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#9) Blog Date: Nov. 28, 2023  

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Cairo Magic

After 6 weeks of chilling by the Red Sea in Dahab, arriving in Cairo, considered one of the most intense cities on the planet, could be daunting – and it was! Ominously, the bus dropped me off at Tahrir Square ~ the place of the 2011 Revolution. It’s a traffic circle, it’s dark, cars are moving in all directions, and I’m trying to get from one side of the square to the other. It was definitely about “walking like an Egyptian,” and I just imitated the locals as they serenely walked across the 4 lane highway between moving cars and buses until arriving on the other side. And so went my introduction to walking the streets of Cairo.

The next morning I arose, again with the sun, as has been my ritual here in Egypt, to be able to see where I am by the light of day. Cairo is full of beautiful buildings, inspired by European architecture, albeit many are crumbling, not unlike the ancient Egyptian architecture here. But there is definitely a charm to it all.

I hadn’t been on the streets of Cairo for 1 hour when I had a “chance encounter.” Somehow, in a city of 24 million people, a passing encounter turns out to be with the grandson of Abd’el Hakim Awyan, considered a wisdom keeper of ancient Egyptian (Khemet) wisdom. I learned about Hakim Awyan through the documentary The Pyramid Code, and dreamed of meeting him, but learned that he transitioned in 2008. Somehow the power of the Cosmic Intelligence and my Spiritual GPS connected me with his grandson as I began my wandering about the streets of Cairo near my hostel (trying to figure out how to use the GPS on my smartphone). 

The grandson, Mustafa Awyan, is one of the grandchildren carrying on the legacy of the grandfather, Hakim Awyan. Mustafa has not only offered to share with me all he has received from his grandfather, he has offered to personally tour me about the sacred sites. My mind is blown, I love Cairo, and I’ve extended my stay in Egypt until Dec. 18! 

My learning curve was already peaking, and all the on-the-ground learning has done an immense amount to help me hone my perspective of both physical and spiritual aspects of ancient Egypt and solidify the work for the book. But now I feel I hit the payload ... and that was only the first day! It seems every time I turn around there is some serendipitous synchronisity wanting to connect me with people, information, and support during my time in Cairo.

And it’s not only about receiving. There is definitely a lot of need in Egypt, and ways to serve ~ from the physical to the spiritual. As I learned during my 4 year Spiritual Warrior Training in my twenties – “There’s No Such Thing as a Spiritual Vacation.” Even though this has been a sabbatical from my usual work of teaching and mentoring, I have not treated this as a vacation. And so I have kept up the stride to bring joy, hope and levity in every encounter I have. It feels so good to just let inspiration flow through and bring a smile and levity to others.

While here, I even took the opportunity to have a little surgery. (see pic) Don’t panic! This is called “Medical Tourism.” I had some lipoma fat lumps removed from my forearms. This all began with someone I met at drum circle in Toronto ... whose brother is a doctor in Cairo ... who was more than happy to find a suitable clinic and surgeon for me ... and it all worked out seamlessly ~ including saving me a lot of money for something that is considered “elective surgery” in Canada, for which I would have paid substantially out of pocket. It was only a fraction of the price here ~ in Egyptian Pounds. 

They wanted to put me under a general anesthetic ~ I said no. They wanted to pump me with anitbiotic through an IV ~ I said no. But the nurses were a ton of fun and I told them they were all my wives under Islamic Law. They loved that! I also said I was going to write the Koran 2.0, which will say that women are also entitled to have multiple partners, so I can be one of their husbands, if they are already married. They really loved me for that!!

I get the stitches out in a week. In the meantime, I am exploring the fabulous museums of Cairo, including the new (partially opened) Grand Egyptian Museum (which people have been waiting years for). See picture of 3,200 year old statue of Ramses II. How did they move those 83 tons from Aswan to the old capital of Memphis?

I’m having all sorts of warm and wonderful encounters with the local people. I even got invited through another "chance encounter" to a picnic at Abusir, and spent the day in a small village where we ate camel meat stew within viewing distance of 5 pyramids. (see pics) What more could I ask for? Well there’s a lot more!! The picnic was at a place where they’re planning to build a retreat centre which will include a sound-healing dome. So the door is opening for me to work with local people in hosting future retreats to Egypt (once the book is finished!).

I don’t believe in luck or chance encounters. I believe in doing The Work so one is divinely aligned and in the “spiritual loading zone,” not missing out on the abundance of the universe that is aimed at our hearts! 

I have been working here with active meditative practices that envision the power of a pyramid’s geometry and structure to activate the Spiritual GPS that a pyramid can have. One day I was lost in the streets of Cairo, I stopped and said, “Okay, I’m turning on my Spiritual GPS.” Within minutes I had someone guiding me. They took me to a hundred year old restaurant for dinner, guided me to a bank machine that worked, then back to my hostel. He was delighted to spend time with me and we had an informative exchange, as it turns out he and his wife are deeply interested in the same things.

I’m now just starting week 2 in Cairo, and this week I'm invited to be taken to the famous White Desert, an interesting and  energetically powerful geographical spot, west of the Nile, and part of the Sahara Desert. Not sure if I can fit in a three day camping trip with everything else I have in mind. But I look forward to re-touring the pyramids with Mustafa. Then making a trip to Alexandria before returning to Canada. 

I’ve also acquired some very informationally valuable books in local bookstores, filling in gaps in my knowledge. All this on-the-ground action is actually getting me ready for the hours of labour at the computer this winter, working on the book. My cup is running over!!! 

Turn on your Spiritual GPS

#8) Blog Date: Nov. 21, 2023  

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Timeless Nothingness of a Bedouin Camp

Not only is this an adventure of a lifetime, it is truly fantastical. One thing about travelling is that you get to meet lots of people. Firstly, the Egyptians are lovely warmhearted and welcoming people. I'm so thankful to be meeting them on their home turf, where they shine with the part of the Earth's soul they are born with ~ albeit many of them will never have the opportunity to get off Egyptian turf to visit other parts of the world with their economic situation the way it is. Which makes me all the more grateful for the support I've received to visit this distant land (and take my turn at deciphering the Great Mysteries of Egypt).

I had a fantastical encounter here with a Swiss man, who actually lives at the world headquarters for the Rudolf Steiner movement in Switzerland. He’s also a seasoned osteopath and turned out to be the perfect person to discuss the content of my book, which looks at anatomy from a spiritual-scientific perspective in exploring the anatomy of the Great Giza Pyramid. We spent a week hanging out together in Dahab where he graciously, and with keen interest, listened, affirmed and added his own insights into how human nature is reflected in the advanced design of the Great Giza Pyramid. Prepare for a revision of the Western scientific model of the human where the pyramid demonstrates how the heart is not just a pump, we don't "think" with our brains, and the human is actually evolving downward into the earth ~ not just upward as we have been taught in the Darwinian-DNA model.

I've been reluctant to leave Dahab, the spa-tonic of the Red Sea, and dancing to the sunrise each morning - so I haven't. Instead I decided to go to a Bedouin camp for two nights .... and stayed for five. LOL It was fantastical in that there was lots and lots of nothingness. In today's world you sometimes can't get enough nothing! So I gave this timeless time to myself as part of my sabbatical time, where "being online" means hanging out in a hammock (see pic). 

Being in a desert is a good place to presence nothingness in your soul. With the fantastical beauty and desolateness of the mountain range at my back, (pictures can never convey the feelings evoked), and the snorkel rich Red Sea before me, my wind blown houshka (hut) was a space for capital N Nothingness. 

Each morning I've gone for a sunrise hike into the mountains, soaking in the profound stillness they hold. Ironically, into this space of Nothingness has flowed rich insights regarding the book, (as well as ideas for a new offering this winter ~ stay tuned for an upcoming announcement).

Back in Dahab now, while at the local juice bar having a concoction they call "viagra," (banana, dates, avocado, arugala, kiwi and pistachios nuts), I struck up a conversation with an Italian medical doctor. I got to share with her my perspectives on the Great Pyramid and the correlations to the human and the consciousness raising effects. I watched her eyes get bigger until she insisted on giving me her email so I could notify here when the book is published. I love it when I can blow the mind of a scientifically trained person with logic that blends both science and spirituality. She was very  affirming to the ideas of my thesis.

I'm realizing there is still more wealth for me to mine in Egypt. Why return with my original flight date when I feel as if I'm in mid-stride exploring many fantastical side-trips? So, following my spiritual GPS, I’ve delayed my return to Canada by three weeks until the middle of December. Tomorrow I return to the intensity of Cairo for a deeper exploration of this historical city, as well as the pyramids and related sacred sites (which were a whirlwind visit at the beginning of this journey in September).

I will also include a trip to Alexandria to spend time with some of the Great Ghosts of the past, and the Spirit of great inquiry that existed there two thousand years ago ~ until religious dogmatism set in and people forgot how to connect spiritually and think for themselves. It feels that exploring these deep and profound aspects of the past are stimulating new cognitive activity, and spiritual forces within me, and opening new modes in my meditative life ~ connecting me more deeply and consciously to other dimensions. Sometimes my heart feels lighter than a feather :-)

Let your heart be light as a feather

#7) Blog Date: Nov. 8, 2023  

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In a previous blog I stated that there would be more harmony in the world, AND LESS WAR, if people “tuned into” the state of consciousness similar to the Great Pyramids. What is that?

Let’s look at AI (Artificial Intelligence) for a moment, and consider that the pyramids were an earlier form of AI. What does AI do? Things like Chat GPT gives us access to information by going out beyond our personal realm of knowledge to the universal databank of knowledge (cloud knowledge). The AI then brings this knowledge back to us, to our personal realm, to our personal computer, for personal consumption. And how marvellous that is! But is it all necessarily new? Or is modern technology really a metaphor, a parallel to what has previously existed?

One of my slogans for the book is, “Think like an Egyptian!” The ancient Egyptians viewed themselves as multi-levelled, multi-dimensional beings. Human, yes! But also existing on other levels simultaneously (more about this in a future blog and book). They, in fact, named nine different parts of themselves ~ the physical being only one level. And this was more than hyperbole – they lived it.

And it was through these other levels they were able to extend consciousness beyond the senses realm to access information and guidance from higher realms. This is seen quite literally in the headpieces that both humans and gods are seen wearing in their hieroglyphic representations (I’ll do a blog on this; those head pieces are more than a fashion statement). It is important to note that our spirit's connection to the cosmos does not start in some outer stratosphere of the Earth but actually at the top of your head. Right there, at the top of your head and up ~ if it is developed as these ancient Egyptians did through specific practices.

Back to the pyramids. To enhance this access to higher knowledge, beyond the brain-bound, earth-bound knowledge of the senses, the presence of these massive pyramids projects a tremendous energetic field that helped extend the initiated human’s capacity to access information from the universal field of Cosmic Intelligence. Those ancient Egyptians were working with a lot more information than Egyptologists credit them for. Thus, the pyramids were an earlier version of AI allowing access to information beyond the brain-bound senses.

I'm excited to get into an interesting piece in a future blog, and the book, something I have been teaching over the past year ~ the activation of your Spiritual GPS, to access Cosmic Intelligence. This is supremely important, and front-line centre for the next step in human evolution ... and transcendence of the dying systems that no longer serve us.

In the meantime, my Spiritual GPS is guiding me toward a move out of Dahab ~ trading the sublime sunrise meditations on the Red Sea for the shores of the Mediterranean and an exploration of the famed city of Alexandria, Egypt. I’ve been reading a book on its history and excited to visit this “city of the mind.” The acquisition of knowledge became the prime mandate of this city, as Aristotle’s spiritual son, Alexander the Great, made it his capital (never actually living there, as he died during a campaign to conquer India). His friend Ptolemy and dynastic successors built Alexandria and accumulated a tremendous amount of knowledge in books and the many thinkers it attracted. This spawned an historical revolution in all fields of inquiry. The bright minds there were set to access greater knowledge, both on the practical level and in the pursuit of a relationship to the divine inter-net of things. Alexandria was the place to be for "higher education!" And with the assistance of the Egyptian priesthood, in many cases they achieved it through Egyptian initiation and the AI access point offered through the pyramids.

Soon I will be making my way to the ancient power centre of Alexandria. Much of it was destroyed through wars, so it will be a bit like visiting ghosts. But in the spirit of Alexandria, and through my own power of thought, I intend to revel in the memories of the ancient revolution in knowledge and ingenuity, to fuel my own love of learning. To sense some of the powers of ancient Egypt. And to do practices to foster the modern spiritual powers within myself. Watch for the next blog, as I step and steep in the inner world of ancient Alexandria.

Think Like an Egyptian

#6) Blog Date: Oct. 30, 2023  🐫🐫🐫🐫🐫🐫

As I prepare to return to the intensity of Cairo and a re-visitation of the pyramids and related sites, which were a whirlwind during the opening tour, I felt drawn to explore a mysterious site in Sinai. This area is home to the tallest mountains in Egypt, and I felt the call to investigate Mt. Sinai, also known as Moses’ Mountain, where Moses is said to have had his mystical experiences.

A bit naive about what this entails, I found a ride to the mountain, which dropped me off at 1am in the morning. That’s right, the climb was to take place in the night, in the dark. Nor did I realize the stony ascent to the peak is 7 kilometres. I had a Bedouin guide, and the possibility of riding a camel, which I declined along with the use of a flashlight ~ this is intended to be a pilgrimage from the dark to the light, right? But I won’t kid you, it was an upward push, and when the guide announced we reached the halfway mark, I wondered, not only how I will make it, but how Moses made it up the mountain before a rough path had been hewn. It didn’t get any easier toward the end of the ascent. As you approach the top, to scale the growing steepness means going up 750 rock steps (sort of steps - rocks put in place).

I had not anticipated this but it was the night of the full moon and it shone bright in the Egyptian skies. When I made it to the cold windy summit after the 3 hour trek, I was able to witness the moon descent and sunrise simultaneously. EPIC! (btw I have been consistently witnessing the sunrise everyday since arriving in Egypt, and that in itself has been life-changing.)

I ponder why people make pilgrimages to the tops of mountains. And also why someone had constructed a mediation hut on top of a neighbouring mountain (see pic). Better view? Better air? Better conversation? :-)  Further, central to my pyramid thesis, why erect pyramids, in Giza, and all over the world? Building pyramids and climbing mountains is a lot of effort! 

It’s interesting the Great Giza Pyramid was referred to by the ancient Egyptians as “Bull Mountain.” They constructed their own mountain! Why? Do pyramids and mountains hold a similar power? They resemble each other. Can they both in some way affect consciousness, if we engage our consciousness, for the transcendence of plane (plain) thinking? :-)  If so, how important this is if we are going to go beyond the earthly, self-centred thinking that leads to division and war. We need cosmic consciousness!

Upon my descent from Mt. Sinai, I moved into the guesthouse of the world’s oldest monastery, St. Catherine’s, at the base of the mountain (see pic). Even the base of a mountain has a power, as does the base of a pyramid, if we learn to work with the geometry (geometry – “measure of the earth”). These insights ultimately apply to how we steward our own anatomy – physical and subtle to evolve ourselves and our consciousness.

More on this in future blogs and the book