She was the bringer of plague and the patron of physicians; a destroyer and a protector. Her dramatic tale of rage and pacification is key to understanding the ancient Egyptian mind. Join us to learn her story and where to find her in Luxor. Her name was SEKHMET.
Many years ago, I followed a guide through a hidden portal in Karnak Temple and discovered a secret sanctuary of Sekhmet. A story of fire, power, and the lessons of control in the presence of a goddess.
The Narmer Palette is more than carved stone. It is magic in action—Heka—the moment Egypt was dreamed into being. Carved around 3100 BCE, it shows Narmer uniting North and South, not only through conquest but through the creative power of intention, word, and image.
Heka was more than magic in ancient Egypt—it was the life force itself, the spoken word that shaped reality. A reflection on symbols, spirit, and timeless wisdom
A Modern Voyage into the Heart of Ancient Egypt You feel the call. It’s not just a whisper of curiosity; it’s a pull in the soul. A sense that the stories carved into Egypt’s sun-warmed sandstone hold a deeper key, one that unlocks not just history, but something within yourself. This is not a tour. …
From obscurity to supreme power, Amun’s rise as Egypt’s most dominant god shaped history. Learn how temples, kings, and myth built his place at the empire’s heart.
Discover the story of Simon the Tanner, the Coptic miracle of Moqattam Mountain, and Cairo’s Cave Church—where faith once moved a mountain.
A visit to Egypt can be life-changing, especially for the unsuspecting traveler who encounters Mara along the way
Helicopter, plane, stealth fighter, submarine on the same ancient Egyptian carving at Abydos Temple – you have to see it to believe it
We all have questions and we all have problems of one kind or another, so we seek answers. Growing up I used to go to libraries and bookshops, run my eyes over the shelves and whisper “What is here for me today?” Invariably I would come away with anything from 1 to 6 books I…
Reflections on the lost symbols of Egypt—the Djed, Tyet, and combined Ankh+Djed+Was—and how these amulets connect us to Heka magic, offering strength, focus, and a touch of the sacred in daily life.
Why did Akhenaten risk everything, fly in the face of the entire Egyptian priesthood, close the temples, and move everyone hundreds of miles into the desert to worship “the One God”? According to the Christian Bible, Joseph, the Hebrew Patriarch, was betrayed by his envious brothers at the age of 17 and sold into Egyptian…
ancient Egyptian myth of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys — gods of love, chaos, death, and rebirth
Once upon a time – a long, long time ago, in the time when nothing existed (God) the All That Is (RE, the Creator or Creative Impulse) self-created himself in the form of the God Atum. He then spat out of his mouth a male named Shu and a female named Tefnut – and so…