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The White Lions, Star Beings on Earth
A Tale of Eclipses and the Turning of Ages
We are well acquainted in astrology with mythical tales of Gods and supernatural beings capturing the archetypes of our lives through their dramatic interplays. We follow the cosmic clock by associating planets and other heavenly bodies with the rich symbolism of Greco-Roman myths, and more recently the indigenous lore of other traditions, like Hawaiian (Haumea) and Inuit (Sedna).
Imagine having a direct experience with the incarnation of a “supernatural” being, as a mythical tale manifests in your reality. Linda Tucker, a young South African with a flourishing career in advertising, couldn’t imagine in her wildest dreams the events that would send her on an extraordinary new trajectory – a tale taken straight from African magical lore.
While on a game drive to view a pride of lions, what appeared to be the worst happened. Her party was treated to a magnificent view of a pride of lions at sunset, when the vehicle broke down. As night fell, and batteries died out, the situation turned extremely perilous. This was in 1991, before smart phones, with no way to call for help. Under a faint crescent moon, the lions were barely visible, yet their vocalizations made it clear they were closely surrounding the open-air vehicle. For Linda and her group, a pleasant sightseeing tour had quickly turned terrifying and hopeless.
The initiation into a spiritual journey is often accompanied by a dark night of the soul: a mysterious illness, a near death experience, or similar shock may serve to purify the mind and realign the initiate to a deeper calling. For Linda, the light emerging from this dark nightmare was an indigenous grandmother, appearing out of nowhere with a baby on her back. She strode through the pride of lions and climbed into the stranded vehicle. As soon as she settled in, the lions surprisingly retreated, eventually allowing one of the party to get out and seek help from their distant camp.
INITIATION BY MARIA
It took 3 years for Linda to let the experience sink in and actually seek direct answers to the obvious questions: “who was this woman, how did she walk with her baby through the lions, and how come she had that effect on the pride?”
“What took you so long?” Maria Khosa asked Linda in return upon meeting her.
Maria’s humility was matched by an intense spiritual power. She worked as a cleaner and cook in a small lodge but was revered in her community as a healer and Lion Queen Shaman, and had telepathically communicated with the lions before coming to the rescue on that fateful night. Maria identified Linda as one to be initiated into the sacred mysteries of Lion consciousness, particularly the spiritual roles and consciousness of the extremely rare White Lions. She also introduced Linda to the great Sanusi, Credo Mutwa, the living library of Africa.
DEDICATING HER LIFE TO RETURN THE WHITE LIONS
Maria Khosa and Credo Mutwa introduced Linda to the oral knowledge pertaining specifically to the White Lions who only exist in this part of the world in South Africa, called Timbavati – This translates to “the place where lions came from the stars.”
Mythical tales of White Lions have been passed through generations in Shona and Venda tribes, as White Lions were considered protectors, guides, and manifestations of kings and queens. Yet, for the past century, White Lions have been spotted, physically existing in the South Africa wilderness.
Timbavati translates to “the place where lions came from the stars.”
Biologically, White Lions are not albinos, but leucistic – resulting from a rare recessive gene that both parents must possess. They have been “discovered” by Western science only recently, in 1975, when the first ever photograph of White Lion cubs were taken. The scientist who spent time studying wildlife could not believe what he was seeing, a “unicorn” type of creature never accounted for.
Unfortunately, that same scientist made the inaccurate conclusion that White Lions cannot adequately camouflage for hunting purposes, and bizarrely concluded they should be removed from the wild, “for their own preservation”. This rationale legitimized the exploitation, captive breeding, and selling of White Lions around the world to populate zoos and trophy hunting farms. To this day, trophy hunters can pay up to $100,000 USD to hunt a White Lion, and rationalize it as “generating abundant funds to support conservation”.
White Lions were only known in myths and oral legends of Africa. Their manifestation and ‘return’ into form during this time is understood to have dramatic implications in the turning of the big Ages: The Leo-Aquarius Age.
A PROPHETIC BIRTH – CHRISTMAS DAY IN BETHLEHEM
Linda received a prophetic message from Maria that a White Lioness would soon be born on a sacred date. Shortly thereafter, Linda was informed that a cub had been born on December 25, 2000 in a South African town called Bethlehem. This was not in the wild, but in one of the most callous breeding camps for lions. This synchronistic event, happening on a dramatic solar eclipse aligning the North Node with the star Sirius, made Linda clearly realize her goal: She must return the White Lions from captivity to their endemic habitat. She made the promise to Mara (meaning mother of the Sun Ra), the newly born lioness, that she would devote her life to set her free.
Mara was finally set free in 2004 after arduous legal battles; by then with three White Lion cubs, born in an underground cage in captivity. The incredible feat of rewilding Mara and her cubs on the sacred soil of their endemic habitat was the first of several milestones for the return of White Lions—rising from the underworld, they could reclaim their place in the Sun.
Mara born on Christmas Day 2000 in Bethleem, South Africa – Eclipse Nodes on Sirius
ASTROLOGICAL TIMING FOR THE WHITE LIONS
Why have the White Lions manifested or returned now? A question that astrologers may provide relevant clues about.
I personally found out about the White Lions in 2008 having been led through a series of synchronistic events to a wildlife-viewing tour with the conservation project. Being African born, I was familiar with wildlife and lions, so I had no particular expectations coming into this, but to have a nice safari experience. When two massive White Lion males appeared, it was literally as if stepping into the surreal world of a fairy tale! The size, majesty, and intensity of their presence dazzled me. Spending some time with them in the protection of our open roof vehicle, one of the lions further approached and started to gaze deep into my eyes. While it can be dangerous (and disrespectful) in normal circumstances to outgaze lions, this was overpowering. That evening I absorbed Linda Tucker’s book: “Mystery of the White Lions, Children of the Sun God,” and was subsequently taken on a journey through my dreams in ongoing transmission. Bliss, ecstasy, all encompassing love, it was a spiritual revelation that went on for hours.
Eclipses are times when fate overrides free-will,
This transmission continued, albeit in more subtle ways, through ongoing astrological revelations about the timing and meanings of the White Lions. The Sanusi priest Credo Mutwa described White Lions to originate in part from the star Sirius, Regulus, and Alnilam (named Mbube in local language). Linda Tucker had tracked the birth dates of the prides, and we could identify that four generations of white lions and gene carriers were born exactly, or within a couple of days, on eclipses, some of which were exactly aligned with the fixed stars mentioned by Credo Mutwa, within a degree orb.
Eclipse births carry strong meanings as this perfect alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun serves as a portal opening to higher realms of consciousness. Eclipses are times when fate overrides free-will, often stimulating fated changes, personally or collectively. Kings and queens, important figures, are often born or die through eclipse portals. It should not be lost on us that repeating eclipse births of the White Lions surely capture deep spiritual meanings and themes.
TIMBAVATI and ANCIENT EGYPT and the TURNING OF THE AGES
Timbavati happens to be exactly aligned in longitude (31 E) with the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx of Egypt – an entity fusing human and lion features very much akin to the astrological sign polarity of Leo and Aquarius. A mirroring effect between the two locations can also be identified in the location of Adam’s calendar in South Africa, considered to be the oldest stone calendar, with rock formations initially aligned with the Orion belt and a Sphinx carved in stone as well.
New Video – Maurice discusses the meanings pertaining to LION’S GATE and WORLD LION DAY
Related Publications:
Mystery of the White Lions – Children of the Sun God, by Linda Tucker, published 2003 by Hay House Inc.
Saving the White Lions, by Linda Tucker, published 2013 by North Atlantic Books
Visit the The White Lion Protection Trust
Pyramid-Lion collage by Maurice Fernandez and Sara Fisk
Lion Shaman collage by Veronica Coetzer
© 2024 Maurice Fernandez – all rights reserved
No part of this article may be used without written consent of the author, unless credit and reference to this website are provided.
The White Lions, Star Beings on Earth
A Tale of Eclipses and the Turning of Ages
We are well acquainted in astrology with mythical tales of Gods and supernatural beings capturing the archetypes of our lives through their dramatic interplays. We follow the cosmic clock by associating planets and other heavenly bodies with the rich symbolism of Greco-Roman myths, and more recently the indigenous lore of other traditions, like Hawaiian (Haumea) and Inuit (Sedna).
Imagine having a direct experience with the incarnation of a “supernatural” being, as a mythical tale manifests in your reality. Linda Tucker, a young South African with a flourishing career in advertising, couldn’t imagine in her wildest dreams the events that would send her on an extraordinary new trajectory – a tale taken straight from African magical lore.
While on a game drive to view a pride of lions, what appeared to be the worst happened. Her party was treated to a magnificent view of a pride of lions at sunset, when the vehicle broke down. As night fell, and batteries died out, the situation turned extremely perilous. This was in 1991, before smart phones, with no way to call for help. Under a faint crescent moon, the lions were barely visible, yet their vocalizations made it clear they were closely surrounding the open-air vehicle. For Linda and her group, a pleasant sightseeing tour had quickly turned terrifying and hopeless.
The initiation into a spiritual journey is often accompanied by a dark night of the soul: a mysterious illness, a near death experience, or similar shock may serve to purify the mind and realign the initiate to a deeper calling. For Linda, the light emerging from this dark nightmare was an indigenous grandmother, appearing out of nowhere with a baby on her back. She strode through the pride of lions and climbed into the stranded vehicle. As soon as she settled in, the lions surprisingly retreated, eventually allowing one of the party to get out and seek help from their distant camp.
INITIATION BY MARIA
It took 3 years for Linda to let the experience sink in and actually seek direct answers to the obvious questions: “who was this woman, how did she walk with her baby through the lions, and how come she had that effect on the pride?”
“What took you so long?” Maria Khosa asked Linda in return upon meeting her.
Maria’s humility was matched by an intense spiritual power. She worked as a cleaner and cook in a small lodge but was revered in her community as a healer and Lion Queen Shaman, and had telepathically communicated with the lions before coming to the rescue on that fateful night. Maria identified Linda as one to be initiated into the sacred mysteries of Lion consciousness, particularly the spiritual roles and consciousness of the extremely rare White Lions. She also introduced Linda to the great Sanusi, Credo Mutwa, the living library of Africa.
DEDICATING HER LIFE TO RETURN THE WHITE LIONS
Maria Khosa and Credo Mutwa introduced Linda to the oral knowledge pertaining specifically to the White Lions who only exist in this part of the world in South Africa, called Timbavati – This translates to “the place where lions came from the stars.”
Mythical tales of White Lions have been passed through generations in Shona and Venda tribes, as White Lions were considered protectors, guides, and manifestations of kings and queens. Yet, for the past century, White Lions have been spotted, physically existing in the South Africa wilderness.
Timbavati translates to “the place where lions came from the stars.”
Biologically, White Lions are not albinos, but leucistic – resulting from a rare recessive gene that both parents must possess. They have been “discovered” by Western science only recently, in 1975, when the first ever photograph of White Lion cubs were taken. The scientist who spent time studying wildlife could not believe what he was seeing, a “unicorn” type of creature never accounted for.
Unfortunately, that same scientist made the inaccurate conclusion that White Lions cannot adequately camouflage for hunting purposes, and bizarrely concluded they should be removed from the wild, “for their own preservation”. This rationale legitimized the exploitation, captive breeding, and selling of White Lions around the world to populate zoos and trophy hunting farms. To this day, trophy hunters can pay up to $100,000 USD to hunt a White Lion, and rationalize it as “generating abundant funds to support conservation”.
White Lions were only known in myths and oral legends of Africa. Their manifestation and ‘return’ into form during this time is understood to have dramatic implications in the turning of the big Ages: The Leo-Aquarius Age.
A PROPHETIC BIRTH – CHRISTMAS DAY IN BETHLEHEM
Linda received a prophetic message from Maria that a White Lioness would soon be born on a sacred date. Shortly thereafter, Linda was informed that a cub had been born on December 25, 2000 in a South African town called Bethlehem. This was not in the wild, but in one of the most callous breeding camps for lions. This synchronistic event, happening on a dramatic solar eclipse aligning the North Node with the star Sirius, made Linda clearly realize her goal: She must return the White Lions from captivity to their endemic habitat. She made the promise to Mara (meaning mother of the Sun Ra), the newly born lioness, that she would devote her life to set her free.
Mara was finally set free in 2004 after arduous legal battles; by then with three White Lion cubs, born in an underground cage in captivity. The incredible feat of rewilding Mara and her cubs on the sacred soil of their endemic habitat was the first of several milestones for the return of White Lions—rising from the underworld, they could reclaim their place in the Sun.
Mara born on Christmas Day 2000 in Bethleem, South Africa – Eclipse Nodes on Sirius
ASTROLOGICAL TIMING FOR THE WHITE LIONS
Why have the White Lions manifested or returned now? A question that astrologers may provide relevant clues about.
I personally found out about the White Lions in 2008 having been led through a series of synchronistic events to a wildlife-viewing tour with the conservation project. Being African born, I was familiar with wildlife and lions, so I had no particular expectations coming into this, but to have a nice safari experience. When two massive White Lion males appeared, it was literally as if stepping into the surreal world of a fairy tale! The size, majesty, and intensity of their presence dazzled me. Spending some time with them in the protection of our open roof vehicle, one of the lions further approached and started to gaze deep into my eyes. While it can be dangerous (and disrespectful) in normal circumstances to outgaze lions, this was overpowering. That evening I absorbed Linda Tucker’s book: “Mystery of the White Lions, Children of the Sun God,” and was subsequently taken on a journey through my dreams in ongoing transmission. Bliss, ecstasy, all encompassing love, it was a spiritual revelation that went on for hours.
Eclipses are times when fate overrides free-will,
This transmission continued, albeit in more subtle ways, through ongoing astrological revelations about the timing and meanings of the White Lions. The Sanusi priest Credo Mutwa described White Lions to originate in part from the star Sirius, Regulus, and Alnilam (named Mbube in local language). Linda Tucker had tracked the birth dates of the prides, and we could identify that four generations of white lions and gene carriers were born exactly, or within a couple of days, on eclipses, some of which were exactly aligned with the fixed stars mentioned by Credo Mutwa, within a degree orb.
Eclipse births carry strong meanings as this perfect alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun serves as a portal opening to higher realms of consciousness. Eclipses are times when fate overrides free-will, often stimulating fated changes, personally or collectively. Kings and queens, important figures, are often born or die through eclipse portals. It should not be lost on us that repeating eclipse births of the White Lions surely capture deep spiritual meanings and themes.
TIMBAVATI and ANCIENT EGYPT and the TURNING OF THE AGES
Timbavati happens to be exactly aligned in longitude (31 E) with the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx of Egypt – an entity fusing human and lion features very much akin to the astrological sign polarity of Leo and Aquarius. A mirroring effect between the two locations can also be identified in the location of Adam’s calendar in South Africa, considered to be the oldest stone calendar, with rock formations initially aligned with the Orion belt and a Sphinx carved in stone as well.
New Video – Maurice discusses the meanings pertaining to LION’S GATE and WORLD LION DAY
Related Publications:
Mystery of the White Lions – Children of the Sun God, by Linda Tucker, published 2003 by Hay House Inc.
Saving the White Lions, by Linda Tucker, published 2013 by North Atlantic Books
Visit the The White Lion Protection Trust
Pyramid-Lion collage by Maurice Fernandez and Sara Fisk
Lion Shaman collage by Veronica Coetzer
© 2024 Maurice Fernandez – all rights reserved
No part of this article may be used without written consent of the author, unless credit and reference to this website are provided.
