ancient city of Alexandria

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Divine Women:

Cleopatra and Hypatia

Cleopatra VII was the last Ptolemaic ruler, and the one most attuned to Egypt’s spiritual roots. She felt a deep link to the goddess Isis, and doubtless took strength from this as she nearly managed to revive Egypt as a super-power of antiquity. Four centuries later, another Alexandrian, Hypatia, drew seekers both pagan and Christian from throughout the Roman Empire to learn the mysteries of the sacred eye that lies buried in the soul. Both women fell victim to the power struggles of the times, but their legacies transcend their turbulent era, and speak to ours.