Native British Spirituality

Native British Spirituality is the website of FOI Priestess Sheila Broun.

Its purpose is to provide a focus of re-connection with the Prettanic Isles, and to share  the experiences of their cycles and seasons, the elements, sacred places, spirits of place, and native flora & fauna.
They welcome contributions from the people of these islands (from any path or none) about their insights, alignments, spiritual experiences and practical information, which relate to these islands in the context defined here.

FOI Ordination of Rev. Tamara Siuda, 29 October 2011

Below is a message written by Lady Olivia Robertson:
"I had great pleasure on the 29th of October 2011 in ordaining the Rev. Tamara Siuda with Rt. Rev. Deena Butta in her chartering Lyceum of Alexandria, Chicago.  I learnt much of Rev. Tamara's authentic work in reviving the Ancient Egyptian Kemetic faith in modern days, and I appreciate this effort by Tamara and the extent of her work."

Rev. Tamara Siuda tells of her work:
"The Kemetic Orthodox faith was founded in 1989.  Through various incarnations, it now has hundreds of members in more than two dozen countries worldwide, and an extended fellowship, ritual, and instruction network online directed from our main temple, The House of Netjer, in Joliet, Illinois.  We seek to revive the Ancient Egyptian religion via scholarship and spiritual work in both Egyptology and serving Ma'at in the world.  For more information see our websites www.kemet.org and www.netjer.org."

The gifts of Wisdom, Compassion, and Beauty offered by Tamara to her matron goddess (Isis Stella Maris) and helper goddesses (Neith of Egypt, Lada Matryushka of Russia, and La Sirene of Haiti) are numerous.  They will be published fully in Isis Seshat Journal along with Tamara's translation of the story of how Isis learned Ra's name.  Briefly, they include her Master's degrees in Egyptology and Coptic studies; work in various capacities with the Oriental Institute, Field Museum, and many other museums; Reiki certification; Haitian Vodou initiations; a foundation that helps children; extensive instruction online and in various media and organizations; numerous publications pertaining to Egypt and Vodou; and much more.

The Lyceum of Alexandria is proud and grateful to welcome Rev. Tamara Siuda to the priesthood of the Fellowship of Isis.

Ascension of Isis

David de Roeck has initiated Ascension of Isis, an online mystery school to help and guide all towards the journey to their own divine self. 

To hold your hand and walk with you, to see the sign posts of your true being. To assist you in opening the Ark of your divine inner Sun and therefore recognising the divine in all things.

The official launch will be this Saturday 12th of November with Lady Olivia at Clonegal Castle, festival of Isis.

Iseum of the Sisters of Isis

The Iseum of the Sisters of Isis has been founded by Rev. Stephanie Campbell .

Sisters of Isis aim to create happiness, friendship, and understanding for all whose lives touch theirs.  The Iseum is inclusive, not exclusive.  Members rescue victims: men, women, children and animals who are used as scapegoats.  Many vulnerable people are despised and belittled because of personal, racial, social, or religious differences. Telepathy, empathy, and spiritual insight are used by members to promote self-confidence, open-mindedness, and originality.  This rainbow network unites beings of all worlds through love and wisdom.

signed,
Olivia Robertson, co-founder of the Fellowship of Isis
28 October 2011

Isian News 142

Isian News issue no. 142, Samhain 2011, is now available online.

Walk For Farm Animals

Lynn of the Iseum of the Mystic Isis is participating in Farm Sanctuary's Walk For Farm Animals, an event that raises funds to help animals abused or neglected by factory farming practices.

Being involved with animal welfare issues is part of Lynn's promise to Bast.  Lynn is grateful for your donation.

Lady Olivia in Salt Lake City 2011

Below is a list of the events Lady Olivia Robertson will be attending while in Utah this weekend. For more information, please click on event link. Questions can be sent offline at kaseyisian (at) gmail.com or 801.755.4419.

Trance Journey with Lady Olivia Robertson
Friday October 14th, 2011, 6:30pm
Crone's Hollow 2470 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
$10.00
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=186785204727490

Isis Fest with Lady Olivia Robertson and deTraci Regula
Saturday October 15th, 2011, 10am
Crone's Hollow 2470 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
$25.00
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=259282734100779

Children Blessing Circle with Mother Goose and Lady Olivia
Sunday October 16th, 2011, Noon
Crone's Hollow 2470 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Free (Donations accepted though)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119790174791794#!/event.php?eid=119790174791794

Eimear Burke

Read about FOI Priestess Eimear Burke in an article titled Seeing Magic in the Forest, in the October 8, 2011 issue of Kilkenny People.

Isis-House Publishing

Isis-House is the publishing house of FOI ArchPriestess DeTraci Regula.

Isis-House Publishing is dedicated to making available materials related to the Goddess Isis, and other Ancient Deities. 

They publish books by ancient and modern authors in all traditions of the Goddess. They also do translations of sacred texts, and print original scholarship.

Contact Isis-House Publishing at (619) 379-7317 or  New@IsisHousePub.Com

Athena: FOI Source Materials

There is an FOI Reading List at The Portal of Isis.  The sections cover Books By FOI Founders;  Books by FOI Members;  and some books about FOI.

Below is a quick reference list of source materials written by FOI Founders, Lawrence and Olivia Durdin Robertson:

ATHENA:
FELLOWSHIP OF ISIS  SOURCE MATERIALS
Created by FOI Founders

Durdin-Robertson, Lawrence.
            Clonegal Castle. --  Cesara, 1990.
            Communion with the Goddess: the Manual of the Fellowship of Isis / Cesara, c1976.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
     Symbols of the Goddesses; Chaldaea and Syria. – Cesara Press,  1978.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
    Symbols of the Goddesses;; China and Japan. – Cesara, 1979.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
    Symbols of the Goddesses; Egypt, part 1: Isis. – Cesara, 1978.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
    Symbols of the Goddesses; Egypt, parts 2 and 3. – Cesara Publications, 1979.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
    Symbols of the Goddesses; India. – Cesara Publications, 1979.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Idols, Images, and
    Symbols of the Goddesses; Southeast Asia and Tibet. -- Cesara Press, 1979.
Communion With the Goddess : the Manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Temples of the West /
    Cesara, c1977.
Communion With the Goddess : the Manual of the Fellowship of Isis: the Symbolism of Temple
    Architecture / Cesara, c1978.
Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : The Temples of Asia
     Minor and Greece (part 1)  – Cesara Publications, 1977.
 Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : The Temples of Greece,
    part 2. – Cesara Press, 1977.
 Communion With the Goddess : the Manual of the Fellowship of Isis : the Temples of Italy /
    Cesara, c1977.
 Communion With the Goddess:  The manual of the Fellowship of Isis : Temples of the Near and
    Far East. --  Cesara Publications, 1977.
The Cult of the Goddess : A Lecture Given in the Assembly Room, Wexford, on October 26,
    1974, at the Opening of the Wexford Arts Centre, During the Wexford Festival. – Cesara
     Publications, 1974.
 God the Mother : the Creatress and Giver of Life. -- Cesara, 1984
 The Goddesses of Chaldaea, Syria, and Egypt  (with Anna Durdin-Robertson)– Cesara, 1975.
 The Goddesses of India, Tibet, China, and Japan. – (with Anna Durdin-Robertson) Cesara
    Publications, 1976.
            Juno Covella : perpetual calendar of the Fellowship of Isis / Cesara Publication, 1982
            Life in the Next World / Cesara, 1989.
            Women in the Arts, Crafts, and the Professions. /  Cesara Press, 1992.

Robertson, Olivia
           Athena, Arcadian Awakening
           Brigid of the Rainbow Planets, Adventures of the Alchemical Twins
          The Call Of Isis . --Cesara Publications, 1975.
            College of Isis Manual / compiled by Olivia Robertson. – Cesara Publications
    Consecration of a Dame/Knight
     Consecration of a Hierophant
    Consecration of a Priest/ess Alchemist
    Consecration of an Adept
    Consecration of an Archdruid/ess
             Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess / Cesara, c1980
    Entry Rite as Companion of the Druid Clan of Dana
    Entry Rite as Companion of the NOT
             Fellowship of Isis Manual
             Fortuna, Creation through the Goddess
             Handbook of the Fellowship of Isis / edited by Olivia Robertson. -- Cesara, 1992-3.
             Gaea, Initiations of the Earth / Cesara, c1991.
    Ishtar of the Starry Heavens, Shape-Shifting of the Alchemical Twins
Isis Is For All:  Aims and Ideals of the Fellowship of Isis
            Isis of Alchemy, Transformation through the Goddess
             Isis of Fellowship: How the FOI was Founded
            Isis Wedding Rite / Cesara, c1976.
            Juno Covella, Perpetual Calendar of the FOI
    The Many Voices of Isis, Oracles of Alchemy
            Maya, Goddess Rites for Solo Use
            Melusina,Life Centers of the Goddess / Cesara, c1994.
            Noble Order of Tara Manual
            Nuit of the Milky Way, Alchemical Journeys of the Questing Twins
            Ordination of Priestesses and Priests / Cesara, c1983.
            Panthea, Initiations and Festivals of the Goddess / Cesara, c1988.
            Psyche, Magical Journeys of the Goddess / Cesara, c1991.
    Rite of Dana, Druid Initiation
            Rite of Rebirth :Initiation of the Fellowship of Isis / Cesara, c1977.
            Rites & Practices of the Druid Clan of Dana Manual
            Sophia, Cosmic Consciousness of the Goddess
            Sphinx, Goddess Myths and Mysteries
            Sybil : Oracles of the Goddess / Cesara, 1989.
    Tara of the Oracles, The Alchemical Twins Face the Fates
            Urania, Ceremonial Magic of the Goddess  / Cesara, 1983.

PRIVACY STATEMENT: REVISED

6th September 2011

From Olivia Robertson – Co-Founder

Because of the need for privacy, all FOI registrations and Centres will be kept at Foundation Centre's Archive Office.

Those Centres and Members who wish to publish their activities and ceremonies are welcome to do so, on Fellowship of Isis Websites.  Cressida Pryor will not publish any material sent to her.

When my brother and I published Isian News originally, it was for Members only and we were careful not to print any private names or addresses. 

 Now with the World Wide Web, the FOI still respects and maintains the privacy of each member and their Centres.

Each individual answers to their own conscience and no-one else.

PRIVACY

Here is a new message from Lady Olivia Robertson, received through Minette Quick:
 

3rd September 2011

From Olivia Robertson – Co-Founder:

 "Because of the need for privacy, all FOI registrations and Centres will be kept at Clonegal Castle and not be published.

 Those Centres and Members who wish to publish their activities and ceremonies are welcome to do so, on Fellowship of Isis Websites.  Cressida Pryor will not publish any material sent to her.

 When my brother and I published Isian News originally, it was for members only and we were careful not to print any private names or addresses.

  Now with the World Wide Web, the FOI still respects and maintains the privacy of each member and their Centres.

 Each individual answers to their own conscience and no-one else."

LotusPyramid Yahoo Group

FOI Priestess Lady Amber Dawn has started a new Yahoo Group, The Temple of the Lotus Pyramid.

Click on the name of the Yahoo Group to subscribe.

Ordination and Initiation Preparation

From Olivia Robertson
via Caroline Wise
Received July 28, 2011

A Priestess of Isis here in Avalon, Celia, asked me how my brother and I prepared candidates for Ordination and other Initiations.

Our essential aim for any Candidate was to receive direct revelation of the real existence of the Goddess. This we achieved through the Candidate developing psychic and spiritual awakening through trance experience and dream interpretation.  Development of the Kundalini was all important for receiving the direct flow of energy through the body.
The Candidate was required to have a practical way to care for others through nature, social work, care for animals or the environment.

Practice of the Arts and Crafts was necessary for each Candidate to develop his or her unique gifts. Lawrence and myself gave our sessions for eight day periods. We would assemble in the library in the morning and each person was required to read a paper on some relevant subject to FOI. In the afternoons, we made pilgrimage to a sacred place to cooperate with the local energies.

At 6.00 p.m. we would assemble to experience magical journeys of the soul, where each person would report on what they received spiritually. Here, some found the gift of Oracle, others of Healing and Counselling. We accepted the equality of Teacher and Candidate, demanded no violation of their private lives or asked for any binding vows. When we felt that the Candidate was accepted by the Goddess and her Consort the God, we would then give the Rite of Rebirth, followed by Ordination in our Temple of Isis in full ceremony. The new Priestess or Priest, in our experience, received a full flow of divine energy. They then, as was the custom of the ancient Priesthood, gave their Blessing to the world, with a declaration of their future spiritual intent.

Egyptian Theater in Moscow: The Wife of Orion

Here is a preview of the Video-Mystery, THE SACRAL BOOK OF ISIS  written by Victoria Preobrazhensky and performed by New Mystery of Egyptian Theatre.

This section is called The Wife of Orion.

Here is a synopsis of the action:

The epoch of Aquarius creates in the Universe the New Mystery of the Mother of the World, Goddess Isis of Ten Thousand Names.

At an entrance into a sacred Labyrinth (a wheel of reincarnations)  stands Horus, Son of ISIS.  He symbolizes humanity.  Before Horus, there is a heavy way of risings and fallings, the path of the warrior which leads to perfection.

Horus wanders in the Labyrinth of Time. But it is time to leave the Labyrinth already, having found the Way to the Bosom of the Great Mother of Light.  Horus hears the Call of the Goddess, and connects with the Great Mother, glorifying Her, covered by the Gold of Her Universal Wings.  At last, He has found Himself, and cognized the Truth.


Next: the Ascension of Horus into the Kingdom of Light:
the Starry Rostau-Duat, where Orion (Osiris) and Sirius (Isis) wait for Horus to unite with the Father (Osiris).

Isis-Sotis and the Star Hierarchy, on the way of Ascension of Horus into the Heavenly Duat, help Him to become «A star, as a live soul...».  Horus comprehends Eternity...


At the same time the Wife of Orion, the Goddess Isis, soaring in the form of white bird over the renovated Earth, enters into the fourth dimension.  She admires the beauty and harmony of the new world created by Her.  She has won a victory over the Dragon who constantly pursued «The wife and Her Seed» on the Earth.  The dragon made  slaves of humanity, having put on all the weak-willed the black seals of death (the label of the beast).


Having passed through the Time of Great Sorrow, the White Star Tribe resists the Dragon led by the Wife of Orion.


The long-awaited Victory of Light takes place.


And now, Isis is with Orion, and Her Beloved Horus (Horus-Osiris). She, at last, has executed the universal mission: She has won a victory over the insidious Seth — world evil —through Her Beauty, Knowledge and LOVE!


The Sixth Race, revived by the Great Mother, came to the New Earth-Bohema and glorified The progenitress of the Universe! mankind has entered the Golden Age of LOVE, Beauty and Harmony — the Epoch of the Mother of the World.


The Sacral Book of Isis : Wife of Orion was created by Victoria Preobrazhensky,

The Sacral Book of Isis will soon be available in English. Watch for sections of it in the next issue of Isis Seshat Journal!

Lady Olivia in Salt Lake City UT

FOI Central Registry

From Olivia Robertson:

"I am so happy that my neice Cressida Pryor is my successor in the spiritual and ethical work of the Fellowship of Isis. We need one single centre for registration of membership and centres (Lyceums, Iseums, Priories and Groves, Solar Iseums) which should be Clonegal Castle. Cressida has offered to be the custodian. Members may register with her and must sign that they agree to the Manifesto. No member has the right to control another. There are no subscription fees, membership will always continue to be free. I feel my brother is with me as the Fellowship of Isis goes back to basics. 

Cressida is the neice of my brother Lawrence Durdin-Robertson and Pamela Durdin-Robertson.  

She is responsible only for registration and not new membership."

--Olivia Robertson.

Cressida Pryor comments:

"Registration to the Fellowship of Isis, and registration of centres may be made via my email. All must agree to the Manifesto. Please put ‘FOI’ in the title bar of any emails."

FOI Center Guidelines

Fellowship of Isis Center Guidelines apply equally to all FOI centers and societies.
This guideline and policy page includes a message from Lady Olivia about her creation of the guidelines.

Guidelines are provided for:
--enrolling new members
--new centers
--iseums and lyceums
--new appointments
--non-affiliation clause
--providing instruction to minors
--degrees
--FOI priesthood training
--issuing of certificates
--FOI center websites
--FOI rituals

PRIESTHOOD TRAINING

 

 Musings on Priesthood Training Courses
From Olivia Robertson 22/7/2011

As we have said in our Manifesto, My brother and I have printed our ordination ceremony but left it to individual priestesses and Priests to offer their own form of training.  Purely from a personal point of view I like what Caroline has told me this morning so I have prevailed on her to offer her own method which is modern, democratic and original. It allows the candidate to bring the Goddess into everyday life.

My brother and I were very clear that anyone could leave the Fellowship, including the priesthood and any FOI group or course at anytime and that they will be sent forth with goodwill and kindness however annoyed they are at the time! I don’t mind if they find spiritual support elsewhere.  The Priestess allows the candidate privacy and therefore freedom in their personal life. There should be no vows or secrecy. Let us be happy! Love is the Heartbeat of the Universe. OR

My brother is present as Caroline and I are talking here on the sofa after breakfast:

From Caroline: Olivia has asked me to share the basics of my Priestess training.

My course is open to all who come with a genuine good heart.  It is a very practical and the aims are for the candidate to integrate the Goddess into the ‘mundane’ sphere, what we call everyday life, which includes ones’ work, hobbies, and other activities. This extends to some form of conservation work; practical or raising awareness; Some similar work will be taken with animals and the environment. This is not as daunting as it sounds, trust me! This complements academic research – hearing of  your genuine psychic and spiritual contact with the goddess is as important, if not more so, than you telling me what you have learned from books!

The practical work also complements this more esoteric work such as the daily meditations and psychic attunements, FOI Liturgy rites, joining us in solo distant attunement, dream understanding, and bi-monthly group meetings. To me the most important aspect of the role of Priestess is to give the oracle of the Goddess, and it is a particular feature of the FOI priesthood. My course offers training with this.

The candidate finds that by the date of their ordination, they are already acting as a Priestess or Priest with grace in all spheres of their life, including how they treat others, how they share, and how they treat themselves. Equally, I see the role of the Pr/Prs offering an ordination course as one of bringing out the Pr/Prs already within the candidate. No form of bossing or discipline should be present in the relationship. There can be no form of domineering from teacher to student, the relationship is not healthy if the teacher acts like a boss, and the student should not accept it. The newly ordained Prs or Pr is free to continue working with the same people, or to start their own group and to go forth with blessings of the Fellowship. Aset Shemu. 

Prayer Request For Indigenous People

Lady Olivia has asked that the following message be widely distributed:

"From Olivia Robertson, Druidess. Festival of Opet, Isis the Awakener.

I have been overwhelmed by the needs of my friends the Hopi, Mayans, and Polynesians and other Native American peoples both North and South to save their whole life-style from well meaning but disasterous intervention.

Now at last the the Divine Command of the Earth Goddess has been heard as Druidess Caroline Wise was summoned to see Her Excellency the Bolivian Ambassador to London to help the Earth Goddess and the indigenous people. The Ambassadress has said we are five minutes to midnight to saving the earth, and that the earth goddess Patchamama is now officially recognised by the Bolivian government.

If we want to help, each of us can light a candle to the Earth Goddess that we may perform her Divine Will to save the Earth. Not our will, her will by forming a network of lights around the earth. "

--Olivia Robertson

A message from Caroline Wise was also received:

" I was very honoured to be asked to a meeing at the Bolivian Embassy by the Ambassador to Britain Maria Beatriz Souviron to discuss the summer solstice significance at Stonehenge, and the goddess. I was also asked to describe our own beliefs in the Fellowship of Isis. I told her about our work in the Druid Clan of Dana and the Noble Order of Tara. Vivianne Crowley represented Wicca. Please see my report in the latest Isian News. The ambassador said we are five minutes to midnight regarding the diminution of earth’s resources. She was aware that the pagan practice of the Bolivian indigenous people have similarities with modern ‘Western’ pagan practice. While I am aware that there are also differences that may not be in accord with my own practice, the important thing is that the Goddess has been officially recognised by a democratically elected government and this will lead to more recognition of the Goddess world wide.

To help with this restoration of the Goddess, I sanction Olivia’s suggestion that we light candles and send the light forth to the indigenous people of the world. Five minutes to midnight on any day convenient to you would be a good time to do this; if this is not possible, then any time could be symbolic of ‘five minutes to midnight’."

--Caroline Wise