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Announcements from Olivia Robertson FOI Co-Founder, Co-Founder Druid Clan of Dana, Chancellor, Noble
Order of Tara, Clonegal Castle, Fellowship of Isis Foundation Centre
Friday, October 9, 2009
Issued by Olivia Robertson,
ArchPriestess
Co-Founder, Fellowship of Isis
Temple of Isis, Foundation
Centre
Co-Founder, Druid Clan of Dana
Grove of Eithne, Foundation Centre
Chancellor, Noble Order of Tara
Priory of Tara of 108 Names, Foundation Centre
FOI Triad Two New Fellowship of Isis Foundation Unions Join the ArchPriesthood Union
As the Goddess Isis inspired the ArchPriesthood Union, so the Goddess Dana
and the Goddess Tara have inspired the foundation of the ArchDruid Union of the Druid Clan of Dana and the Grand Commander
Union of the Noble Order of Tara. This triad brings into harmony the Priesthood, the Mysteries and Philosophy, and Environmental
Activity. The inspired guidance came through Rt. Rev. Olivia Robertson at Isis Oasis, USA. The three Unions form a triad of
equal importance, they are on the same level, share the same format and same scope of work. All three Foundation Unions are
protected by the Wings of Isis, inspired by the Holy Grael of Dana and strengthened by the Sacred Mounds of Tara.
The ArchDruid Union
The
ArchDruid Union has 33 places. The ArchDruid Union members join the ArchPriesthood Union and Grand Commander Union as custodians
of the legacy of the Fellowship of Isis. There are 32 members worldwide, including a 33rd member, the late Lawrence Durdin-Robertson.
This corresponds to the 32 physical rituals of Initiation and 1 of attainment of Divine Awareness without ritual on the Cosmic
Web of the Universe which came to Olivia through divine inspiration. As Druids were both mystical and learned, with their
own colleges, so the ArchDruid Union will pay particular attention to the College of Isis along with their other duties as
custodians of the legacy of the Fellowship of Isis. The work of the ArchDruid Union is global in scope. The title "Most
Reverend" is conferred on members of the ArchDruid Union. Example: Most Reverend Olivia
Robertson. The members are:
Olivia Robertson,
Grove of Eithne, FOI Foundation Centre (Ireland), Caroline Wise (London, UK), Michael Staley (London, UK), Johnny Merron (London, UK), Linda Iles (California, USA), deTraci Regula (California, USA), Michael A. Starsheen (California, USA), Deena Butta
(Illinois, USA), Ray Butta (Illinois, USA),
Claudia Wehmeyer (Westphalia, Germany), Thomas Wehmeyer (Westphalia,
Germany), Mary Browne (New York, USA), Steven Browne (New York, USA), Caitlin Matthews (Oxford, UK), John Matthews (Oxford, UK), Swami Prem Sudheer (Scotland, UK),
Professor Tadahira Ohnuma (Tokyo, Japan), Sumika Kurimoto (Tokyo, Japan), Aauriane Veleda (Florida, USA), Michael U. Okoruwa
(Edo State, Nigeria), Professor A. E. Afarri (Accra
North, Ghana), Steve Wilson (London, UK), Alex Langstone (Cornwall, UK), Mother Beatrice Bhagavati Devi Dasi (Ebonyi, Nigeria),
Jane Marshall (Glastonbury, UK), Karl Duncan (London,
UK), Minette Quick (Ireland), Eileen Lawrence
(County Laois, Ireland), Padraic O’Reilly (Ireland), Patricia Griffin
(Ireland), Laura Janesdaughter (California, USA),
Fee McBride (Glastonbury, UK).
Grand Commander Union
The Grand Commander Union has 33 places. The
Grand Commander Union members join the ArchPriesthood Union and ArchDruid Union as custodians of the legacy of the Fellowship
of Isis. There are 32 members worldwide, including a 33rd member, the late Lawrence Durdin-Robertson. This corresponds to
the 32 physical rituals of Initiation and 1 of attainment of Divine Awareness without ritual on the Cosmic Web of the Universe
which came to Olivia through divine inspiration. The work of the Grand Commander Union is global in scope. Title designation
"O.T." for Grand Commander Union members at end of their name. Example: Olivia
Robertson, O.T. The members are:
Olivia Robertson,
Chancellor, Priory of Tara of 108 Names, FOI Foundation Center (Ireland), Linda Iles
(California, USA), Mary Browne (New York, USA),
Steven Browne (New York, USA), Deena Butta (Illinois,
USA), Ray Butta (Illinois, USA), Caroline Wise (London,
UK), Michael Staley (London, UK), Michael A. Starsheen (California, USA), deTraci Regula (California, USA), Loreon Vigne (California, USA), Professor Tadahira Ohnuma (Tokyo, Japan),
Sumika Kurimoto (Tokyo, Japan), Stephen Goggin (Ireland),
Ian Mac Watt (UK), Tristram (Ontario, Canada),
Abraham Barikor (Rivers State, Nigeria), Michael U. Okoruwa (Rivers State, Nigeria), Claudia Wehmeyer (Westphalia, Germany), Thomas
Wehmeyer (Westphalia, Germany), Dietlinde Brueckner-Cwetna (Germany), Ron Cwetna (Germany), Mother Beatrice Bhagavati Devi Dasi
(Ebonyi, Nigeria), Sean McCabe (Dublin, Ireland),
Patricia Griffin (Ireland), Padraic O’Reilly (Ireland),
Maureen Sullivan (Ireland), Stephen Goggin (Ireland),
David deRoeck (Ireland), Cressida Pryor (UK),
John Merron (London, UK), Steve Wilson (London, UK). Methods of Appointment and Operation
According to FOI co-founder Olivia Robertson
the distribution of appointments within the ArchDruid Union and Grand Commander Union was based in part on density of FOI
communities in a particular geographical area - including number of active FOI centers and FOI related events, and/or work
related activity for the FOI throughout the year.
New
appointments to fill vacancies as they arise will be handled exactly the same way in the ArchDruid Union and Grand Commander
Union as in the ArchPriesthood Union, through geographical choice; in Europe, Japan, Africa, country by country. New appointments
in the USA are state by state, according to the territory of the original appointment.
The Global Network of the Fellowship of Isis ArchDruid Union and Grand Commander Union operates
by Consensus of Members when creating policies or upholding the legacy of the Fellowship of Isis. This method of operation
and appointment to fill any vacancies that may arise has been previously created by Rt. Rev. Olivia Robertson, FOI Co-Founder,
for the ArchPriesthood. All FOI Foundation Triad Unions will operate in the same manner. ArchPriesthood
Union The
original FOI Foundation Union, founded in 1999. The current members are: Olivia Robertson (Clonegal Castle, Ireland), Loreon Vigne (California,
USA), Michael U. Okoruwa (Edo State, Nigeria), deTraci Regula (California,
USA), Patricia Griffin (Ireland), Professor Tadahira Ohnuma (Tokyo,
Japan), Professor A. E. Afarri (Accra North, Ghana), Sumika Kurimoto (Tokyo, Japan), Deena Butta (Illinois,
USA), Caitlin Matthews (London, United Kingdom), John Matthews (London, United Kingdom), Swami Prem Sudheer (Scotland, United Kingdom),
Thomas Wehmeyer (Westphalia, Germany), Claudia Wehmeyer (Westphalia, Germany),
Steve Wilson (London, United Kingdom), Caroline Wise (London, United Kingdom),
John Merron (London, United Kingdom), Joseph Nwonti (Rivers State, Nigeria), Michael
Artonn Starsheen (Dunsmuir, California, USA), Abraham K.D. Barikor (Rivers State, Nigeria),
Ruth Dillon (Illinois, USA), Richard Dillon (Illinois, USA), Cathryn
Anne Rogers (Minnesota, USA), Sunday Nwogu (Imo State, Nigeria), Apostle
Paul Onyeani (Cotonou, Benin Republic), Jocelyn Almond (London, United Kingdom),
Connia Silver (Arizona, USA), Uchechukwu Oko Ekwe (Ebonyi State, Nigeria), Mother Beatrice
Bhagvati Devi Dasi (Ebonyi State, Nigeria), Ian MacWatt (Ision) (Isle of Wight, United
Kingdom), Julie Peavler-McCord (Estara T'shirai) (California, USA),
Mary K. Greer (California, USA). Keeper of the FOI HomePage Archives: Rt. Rev. Connia
Silver.
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| Eileen, Olivia, Cait and Deidre, September 4, 2009 |
LYCEUM OF THE THREE MOTHERS
Intention: TO FIND A PATH TO THE GODDESS
Three experienced Priestesses with differing vocational paths
Offer mentoring to people seeking their own unique
Commitment to the Goddess
THE THREE FOUNDING MOTHERS:
(Members of the Core Priesthood of Foundation Centre, Clonegal Castle, Ireland)
Priestess Hierophants:
Eileen Lawrence, Archdruidess,
Rev. Cáit Branigan, Priestess of Boand, Druid, Shaman, Healer
Rev. Deirdre Wadding, Priestess of Arianrhod, Shaman, Healer, Witch, Storyteller
Address: Rose
Cottage, Rosenalis, Co. Laois, Ireland
Telephone: Eileen: 086 3572488
Cáit: 086 8550734
Deirdre: 087 7742383
SPONSOR: The Rt. Rev. Olivia Robertson, Co-Founder FOI
“The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland and the Tradition of AE and W.B. Yeats Are Now Shown Forth in
The 21st Century by These Three
FOI Priestesses.”
Olivia Robertson
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| "The Morrigu" painting by Thorn, member of Rose Grove, Ireland |
Biography of Eileen Lawrence Co-Founder,
Lyceum of the Three Mothers
I began working with
women in crisis in the early seventies. This continued into the late eighties until I moved to the midlands in 1989. After living there a few months I recognised a need in
the community and opened a Health Food Store, followed 18 months later by a Centre of Holistic Healing (The first of
its kind in the area) Over the ensuing years
I continued to hone my skills as a healer and even as I write this I continue to study and learn.
In 2003 I decided it was time to take life a bit easier. I sold
the health shop and moved the healing centre to a cabin I had built behind my little cottage. There
I continue the healing work. Finding The Goddess As a very young child in school during religion classes
I remember thinking "there is something wrong here”. Being so young I had no idea what it was. As the years
passed I recognised a big chunk of my heart seemed to be missing, so I set out on a quest to find it... This
took quite a while but eventually I found the temple in Clonegal and knew I had come home at last. Here was where
my heart lay. It had belonged to the Goddess since before I could remember. My Ordination Jumping forward a few years:
I had always had a problem with “structure” and
“rules”. I had done a lot of personal work around this and it came to a head while visiting the Hill of the Hag at Lough Crew. I was getting nowhere so the following week while at the Temple I asked the Goddess
for help. Olivia informed me after the ceremony that I was to be a priestess in the Temple; I told her that
this was not for me. Her answer? “I have not chosen you The Goddess has”. Not quite the kind
of help I had expected! At my ordination I was swept away to so many places of worship,
from stone circles to churches to groves until at last I understood. Druidry The gestation period was quite long but
eventually The Rose Grove was birthed.The grove works within a very fluid structure and all of her members offer healing
through their chosen medium, including art, music, counselling, homeopathy etc.
The Grove is dedicated to The Morrigu and here I share her words.
“I
am all that you desire I am all that you fear I am
the abyss I am the promise I am death
I
am rejuvenation I am all that you can imagine me to be I
am all that you cannot imagine”
Note: Painting of The Morrigu, above created by "Thorn" a member of The Rose Grove.
Biography of
Cait Branigan Co-Founder, Lyceum of the Three
Mothers
Cait Branigan is an Ordained Priestess of the Western
Mystery Tradition, a Bean Feasa (Shamanic Practioner) and Healer working within the traditions of Ireland. The healing arts
have come through her mother's family line, however, she also trained with Caitlin Matthews (author, Shamanic Practitioner
and Priestess) and Naomi Ozaniec (author and Priestess). She is an Ovate with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a
member of the Fellowship of Isis. Cait works with individuals for healing at her centre in Co. Wexford. She also works with
and teaches groups in Ireland and abroad. An essential part of her work is in the area of Women’s Mysteries in which
she has conducted workshops and ceremonies around the country. She also facilitates sweat lodges within the Irish Tradition
and performs Rites of Passage for the community. Minette writes of Cait: "She is lovely singer and often sings at our
Festivals during ceremony."
Biography of
Deirdre Wadding Co-Founder, Lyceum of the Three
Mothers
Deirdre Wadding is a native of Wexford. She is a Witch
Shaman and professional Storyteller with over 25 years experience in magic and ritual. Deirdre's first contact with FOI
was in 1988 when she got involved in an Iseum in Sandymount in Dublin.
Deirdre's
original professional training was in primary teaching which led her to Storytelling..She now works with schools and libraries
and groups of all kinds all over Co.Wexford and beyond. Most recently Deirdre travelled to Fogo Island, Newfoundland to participate
in Féile Tilting and to bring the stories of our Land to a community of Irish descent. It was a wonderful experience
for her.
Deirdre's Shamanic work involves exploring
a deep relationship with the Land, the Spirits of the Land and the Ancient Stories of the Land which help us to reconnect
with the Power of the Land and the Ancestors.
She
offers workshops weaving together shamanic journey and storytelling. Deirdre
is at her happiest when out on the Land beating her medicine drum and singing. She
has recently teamed up with fellow pagan singer songwriter Fran Greene to form the Tall Tales Troubadours..giving performances
and workshops using Story and Song. They will be giving a workshop
at Féile Draíochta on Oct 31 in Dublin, a festival of magic for Ireland's Pagan Community.
Deirdre facilitates Wexford Pagan Moot on the 3rd Monday of every
month and is very committed to the sharing and promotion of the Path of the Goddess. Her particular dedication within the
FOI priesthood is to Arianrhod, Welsh Goddess of the Silver Starry Wheel of the Heavens but she also has tremendous devotion
to the Irish Goddess Morrigan (Mór Ríoghain - Great Queen) as Sovereign Goddess of the Land and Ally in times
of Darkness.
Deirdre has a great love of the Irish
language and likes to use it in her magical work as the Land responds so much more to it. Deirdre is delighted to be part
of the Priesthood training programme in FOI.
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