Har-Par-Krat
Harpocrates
Egyptian Heru-pa-khered
Egyptian God of Silence, the youngest form of Horus called the Child Horus. He is depicted as a young boy seated or standing atop a lotus flower with the tip of his index finger upon his lips.
is derived from the Egyptian god Horus the Child, known as Har-pa-khered in ancient Egyptian, meaning "Horus the Child" or "Horus the Younger."
Adopted by the Greeks as Harpocrates, he became the god of silence, secrecy, and inner spiritual power.
Greeks adapted Harpocrates from the Egyptian child-god Horus, who represented the newborn sun, rising each day at dawn. The name "Harpocrates" originated as a Hellenization of the Egyptian Har-pa-khered or Heru-pa-khered, meaning "Horus the Child".
Harpocrates embodies silence, inner strength, and spiritual protection.
Depicted as a child with a finger to his lips,
“To Know, To Will, To Dare, and To Keep Silent.” the newborn light, divine innocence, and the seed of the Solar Logos incarnating into the world.
In the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley, Harpocrates is associated with the passive aspect of Horus, representing inner peace, meditation, and the preservation of divine secrets
“If the whole of the ETAR+C could be summarized in one phrase it would be “the study of the Holy Silence, or Har-Par-Krat”. Therefore the path that lies closest to the core of its tradition is the mystical, yet we manifest through theurgy, and since mysticism is Silence, only the active part of our work is reflected in the name of our Ecclesia.” - https://rosae-crucis.net/eng/etarc/
In Thelema He represents the passive, receptive, luminous aspect of Horus, as opposed to Ra-Hoor-Khuit (the active warrior-King).
Har-Par-Krat is the god of stillness, dream, and the inner sanctuary—a guardian of sacred gnosis.
Heru (or Har)
- Egyptian: Ḥrw
- Meaning: Horus, the falcon-headed solar sky god, divine son of Osiris and Isis.
- Symbolism: Divine kingship, the eye of the sun, victorious light over darkness. In this form, he represents the spiritual soul or higher self—especially in its awakened or awakening state.
Pa
- Egyptian: pꜣ
- Meaning: The (definite article)
- Function: Grammatically, this links the name together. But esoterically, it emphasizes particularity or embodiment, making this Horus a specific manifestation—“the” Horus, not Horus in general.
Khered (or Kharat/Krat)
- Egyptian: ḫrd
- Meaning: Child, youth, or infant.
- Symbolism: Innocence, newness, divine potential not yet fully expressed.
“The Divine Light in Its Hidden Seed Form”
“The Logos Incarnate in Innocence”
“The Solar Soul Within, Awaiting Full Awakening”