Let’s Talk Stars
With the planet Jupiter illuminating the pre-dawn skies, we arrived at the paws of the Sphinx for a two-hour private opportunity to be solidly present in ceremony and celebration. We were harkened back to a celestial play, solar clockwork when the luminous rising sun cracks open the dusky horizon in a display of yellow and orange-hued rays. Penetrating solar rays align with the temple landscape crafted by ancient Egyptian architects steeped in astronomical-architectural phenomena. Light moves across Khafre’s temple before reaching the sand-washed limestone of the Sphinx, then the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the sand dunes beyond. The sun’s energies bring renewal, life, and resurrection in a timeless display of certainty. That experience itself was magical. Observing the genius of our ancient ancestors never wanes. Their megalithic works continue to venerate the celestial heavens above: the sun, the moon, and the stars. Click on the above photos to expand the image and read about the stars.
The temples on Philae were dismantled block by block, and all 40,000 stone blocks were then brought over to Agilkai island for the reassembling process. Agilkai island was transformed into a suitable temple template by dynamiting 450,000 cubic meters of granite for the foundation. Now with smooth wooden floors over ancient stone, the modern makeover to the Temple of Isis included floor lighting running along the perimeter walls making a temple constructed between 205-185 BC accessible by tourists and venerators alike.
Solar Priests
While there isn’t any happenstance in life, I enjoyed speaking with Farag El Sayed, our Egyptologist guide whose legacy of merits includes the title, Former Secretary General and Consultant of the Arab Federation of Tour Guides. At Edfu, our conversations picked up speed, deepening and awakening aspects of ancient temple life that remained behind closed doors privy to priests, the king, and the deity itself. Having presented earlier in the year, a free course on The Art of Giving Sacred Temple Libations, I enjoyed Farag walking us through The Temple of Horus as if a solar priest was leading the newly initiated into the Holy of Holies. We entered the courtyard but before we could proceed further, the Princess Royal of Portugal, Maria Manuela was preparing to enter the Hypostyle Hall so we waited for her tour to begin. Inside the Hypostyle Hall, as we slowly made our way through the temple, libation and offering rooms were noted. Edfu Temple, like many Greco-Roman temples, is built with a succession of rooms, slightly elevated from the other, each having a large doorway that must be opened to pass through. At Edfu, you enter the courtyard, then the hypostyle hall, then another hypostyle hall before the offering hall. The vestibule follows before one would perform priestly ceremonies to enter the inner chamber called the Naos. The Naos, whether constructed of wood or from hard stone, contains a shrine, often a gold statue of the deity. Today, the solar boat which is used to transport the deity in a ceremonial fashion from one temple to another is present along with a wooden Naos sans the golden statue. Surrounding the Naos is an outer set of inscribed rooms, temples, and chambers. I enjoyed our time together and was stunned when Farag presented me with an incense burner for the Frankincense and Myrrh I purchased at the Temple of Philae. Later, a wine bottle holder as we traveled onward together.
The Building texts
The Shemsu Hor arrived post an implied flood to reestablish sacred mounds for future temple raising and the continuation of knowledge. The temple inscriptions and the Edfu Building texts apparently build on this narrative. As followers of the sun god Horus, among the teachings to be shared were solar and lunar cycles. And again, my interests were strengthened through the introduction to the lunar knowledge shown within various temples as well as passed down through lunar-based agricultural calendars. We had a golden opportunity extended to us as we entered the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak; a lunar room not open to the public for several years.
Starseeds!!!
If ever there was a moment to have a once-in-a-lifetime Starseed Adventure, Egypt was it. We were a group of nine that quickly formed. A harmonic group that found itself synchronized in more ways than one. Before departure, as the group made their way to Cairo one member stayed behind from illness. This cohesive group continued to move through an activated landscape with honesty, willingness, and responsibility. A true gift. I felt graced by this group from start to finish. Our group consisted of seasoned Starseed Adventurers and two new to the Starseed family. Yet, during magical moments and amplified resonant fields, we were one. No doubt each participant will have their own unique and individualized expression to share (see MyStarseed Adventure testimonials). Yet, there were many times when the view intersected, and the multidimensional experience was equally shared. Not more so with the arrival of the living waters, perhaps issued forth by the Goddess Isis herself. Once again, under pre-dawn skies, we made our way by boat to the Temple of Philae for a private exploration and initiation inside Isis’s Holy of Holies. Libations were offered as we gathered around the altar stone to begin our ceremony. The solid wood floor gave way to a rolling s-wave, bright diamond light filled the room and well, I’ll end by sharing what the Shining Ones had to say, “Be the light of the sun, see the sun as one.”
Egypt opened hearts and handed over the keys…I am forever touched and transformed. Thank you.
Readers, I invite you to pour yourself a favorite libation and enjoy two pages full of photos, a collaborative group share.
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