Welcome to the month of
Leo! To start, I want to explain a little bit about this sign. First of all,
Leos, even the quiet ones, generally have strong personalities. When a Leo
enters a room, people can feel his or her presence. By nature magnanimous and
generous, Leos like to be acknowledged and praised.
It’s no surprise,
therefore, that this particular month is governed by the sun. And because the
sun is the preeminent power in our universe, Leos are often born with this
feeling of being sort of God-like. When friends or family are faced with
problems, a Leo might say something like this: “I know exactly what your problem
is and I know how to answer it. I know what you have to do to make things
right.”
Because this Leonine energy pervades the cosmos at this time,
it’s appropriate that we revisit an important concept that we learn in Kabbalah:
that there are two conditions that must be met before we can tell another person
what to do.
1. We are sure they will listen.
2. We love
them.
There is no question that many times, we believe that we know
better than everybody else. What we often forget, however, is that a truly
spiritual person steps aside, listens, and helps others learn what their
problems are.
The month of Leo is a time of spiritual testing, and for
most of us, this testing can be hard. We are all going through a tremendous
change—in our consciousness, in our lifestyles, in our relationships. We are
turning, thank God, greener and are becoming more aware of the world around us.
We may even find ourselves more involved in the simple things in life.
What we are learning, in fact, is to hear and to connect with that quiet
voice of the Light inside.
The Zohar says that during this time, the
Creator will “refine us as gold is refined.” Webster’s Dictionary says that “to
refine” means “to free (as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted
material.” Although you and I and all of us would probably prefer to have a
month that is wide open and all bright and beautiful, we need to remember that
that is not what we are down here for. That is not the game. The game is to be
able to go through the maze we call Life and to see through to the end of the
tunnel, to transform our negativity into Light.
We are being afforded a
huge spiritual opportunity this month, and we have two choices. We can hang on
to our certainty, our beliefs, our reasons for being. Or we can say, “To heck
with this, I am going to try another course. Whichever you choose, I wish you
luck, and I hope that next month, some of you will say to me, “You were right;
it was difficult. But even so, it was a great, great, great time.”
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