Ma’at Rising

October 2-16, 2026
Holy lands of Egypt

A Pilgrimage into Beauty, Balance & Inner Radiance

Guided by High Priestess Dee Kennedy
Accompanied by Tea Master Zhena Muzyka

We gather not as seekers of the past, but as stewards of a living alignment.

The land is aligned with the stars, and the temples speak,
for those who enter with intention, reverence and presence.

This retreat is a devotional passage into the principle of Ma’at—the embodiment of truth, balance, and divine harmony in motion.
We come not to observe beauty as ornament, but to embody it as structure and coherence.

Our journey weaves three rivers of remembrance:

Qigong led by Dee and yoga led by Zhena as the breath-body temple, restoring inner order through fluid motion and energetic precision

Sacred teas and oils—curated by Magic Hour and our beloved Zhena—as rituals of anointing and sensual attunement

The land itself—as temple, teacher, and timeless mirror

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This is a pilgrimage for both men and women, for all who hear the call of resonance.
Through movement, stillness, and sensory invocation, we return not to escape the world—but to re-enter it re-calibrated, re-aligned, and radiant.

Anointed by the Nile,
under stars that remember us,
we remember ourselves.

During this epic 14-day journey, 7 of which will be aboard a magnificent boat, sailing along the Nile, initiates will have completely private access to sacred temples and sites, beginning with an initiation at the Sphinx in Cairo.

From there, we fly to the South of Egypt and work our way North down the Nile, visiting temples in a successive program that introduces you to sacred energy codes and facilitates the balancing of your chakras.

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Each visit will be accompanied by guided meditations, energy activations, intention setting, offering rituals as well as scholarly Egyptology sessions from our beloved Egyptologist, Ehab Khalil.

This trip is a magical blend of mysticism, history, beauty and rejuvenation,
enriched by communing in ancient tea ceremony and healing arts.


Alongside the rich curriculum of the Sacred Initiation Journey I've been guiding for many years, I'm honored to have Zhena's exquisite offerings of tea ceremony, botanical alchemy & yoga enrich this profound experience.

Embrace, Private Nile River Boat

Hyatt Cairo West Hotel

Hilton Resort & Spa, Luxor

𓆸 High Priestess Dee Kennedy as your guide (this journey marks my 20th year of travels and sacred work, which began in 2006 on the holy lands and sands of beloved Egypt)

𓆸 Sacred tea ceremony, botanical alchemy & yoga with tea master Zhena Muzyka of Magic Hour

𓆸 Private Access to all Temples + Sacred Sites (We're privileged and honored to be the only sacred tour company offering all private access to all 13 temple and pyramid sites.)

𓆸 Egyptian Alchemy shamanic meditations + temple initiations (lineage of Ma’at and Thoth) at 13 temples + Pyramids

𓆸 Full Concierge Service 24/7 during the tour plus private security accompaniment

𓆸 7 day Nile cruise on private boat ‘Embrace’ with personal chef & crew

𓆸 Nightly lodging in beautiful accommodations plus all meals, snacks & beverages

𓆸 Sacred Scribe Workbook

𓆸 Exclusive gift bag: Sacred Journey Tea Collection- custom blended by Zhena specifically for this pilgrimage + Botanical Anointing Kit + more

𓆸 Camel rides at the Giza plateau

𓆸 Guided tour of the new, magnificent Grand Egyptian Museum with Egyptologist expert Ehab Khalil

𓆸 All internal flights, ground transfers & transportation (international flights *not* included)

We are grateful to be sharing such beautiful, high quality Blue Lotus oil in our ceremonies from my dear brother Arri of Ritual Oils.
Use my code ‘AWAKENING’ for a discount!

This is a pilgrimage for all who remember that beauty is not surface, but structure.

Not performance, but presence.

This retreat is for men and women, for all beings who seek wholeness.

It is a space where the sacred masculine rises not to overshadow the feminine—but to hold her, to honor her, and to rise with her.

Beauty belongs to all who remember

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Through the marriage of ancient temple wisdom and botanical alchemy, we return not merely as tourists who visited Egypt—but as initiates who remembered ourselves in her sacred presence.

Anointed. Aligned. Awakened.

Ma'at rising within

Itinerary

  • Dee Kennedy in front of the Giza pyramids wearing La Double J dress

    October 2, Day 1~ Welcome Home to Egypt

    We will pick you up at your arrival time at Cairo International Airport on the day of October 2nd, whether you arrive on this date or sooner. Our team will get you checked in & to your beautiful room directly on the ley line of the Giza Plateau, with views around the property of the pyramids.

    Take a swim in the pool, acclimate & fully arrive. Opening circle is in the early evening for introduction and our first group meditation.

  • Sunrise Ceremony at the Sphinx

    October 3, Day 2~ Sphinx Sunrise, Sacred Oils Workshop

    Good morning & welcome to our private sunrise visit to the Sphinx. Here we'll do our opening ceremony and protection meditation with the cosmic connector and energetic wisdom keeper of the mysteries, along with Zero Chakra writing work.

    After breakfast we'll be on to our first workshop. At one of Cairo's best perfumeries with oil expert Gamal, we will be led though the history & benefits of perfumes & oils in Egypt for healing & balancing the chakras. Here we will have the opportunity to purchase unique personal blends & chakra oils.

    We’ll then take a short flight to Aswan and settle into our private Nile boat for the next week.

  • Philae Temple of Isis

    October 4, Day 3 ~ Philae Temple of Isis & Elephantine Island

    This magnificent day is of the feminine- healing the divine feminine within, and the matriarchal lineage as we work with the twin sisters, Isis & Nephthys who represent the shadow & light. We'll visit both the original, sunken temple location as well as the restored full-scale site for our private ceremonies.

    Next is Elephantine Island with one of the creation Gods, the ram headed potter, Khnum. This shamanic journey focuses on healing ancestral trauma through group energy, as we’ll also be working with the morphogenic field.

    This is also the first night aboard our beautiful dahabya Nile boat. Evening gentle Qigong practice with Dee followed by tea ceremony with Zhena.

  • October 5, Day 4 ~ Kom Ombo & Edfu Temple of Horus

    At the glorious, dualistic temple of Kom Ombo, we encounter the adversarial allies of evolution, adaptation & creation: Sobek & Horus. They represent another aspect of the shadow & light within ourselves and will be our allies in our 2nd chakra work. Here, we are bringing forth our destiny, exploring life purpose and nourishing the kidneys through somatic practices. Afternoon yoga practice with Zhena.

    

In the evening, we’ll journey to the beautiful town of Edfu and directly to the stunning temple dedicated to the God Horus. Here we'll have our guided shamanic journey & 3rd chakra scribe work of the solar plexus with Horus as a higher consciousness elder who empowers us to find our truth telling & personal power. We will work with the stomach and spleen to awaken our Solar radiance in the temple of the Sun.

  • October 6, Day 5 ~ Integration Day & Workshops

    Morning qigong practice with Dee and evening Yoga and tea ceremony with Zhena. The remainder of this day is dedicated to rejuvenation through free time, journaling, sun tanning, and connecting with your fellow voyagers.

    Taking in the views of the Nile and spending your time as your heart feels called, is a special part of the initiation that supports your integration of this mystical journey.

  • October 7, Day 6 ~ Karnak Temple of Sekhmet & Dendera Temple of Hathor

    ise and shine at Karnak Temple- the largest temple complex in the world. Here we'll come face to face with the mighty Sekhmet & her living statue. Sekhmet is a daughter of the Sun and emissary of the sacred flame who embodies the wisdom of destruction and healing, unconditional compassion and fierce love. Communion with her is often a prolific experience for initiates as her Ka (energy) is preserved in this sacred chapel and palpably alive.

    In the evening we enter the Dendera temple complex of Hathor- Goddess of music, dance, childbirth, pregnancy & associated with the Pleiades. Here we'll do our 4th chakra scribe work & shamanic journey along with exploration of the underground crypt & Isis chapel.

  • October 8, Day 7 ~ Osirion

    At Abydos, we visit the mortuary temple of Seti I, dedicated to 7 deities. At the Osirian temple, dedicated to Osiris (oldest known temple in Egypt) we'll seal the lower chakras & expand through a Flower of Life Merkaba activation.

    This is a sacred site that all Ancient Egyptians had to pilgrimage to at least once in their life.

    This is one of very few temples still standing from pre-dynastic times with potent coding and access to these ancient memories from an older civilization.

  • Merit Star Nile boat

    October 9, Day 8 ~ Integration Day & Workshops

    Rise and shine for morning Yoga with Zhena. Enjoy another day of assimilation on our exquisite sailboat, Embrace, which has all the amenities imaginable. Inner alchemy workshops will be available, as well as one on one private sessions. The afternoon will have Magic Hour Sacred Oils anointing workshop, followed by Qigong breathwork and movement practice with Dee at Sunset.

    The boat will mostly be sailing, but also quite often will be beached on small islands whose ancient sand we can dig our toes into, watch the sunset from and explore in nature’s silence.

    This day of pausing to take in the views of the Nile and spending your time as your heart feels called, is a special part of the initiation that supports your integration of this mystical journey.

  • October 10, Day 9 ~ Queen Hatshepsut's Temple

    For those interested in a magical hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings & Queens, it will be optional and available this morning at sunrise.

    Later in the morning, we head to Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple. Hatshepsut was the first female pharoah of Egypt with a glorious reign of over 20 years. She was one of Egypt’s most prolific leaders, and a mighty woman who truly anchored the ministry of Ma’at unto the country. We will also have the pleasure of visiting the and Memnon Colossi and Alabaster Factory

    We will check out of our beloved Nile boats and root into the ground at the Hilton in Luxor for a free afternoon of settling and integration.

  • October 11, Day 10 ~ Luxor Temple

    We journey for morning ceremony to Luxor Temple- the “Temple of Man” who’s configuration is fascinatingly designed to mirror that of the human body. Simply walking through the corridors of this exquisite temple can realign the energetics of our body.

    We’ll then enjoy free time in the beautiful town of Luxor for optional shopping in the local market for delectable traditional items like dresses, rugs, incense, lamps, herbs and so much more.

  • October 12, Day 11 ~ Return to Cairo

    We will depart our Luxor hotel and return to our beginning point- Cairo via another short flight.

    The remainder of the day will be for rest and integration, supported by afternoon Yoga with Zhena and nighttime dream practice with Dee after dinner.

  • pyramid of saqqara

    October 13, Day 12 ~ Saqqara & Unas

    The ancient Step & Unas Pyramids and Saqqara Complex invite us into a shamanic journey with Gods/Goddesses Anubis, Sekhmet, Ma'at, Thoth & Nekhbet-Mut. We will be working most closely with Anubis and full expression of our creativity and the 5th chakra.

    

The glorious pyramid texts hold powerful initiations for guidance for the soul’s multidimensional travels, as well as the vault for the funerary guidance for the beloved deceased. Tea Ceremony with Zhena will be in the early evening.

  • October 14, Day 13 ~ Grand Egyptian Museum

    We will visit the brand new, incredible Grand Egyptian Museum that has just recently opened to the public. We’ll be guided by our Egyptology expert, Ehab.

    The remainder of the day will be for rest and integration. Before dinner will be Yoga with Zhena and Internal Qigong meditation with Dee.

  • October 15, Day 14 ~

    This potent day begins with pre-sunrise visit to the Giza Plateau from 1-5 AM where we'll have a 4 hour private session inside the Queen’s & King’s Chambers of the Great Pyramid.

    This initiation is the capstone of our journey together, the sacred peak which the experience has built up to. This ritual & initiation with Ma'at & Thoth, 6th & 7th chakra activations may be the highlight of your journey in Egypt.

    Followed by a ride on camel back in the Fibonacci sequence through the desert, Valley Temple, we’ll end back where we began- the beloved guardian, the Sphinx.

    This day completes the Shamanic Journey aspect of our pilgrimage as we seal our sacred circle of initiation.

    Final tea ceremony and closing circle in the evening.

  • October 16, Day 15 ~ Departure

    Our journey is complete. As we’ve bid farewell to the Neteru, made our sacred offerings and sealed our journey together, you will be sent off from beloved Egypt with blessings on this day, October 16.

    You'll be escorted to the Cairo International Airport 3 hours prior to your flight time.

Dee Kennedy has a diverse background in healing arts, energetic practices and spiritual trainings since 2001.
These include Shamanic practices, Alchemical Healing, Reiki, Bio Geometry, Non-denominational Mindfulness Meditation facilitation, Celtic and Egyptian ritual and shamanic leadership, studies/practices in Tibetan Buddhism, Shaolin Kung-Fu, Daoism and dream training.

She is an Ordained and Initiated Mystic High Priestess, initiated into the Celtic and Egyptian Lineages, having trained for over 10 years. She is also an Ordained Gnostic Mystic Priestess, having trained for 3 years. Dee has been training, traveling and leading spiritual tours in Egypt since 2006.

In February of 2025, Dee was ordained as a Buddhist Mystic Lama through the Bian Hua Gong Temple, with a focus on the mastery of esoteric Indian, Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist mystical practices.

A founder of the former non-profit arts organization, Living Dream Arts, which provided free arts education to at-risk youth in the Bay Area from 2009-2017,
Dee is an active artist in music and film, is a painter, actress, writer and also has a jewellery line- The Eyes of Eve.

She is Associate Producer on an award winning film, Guitar Man, and Consulting Producer on award winning short film, Hatshepsut-
about the incredible 18th Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh.

Dee completed her 5-year Doctorate in Chinese Energetic Medicine - Medical Qigong, under the tutelage of world renowned Qigong Grandmaster, Professor Jerry Alan Johnson, in Aug 2024, year of the Dragon.

Dee has been featured for her work in Mamma Milano, Yolo Journal, and Harpers Bazaar.

Founder of Magic Hour Tea, Author of Life by the Cup, and Visionary in Wellness, Spirituality, and Tea

Zhena Muzyka is a renowned tea entrepreneur, inspirational author, and spiritual guide with three decades of expertise in holistic wellness, tea, and personal transformation. As the founder of Magic Hour Tea, Zhena has redefined the tea industry by blending premium, organic ingredients with soulful intention, creating teas that not only delight the senses but also support mindfulness, wellness, and self-care practices. Her memoir, Life by the Cup, chronicles her journey as a single mother building a successful tea business and sharing her philosophy of finding joy and purpose through life’s everyday rituals. Her book’s message has resonated globally, empowering readers to embrace purpose-driven work and spiritual growth.

Zhena’s background is a unique synthesis of business acumen, herbalism, and spiritual practices. Her formal training in tea mastery is complemented by an in-depth study of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which she integrates into her tea blends. Beyond tea, she is a certified Reiki practitioner, a dedicated tarot reader, and a student of astroherbology, blending ancient wisdom with modern well-being practices to inspire and elevate her community.

With a deep passion for magic and spiritual empowerment, Zhena’s work includes guiding others through tarot readings and meditative practices that tap into archetypal energies. Her holistic approach to wellness extends to her offerings at Magic Hour Tea, where each blend is crafted to nurture mind, body, and spirit. Zhena’s vision has transformed her brand into a sanctuary for those seeking personal growth, mindfulness, and connection with magic, meditation and nature.

Zhena’s accomplishments in the business world are equally noteworthy. She has been recognized as a thought leader in the organic and specialty tea industries and as a founder of the Fair Trade tea movement, with Zhena’s Tea and Magic Hour Tea receiving accolades for sustainable sourcing, ethical practices, and innovative blends. Through her work, she champions causes close to her heart, donating a percentage of sales to support global nonprofits focused on social justice, environmental conservation, and community well-being.

Through her visionary leadership, dedication to wellness, and unwavering commitment to spreading joy, Zhena Muzyka continues to inspire a growing movement of individuals seeking purpose, healing, and ritual in daily life.

Feeling called? Apply today. Spaces limited & reserved on a first come, first served basis.

Shared accommodations $9,500.
Private accommodations $19,000 and very limited.

Proceeds from this journey are donated to the Sunshine Home, an orphanage in Luxor, supporting the Egyptian youth as they are stepping into adulthood. I've been working with and supporting this orphanage since 2009.

We are delighted and honored to embark on this sacred journey with you.

𓆄 In the Spirit of Ma’at 𓆄

Dee & Zhena