Lion’s Gate, Leo Sun & Kundalini Light
Every August, a doorway opens in the sky. The ancients knew it. The Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in alignment with it. The yogis felt it in as a surge of life‑force moving through the spine. We call it the Lion’s Gate, the heliacal rising of Sirius, our spiritual sun, aligning with the Sun in Leo. It happens in the first weeks of August, peaking on the 8th day of the 8th month.
In Kundalini Yoga, this astronomical event is seen as an energetic transmission. A time when the currents that carry our prayers are especially swift, when the channels of prana seem clearer, and the auric field responds like a tuning fork to the higher harmonics of the cosmos. It’s the moment when the macrocosm and microcosm meet the breath of the Universe inhaling through us, exhaling through the stars.
Yogi Bhajan taught that the human being is a geometric miracle. We all have an arc line, spine, ten bodies, and radiance, all held in precise relationship to one another. The alignment of celestial bodies affects the alignment of our inner geometries. The arc line, the halo of light stretching from ear to ear, is especially sensitive now. It records our intentions and broadcasts them into the magnetic field. In this season, it’s as if the volume is turned up. What we chant, what we breathe, what we visualise imprints deeper and travels further.
The lion is the symbol of courage, but in the yogic sense courage isn’t just bold action. It’s the willingness to live from the heart no matter the cost. Courage is the spine aligned with truth. This is why so many kriyas that strengthen the heart and open the chest feel so timely right now. (Our Green Light Ahead Challenge 11 Days is all about opening the heart to allow a flow of opportunities and prosperity). The chest is the temple of the anahata, the unstruck sound, the harmonic that vibrates without effort. When we move into cobra pose, when we twist and breathe, when we chant Hummee Hum Brahm Hum or Har Har Har Har Gobinday with steady rhythm, we are polishing the beautiful green jewel (chakra) at the centre of the self.
Sacred geometry tells us that the heart space is the meeting point of the upward‑pointing triangle of spirit and the downward‑pointing triangle of matter. Their union creates the six‑pointed star, the shatkona, a symbol of balance between heaven and earth. In Kundalini Yoga, this balance is lived, not just understood. We breathe it in as prana, we breathe it out as radiance. We meditate upon it until the mind begins to dissolve in its symmetry.
In this August sun, the golden light feels almost tactile. The Sirius current adds a cool electric blue shimmer, like the naad humming just beneath the silence. To meditate now is to sit inside a temple made of light, your own spine the central pillar, your own breath the offering. When you chant, the mantra moves like sunlight through stained glass — every syllable a colour, every vibration a shape in the subtle body.
Yogi Bhajan once said, “Vibrate the cosmos and the cosmos shall clear the path.” This is a simple yogic law. Sound changes matter. Mantra changes the field in which your life unfolds. In these days of heightened alignment, the change happens faster, more cleanly, and with less resistance. It’s as if the Universe is leaning in, listening closely.
Practising Kundalini Yoga now is like catching a wave just as it begins to crest. Breath of Fire seems to ignite quicker. Long Deep Breathing feels endless. The mantras take root in the heart without strain. A simple meditation on the breath between the eyebrows may feel like sitting beneath a cosmic waterfall. This is the time to listen within, to ask what the soul is longing to create or release, and to let the kriya carry that prayer upward like incense smoke.
The Sun in Leo reminds us not to be shy about our light. The yogi’s task is not to hide in the corner of the Universe but to participate fully in the radiance. The teachings say the soul chose this body, this time, this geometry of self for a reason. So when we stand tall, eyes steady, breath deep with calibre in your heart, you are literally embodying that reason. You become the golden lion with the fearless heart.
As Yogi's we are taught to remember the sound that underlies all sound. Remember that the stars above are a reflection of your own light. In Kundalini Yoga, we chant Sat Nam to remind ourselves: Truth is my identity.
Sit tall. Breathe deeply. Chant with intention. Move your body. Bow your head. Open your heart to the Leo sun and lift your arc line towards Sirius. Feel the meeting point of heaven and earth in your chest. Let your aura expand until it fills the space around you. This is what it means to stand in your own alignment.
If you’d like to practice with me and experience this alignment for yourself, join me on my YouTube channel. You’ll find guided Kundalini meditations, kriyas, and heart‑opening practices designed for moments just like this. Connect Here: https://www.youtube.com/@theadishakticonnection
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