Diverse Earthly Manifestations Of Lion Symbolism
Lion dreams
In the dream world, lion is the most pushy fighter in life. Lions are also signs of sway on people around them. In some cases, as presider over floods, the lion can stand for fertility. To see a lion in the jungle, means the need to be more honest and loyal in your affairs. And it gets more and more fun when you find out the hints of those readings.
Indication of authority
A lion is the beast of beasts and symbolizes clout over others. Either it could represent your desire to hold power over the people around you, or it could indicate someone has clout over you. Or it just reflects your liking to dominate at work or in relationships. A spirit lion indicates the need to either be in control of the times, or for you to control your aggressive impulses and temper. Be careful, though, not to become a control freak.
Lion in dreams
Depending on the dream scenario, a lion can represent several things. To dream a lion can symbolize a defensive position. A lion in dreams also means having the skill to overcome some of your issues by getting in touch with the feelings and taming them, if necessary. Some people dream of lions when they get a feeling of being preyed upon by enemies. Dreams of preying lion also bring messages of self-sufficiency implying that you like to spend time alone because you are extremely free. The power comes naturally to a lion, and there is no false bravado because it is born powerful. A dream about lion is a reminder that each of us is born divine and powerful and to step into our birthright of strength. Its presence is a positive representation of personal power and self-confidence.
Siginificance of lioness
A female lion signifies hope, motherhood, sensuality, stamina, drive, and success. Some cultures revered her as a sacred animal of the goddess-mother and the provider for her pride. Lioness spirit is drawn to people who protect and nurture the weak. She teaches you how to get your family working more jointly and how to care for your pride. It also teaches it’s young how to fend on their own without leaving them exposed. Seeing a lioness in a dream means you fiercely protect those you love. It is also a signal never to give up and to keep going until you reach your goals.
Dreaming tamed lions
Dreaming of a tame lion is a prompt to push you to change the way you do things because you have become too calm. It could be about your personal life or your old habits that no longer do you good.
Dreaming black lions
A visit from a black lion signifies negative energy. You or someone is using their power or status to harm you and others.
Dreaming white lions
When a white lion visits, it highlights your majestic power, and you suddenly become aware of the power you hold. With this personal power, you can achieve anything when you draw on your courage, strength, and wisdom.
Dreaming path-crossing lion
A lion will cross your path to strengthen your courage. It shows you when to walk your truth without fear, when to get involved and when to leave.
Dreaming threatening lions
Being scared in your dream denotes a sharp image of the emotional tension you feel inside. Most likely, a particular situation in your life is hard for you to comprehend at a conscious level. Thus, as a defense mechanism, you rejected it out of your awareness. The lion spirit animal appears to help. It is warning you that you are in the process of being aware of your life problems. You now need to confront your issues and address them. It is your subconscious telling you to stop hiding behind closed doors and inviting you to examine what is causing tension despair.
Dreaming chasing lions
The most common lion dream is being chased by a lion as you struggle to outmaneuver the lion which is next to impossible. When this happens, the lion spirit animal is trying to connect you to the personal struggles and aspects in your life that you are trying to escape and showing you how to express them. For some people, it may indicate repressed feelings of aggression and anger towards someone who is mean to you.
Dreaming attacking lions
You are on a path of self-destruction. Dreaming of an attacking lion can mean someone, something or a force drives you to self-destruction. There might be overwhelming circumstances in your waking life that are making it difficult to progress. You need to meet the challenges, overcome the obstacles and move on.
Dreaming biting lions
A bite from a lion is a negative sign. You are feeling overwhelmed, and the source of the worry could be about feelings or a challenging situation. A lion that bites you bring warning to look at what is happening in your life before it bites you. The image of a lion is an active call to say that it might be time to end toxic relationships after which your wounds can start to heal. Another interpretation is to check on what is dominating your life of late and see if you can bring balance.
Dreaming killing lions
If you are under pressure to make significant decisions, you may encounter killing a lion in your dream. Take time to look closer and say no if you feel too pressured.
Dreaming dead lions
Ironically, it is a positive sign to dream of a dead lion. It can mean you can successfully meet serious challenges dealing with the law.
Exercise extreme caution
If lion keeps cracking through your awareness and dreams, it means your spirit animal is a lion. However, as with all symbols and signs, the symbolic meaning should be personal to each, meaning it is you who decides your unique and symbolic relationship with the animal.
Lion symbolism
The lion is the head of the animal kingdom and thus a non-fearing animal. It controls other wildlife in nature. Hence, the most common depiction is the king of jungle. People have drawn hints regarding the behaviour and features of lions and used them in lion symbolism. They have diverse meaning. For example, a male lion is a symbol of power and might, and the lioness is the Great Mother. And in psychology, the lion stands for the latent passions and the risk of getting drowned in it. Lion parts carry different symbolism as well. Its carcass links with honey, its head with care and its tooth with eternity.
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Dual nature
Many cultures emphasise lion’s dual nature. It enjoys depiction as creatures that appear tough and gentle both at the same time. We describe such leonine features as protecting his own and stealth in attacking his prey. It is the embodiment of the Son of God as well as the force of evil, but also power and strength. Similarly, the lion can be both lunar and solar. Lions are night creatures and conduct its hunting mostly during night time. Hence, a lioness is a lunar animal since she is the one who does all the hunting. In the ancient world, the yellow colour of the mane of the lion symbolised it as a solar symbol. Hence, a male lion is a solar animal. Being both a lunar and a solar animal, the lion shares the world of both night and day. So, it bears a dual-natured message of prudence and balance as well as command and authority.
Soft nature
The lion spirit animal has a human-like soft side too. The ancient and modern stories – Androcles and Elsa – gives the king of the jungle an added meaning as kind and devoted to those who treat it justly. We find in the story of Androcles that kindness to a lion is not soon forgotten. After helping it rid itself of a thorn, the lion pays back by showing his affection towards Androcles and refused to eat the slave at the Circus Maximus. In modern times, we witness the human nature of the lion in Elsa the Lioness. She is the most famous lion ever, written about in three books, and featured in a motion picture titled Born Free winning two Academy Awards. It is the story of Elsa having a personal relationship with Joy and George Adamson.
Readiness nature
A lion spirit as totem animal symbolises readiness to tackle challenges head on, or even assert or defend oneself. Walking with the lion means being ready for trouble, and not seeking it out. Channeling its energy assists you in understanding and recognizing your regal attitudes. It urges you to do what is right and noble with conviction. The transmutation can be either extremely positive or negative and a bit wild too. Use the lessons of lion wisely and with self-control. Don’t hesitate to use the lion spirit’s energy from the grasses of your aura. Listen to the actions of the lion for it will tell you if it is time to de-stress and relax your spirit, mind, and body.
Leadership nature
When lion spirit animal presents itself, it comes with extraordinary vitality and strength. Lion is often attracted to people who are outspoken and brave with leadership potential. Subsequently, it appears in your life when you need to reclaim a space and take a leadership role. With a lion spirit at your side, you will learn about self-expression by banishing fear. The feline can also teach you how to handle your personal power efficiently, and you will attract the spotlight with magnetism. When lion accompanies you, perhaps it is time to get involved in community responsibilities. Do not worry about the uncooperativeness of the team. A lion is the best for leaders dealing with such a group as it gives you the courage to make the necessary changes to organize cooperation among your peers. Spiritual leaders who have this spirit animal violently protect their faith and religious freedom.
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Earliest recorded depictions
The lion’s earliest recorded depiction is in the Paleolithic human cave art in the Chauvet Cave in southern France. In the carvings, lionesses are depicted hunting in much the same strategy as modern lions. Another better-known cave paintings are that of Lascaux, where two lions were depicted mating. The carving from Vogelherd cave in southwestern Germany is from the Aurignacian culture.
Modern day symbolism
The lion is a sporting mascot or symbol for sports, businesses and other entities. It is the symbol of the income tax in Brazil. The 1966 and 2007 World Cup contained lions as their mascot. In America, Fortitude and Patience are the stone lions outside the New York Public Library. The Ford Torino, and Mercury Marquis featured a lion as the car emblem. In Australia, a heraldic lion is the logo of the car company Holden.
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Lions International organisation
On the 7th of June 1917, the delegates who congregated in Chicago that day chose the name Lions International for the new organization over several others for what it stands for – courage, strength, fidelity and activity. Its interpretation is Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Strength. At the top is the word Lions and at the bottom International. The emblem of the organization has a gold letter L bordered by two lions facing away from the center symbolizing both future and past – showing confidence in the future and pride in the heritage.
The diverse lion symbolism manifests itself in different forms in various cultures and present-day entities. You have the power to reach and tap inside yourself the instincts, abilities, and characteristics of the lion and utilize them when you want to achieve goals. Although lion belongs to the earth, its symbolism pertains to the spiritual world. Understand it in that context. Any attempt to apply it in the physical world without the spiritual stirrings would be foolhardy.
Lion groups
The lion numbers in Kenya has been dropping due to diseases, drought and poachers and habitat loss. Rampant vices within the system has also added to this sorry state. This dwindling figures of lions has put conservationists to work to find out the causes. They mainly belong to the private sector. As a result, some groups have formed plans to protect and live with lions. Their total love and ardor to this cause is worthy. That is to say, thankfully, these plans to aid a peaceful living between humans and lions do bring in the needed results. So, 4 such lion saving bodies in Kenya are Born Free, Ewaso Lions Project, Warrior Watch and Lion Guardians.
1) Born free
Since 1984, Born Free has been working to ensure that lions are treated with care. They work to save lions in its habitat. In Kenya, thorn barriers saved the livestock from lions. But these were useless. So, herders react by killing them. Born free has  a program of building lion-proof bomas since 2010. It is aimed at cutting conflict with the locals. These bomas help keep lions away from livestock at night. Also, it persuades Maasais not to follow the culture of killing a lion to prove their prowess and strength. It also uses the movie Living with lions to build a wider knowledge of lions. The film explains in Maasai language how other areas have been able to reduce lion-livestock conflict and how this could be bring good to the locals. As a result, this effort with Maasais have been mostly able and have started yielding results.
2) Ewaso lions project
Ewaso lions has put locals at the centre. They trust the survival of lions and other animals depends on finding ways where people can coexist with wildlife. Their community-based conservation work builds and engages the capacity for all groups in the area. They raise awareness of problems, develop ways of stopping conflict with wildlife, and show us the link between locals and wildlife. As the group fighting to ensure a future for the lions, Ewaso lions project promotes peaceful living between wildlife and people. It uses outreach programs and research. It also devises methods for lion saving. Also, it has worked with Born Free who supports them in their works which include mobile lion-proof bomas and light systems within the bomas at night.
3) Warrior watch
Ewaso lions started Warrior Watch in 2010, which saves lions by working with the warriors. It works towards peaceful living with lions. It builds on locals’ saving role by stepping up their tasks to cancel out wildlife-human conflict. They serve as a network within many areas, monitor species and record events over a wide area. This tribe of Kenya have lived with lions for ages, and have saved their livestock from lions with brutal force. But one warrior is leading the fight from the other side by saving these feral cats. He founded Warrior watch in 2010 with funding to urge his fellow people to conserve lions. Since then, lions in Samburu has increased.
4) Lion guardians
In southern Kenya, Maasai warriors have swapped their role as hunters to savers. In short, the group behind the project is called Lion guardians. It uses age-old Maasai know-how and combines it with science. Firstly, lion guardian warriors carry a GPS. Then the site is sent to the camp once they find lions and a van arrives at the site. The lion is then pictured and studied. Now, when a lion kills a cow, Maasais stop herders from killing the lion. This has increased local lion numbers fourfold. This scheme kicked off with just 5 people but has grown to more than fivefold.
5 Frequently Asked Questions About Lion Symbolism
