GROUP TOUR EGYPT
“YOUR ROYAL PRIEST(ESS)HOOD”
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Is Egypt calling you? Then it’s time to follow your impulse… Egypt, a country with a special vibration, a country where the veils are thin, but also a country full of contradictions.
I hereby cordially invite you to join me on a journey and follow in the footsteps of the ‘Ancients’ – the ancient and high initiates – as we revisit the legacy they have left behind. This journey is certainly not an ordinary sight-seeing tour, but rather a pilgrimage to yourself, to a stronger contact with your own inner source and your – and our collective – deepest memories, which will be revived during this tour.
The theme of this trip is: “Your Royal Priest(ess)hood”. There is a lot to say about this, but it will certainly deepen and develop itself (further) in the run-up to the departure. Just a little tip of the veil…
In ancient times, an adept made a sacred quest along the temples and other megalithic structures along the Nile, which represent the 7 main chakras. These temples and structures are all included in the program of this trip. In the elaboration below I will tell you something about it:
Day 1, Friday, November 1, 2024
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be greeted by an English-speaking representative who will assist you in obtaining your visa and passing through customs. He will then take you to a minibus to be taken to our hotel in Cairo.
Day 2, Saturday, November 2, 2024
After breakfast, we will meet – we have already met during our first zoom session – in an opening circle. We express what we want to leave behind, purify our chakras and set our intentions for this journey through Egypt. Then we will go into Cairo and visit some well-known locations.
Day 3, Sunday, November 3, 2024
We visit the Giza plateau. The plateau houses 3 of Egypt’s most famous pyramids and the Sphinx. We are told that these pyramids are tombs, but they are certainly not. They are power plants and places of initiation and certainly not a resting place for the dead. The pyramids represent the opening of our CROWN CHAKRA. The MerKaBa is our vehicle that allows us to travel to higher worlds, dimensions and astral planes. In Egyptian, MER refers to light, KA means spirit, and BA refers to the physical body.
The Sphinx – the THIRD EYE – represents the benevolent spiritual guardian, in the form of a lion turned into a human. The lion represents strength and symbolizes intelligence and leadership. In Egyptian mythology, the Sphinx embodies the connection between human and the divine and represents our desire for transcendence. The Sphinx can help open our third eye chakra so that we can access the ancient knowledge through meditation. In addition to this, you view all things through an expanded state of consciousness.
Day 4, Monday, November 4, 2024
After breakfast we leave Cairo and travel to Saqqara. This day is dedicated to the activation of our THROAT CHAKRA, the portal to communication and the speaking of our higher personal truth. In Saqqara is the ancient Healing Complex, home to Egypt’s most advanced healers who were responsible for the mystery schools of ancient Egypt. Saqqara is the home for Thoth, the ibis-headed god, the sacred texts, mathematics, science, and magic. Thoth is known as the enlightened communicator, and these grounds serve as the gateway to infinite truth. In addition to the Healing Complex, we will visit the Pyramid of Djoser, the Unas Pyramid with the “Pyramid Texts” and the Serapeum with 25 huge granite “sarcophagi”. In the afternoon we travel to Al Fayyum
Day 5, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Today we go into the desert by 4WD and go to Wadi Al Hitan, where whale skeletons of millions of years old were found in 1902. We are going to work with the spirits of the whales and the whale priestesses. We visit the waterfalls. Tunis Village, located on a hill overlooking a large saltwater lake and inhabited by artists (including pottery) and writers; Medinet Madi with the remains of a Greco-Roman city, Fayyum’s Petrified Forest with the remains of a million-year-old forest.
Day 6, Wednesday, November 6, 2024
After breakfast we continue with yesterday’s program components. All this depends on how long we have been in certain places, and then travel on to the special Ecolodge New Hermopolis in Minya.
Day 7, Thursday, November 7, 2024
From Minya we visit Tel El Amarna, remains of the city of Akhetaton founded by Akhenaten; Beni Hassan, rock tombs; Tuna El Gabel.
Day 8, Friday, November 8, 2024
When we are on our way to Abydos, our next destination, we will visit Deir ul-Muharraq: The Monastery of St. Mary, which is said to have been one of the last destinations visited by the Holy Family during their journey through Egypt, and the Burnt Monastery, where the Holy Family lived in a cave for a month.
Day 9, Saturday, November 9, 2024
After breakfast we walk to the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, dedicated to the god Osiris. Behind the temple is the Osirion, the ancient megalithic structure that holds a great mystery. A symbol of the flower of life is etched into the surface of the stone, and Egyptologists cannot yet tell how and when this work of art appeared. Other mysteries in Abydos include the inexplicable hieroglyphics that resemble modern transport vehicles or even spaceships. In Abydos it is definitely worthwhile walking into the shop – essential Egyptian oils – in the hotel and give your nose a nice treatment on the special scents of the rose oil, lotus oils, and much more.
Day 10, Sunday, November 10, 2024
We leave Abydos and make a stop in Dendera where we visit the Temple of Hathor. Hathor is the goddess of the feminine and motherhood, because she is connected to female sexuality and watches over conception and childbirth. Hathor is the divine mother, and the goddess of love, the embodiment of the HEART CHAKRA. Inside this temple there is a monumental discovery: on the ceiling there is a celestial sculpture with the 12 constellations and several additional constellations. Although the original zodiac has unfortunately been removed and is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, we will witness the original location of this amazing discovery. This discovery of the zodiac is so important because it pushes back the dating of human civilization tens of thousands of years to the time of Atlantis. In this temple we also pay attention to the sistrum, a special healing instrument.
Day 11, Monday, November 11, 2024
In the morning we will visit the local market, the Sharia Souk – the historic shopping bazaar of Luxor. At the Bazaar there will be a lot of sellers offering spices, scarves, dresses, jewelry, home décor and trinkets. The art of haggling is being put to the test today. Then we go to the artists West Bank – alabaster pyramids and granite statues. In the afternoon we visit the Luxor Temple. This temple is the largest and most important religious center in ancient Egypt and is dedicated to the gods Amun-Re, the sun goddess, Nut, the sky goddess, and Khonsu, the moon god. You’ll see an impressive obelisk flanking the entrance to the temple.
Day 12, Tuesday, November 12, 2024
On the way to Aswan, we will visit the Karnak temple complex. Karnak contains several temples, the largest of which is the Temple of Amun, the god of the sky. There is also a special shrine dedicated to Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess, the goddess of love and war. Here we have exclusive access to the special statue of Sekhmet, which is thought to contain all the energy of all the Sekhmet statues in all of Egypt. Sekhmet is lit by a small opening in the ceiling of her room. Her name is derived from the word ‘sekhem’ which means power and she is known as ’the mighty one’. She is fierce, powerful, and protector of all that is sacred. We will spend some time with Sekhmet, letting go of everything that no longer serves us in this life. Today’s chakra is the Solar Plexus.
We spend the night in a Nubian village. Nubia is the ancient region in Northeast Africa and home to one of the oldest surviving African civilizations.
We take a boat trip to our accommodation, enjoy dinner and an evening in Nubia.
Day 13, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
After visiting the St. Simeon Monastery and Tombs of the nobles in Aswan, we drive through the desert to Abu Simbel to enjoy the sound and light show in the evening.
Day 14, Thursday, November 14, 2024
On the shore of Lake Nasser we visit the temple, dedicated to the god Amun-Re, the sun god depicted as a man with the head of a hawk. Amun means ‘hidden divinity’ and Re (pronounced ‘Ra’) means ’the sun’. Abu Simbel represents the ROOT CHAKRA of the Nile River, as it is one of the most southern temple sites in the country. This temple and the root chakra provide us with a foundation for life and help us feel grounded at the same time. In the back of the main temple are four famous Egyptian gods, waiting for illumination twice a year when the sun shines perfectly through the entrance of the temple and illuminates all but one: Ptah, the god of the underworld remains in darkness.
After the visit to the temple(s) we drive back to Aswan.
Day 15, Friday, November 15, 2024
After breakfast, we will head by boat to the island of Agilkia, home of the Temple of Isis in Philae. Isis is the divine mother, the goddess of love, healing, and magic and is considered one of the most powerful in Egypt. Isis was the first known virgin goddess and magically fathered her son Horus. In the temple halls is the birthplace where beautiful carvings tell the story of motherhood. Isis helps to clear our SACRAL CHAKRA blockages. It helps remove traumatic memories and deactivates any shame, fear, and conditioning that you may be carrying as a sexual being. When the blockages are removed, you can use your creative fire to manifest wealth, opportunity, and creative outlets that are a unique expression of your individual soul. After lunch we will visit the ancient site of the Isis temple where we will do a beautiful ceremony.
Day 16, Saturday, November 16, 2024
We sail through the cataract by boat and visit a market in a Nubian village. We have lunch with a Nubian family. Nubia is such a vibrant and colorful place and was called the Kingdom of Kush in ancient times! The Nubians are artisans and we will enjoy shopping in their village for handmade crafts from this region. The houses in Nubia are painted in all colors of the rainbow and we definitely have time for a photo shoot in the village. Henna tattoos are part of the Nubian tradition, as the shrub from which the pigment comes from grows along the Nile in this region. If you wish, we have time for our own henna tattoos. After our Nubian experience, we will hold a final ceremony in our accommodation and share our experiences of an impressive and transformative journey with each other.
Day 17, Sunday, November 17, 2024
That’s a wrap. From the airport of Aswan we fly with a stopover in Cairo back to Amsterdam or elsewhere. For further information:
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