STRATHLOCH ARMS

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

3rd April, 2012

Strathloch Arms

PAINTING of THE ARMS 

OF THE SCOTTISH BARONY of STRATHLOCH

Revived and bestowed

 through the Irish Heraldic Office on

Laurence Durdin Robertson

Painted by his Daughter, 

the Artist Anna Curry

BARBARA ST. LEGER

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

3rd April, 2012

Barbara St. Leger

Olivia Robertson's Great, Great, Great Ancestress,

BARBARA ST. LEGER 1748-1820, 

married Alexander Durdin.

Her paternal grandmother was Helen Durdin.

Barbara’s cousin 

ELIZABETH ST. LEGER 

of Doneraile Court

Was famous as 

the only Freemason 

who practised the Craft

All her life.

ROBERT MANNING

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

3rd April, 2012

Portrait of ROBERT MANNING 1771-1857

 Ancestor of Olivia’s Father, 

Manning Robertson

He published a book addressed as follows:

 “Dear Friends, You millions of the human race –

 Let us Love One Another”

He then listed all the genocidal atrocities 

committed by world religions.

As this included Christianity,

 The Manning Robertson family burnt every copy

 save one.

Olivia found this in a secret drawer

as a young woman, and felt overwhelmed

at being addressed in this way

by her ancestor. 

As she rightly says, 

we have all been given this message

 many times

But somehow, sadly, 

we’ve never got round to it…..

She is honoured to finally pass on

 his heartfelt message

“It’s taken a long, long time.” She says.  

“But better late than never.”

His is the central message 

of the Fellowship and of the Goddess

JUNO

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

12^th May, 2012

 OLIVIA’s STUDIO, Clonegal Castle 

Close up 

of JUNO 

before her mirrored reflection

In Her new portrait 

by Olivia Robertson

SHRINE OF CANCER

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

12^th May, 2012

OLIVIA’s STUDIO, Clonegal Castle

TEMPLE OF ISIS

ZODIAC SHRINE of CANCER

 by South Door to Garden

Statuette of the GODDESS JUNO

 of the Midsummer Moon.

By Her is a ceramic figure 

of Her Peacock.

Real peacock feathers 

show their Starry Eyes of the Sky.

She stands on an appliquéd representation of

The Spider Goddess 

Arachne

Who spins the Cosmic Web.

Peacock

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

12^th May, 2012

OLIVIA’s STUDIO, Clonegal Castle

Handsome Art Nouveau PEACOCK 

hanging on screen

Circa 1912!

1st EARL OF ROSSE

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3rd April, 2012

1st Earl of Rosse 

Portrait of Ancestor

 of Nora Parsons, 

Olivia’s Mother,

The 1^st Earl of Rosse,

 head of the family

He introduced Freemasonry 

to Ireland

BRIGID OF JOY

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

3rd April, 2012

OLIVIA’s STUDIO, Clonegal Castle

Brigid of Joy

Painting on fabric by Olivia Robertson

Of

GODDESS BRIGID of JOY

With Boy & Girl Sidhe

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Olivia's 95th Birthday

OLIVIA’S 95^TH BIRTHDAY

Friday 13^th April, 2012

A large gathering of people turned up at the Castle to celebrate Olivia’s 95^th Birthday at the invitation of her family.  Friends from the village joined a number of Fellowship members to meet many of Olivia’s extended family who had travelled over to Ireland to be with her on this special occasion from England, the Isle of Man, and Bavaria.  All were entertained to a delightful concert in the Theatre, presented by Olivia’s niece, Cressida and her husband Bob who are wonderful entertainers, and various family members, including her sister Caroline, took the stage to sing and play.  To give a taste of the occasion I include a couple of photographs.  One is of Olivia’s nephew Patrick, playing a metal ‘didgeridoo ’constructed from a long vacuum cleaner tube! 

This was a splendid sounding instrument, and he encouraged everyone to join in chanting ‘OM’ in rhythm with his spirited playing, which together with Lydia Lyte’s infectious drumming really got things going. The other photo is of Caroline playing her own delightful and accomplished composition on the tin whistle. 

The concert was rounded out by the uproarious performance of an impromptu play, entitled “Space Mums” consisting of ‘Anonymous Confessions’ regarding the unusual and disturbing powers of their offspring, such as ‘levitating,’ and ‘getting their own way….’  Directed by Olivia with her customary panache, various members of the audience spontaneously engaged with great enthusiasm and wit, to much laughter and applause! Afterwards everyone enjoyed tea and cakes, served in the Castle Tea Rooms which adjoin the Theatre.

Despite the forecast of storms, thunder and overcast skies in the morning, and the fact that I drove up the Avenue with hail-stones bouncing violently off my windscreen just before 2pm, the weather cleared and the sun came out in perfect time for us all to set off after tea for a procession down to the Druid’s Grove of Dana for invocations amongst the great trees in the wilderness by the River Derry (Irish Daire-Druid river of the Oak) The swans have returned to breed on their island and four many-coloured donkeys are grazing beside it like Olivia’s ‘Four Holy Donkeys of the Zodiac.’

Next we processed to the ruins of the Abbey, home of the Noble Order of Tara, still in sunshine and blessed by the beautiful blossoms of the flowering cherry beside it, for further invocations from Members of the Order.  

We then returned to the Temple entering from the gardens by Persephone’s gateway.

At Brigid’s Well we received the blessings of Her Healing Water and members of the priesthood who had travelled over from London, Glastonbury and France, contributed to the ceremony both at the Well and in a beautiful Oracle from Brigid, Goddess and Saint, and Olivia took us all on a trance journey to Tir Na Nog.

Afterwards members of the priesthood offered counselling and healing to any who wished to receive it, and we all went down to the village at 6pm to relax over tea and sandwiches.  It was, as ever, a wonderful opportunity to share our experiences and to meet up with old and new friends. All in all it was a wonderful day which Olivia enjoyed to the full, and a very happy time was had by all!                                  

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Mirror Shrine

NEW SHRINE
 in the NORTH EAST 
of OLIVIA’s STUDIO

THE MIRROR SHRINE 
of 
“ISIS OF THE FOLDED WINGS”

With close up
of the Goddess

Isis of the Stars

THE SHRINE OF ISIS OF THE STARS

Beneath the fireplace

Painting of “ISIS OF THE STARS” 

by Judith Page.

This was commissioned 

by Caroline Wise 

of Atlantis Publications

As a cover to her edition of 

“The Call of Isis” 

by Olivia Robertson.

Olivia’s mother, Nora Parsons, 

gave her the two small portraits

on either side of the main picture 

above the Winged Isis figure.

The carved fireplace

 is by Laurence & Olivia’s Grandfather

Alexander Durdin, LLD, 

a scholar, who built up the Library.

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Shrine of the Triple Goddess

 THE SHRINE OF THE TRIPLE GODDESSES

Upon the mantelpiece is a figurine of

THE WINGED ISIS

On either side are Olivia Robertson’s paintings

 of her visions of

THE GODDESS DANA

 &

 THE GODDESS TARA

2 New Shrines

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

28^th April, 2012

2 NEW SHRINES in the SOUTH EAST of OLIVIA’s STUDIO, Clonegal Castle

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CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE  

22 March 2012

Paintings by Olivia Robertson

Photographs by Minette Quick

HIGH ALTAR OF ISHTAR & TAMMUZ

STAR CHAPEL

Ishtar Altar

Re-arranged with Olivia Robertson’s painting 

of the incoming incarnated boy

on the left.

Olivia Robertson's portrait of the boy

He came through the mirror portrait

 in Olivia Robertson’s vision on 27^th April, 2011.

6 months later, on 30^th October, 

Olivia had a vision 

of the white angel-like girl

Olivia Robertson's portrait of the girl

whose likeness now has been recognised

 in the mirror portrait itself.

Olivia has not yet found her as a baby!

GUARDIANS

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE 

17 March 2012

(Paintings by Olivia Robertson, Photographs by Minette Quick)

THE ANIMAL GUARDIANS

 OF THE HIGH ALTAR OF ISIS

Are from the Orient.

A CHEETAH, 

brought by New Age pilgrims for Olivia

And THE DRAGON

The 2 Pillars that hold up the ancient wooden-beams

Represent SHU & TEFNUT,

The 2 Egyptian POWERS OF BALANCE

That uphold the starry sky.

See also close-ups of the Cheetah and Dragon

Cheetah

Dragon

 &

AQUARIUS & AMATERASU NO KAMI

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE  

17 March 2012

(Paintings by Olivia Robertson, Photographs by Minette Quick)

SHRINE of AQUARIUS

&

The GODDESS AMATERASU NO KAMI,

The Japanese SUN GODDESS,

Tutelary Deity of the Imperial Family.

Olivia brought the frontal of Japanese women artists from Japan

&

The Japanese FOI Priest & Priestess visited the Temple

And performed a Shinto ritual dance.

ANDROMEDA

CHANGING FACES OF THE TEMPLE

 17 March 2012

(Paintings by Olivia Robertson, Photographs by Minette Quick)

Andromeda

SHRINE OF ANDROMEDA CONSTELLATION

Between PISCES & ARIES SHRINES

Olivia tells of her ancestor,

The Earl of Rosse who was an astronomer.

He was among the first who saw the Galaxy situated in Andromeda. 

He called it “a firmament”.

He used the famous telescope created by another

Earl of Rosse at Birr.