Unauthorized Representations of Olivia Robertson

From Caroline Wise: To all members - Several 'Community Pages' appeared about Olivia yesterday. They have titles like Olivia Robertson Priestess of Isis, Olivia Robertson Public Figure and so on.

Here is Olivia's response:

"I, Olivia Robertson, have been “Dead” on the Web. “Reports greatly exaggerated”. I’m still here at 94.

Now I am apparently proliferating as “Other Olivia Robertsons.” To identify myself, I am Co-Founder of the Fellowship of Isis and my home is in Huntington Castle, Clonegal in Ireland, and my friends can identify who I am!
Cressida Pryor, Olivia’s niece and successor
Caroline Wise of the Star of Elen, UK
Deana Hartray Butta of Isis Seshat, Illinois
Linda Iles Fellowship of Isis Central, California
Connia Silver of the FOI Homepage, Arizona
Minette Quick, Hon.Sec. Circle of Brigid, Ireland

Text © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

New Druid Clan of Dana Group on Facebook

This group is "sister" to our "Fellowship of Isis Central Site and News" Group and "Fellowship of Isis Central Site and News" Page on Facebook.

Druid Clan of Dana - Fellowship of Isis - An Clann Draoidheachta Danann



Text and Photo © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

New Photos and Commentary

Seven beautiful photos of additions and changes made to the Temple of Isis at Clonegal Castle by FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson have been uploaded to Fellowship of Isis Central. The photos were taken by Minette Quick, Honorary Secretary of the Circle of Brigid in Ireland on Saturday, February 25, 2012.

You may view them all here:

Olivia Robertson's Online Log

Left: "Visionary of the New Aeon," one of the new paintings by Olivia Robertson



Text and Photo © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website.

In Memory of Pamela Durdin-Robertson

In honor of FOI Co-Founder Pamela Durdin-Robertson who was born February 14th, 1923: “I think of earth as the floor of a cathedral where altar and Presence are everywhere…birds and trees and grass and tinted air and myself seemed but one mood or companionship, and I felt a certitude that the same spirit was in all. A little breaking of the barriers and being would mingle with being… When we turn from books to living nature we begin to understand the ancient wisdom, and it is no longer an abstraction… out of rock, mountain, water, tree, bird, beast or man the seraph spirits of all that live shall emerge realising their kinship, and all together, fierce things made gentle, and timid things made bold, and small made great…” - “The Candle of Vision”, AE (George William Russell)

Text and Photo © The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Central Global Website. Photo provided by John Merron, Elen of the Greenways Lyceum, London.

Isian News Brigantia 2012

Isian News no. 143, Brigantia 2012 has just been published. This issue has a particularly wonderful reflections article and rituals. Olivia has outdone herself! The cover art (left) by Olivia Robertson is titled "The Goddess Uta-Ha". There are also reports, announcements and news from members and centers, and beautiful offerings in the Muses Symposium section. Blessings of the Goddess Brigid to all!


Isian News

www.isiannewsfoi.org

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