{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"egypt-initiated-hardcover-first-edition","title":"Egypt Initiated | Hardcover First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou've seen pictures of the Sphinx. But ever wonder what it feels like to be there?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, photographer Rena Andrews traveled to Egypt as a student on a 22-day mystery school pilgrimage — one of 42 travelers moving through ancient temples along the Nile, from Abu Simbel near the Sudanese border to Alexandria in the north. As she prepared for the trip, she picked up a 35mm prime lens — just in case she wanted to use a real camera and not just her phone. What she returned with was not a record of monuments — it was a witnessing of what happens to people inside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about Egypt. 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Aziz — Egyptologist, archaeologist, National Geographic–recognised expert in Egypt since 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Lalita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition hardcover · 170gsm silk paper · 5 lbs 13 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-order window closes June 3, 2026. Ships July 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease note that as this is a pre-order, there may be minor refinements to packaging and materials between now and shipping. The design and contents will remain as shown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rena@lalita.com\"\u003erena@lalita.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for the complete sensory experience? 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Aziz — Egyptologist, archaeologist, National Geographic–recognised expert in Egypt since 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Lalita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy scent — the most powerful sense you haven't used yet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the senses, smell is the only one with a direct pathway to the limbic system — the part of the brain that governs emotion and memory. It bypasses the rational mind entirely. A scent doesn't remind you of something. It takes you there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Egyptians understood this. Oils were not decoration or perfume — they were technology. Before entering sacred space, before ritual, before communion with the divine, the body was anointed. 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