Mystery of the White Lions by Linda Tuck

Published by Npenvu Press, 2003, softcover, illustrated, index, 400 pages, condition: slightly water damaged

This is Linda Tuckers firsthand account of her journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African the legendary White Lion. This book reveals the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa and the overwhelming love that has driven her every action to save these magnificent beasts, against formidable odds. . . . After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a medicine woman known as the Lion Queen, Linda embarked on a journey into the mysteries of the White Lion. It is a mystical journey into the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa, in which humans and lions are able to cross the species barrierin accordance with the most guarded secrets of Ancient Egypt and humankinds greatest riddle, the sphinx. Scientists in our day have established that humankinds most significant evolutionary leap occurred as a result of our ancestors interaction with great cats. The White Lion is a genetic rarity of Panthera leo, and occurred in just one region on Timbavati. Today White Lions form the center of the notorious canned trophy hunting industryhand-reared captive lions, shot in enclosures for gross sums of money. By contrast, shamans believe that killing a lion sun god is the ultimate sacrilege. How the human species treats such precious symbols of God in nature may determine how nature treats the human species. or simply as rare genetic mutations, the story of the White Lions is a true legend unfolding in our own extraordinary times.

When I started reading this book I couldnt stop. It gives a detailed insight into African Astrology and the Lion connection. It is indeed a must read to understand astrology in an African context. Will read it again!Linda Tucker has managed to elucidate fully the idea of the connection between the lion and the sun....as seen in African oral tradition.