The Star of Tara
The Star of Tara, an advisory
board of the Fellowship of Isis, consists of the following members:
Hamsa Devi, David de Roeck, Arthur Freeheart, Maury White-Hereford,
Daniel Campbell, Christine Rhone, Johannes Nugroho Onggo Sanusi, Kasey
Conder, Carolina A. Amor, Maire Doyle and Linda Iles. The Star of Tara has issued the
following:
Statement- Star of Tara
The
Star of Tara, an Advisory Board of the Fellowship of Isis, is committed
to upholding the vision of Olivia Robertson and Lawrence and Pamela
Durdin-Robertson. We honor and safeguard the legacy of the work of the
three Fellowship of Isis co-founders;continuing their legacy unchanged.
We uphold the Fellowship of Isis as initiated by the three co-founders;
to resurrect a tenant of vocation to the Divine, be it God or Goddess,
furthering awareness of the Goddess, and initiation into Her mysteries.
This is as true now as it has always been.
The Star of
Tara is for that New Aeon. We still recognize in full the Druid Clan of
Dana, Noble Order of Tara, College of Isis, Muses Symposium and types of
centers, whether iseums, solar iseums, lyceums, groves and priories
under the Sacred FOI Foundation Union Triad. The triad consists of the
ArchPriesthood Union, the ArchDruidUnion and the Grand Commander Union.
We are here to guide assist and walk with all those who have been called
to vocation to the Divine.
The three FOI
Co-Founders,Lawrence and Pamela Durdin-Robertson and Olivia Robertson
created the following methods and practices of the Fellowship of Isis.
They were written down by Olivia Robertson and published by Cesara
Publications, the private publishing house of the FOI Co-Founders. Each
numbered section is an exact quote extracted from the source cited in
parentheses.
1. “The Fellowship is dedicated to spreading
the religion of all the Goddesses throughout this planet. The Gods are
also venerated. The Goddess is seen as Deity, the Divine Mother of all
beings, as well as the embodiment of Truth and Beauty.” (Original
Version of the FOI Manifesto, 1976)
2. “Creativity comes
from the harmony of the psychic and earthly spheres. The Goddess needs
our help,that She may bring Her era of happiness, wisdom and creativity
to this earth.Each member who chooses to join the Fellowship dedicated
to the Goddess may give a unique contribution. Every talent is needed.”
(Original Version of the FOI Manifesto, 1976)
3. “The
Priesthood of the Fellowship of Isis is hereditary in source through the
Robertsons of Strathloch, and is passed to priestesses and priests of
the Fellowship through the Rite of Ordination, also through touch and
oil. Vocation is essential. The Priestesses and Priests may in turn
ordain others, either through ceremony or through oil and touch, as was
the custom in Ancient Egypt. The ceremony may be conducted at a distance
through mutual arrangement.” (Original Handbook of the Fellowship of
Isis, 1992)
4. a. “Vocation from the Goddess is essential
for candidates for the Priesthood. When this Vocation is experienced,
the would-be candidate should apply to a member of the
Priesthood.Preparation varies according to the ways of each Iseum [or
lyceum], but an initiatory period of a year would be the minimum time
needed. The candidate chooses the Goddess or Goddess and God she/he
wishes to serve in order to helpthe Deity in the Divine Plan. Ordination
by Attunement is only used when the applicant is in an isolated
position. Preparation may be made through a Correspondence Course.”
(Original Handbook of the Fellowship of Isis, 1992)
b.
Ordination is bestowed by the F.O.I.Priesthood through the ceremony
“Ordination of Priestesses and Priests”, the Rite inspired by Isis for
the F.O.I. Liturgy. The same Ordination ceremony conveyed through
Telepathic Attunement is as effective as the physical Rite.Telepathy is
the language of the New Aeon. (Handbook of the Fellowship of Isis,second
edition, 1995)
5. “The College of Isis has been revived
after its suppression 1,500 years ago. Like Aset Shemsu, the F.O.I.
itself, it has always been alive in the Inner Planes. It is from these
Inner Planes that its return has been inspired. As the College of Isis
is part of the Fellowship, the ideal of the Manifesto also apply. The
qualities of Goodness, Harmony and Wisdom are manifested through a
multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-cultural Fellowship which
honours the good in all faiths. Magi degrees may be conferred through
Lyceums of the College.Correspondence courses are offered. There are no
vows nor secrecy.” (Original Handbook of the Fellowship of Isis, 1992,
Second Version of the FOI Manifesto,1992)
6. “The Goddess
Isis alone is Head of Her Fellowship. Within Her Family - Shemsu - all
members will still have equal privileges. Membership will continue to be
free. F.O.I. is not a Patriarchal Hierarchy, so no member can have
spiritual authority over another. Iseums, Lyceums, Groves and Priories
will remain on equal footing. Titles describe work undertaken, and are
not a badge of authority over people or beliefs.” (Original Handbook of
the Fellowship of Isis, 1992)
7. “Each Lyceum, through its
Dedication, is twinned with an initial Iseum, thus bringing the College
into close communion with the wider network of Iseums. The Dedicatory
Divine Names of Power of Goddess, or Goddess and God manifest particular
attributes of the Deities concerned in the Iseum - Lyceum. Therefore
there can be no set curriculum for the College. Deity in its eternal
Being contains all aspects mirrored forth through the whole Company of
Heaven, from Deities to birds. Thus Hierophants, through inspiration
from their particular Deity or Deities,produce their own training
Course. This reflects the democratic character of the Fellowship …”
(Original College of Isis Manual, 1992)
8. (a.) “The
Liturgy of the Fellowship of Isis has been inspired by She whose name it
bears; She who is crowned with the stars, is robed by the sun and
standeth upon the moon. It deals with earthly, psychic and spiritual
spheres.” (Original College of Isis Manual, 1992)
(b.)
“All the Arts strengthen Ritual and bring about purposeful changes.
When ancient liturgies are recited and words of Power uttered, sound
reverberates through the centuries, note calling to note. Words are
uttered, even in translation, they reiterate those used in temples for
thousands of years. In these Rites for the Fellowship of Isis, ancient
invocations, hymns and dialogues are used from ancient liturgies from
many religions. For the time has come when Iris, the rainbow messenger,
is forming a pattern of beauty from many faiths. … So in these Rites
prayers and hymns are used from Karnak, Babylon, Africa, the Norselands,
India, China, Japan, the Celtic countries. For all are relevant, and
without one faith the planetary symphony is deficient.”
(Introduction,"Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess" FOI liturgy
book, written by Olivia Robertson, 1988)
9. "As the Goddess
Isis inspired the ArchPriesthood Union, so the GoddessDana and the
Goddess Tara have inspired the foundation of the ArchDruid Union of the
Druid Clan of Dana and the Grand Commander Union of the Noble Order of
Tara. This triad brings into harmony the Priesthood, the Mysteries and
Philosophy, and Environmental Activity. The inspired guidance came
through Rt.Rev. Olivia Robertson at Isis Oasis, USA. The three Unions
form a triad of equal importance, they are on the same level, share the
same format and same scope of work. All three Foundation Unions are
protected by the Wings of Isis,inspired by the Holy Grael of Dana and
strengthened by the Sacred Mounds of Tara." (Announcement by Olivia
Robertson, published in Isian News, Issue no. 134, Samhain, 2009;
Isis-Seshat Journal, Issue no. 24, December, 2009)
The above
statement is supported by the following, who are pledged to honor and
safeguard the legacy of the work of the three Fellowship of Isis
co-founders; continuing their legacy unchanged, which also includes all
the FOI centres and communities they represent in perpetuity:
Star of Tara Advisory Board
Circle of Isis Advisory Board
Circle of the Sacred Cauldron Advisory Board
FOI Germany
Fellowship of Isis Central
Fellowship of Isis Utah
Circulo de Isis
FOI Chicago
FOI London
Irmandadede Isis
Compagniade Iside
