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LION
A symbol of power in manifestation or of might,
strength and courage as forces of the lower quaternary.
“Among beasts they become lions haunting the mountains, whose couch
is the ground." - Empedocles, FAIRBANKS, 438.
Among the lower emotional qualities, strength of will and courage
are the means of fostering ambitions which are rooted in the lower
nature.
"Forasmuch as the nature of everything is compounded of different
elements, in Holy Writ different things are allowably represented by
any one thing. For the lion has magnanimity, it has also ferocity:
by its magnanimity then it represents the Lord, by its ferocity the
devil. Hence it is declared of the Lord, 'Behold, the Lion of the
Tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed' (REV. v. 5).
Hence it is written of the devil, Your adversary, the devil, like a
roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour' (1 PETER V.
8.)." - ST. GREGORY, Morals on the Book of Job, Vol. I. p. 272.
“A symbol, we must remember, may mean two entirely different and
opposing things. Thus the lion may symbolize the evil spirit walking
about as a lion to devour his prey, or the all-conquering Christ,
the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Our Lord too compared the kingdom of
heaven in one of his parables to leaven; yet elsewhere He spoke in
an entirely different sense of the leaven of the scribes and
pharisees.” - F. E. HULME, Symbolism, etc., p. 4.
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See Also
ANIMALS
Beasts (wild)
Green LION
GRIFFIN
LEO
QUATERNARY
SERPENT (solar)
SPHINX
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