Beltane 2026 Isian News, issue no. 200

 

Greetings and Blessings of the Season! The Beltane 2026 issue of Isian News is published! Cover Art: The Goddess Dana by Olivia Robertson. Oracle of the Goddess Dana by Olivia Robertson. Heartfelt thanks to the following members who have contributed: Celia Thomas, Mana Youngbear, Caroline Wise, Christian Ortiz, Linda Iles, Michael Starsheen, Ivana Modesto, Manuel E. Fadda, Kasey Conder, Manuela Cardia, Tina Georgitsis, Denise Dumars, Sarah Rooke, Marco Gravina Franco Garcia, Donnia Swindells, Verena Catania, Thalia Brown, Jewels Solheim. Dulce Domum: Catherine Wright

Beltane 2026 Isian News, issue no. 200

Blessed Summer Solstice!

 

Blessed Summer Solstice! "The teaming summer has come, bringing life in its arms, and strews rosy flowers on the face of hill and dale. In lovely harmony the wood has put on its green mantle, and summer is on her throne, playing her string music. The willow whose harp hung silently when it was withered in winter, now gives forth melody - Hush! Listen! The world is alive!" ~ 'Summer. Rite of the Sun' from "Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess" by Olivia Robertson.

Photo: Midsummer Alchemical Wedding courtesy of Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality

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Oracle of the Seasons: Beltane 2023

 

A new Oracle of the Season has been uploaded to Fellowship of Isis Central Website - Oracle of the Goddess Mahadevi, featured in ritual no. 7, in "Panthea, Initiations and Festivals of the Goddess":  “I am without: I am within: I am the Lover and the Beloved: I am the Knower and the Known: I am the Harmony that reconcileth all things. Know Me.

 

 

https://www.fellowshipofisiscentral.com/fellowship-of-isis---oracles-of-the-seasons

Isian News Beltane 2023

 

Beltane Blessings, Aset Shemsu! Isian News no. 188, Beltane 2023, has been published! The cover features a lovely photo of FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson carrying an offering of flowers to the Belvedere on the grounds of Clonegal Castle. This issue features the Oracle of the Goddess Mahadevi and the ritual Festival of Wesak from the FOI liturgy book “Panthea, Initiations and Festivals of the Goddess” and “Psychic Rescue Work” by FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson.  Editorial “The Time of Blessings” by Hamsa Devi. Book Reviews: “Little Book of Qi” by Janet Seaforth; “Euphrosyne & Harty Spring” by Sonia McNally; Book Recommendation: “The Girl in the Tunnel” by Maureen Sullivan. Heartfelt thanks to the following members for their contributions: Marie Alexander; Normandi Elli’ Caroline Wise; Linda Iles; Patrick Norwood MacAllister; Sara Gamberoni, Kasey Conder, Alexandra Axinte, Michael A. Starsheen; deTraci Regula; Hennie van Geel; Claudiney Prieto; Celia Thomas; Christine Rhone; Baya Rouzoul; Setjataset; Mana Youngbear; Denise Dumars; Sarah Rooke; Ivana Modesto; Shannon Michaela Doree Smith; Ossian D’Ambrosio; Ann Brigit Waters; Sheila Broun. Dulce Domum: Ayah Buonaugurio.

 

Thank you to all who contributed photos, reports, articles, poetry, and news from their centers!

 

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Isian News Beltane 2023

Happy Anniversary to the Fellowship of Isis

 

Blessed Vernal Equinox, Aset Shemsu! Today we honor the founding of the Fellowship of Isis, which was established on theVernal Equinox in 1976. Did you ever wonder why the founders chose this date? Olivia expressed her views in an interview given at the Nesu House, Isis Oasis, in 2003. She offered some beautiful insights the reasoning why this date was chosen, including this passage: "Spring marked the time of ancient Egyptian harvest. My brother, through his studies, discovered the four faces of Khufu’s pyramid are slightly concave - as commented upon by Petrie; the intent of this construction may have marked advent of the equinoxes. Lawrence discovered the pillar of Osiris, known as the djed, was used as a kind of celestial measuring-pole. The djed, when shown tilted, symbolised the Autumn Equinox and the confinement of Osiris within the coffin; whereas the djed when upright, denotes the Spring Equinox and the recovery of Osiris by Isis." You can read the whole interview at the link below.

https://www.fellowshipofisiscentral.com/olivia-robertson-vernal-equinox

Photo courtesy of Loreon Vigne

Isian News Lughnasadh 2021 Issue no. 181

 

Blessings to All! Isian News for Lughnasadh 2021 has just been uploaded to the Fellowship of Isis Central Website. You may view the current issue at this link: Isian News Lughnasadh 2021

For information and viewing of past issues please use this link: Current and Past Issues

FOI Central Website: Public Endorsement

 

The Fellowship of Isis Central Website enjoys two-way support and friendly relations with the FOI community worldwide. Both FOI Central and the members of the FOI Union Triad comprised of the Archpriesthood Union, Archdruid Union and Grand Commander Union offer support, guidance and service to members within the Fellowship of Isis. Please be aware, one may come across venues that do not have our support, but wish to appear as though they do. Anyone that creates content online can post a link. This should not be construed as mutual endorsement.

 

Photo: FOI co-founders Olivia Robertson and her brother Lawrence Durdin-Robertson

Happy Birthday Olivia Robertson

 

We Say Your Name That You May Live! Olivia Robertson, co-founder of the Fellowship of Isis was born on 13 April 1917. We honor her especially on this day, and acknowledge the many contributions she made, and how she touched so many lives, igniting a spark for the greater good. Olivia especially of the three co-founders, was the one that drew us all together, as Aset Shemsu, to become a worldwide community. Blessings of Isis to you, dear Olivia as you dance among the stars!

 

You will find more about the life and contributions of Olivia Robertson here:

https://www.fellowshipofisiscentral.com/olivia-robertson

 

Isian News, Samhain 2019

 

Isian News Samhain Issue No. 174 has just been uploaded. Heartfelt thanks to all those support members who continue to support and contribute to Isian News.

A new Oracle of the Season - the oracle of the Goddess Isis from ritual no. 3, 'Mystical Awakening of Taurus and Isis' in "Sophia, Cosmic Consciousness of the Goddess" by Olivia Robertson.

 

Photo: courtesy of David de Roeck

Lughnasadh 2019 Isian News, Issue No. 173

Greetings Aset Shemsu! Isian News for Lughnasadh 2019, Issue no. 173 has just been published and uploaded! Cover: “The Goddess Tiamat, Starry Dragon of Space” by Olivia Robertson. Oracle: “Oracle of the Goddess Tiamat” by Olivia Robertson. Editorial: “Rainbow Rays of Deity” by Olivia Robertson. With heartfelt thanks to the following members for their contributions: Ivana Modesto, Diveena Marcus, Celia Thomas, Maria Agape, Rarius Chandalen, Lavendelf, Chelsea Luellon Bolton, Gretchen Cornwall, Patricia Griffin, Hamsadevi Claudia, Judith Page, Shakila Ioanna Brati, Caroline Wise, David de Roeck, Christine Rhone, Marie Clewley, Aglaia Francesca, Sarah Rooke, Kenneth Matthew Bearden and Mana Youngbear. 

You may view the issue at this link: Lughnasadh 2019

Beltane Isian News 2019

Greetings Aset Shemsu! Isian News 2019 Beltane Issue No. 172 has just been uploaded. You may view it at this link: Beltane 2019 Isian News. Heartfelt thanks to all those support members who continue to support and contribute to Isian News.April 23: A new Oracle of the Season - the oracle of the Goddess Vesta from ritual no. 5, "Bohemia: Where is Bohemia?" Part I in "Athena - Arcadian Awakening" by Olivia Robertson

Painting of the goddess Dana by Olivia Robertson.

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, Olivia creating a painting of a Moon Godddess, courtesy of Dennis Murphy of Logic Reality

Isian News issue no. 168, Beltane 2018

Beltane Blessings! Isian News issue no. 168, Beltane 2018 has just been published. Cover art: Photo of Olivia Robertson taken by Ishtar Klaus at the Symphony for the Goddess, 2000, hosted by Hamsa Devi and Thomas Wehmeyer in the famous Teutoforest, near Bielefeld, Germany. Oracle: Invocation and Oracle of the Goddess Niamh by Olivia Robertson. 

This issue is filled with news, reports, wonderful articles, art and poetry, along with offerings from FOI members, including a review of a new book "Divining with Animal Guides" by Hearth Moon Rising and "Soulscapes Tarot" by Jade Ashcroft Moore.

You may view the current issue as a pdf at this link: Beltane 2018.pdf

Heartfelt thanks to all who members who contributed to this issue of Isian News. It is truly a blessing to see Isian News, the original newsletter of the Fellowship of Isis continue on as such a warm and vibrant publication. Isian News was created by the FOI Co-founders and first published in the summer of 1976. It has been continuously published quarterly since that date.

Founding of the Fellowship of Isis

Blessings Aset Shemsu! In honor of the upcoming anniversary of the founding of the FOI, during the FOI Convocation at Isis Oasis, Geyserville, California, USA, 2006, Olivia Robertson gave the following account of the Founding of the Fellowship of Isis

Enjoy!

Anniversary of the Founding of the FOI: March 21

March 18- Celebrate the Birth of the FOI on March 21: “Earth Magic of Transformation” in Urania. Rite by Attunement for All FOI Members are free to join in by around the world on March 21st, Spring Equinox, which is the actual FOI Birthday/Date of the Founding - either as full ceremonial, or reading it, and visualising it.

There doesn't have to be a specific time as that is difficult to coordinate internationally, without it being inconvenient for some. All the rites can be done solo, by reading aloud, perhaps with a candle, and or incense, or more elaborate if you choose! Relax beforehand, and anoint your brow with water before you start. Make sure you won't be interrupted by phones or people. Cats and dogs usually like to join in! 

Registration within the Fellowship of Isis

Registration within the Fellowship of Isis

Just a friendly reminder: the heads of all centers are responsible for keeping their own records of titles conferred via consecration or ordination, and all degrees earned. This is in accordance with the wishes of FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson, who continued the gradual decentralization of the Fellowship of Isis, a process she began in 1999. Any members who wish to send copies of their records to FOI Central for listings on the website or for inclusion in Isian News are warmly welcome 
to do so!

 
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(Photo: Olivia signing a charter at the Nesu House, Isis Oasis, Geyserville, California, 2007)

Isian News Brigantia 2018

Brigantia Greetings Aset Shemsu! Isian News, Issue No. 167, Brigantia 2018 has just been published. Cover: “The Goddess Tara” by Olivia Robertson. Oracle of the Goddess Tara by Olivia Robertson. Editorial: Reflections on the Parliament of World’s Religions by Kasey Conder. FOI Daily Attunement Times and FOI Daily Prayer. Announcements: New Admin for Order of Athena Facebook Group; FOI Chicago; Isis-Seshat Magazine; International Online FOI Symposium. FOI Events. Reports: FOI Chicago Solstice Gathering; Our Lady’s Prayer Circle; Samhain with Lyceum of the Nubian Moon. Muses Symposium: Bellydance by Tina Georgitsis; Littlest Druid Shares the Light by Kat Robb; Ley Lines by Shakila Ioanna Brati; The Stole of the FOI Priesthood by Linda Iles; Candle Magic by Kris Fawcett; Shaman Chefs by Michael Starsheen and Kiel Milner; Hymn to Isis by Loreon Vigne; Oracle Reading by Carolian Amor; Poem by Nuit Moore; Littlest Druid and the Reindeer by Kat Robb; New Year Greeting of the Spring Maiden by Caroline Wise; Colours of Devi by Hamsadevi Claudia. Goddess World: Memories of Olivia shared by Mana Youngbear and Carrie Kirkpatrick. Animal Family of Isis: Happy Hallowe’en from London. News from Members & Centers. Dulce Domum: Charleen Stewart.

You may view the current issue as a pdf at this link: Brigantia 2018.pdf