Lions Gate Symbolism & Intuitive Pick A Card Reading for August!

What does the Lion’s Gate Portal and 8/8 energy mean for you?  In this episode, we explore the spiritual meaning of the Lion’s Gate Portal, the powerful star Sirius, Leo season, and the energy of August. 

Discover how you can work with this energy for spiritual growth, manifestation, renewal, and stepping more fully into your personal power. Then, follow your intuition through an intuitive Pick-a-Card reading for August and receive the message your soul is ready to hear. 

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Welcome to Sprinkles of Spirit. I'm Lisa, and each week I share practical tools, spiritual insight, and heart-centered practices from self-love rituals and empowering mindset shifts to astrology and moon energy to help you reconnect with your spirit, navigate life's transitions, and step into your most radiant self. Along the way, we'll also share soulful conversations that inspire, uplift, and remind you that you're not alone on this journey. Take a deep breath, settle in, and let's flourish together. Hello, and welcome to the Sprinkles of Spirit podcast. If you are new here, my name is Lisa, and this is our space. This is our space to get quiet, to receive, to open our heart, to grow, to learn, and to dive into all the things mind, body, spirit that light us up inside. This is a community of beautiful, sweet souls, of empaths, intuitives, mystics. And if you're brand new here, welcome in. I'm so grateful that each episode, I'm so grateful that you take the time to sit and receive, you know, and join me in this space that I created. And so a few different things I want to talk about today, but let's to begin wherever you are. Put down all the things, maybe get cozy if you're not driving, and grab a cozy blanket, cup of tea, coffee, wine, and allow this your time, your sacred space-time to be still and listen to something that may raise your vibration, open your heart, and receive. So we do that each episode by taking a cycle of breath. The breath is so powerful. Even one cycle can help us let go and bring us into the here and now. So wherever you are, if you will exhale everything out, relax the shoulders, and softly close the eyes. Not if you're driving, but you can still take this cycle of breath. And begin to take a deep breath in through your nose, filling up the belly, the ribs, all the way up to the chest and shoulders. And then easy exhale out of your mouth. And then breathing in through your nose. And then breathing out through your nose as we softly open the eyes. I always need that. So we are around the time of Lionsgate. And I have paid attention to this for years, out of just, you know, insatiable curiosity of having an understanding of what it means. And I've, of course, listened to my own astrologer. I listen to different podcasts. I've listened to different numerologists, other spiritual mystics, intuitives. And, you know, I think I have a good, a good understanding of the Lionsgate portal, this, you know, and what is a portal? It's an opening. It's an opening of energy. But, you know, the Capricorn in me really likes to understand, you know, where did this come from? You know, what is it exactly all about, you know? I like to make lists and know the facts and be organized. And then of course I drop into my heart and I have my own, my own feeling, you know, on this this time of year. And I do feel it. I do feel it. We are in Leo season. So what I wanted, I wanted to give you the three symbolic pieces to what the Lionsgate portal is, this opening of energy that we all hear about that's about manifesting, right? Essentially visualizing our next level, our highest self. And let's, you know, go back in time and understand, you know, where did this come from? So there's three main symbolic pieces, which is one, the sun is in Leo, two, the star series, and then three, the date of eight eight, right? They're very symbolic. And so let's start. I want to start with the star series. I I love astrology. You know, you guys know I I've studied it for years. I've gone deep. I can tell you a few things. I'm developing my own little, you know, blueprint reading soon to come. Please be sure you join my my newsletter for that. So I love astrology and I love the stars. I think it, I think the stars are God's language, you know. And the star Sirius, it's the brightest star in the earth's night sky. Okay. And why this is important is it goes back to ancient Egyptian time. They paid very close attention to Sirius because its annual rising happened with the coming of the Nile River. Okay, the flooding of the Nile River. And this is important because, you know, Egypt is desert, okay? And they needed in order for them to survive, they needed it brought water. The Nile flood brought water, which brought fertile soil, which meant they could grow, you know, the ground would open up again. And it became associated with essentially this renewal of and this fertility and abundance and a new cycle, right? So they paid close attention to that star series. So it's connected with the coming Nile flood every year annually, and that's how it became associated with this abundance, this energy of abundance, of brand new, you know what's ready to be birthed, you know, from the earth, right? So then the next symbol is we have the sun in Leo. Now we know the sun, right? It's it shines a light, right? And the sun is like who we are, our personalities, and it's a the sign Leo is associated with courage, with confidence, with heart, everything heart, you know, self-expression. Leos want to be seen, leadership energy, right? Our Leos, you know. Leo does not want to play small. Leo encourages us to go bigger, to rise up, right? I love Leo energy. I really I feel it. I feel Leo energy, and I never understood why, but I have what's called my mid-heaven is in Leo in my 10th house, which is the work that I do. But anyway, I digress. I digress. So did that make sense there? Okay, that the ancient Egyptians they watched for Sirius because they knew it coincided with that annual Nile River inundation, and which triggered their agricultural cycle, right? We've got the sun in Leo with that heart energy, that big expansion, your higher self leading with authenticity, leading with courage. Then we have the date of eight-eight. Okay, eight-eight is infinity, you know, it's the infinity symbol, and you know, I'm drawing the infinity symbol with my finger in the air, and it's cycles. It's it's to me, I always think immediately of uh the flow of give and receive, give and receive, the flow of outward and inward, the inhale, the exhale, as above, so below. Balance, right? That balance. And yes, it is a symbol of abundance and of power and of renewal, of an expanded version of ourselves. So I love knowing these three symbols because when we put this all together, now does the rising of the Star Sirius exactly happen on 8.8? You know, I went down the rabbit hole of that. And, you know, this time of year, it's all over, of course, it's all over, you know, social media, and and and I hear there's this just so many claims that on August 8th, the Earth, Sirius, Orion's belt, and the sun perform this cosmic alignment that literally opens the portal on the date. Does it I don't know if this is an established astronomical event, but I do feel this energy, this alignment of the sun in Leo, combined with that history, you know, of what the ancient Egyptians experienced. I do feel the energy. I do feel this potent, powerful time to be with ourselves and take the time over this next week or so. I've been feeling it, you know, already. To really tap into our soul, to tap into our inner light. And when I think about that and when I say that, we don't discover, you know. It's more like remembering. It's like remembering our true self, our true essence that is essentially light.

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We remember our inherent worthiness to shine our light.

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We remember that the light is not within the body, the body is within the light. We are this true divine spark, just like the shining star Sirius. And we can tap into and ask ourselves during this time. What intentions am I ready to really, really, really solidify now? Like what am I planting into that fertile soil? What am I reclaiming? What am I remembering about myself? What am I ready to receive? You know, manifestation, it's very powerful when you bring together our deepest intentions combined with taking what I call divinely guided action steps. And I do believe that we can ask, and I do believe we can get signs, I do believe we get answers. We have to ask, we have to participate in this relationship, in this co-creation with yes, our higher power of your own understanding. It is a co-creation. And I just saw, you know, a garden in my my mind, and I always say our journey of faith, essentially, faith in not what we can see, faith in what we know, it needs to be nurtured in the same way you tend to your garden or your plants outside with tender, loving care, with care, with constant attention, with nourishment. The journey of faith and belief requires participation. It requires this tending to, this nourishment. How do we do that? We do that with yes, have a Lionsgate portal ritual. But it is having not just this time of year, a regular, what's called in yoga, our daily sadna, your daily spiritual practice, something that pulls you inward. We unplug, we log off, and we get grounded back into our energy, and that's when we can experience the opening of the heart chakra, and you can literally feel your light expanding and raising your vibration and shifting your energy and deepening your relationship with yes, your higher power, whatever name. I say, God, the Holy Spirit, your angels, you are not doing this journey alone. We have help that we can call upon. And a Lionsgate portal that happens every year, coinciding with this beautiful star, Sirius. And I think about those ancient Egyptians, how excited they must have been for this water. This water symbolizes, right? The flow pouring in, allowing their crops to grow again. A new cycle is born. You know, I feel that many of us are tapping into, you know, next level, the next level of ourself, is what I is what I sense. It's like, now's the time. Now's the time. I don't think this all happens at once. I think it's an unfolding. But I do deeply trust in divine timing. I deeply trust in the flow of the river of my life. I know when something's off. I know when I'm capable of more. I know when my soul is calling me. Yes, Lisa, do the thing. Do it. I'm I have definitely tapped into my next timeline. I mean, the person I am now is is even not who I was even just a year ago, you know. Much more tapped into what we call our higher self. You know, the purpose that your soul came in here to have, we feel it. We feel it on that deep, deep, deep level. And, you know, we have that new moon coming up, and it's such a great time to do your practice, journal, take the time to unplug and sit with yourself, even with just the breath. But I wanted to share, I wanted to have an intuitive practice with you. I want to share this exercise with you that I've been doing on my Insight Timer Lives. And it is an intuitive pick a card reading. And I have a beautiful deck I'm working with, Empath Empowerment Deck. And I just thought, you know, we are amidst this energy, and we can ask and we can call upon and re we can receive guidance. Like what energy is circulating around me? What energy do I need to be more aware of within myself? What how can I empower myself more? So we're gonna do this right now. Not if you're driving, you can do it. You can do it. Just obviously you're not closing your eyes. But let's see, right? Let's have this practice here. So take a moment to softly close your eyes and place your palms face up on your legs or at your side. I am open to receive. And just take a breath into your heart space again.

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Feel it opening a little wider.

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Allow your exhale to drift slowly out of the body as we call and we ask our own angelic team for a message today on this episode.

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How can I empower myself even more?

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And as we open up to receive, I'd like you to bring your inner gaze up to your third eye, the space between your eyebrows, and visualize in your mind the number one, or the number two, or the number three, right now. What is it that you see? Which number? And when you have your number, just trust and see it glowing in your third eye, and know and trust in this time and space that this message is divinely guided and meant for you.

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Right here, right now.

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Easy exhale. Okay, you have your number. And let's see what we have here. Let me worry, let me grab my readers. And it's so much fun. Okay. So if you pick number one, I picked nourish your body. So it says, if you are tired, rest. If you are in pain, pamper yourself rather than pushing through it. Treat your body as a precious friend. Listen to its needs. Okay, so my number ones, I mean, I love these messages because they're just simple, they're clear. It's uh my number ones, you may be overworking, overthinking. I mean, some of you may even be have uh have an injury you've been pushing through, but this is a reminder that our body is our vessel, right? It it is our soul's home. And it's up to us to take care of it. We are given this body, it is our vehicle. It provides us with hands to create, feet to carry us forward, a voice to express our truth. But if we're not, if we're ignoring the needs of our body, what are we feeling? We're feeling exhausted, we're feeling depleted, we're feeling incapable. So I would say definitely some self-love time around this Lionsgate portal. You know, body work, book a massage, book a foot massage, book maybe a pedicure. Yeah, I see you may salt baths, like self-care that involves the body. You know, immerse yourself in the ocean if you have access. Be mindful of what you're eating, right? Nourishing our body with high vibrational foods. Like this is all something to be aware of. Because what I've experienced is when we keep a clean and clear vessel, it's the same like a faucet, a clogged faucet. The water cannot flow through. If it's dark and muddy and clogged up with what? Negative thoughts, right? Ruminating about the past, self-blaming, self-shaming, self-criticizing. No, no, no, no. We want a clean and clear vessel in our mind, in our body, and our and our spirit. So yeah. Rest, take naps. This is taking a look at our sleep cycle, my number ones. Pamper yourself rather than pushing through it. Treat your body as a precious friend. I love that. Okay, number two. If you pick number two, the message is quiet your mind. Overthinking a problem is not the key to any door. Take a few breaths to still your inner chatter. Let yourself just be for a while. So I I just what came to my mind is manic manifesting. You know, when we're manic manifesting, we're kind of our fists are clenched, our shoulders are tight. We're like, I'm doing all the things, I'm doing this, I'm doing my spiritual work, I'm doing this, I'm doing this. No, no, no, no. I feel like this is this is about surrender, this is about trust, this is about committing to quieting your mind, whether it's just focusing on your breath, listening to binaural beats, taking that nap, but overthinking when we when our mind is racing with thoughts and thoughts and thoughts, we cannot hear our intuitive voice. We cannot hear our higher self speaking to us. We're not tuned in to getting those downloads because the mind is ruminating, right? On old stories, possibly old thought patterns. And maybe we are dropping into manic manifesting. So I feel like this is, you know, your angel saying, Hey, let go. We do the things, we take divinely guided action steps, and then it's about surrender, attachment to any certain outcome because there might be another way. There's another way, there's another possibility. We just haven't tapped into that yet. Things have to unfold, pieces to the puzzle have to fall in place. There's always a bigger picture with other people and places and things that are involved that have to happen first. Alignment happens.

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Yeah. And then we open the door.

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Doors just open. That alignment happens, that right person, that right opportunity, that next experience unfolds in perfect divine timing. But it really does begin with quieting and softening into allowing ourselves to be a human being rather than a human doing. Yeah. Love it. Okay. And if you saw the number three, oh, I love this card. I don't think I've ever seen this one. It is reclaim your power. Do not give your power away to anyone. Say to yourself, I am strong and capable. I can approach this situation with confidence and skill. Ooh, and there's you can't see it, but it's a big circle of big bright yellow and white circle. So perfect for this Leo Lionsgate portal energy. Oh gosh, this is reclaiming your authentic power, your true self. And when we are our true authentic self, people cannot help but feel and want to be around and experience your light. It's like this card is bright light, and the person is reaching up. Expansion. I am strong. I am capable. I am confident. Like this is your mantra, my number threes. It's remembering your power. I just saw like the vision, you know, the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, clicking her heels together. It's like, no, my dear, you always had the power. You always had the power. You know, and we can give our power away when we start to drop into those lower frequency thoughts, you know, of fear, of worry, of the I'm not good enough tape. And listen, we all do it, me included. But the great part about I find being on the path of self-development and personal growth and your spiritual journey is, I feel like the blessing is having that awareness. We catch ourselves quicker, right? We know when we're dropping into that space. And now we have the practices and tools of meditation, of prayer, of stillness.

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You know, light a candle and stare at the bright flame. You know, and write those th three things down. I am releasing.

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I am reclaiming, and I am ready to receive work with those three journal prompts and see what unfolds. Unedited. Unedited. Right and right and right and right and right.

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You know.

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But we're not dimming our light anymore. I really do feel this is this is a time. I just feel like this is a time of answering our call, our own unique individual call of leadership, of creativity, of whatever your unique divinely given gifts are, to unapologetically let the world see you. Let the world experience your gifts. And listen, you were placed exactly where you are supposed to be, and you are the light where it was needed in your corner of the world. I don't question that anymore. I always trust, you know, my mantra that my mom gave me is I bloom where I am planted, and I do trust that. There was a time I would question where I was in life at all times. But I my faith has deepened in the divine path from my life, you know. But know that you're not alone. You are co-creating with your beautiful angelic team with your higher power. You are embraced. You can ask, you can always pray and you can always ask, but it does require us to pause and pull back from the doom scrolling, from the busyness of life, from the overthinking, from the not taking care of ourselves in the best way we can. Our participation is required with this co-creativity, and it's beautiful, and it's a beautiful lifelong journey.

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We will always have this ability to deepen our faith, to deepen the love that we have for one another.

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And to remember to remember the light that you are, and to remember your purpose is ever unfolding at exactly the right time, at exactly the right place, that sun rises every single day with new limitless possibility.

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And your purpose is enveloped in each and every day.

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So what else? And then I picked, I'm gonna end with this. I picked a collective card for whoever listens to this episode. And we'll end on this one because I I thought, wow, this is super powerful. And it says, assert your authentic needs. In a kind, confident tone, speak your needs rather than hiding them. Empower yourself by being authentic. And I thought, boom, there it is when I read this. Empower yourself by being authentic. You will never go wrong. Speaking your truth, you will never go wrong, being your true real self. You will never go wrong, asking for your needs to be met too. They matter. In a kind, confident tone, speak your needs rather than hiding them. So, yeah, that may speak to someone right now, too. Maybe we haven't expressed, you know, our truth, our clarity. I love that. But authentic power. Totally feeling that. I'm totally feeling that under this Lion's Gate energy. So I would love, love, love, love, love for you to please, you know, let me know your thoughts. Give me your feedback, leave a review, pay it forward and share this episode with a friend, you know, who might who may be wondering about the Lionsgate. What do you think about it? What are you feeling? Be sure to visit my website, LisaYogaangel.com, for more offerings. I've been doing on my Instagram, Lisa Yoga Angel, I've been doing 30 days of mind, body, spirit, just sharing, you know, this let me share with you. Like, this is the unfolding of my higher self in real time. It just came, you know, it just dawned on me. It just came to me that it's like, wait a minute, I in the time I've had my space, and that is a community, you know, our space there is a community. I don't think I've ever really shared much of my authentic voice visibly, you know, like me talking, me sharing. So I did my own personal unique challenge, and I said, I'm just gonna challenge myself for 30 days, and I want to share with you what helps me live and be the best me in my mind, in my body, and in my spirit. And so I'm sprinkling that over the month. So I'd love for you to follow along. I don't have it written all out, written out or planned out. It's, you know, I kind of let myself be guided with that. But, you know, as I'm doing it and it's unfolding, it's like I feel I just feel called, you know, to share more in that sense. And then I know the souls who I am meant to be in alignment with will be there and they will pick up on my frequency. And I just trust, you know, I just trust and I allow and I speak my authentic truth. And my sweet soul, my sweet listener, you have something to share. You have a role that you're ready to step into. And I'm feeling as collective for lack of a better word, light workers that we are. The world needs you, your people need you, your community needs you. And I'm grateful for you, and I'm grateful for sacred spaces like this, like my Insight Timer community. And please stay with me as I, you know, I work and I create and I develop even more spaces where we can share and connect together like this, because it is a calling for me that I will follow always from the deepest place of my heart and soul. This is what I came here to do. So I hope something in this episode, and I just looked at the time and I'm like, oh, it's getting too long. I hope you learned something and enjoyed this episode. And until next time, I'll meet you on the Grammy. And please sign up for my newsletter as I keep keep you up to date on all the things classes, workshops, insight timer lives, and the unfolding as we navigate through this powerful, powerful time. More to come. And until next time, create a beautiful day. Namaste.