On the next day we visited the Karnak and Luxor temples before returning to Cairo.  We also experienced the Karnak sound and light show.   However the most important part of this show on the New Moon night was that Orion’s Belt was directly positioned over the temple. As we moved through the main large passageway towards the inner temple the Belt of Orion was positioned directly in the centre between the two furthest pillars, pulling us towards it.   I couldn’t take my eyes of this celestial show knowing full well it that it had significance that would, at some time in the future, be revealed.   

These two temples were without the energy of the temples visited the previous day.   The next day we went to the Cairo museum and learned much to aid our understanding and perspective.   It was here I felt another link to the Magdalen story I am writing in my book the Magdalen Codes.

 Whilst recently visiting one of the temples around Luxor I had the knowing that the reign of Akheneton, the heretic pharaoh, was very necessary to the story I am uncovering. Akhenaton, who was trained by his father in the ancient sacred wisdom teachings, decided to focus his reign on creating a new way of life for himself and his subjects based on monotheism. He disbanded the many gods and goddesses, moved his kingdom to El Armana, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, and commenced his peaceful rule.   He played an important part in anchoring the esoteric sacred wisdom of the stars in that area of the planet. He carried a similar frequency to that of Yeshua and Mary Magdalen and was also way ahead of his time.   He also created revolutionary pictures of art that were representative of nature rather than of the gods. 

 My visit to the Cairo museum confirmed my knowing.  I felt a great connection to Akhenaton and his brief reign and felt that he was a vital key in the great evolutionary cosmic plan.  He, and his wife Nefertiti planted seeds of multi-dimensional consciousness into the souls of those they ruled.   However his reign was short.  He was far too much of a revolutionary!  His son Tutankhamun was the next ruler.  He destroyed all images of his father and reinstated worship of the gods and goddesses and the part they were believed to play in war mongering. Akhenaton was relegated to the scrap heap of Egyptian history.
   
The drive to the pyramids the next day was dusty and dirty and the area surrounding these magnificent monuments was the same.  We both felt that these majestic monuments of such priceless value needed to be cared for and respected at a far higher level than appears to be currently the case.

The sphinx called us.  She is enigmatic, calm, composed and quite beautiful.   My inner knowing tells me that she is much older than the pyramids. Her side base construction is linked to the pre-historic advanced building techniques that are so prevalent in Peru.  “Ha” – I thought, “I’ve found another piece to my jig-saw puzzle.  These two ancient civilizations and the mystical teachings they embraced were directly linked”.   I had felt and known this to be the case but now I had visible proof. 

Magical, mystical South of France.  This beautiful country holds a vital clue to the Magdalen story.  I know it will precipitate the development and enhancement of my current understanding.  Karen and I are “winging” it.  We had no prepared itinerary for this journey.  The only places I booked prior to beginning the trip was the first five nights in Israel and the last five nights in England.   The rest was a blank page as I felt we needed to be free to allow Spirit to guide us.   And have we been guided!   Amazingly!   

I only had one connection in France and that was given to me two days prior to leaving Australia.  One of my friends told me about a special area around a sanctuary/shop in southern France that she had visited in 2009.  She had felt it to be a very special, mystical and peaceful place.  It was in a country area of Languedoc in southern France.   So, we followed this clue.  It was the only one we had. However we knew it would be the one we needed.  Two days before we left Egypt for France I emailed the woman who runs this sanctuary knowing full well she would give us the information we needed.   She did!

We phoned the contact she recommended and, within four minutes, everything was arranged for our visit the following day. We had our private accommodation for 5 nights in a Gite, a French word for a separate cottage within the grounds of a private home. Our host and hostess spoke English very well and were generous, warm and incredibly welcoming. Our host picked us up from the railway station at Carcassonne and drove us to their home, and ours for the next five nights.  We loved it!  And guess what?  Our hostess has for many years, and still is, studying the esoteric mystical wisdom teachings.   She knows all the special sacred places around the area.   Her knowledge of and information about pre-history, pagan times, the Essenes and the truth relating to the Magdalen period, is profound.

As soon as I met her I knew she was to be a very special spiritual tour guide. She is a gentle and loving soul.  Her husband, a computer whiz and former tour operator, attended to all our travel needs relating to our departure from France and arrival into UK in five days time, took us shopping to the local supermarket to buy all the food we needed and also provided practical and valuable information.  With all our physical necessities now in place we were now free to explore, learn and work together with our hostess.

Our journey from Cairo to France was via Paris and then by train from Marseilles to Carcassonne.  I had wanted to go to the Carmague coast, the area where Mary Magdalen arrived by boat into France, but we were unable to do so.  However, the train we caught went through that area anyway and then followed her route through to our destination.  Mary once lived in the area where we were to stay for five nights!  How about that for divine guidance at work?  Who am I to attempt to control?

We were now set to begin the next part of our journey; a very pivotal and important part that I feel will bring greater revelations and a bigger picture perspective. 

Our wise hostess agreed with me that Akhenaton, his teachings and his reign in Egypt plays a vital role in the great jigsaw puzzle I am piecing together in my book. I also know my lovely new yet seemingly familiar friend was a priestess of Isis in a former time.  I broke down and cried when my soul recognized her to be so.    I had intuited that I would be welcomed into France by a Priestess of Isis, as Mary Magdalen had been on her entry into France, and when it became a fact I felt overcome with joy and gratitude.

My hostess, with a dedicated interest in 1st century history, has studied ancient texts written about the life of Jesus.  These historic references give the true perspective to the story of Jesus and Mary, their life and their sacred wisdom teachings.  They also contain written correspondences between Mary and Jesus/Yeshua/Oshu (his Aramaic name).  My hostess is providing missing links to the giant jigsaw puzzle I am piecing together of which the texts of the Nag Hammadi scrolls form part.   She also confirmed that Qumran played a vital part in my story and the escape route of Mary Magdalen.

She told us that Jesus was an Essene and that Zachariah was his real father.  His half brother was John the Baptist who had inherited the title of King of the Jews from his father after he had been killed.  John was later beheaded because he was the uncrowned but known King of the Jews.  Jesus, his half brother, was then asked to take on the title of King of the Jews but did not want it.  He wanted to teach the esoteric and mystical sacred wisdom teachings he had learned during his youth when living in both India and Egypt.   Because he was reluctant to take on kingly status and responsibilities he wasn’t beheaded, as had been the case with his half-brother.

Instead he was imprisoned before his crucifixion because he was a threat to both the Romans and Jews.  He was crucified but didn’t die on the cross.

This information has already been recorded and I had read about it many years ago. I’d placed it into a file in the computer of my mind and now needed to bring it onto my mental desktop.  

It is up to each individual to believe, or not, the story I am relating. I’m simply a messenger and have searched, since I was seven years of age, for the truth of Jesus teachings.   It’s been a life long quest that went underground in my psyche for many years but was resurrected in 1987.   The teachings I have been sharing, and the books I have written, form part of these teachings.  The dream I had, at that early age of seven, was to teach the truth of Jesus teachings.  I knew then that they were not to be found, nor taught, in a church, but instead in the church of nature.  That childhood knowing grew into a spiritual mission and a way of life.       

Jesus and Mary did have a daughter, as written about in many books including my Magdalen Codes book.   The loving couple separated and lived their lives in different countries. Their respective spiritual missions were far more important than their marriage.  They planted seeds of love and advanced consciousness into the fertile soil of the souls they met and taught.  As humanity enters the astrological Age of Aquarius, nearly two thousand years later, these seeds are preparing to sprout and grow into healthy plants. 

On our third day in South of France we were taken on a tour of the general area where Mary Magdalen lived and where I believe Jesus/Yeshua/Oshu spent time together.  Firstly we visited the Mary Magdalene church at Renne le Chateau where a 19th century priest apparently found a priceless treasure that brought him much wealth.   Some say this was gold, and well it might have been, but to me the most priceless treasure would be ancient documents that contain special information that could change the course of history forever.  

Following this visit we went to a holy area in the shape of a sacred circle valley.  The land felt gentle and peaceful and has been kept so for thousands of years.  It has been, and still is, guarded well by local families.  It was here we visited the Throne of Isis connecting to a sacred well.   We felt so joyful here.  We sang, laughed and played.  A lightness of spirit prevails throughout this area.  It is a very special place of high pure energy.

We followed two different fast flowing streams that almost completely encircled a mystical mountain where ancient sacred treasures are buried.  One of the river streams was salt and the other fresh water. Where these two streams met seemed very special and again we felt very joyous and light hearted.    We then were shown two ancient giant rocks straddling a part of the holy mountain, one black and one white, representing the feminine and masculine principles.    The dark represents the void into which the feminine principle must descend in order to extract treasure that then enables the light of higher consciousness.   Across the road from these pillars was an ancient astronomical observatory where those trained to do so studied the stars.  I felt totally at home here.  

And then, to cap the day, we visited the remains of a large ancient Essene community, a place where this Gnostic sect lived for hundreds of years in close connection to this ancient land.  Was this where Mary Magdalen lived and taught?

The entrance into this holy circle of land, into which geometric designs are interwoven, is via very large ancient stone gates.   Where the Throne of Isis and the well are situated is where two geometric shapes meet.   Contained within this circle are both astronomical/astrological wisdom teachings as well as sacred geometry and geography.

Our final destination was Glastonbury in the Somerset area of England.  It is here Mary travelled under the protection of Jesus’ Uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy tin merchant and secret disciple of Jesus.   The train journey from the South of France through the connecting under-water tunnel between England and France was very comfortable, warm and easy.  It took most of the day. As we emerged from under the channel tunnel the winter Sun burst forth from the clouds, a wonderful greeting for our time in U.K.

We had to change trains at St. Pancras station, dash with our heavy suitcases to catch a taxi to Paddington and then find a train to Castle Cary, the closest train station to Glastonbury. Two warmly clad slim middle-aged women struggling with suitcases up and down many steps must have been quite an amusing sight! The things we do for love!!  We were fortunate in England because some younger people offered help.

Our B & B was situated within walking distance of Glastonbury village and in the lower farming area once known as Avalon.   Because there had been very heavy rain prior to our arrival many of the paddocks were waterlogged so looked mystical when viewed from a higher vantage point. Avalon used to be a water area surrounding the Glastonbury Tor.  It wasn’t hard to imagine.  Donned in our long johns (thermal underwear) boots, coats, hats, scarves and gloves we ventured out for four hours each day, whilst the Sun did its best to shine!  Again the elements were favourable.

We walked and walked.   Loved the little village, climbed the Tor, visited the Chalice Well, an incredibly peaceful and beautiful site, and tuned to the land.  Books on Mary Magdalen abound here.   It seems an accepted and well- researched fact that she came here to teach and share her wisdom.   So far we haven’t met any druids, who were the nature loving people who provided solace and support for her when she arrived in this area.

There is an ancient zodiacal wheel laid out over the country around the Glastonbury Tor that appears to have been the creation of an ancient civilization. This western style zodiac can be seen from the air. It lies in a circle from Glastonbury in the north to Somerton in the south. Glastonbury is in the area of Aquarius and is represented by a phoenix.  Glastonbury Tor is the eye of the phoenix. Some pre-historic people constructed it possibly to use for sacred ceremonies as well as astronomical observation.

One of the most fascinating observations we have made on this trip is to see how, throughout the ages of time, patriarchal religion and dogma has captured and contained a great hold on human psychology.   We have witnessed innumerable branches of Christianity whereby all adherents believe they worship the true teachings.   We have witnessed the hold Muslim leaders have over their adherents to the extent that fear reigns supreme.  We have witnessed the worship of an amazing number of deities and how this practice instils inferiority, servitude and subjugation.

Control, power and greed have been and still are the dominant forces behind the many religions we have encountered and from this dense psychology wars erupt.

The times we have enjoyed and appreciated the most have been those spent in nature.  For us the world of nature is so beautiful. It provides uplifting experiences that warm the heart and soul.    It is a loving teacher if only people would choose to view it as such.  Natural Law is forever present however religious doctrines have taken many people away from it.

The truth for each individual lies within their heart and soul and not without oneself.   All knowledge and wisdom is contained within. Special power places and sacred sites activate personal truth. This is why I take people to these places so they can wake up to truth within themselves.  Mother Nature is the true power source and many ancient cultures, especially the indigenous ones, understood appreciated and demonstrated their love, respect and appreciation of it.  

I believe Mary Magdalen was one of these people. Priestesses of Isis were trained to feel and know the energy currents of the elements of nature, including the cosmos, within their bodies.   They understood that nature was their best teacher.

For Karen the whole trip has reinforced and emphasised her understanding of truth.  It has powerfully and profoundly pointed her again to the path of nature and natural Law.

I realize now that the mission I was given to uncover the escape route of Mary Magdalen at the time of the 2010 Lunar Eclipse and Full Moon in Cancer has also been an unfolding of truth within me.  Mary was exiled from her home and the land she loved. This exile has been part of my journey. Many other people experience this same exile or separation from a parent/home/land/partner/child they love and the pain is very great.   Yet life goes on.  It is up to each one of us to return to our inner temple, the temple of our heart and soul.   This is our inner home, a place where we feel attuned and at one with All That Is.   

My heart is so full of gratitude to all the wonderful people who have supported my journey.  Through your love you have enabled and encouraged me to return to the temple of my soul, my inner home. Thank you for being you.

Ashtara ...
January 23rd 2010