New Class Offered by Arisa Victor

Tarot for Lovers of Wisdom - Ongoing, beginning Wednesday, Aug.4, 2010, 7-9 PM, $10/class. San Francisco Bay Area.

Location: Open Secret Bookstore
923 C Street
San Rafael, CA 94901

Phone: 415-457-4191

Instructor: Arisa Victor

A 22 week journey through the Major Arcana Keys, focusing on their sacred meanings and powers. Participants are encouraged to "own" and experience this magic for themselves, in their lives. Instruction and practice will also be given in how to read the whole Tarot deck, as well.

Textbook for the course (not "required"): The Spoken Cabala: Tarot Explorations of the One Self, by Jason Lotterhand, edited by Arisa Victor

Arisa has 42 years experience as a professional occultist. She is the author of High School Astrology: A Textbook of Ageless Wisdom.

Love and Light in the Name of Isis, the Mistress of Magic -
Arisa Victor, Priestess of Isis
grannyrainbow@msn.com
www.GrannyRainbow.com


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Re: Photos of FOI Gathering, London 2010

Olivia requested fourteen photos recording key events during her stay in London be uploaded immediately. All photos courtesy of Caroline Wise. There is a message from Olivia dated July 24th, 2010 directly below all the photos with an explanation of the happenings.

You may view them here:

Olivia Robertson's Online Log: Current Announcements and Photos


Enjoy!







Photo of FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson, above, courtesy of Caroline Wise. Used by permission. Copyright © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

Karen Tate's Channel on YouTube

From Karen Tate:

Greetings All, I don't think I ever mentioned I have a You Tube Channel..... Check out the snippets of presentations, Sekhmet Temple, Isis Temple, radio interviews with visual montage.... http://www.youtube.com/isisisis13

Leave your comments and share with friends!

Karen Tate
www.karentate.com

Photo provided by Karen Tate. Used by permission. Copyright © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

Cakes for the Queen of Heaven - Final Class

From Karen Tate:

Greetings All,

I can't tell you the times I've been in conversation with women and the conversation turns to "what would a world with Goddess ideals restored" look like?

If you want to hear that discussion or be part of that discussion so that we can rewrite mythology and our future, please join us this Saturday at the Goddess Temple of Orange County. This is the final class of the Cakes for the Queen of Heaven series - which can be taken as individual classes such as this one!

Cost: $25 - proceeds all go to the Goddess Temple
Be there no later than 121:45

This class will end in a ritual celebration!

Goddess Temple of Orange County
17905 Sky Park Circle, # A
Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949-651-0564
Fax: 949-260-1354
Website: www.goddesstempleoforangecounty.com

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Voices of the Sacred Feminine

From Karen Tate:

Thank you for tuning into to our Summer Series' which includes Sacred Destinations, Men and Goddess and Sacred Knowledge. Check out our line up of guests for the next couple weeks on Wednesday evenings at 6PM PST LIVE, or anytime, from the Archives, for your convenience -

Here's where to find the programs:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/VoicesoftheSacredFeminine

Photo courtesy of Karen Tate. Used by permission. Copyright  ©  The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

Free Alchemical Healing Clinic in Eugene with Nicki Scully

From Nicki Scully: We will be holding a free healing clinic at my home/center here in Eugene, Oregon during our Alchemical Healing Intensive Retreat on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30. If you would like to receive a healing and are able to come, please send us an email right away letting us k...now what issue you would like to work on and when you would be available. I will be doing a few demonstrations earlier in the week if that timing works better for you. Although we would like to work mostly on physical problems of all kinds, we will take some spiritual and emotional issues as well.

Times:
Thursday July 29th, 3pm and 4:30pm
Friday July 30th, 3pm and 4:30pm

In your email to us (office@shamanicjourneys.com), please specify your first and second choice in times, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Once we have you scheduled, we will send you directions to the center. Please don’t wait to sign up—spots fill up fast!

Thank you for your interest and Many Blessings,

Nicki Scully
office@shamanicjourneys.com

PS. Please forward to anyone you know in the Eugene area who might be interested. Thank you!

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The Wildwood Tarot

From Caitlín Matthews: "The Wildwood Tarot by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, with art by Will Worthington is coming in Spring 2011. If you love Mythago Wood and like to hang out in the forest, you will love this one."

See preview:

http://mark-ryan.blogspot.com/2010/07/sneak-peak-at-wildwood-tarot-coming.html


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Temple of Isis Sunday Services

From Loreon Vigne:

An ongoing and totally free event, open to the public, held every Sunday from 2pm - 4pm. There is no sermon, yet a Priestess or Priest of Isis will be in attendance to guide each Sunday afternoon. Begin with private meditation in the small Temple (Isis Chapel) or on the grounds under the sacred 600 year old tree. There will be time to visit the animals and birds that live at Isis Oasis to get in touch with the beauty of nature first-hand and close up.

At 3pm on Sundays we hold non-denominational services in the Grand Temple (Open to all). The program of the day can take many forms - video, song, dance, readings - all selected for its pertinence to our topic. Afterwards, we gather in the Pavilion for tea at 4pm and a discussion of a universal topic - all will be invited to participate and share equally.

For more information please visit:

Temple of Isis Events

Photo: Ann Weller. Front entry to the Grand Temple, Temple of Isis, Isis Oasis Sanctuary, Geyserville, California.

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Temple of Isis-Utah Round Table III & Triple Moon Ritual

From Kasey Conder:

Sunday, July 25, 2010

6:30pm - 10:00pm

Location: Private Residence in Layton, Utah by Layton Hills Mall

The evening will begin with discussing the upcoming Temple of Isis Utah plans and giving feedback on Sothis and insight on Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Heru, and discussing the Goddess Ngame and the Fellowship of Isis Rite. Following the Temple of Isis Utah with the Iseum of Muth will perform the FOI Drama "Magical Journey to the Triple Moon. 2nd Sphere. Oracle of Ngame" by Lady Olivia Robertson.

The night will include a community feast. Please bring a vegetarian dish possibly will some lunar or white food symbolism to shine in the moonlight. There is a beautiful lunar feast mentioned in Dion Fortune's Epic Novel: "The Sea Priestess".

The ritual "Magical Journey to the Triple Moon. 2nd Sphere. Oracle of Ngame" is available online through the Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website maintained by the Circle of Isis, at: http://lotuspharia.freeyellow.com/thecircleofisis/id130.html

We look forward to an inspirational evening!

Blessings of Isis!

Photo provided by Kasey Conder, Temple of Isis-Utah.

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FOI Germany - Seminars and Classes

From Linda Iles: The FOI Germany website was created by Rt. Rev. Claudia Wehmeyer and Rt. Rev. Thomas Wehmeyer. Their "Cybertemple of the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names" was first published to the internet in 1997. It was one of the earlier FOI related websites. Claudia and Thomas are the founders of The Nemeton of Dana and Tara Hedge College in Germany. After a recent overhaul of their website, it was republished to the internet with the domain name of http://www.isis-kolleg.de/indexfoid.htm

Claudia and Thomas have worked for many years establishing a viable and strong community of FOI members and centres, particularly in Germany and Switzerland. They offer training and workshops regularly throughout the year, along with correspondence courses for FOI Iseums, Lyceums and the Druid Clan of Dana. They produced a Goddess themed publication “Zeit der Goettin” (Time of the Goddess) and “Hinkelstein” (Megalith). Presently they are publishing “Heckenkurier” (Hedge Messenger), also a Goddess themed magazine. They have hosted the annual Symphony for the Goddess, an FOI gathering which received international attendance, and included featured presentations by FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson and Caroline Wise of London.

Photo: Claudia Wehmeyer (second row, auburn hair), Olivia Robertson (right, front, in red) with FOI Germany members.

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The Mysteries of Isis & Osiris

Received from Caitlín Matthews:

19-22 August 2010 The Mysteries of Isis & Osiris with Naomi Ozaniec & Caitlín Matthews. This is a rare opportunity to participate in the enactment of The Mysteries of Isis and Osiris that stand at the source of the Western Mystery Tradition. The death and resurrection of Osiris embodyies the great human themes of love, loss and hope. By means of group meditation, reflection and ritual we will enact the stages of this classic initiatory drama whose gifts bring a sense of rebirth and the greening of the heart. This course opens up the sacred traditions of Egypt at a time when the core of Western society is being dismembered. As Osiris, the Good God, the green-faced God of death and renewal, was tricked by treachery, made vulnerable by trust, so likewise society has been lulled into sleep. The family of humanity now has unprecedented opportunity to recognise itself as never before and discover Isis, the winged Goddess of Ten Thousand Names, whose infinite compassion seeks out the dismembered beloved to preside over the Mysteries of Rebirth in the infinite cycle of being and becoming which makes the world new again.

Please bring a white robe or white clean clothing for the rituals. Please send your non-returnable deposit of £100 payable to Hawkwood College, Painswick Old Rd., Stroud, Glos GL6 7QW (01453 759034) www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk quoting Mysteries of Isis & Osiris. Enclose an SAE for map & confirmation. Single £361, shared £311, non-res £271. See www.hallowquest.org.uk

Naomi Ozaniec and Caitlín Matthews have been sister priestesses on the path of the Western Mysteries for over thirty years and are delighted to be working together again.

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Fellowship of Isis Online Directory

A Guide to Fellowship of Isis Internet Resources

Authorized by Fellowship of Isis Co-Founder Olivia Robertson

Created in response to a request by FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson to provide a coordinated source for information found on the Fellowship of Isis Central Global Websites. We have also included valuable resources that are available through the Regional Websites of the Fellowship of Isis. The categories chosen are based on the most common inquiries received from FOI members and those seeking membership or information about the Fellowship of Isis.

Fellowship of Isis Online Directory

"Isis and Osiris" painting by Olivia Robertson. Artwork used by permission.
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary, Circle of Isis Advisory Board.
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Oracles of the Fellowship of Isis

by Caroline Wise

"The Oracle of the Goddess is fundamental to the Fellowship of Isis Liturgy
and Rites. At the Temple of Isis at Clonegal Castle, and in Lyceums around the
world, her Priestesses bring through the Oracle spontaneously..."

To read the rest of the article please visit:

Star of Elen (Oracles)

Photo sent by Laura Janesdaughter. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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Writer, Poet and Esoteric Explorer

Alex Langstone describes himself as “a writer, poet and esoteric explorer, walking between many worlds. Loving wild open spaces, ancient sites, the dark bitter sea, infinite stars infinite space, the green man, Isis, folklore, mountains, gothic cathedrals, psychic questing, moonlight, sunsets, chocolate, cats, esoterica, druidry and earth mysteries.”

He is a long time member and priest within the FOI. In October 2009 he was appointed as a founding member of the ArchDruid Union of the Fellowship of Isis. He has several wonderful offerings on the web, which are sure to illumine and inspire.

www.alexlangstone.co.uk

alexlangstone.blogspot.com

"White Horse" pen & watercolour by Paul Atlas-Saunders, 1999
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board.
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The Grove Argentum, Druid Clan of Dana

The Grove Argentum is a small multi-cultural spiritual group located in Manhattan. They work with the liturgy of the Fellowship of Isis and celebrate the 8 seasonal feasts of the Wheel of the Year. The Druid Clan of Dana is dedicated to honoring the gifts of nature and developing the psychic senses. They are Pagan friendly and members come from unusual paths of life.

For more information about the work of this grove, please visit their website:

Grove Argentum


The Goddess Dana by Olivia Robertson. Used by permission.
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board, based on info provided by Carole Linda Gonzalez, ArchDrs.
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Circle of Pelagia

An Advisory Board of the Fellowship of Isis, chartered by Olivia Robertson,
Archpriestess and co-founder of FOI on 2nd October 2006. The dedication of the Circle of Pelagia is to the free flow of friendship celebrating the Love of The Goddess for all that is. The Circle of Pelagia is based in Los Angeles/Long Beach, California, USA.

Members of the Circle of Pelagia are active in Temple of Isis - Los Angeles (TOI/LA) and WomanSpirit. They produce events throughout the year in Southern California.

Website: Circle of Pelagia









Painting by John William Waterhouse.
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board.
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The Spoken Cabala

From FOI Priestess and author Arisa Victor:

"Dear Taroteers and Lovers of Wisdom -

It is very exciting to be re-birthing this book that first saw the light of day in 1989. It was a great book then and is an even better book now, because some extra features have been added. Undying gratitude to my publisher, Paul A. Clark and his right-hand woman, Cindy Forbes, of the Fraternity of the Hidden Light. www.FLO.com

My Tarot and Cabala teacher, Jason Lotterhand, was amazingly wise and funny and helpful. Everything he said is totally current today. Wisdom is timeless! Soul stirring! Inspiring!

This book was responsible for bringing me together with the Open Secret, 12 years ago. Our owner read it and wanted to meet Jason and his scribe. A fortuitous meeting of minds and hearts.

THE SPOKEN CABALA: TAROT EXPLORATIONS OF THE ONE SELF has been selling well in the Open Secret Bookstore. Come check it out and hear some stories and words of this Cabala master.

The Temple Room -- Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael 94901-- Friday, July 16 -- 7:30 PM

On Wednesday, August 4, I will be starting a new Tarot series based on this book, plus instruction in reading the cards. 7-9PM, $10

Blessings on The Path of Liberation -
Arisa Victor, editor, The Spoken Cabala
www.GrannyRainbow.com

Photo: provided by Loreon Vigne. Arisa under the Great Tree at Isis Oasis.

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Convocation of the Fellowship of Isis 2010

The very first Convocation of the Fellowship of Isis held at Isis Oasis occurred in October of 1990. Photos of this first convocation at Isis Oasis were featured on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. Staff members from this newspaper happened to be doing a story about Isis Oasis that weekend.

The 2010 Convocation is dedicated to "Isis of Ten Thousand Names." The dates are October 8 - October 11 - Friday evening through Monday afternoon. FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson gives a guided meditation Friday evening and officiates the ordinations and consecrations. Presentations of many different types, lectures, meditations, dance, music and a play written by Loreon Vigne will be offered throughout the rest of the event. Ordinations take place on the tenth day of the tenth month in the year 2010 - a very powerful alignment!

FOI Convocation, Geyserville, California

The Goddess Isis, painting from the tomb of Queen Nefertari (1290 - 1254 BCE)

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FOI Chicago Goddess Festival 2010

One year after the Second Parliament of World Religions, which took place in Chicago in 1993, Deena Butta, AU of FOI Chicago hosted the first official FOI event attended by FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson in the United States. The FOI Chicago Goddess Festival has been a featured destination in Lady Olivia's travels ever since. The ritual enactment this year will be "Sirius, Star of Isis." The event is dedicated to Isis and Osiris. For more information please visit:

FOI Chicago Festival




Isis-Sopdet (Sirius), Osiris as Sah (Orion) in their celestial boats.

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Founding Principles of the Fellowship of Isis

The Fellowship of Isis Manifesto contains the founding principles of the FOI. It begins:

"Growing numbers of people are rediscovering their love for the Goddess. At first, this love may seem to be no more than an inner feeling. But soon it develops; it becomes a longing to help the Goddess actively in the manifestation of Her divine plan. Thus, one hears such inquiries as, "How can I get initiated into the Mysteries of the Goddess? How can I experience a closer communion with her? Where are her nearest temples and devotees? How can I join the priesthood of the Goddess?", and many other such questions.

The Fellowship of Isis has been founded to answer these needs."

To read the manifesto in full please use the links below:

FOI Manifesto in English

in Spanish

in German


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Elen of the Ways and the Earth Spirit

"Elen of the Ways and the Earth Spirit" will take place in London, UK on July 17, 2010. 2pm - 8pm. Caroline Wise is widely regarded as the foremost authority on the subject of the Goddess Elen of the Ways. This is not an event to be missed!

Website:

Star of Elen












Drawing of Elen on flyer by Linda Iles.
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board.
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Isian News Issue no. 137, Lughnasadh 2010

Isian News Issue no. 137 Lughnasadh 2010, has just been published. It has beautiful art by Olivia, including two new drawings in the Reflections article, and lots of news from members worldwide - including workshops, classes, radio talk shows and other events. Enjoy!

http://www.isiannewsfoi.org/















"Star Children" a painting by Olivia Robertson. Cover of Issue no. 137, Lughnasadh, Isian News.
Post by Linda Iles, Hon. Secretary of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board.
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Daily Prayer of the Fellowship of Isis

(for morning and evening) by Olivia Robertson, FOI Co-Founder

Be still and relaxed and surround yourself with light.

"Holy Goddess Isis, Mother of all beings, come to our hearts. Grant us, Thy children, Love and Joy, Wisdom and Abundance. We offer Thee our loving care for all who are born of Thee."

Attunement times: between 6:30 and 8:30 morning and evening according to one's particular time zone. For more about this daily practice of the Fellowship of Isis please visit: Prayers and Attunement Times

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Isis Blessing the Nile

Photo above, John Merron. Bas relief by David-Durdin Robertson, "Isis Blessing the Nile," sometimes called "Isis of the Palms." It is located in the northeast nave, above the Shrine of Aries, Temple of Isis, Clonegal Castle, Ireland.

Seasonal Festivals are held at the Temple of Isis in Clonegal Castle. Attendance of these festivals is by invitation only. The work of arranging the festivals and processing invitations is carried out by the eight members of the Circle of Brigid.

For more information please visit:

Circle of Brigid


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Welcome!

The Circle of Isis Prayer

by Olivia Robertson, ArchPriestess

and Fellowship of Isis co-founder

Isis, You were the Past,
The suffering Wife,
The suffering Mother.

Isis, You are the Present,
Defender of the Abused,
Whether children or animals,
And of all beings who suffer.

You are the Winged Isis of the Future,
Who brings Star Power!

Our past is the Earth,
Our present is the Sun,
But our future is the Stars!

So, Holy Isis,
Daughter of the Sky Goddess Nuit,
Whose Divine Starry Body is the Milky Way,
Inspire us with hope, creativity and joy,
That we may bravely, and with hope,
Live into a wonderful and inspiring future.

So be it!

This prayer was written by Olivia Robertson after she founded the Circle of Isis Advisory Board at Isis Oasis, October, 2004.

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