Have you felt Egypt's Call?
I did...I listened. And in Sekhmet's Chapel, I fell to my knees and wept. When I stepped back into the sunlight, I could breathe again. Fear I didn't even know I was carrying had lost its grip. I went for the pyramids and the history. Egypt, as it turns out, had greater plans for me.
The world is in upheaval and we are feeling the weight of it. A collective grief, exhaustion, and anger...for many, a desire to burn it all down. But something is stirring underneath. In the spaces between the chaos, communities are coming together, nature is pushing through concrete, and a persistent knowing that this burning, this breaking, this relentless undoing is not the end of our story...And never has been.
What if the fire isn't destroying us...What if it's calling us?
Sekhmet's Myth
Ancient Egypt
The gods looked down at humanity and saw what we had become.
LOST. DESTRUCTIVE. UNCONSCIOUS.
Ra grieved. He knew that what had hardened in us could not be reasoned away. Only burned through.
From the fire of his own eye, Sekhmet was born. Sent forth not in cruelty, but in love. The kind of love that knows sometimes everything must burn before it can be reborn.
She came as a lion-headed warrior.
Magnificent in her fury, born to burn everything standing between humanity and its truth.
Sekhmet became so consumed by her own rage that she could not stop. The fire meant to cleanse threatened to consume everything. It took the intervention of Hathor, her sister self and the Goddess of love and compassion, to show Sekhmet the paradox we so often try to escape: that destruction and creation are not opposites. They are equals.
The myth becomes the mirror....
In time, her fire became medicine. She was the goddess of fire and divine retribution, but also of healing, protection, and transformation. She became the patron of physicians and healers, the one the ancient Egyptians believed held a cure for every problem. Her presence in the temples was not feared. It was sought.
The fire we have been carrying is the healing we have been afraid to claim.
three thousand years later
Empires rose and crumbled, she remained.
Black Granite. Sun Disk. Her Sanctuary.
The lioness waiting for those finally ready to meet her without fear.
Her name means
"She Who Is Powerful."
And she is calling.
Look around you.
We are in the midst of Sekhmet's myth. Collectively we are burning. Through old systems, old stories, old ways of being that no longer serve the life we are trying to build. And like Sekhmet herself, we are in danger of being consumed by the very fire meant to free us.
She is not here to frighten. She is here because she knows this fire. And she knows Hathor waits on the other side...rage and love, fire and honey, the lioness and the cow.
Give voice to what you are carrying...Honor it...Feel it. And then let it burn away everything that was never meant you.
This is her gift.
This is her medicine.
And Egypt, the land that first spoke her name, is where she is waiting for you.
Over thirteen extraordinary days, an intimate group of open-hearted travelers will walk together through one of the most ancient landscapes on Earth.
This carefully curated journey is for those who feel called, curious, and ready to be surprised by what Egypt might awaken inside them.
the Temple of Hathor · Dendera
Before the world wakes, you are between her paws
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Just our intimate group, the sand, the stone, the rising sun, and thousands of years of living wisdom. You place your hands on her and feel it in your bones... you have always belonged here.
This is not just a vacation. This is a reclamation.
CHAPEL OF SEKHMET
THE NILE · THE AFANDINA
Our sailing vessel, The Afandina, carries just twelve kindred souls and her crew... exquisitely built for this kind of journey.
Stepping on board is like stepping back into a time, when travel was unhurried and luxurious. Egyptian colonial charm, a private chef, dedicated crew, and a sundeck made for watching the world drift by at the pace of the river.
The Egyptian countryside drifts past as you breathe in the sweet river air. At night, the Milky Way stretches across the darkness above you, a living river of stars mirroring the sacred Nile below. The ancient people knew these two rivers were one. Beneath that sky, you will know it too.
On board we will gather for gourmet meals where conversation flows as freely as the water. We will experiment with Human Design, art, dance, and the magic of shared experience. Every morning brings a new shore. Every evening brings us back to each other.
And yes, there is swimming in the Nile.
the Afandina · our private Dahabeya
We will enter temples that have stood for thousands of years and still hum with living energy. Private sunrise rituals at the Temple of Isis at Philae and the Great Sphinx. Private meditation inside the King's and Queen's Chambers of the Great Pyramid. Sacred ceremony at the Chapel of Sekhmet herself, where the fire that called you here will meet you face to face.
TEMPLE OF ISIS
PHILAE
THE GREAT PYRAMID
CHAPEL OF SEKHMET
Every aspect of this journey is held with intention and care. Human Design is woven through every day. Not as a framework to learn, but as a living map of how your energy moves through transformation.
Each guest will receive a personal Human Design reading as a gift to carry with you, into Egypt and beyond.
For those who feel called, we will walk through a Karma clearing using your unique genetic blueprint. You will return home, knowing yourself differently, forever changed.
No prior spiritual or Human Design experience required. Only an open heart and a willingness to stand in wonder.
You were designed for this
Egypt finds the pieces of you ready to be remembered.
She knew you were coming.
Welcome home.
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meet your guides
Karen Place Harllee
When I first stood between the paws of the Sphinx in 2019, I remembered. Like I had been waiting my whole life to return home. I have spent years seeking, traveling to places that cracked me open, and nothing has held me quite like Egypt. As a sacred travel curator, my relationship with the Quest Travel family runs deep, and that trust is woven into every detail of this journey. This is deeply personal to me, and I am honored to open it to a small group of seekers who feel the same pull I did. If something in you is stirring, you are already on your way.
I have held space for people at some of the most significant thresholds of their lives. This journey is no different.
Jess Tilly
Jess Tilly is a space holder, event co-creator, and guide who is deeply devoted to creating environments where people feel safe to be fully themselves. Known for her warmth and presence, she has a way of helping people soften, open, and reconnect with who they truly are beneath the noise.
Born in South Africa and an avid traveler, Jess weaves global perspective with grounded, real-life experience. Whether she's holding intimate spaces or large group experiences, her work is rooted in care, connection, and creating experiences that people don't just attend but feel.
She was the coordinator behind the international "Return to the Magic Island" retreat in Ibiza and is a co-founder of A Human Design Experience Miami. Jess has also spoken at the High Desert Human Design Conference (2024), where she brought her signature blend of depth, honesty, and relatability to the stage.
I've walked this land,
And I walk it with you.
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THE CONTAINER
What's included.
QUESTIONS
What you might be wondering.
SEKHMET IS CALLING
If something in you has already said yes, the next step is simple.
Join Karen and Jess for an intimate call to answer your questions and offer guidance as you prepare for the journey ahead.
Spaces on this journey are limited to twelve initiates and held with intention. If Egypt has been calling you, this is your invitation.
CHOOSE YOUR CALL TIME
Join us for a live info session
Karen and Jess will walk you through the journey, answer your questions, and help you feel whether Egypt is calling you.
may your fire be tended…
see you on the path
© 2026 Karen Place Harllee · The Emerald Path