Lionsgate Portal & the Magick of the Stones
When it comes to jewellery in Ancient Egypt, there was a simple formula- more is more. Body adornments, necklaces, bracelets, rings, collars, amulets, pectorals, you name a body part, they had a statement piece for it.
The reasons for this are numerous, but today we’re taking a look at spirituality, stones and an upcoming portal opening celebrated by the ancient Egyptians.
Highly valued within Egyptian society, jewellery was used as protection against unsavoury spiritual forces and worn in honour of the highest gods. Writing in-depth on this, historian Lauren Alexrod has noted that ancient Egyptians wore their jewellery as spiritual adornments. As today we might carry a four-leaf clover for good luck, Egyptians wore their jewellery to act in the same way. Different stones held the different powers associated with their connection to nature; turquoise for the green of spring, lapis lazuli for the sky, and carnelian, a red-orange stone, was the vast orange of the desert, says Alexrod. Jewellery held such high importance that even the lowest class of people were buried wearing rings. Rings were specifically used as a form of prayer to ask for protection from the ancient gods. The more lavish pieces of Egyptian jewellery were inlaid with semiprecious stones and various gems. Lapis lazuli, as well as obsidian, garnet, emerald, rock crystal, and carnelian, were all considered powerfully sacred stones.
Not simply leaving it to the stones, the gold settings were just as symbolic; flesh of the gods, fire of the sun, in contrast to money, the Egyptians favoured gold not for its apparent monetary value, but rather its spiritual value. Originally, gold was for the Pharaoh only, but eventually, the privilege of gold jewellery was extended down the ranks to priests and members of the court. Gold was the ‘skin of the gods’, in particular, Ra the sun god. Objects were originally crafted in solid gold due to its durability but in time began to take on a divine association. Due to its ability to hold up under the brilliant Egyptian sun, gold came to represent eternity. Used in obelisks to honour the living and death masks for the afterlife, gold indicated eternal social status and honoured the gods.
Wearing the stones from above allowed people to feel a spiritual connection to their god, you too can wear these stones to channel energies in honour of the Egyptian gods and yourself next week with the opening of the Lionsgate portal. If you feel an energy shift in the air around August 8th, you’re not wrong, but spiritually attuned. Every year from July 28th until August 12th, the Lion’s Gate is open with its peak on August 8th. In numerology, this is particularly potent as eight is the House of Efficiency. It is the number of power, money and abundance. The name of the portal opening comes from a time when the Sun is in Leo and the star Sirius moves closer to Earth, which is seen in alignment with Orion’s belt. We can witness this powerful synchronicity as we find the Sun, Sirius, and Orion’s belt in alignment with the Egyptian Pyramids of Giza. The conjunction of these three elements puts Earth in alignment with the Galatic Centre of the Universe and creates a powerful portal for our own awakenings; high vibrational energy will be sent to Earth, which we can literally feel and connect with.
The Lionsgate 88 Portal peaks on the 8th day of the 8th month, but we are likely to feel the current of its energy before and after this date too. To make sure you’re prepared to receive the full strength of its vibrational energy, try wearing lapis lazuli, emerald or carnelian around these days. While the ancient Sumerians believed lapis lazuli literally housed the spirits of their gods in the flecks of the stone, in Egypt it was thought to represent the night sky. Strength, courage, royalty, wisdom and truth are all associated with this deep blue gem. Today, it is considered by some to be an aid for balancing the brow chakra (which influences vision and hearing). Imbalances of the brow (or blue) chakra are said to cause headaches, anxiety and disorders of the skin. Emerald was a favourite of Cleopatra’s. As the last true pharaoh of Egypt, she used it to create an appearance of external power and strength. This is the stone of unconditional compassion, love and acceptance in all its forms. The ancients considered these gemstones sacred symbols of fertility and immortality. Finally, to round off your homage to ancient Egypt, wear a carnelian. Known as the protection stone, it is used to balance the sacral chakra and allow for good luck and good fortune. The ancient Egyptians believed that wearing carnelian added a sense of vitality to the spirit and body. Because of its orange hues, they also likened carnelian to the fertile menstrual blood of the mother goddess, Isis. They referred to it as the stone of the ‘setting sun’.
Enrobe yourself in jewels and use this Lionsgate 88 as the opportune time to seize the radiant light of the central sun as it flows through to create new solar powers of light within us, anchoring us to more love and abundance.
Words - Holly Westwood