Path #8
22 Paths of the Tree of Life / Path 8
Qualities
Description
Affirmation
Psalms 119: 65-72
Leo
Card
STRENGTH symbolizes the power that comes from letting go of the ego and becoming a channel for the pure energy of the One. The card depicts a woman effortlessly opening the mouth of a lion. Her strength derives not from her muscles but from her spiritual will.
Challenges
Hebrew Letter
ט Tet translates as “Coiled Serpent,” the serpent of wisdom and enlightenment. In Hindu tradition, the Kundalini, the energy located at the base of the spine, also means “the coiled serpent.” Ideally, this serpent ascends through the spinal cord up to the brain when we attain enlightenment or any connection to God. Both the spinal cord and the heart are ruled by Leo, the astrological sign associated with this path.