The Spiritual Significance Of The Lion's Gate Portal + 5 Ways To Harness Its Energy

Each year on August 8, we're given a potent opportunity to manifest, thanks to the opening of the Lion's Gate portal. Curious to learn more? Here's what the Lion's Gate portal is all about, from experts, plus how to work with its powerful energy.

She adds that ancient Egyptians worshipped Sirius as the goddess Sopdet, celebrating Sirius' return in the morning sky as the start of the farming season and the beginning of a new year. "Healers and teachers in certain new age communities believe the energy coming from Sirius contains special elevating or activating energy that can help the Earth and her people evolve," she says.

Eight also corresponds to the Strength card in the traditional tarot deck; this card features a woman calmly interacting with a lion, with an infinity symbol above her head. "Thus, the number eight also has esoteric symbolic connections to strength and to the lion," Budd says.

Budd adds that eight is connected with achievement, goals, and the intersection of the spiritual and physical dimensions, signified by the interlocking circles of "8," or the infinity symbol. "Those born under life path number eight are thought to be here to master the integration of spirit into matter," she says, adding that similar to its tarot meaning, eight represents strength in numerology.

So, how can you actualize all of this powerful eight-energy? Here's what Budd and Kaerhart recommend doing the next time the Lion's Gate portal opens:

"The sign of Leo contains and represents love, generosity, leadership, and creativity. When the sun is Leo, the entire world benefits from an infusion of these energies," she explains, adding, "I think the best way to make the most of the Lion's Gate is to do Leo things and aim to intensify the natural energy of the moment as much as possible."

"Do things that bring joy during and just before the Lion's Gate to open and expand your heart," Budd recommends.

According to Kaerhart, the Lion's Gate portal is also a good time to "examine how you're currently exerting your power and consider the type of power you'd like to yield in the future." This makes it an opportunity to start manifesting what you want to call in. Just don't act rashly or focus on short-term gains, she adds, as eight represents the number of infinity. "Instead, use your energy wisely and trust that rapid growth is in store, preparing for blastoff," she says.

"Getting together for ceremonies, meditations, chanting, yoga, dance, art, time in nature, etc., can amplify the energy of the Lion's Gate," Budd explains.

When you send your love to the Universe, she adds, it will most likely come back to your doubled, tripled, or more. "I look at the Lion's Gate (and Leo Season, in general) as a time to build up my stores of love, joy, and gratitude. It is a time and a season for discovering what the self can really do," Budd tells mbg.

There's never a bad time to lean into love, work on whatever you want to manifest, and practice gratitude. But in the case of the Lion's Gate portal on August 8, you just might find your efforts will be amplified more than you can imagine.