Is it possible that the prophecy about the lion laying down with the lamb is based on the zodiac?

The four apostles, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are each one associated by the church with a zodiacal sign. The one pertaining to John is Leo the Lion. Could the saying be referencing a change inside of us individually wherein the higher Self, the Lion, lays down with the lower, a dumb lamb in bad need of a Shepard? This would imply reaching a point of equilibrium between the two, the authority resting in the higher with the lower subdued. (my opinion)