Nile River Cruise Sites

 

Esna Temple of Khnum

 

Connect with the Temple of Khnum, dedicated to the crocodile Angel of the Nile, with his female consort Menhit, a form of the Djedi patron lioness Angel Sekhmet, and their son Heka, the Angel of “magic” of the Djedi Magi. The Temple is also dedicated to Neith, the female Angel of Creation of the Universe.

 

The Temple ceilings feature “astronomical” images, connecting it to the Dendera “Zodiac”. Although the final Temple was constructed ca. 300 BC, Esna was first developed as a sacred site by King Djoser, connecting its energy with the Djedi Saqqara site (of the Djoser Step Pyramid) ca. 2,630 BC. Esna also has “pre-dynastic” areas dated to ca. 10,000 BC, connecting its energy with the original Giza Sphinx complex of the most ancient Magi.

 

Edfu Temple of Horus

 

Edfu Temple, one of the larger Temples and among the best preserved, is dedicated to Horus, especially his conflicts with Seth, teaching the eternal battle of good against evil. It is also dedicated to Hathor as his wife, the focus of an annual Holy Pilgrimage as her shrine with relics was carried from Dendera to Edfu marking their sacred marriage.

 

Edfu was a major site of the Egyptian “Zep Tepi” creation myths of the “First Time” of humanity, as the source of Golden Age sacred knowledge from ca. 10,000 BC, connecting its energy with the original Giza Sphynx complex. The Edfu inscriptions extensively document the Zep Tepi teachings, essentially as a “Book of Genesis” in stone.

 

Its Temple of Horus was established in 237 BC and completed in 57 BC, and thus used by the most famous Queen Cleopatra VII from 51-30 BC.

 

This site features one of the best preserved Shrine relics in Egypt (to receive the visiting Hathor shrine), in the inner sanctuary at the center of the Temple, surrounded by nine Chapels. It also features a walk-in Nilometer, which the Priesthood used to measure the Nile water level to calculate expected agricultural yields to plan for distribution of food supplies to the villages.

 

Silsila Quarry & Temple

 

Explore the Silsila stone quarry site on the Nile (west bank) from ca. 1,470 BC, which provided the sandstone blocks used for most major Temples including Habu of Thebes and Karnak of Luxor. Experience the sacred energies of its Temple of Horemheb from ca. 1,310 BC, dedicated to the crocodile Angel Sobek, a form of the Nile River Angel Khnum.

 

See the standing stone Stele of Sheshonq I, the Biblical Pharaoh “Shishak” who seized all treasures of the Temple of King Solomon and returned them to Egypt. Visit the Shrines of Scribes and Viziers of Queen Hatshepsut. One of the Shrines of this site belongs to Seti I, connecting its energy with Abydos Temple.

 

Silsila features rock-cut Shrines and Chapels, evidencing the ancient technology of tunneling chambers called “Cathedrals”, the origin of the legendary Knights Templar practice of carving secret passageways with underground chambers.

 

Kom-Ombo Temple of Sobek

 

Feel the ambience and energies of sacred initiatory traditions at Kom-Ombo Temple in Aswan, a major initiation site for seekers to overcome the instinctive primal fear of death. This site, built in 180 BC, is unique as a symmetrical double temple, half dedicated to the crocodile Angel of the Nile Sobek, and half dedicated to Horus the Elder.

 

The Kom-Ombo inscriptions are mostly liturgies of initiation ceremonies. Its sanctuary chambers primarily feature images of crocodiles, and the Temple Crypts actually contained mummies of crocodiles wearing earrings and gilded nails. In the surrounding area 300 crocodile mummies were discovered.

 

Philae Temple of Isis

 

Experience the majestic wonders of the Temple of Isis, built in 362 BC, the center of worship of Isis, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Isis is the iconic and archetypal Goddess, the mother of all female deities, who used her divine powers to resurrect Osiris. Her name “Isis” means “throne”, and her angelic crown is actually the throne of Osiris, expressing her dedication to supporting her husband, and that she is the source of his power.

 

The Temple of Isis was a major Holy Pilgrimage site, as Isis was believed to return every year to wait for Osiris. This Temple has its own small sacred island of Philae along the Nile in Aswan, which the ancients called “The Unapproachable”, as birds did not fly over it, fish did not swim near it, and only the Priesthood were allowed to live there.

 

Early Christianity coexisted with the ancient Egyptian religion at Philae, and the Temple features a 4th century Coptic Altar stone bearing a proper Cross-Paté, the origins of the distinctive Templar Cross of medieval times.

 

 

 

Elephantine Island

 

Rediscover the mystical enclave of Elephantine island, established by King Djoser ca. 2,630 BC, connecting its energy with the Djedi Saqqara site (of the Djoser Step Pyramid).

 

To the ancients, Elephantine Island was “revered as the source of the Spiritual Nile”. It features a small Temple of Khnum dedicated to the Nile River Angel.

 

The island also features the small Aswan Museum displaying its artifacts, including a mummified ram of Khnum. It is also home to three small ancient Nubian villages.

 

Abu Simbel Temples of Amun and Hathor

 

Experience the wonder of the majestic Temples of Abu Simbel in Aswan, in ancient Nubia, on the border between Lower Nubia and Upper Nubia, near the border with modern Sudan.

 

Abu Simbel features two massive Temples carved into the mountain rock, the Great Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II as Amun-Ra-Ptah (33 meters high), and the Small Temple of Queen Nefertari as Hathor (10 meters high), constructed ca. 1,250 BC.

 

This Temple complex was carefully relocated 200 meters from the Nile River to higher ground in 1968, to preserve it from the creation of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser.