“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” These words from Gustav Mahler, famous Austro-Bohemian composer, reflects the work of a craftsman.
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I have found that when I approach Egypt with an open heart and mind, it rewards me with treasures far beyond what I could have expected or anticipated.
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“If you observe well, your own heart will answer.” R.A Schwaller de Lubicz
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“Egypt is not a country we live in but a country that lives within us.”
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I had known the kind and gentle Father Irenaeus from the Monastery of St. Marcarius for several years and each time I would ask him “for a word.”
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Worshippers would enter the prayer hall by stepping with the right foot first and saying, "Oh Allah, open the door of mercy for me."
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“These sites that call forth reverence and awe and humility and wonder, we make them sacred, and the ancient ties are never lost, the oldest voices calling from within the stones,” by James Houston…
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Wandering the alleyways of the Khan Al-Khalili bazaar area is a feast for the senses and for some, a total overload of stimulation.
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Is Anubis, revered guide of souls into the afterlife, also watching over these travelers?
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