Hypatia

"There was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained the principles of philosophy to her auditors, many of whom came from a distance to receive her instructions. 

On account of the self-possession and ease of manner which she had acquired in consequence of the cultivation of her mind, she not infrequently appeared in public in the presence of the magistrates. Neither did she feel abashed in going to an assembly of men. 

For all men on account of her extraordinary dignity and virtue admired her the more.”

—Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History

The Egyptians taught that the most important relationship you can develop is that which you have with your divine Ka - your Higher Self.

Most people achieve this spiritual communion - if they do achieve it - around aged 40.

The age demonised as the the Mid-Life Crisis; also known as the Mid-Life Opportunity.

This is Hypatia. The only known relief of her true face.

She represented an existential threat to the New World Order.

"And, in those days, there appeared in Alexandria a female philosopher, a pagan named Hypatia, and she was devoted at all times to magic, astrolabes, and instruments of music, and she beguiled many people through Satanic wiles . . . 

A multitude of believers in God arose under the guidance of Peter the Magistrate . . . and they proceeded to seek for the pagan woman who had beguiled the people of the city and the Prefect through her enchantments. 

And when they learnt the place where she was, they proceeded to her and found her . . . they dragged her along till they brought her to the great church, named Caesareum. Now this was in the days of the fast. 

And they tore off her clothing and dragged her . . . through the streets of the city till she died. 

And they carried her to a place named Cinaron, and they burned her body with fire."

"Yet even she fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time prevailed. 

For as she had frequent interviews with Orestes, it was calumniously reported among the Christian populace that it was she who prevented Orestes from being reconciled to the bishop. 

Some of them, therefore, hurried away by a fierce and bigoted zeal, whose ringleader was a reader named Peter, waylaid her returning home and, dragging her from her carriage, they took her to the church called Caesareum, where they completely stripped her, and then murdered her with tiles. 

After tearing her body in pieces, they took her mangled limbs to a place called Cinaron, and there burnt them."