The Blue Lotus Garden

Meeting the Guardian of the Lotus

At the edge of the desert, only a few minutes from the Step Pyramid of Djoser, we visit a very special place.

The Blue Lotus Garden is the home of Bakr and his family. People from all over the world come here to eat in the garden.

Bakr’s wife prepares an extraordinary lunch buffet, with ingredients directly from the farm and the surrounding fields.

Simple, authentic food that many visitors describe as one of the highlights of their journey.

But the real reason we visit this place is the Blue Lotus.

In ancient Egypt, this plant was sacred. It appears on temple reliefs, in hieroglyphs, and in countless depictions of everyday life. Its image is still present throughout Egypt today. Yet the original plant itself is now considered extinct.Bakr is the only person who has brought it back into bloom.

He is half Austrian and half Egyptian and has lived in Saqqara since childhood, in the shadow of the pyramids. At the same time, he knows the world. As a young man he studied in the United States, traveled widely, and spent many years in Europe. He could have lived anywhere. Yet his inner path always led him back here, to this place near the pyramids.

From an early age, Bakr was fascinated by the Blue Lotus. His search eventually led him to the seed bank of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. There, something extraordinary happened: he received permission to take a few of the original lotus seeds that had been preserved there from archaeological discoveries.These were original Blue Lotus seeds from ancient Egyptian antiquity.

For many years he tried to cultivate these seeds. But nothing happened. When only a single seed remained, Bakr set his search aside for the time being. Instead, he turned deeply toward his inner work. He studied Sufism, immersed himself in meditation, and followed a profound spiritual path for many years.

About thirty years later, a moment came when the lotus called him again. For Bakr it was clear: now is the time.

He took the last remaining seed and placed it in a small pond in his garden.There, the lotus began to grow.

The lotus was able to return because it found a human being who, through many years of inner work and meditation, had reached the very frequency that the lotus itself carries.The frequency of the Blue Lotus is the frequency of the heart.

From this first plant, over the years, an entire garden developed. Today, many ponds filled with Blue Lotus flowers grow on his land.

Bakr has never treated this plant in a commercial way. For him, it was always clear that the lotus must be protected. At the same time, he now feels that the world needs this lotus. That is why he is ready to share it with people in order to help open their hearts.

However, the lotus only works if one meets it with an open heart. If this inner openness is missing, nothing happens.

For Bakr himself, the Blue Lotus has always been a teacher throughout the years. Through his encounter with this plant, his own path has deepened more and more.

And in the same way, the lotus can also become a teacher and guide for us on this journey.

With exactly this attitude, we will enter the Blue Lotus Garden.

Bakr will welcome us in his garden. We will hear his story, have the opportunity to ask questions, and meet a person who has walked this path with great devotion—similar to a Bhakti yogi whose life is completely dedicated to spiritual devotion.

And Bakr will give us his lotus to accompany us on the journey.

With this very Blue Lotus we will conduct our lotus ceremonies during the trip. This means that we are not working with a lotus quality that can normally be purchased on the internet. We are working with THE lotus that originated from the original seeds of ancient Egypt and that Bakr has protected for many years.

An extremely rare original.

The Blue Lotus therefore becomes a quiet yet powerful companion throughout our entire journey through Egypt, our most direct and strongest link to ancient Egypt and to our own inner wisdom.

Through the button below, you can learn more about the journey and discover how the Blue Lotus can also become part of your own experience on this trip.

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