The Story
Throughout history, the Sphinx has been revered as an omniscient guardian of sacred liminal spaces, protecting temples, entrances to ancient cities, and underworlds.
In Greek mythology, the Sphinx protected these portals with the challenge of a riddle, strangling any souls who found themselves stumped.
But perhaps these riddles were not meant to be solved within the confines of the mind alone... As society moves ever more hastily towards an inflection point, the Sphinx patiently awaits rediscovery, guarding the threshold to a more extraordinary world we sense is possible. The time draws nigh to revisit this battle of wits anew, challenging us to unravel the Sphinx’s riddles with our hearts and minds and create a new chapter for humankind.
The Invitation
We invite you on a mission to discover the power behind your attention and the strength that lies in the faith we hold and the stories we tell ourselves.
Before descending upon the Sphinx Gate, you will endure a battery of tests that probe your character, excavating the strengths and weaknesses in your courage, trust, authenticity, and purity of heart. Blending technologies both ancient and modern, we will algorithmically reflect the contours of your inner landscape onto a maze you must navigate to cross the threshold of the towering Sphinx Gate ahead.
The Destination
Burning Man is an experiment in community and art that has grown to nearly 100,000 attendees and is known globally for its large-scale art and radical culture. Held annually at the end of August, this festival is a really more of a temporary city, erected in the Black Rock Desert of northwest Nevada, USA and defies what most common imaginations consider possible. This vast and beautiful desert canvas operates as a parallel version of the Egyptian Desert and offers a most ideal host for the Sphinx Gate.
Throughout history, the Sphinx has been revered as an omniscient guardian of sacred liminal spaces, protecting temples, entrances to ancient cities, and underworlds.
In Greek mythology, the Sphinx protected these portals with the challenge of a riddle, strangling any souls who found themselves stumped.
But perhaps these riddles were not meant to be solved within the confines of the mind alone... As society moves ever more hastily towards an inflection point, the Sphinx patiently awaits rediscovery, guarding the threshold to a more extraordinary world we sense is possible. The time draws nigh to revisit this battle of wits anew, challenging us to unravel the Sphinx’s riddles with our hearts and minds and create a new chapter for humankind.
The Invitation
We invite you on a mission to discover the power behind your attention and the strength that lies in the faith we hold and the stories we tell ourselves.
Before descending upon the Sphinx Gate, you will endure a battery of tests that probe your character, excavating the strengths and weaknesses in your courage, trust, authenticity, and purity of heart. Blending technologies both ancient and modern, we will algorithmically reflect the contours of your inner landscape onto a maze you must navigate to cross the threshold of the towering Sphinx Gate ahead.
The Destination
Burning Man is an experiment in community and art that has grown to nearly 100,000 attendees and is known globally for its large-scale art and radical culture. Held annually at the end of August, this festival is a really more of a temporary city, erected in the Black Rock Desert of northwest Nevada, USA and defies what most common imaginations consider possible. This vast and beautiful desert canvas operates as a parallel version of the Egyptian Desert and offers a most ideal host for the Sphinx Gate.