Meetings at the Reflection Pool #1 Isis Urania Speaks.

Isis Urania Speaks
Meeting at the Reflection Pool #1 
" I say to you. Take up the riches of you life and string them like precious pearls on your mala of wisdom. Use your teachings and experiences to unfold and radiate beauty around you. You are my children. The teachings you have been given are a culture and a way of life for you from the very beginning of your soul's divine birth. Use these rites to heal yourselves and the planet as you are both aspects of the other. You are my children , my priests and priestess, my painting and prose , my dance and my song.
 Radiate this in all you do and this truth will set you free. "

I was watching this video on Sun in Sag and looking at videos for Moon in Virgo today . I found this video for all my Sag friends like me.  I am performing the Awakening Ritual on the New Moon for Bast in my temple. She loves the new moon and with her black beautiful eyes and body, I am want to embrace her aspect at that time . It seems fitting . I was excited to hear about this New Moon's importance . Take a listen.

 Soon I will be introducing a new performance art project that will be a collection of women's experiences with the Dark Goddess. I am inviting 13 women to meet once a month with me via the internet for the next 13 months and make a collective experience.

 I will also invite 13 Grandmothers to come and speak each month as elders of our community and its concerns  to do the same.  With all of this documented I will create ritual for 2015. The balance of the Darkness and the Light of Wisdom I want to make this offering of Harmony to 2015 .  This by the way adds up to 8 . Infinity. :)

If your interested in this project please write to me . I will begin sending out emails soon and we will begin the process around Imbolc.  Your work will be presented on a blog that will capture all our writing and experiences. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SHARE THEIR WORK ON A BLOG and it will be used as material for the ritual in 2015.  The Meeting at the Reflection Pool . An experience to share and remember. To reclaim and renew.

With our recent blessings from the New Moon lunar Eclipse we have found a great deal of wisdom in the darkest corners of our being. This new strength is pushing us toward higher ground . The light of the Hermit , like our recent Full Moon In Taurus brings us confirmation of our new findings. I hear my inner voice saying .. Oh here that is.. I thought I lost that. ! " Cleaning out the cluttered closet and find old things we forget we had and new things also magically appear .  As Stargazer li mentions in her Moon 5 podcasts. Now is the perfect time to make things with your hands. Blend things together and create new from old or new from new. Paint , sew , write, play new music. Create offerings for the Sun King's arrival this Solstice. ( Or the new birth of summer depending on where you are. ) :)
Temperance is the Card for Sagittarius. I love love love this card. It takes all we perceive in our lives and makes it better medicine. It is productive optimism.  It is alchemy and it is High High Magic when we continue to master our Great Work for the Good of All . To manifest more of the same Goodness we all are made of.
I also like to think that I am beginning yet a new quest . So the Fool Card comes in to join the Hermit on his ledge just as the Fool begins to walk off.  The Fool is the Hermit. He looks down from where he took that leap of faith before with new insight lighting up his Lantern.  Temperance is winged and filled with the intuitive light of the Inner Sun.

Looking at Temperance Key 14 with the Hermit Key 9 both keys situated on the avenue of laws and agencies.  How do we blend the knowledge we light our path with. The wisdom of the old is a light that is being blended with new awakenings and new findings from the Hermit as he looks down at his past.
I like to think that the Hermit is also a being that holds up the star of contemplation. He is using the help of Temperance in the future to blend the past with his future manifestations in the world  Chiron will hit the sky direct on the 19th of December. This is a great opportunity to confirm the voice you have with your spirit and speak your truth with confidence.  Today for me is a day of viewing from within and seeing the lay out of my life. Who is there for me . Who am I there for ? What am I doing today and how is it significant to my unfoldment as a higher minded being.  Stop Pause and Listen to the still and loving voice within.

I am embracing these changes in my life. I am not certain what is coming next. Who is ? The certainty comes from knowing who you are. This too is an unfoldment and this month in December will bring a benediction to that notion .  Make a declaration. Perfect timing for New Years Resolution. The Magic Mirror has been cleaned and it is time to take another look at the person you really are.  Hold up the Mirror of Truth and look within. Ask yourself a few questions.
What do I want in this lifetime
For myself
For my family
For my Community
For my planet and star system.
How can I blend these desires together to move about in the world with Truth Strength ( courage ) and Balance ?

With Gratitude Day upon us only in two days. I am making my lists of what I am grateful for and sending out thank you cards to those I love . Thank you for this.. or that.. Making a mark on a great day to remember to count your blessing and explore the power of gratitude.

I am very grateful for the friends in my life who happen to also be my greatest teachers.. Well , of course they are. Why wouldn't they be ? Aren't Yours ?

Make you mark in the world of beauty , Truth and Wisdom. Embrace the eternal Goodness and Primal Will To Good we are all meant to foster in this lifetime.

Remember you are accompanied by so many allies. The Hermit holds up the Light of Goodness for you to see these blessings you now begin to blend and transform into new life yet again.

Remember what the Singer songwriter Ani DeFranco Says.. What doesn't Bend Breaks .

Be bendable yet strong like the Willow .  Be creative with your life , your devotion , your love and trust in the unfoldment of your inner knowing .

Brightest Blessings
Mana From The Muse

Bast comes back to me. How the Great God/dess appears to me .

How the Great God/dess appears to me 

is my most treasured experience . 

This comes to us with beautiful balance is a remind of the existing harmony we all hold inside our holy inner shrines. It is not in dream time or awake time. But in Spirit Time. You will know this by its earmarks of soul. 

Uncanny sounds, smells and images messages 

These are gifts that you can not completely communicate .  Perhaps your voice is a channel and yet even in this experience, you know there is so much more then the words themselves that have been gifted to you.  These are not at all like messages of spirits and lost souls, divas or angelic or arch angelic beings. These transmissions are of yet another nature our humanness is not well versed in.  

When you have experienced this communion with God/ess  keep the reminder of Her embrace, for this is one pathway to her abode. Write in in your chest of sacred Scrolls and hold it as a treasured gift . They rarely come but once in a life time and when the do reappear in this unearthly fashion. There is no ignoring their message. 

Look for the face of Goddess . the one so familiar to your heart. Ask if this being is that same divine face and the law requires it to answer you. It will never demand anything of you. It will simply reveal images and messages of beauty and grace that inspire you to create what you will from them.  It is always in a nature of love and never or pain or harm. 

You will feel each time changed and it will stay with you always. That is the presence that has seeded itself in you.

Calling Down the Light and Sound of God/dess 

Calling on the gods and goddess to be a clear and open channel for their work is one way of communing with the gods . 

There are so many. Another form of communion is dedicating yourself to a God / Goddess . The marriage of your heart to theirs . Seeing them as a part of you and you as a part of them. This marriage is so sacred and holy and  comes very seldom in ones life. Like a new lover you can not stop thinking about it . It is there always. 

History

Long ago all that existed at the Isis Oasis was the Isis Society for Inspirational Studies. And the Fellowship of Isis. Lady Olivia had not yet been to Isis Oasis, but Lady Loreon and Paul Ramses had visited Lady Olivia and received her instruction. 

Loreon had yet to ordain only a few of us on behalf of Lady Olivia and the Fellowship of Isis was a seed planted in our third eye and Sacred Heart. 

It was only a few years later that I wrote to Olivia and she made the ordination from the Isis Society For Inspirational Studies and the Fellowship of Isis "Official " Yet as she often said. The Ordination with Isis you feel long before the paper with the seal of the FOI arrives in the Mail. There is no mistaking your union with her. You will know it. I watched for a few years while new priestesses and priests would take ordination under the Tree . I wanted to wait to ask Lady Olivia if it was necessary for me to get Ordained under the tree when I had the beautiful letter for Olivia herself telling me I was registered in the FOI. Yet I did in 1997 with many other priestesses.

 Ordination number Three Nephthys, Isis and Hathor.

 It was also at this same time that I completed the requirements for Ordination with The TOI and became a legal minister in the United States. This tool has helped me go into hospitals and and bridge life and death for those translating into spirit many times. 

The TOI was a key for me to enter places I normally could not to carry out the work of the Goddess. for this I am eternally grateful to Lady Loreon , deTraci Regula, Arisa Victor and the board of directors for maintaining the legalities of keeping a legal non profit status open for all us to perform our work . 

At that time our tiny shrine at Isis Oasis was where all our functions daughtered only second the The Ancient Mother Tree. It is this tree that brings so many for hundreds of years to Isis Oasis sacred land. It is a portal to the inner realms for many of us and it is where so many of us were rebirther to the family of Isians and lady Olivia herself. 

Through out these years of building two temples one in Oakland Ca The Temple of the Sacred Moons and Two the Temple of the Muse Willits I have studied with several Hierophants in our Fellowship . Linda Iles and the Lotus of Alexandria offered me the work I needed to complete my degrees of Hierophant and with this I have constructed a school for the last 11 years that has been a place to integrate our path and art and creation to divinity .  To the Goddess of 10,000 Names. 

Our Lyseum I.S.I.S. Course work is vast ! 

I.S.I.S. Mystery School is very diverse and offers many different paths of study along with the Magi Degree work of the Fellowship of Isis. The manifesto and ethics of the FOI are the very same we follow in the Isian Society For Integrated Studies and are also the first lessons that the aspirant approaches when the begin their Magi degrees. 

We also have a school for those under the age of 18 years old . This work centers around the 42 Ideals and laws of Ma'at and the Manifesto . It is a great preliminary work for those seeking training as a priest or priestess of The Mother of 10,000 Names.

Recently I have been called by Ba'ast to serve her work as a channel. I have been telling myself that I am too busy to start another body of work . My attention was not centered enough with so many other focus to dedicate myself to Ba'stet. Yet, she came to me in her slow and perfect fashion.

I was recently reading Linda Iles Fantastic Epic Materpeice Bast The Cat Goddess of Ancient Egypt when I saw that her astrological sign was Taurus. It was on the Full Moon in Taurus that I perform the Dulce Domum for Lady Olivia in our temple and have received many transmissions from her spirit since then.

I was led today to clear my altar for sometime after the Ritual for Lady Olivia's Return Home where I found this gift of Holy Basil Oil on my altar for anointing. I had not used this oil but once when it was gifted to me at our local health food store in Willits California.  It was directly out of the blue that the sales person who owns Snow Lotus Essential Oils gifted me with this tiny vile of oil . She said you know I think I am getting that you need this. I want to gift it to you.

I was stunned as I was for many years a Tulsi pujari in the eastern Vedic tradition. I have all her sacred prayers and care of ritual still in my files and on my altar. I read today that one of the Oils of Ba'ast is the Holy Basil Oil

I also am not able to have a cat of my own but have cared for other peoples cats and have Cats come to me that have hid under beds from even their own owners. I do not seek cats out, yet some how the do me.  Today I was taking a very sick kitty to the doctors office for

 an abceses from his first and hopefully only fight as a male kitty.  When I return him and his human mother to their home I was guided by Isis to go look for a statue of Bast. If I were to find one in Willits, I was to take it home and begin worship of it.

I did intact find my perfect Bast Statue and she became very real to me the moment so came into my hands. 

I have her wrapped in a blue stole that Lady Loreon Vigne' gifted me when I opened my Lyceum . As I moved her to a more sturdy place on the altar I found that she was not standing properly. It was the oil vile of Basil standing there under her. I had not put it there.  She put it there. I was thinking when I wake her I will need to bath her and put oil on her.  This is one of those Oils I will put on her. 

http://www.sacredwell.com/shop-online/way-of-the-rabbit-oils/bast-oil

AS I read on I will find more oils and more offerings for this Mother who protects so much of our lives.

I have been very ill for many years and recently I have found myself saying automatically. I need to thank Mother Bast for giving me the power to always land on my feet.

I recall now that I received this oil when the full moon was in Leo. Purfect.
If you want to know more about Oils and Bast visit Linda Iles book Bast the Ancient Cat Goddess. Page 323 . Linda has a long list of oils sacred to Bast and their energetic qualities. I can not tell you how amazing and useful this book is. Rituals , history cat lore and the story of the late Duncan . Duncan was Linda's friend and black cat. He left his body shortly after the book was written . I treasure this book. It is a must have in your library. 

She is our protector and she is our nurturer ..

She will remain wrapped in this cloth until the full moon where I will bath her and perform the ritual of Awakening from Linda Iles book Bast The Cat Goddess of Ancient Egypt. If you are lucky enough to have this book the rites are on page 307 . I will be fine tuning them between now and December 2nd .

Please feel free to write to our Lyceum if your interested in participating in our installation of her presence on our Main Altar. Photos will also be included in this Great Work .

In aftermath. I would like to say that it was Bast who brought me to Isis Oasis. I was living alone and needed work . I had recently left a long residency with a Vedic Temple as a Priest . I had no idea when I came to Isis Oasis that it was going to bring me to Isis. I came to answer an add for a animal caretaker.

At that time in 1988. Loreon had only a few wonderful well behaved cats. The great famous Ocelot Pharaoh was one of them . Karma , Isis and Osirus the Servile cats , Anubis the Black Lab. Dahli the Llama, there were just a few birds and it was a very intimate experience for me to watch kittens grow and walk these beautiful cats on the lawns of Isis Oasis.  I was caring for Bast at that time to.

Loreon's greatest Love is the love of her Cats and Isis. Baast gave her Isis Oasis along with a huge amount of hard work and sacrifice from Lady Loreon and Paul Ramese.

 In fact if you think about it. Bast gave us all Isis Oasis as the preservation of these might Cats have been the major contributor to the actual existence of Isis Oasis.  They have attracted the needed abundance to keep it cared for and running .  

Great Lady Bast 

Great Lady Bast 

Your power protects those You so greatly love

We are your beloved children of your Divine Heart .

Beautiful Bast 

Giver of Life

 One how holds the sacred Ankh.  

May your foot print be clear to lead us closer to the brilliance of our Inner Sun 

The same Sun you joyfully bask in. 

Mana Youngbear

I want to thank Linda Iles for the inspiration to listen to the Pur Bast. and to Duncan who inspired Linda .. Our Beloved Bast Friend.  All the TOI and Isian Family members.

Linda Iles with The Black Swan Temple 

Linda Iles, Lady Zarita Zook, Lady Olivia Roberston, Lady Loreon Vigne, Beloved de Traci Regula, Sacred Scribe of the Lens Tim Laughlin and Lady Caite Mathis and The Beloved Granny Rainbow Arisa Victor. 

Very old time Bast Priestess' with Lady Olivia Robertson.

Serina Toxicat de Traci Regula , Lady Olivia Robertson and Linda Iles. 

Lady Loreon has the most fantastic menagerie at the Isis Oasis that has grown since my work there in the Mid 1980's. You would do yourself a favor to call the Isis Oasis and book a nights stay . It is an amazing experience . How many people do you know who have built a temple and Menagerie for the animals of Isis with daily rites and a beautiful healing spa with temple grounds to meditate on and experience the love of Nature itself. Isis is Mother Nature among her other great gifts she gives us.
There are tarot readings and other healing rites and body work available upon request when you call to book your room there.  You can also stay in an adobe hobbit hut if you like among the other rooms there . Call 707 857-4747 and ask for reservations and mention the options above. On Sunday afternoons there is an animal tour and service in the Grand Temple. You surely don't want to miss this great opportunity . 

Bast is a Mother to us all. 

Hail Bast. 

The Soul Returns Home . Missing those we love .

Loving our existing life.

 Exercising our love for the Arts and Nature ..

Believing in the Eternity of  Love Itself....

I received this message from spirit today and was moved to share it. 

" I feel your sorrow of the loss of so many in your lives right now.

Please try to accept that it is our own mind frame that causes us pain . 

Our soul is always joyful and aware of our full potential. 

Perhaps there is a reason why we are limited to remembering our precious lifetimes together 

 Love does not need memories. It's eternal existence is perfectly aligned to the Core principle so many call upon in " perfect love and perfect trust." .

Olivia , expressed this with Isis to me after I performed the Rite 
"The Soul Returns Home " on the early eve of our last full moon .

We all grow more alive and more potent after death . 

Like adding holy water to the pitcher filled with tap water.. 

It makes this alchemy more potent ! 

Spirit can only grow , not dilute itself. "

For many of us, sorrow for the loss of those we love is a way of letting go .

This is as important as a small dose of fear or a small does of ego.

It is part on integrating for those who do not understand the nature of eternal love.

However the other side of the coin is just this.

Soul never dies. It is eternally bright and filled with Joy .

It is original and beautiful and part of the whole.

Many of you are concerned about the planet's changes .
Some may see is the descent of man.
Man is not descending !
 He is ascending.
 More souls arrive on this planet.
They are high beings , agents of Truth and Goodness and they are here to help all of you to make the next shift in your consciousness.

Breath in the memories of all those we love who have passed and know without a doubt that you are part of them and they are a part of you in a far larger plan of Eternal Goodness.  

Perhaps the gift of death comes when soul releases itself to become a larger part of the whole . Free and perfect . 

All of us are a part of that whole .

The more we embrace our relationship to Goodness ,Truth and Beauty , the more we make High Magic around us. 

We can exist in our divine nature as Divine Muses .. Chalices of Inspiration . Custodians of Truth , Beauty and Wisdom . Caretakers of Grace . 

Perfection needs no protection as it is just that Perfect . 

 Do you know your Self ? 

Reverence is an offering to our teachings and each other . 

Those who practice these teachings, ARE the teachings; and should be treated as such .

" Love thy neighbor as thyself. "Time to quiet the outside world and listen to the Inner voice of freedom . Everything you need is within you . Step inside and take what EVER  you need.  With us being like the water particles in the pitcher I mentioned earlier, we are all part of the sacred. WE are the Sacred . The more we embrace our true nature the more we see the beauty and reflection of this nature in others.

 Like Isis Holding up the Magic Mirror.
" Mirror Mirror on the Wall Who's the fairest of them All ? We all are. "

What will happen to the Liturgy after Lady Olivia is gone ?

The Oracle Speaks

Please do not place fear in front of preservation. 

 It is far better to absorb your mind in the practice of goodness,

 then the protection of a myth. 

Myths are made by man and Truth is spoken by the Gods . 

The Oracles are messages given to you to remind you of your potential 

Your identity as Children of  the Mother of 10,000 Names  .

Be of Isis . Be in joy . 

Truth is simple and powerful . 

Exercise joy in the Mysteries I have left for you.  Let the spirit move through you .

Why should you need to allow fear to place your ego at the altar with the delusion that perfection needs protection ? 

Goodness goes where it needs to go. Those who are in that alignment follow that Nature. 

Missing those we love who have gone before us.

It is easy to believe that we are touched and spoken to by those who have passed on.

In the same fashion that a Shaman or priest can travel through time and space to give us a message. 

Grandfather Edison used to come to me in the form of a Raven quite often. Now at my house in Willits, I am surrounded by Ravens. Nearly everywhere I go I see Ravens..so I know that Edison is certainly watching over me. Maybe to see that I carry out his message of love for the earth and respect for each other.



 Ileya's mom Bea still sends me messages in her laugh she had. I hear her so often as clear as a bell. just out of the blue..laughing . Reminding me to love my life and laugh and lighten  up.. My godson Cal comes to me in the wind usually from the south west.. He touches me and tells me things like to call you or to go see the boys … his message is about the strength of family.  My godfather.




Paul is always traveling in light . white golden and rainbow light. He is never in darkness . He is never worried of concerned. . He sends me messages to remind Loreon how powerful she can be in her faith of Isis. Not to stop her daily prayers and to be happy. I get messages from those who are not with us anymore all the time. it is endless. 

They all speak to me and sometimes they even speak to me on another level with deep instructions or just conversations.  Never in English.. It is always in spirit talk. 

I am always here with you . As Close as your heartbeat. 

My friend Jane 95. She told me this.

I never cry for my parents or my husband who have gone. Because I know this is the place that we are all are destined to return to. 

I do not fear it. I miss my family but I am not sad they are gone because this is how it is going to be for all of us. We all get to move onto something different .something we do not know perhaps. But if we love this life deeply and trust that we are moving to the next part of this love and goodness.. there is no need for sadness or fear. 

Jane is an amazing being and I am lucky to spend time with her. She always thanks me for helping her and she is always in a very good place in her heart with faith and love for life itself. 

I have noticed more and more of these messages coming to me from young children and our elders. 

I invite it and drink it in. 

It moves me and fills me up . Like rainbow light filling the golden Grail. 

Our loved ones NEVER leave us . They become more of us as they also take our prayers and our love closer to the source as well.

  Be like the "Fool"
…Lift your head up to the sky and know you have Godhead wrapped around you like a warm blanket and the ground of Mother Nature to hold you up. The Beauty of Truth is as constant as the White Bright Sun that shines down on us . Our love is tucked away ready to be invoked by our inspiration to create more beauty , truth and wisdom from the art we offer to the world.  The little dog at your heals is your earthly self consciousness nature trusting in your higher soul nature to lead the way .  You are not aware of anything more then the beauty and love around you and you are complete in this .As the saying goes… keep your head up !Open your eyes (  all three of them ) look up and out to the endless mountains of adventures and possibilities that in the distance.

Simply being a part of LOVE itself is comfort for me. 

Being in an earthly body to recognize this and remind others of their miraculous perfection is another bonus in my book of life.

We are miracles.

We first come from an idea

That idea creates a union where we become a seed.

This seed is carried inside another Idea and is birthed to express ,yet ,another idea.  All , of which , come from an original source humans call  Goodness .

Just the fact that we are beings .. matter… and have free will and can express our relationship to Godhead is pretty miraculous.

You are wonderful ! Filled with Wonder . You are filled with your very own creative aspects to inspire others to love their lives. A Muse !

Take drink of spirit and feel that love you are so much a part of.  

TOI Meditation 

Inner Sanctum Infinite Space. 

 Close your eyes and breath spirit and all of its creation in breath out that perfect part of you that makes it whole. 

I love you dear one so, so , much. 

Mana

Dancing For The Goddess

One of my favorite memories is when I was 4 twirling across a large stage in front of a huge crowd of parents and grandparents and friends . My ballet company was one of the biggest things in my life at 4 and I remember it still at 52, like it was yesterday.

I danced for love and it came back to me and continues to return.

by Jewel Mathieson We have come to be danced not the pretty dance not the pretty pretty, pick me, pick me dance but the claw our way back into the belly of the sacred, sensual animal dance the unhinged, unplugged, cat is out of its box dance the holding the precious moment in the palms of our hands and feet dance We have come to be danced not the jiffy booby, shake your booty for him dance but the wring the sadness from our skin dance the blow the chip off our shoulder dance the slap the apology from our posture dance We have come to be danced not the monkey see, monkey do dance one, two dance like you one two three, dance like me dance but the grave robber, tomb stalker tearing scabs & scars open dance the rub the rhythm raw against our souls dance WE have come to be danced not the nice invisible, self conscious shuffle but the matted hair flying, voodoo mama shaman shakin’ ancient bones dance the strip us from our casings, return our wings sharpen our claws & tongues dance the shed dead cells and slip into the luminous skin of love dance We have come to be danced not the hold our breath and wallow in the shallow end of the floor dance but the meeting of the trinity: the body, breath & beat dance the shout hallelujah from the top of our thighs dance the mother may I? yes you may take 10 giant leaps dance the Olly Olly Oxen Free Free Free dance the everyone can come to our heaven dance We have come to be danced where the kingdom’s collide in the cathedral of flesh to burn back into the light to unravel, to play, to fly, to pray to root in skin sanctuary We have come to be dance We have come

Later in life , I found myself participating with some Vedic Theater actors . This work was so satisfying for me as a young mother . To express my acting in the Vedic tradition and carry on with theater in a sacred way.

Growing up in a house with two teachers and musician and artist was a great opportunity for me to begin acting in elementary school and bring in my dancing and music.

My father and mother bought me a cello at the age of 7 that was about the size of a small cat.

Music and theater was a portal for me from a young age.

I could go places away from the unexplained life I was living as a young child.

It still does

Back in the early part of 2000, I was asked to participate in a project called the Masks of The Goddess.

This Program was part of what Lauren Rain and Macha Nightmare created and it has continued into a new birth with the Masks of the Numina.

Ann Waters is producing a wonderful Awakening here in Willits with the same artist and shamanic visionary, Lauren Raine. 

I had written to Lauren earlier in the year about this reoccuring dream of a place of power where I often go to collect my energies and visit spirit helpers.

From this dream she told me about a woman who recently passed away after creating a basket mask.

She then was inspired to create this mask below.

Soon after she sent me the next phase of this Medicine Basket Piece.

I was stunned by how exact she had recreated the mask I illustrated in words to her .

The way the womans face came to life through the mask was exactly like how I experience it in my medicine power place.

It is now time for all the participants to collect their work and create their steps and costumes for the March 15th and 16th " Ides of March " Performance .

I had been thinking about my experiences with the Native People of North America and my history living with these amazing people .

Nearly all of us have some indigenous back ground and more and more of us ( like me ) have a whole collection of Nations we represent.

Thank goodness for the openminded people who have continued to pave the way for the Rainbow Bridge.

But dancing this mask is not just about the Native Americans.

The Basket Dance is everywhere as well as the Ghost Dance

If you look you will find that many traditionalists take up the Basket as a symbol of collecting ones "Self".

I am not performing the traditional Ghost Dance as it takes days of dedication to perform this dance .

I am dancing my own Ghost Dance / Round Dance.

A dance where I will find my clarity to forgive those things I could not forgive in the past and to offer up all the strength of universal Truth, as it is endless and the one True thing in life. 

You can see that it is becoming more and more a "thing" to dance out your emotions. 

Zoomba is big as well as the latest 1 million raising.

Gabriel Roth and the 5 Elements of Dance .

The lists continue to grow and with it seeds of hope.

We are returning to Dance and Sing from our Soul.

This medicine is what rocks our Mother Earth and keeps the stars laughing in the sky.

If more were to take time to dance and sing, I wonder what life would be like.

The Awakening is about waking up and seeing we are the keepers of the Future.

We are the chosen ones who hold the keys to unlock ignorance and take responsibility for the future by our own individual responsibility of daily mindfulness.

I am carrying the Medicine Basket in this production.

I carry it for those who have gone before me and for those who are ready to receive it's message.

Make your basket strong with integrity as your pitch .

Carry your emotions like potions of renewal and remember the respect for those who took part in weaving this basket you now take into yourself.

Collect yourself with thanksgiving songs daily and choose your words like gemstones to offer and not to harm others.

I found that many of my medicine friends have passed over since my work years ago.

Dancing this Ghost ( Round ) Dance is not about the 5 days of no sleep and sacrifice,

It is about me remembering. Re "Member" ing who I am as a peace keeper and a wisdom keeper.

It is about sharing my life with others in a healthy and strong way.

It is about balancing this basket and all its endless treasures with such care,

 that it may inspire others can carry their own baskets of truth.

We need nothing other then to realize we contain all we need within .

It is the search with out where we find ourselves lost.

"This is about your song. 

It will lead your feet to find your way home.

Dance your medicine dance and sing your medicine song.

You know the tune .. You know the steps

Twirl and hum

Whistle and sing

Dance and remember you are part of everything.'

M. Youngbear

I chose long ago to take ordination with Nephthys .

She is Isis's twin Sister of the Night .

She carrys the sorrow and protects all beings.

She steers her boat of wisdom on a river of our tears.

Her symbol is a basket or chalice that she carries on her head.

May I be a chalice of endless Light and Song .

May my footsteps be as full as they were when I was twirling around the stage at age 4, and may I remember that the Great Mother is and always will be seeded deep inside my inner temple.

I offer my dance to all people to find the clarity and certainty of Peace and Truth.

This same Peace and Truth that comes with the dawn each day.

Walk in Beauty .

Mana Youngbear A Human Being...

The Hymn of Isis From Thunder, Perfect Mind

The Hymn of Isis
From Thunder, Perfect Mind

Found in the Nag Hammadi Library, which was unearthed in 1945, this selection from the poetic Gnostic text Thunder, Perfect Mind has often been associated with Isis, since it shares many characteristics of a typical Isis aretalogy. This section, and the whole of the poem, have influenced much modern artistic expression, ranging from uses by novelists Toni Morrison, Umberto Eco, and Paulo Coehlo, to filmmaker Jordan Scott (the daughter of Ridley Scott), and by the musical groups, Tulku, Current 93, and Nurse with Wound. The praises of the mysterious Feminine Divinity evoke the universality of Isis in all her manifold forms.

I am the Beginning and the End. I am honored and scorned.
I am the prostitute and the saint. I am married and a maiden.
I am the mother and the daughter. I am the limbs of my mother.
I am barren
and my children are many.
I am she who married magnificently,
and I have no husband.
I am the one who brings children and I do
not bear children.
I am the consolation of labor pains. I am the bride and the bridegroom,
and my husband brought me forth. I am my father’s mother
and my husband’s sister, and he is my child.

I am the incomprehensible silence
and the idea often brought to mind.
I am the voice sounding throughout the world and the word appearing everywhere.
I am the sounding of my name,
For I am knowledge and ignorance.
I am shame and bravery.
I am without shame; I am full of shame.
I am power and I am trepidation.
I am conflict and peace.
Listen to me,
For I am the scandalous and magnificent one.

Statue of Isis-Persephone holding a sistrum, Roman period (180-190 CE). Archaeological Museum in Herakleion, Greece. Excavated from the Temple of the Egyptian Gods, Gortyn, Crete. Photo © 2009, Wolfgang Sauber/Wikimedia Commons.

Dulce Domum, Deena Celeste Butta From the blog of the Fellowship Of Isis.

Our gratitude to Linda Iles for creating such a beautiful cyber Memorial for our beloved family .
Deena has translated to another place of Beauty love truth and wisdom.
her work will always be cherished and remembered.
Mana youngbear Priestess of Isis 

MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013

Dulce Domum, Deena Celeste Butta

Dulce Domum

We honor Deena Celeste Butta of FOI Chicago. Deena was born on June 1, 1950 and passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Offered here are some highlights of Deenas life and work:

Deena participated in Theosofest during July, 1992 which took place in Wheaton, Illinois. This was an annual gathering of the world's religious and spiritual groups for a weekend of sharing. She attended again on June 13, 1993. 

September, 1993 Parliament of World Religions

In 1993, at the Parliament of World’s Religions held in Chicago, Deena was included in the Fellowship of Isis Procession.  Deena also took part in the FOI Mystery play “Judgement of Osiris” known in the FOI Liturgy books as “Judgment of the Earth” that was presented at the Parliament. She performed an Egyptian Dance as part of a presentation during the FOI workshop.

Later in the event, Deena was consecrated as a Hierophant, with Olivia acting as Priestess and then ArchDruid Isaac Bonewits (now ArchDruid Emeritus) and founder of Ár nDraíocht Féin, acting as Priest, with Ruth Dillon assisting as Priestess of Isis. Deena’s husband Ray Butta was ordained into the priesthood at this time. During the Parliament activities, Deena and Olivia participated together in an interview for local Chicago Radio.

InterFaith Day of Prayer: A Search for Vision

FOI Co-founder Olivia Robertson wrote in 1997: "The Rev. Deena Butta has taken part in an important “Day of Prayer, A Search for Vision,” co-sponsored by the Friends of the Parliament of World Religions and Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. Olivia participated in one of these Dialogues, between Buddhists and Christians at the Parliament (of World Religions, 93), including H.H. The Dalai Lama. The organiser of the Day of Prayer was Father von Duerbeck, OSB. As usual the FOI gets a look in at these ecumenical meetings, possibly because of the prestige of the Ancient Egyptian tradition! The programme involved Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Thai Buddhist religions and the FOI, represented by Deena. Deena’s work is greatly assisted by our member the Baron von Huber, Grand Knight Commander of the Order of Tara, who works tirelessly for the world ecumenical movement."

Deena wrote of her part: “Our contribution to the Interfaith Communion celebration at the Lake Street Church on October 5 and 6th was well received. We performed ‘The Opening of the Heart’s Rose’ from “Melusina”. It turned out to be greatly beneficial for us as well, since we all seemed to need some work on our heart chakras. I did ‘Ritual of the Pylons’ at Saint Procopius Abbey’s Day of Prayer last year. It makes sense to do the whole of the Melusina rites in this order - I will know what I will be doing in the next ten years! Baron Von Huber requested an Egyptian Meditation. So we have been very busy promoting FOI. I always emphasize the diversity and individuality aspects, also our personal responsibility toward ‘The Hearth’ however that is perceived; the importance of the arts and the use of the other 90% of the human mind. Also none can posses the only Truth there is, and of course the promotion of (divine) female energy.”

Many news reports were published about the InterFaith Days of Prayer. The Daily Herald Newspaper of Chicago published an article on Feb 16th, 1997, which was titled "Religious Groups Gather for Interfaith Prayer Service" written by Stacy St. Clair. It focused on a day of prayer held at St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, Illinois. Two quotes are included below from this article:

Deena wrote: “The purpose of the inter-religious prayer day was to stress the similarities between world religions. Though faiths may have different rituals, approaches and clothing, they share the same goal. The Jews praise Yahweh, the Catholic worship Christ and Friends of Isis honor the Goddess. The three boast different titles but embody the same spirit. Sometimes I think what we're really fighting over in some of these religions is the names.”

Father von Duerbeck stated: “The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Parliament for World Religions and Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue. Its purpose mirrors Pope John Paul II’s belief that group prayer fosters understanding.” 

FOI Chicago

Olivia Robertson once wrote of Deena‘s work in Chicago: “Members wishing to participate in the Chicago gathering, also aligned to the World Parliament continuing meetings, should contact Deena. Her rituals are extremely beautiful, meaningful and effective.”

Deena offered classes and workshops throughout the year, besides hostessing Olivia Robertson for a week every September and a week in October in Chicago. A reception was always held in Olivia’s honor, followed by the Equinox Goddess Festival, sponsored by Deena’s lyceum.

During the rest of the year, Deena offered classes both in person and by correspondence centered around the Fellowship of Isis Manifesto, and conferred Adepti degrees, Magi degrees, Solar Alchemy degrees for the FOI Priest/esshood and a structured course for ordination into the FOI Priest/esshood. Deena was publisher and editor of Isis-Seshat Magazine, which Olivia often referred to as “The Personal Post of the Fellowship of Isis.”

Deena was a member of the ArchPriesthood Union, the ArchDruid Union and Grand Commander Union, which form the FOI Foundation Union Triad, joint custodians of the legacy of the Fellowship of Isis. She was also registered as a legal minister through the Temple of Isis in Geyserville, California.

Deena participated in various radio and TV interviews representing the Fellowship of Isis, including a segment of the TV program, “Friday the 13th” which aired on March 12th, 1997 on the Arts and Entertainment cable network as part of a series on “The Unexplained”.

She also served as a member of “United Communities of Spirit - A Global InterFaith Initiative” in which she represented the Fellowship of Isis.

Career

In her professional life, Deena was a Reference Librarian. She attended the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, she was an Alumna of Northwestern University and a member of the President’s Honor Roll, Class of 1978, Regina Dominican University. Deena had been employed at the Glenview Public Library in Chicago since 1997. She was an expert on Genealogy. Deena provided guidance and instruction in genealogical research and taught internet classes in this area. She also annotated new reference books for staff at her workplace. Her thorough research and careful attention to detail carried over beautifully into her work as a Priestess in the Fellowship of Isis.Dulce Domum, Gentle Priestess.

Invocation and Oracle of the Goddess Isis from the Fellowship of Isis Liturgy rite “Dulce Domum. The Soul Returns Home” by FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson:

Priestess: (Invocation) Divine Isis, Who doth hold the Ankh, Sign of Life, have pity on our human weakness. We all fear death. There is no creature that will not fight for its life! The most terrible calamities that befall us are yet more acceptable than their ending through even the quickest death. We dread the loss of ourselves, our own consciousness, of all that we know. When we grieve for those who die, truly we fear for ourselves! Thou Who didst shed Thy tears for Thy dead husband Osiris, and Who brought Him to everlasting life, bring us true knowledge.

Oracle: Know that your very love of life, of your own selves, is a surety that you live forever! It is only the body that perishes. Therefore those who dread death the most are those who enjoy life the most! And in that very enjoyment is your salvation. If you see death as an unpredictable but inevitable disaster in the future, soon or far ahead, you naturally dread a sudden end to all you love, a stop to your own individual consciousness. But in verity you can experience your own immortality now! Eternity may be experienced through two passing seconds of earth time. You can awaken from this dream of worldly life into a greater reality. Only veils of ignorance and unconsciousness divide each one of you from your own Immortal Self. Hence death is sin: sin is ignorance. For when you wrongly think: "I am only the brain; I am the body with its senses" you deny your true self through choosing that which is mortal.

Enjoy those delights that belong to the eternal spheres, such as the love and care of each other, of animals and plants: philosophy and religion; the practice of arts and crafts. Thus you will strengthen your spiritual body with the nectar and ambrosia of the Deities. You will learn to participate in heavenly life as your earthly body sleeps. Love, and you are in harmony with Heaven. Be truthful, and you drink of the Water of Life. Laugh, and you laugh with Jove! Weep with compassion, and you mingle your tears with Mine.

Remove then the deadening pall of gloom which stifles your earthly funeral obsequies! Death is for the ignorant. Immortality is for those who know the truth! Develop your psychic and spiritual gifts, so that not only will you recognise this "death" as the impostor it is, but you will help others to lose any fear, but rather look forward to participating in heavenly joys. Reunion with those you love is certain. In your originality is your immortality, for nothing that is original can perish. It is an essential part of the cosmic scheme. Manifest your Divine Origin which is born from the Mother of All, Nuit, Whose children are immortal like onto Herself. Nourish then all good gifts in each person and each being and you strengthen the harmony between the Divine Sphere of Heaven with its transient reflection which is this world. There is no death. Love is eternal. Osiris and I are One. So is it with us all. 

Deena's obituary can be viewed here:  Mrs. Deena Celeste Butta

Directly beneath her photo on the obituary page is a link to light a virtual candle for her.

Photo provided by Deena Butta in 2005 fo