1 Isis-Seshat Journal Personal Post of the Fellowship of Isis Issue #34 Summer 2012 Volume 9 Number 2 Isis Seshat Journal #34 2 Linda Iles: “ This is a hymn I wrote to Isis. It is based on the traditional morning hymn, but the words are my own. I wrote this for a presentation at Isis Oasis in Geyserville some years ago and just recited it during a meditation recently on Creatrix Media Live while interviewed by Anniitra Ravenmoon!”-- From Foi central site and news http://www.facebook.com/groups/361723650498/ HYMN TO ISIS by Linda Iles Awake in peace Lady of Joy, Awake in peace rise in beauty. Awake in peace Lady of Life, Awake in peace rise in beauty. Beautiful in Heaven awake! All praise to You, Holy Goddess. O Beautiful Being! Beautiful is Your awakening. In every place, Every heart swells with joy At Your rising forever. Beautiful is your awakening, Lady Isis! Isis Seshat Journal #34 3 Isis-Seshat Journal Issue #34 Vol. 9 No.2 ISSN: 1552-082X TABLE OF CONTENTS: Cover Art: Temple of Isis, by Dr. Jack Gerber ............................................................................................................................. p.1 Inside Front Cover: Awake In Peace Lady of Joy, Hymn and Art by Linda Iles ......................................................................... p.2 Subscription Information ............................................................................................................................................................... p.3 Letter From the Editor……………………………… ....................................................................................................................... p.4 Announcements from Lady Olivia Robertson............................................................................................................................... p.5 News Digest From FOI Global Sites............................................................................................................................................. p.5 Messages From Minette................................................................................................................................................................ p.9 Members’ Notices... ...................................................................................................................................................................... p.11 Prayer requests ...... ...................................................................................................................................................................... p.16 Changing Faces of the Temple, by Minette Quick ....................................................................................................................... p.17 Reviews, by Michael Starsheen.................................................................................................................................................... p.23 Hymn to Aset, by MeritAset .......................................................................................................................................................... p.23 Aphrodite, essay by Sarah Kobuszko .......................................................................................................................................... p.24 Aradia, poem by Radagast the Bard ............................................................................................................................................ p.26 4th Day for the Goddess in Berlin: report, by Gisela Kranz .......................................................................................................... p.27 Goddess Destinations, essay by Karen Tate ............................................................................................................................... p.29 Olivia’s 95th Birthday, report by Minette Quick and David de Roeck ........................................................................................... p.31 A Bast Channeling, channeled by Sarah Rooke .......................................................................................................................... p.34 Exploring a Spirituality of the Past, for a Better Future: The Druid’s Primer, essay by Luke Eastwood…………………………. p.35 A Bast Blessing, prayer by MarieClewley………………………………………………………………………………………………p.37 My 80th Birthday, report by Loreon Vigne ..................................................................................................................................... p.37 Nightswimming: 1st Swim of the Season, thoughts by Beth DuPont ........................................................................................... p.39 Solstice 2012, essay by Michael York .......................................................................................................................................... p.40 Prayer to Bastet and Sekhmet, prayers by Maire Doyle .............................................................................................................. p.41 Universal Eye, essay by Victoria Preobrazhenskaya .................................................................................................................. p.41 Litany of Great Feline Powers, prayer by Demetria Nanos ......................................................................................................... p.49 Contemplating the FOI Manifesto, essay by Deena Butta........................................................................................................... p.50 Goddess Festival forms ................................................................................................................................................................ p.52 Contributors to this issue .............................................................................................................................................................. p.54 Inside Back Cover: FOI Directory of Key Personnel .................................................................................................................... p.55 Back Cover: FOI Manifesto ........................................................................................................................................................... p.56 Uncited artwork from Dover Publications and Microsoft . All legal rights reserved by the contributors. ISIS-SESHAT SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Inside USA: $30 per year or $8 per issue, shipping included. Outside USA: $38 per year, or $10 per issue, shipping included ISIS-SESHAT c/o Deena Butta 3334 W. Eastwood Ave. Chicago IL 60625-5334 USA Please make checks out to “Deena Butta” with “magazine” in the memo line. You may also send payment via Paypal to [email protected] Isis Seshat Journal #34 4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear FOI family, 2012 represents the re-setting of cosmic clocks. Many of us felt the energy begin to shift last year, like the opening of an energetic door, unknown things trickling through. The main liturgy for the 2011 FOI Goddess Festival in Chicago was dedicated to the stars of the consytellation Pegasus, and to creativity. The main liturgy for the 2012 Goddess Festival also revolves around creativity, but these creative energies come tto us through a different constellation. The stars of Aquila and Lyra are close to the core of our galaxy, the dark hole from which creative energy emerges and where we encounter the creative core of our being. Certainly we will have tales to tell of our experiences, adventures, and close calls. Please join us on this journey to the heart of darkness and the unknown. Registration forms are included within Isis Seshat for your convenience, along with assortec networking forms. Our mission is to trust, and to maintain a high vibratory level. After all, we are not who or what we think we are. We are about to discover a new level of creativity. We are about the create the world in which we and our descendants will live. It is our calling to make this a world in which we want them to live and be happy. In this jouney through the darkness, we can slow down and take as long as it takes to connecvt through the heart with our loved ones just as we connect through the heart with the great mystery at the core of our galaxy. This is a time for listening and communing. This is a time to be receptive to what our guides and our goddesses are telling us. It is easier to hear in the darkness. Without the sense of sight, our hearing grows more acute. Synchronously, the Convocation at Isis Oasis will honor as its central deity for 2012 the Egyptian goddess Taweret, protector of childbirth. There is nothing delicate about Taweret! She offers us her strength for the journey through the black hole of the birth canal at the heart of our galaxy, and to emerge safely in whatever new world we find ourselves. Lady Lilith, of the Iseum of the Graceful Goddess, will lead us in celestial dances accompanied by lyre music played by Richard Spendio. And Lady Olivia will guide us on a mystical journey through the dark center of creation. Life is endless. By letting go of what we think we see, we free ourselves to encounter new forms of life within our galaxy and ourselves. May we let go of whatever has been holding us back, so that we may experience the joy and liberation of true creation. Chin up, and keep your vibratory level high!! Love and blessings, Deena Isis Seshat Journal #34 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM LADY OLIVIA ROBERTSON: A REMINDER REGARDING THE FOUNDING OF NEW CENTRES WORLDWIDE Presiding Founders of existing Lyceums, Iseums,