Hunt the Thimble
Hunt the Thimble

Introduction
Introduction

Hunt the thimble is a party game
Hunt the thimble is a party game

in which one person hides a thimble,
in which one person hides a thimble,

and the other players "race to locate the hidden object".
and the other players "race to locate the hidden object".

The first to find it is the winner.
The first to find it is the winner.

Similar games exist in Germany, in Poland, in Russia
Similar games exist in Germany, in Poland, in Russia

and in Spanish speaking countries.
and in Spanish speaking countries.

And it is even hinted at in Alice in Wonderland,
And it is even hinted at in Alice in Wonderland,

when the Dodo uses Alice’s thimble as a prize.
when the Dodo uses Alice’s thimble as a prize.

Why a thimble? And to be symbolically correct
Why a thimble? And to be symbolically correct

it should be a thimble and nothing else.
it should be a thimble and nothing else.

The symbolism is connected to that of the bee
The symbolism is connected to that of the bee

and we have a video on the importance of the bee symbolically,
and we have a video on the importance of the bee symbolically,

so this just adds to its importance.
so this just adds to its importance.

Bee colonies raise only a few queens each year
Bee colonies raise only a few queens each year

and the new queen
and the new queen

develops in a specially constructed thimble shaped queen cell.
develops in a specially constructed thimble shaped queen cell.

Finding the right Queen cell
Finding the right Queen cell

- the one on whom the future of the entire hive is dependent
- the one on whom the future of the entire hive is dependent

- is thus a key task for all the bees.
- is thus a key task for all the bees.

The Queen bee is thus symbolically
The Queen bee is thus symbolically

an immensely powerful person
an immensely powerful person

- and this is Queen Elizabeth I - a well known "queen bee".
- and this is Queen Elizabeth I - a well known "queen bee".

The Bee Goddess
The Bee Goddess

The drone is a male bee. It does nothing other than serve
The drone is a male bee. It does nothing other than serve

as a potential mate for the Queen bee.
as a potential mate for the Queen bee.

In symbolic terms the drone is an Initiate,
In symbolic terms the drone is an Initiate,

a man on the path to becoming an Adept.
a man on the path to becoming an Adept.

Assemblies of actual drones
Assemblies of actual drones

are almost mystical in their behaviour.
are almost mystical in their behaviour.

They assemble at certain specific locations,
They assemble at certain specific locations,

there they buzz around noisily in concentrated groups
there they buzz around noisily in concentrated groups

waiting for the arrival of the virgin queen.
waiting for the arrival of the virgin queen.

When the sun is high and the air warm and drowsy,
When the sun is high and the air warm and drowsy,

the Queen bee takes her virgin flight.
the Queen bee takes her virgin flight.

A host of drones follow her intoxicated by her scent.
A host of drones follow her intoxicated by her scent.

Gradually the weaker and less agile drones fall away
Gradually the weaker and less agile drones fall away

exhausted until only a few are left.
exhausted until only a few are left.

Eventually, one drone, beside himself with desire,
Eventually, one drone, beside himself with desire,

reaches her and there - high high in the air
reaches her and there - high high in the air

- he clasps her to him and they mate in the air.
- he clasps her to him and they mate in the air.

He hangs passively from the queen by his endophallus,
He hangs passively from the queen by his endophallus,

all his reproductive equipment has been extruded from his body
all his reproductive equipment has been extruded from his body

just for this one moment.
just for this one moment.

The transfer of sperm cells is undertaken by the queen herself
The transfer of sperm cells is undertaken by the queen herself

through a strong contraction of her abdominal muscles
through a strong contraction of her abdominal muscles

which not only pulls his entire phallus into her
which not only pulls his entire phallus into her

but sucks him dry.
but sucks him dry.

But there is a price to pay.
But there is a price to pay.

Once she has received his sperm, he is ripped from her.
Once she has received his sperm, he is ripped from her.

And in the process all his reproductive organs
And in the process all his reproductive organs

are also ripped away.
are also ripped away.

It is not unusual for the drone’s abdomen
It is not unusual for the drone’s abdomen

to actually explode in mid-air - and he dies.
to actually explode in mid-air - and he dies.

He falls back to earth dead.
He falls back to earth dead.

The phallus remains attached to the queen.
The phallus remains attached to the queen.

Triumphantly she carries it back to the hive
Triumphantly she carries it back to the hive

as a sign that she has succeeded,
as a sign that she has succeeded,

her virginity is no more.
her virginity is no more.

So the Queen bee is a symbol of ecstatic death
So the Queen bee is a symbol of ecstatic death

- annihilation through love.
- annihilation through love.

The Thimble
The Thimble

The thimble is thus the shell hiding the virgin queen.
The thimble is thus the shell hiding the virgin queen.

By carrying a thimble you are advertising
By carrying a thimble you are advertising

that you are not only already a goddess,
that you are not only already a goddess,

but a High Priestess of some power
but a High Priestess of some power

- a god maker via love.
- a god maker via love.

In other words a person who is capable
In other words a person who is capable

of helping men to achieve the highest stages
of helping men to achieve the highest stages

of the spiritual path via love in all its variations.
of the spiritual path via love in all its variations.

So there is every reason for a man to "Hunt the Thimble"
So there is every reason for a man to "Hunt the Thimble"

because by doing so he locates the High Priestess,
because by doing so he locates the High Priestess,

able to progress him on the Path.
able to progress him on the Path.

The "flighty" nature of the Queen
The "flighty" nature of the Queen

A single drone can deliver up to 6-11 million sperm cells.
A single drone can deliver up to 6-11 million sperm cells.

But this is only about 10% of all sperm cells
But this is only about 10% of all sperm cells

with which she is finally impregnated,
with which she is finally impregnated,

because she has more than one flight
because she has more than one flight

and is impregnated by more than one drone.
and is impregnated by more than one drone.

In other words, the thimble is a symbol of someone
In other words, the thimble is a symbol of someone

able to make multiple gods.
able to make multiple gods.

And someone very sexually potent.
And someone very sexually potent.

"Flighty" in fact.
"Flighty" in fact.

The queen bee stores all the sperm in her sperm gland,
The queen bee stores all the sperm in her sperm gland,

where they are kept fresh and used as a natural sperm bank.
where they are kept fresh and used as a natural sperm bank.

From the eggs that result - around 200,000 are fertilised
From the eggs that result - around 200,000 are fertilised

and laid each year - all the workers and all future drones.
and laid each year - all the workers and all future drones.

The female worker bees are born from the fertilised eggs,
The female worker bees are born from the fertilised eggs,

the drones from the non-fertilised eggs.
the drones from the non-fertilised eggs.

It is the female workers that produce the honey.
It is the female workers that produce the honey.

Honey is a symbol of spirit input.
Honey is a symbol of spirit input.

Thus symbolically the queen bee is the source of all honey
Thus symbolically the queen bee is the source of all honey

- spirit input - that results.
- spirit input - that results.

And the moral is?
And the moral is?

Although the theory of the Queen bee seems to favour the males
Although the theory of the Queen bee seems to favour the males

and their search for enlightenment through ego death
and their search for enlightenment through ego death

[and this is William Cecil]
[and this is William Cecil]

there is a subtle moral side to this symbolism
there is a subtle moral side to this symbolism

[and this is Christopher-Hatton].
[and this is Christopher-Hatton].

A bee colony by its very organisation,
A bee colony by its very organisation,

is a unit in which the female worker bees
is a unit in which the female worker bees

work towards the good of the hive as a whole
work towards the good of the hive as a whole

[this is Henry Sidney].
[this is Henry Sidney].

The workers are sterile and thus cannot produce eggs,
The workers are sterile and thus cannot produce eggs,

but nevertheless do all the work
but nevertheless do all the work

of cleaning and guarding the hive,
of cleaning and guarding the hive,

foraging and raising the babies - the brood.
foraging and raising the babies - the brood.

They are thus symbols of selfless dedication
They are thus symbols of selfless dedication

- love in its true form.
- love in its true form.

And it is the Queen who creates them.
And it is the Queen who creates them.

Here we see Queen Elizabeth II, at work
Here we see Queen Elizabeth II, at work

as a junior commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service
as a junior commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service

during a visit to The Motor Transport Training Centre
during a visit to The Motor Transport Training Centre

in Camberley, Surrey.
in Camberley, Surrey.

And the remaining drones?
And the remaining drones?

[This is Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester who died aged 56].
[This is Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester who died aged 56].

Drones become superfluous at the end of the mating season.
Drones become superfluous at the end of the mating season.

By the end of summer they are all gone.
By the end of summer they are all gone.

Those that remain are no longer fed
Those that remain are no longer fed

and are expelled from the hive. And die.
and are expelled from the hive. And die.

This is Sir Walter Raleigh - soldier, writer, explorer,
This is Sir Walter Raleigh - soldier, writer, explorer,

and a "favourite" of Queen Elizabeth I. He was executed.
and a "favourite" of Queen Elizabeth I. He was executed.

And such is the spiritual path
And such is the spiritual path

[This is Sir Christopher Hatton Lord Chancellor of England
[This is Sir Christopher Hatton Lord Chancellor of England

and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England who died aged 51].
and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England who died aged 51].

There are those who achieve immortality
There are those who achieve immortality

via their offspring and through annihilation.
via their offspring and through annihilation.

This is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley,
This is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley,

the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign.
the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign.

Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Albert Pollard
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Albert Pollard

From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil
From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil

is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth
is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth

and from the history of England. [And this is his house]
and from the history of England. [And this is his house]

and those that simply die,
and those that simply die,

to be reincarnated in the endless wheel of life.
to be reincarnated in the endless wheel of life.

This was John Dee - an English mathematician,
This was John Dee - an English mathematician,

astrologer, occultist and alchemist.
astrologer, occultist and alchemist.

He was the advisor to Elizabeth I,
He was the advisor to Elizabeth I,

on alchemy, divination and Hermetic philosophy.
on alchemy, divination and Hermetic philosophy.

As such Hunting the Thimble - if you are a man
As such Hunting the Thimble - if you are a man

- is a dangerous game indeed.
- is a dangerous game indeed.