Last of the Seven Gates

[sdi]

[The gatekeeper of the Lower World] sprinkled Ishtar with the waters of life and took hold of her.
Through the first gate he led her out and returned to her her dress.
Through the second gate he led her out and returned to her the bangles for her hands and feet.
Through the third gate he led her out and returned to her her belt, studded with precious stones.
Through the fourth gate he led her out and returned to her her breast-ornaments.
Through the fifth gate he led her out and returned to her her necklace.
Through the sixth gate he led her out and returned her earrings.
Through the seventh gate he led her out and returned to her the large crown for her head.

[Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower World, as translated by Morris Jastrow, Jr., and adapted by yours truly]

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These men are like the Greeks who say that Kronos [Κρόνος, the Titan father of Zeus] is but a figurative name for Chronos​ [Χρόνος, "time"].

[Plutarch, Isis and Osiris XXXII, as translated by Frank Cole Babbitt and adapted by yours truly]

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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

[Zenrin-kushu?]

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Why is it, do you think, that cold Saturn is the last of Hades' seven gates?

There is no act to perform.
 There is no word to speak.
  There is no truth to believe.
   There is no identity to possess.
    Time is the only gatekeeper:
     Merely let yourself ripen.