Hathor and the Seeker
A Tale of Love and Learning
Once upon a time, in ancient Egypt, there lived a very devout and dedicated Seeker of Truth. He yearned for the embodiment of divine Love and Joy. Year after year he presented himself at the temple doors of Hathor, seeking to learn Her mysteries. Year after he was denied entrance to the realms of the Heart.
With each attempt the guardians said, “Enter first the Underworld, and balance your way forward.” And, though he respected the voices of those he encountered at the temple doors, his will was to fly high and fast and reach the pinnacles of wisdom. He had no patience for any but the highest truths.
The young one made his first attempt at the age of 12, having been told that this number was not a karmic number, and reduced to a ‘3,’ in numerology, signifying an embodiment of Trinity. It was as good a chance as any. The temple guardian laughed, not at the young one’s age, but at his lack of understanding, pointing to the temple of the Underworld, far, far down the Nile, and sending him away.
The next year, believing that perhaps the karmic number 13, enfolding ‘the twelve,’ might bring him what he wanted, the young man arrayed himself as a young woman. Perhaps the disguise might allow him entrance. Perhaps he could just slip through. Once again the temple guardian laughed, kindly…
