Blessed 2017!

 

Lawrence Durdin-Robertson wrote in 'Juno Covella' - December 31st entry:

 

"Hestia, Vesta. Ever-living flame of the hearth.
Life is eternal, and manifests - by rebirth through the Mothers.
Fires and candles re-lighted from past flame.
Life renewal."

('The Fiery Mother' artwork by Olivia Robertson, copyright reserved)


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The Dark Moons of Winter

 

Listen to a short audio clip of Olivia Robertson during a past FOI ritual:

 

Dark Moons of Winter - Audio
(mp3 / 21 sec. / 85kb)

 

Audio transcript: 
"The dark moons of winter bring initiation to the soul who would penetrate the Abyss, and so learn the occult knowledge of the Tree of Life, which bears the Spheres as its fruit - the Spheres of Being!" 

 

 

(photo by Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality. audio by FOI Homepage, all copyrights reserved)

 

 

Archival Link:
FOI Homepage Audio Gallery

 

 

Shrine of Capricorn

 

Happy Solstice Sun in Capricorn!  Olivia Robertson wrote in the book, "Sophia":

 

"Companions, let us contemplate the Constellation of Capricorn! Behold, it emerges from the Sea of Heaven, the primordial abyss from which all life is drawn. Within it swim Pisces Australis and Aquarius. and above flies the eagle Aquila. Beyond ascends the starry Northern Swan Cygnus, spreading wide its wings. Nearby are the twin souls, fair Vega, maiden of the Lyre, and Altair, the youth of Aquila, separated by the milky way. As is told in the Orient, the Weaver Maid and the Shepherd, may only meet once a year, over a bridge of magpies. So do our souls long for completion, the union of darkness and light, dreams and activity, the past and future, in eternal reality. . . let us contemplate the Mystery of Capricorn and Terra."

 

 

(photo copyright M. Quick.  Shrine of Capricorn at the Foundation Center Temple. The tapestry of the Goddess of the Well Chapel, Brigid na Mara overlooks the Well-Wishers, the Sidhe of Water and Earth.)

Archival Link:
Foundation Center Photo Gallery

Cressida Pryor: Solstice Letter

 

"We are, after all, our relationships, with each other,

with our creature companions and the world of nature. . .

our interrelationship with Eternal Wisdom

with Sophia and the Divine feminine."
 

Click below to read Cressida Pryor's Winter Solstice Letter to the  FOI:

Click to Read Winter 2016 Letter

 

 

 

Fellowship of Isis Winter Festival

"At all times of year the energy unfailingly

rises to greet us as we process the grounds."

Minette Quick writes of the Winter Solstice Festival held at the FOI Foundation Center Temple on December 17th:

Report of Fellowship of Isis Winter Festival

 

 

 

 

(The Castle Yew Walk, photo © J.D. Mabbott)

Nuit of the Milky Way

"Nuit of the Milky Way" by Olivia Robertson is now available in paperback. Olivia wrote in the introduction: 

 

"In these rites, the Apprentices working for these final degrees I call Elaine and Aiden, the Questing Twins. Their Guide, adopting various guises, is the Shaman Time Traveller – Hermes – Merlin – Ariadne – Odin – who guides those of us who long for spiritual adventure. The Questing Twins' journey is to have a Vision Quest through the starry portals of the zodiac, inspired by the given Oracle from 'Sybil.' Within their own chosen shrine they enter trance, under the guidance of their own Priestly Alchemical Teacher. The alchemical answer brought through the Mysteries of Isis, and other transforming Goddesses, comes from the Motherhood of the Goddess."

 

This book may be ordered through Amazon (or any other bookstore), and public libraries as well.  You may also read it in full at any time in the Online Library section of our website.

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Fellowship of Isis December Oracle

"Every heart is united with all hearts through the spheres

with the warmth of Love. Yet every being and atom calleth

to the others through unique quality that is its essence."

This month's Oracle is from the Goddess Muth. Click below to read it in full and also listen to audio of the late Olivia and Lawrence Durdin-Robertson giving the Invocation and Oracle:

 

December Oracle - Goddess Muth

 

 

 

(photo copyright Dennis Murphy from "Olivia Robertson, Priestess of Isis" DVD.)