Luxor Temple – The Temple in Man

For centuries, people have walked beneath its soaring columns without realizing that this temple was not simply a monument to gods and kings.  According to the French mystic and Egyptologist Schwaller de Lubicz (1887–1961), Luxor Temple was designed as a living blueprint of the human body, consciousness, and spirit.  He called it The Temple of Man.

Schwaller, with his wife Isha and niece Lucy Lamy, devoted 15 years to studying Luxor Temple in obsessive detail.  They were not simply recording hieroglyphs or measuring walls—they were searching for meaning woven into its very proportions.  What they found was astonishing: the temple itself follows the exact proportions of a human being.  From the aerial view, Luxor Temple stretches like a body at rest, and from the side, it resembles a man in motion, stepping forward into life.

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Every chamber, every wall, corresponds to a part of the human body.  The carvings at those points echo the functions of those very organs—like the temple itself was breathing with us, reminding us that we, too, are temples.  Schwaller famously refused to reveal his theory until he had found the final missing key: the navel, the sacred center of life.  When he did, the picture was complete—the temple as the cosmic body of man.

It is no coincidence, then, that Luxor Temple feels alive.  If you stand in its courts at dusk, with sandstone glowing orange in the fading light, you may sense that this place was built not just to honor the gods but to awaken the divine blueprint inside us.

Walking the Temple of Your Chakras: A Personal Journey

Imagine stepping through the massive pylons of Luxor Temple.  The sun warms the stone beneath your feet, a gentle breeze brushes your skin, and the air is thick with history, incense, and quiet possibility.  This temple is not just a monument—it is a mirror of your own body, a living map of your energy.  Each section corresponds to a chakra, each chamber a center of healing, awakening, and transformation.

As you move through, let your attention shift inward. Feel your body, your energy, and your breath. This is your journey—your temple.

Note:  Healing, growth, and transformation aren’t things that happen all at once.  They unfold as our awareness meets what needs attention.  At Luxor Temple, I don’t recommend trying to experience everything in a single day.  Instead, begin at the entrance and move forward slowly, allowing yourself to be guided by subtle impulses to pause.

In the first three chakra points of the temple, this impulse might appear as sudden fatigue, a fluttering in the stomach, or a sense that your legs won’t carry you further.  When it arises, stop.  Find a place to sit and simply be with the sensation.  Notice what comes up, what shifts, what releases.  Sometimes, this alone can be enough for your first visit.

Other times, you may move through the temple without encountering anything particularly strong—and that’s perfectly okay.  Before you begin, set the intention that everything unfolds in its own time.  Trust that the energy of the temple will resonate within you, activating when you are ready.

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Awakening All Five Bodies: A Journey Through Luxor Temple

Before you step into the temple, remember that the ancient Egyptians believed each person is made up of five bodies: the physical, the mental, the emotional, the spiritual, and the magical. Most of us live primarily in the first three—physical, mental, and emotional. Some acknowledge the fourth, the spiritual, but few even consider the fifth, the magical.

Walking through Luxor Temple, you are engaging with all five. The temple’s chambers, walls, and sanctuaries are designed not just to guide the body and mind, but to awaken your emotional depth, spiritual insight, and the subtle, magical aspect of your being. Each step becomes a conversation with yourself on every level of existence.

1. Root Chakra – Muladhara

Temple Correspondence: Outer pylons and first courtyard
Personal Experience Cue: Feel the weight of your body pressing into the earth.  Stand tall, feet rooted like the stone beneath you.
Healing Focus: Grounding, safety, and vitality.  Let fears dissolve into the solidity of the temple.  Take deep breaths, imagining red light anchoring you, strengthening your sense of belonging and stability.
Reflective Prompt: “What fear or tension am I ready to release here?”

2. Sacral Chakra – Svadhisthana

Temple Correspondence: Inner courtyards and first hypostyle hall
Personal Experience Cue: Notice the gentle play of sunlight through columns, the way shadows dance like water.  Move your hands in fluid motions, letting your energy ripple.
Healing Focus: Creativity, pleasure, and emotional balance.  Feel orange light stirring in your lower abdomen, awakening your joy and creative impulse.
Reflective Prompt: “Where do I feel joy or creativity stirring in my life?”

3. Solar Plexus Chakra – Manipura

Temple Correspondence: Central sanctuaries and statues of the pharaoh
Personal Experience Cue: Feel warmth radiating from the stone around you, like sunlight filling your torso.  Place your hands gently on your belly, drawing energy upward.
Healing Focus: Confidence, personal power, and will.  See yourself glowing with yellow light, able to manifest intentions and take decisive action.
Reflective Prompt: “What choices or actions can I claim with confidence?”

4. Heart Chakra – Anahata

Temple Correspondence: Sanctuary of Amun (innermost chamber)
Personal Experience Cue: Pause in the quiet center.  Feel your chest expand naturally, as if opening to the sacred space around you.
Healing Focus: Compassion, love, and emotional healing.  Green light radiates through your heart, easing emotional wounds and fostering empathy for yourself and others.
Reflective Prompt: “What do I need to forgive or embrace in myself and others?”

5. Throat Chakra – Vishuddha

Temple Correspondence: Corridors leading to the sanctuary, lined with inscriptions
Personal Experience Cue: Imagine your voice echoing softly off the walls.  Hum, chant, or simply breathe, feeling vibration rise through your throat.
Healing Focus: Authentic communication, truth, and clarity.  Blue light flows in your throat, empowering you to speak and listen with honesty and harmony.
Reflective Prompt: “How can I express my truth more fully today?”

6. Third Eye Chakra – Ajna

Temple Correspondence: Hidden niches and smaller chambers
Personal Experience Cue: Close your eyes briefly and visualize the sacred inscriptions, symbols, and hidden chambers.  Let insight rise naturally.
Healing Focus: Intuition, inner vision, and clarity. Indigo light illuminates your mind, opening perception beyond surface appearances.
Reflective Prompt: “What subtle truths or patterns am I ready to recognize?”

7. Crown Chakra – Sahasrara

Temple Correspondence: Just outside the temple walls, under the open sky
Personal Experience Cue: Step beyond the stones into the open.  Look up at the sky, feeling the vastness above you.  Breathe in expansively.
Healing Focus: Spiritual connection, unity, and transcendence.  Violet or white light pours into the crown of your head, linking your individual consciousness to the infinite.
Reflective Prompt: “Where do I feel the interconnectedness of life?”

Flowing Through the Temple

Step slowly from the outer pylons to the open sky beyond the walls.  Let each chakra awaken in turn, noticing sensations, colors, and energy shifts.  Grounding, feeling, radiating, loving, expressing, perceiving, and expanding—your energy flows like a sacred river, mirrored by the temple around you.

Pause at each stage.  Breathe.  Sense the subtle movements in your body.  Notice how the temple, though built of stone, resonates with the living architecture of your own being.  By the time you reach the open sky outside, you may feel lighter, clearer, more present—and deeply connected to both yourself and the greater universe.