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ESSENTIAL
EGYPT 2007 ITINERARY |
Our
Itinerary
Our pilgrimage into the mysteries of ancient Egypt is a journey
that nurtures, supports and reveals our connection to essential
being. As we travel up the Nile honoring each Temple, our
bodies and spirits receive a direct transmission from the
neters or gods and goddesses who embody our essential natures.
In each of these sacred sites we will meditate, chant, and
pray together opening the space to receive the blessings that
readily flood our being when we connect to Egypt.
Our
intention as facilitators of this pilgrimage is to hold space
and create opportunities for each person to nourish and actualize
their divine purpose and more fully experience their being’s
unfolding. As each of us drops into our hearts, bodies and
souls, we form a community that will help foster individual
growth as well as hold space for light to ground on the planet.
This journey is for serious seekers of truth who are eager
to deepen and surrender to the grace that will accelerate
their awakening.
Working
as a team with our Egyptian guides Mohamed Nazmy and Emil
Shaker, we create time for meditations and ceremonies. Awakening
at dawn at the Temple of Isis and greeting Horus under the
stars at the Temple of Edfu allows us gracious time to offer
our hearts and intentions for healing. Throughout the journey
private time is orchestrated in each sacred site allowing
us to fully experience Egypt’s magic. Our private two-hour
meditation in the Great Pyramid is the culmination of the
energy we have built over the two weeks. |
Day
1
April 21st |
We
depart from NY City to Cairo on Egyptair. |
Day
2
April 22nd |
We
arrive in Cairo in late afternoon checking into the Mena House
Oberoi Hotel overlooking the Pyramids. Evening walk to the village. |
Day
3
April 23rd |
We
spend the morning walking the Giza Plateau, meditating in front
of the Sphinx, asking permission to enter the ancient doorway.
The afternoon we will gather for a first opening circle. Evening
train to Aswan. |
Day
4
April 24th |
We
arrive in the morning in the beautiful city of Aswan where feluccas
(sailboats) weave through the cataracts as ancients did on the
Nile. From the train we check into the Aswan Movenpick Hotel
for an afternoon rest before boarding our own felucca to Elephantine
Island to the Temple of Khnoum. The evening is free to shop
in the Aswan market. |
Day
5
April 25th |
An
early morning ferry boat takes us to visit the breathtaking
Temple of Isis at Philae. We board our Nile cruise boat The
Sun Goddess that afternoon. After lunch we are free to take
in the Nubian museum, the market, or relax on deck our ship. |
Day
6
April 26th |
Free
morning in Aswan. Our cruise ship sails that afternoon for the
Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus who
represent our instinctual and divine natures. Evening sail to
Edfu. |
Day
7
April 27th |
We
visit Edful Temple, dedicated to the god Horus. This exquisite
temple tells the tale of Horus overcoming Set as he avenges
his father Osiris’ death. That evening we sail to Luxor. |
Day
8
April
28th |
In the morning we cross the Nile to the West Bank, where we
visit the Valley of the Kings, the Funerary Temples and Valley
of the Queens, the site of the shrine to Queen Hatchepsut. The
evening is free to explore the markets of Luxor. |
Day
9
April
29th |
We
take a morning visit to Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex
in the world. Here in the Temple to Ptah, we visit the powerful
Sekhmet, a statue embued with life that remains in its original
site. That afternoon we sail to Denderah and visit the Temple
of Hathor, the goddess of love and joy. |
Day
10
April
30th |
We
visit the Temple of Abydos, dedicated to the Pharoah Sety I.
This temple contains the most beautiful reliefs in all of extant
Egypt, showing on its walls the story of Isis and Osiris, the
raising of the djed pillar, and the conception of the god Horus.
Sail back to Luxor that afternoon. Evening visit to Luxor Templenamed
by Schwaller de Lubicz as The Temple of Man. |
Day
11
May1st |
Check
into the St George Hotel for a free day in Luxor. |
Day
12
May
2nd |
Morning
flight to Cairo. Afternoon visit to the Cairo Museum and the
Khan El Khalili Bazaar. |
Day
13
May3rd |
We visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara and lunch on the Sakkara
Road. Free evening and afternoon in Cairo. |
Day
14
May
4th |
Private
meditation in the King’s Chamber of The Great Pyramid.
The afternoon is free. In the evening we will gather for a farewell
dinner. |
Day
15
May
5th |
Morning
departure for NYC.
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