Happy 43rd Anniversary, Fellowship of Isis!

FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson, 1976

Never before published – “On the Vernal Equinox” by Olivia Robertson. A discourse offered by Olivia explaining why the Vernal Equinox was chosen as the date to found the FOI. Happy 43rd Anniversary of the Fellowship of Isis! We hope you enjoy this brand new offering, exclusive to Fellowship of Isis Central Website!

FOI 43rd Anniversary and Full Moon

March 20th is the Vernal Equinox, which marks the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Fellowship of Isis. It is also the day of the Full Moon, which on the west coast of the United States takes place at 6:43 PM. So today we honor the Moon Goddess with this oracle of the Goddess Ngame from Olivia Robertson:

Priestess: (Invocation) I invoke your inspiration, O Ngame, Triple Moon Goddess of Whom None in the Universe is greater. Caught in the dull web of our daily lives we look to Thee for the promise that lies concealed beneath Thy mysterious veils of magic. 

Oracle: You cannot see your own body save for the tip of your nose and the front of your body down to your toes! You need to gaze into still water or a looking-glass in order to see yourself: and even then the image is reversed. All you have learnt from science is but a limited area of knowledge deduced from insufficient information, garnered through extended five senses and logical inference. You can, however, only understand the hidden spheres of the occult if you learn the language of symbols. Each symbol embodies a reality on another plane. The moon which I hold in my dark hands is the mirror both of the polarized rays of the sun, and of your own earth, when its shadow blackens the moon. So those who fear the eclipsed Full Moon reject their own shadow! The moon symbolizes duality, a duality that is even manifested by the Solar Deities, Who yet cast a shadow upon the lower earth plane. The God when reversed is a devil. Yet the moon in triple form shows forth that harmony which resolves duality. 

The aetheric matrix of your earth appears to you as a dream reflection of physical life, to vanish at day-break. But in fact it is the causal essence of the physical plane. You can only alter physical matter through making changes in its aetheric counterpart. A table cannot be moved an inch without psychic volition. To do this knowingly is the art of magic. Spiritual transformation, rather than mere aetheric manipulation, is also the gift of the moon. As it is impossible for you to see your own face save in a mirror, so in order to know and transform your soul, you need to gaze into the aetheric lunar mirror. What you see therein may delight or terrify you! The ugly may see an angel: the handsome a monster. Union is achieved when the persona and soul are one: so the spirit is in harmony with itself. For what seems alien, even macabre, is your hidden self which, if banished, creates a vacuum in your soul. So deprived, you became psychically maimed. 

During the past two thousand years, mankind has attempted to vault over the psychic spheres of the moon, and achieve the higher planes without it. Femininity, magic, the occult, were all despised, feared and exorcised in temples and churches; convents and colleges; in monasteries and laboratories. But now the time has come when mankind the student grows to adulthood. Each of you must face the reverse image instead of attacking it, labelling it heretic, devil, black witch, lunatic, hallucination! For the Three lunar spheres, psychic, spiritual and cosmic are an essential curve in the evolutionary spiral. In the Piscean age it was necessary for devotees to struggle with their own souls to achieve one-pointed purity. But in this coming Aeon of the Winged Ones the shadow image must be absorbed. So may the Greater Self include both higher and lower selves. Duality is resolved not through conquest but through harmony. 

Every planet has its reverse twin and I preside over them all. And I also rule over the mightier duality of the shining stars burning in black space. Darkness and light are united in My cosmic embrace. I hold them in My arms as I do each one of you. 

Oracle of the Goddess Ngame from Psyche: The Triple Moon. 2nd Sphere

Photo courtesy of Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality

New Liturgy Translations

Just uploaded to Fellowship of Isis Central:

A new Italian Translation: A ritual from "Isis of Alchemy, Transformation Through the Goddess" has been translated by Ivana Circe Modesto of Pharmakou Potnia Iseum, Palermo Italy and Aglaia Francesca of Lyceum of the Divine Meow: Rituale no. 4. Il Pilone di smeraldo di Giove Il tempio ottagonale dell’ Alchimia

Two new French Translations: Two rites from "Melusina, Life Centers of the Goddess" by Rarius Chandalen and Lavindelf of L'Lyceum (Sanctuaire d'Isis) des Sentiers d'Avalon in France. The rites are Rituel 6. L'aube du Soleil Interieur (Dawn of the Inner Sun) and Rituel 7. Ouverture de la Rose du Coeur (Opening the Heart's Rose)

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(Photo of FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson, courtesy of Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality)

 

New Italian Translations

New translations of the FOI Liturgy and other materials have been uploaded to Fellowship of Isis Central (www.fellowshipofisiscentral.com) They are:

A ritual found in Urania, magia cerimoniale della Dea (Urania, Ceremonial Magic of the Goddess)
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Magia Solare della Forza Vitale, (Sun Magic of the Life Force) translated by Marialuisa Sales
 of Lyceum Campense in Rome, as a result of her work with Sarah Rooke’s Lyceum of Isis and Sekhmet of the Stars.

A ritual found in Sfinge, Dea miti e misteri (Sphinx, Goddess Myths and Mysteries): VI.Urano: L'Uscita alla Luce Del Giorno (VI. Uranus: The Coming Forth by Day) by Ivana Modesto of Pharmakou Potnia Iseum, Palermo, Italy, who works with Aglaia Francesca’s Lyceum of the Divine Meow.

Ivana has also sent a translation of L'alchimia di Iside (The Alchemy of Isis) written by Caroline Wise, which is featured in the 1993 Neptune Press edition of “The Call of Isis”, the spiritual autobiography of Olivia Robertson.

We thank all those members who have worked so tirelessly to translate FOI materials into other languages in order to better support our international membership.

New Italian Transations

Three new translations of the FOI Liturgy from English to Italian have been uploaded to Fellowship of Isis Central. The materials are: “Una Prefazione e Introduzione alla cerimonia” (Preface and Introduction to the Ordination Rite), “Ordinazione di Sacerdotesse e Sacerdoti” (Ordination of Priestesses and Priests) and “Introduzione: l'uso dei Riti e i Misteri” (the Introduction to Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess). These translations are a collaborative work between Ivana Modesto and Aglaia Francesca. With Heartfelt Thanks to you both, for all you do. These materials and all other translations into Italian are available here: Translations – Italian - Compagnia di Iside in the liturgy section on the FOI Central Website.

New FOI Liturgy Translations

New translations of FOI liturgy rituals from English into French have been uploaded to FOI Central, Rituel 5. La création des formes de vie (The Creation of Life Forms) from "Melusina, Life Centers of the Goddess" and Rituel 2. Aube. Rite de l'Abondance from "Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess."Both of these translations have been performed by Rarius Chandalen of L'Lyceum (Sanctuaire d'Isis) des Sentiers d'Avalon in France. Heartfelt thanks to Rarius for all his hard work, and to Sarah Rooke his teacher and mentor, of Lyceum of Isis and Sekhmet of the Stars, UK, for her continuing support!

A new translation of an FOI liturgy ritual from English into Italian has been uploaded to FOI Central, ritual no. 11, Mistero di Eros e Psiche (Mystery of Eros and Psyche) from “Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess,” has been uploaded to FOI Central. The translation was done by FOI Priestess Ivana Modesto of Italy. Thank you so much to Ivana who was mentored for her training by Aglaia Francesca of the Lyceum of the Divine Meow in Palermo, Italy. Aglaia has provided several translations of rituals into Italian in the past. We are grateful for the continued support of this wonderful community in Italy!


Photo: Olivia Robertson signing one of her liturgy books in her study. Courtesy of Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality. Used by Permission.

Wings of Spirit

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“Isis of Ten Thousand Names, Who protecteth the soul with Thy feathery wings of the Kite; Whose blood, enchantments and power strengthen the soul, inspire us with Thy breath of the West Wind. Winged Goddess Who concealeth Thy brow with Thy long hair, spread Thy hair of enchantment and shake it over the brow of Thy Devotees. Breathe into us Thy Breath of life and health and strength. Restore us to life, as Thou gavest life to Thy Husband, Osiris.” 

~ Olivia Robertson, Invocation to the Goddess Isis of Egypt and Hellas, in “Sybil, Oracles of the Goddess,” in ‘Part VI. We Face the Mysteries’.

Art: “We All Have Wings of Spirit” by Olivia Robertson