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MYSTICAL
EGYPT 2009 ITINERARY |
Our
Itinerary
Our pilgrimage to Egypt is designed to build a sacred container for transformation. Together as a community we hold space for the light to ground into the planet using the sacred sites. Working as a team with our Egyptian guides Mohamed Nazmy and Emil Shaker we create the time and space needed for meditations and ceremonies in each temple which opens us to the transformative energies of these sites. 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 space and time is orchestrated so we can sink into the mystery and truly 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. The uniqueness of this experience is for serious seekers wanting a deeply transformative experience.
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Jan 22 |
We depart from New York City to Cairo on Egyptair. |
Day
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Jan 23 |
We arrive in Cairo in late afternoon checking into the Mena House Oberoi Hotel overlooking the Pyramids. Group meets for orientation |
Day
3
Jan 24 |
We spend the morning walking the Giza Plateau meditating in the paws of the Sphinx, asking permission to enter the ancient doorway. The afternoon we will gather for our first opening circle followed by dinner. Over night at the Mena House
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Day
4
Jan 25 |
We visit the Cairo Museum, the old market in downtown Cairo called the Khan El Khalili and have lunch in the famous Mafouz Restaurant, named after the writer Nagib Mafouz who won the Nobel Prize for literature. That evening we board the overnight train for Aswan. |
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5
Jan 26 |
We arrive 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 Khnum. The evening is free to shop in the Aswan market. |
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6
Jan 27 |
Before dawn we board a ferry boat that takes us for a private visit to the breathtaking Temple of Isis at Philae. Here we will process into the sanctuary for a ceremony welcoming the goddess. We board our Nile cruise boat that afternoon. After lunch we are free to take in the Nubian museum, the market, or relax on deck our ship.
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Day
7
Jan 28 |
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. The boat sails to Edfu where we have another private visit at the Temple of Edfu under the stars. Here we also enter the sanctuary for a private meditation and ceremony. |
Day
8
Jan 29 |
We enjoy a beautiful sail down the Nile towards Luxor watching the boat enter the locks at the town of Esna. We arrive in Luxor in the evening. |
Day
9
Jan 30 |
In the morning we cross the Nile to the West Bank, where we visit the Valley of the Kings, the Funerary Temple at Medinet Habu dedicated to Ramses III as well as the famous temple to Queen Hatchepsut. Lunch at The Africa restaurant. |
Day
10
Jan 31 |
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. Check into Movenpick Luxor Hotel situated on the Nile. That evening we visit the stunning Temple of Luxor.
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Day
11
Feb 1 |
We board an early morning bus for the Temples of Dendarah, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and then on to Abydos, the Temple of Sety I dedicated to the god Osiris |
Day
12
Feb 2 |
2nd Free Day in Luxor |
Day
13
Feb 3 |
Morning flight to Cairo. Return to the Mena House for lunch on your own. Late afternoon private visit and meditation to the ancient pyramid at Sakkara, the Step Pyramid. |
Day
14
Feb 4 |
Private two hour meditation in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Evening Farewell dinner. |
Day
15
Feb 5 |
Morning Egyptair flight home. |
