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primordial egg, which requires the impact of the primordial light for its
activation. Leo, as the fifth zodiacal impulse, represents this primordial light
which works on the individual to arouse him to the state of creativity. The
inner immortal ruler residing in the sacred cave of the heart is the real source
of creativity by churning his eternal depth.
Much of the characteristics of Leo can be understood relative to its animal
symbol. The lion does not waste its vital energy or virility. It copulates rarely
and only for reproductive purposes. Leo Ascendants are generally less
sexually active than others but when they arc it commonly results in
impregnation. The external form of a lion is often dirty and smells
unpleasant. The animal is self-centered, but inwardly, it is active, attentive
and energetic. Considering the human being in totality, his external nature is
ordinary, imperfect and impure, quite different from the inner being who is
ever shining, the true Self beyond time and space. The Hon represents the
individual whose external self resembles the unattractive form of the lion
while the inner Self corresponds to the lion's inner power.
The geometrical representation of Leo indicates its essential features. The
circle stands for wholeness, for the Golden Egg, the Hiranyagarbha,
containing the totality of the evolutionary potential. At this stage of cosmic
generation, the hard crust of the individual egg breaks and the energy
contained within flows out. The individualized energy capsule, or soul which
materializes itself, is symbolized by the downward curving arc of the circle.
The purpose of involvement in matter is to gain experience. For this the soul
undergoes a series of births and deaths and finally returns to its source. The
last phase of the journey, when the pilgrim turns his gaze homeward and
begins the path of return, is symbolized by the upward curved arc at the right
of the symbol. The symbol as a whole represents the entire pilgrimage of the
soul. The fifth zodiacal impulse thereby contains within itself the course of
the soul's journey from beginning to end.
The Leo emblem shows the relationship between the manifestation and its
original source. The circle is perfection, fullness, the totality of latent
possibilities. The evolutionary impulse is depicted by the upward 1 jutting of
the descending arc. The outer crust of the Golden Egg is broken by the
creative impulse of the individualizing soul. With the breaking of the circle,
which also implies the destruction of its pristine perfection, the evolutionary
pilgrimage begins. The initial phase of this movement is involvement in
matter. During the successive phases of the materialization process, the life
force represented by the arc moves deeper into matter until the urge to return
to the source dawns on the soul. The outward turned hook at the end of the