Monday, January 16, 2012

Fellowship of Isis Central on Facebook


We've received wonderful news. Olivia is thrilled with the comments and positive interaction on our group on Facebook "Fellowship of Isis Central Site and News". In a letter to the group founder Caroline Wise, Olivia has declared our group an online Iseum for FOI members. Accompanying the letter was a beautiful piece of art titled "The Golden Uta-Ha, of All Nature." You may read Olivia's message and view her art here:

Olivia Robertson's Online Log


Text and Photo © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website. Photo provided by Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality.

Reminder Notice

Reminder Notice: Announcement from Olivia Robertson

Dated October 11, 2011

There are those who founded teaching centres within the Fellowship of Isis before coursework, guidelines and regulations were implemented. In those years between their founding and the production of guidelines, regulations and courses, these centres have brought through others, who have founded their own centres, and in turn, teach in the same format. The question arose - are they valid? ALL training courses are valid. ALL centres have autonomy. Regulations and procedures are provided as guidelines, they are meant as suggestions. The ONLY basic requirements are teaching centres base their work on the F.O.I. Manifesto and the F.O.I. Liturgy. The Candidate using rites suggested in the coursework most helpful to his or her own chosen Path. The College of Isis being the exception, as guidelines were laid out upon the revival of the College as inspired by Isis.

“The Queen’s regulations are handrails, not handcuffs.” - General Sir Lawrence Parsons, grandfather of Lawrence Durdin-Robertson and Olivia Robertson. He burnt mounds of red tape in his day!

When members founded Lyceums, Iseums, Groves and Priories they did so in the understanding that their work, based on the F.O.I. Manifesto, had validity!

Since 1976 there have been many lists of requirements and regulations for the courses of various centres. However, the requirement for acceptance of the Manifesto is the only basic necessity to unite us all. Regulations multiply which is the usual order of Societies! As Lawrence Durdin-Robertson was wont to remind us: “In the beginning of Christianity, all members were called Saints. Now you need to have performed two miracles and to be dead to qualify!”

The time has come to be free from secrecy, binding vows and inflexible rules! Any coursework should be available to all sincere seekers. This is essential to preserve the ethical validity required by the Goddess Isis of Truth for Her Fellowship.

Signed, Olivia Robertson
11/10/11
Addendum: Message from Olivia Robertson, Co-Founder, Fellowship of Isis
Received January 15, 2012

In the Fellowship of Isis all information, printed at any date, is historically valid. Olivia received this guidance from the Goddess:

The Goddess does not subtract, She adds,
Therefore all our printed information is valid for those who work with it.
There is no such thing as "out-of-date", or "up-dated" as one part of time is no more real than another.
There are no changes, just new expressions.
We work with all time Eternity

Changing Faces of the Temple



Several new photos and commentary have been posted over the weekend on Olivia Robertson's Online Log on Fellowship of Isis Central. Olivia is busy re-arranging the altars and shrines in the Temple of Isis at Clonegal Castle again!

Olivia Robertson's Online Log






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Just completed and published:

1. A complete overhaul of the Druid Clan of Dana section on Fellowship of Isis Central, including new Coursework Guidelines for the DCD, which is based on "The Rite of Dana. Druid Initiation". Everything has been reviewed and approved by Olivia Robertson. It's something new and different. Olivia Robertson and Circle of Isis members hope you will enjoy it and be inspired by it. Besides the coursework guidelines there are several selections by Olivia Robertson, which includes materials previously unpublished online.

Druid Clan of Dana

2. A complete overhaul of the Noble Order of Tara section on Fellowship of Isis Central, including new Coursework Guidelines for the NOT, which is based on "Tara and Lugh: Ordeal of the Danaan Treasures". Everything has been reviewed and approved by Olivia Robertson. It's something new and different. Olivia Robertson and Circle of Isis members hope you will enjoy it and be inspired by it.


Noble Order of Tara

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

The Fellowship of Isis in France

Report from the Most Reverend Dr Vivianne Crowley, Lyceum
Of Belisama and Grove of Ana

I am delighted to announce that Lady Olivia has inaugurated two new Fellowship of Isis groups in France – the Lyceum of Belisama and the Druid Grove of Ana. Both groups are based in Brittany, France’s Celtic north-west.

Belisama was worshiped by the ancient Gauls and in northern Italy. She is the ‘Most Powerful One’ and was associated in the Roman era with Minerva. Ana is the Mother Goddess of Brittany. She was incorporated into Breton Christian tradition as the Mother of Mary and therefore grandmother of Jesus. Hers is the largest religious festival in Brittany.

The Lyceum will provide training in the Isian priesthood for men and women seeking ordination in France. The Druid Grove will hold seasonal celebrations for those on the Druid path.

Olivia chartered the Lyceum on 15 August 2011. This was followed by a ceremony at Clonegal Castle on 12 November 2011, where I was deeply honoured to be presented by Olivia’s niece Cressida Pryor and initiated as an Archdruidess of the Druid Clan of Dana by Olivia and ordained as a Priestess of Belisama.

The November day was bathed in golden sunshine as we processed from the Castle courtyard to the Old Abbey for invocations to invoke the energies of the Goddess in Nature. We then proceeded to the Castle Temple for the initiation and ordination, followed by a seasonal celebration. The same golden light permeated the indoor ceremonies, until a wonderful pure blue healing energy made itself felt, entwining itself with the gold as Isis, Belisama and Ana manifested their energies.

In December, we are holding a ceremony in our stone circle in Brittany to root the energies of the FOI in Breton soil. We are also planning a small gathering in France for summer 2012. Anyone wishing to participate is invited to contact the Lyceum and Grove through viviannecrowley@gmail.com

Bulletin par la Révérendissime Dr Vivianne Crowley, Lyceum de Belisama et le Cercle Druidique du Bosquet Sacré d’Ana

J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer que Dame Olivia a inauguré, en France, deux nouveaux groupes affiliés à la Fellowship d’Isis – le Lyceum de Belisama et le Cercle Druidique du Bosquet Sacré d’Ana. Ces deux groupes ont été fondés en Bretagne.

Belisama était vénérée par les anciens Gaulois ainsi que dans le nord de l’Italie. Nommée “la Plus Puissante”, elle était associée du temps des Romains à Minerve. Ana est la Déesse Mère, patronne de la Bretagne. Elle fut intégrée à la tradition chrétienne bretonne en tant que Mère de la Vierge Marie, et donc grand-mère de Jésus. Sa fête donne lieu au plus important pèlerinage religieux de Bretagne.

Le Lyceum sera consacré à la prêtrise d’Isis, offrant une formation sacerdotale aux hommes et femmes souhaitant être ordonnés en France. Le Cercle Druidique organisera les fêtes saisonnières pour ceux suivant le chemin druidique.

Dame Olivia a constitué le Lyceum le 15 août 2011. Cette événement fut suivi par une cérémonie en Irlande au Château de Clonegal le 12 novembre 2011, où j’eu le grand honneur d’être présentée par la nièce d’Olivia, Cressida Pryor, et initiée Archidruidesse du Clan Druidique de Dana par Olivia et ordonnée Prêtresse de Belisama.

Ce jour de novembre fut baigné de soleil, accompagnant notre procession de la court du Château à l’Ancienne Abbaye où nous nous rendions pour invoquer les énergies de la Déesse en la Nature. Nous nous sommes ensuite dirigés vers le temple du Château pour l’initiation et l’ordination, qui furent suivies par une fête saisonnière. La même lumière dorée baigna les cérémonies organisées en intérieur, jusqu’à ce qu’une merveilleuse énergie guérissante d’un bleu pur se fit ressentir, se mélangeant à l’or, alors qu’Isis, Belisama et Ana manifestaient leurs énergies.

En décembre, nous avons organisé une cérémonie au sein de notre cercle de pierres levées en Bretagne pour enraciner les énergies de la Fellowship d’Isis dans le sol Breton. Nous envisageons également un petit rassemblement en France pour l’été 2012. Toute personne souhaitant participer est priée de contacter le Lyceum et le Cercle à l’adresse suivante: viviannecrowley@gmail.com.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

New Spanish speaking Grove in the Druid Clan of Dana

Congratulations to Carolina Amor-Boggs, founder of Circulo de Isis, a Spanish speaking community for the Fellowship of Isis. Carolina, in addition to her many duties maintaining this community, including teaching and ordaining for the priestess/priesthood, has continued her studies and was consecrated as an ArchDruidess in the Druid Clan of Dana in October. Now we have a grove in the DCD for Spanish speaking members. May Isis continue to bless you and your work, Carolina!

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Iseum Rosa de Gaia and Mahina Lyceum

Bruno Herzog, who has been translating the Fellowship of Isis liturgy into Portuguese so diligently and beautifully has created a blog in Portuguese for the Fellowship of Isis community members who are Portuguese speaking.

Iseum Rosa de Gaia e Mahina Lyceum

A wonderful new offering to the Fellowship of Isis worldwide community!



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