8 Strength – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of Strength: Daughter of the Flaming Sword, Leader of the Lion

Divinatory Meanings of Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

MacGregor Mathers

Power, Might, Force, Strength, Fortitude.

Reversed Card meanings

Abuse of Power, Overbearingness, Want of Fortitude.

Attributions of Strength

Correct design of Strength

A smiling woman holds the open jaws of a fierce and powerful lion. This also represents the mastery of the lower by the higher. But in this case it is the soul which holds in check the passions, although her feet are still planted on earth, and the dark veil still floats about her head and clings around her.

Letter Teth – T

Teth: The Act of Power. She who rules the Secret Force of the Universe
Liber 777

Teth is a Serpent, as is very obvious from the shape of the letter. The symbol of Leo also resembles the Uraeus. It being the house of the Sun, the idea is to emphasize the identity of the Star and the Snake.

Zodiac Sign

Leo

Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac ruled by the Sun. It is a Fixed Fire Sign. Predictions: Leo rules from July 23 – August 22 and all Sundays.

Path of Wisdom

The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of Secrets and of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the affluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory.

Deities associated with Strength

Egyptian Gods

Mau as lion

Sekhet

Pasht

Ra-Hoor-Khuit

Greek Gods

Demeter

Born by lions

Roman Gods

The Fire of Vulcan

Flora and Fauna of Strength

Perfume

Olibanum

The correctness of this should be intuitively perceived at once by every magician. Olibanum possesses a comprehensive catholic quality such as no other incense can boast.

Precious Stones

Cat’s Eye

Suggests Leo directly.

Animals

There is an important mystery concealed in ATU VIII, and Woman may be attributed to Leo in respect of her sexual ferocity through which she dominates Man; that is, the lower element in Man, especially his courage, as represented by the Lion.

Serpent

The Serpent is given to Leo because the letter Teth means Serpent.

Lion

Leo means Lion and is the Kerub of Fire.

Cat

The Cat is of the Lion family, so also is the Tiger.

Plants

Sunflower

Obviously solar.

Magical Attributions of Strength

Magical Power

Power of Training Wild Beasts

Magical Weapon

Phoenix Wand

Colour Scales of Strength

Knight Colour Scale

Yellow (Greenish)

Queen Colour Scale

Deep Purple

Prince Colour Scale

Grey

Princess Colour Scale

Reddish Amber

Fire is infused evenly in the Lion, thus correcting his tendency to impulse.

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