|
| Cover art, Ishtar of the Starry Heavens, by Olivia Robertson |
Ishtar of the Starry Heavens
Shape-Shifting of the Alchemical Twins Fellowship
of Isis Liturgy Written and Illustrated by Olivia Robertson Review by Linda Iles, ArchDrs. Grove of Elen of the Ways and Llew
of the Silver Hand “Ishtar of the Starry Heavens, Shape-Shifting of the Alchemical Twins” is now
available in printed book form.
Olivia’s unique pairing of spirituality with intellectual observance is
as lively as ever. Her insights into the current social condition and her continual pairing of problems in society with the
spiritual states of the questing twins of alchemy, Aiden and Elaine, provide a solid basis for journey and trance work. She
correctly identifies the ultimate source for the state of society and the world, and places it squarely where it belongs -
the condition of the human soul collectively - humanity as a species - and lack of awareness and empathy.
She writes
in the introduction: “To understand the evolution of life and form we need Spiritual
Alchemy. Empathy brings Omni-Presence, the awareness and identification with all that is. We need not lose our own individual
souls when we become One with All that is. The Divine Mother is within us all, and protects each soul, whether lamb or elephant,
hawk or cow. Giving birth is a microcosm of the Birth of the Universe.”
It has not been lost on many
of us, who have been performing these journeys, that the name of the male twin, Aiden, means ‘fire’ or ‘firey’,
and the name of Elaine, the female alchemical twin, a French variant of the name Helen, means ‘light.’ According
to symbolism found in Celtic mysticism, the ‘fire’ of Aiden is associated with the color red, vitality and kingship.
The light of Elaine with the color white, introspection and the Otherworld. This associates both of the alchemical twins with
two ancient Goddesses of a most sacred site in Ireland - Meave of the Red Side, Lady of Sovereignty at Tara, Divine Consort
of the King, and Etain of the White Mare, Goddess of Brightness, Hope and Journeys to the Otherworld. Both of these Goddesses
are connected to the sacred site of the Hill of Tara, their twin currents running through the homeland of FOI Foundation Centre!
“Ishtar of the Starry Heavens, Shape-Shifting of the Alchemical Twins”
contains a rich display of Olivia’s art, featuring a full color cover, a screened (shaded) black and white frontispiece,
along with six black and white drawings which head the six chapters. The book is printed on glossy, coated paper, with a stapled
binding and is seventy pages long. Beautifully produced as a serial in the “Isian News”
by Rt. Rev. Connia Silver, those materials are now presented in book form, available from FOI Foundation Centre.
To order:
The Fellowship of Isis
Clonegal Castle
Enniscorthy
Ireland
Cost is £5.50 or $14.00 surface mail.
All prices include packing and
surface mail postage. All prices in £ (pounds sterling) or $ (U.S. dollars) for overseas. Foreign personal checks (Eurocheques
in Euros only) are accepted. No postal or money orders please. Put equivalent to $ (U.S. dollars) in other currency on checks,
made out to Fellowship of Isis.
|
|
Mirror of Isis - "We are all Her reflection" Copyright
© 2004-2009 The Circle of Isis Advisory Board, Fellowship of Isis Mirror of
Isis is the official newsletter of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board of the Fellowship of Isis. All contents
published on this website © Circle of Isis Advisory Board of the Fellowship of Isis and Temple of Isis.
The name "Mirror of Isis" is copyrighted. Copying the appearance, content or format of these
pages is not permitted. All rights reserved. Notice
of Copyright and Disclaimer: The Mirror of Isis is the officially
sanctioned FOI publication of the Circle of Isis Advisory Board, authorized by Olivia Robertson, co-founder of the Fellowship
of Isis, Foundation Centre, Clonegal Castle, Enniscorthy, Ireland. All contents published under the name The Mirror of
Isis on this website © Circle of Isis Advisory Board of the Fellowship of Isis and Temple
of Isis. The contents are not public domain. Direct links to these webpages are permitted. Copying the appearance, content
or format of these pages is not permitted. All rights reserved. "Circle of Isis"
line drawing by Lady Olivia Robertson. Used by permission of the artist. All rights reserved.
|
|
