How to Walk Like an Egyptian

To walk like an Egyptian, one must become an Egyptian. Following a few simple steps will guide you on your way to walking like an Egyptian.

Inner Preparation

1. Close your eyes and transport yourself to an ancient land.
2. Feel the hot sand grains searing the flesh of your bare feet.
3. Let the heat spread through your body, lighting your soul on fire.
4. Inhale the salty sweetness of the river Nile.
5. Allow it to spray its ancient secrets into your mouth and fill your mind.
6. Now listen. Listen to the lute as it strums its haunting tune, and to the sparkling bursts from the tambourine.
7. Open your eyes.

Your inner self is ready. It is now time for the outer self.

Outer Preparation

1. Use a clean square of white linen, and wrap it around your lower torso 3 times. Fasten it with a pin.
2. Rub your skin with scented oil, allowing the musk to soak into your pores.
3. Place a wig of thick, black wool on top of your head.
4. Adorn yourself with jewelry; your earlobes, neck, and wrists should glisten with gold and lapis lazuli blue.
5. Prepare the thick, black kohl powder for beautification.
6. Use the kohl to rim your upper and lower eyelids, extending a thick stroke from each corner of your eye, midway to your ears. Then thicken your eyebrows and darken your lashes.
7. Rub ochre on your cheeks to redden them, and use henna to dye your nails and hair.

You are now prepared to take your first steps as an Egyptian. Embodying the ancient wisdom of the past, put your foot forward and start walking like an Egyptian.