direction or course of action.
But the question “What am I supposed to do?” Now that is a different kettle of fish for me at this stage. I must do the only things I have control over. I must live my life to the fullest in the best ways possible. There is no tomorrow, no next year or the future – there really is only now. I must do the best by my family, my friends and those I live amongst – regardless of government policies. I must take time to be quiet, to appreciate nature, my good health, the days the rain falls as much as the days the sun shines (in Ireland, where we now see the white lines in the sky at dawn and know that in a few hours the sun will be blocked out on yet another weekend, especially a bank holiday one!). I must do all that because the illusion of democracy is broken, governments really do in fact control everything, beginning with the amount of money anyone can keep from their weekly pay cheque. My area of autonomy is limited so I need to exercise that last bit of individual control that I still have.
This post is way longer than it should be and I had no intention of writing all this when I started, it just evolved. I don’t want you to think I am all doom and gloom now – far from it. Things happen in my daily life all the time that I regard as divine intervention or the Universe lining things up for me and strange things continue to happen for me. Recently I got a crippling pain down my hip and leg to the stage where I literally hobbled around bent over to try and alleviate the pain, for about 4 weeks. Then it suddenly started to improve very rapidly overnight with each passing night. It is now completely gone and the result is that several times every day I express my gratitude that I can walk – it’s only when we lose something we take for granted that we really appreciate it!
So, I am always on the look out for signs from the “something” that it is paying attention to me, even if I can’t feel it’s presence at the moment. I am wondering how things might change when I get back to Egypt, which I am really looking forward to. In my group tours I always make a point, if my companions are open to it, of finding that something special and individual that Egypt has for them and in doing that I usually find a message or meaning for myself as well. These are extraordinary times and I expect my next trip in Nov will be quite special one way or another 🙂
I do have a hope from the old days, at the back of my mind, that if enough of us around the world live our lives this way, turn off the TV and take social media with a pinch of salt, then perhaps one day there will be enough of us to banish the darkness and live in peace and harmony with ourselves and each other across borders.
And so, whatever the new agers say and whatever those who attribute the Lionsgate portal and alignment of the planets to the devil himself – I still harbor a hope that one day a spiritual energy will flood the planet and I will once again feel my comforting fuzzy cloud around me 🙂
I will finish with what one person has written on the net about the energies of the portal in regards to my own zodiac sign because I have felt an affinity towards Thoth the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and keeper of the records and his wife Sheshat since I moved to Egypt, and I like writing, and I have problems communicating with others and I do need to lighten up and feel joy 🙂 I will post the link so you can find yours, for the fun of it, if you feel so inclined. I’m saggitarius and so it says
“What’s on your mind, bold Archer? Known as the akh bird, the Crested Ibis is connected to Thoth and the air element of writing, communication, speech, and thought. Its appearance is a symbol of your ability to conceive powerful ideas, which will get you closer to a cherished goal. However, it does speak of the need to take a deeper look at how you’re expressing yourself when communicating with others. Harness this sacred bird’s powers by singing, chanting, laughing, and speaking your truth. But most importantly, lighten up—try approaching life with playfulness and humor.”
Next Planetary Alignment is on 28th August 2024 – Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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