Fellowship of Isis

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Hakini

This is a term in the liturgy. It refers to the goddess as expressed through the Ajna chakra, whose energy is a merging of the energy of Shiva and Shakti, male and female.

more here:
http://www.tantra-kundalini.com/ajna.htm

you can perform the Hakini mudra; it will help with concentration and memory:
http://www.panjokutch.com/Health/mudra/hakiniMudra_1.htm
http://cgullworld.blogspot.com/2007/11/hakini-mudra-for-memory.html

Ajna

This term is used in the liturgy.

"Ajna" is the name of the chakra located at the eyebrow region. The word "ajna" means "to command; to perceive." In other words, to be responsive to inner promptings. The Ajna chakra has two petals, representing the subtle energy channels, Ida and Pingala. Ida is the feminine, lunar channel on the left; and Pingala is the masculaine, solar channel on the right; they cross at the Ajna chakra along with the central Shushumna channel. Ajna is considered the chakra of the mind. When something is seen in the mind's eye, or in a dream, it is being 'seen' by Ajna. It is also realted to the conscience.

some background on the Ajna chakra is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajna

imagery and correspondences relating to the Ajna chakra are here: http://www.kheper.net/topics/chakras/Ajna.htm

another interesting backgrouond article: http://www.tantra-kundalini.com/ajna.htm

a wonderful article by Anodea Judith about the Ajna chakra: http://www.llewellynencyclopedia.com/article/257

an interesting personal account about the Ajna chakra: http://www.beezone.com/AjnaChakra/Intro.html

some exercises for activating the Ajna chakra: http://www.anmolmehta.com/blog/2007/05/03/ajna-chakra-meditation-technique-3rd-eye-free-guided-meditation-book-for-daily-practice/

Related reading

synchronously with workinng on this liturgy, I read the novel "Crescent" by Diana Abu-Jaber. The Eye Goddess, to whom Aaron referred, hovers over this story set in Los Angeles and Iraq as an unidentified presence. One of the characters is a photographer, who captures images without permission. Themes include the feeling of being watched, the art and science of surveillance, and the eveil eye. I loved this profoundly moving book.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

the Liturgy

click on one of these links to download a copy of "Opening the Eye of Vision" for your own use.

original PDF version: http://www.fellowshipofisis.com/liturgy/mel10_orig.pdf

original HTML version: http://www.fellowshipofisis.com/liturgy/mel10_orig.html

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

a Brigid Reading List

Bitel, Lisa M.: "St. Brigit of Ireland: From Virgin Saint to Fertility Goddess"
http://monasticmatrix.org/commentaria/article.php?textId=6

Wikipedia: "Brigid of Kildare"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid_of_Ireland

Susa Morgan Black, FSA, ScotDruid, OBOD : "Brigit"
http://www.druidry.org/obod/festivals/imbolc/index.html

St. Brigid ( 452 - 524 A.D. )
http://www.iol.ie/~brigids/life_of_brigid.html

Brigit's Sparkling Flame
http://brigitssparklingflame.blogspot.com/

The Celtic Year: Imbolc, the Feast of Bride
http://www.chalicecentre.net/imbolc.htm

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

my covenspace blog

i forgot i had created a covenspace page at http://mekhatsenyt.covenspace.com/

for the sake of convenience, I am stealing from myself and including a copy here of what I wrote there...

"the goddess to whom the rite "Opening the Eye of Vision" is dedicated is Brigid.

As i begin my long-term communion with Brigid, I began to realize St. Brigid has similarities and correspondences with St. Lucia as regards legends involving her eyes and also a crown of fire.
I am also not sure of the extent to which the goddess Bride / Brigid and St. Brigid overlap. It is going to be an interesting journey!

ideas for workshops at the Goddess Festival are beginning to present themselves. we have abundant wheat stalks left over from last year's celebration of the rite "Creation Of Life forms." What better use for them than a wheat-weaving workshop making St. Brigid's crosses! Some say that the eye of god is at the center of the St. Brigid cross. Perhaps therre can be another workshop for making the Ojo De Dios.

There will also be a workshop on using yoga and spiritual exercises to activate the Thrd Eye.

planets of truth and coverups

Neptune is going retrograde, read all a bout it at Eileen Nauman's wonderful blog: http://talesfromechocanyon.blogspot.com/2008/04/astrology-neptune-retrograde-may-26.html

she says...."Neptune is ever the uncover-er of lies, fraud and deception." This retrograde is a synchronous event, connected with our initiatory journey into the Eye of Vision...which may turn out to be be similar to going into the eye of the storm!

getting started

Hi all,

let's record out thoughts about this year's main Goddess Fest liturgy, Opening the Eye of Vision.