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As I was contemplating the salient points about the movie Agora, it occurred to me; a correlation between Agora and the Man For All Seasons. In Agora we have Hypatia as our heroin and a hero in Thomas More. What did these two have in common. They were both representatives of change in periods where the old order was no longer an acceptable means of progress and enlightenment. The wheels of change move slowly, however; they do move.
I noticed that both of these heroes depicted a character, a personality with a resolve for truth and were unable to compromise even when faced with the possibility of death.
When Thomas More was asked by his wife in a "Man for All Seasons" to recant and to change his stance toward the wishes of the king, he asked his wife how can I change who I am?? He manifested truth within his being, he could not turn on himself. This same moment of truth arrived for Hypatia when Orestis asked her to convert to Christianity. She was totally perplexed by this concept, because she was a representative of truth and she found it in her Philosophy, her study of the universe. She could not turn on herself, the search for truth was the animating factor within her life.
I see Hypatia as a harbinger of change, she was ushering in a time of brotherhood, cooperation and enlightenment. She bore the burden of light for her age, she was rejected; however, her vision lives on..just as Thomas More bore the burden of light for change in his age..freedom of religion and truth. The king may have felt he had won the battle, just as the Christian zealots in Agora..the test of time has proven that change will occur in spite of those who oppose its coming.
I am sure that these enlightened beings, Hypatia and Thomas More if they were standing with us now, during the transiting from Pisces to Aquarius; would say stand for Truth, her torch will light your way.
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