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The Lost Queen
Namaste from your favorite Tantra dakini, mentor and friend, Nayka...........................
"In what is being called the most important find in Egypt's Valley of the Kings since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Discovery Channel's Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen
exclusively reveals archaeological, forensic and scientific evidence identifying a 3,000-year-old mummy as Hatshepsut, Egypt's greatest female Pharaoh. More powerful than Cleopatra or Nefertiti, Hatshepsut stole the throne from her young stepson, dressed herself as a man, and in an unprecedented move, declared herself Pharaoh. Though her power stretched across Egypt and her reign was prosperous, Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased from Egyptian history — historical records were destroyed, monuments torn down and her corpse removed from her tomb. The possible reason for her death and removal from history? Hatshepsut might have fallen in love with her architect, a commoner... " ----THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
It is inspiring to learn about such a woman to have existed. What is the saddening part though is that despite having brought such success to her people, extending their cities wealth
and monuments, culture and power, Hatshepsut was still not allowed to choose for herself who she could love and would even be erased from history for that love. There are two lessons to be
learned from Hatshepsut's story in regards to the Eastern perspective regarding love and sexuality. The first being that Hatshepsut was so utterly comfortable engaging in her masculine side
in order to achieve the balance she needed to rule. She was known to be quite beautiful, but was not afraid to demonstrate masculine qualities. No doubt her ability to achieve such bouts of
power came from her ability to connect to her male predecessors. She was ADAPTIVE and CREATIVE in connecting to the opposite gender in order to achieve success and recognition in their eyes.
You can see this explained in this brief 2 minute video: http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?playerId=203711706&categoryId=210013701&lineupId=1078 608439 The fact that the Egyptians were demonstrating the ability to be comfortable with gender association and gender balance further shows how the
Sanskrit texts in the Kama Sutra show us to become 'balanced' with our opposite energy: feminine or masculine. Today, we should be striving as much as we can to understand the opposite
gender's side. American men having even been discouraged from understanding or showcasing a more "feminine" side thus segregating them from the very energy/beings they need to
become complete individuals/lovers/souls. What would you learn from trying out a simple experiment in which for one day only, you dressed up as the opposite sex and "tried out" the
opposite gender's life? I am not merely talking about a sexual fantasy in which the pure intent of doing so is to achieve a sexual orgasm, but rather to become enlightened of the very real
notion of what it "takes" to be the opposite sex at all? A great appreciation and understanding might be revealed that would indeed tie you closer to your partner. If you are not
brave enough to go through this physical experiment to rest your results, at least try and do so through your imagination. What would you learn about the opposite gender and in what ways
would that knowledge make you a better man/woman, soul and lover? There was a great mystery about Hatshepsut's choice to love a commoner at the time. Ahhh, it is revealing
that even back in more 'traditional' times, the disappointment and grief brought over love was not any simpler. Hatshepsut may have paid the ultimate price for her love, her actual life, but
she serves as a reminder that unless we choose as a society to recognize those who lived ALL of their areas of their life with such passion and conviction, we may erase our own best
achievements. Luckily we can learn from her story and perhaps exercise more conviction in our choice over who we love. Balancing work and love is still a very real issue to this day. |
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