1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,240 We're inside the main temple of Dendera in Egypt. 2 00:00:29,239 --> 00:00:39,239 And you can't get a sense of the scale, I don't think, with photographs, and even wi... 3 00:00:40,239 --> 00:00:43,239 But hopefully this will give you an idea. 4 00:00:44,239 --> 00:00:54,239 This was a temple from the Old Kingdom of Egypt, dedicated to Hathor. 5 00:00:54,240 --> 00:01:05,240 Who is represented as obviously a female, and with cows ears. 6 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:18,240 Made out of solid sandstone, but each one of these columns is multiple sections. 7 00:01:18,239 --> 00:01:30,239 You can see the lines running this way as we go along. You can see how each column is a... 8 00:01:35,239 --> 00:01:46,239 Now the reason why the faces are not in great shape is that they were destroyed by later... 9 00:01:48,239 --> 00:01:53,239 In order to try to kill the spirit of Hathor. 10 00:01:54,239 --> 00:02:06,239 And I can't think of anything in the modern age which can rival just the grandeur of t... 11 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:11,240 Solid stone building that's been here from the Old Kingdom. 12 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:17,240 So you're talking at least 4,000 years. 13 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,240 We're with Stephen Mailer and he's going to explain where we are and what we're lookin... 14 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,240 We're at the temple of Hathor in Dendera. 15 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:32,240 Said to be in what they call a Ptolemaic site, 300 BC, but actually on a much much... 16 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,240 A very ancient site. 17 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:41,240 Who Hathor was, Hath means place, Hor is usually considered the Falcon or the Boy o... 18 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,240 So it's the place of the Boy. This is where sacred initiations were taking place, but... 19 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,240 Because this was a matriarchal culture. 20 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:54,240 So Hathor represents all the arts, dancing, music, sculpture and sexuality. 21 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,240 And she's also considered a Divine Mother, as many of the so-called feminine aspects were. 22 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:04,240 This is a very very sacred temple. Only populated by women. There were no priests ... 23 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,240 Only priestesses. Very sacred information was taught here. 24 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,240 The walls have information about astrology, astronomy and alchemy. 25 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,240 And very much a very very sacred site to ancient people. 26 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:23,240 We feel, unfortunately you cannot feel this in this video, but people come and feel th... 27 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,240 As my teacher Abdel Hakim said, the site dictates what's there. 28 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:33,240 So the energy here, known to the ancient people, the sweetness, the softness, the... 29 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:39,240 Obviously it created, extenuated in them the aspect of Hathor, so they built temples... 30 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,240 And what we teach is, these were not gods and goddesses. It's called the word Netr. 31 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,240 And Netr is translated as an aspect of the whole. 32 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,240 A principle or a sense, that we actually have these senses within us. 33 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,240 So we come to these sites to activate these energies within us. 34 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,240 The feminine, the soft feminine, the music, the dance, the arts. 35 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,240 And it raises that consciousness in people. 36 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,240 And that was part of the initiation why people were brought here. 37 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,240 To experience the principle of the Netr and activate it within themselves. 38 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,240 This is a wonderful, wonderful site. 39 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,240 We wish everyone in the world could come and experience the divine feminine energy that... 40 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:27,240 So as Stephen eloquently said, each one of these buildings was originally dedicated t... 41 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:36,240 In the case here, it is definitely feminine. 42 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,240 And there is a building for birthing. 43 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,240 A building for the tantric arts. 44 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:51,240 And the whole place has a very gentle feminine feel to it. 45 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,240 Even the steps are gentle because they are so small. 46 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,240 And here we are up on the roof. 47 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:08,240 And once again, although they have been defaced, you see the portrait of Hathor. 48 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:14,240 And the damage is not the result of natural time. 49 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:20,240 But supposedly this was done by the Christians. 50 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,240 Who blamed the Muslims for it. 51 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,240 But if you have never been to Egypt and you have a chance, you should definitely come... 52 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,240 It is amazing. 53 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,240 Thank you.