Winter Solstice Faire
From Anniitra Ravenmoon: Long Beach WomanSpirit, and
the Temple of Isis, Los Angeles, founded by Laura Janesdaughter, celebrated our
(20th plus) Winter Solstice Fair with beautiful weather, joined by friends
old and new. Our opening circle was dedicated to our ancestors and loved ones who have crossed over, culminating with
a love balloon ceremony led by Lucy Tate, a veteran vendor of our fair, in
honor of her beloved son, Julian. It ushered us into a wonderful day of
shopping, entertainment and celebration. Blessings and thanks to all for your
continued support.
Thank you Tony Mierzwicki
for the wonderful photo!
The photo above was taken at
Isis Oasis on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 11:13 pm. Several of us noticed the
small point of light in the sky above the Isis Chapel, which is the star
Sirius. The picture was taken while standing near the Great Tree. (Photo by Jeff Iles)
Some Thoughts ... What If?
Ptahmassu Nofra Uaa
Olivia Robertson ordaining Ptahmassu at Isis Oasis, FOI Convocation, 2002
On October 13, 2002 I was ordained
by Lady Olivia Robertson as a Priest of the Goddess Isis in the International
Fellowship of Isis, the largest community of Goddess adorers in the world. The
Fellowship of Isis is a multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic family
spanning the globe, consecrated to living the ideals of the Goddess in today's
world. We follow no dogma or authoritative text.
Dogma constrains the conscience of the individual, and
authoritative texts strangle the human longing for freedom. It is by developing
our psychic gifts, intuition, devotion and wisdom of the Sacred that we come
closest to our pure selves, and it is within this purity that the Goddess Isis
speaks clearly as the Universal Mother. She includes, never excludes. She
embraces, never shuns. She reaches out Her hand to take our sorrows and bring
us together into wholeness.
What if one day each member of the
human family awoke to find that there were no longer boundaries separating us
as dwellers on the same planet? What if gender dissolved? What if sexual
orientation no longer acted as a barrier to the joy of love and sexual passion?
What if race no longer inflamed hatred, but instead became an embodiment of the
diversity of the human condition? What if being human no longer separated us from
animals, trees, birds...the waters? What if we could gather up our joy,
pleasure and existence and share it freely with others?
These are the treasures I have found
in the Goddess, and though I cannot claim to be spiritually enlightened or
self-realized, I have found within my heart a place where being human is a
cause for the greatest gratitude and love. The Sacred and the
"mundane" are two sides of the same mirror. When we look into the
mirror and we see a good person, then we are seeing God, Goddess, Enlightenment,
Salvation.
(Photo, above) Here I am being
Consecrated by Lady Olivia Robertson beneath a 500 year old tree, a tree
embodying the generations of the human race who have come together to celebrate
the Sacredness of this Mystery we call life.
Isian Society for Integrated Studies
Vigil for Olivia Robertson and Loreon Vigne
Mana, left, and Loreon, right
Report
from Mana Youngbear: Last night on Sunday [November 2, 2014] we four
priestesses of the Isian Society for Integrated Studies in Willits, Californian
came together and performed our annual Dumb Supper, which we have changed the
name to "The Ancestor's Silent Mass."
Although
I do not have photos of this spectacular altar , I was taken back by the
presence of the ancestors in the room.
An altar was made with framed photos of Lady Loreon Vigne' and Lady Olivia
Robertson with their obituaries below illuminated by candlelight.
Peter
Norris a local light worker confirmed for me as well as many others that
evening that the presence of the beloved dead was alive and loving.
We
opened our ritual all in black with ankh and altar In memory of Lady Olivia
Robertson.
We
called the directions in with our late beloved Lady Loreon Vigne's "Song
For the Directions" and then went directly into the reciting of names of
the dead and then the Silent Mass to be followed by the song Angle of Bells.
After
the mass and song that the entire group sang , priestess Annie Waters dismissed
the directions and we all brought chairs around the long banquet style altar
with photos candles and favorite foods of the deceased and shared stores of our
distinguished spirit guests.
The
food and conversation was wonderful and all left feeling quite complete.
Proceeds of this ritual will go to the local Phoenix Hospice of Willits and we
will return next year to do the same.
Thank
you to all who supported our work both by attending in flesh and spirit and for
those who also attuned.. Isis is for All!
Rev.
Mana Youngbear H.P. Temple of the Muse of Isis Willits California,
as
well as the Isian Society for Integrated Studies Lyceum. Hail Isis!
Isian Society For Integrated Studies
Goddess
of the Moon
A
Meditation Report by Máire Doyle
I walked along a
narrow lane with silvery mist swirling all around. My breath formed shapes in
front of my face. High above, a full silvery moon lit up everything around me
and I sensed of other-worldly forms drifting around me. My senses were
heightened and I heard the Lady Luna call my name. I seemed to levitate. Slowly
I rose, up and up towards the Moon. My Heart felt full to overflowing and I was
embraced by the energy emitted from her loving embrace.
From the corner of my
eye I noticed something shining and turning, I beheld a small altar. Everything
was enveloped in a silvery white shroud and the altar was adorned with a
glittering cloth of silver. I stood in front of the altar and raised my arms,
giving praise to the Goddess. On the cloth stood a golden chalice and inside
was a fiery red liquid. I lifted the chalice and drank deeply from it. It
coursed through my Being, uplifting and energising me.
As if by magic the
Goddess stood in front of me, arms outstretched. Her long silver hair flowed
around her shoulders and was covered by a veil of gossamer. What beauty, such
gentleness and yet such power. As she looked at me, her lips moving in an
almost silent whisper, I experienced her words. She spoke of the Light of the
World, in the Cosmos, in each and every one of her children. Her great desire
is that all will recognise the Divine within. Suddenly she stared to fade, yet
she faded into me and I knew I had been given a task, to help others to become
aware of their own Divinity.
Suddenly I began to
shiver and realised I was back in the lane, staring up at the Moon. My body
felt cold, but inside I still felt the effects of the red fiery liquid and the
words of the Goddess filled me with strength.
Taking to my heel I
began to run, filled with a sense of great expectation.
Máire Doyle
"Flash of Isis" by Olivia Robertson
Vision of
the Goddess
by Linda Iles
Archdruidess, Archpriestess, Hierophant
“An account of a full apparition of the Goddess, seen by a Priestess in
Isis Oasis.” - Rt. Rev. Olivia
Robertson, FOI Co-Founder
FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson had
originally asked that a full account of this vision be
posted in Isian News. Now at last, although several years later, her wish will
be fulfilled.
When I first told Olivia about the
vision on the morning of October 12, 2005, she became
very excited. She said it was a full apparition of the Goddess, the
only one reported to her that year during her visit to the USA. "What
is meant by full apparition?" I asked at that time. She replied, "Your experience incorporated heart, mind
and spirit with bodily senses - sight, hearing, scent."
The Vision
“On Tuesday evening, October 11, 2005, I
settled into my bed at the Nesu House at Isis Oasis.
The annual Convocation had come to an end
the day before. Very early the next morning, deTraci and I were to drive Olivia
from Geyserville to the San Francisco International Airport. From there we
would begin our journey home to Southern California.
I thought I was tired, but after lying
down, suddenly, instead of being sleepy, I felt vibrantly alive. A sun disc
glowing orange-gold appeared, and settled upon the top of my head.
Energy shot
from my crown chakra downwards into my heart. A white lotus opened in my crown,
and a red rose opened in my heart. Then a Goddess appeared, all dressed in
white, with a white veil. Her heart chakra was open and looked like a flower of
many, many petals. Colored light radiated from the flower of her heart,
turquoise, magenta and gold. It spread out, color by color and enveloped me in
what can only be described as profound and fragrant sweetness. And I heard a
long, high, beautiful note, as though a crystal had been struck like a chime.”
After she returned home from her USA tour that year, Olivia sent the original art, which is featured above, colored with the turquoise, magenta and gold of my vision. She wrote: "I want you to have this. I drew it for you."
