March 27, 2018

Spring Festival Report

"With the power of Love and the
development of our own spiritual wings,
our deepest dreams will surely blossom
and come to fruition,
as we bravely overcome the darkness
and grow in the light."
 
Here is the report on the Spring Equinox festival at the Foundation Center Temple:
 
 
 
 
 
(photo of Persephone, copyright Durdin-Robertson, Huntington Castle)
 

March 21, 2018

Sun in Aries

 
Blessings of the Sun in Aries!  Olivia Robertson wrote about this Foundation Center shrine:  "Above the Shrine of Aries, carved in bas-relief by David Durdin-Robertson, the Goddess Nepthys of Nature, blesses Africa."
 
Please also enjoy this audio clip of Lawrence Durdin-Robertson during the ritual of "The Athenaea" (see transcript below):
 
(mp3 / 200 kb / 51 secs)
 

Audio transcript:
"We are here assembled to celebrate the ancient Athenian Festival of the Panathenaea. The singer Orpheus instituted the Athenaea in honour of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Power, Wisdom and the Arts. At this time of the Vernal Equinox of equal days and nights, when the sun leaves the sign of the tied fishes for the ram, Athenians and foreign visitors formed a joyful procession. They climbed the hill of the Acropolis and brought to the Parthenon the Peplum of Athena."



(photo of Shrine by M. Quick, photo of LDR created with permission from "The Occult Experience";  both photos and audio copyright reserved.)


Fellowship of Isis Homepage Archive

March 20, 2018

42nd Anniversary of the Fellowship of Isis

 
Happy anniversary to the Fellowship of Isis!  The FOI was founded on the Vernal Equinox of 1976 by Olivia, Lawrence and Pamela Durdin-Robertson.

To celebrate, here is a brief audio clip of Olivia Robertson describing Spring in Ireland (see transcript below):

(mp3 / 24 sec. / 192 kb)


Audio transcript:
"In the time of Spring, when daffodils are out and all nature in Ireland opening her myriad eyes of flowers: bird's-eye, bluebells are beginning to come.  It is new and so are you, in your soul. . ."

You may also learn more about the history of the Fellowship of Isis by going to this section of our website:




(photo of Castle courtesy Durdin-Robertson family, both photos and audio copyright reserved)

March 19, 2018

Cressida Pryor: Spring Letter


"The individual reflects the cosmos
and the cosmos reflects the individual."

Click below to read Cressida Pryor's letter to the  Fellowship of Isis in full:



March 7, 2018

Booklet Highlight: The Religion of the Goddess

 
This is a transcript of a lecture given by FOI co-founder Lawrence Durdin-Robertson at the opening of the Wexford Arts Centre on October 26, 1974.  The cover illustration is by his sister, FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson and is based on the High Altar of the Temple of Isis at Clonegal Castle.  It may be read in full at the following link:
 
 
 

March 1, 2018

March Oracle: Goddess Atlanta


"Your heritage is love and happiness."

The Oracle for March is from the Goddess Atlanta.  You may read it in full and listen to audio of Olivia Robertson by clicking on the link below:





(Statue of Atlanta at the FOI Foundation Center Castle, copyright reserved.)