Astrum Lucifera

03/09/2025

Registration is OPEN!

The 10th annual Ninefold Festival will be held online via Zoom – Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2025. This year's theme is "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times".

Register via https://NinefoldFestival.com

This annual event is sponsored by the Sisterhood of Avalon, and is open to all women, especially those with an interest in British and Celtic Paganism, Welsh Traditions, Druidism, Goddess Spirituality, and Wise Women’s Ways.

We are excited to present the 2025 line up:

Keynote Speaker: Tiffany Lazic (The Furies Call: The Transformative Power of Healthy Anger)

Presenters:
* Robin Corak (End of Life Doula)
* Charlotte Eléa (Blodeuwedd's Flight: Astral Travel to the Otherworld in the Dream Space)
* June Jennings (Living the Goddess Life)
* Nicole Luna (The Wheel and the Wound: Mapping Shadow Cycles with the Celtic Year)
* Cristina Pandolfo (Poison Plants)
* Rachel Roberts (Alchemy in the Cave of the She-Wolf)
* Sisters from the Sisterhood of Avalon’s Artisan and Guardian Roundhouses (Craftivism)
* Michelle Skye (Building Resilience with the Five Goddesses of Avalon)
* Courtney Weber (Bird, Cattle, and Wolf: The Mórrígan As Shape-Shifter)

Integration Speaker: Diana Byron (Tending the Flame: Energetic and Physical Practices to Sustain Your Light)

Get your tickets now for this annual festival through https://NinefoldFestival.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-ninefold-festival-virtual-event-tickets-1583783923349!

We ask that you can pay what you can afford for this amazing weekend of offerings. All ticket levels receive the same weekend of events!

About Ninefold Festival 2025:
* Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times
* September 27-28, 2025
* All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival.
* You do not have to be an SOA member to participate.
* Tickets are $30, $60, or $90.
* Recordings will be available to those who register before the festival.
* All ticket-holders will be able to participate in our concurrent Avalonian Auction.

Register through: www.ninefoldfestival.com

If you have any questions about Ninefold Festival, please contact ninefoldfestival@gmail.com.

We hope you can join us!

Tiffany Lazic Dhyana Yoga & Wellness Phoenix Awen Rising HIGHEST GOOD READINGS Astrum Lucifera Rachel S Roberts - Wolf Woman Rising Michelle Skye Courtney Weber Hoover

27/08/2025

✶ A-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja
'Mistress Athena'
(Knossos Linear B text V 2).

She was never born from the head of a man.

Mycenaean in Her origin, Athena is another manifestation of the ancestral Serpent Goddess, bringer of mystic insight and wisdom.
She is the divine Word that created heaven and earth, the universal Law. ✶

26/08/2025

✷ The ashes of our burning selves are the offering at the gates of truth and awareness, and the tears of our inner child, the menstruum of purification and remembrance that we are conscious light dreaming itself into being. In this act of sovereignty, we shape our legacy and eternity. ✷

26/08/2025

Looking forward to support this online festival hosted by Sisterhood of Avalon and filled with valuable teachings! Tickets on sale ✨️

"Poison Plants" will be presented by Cristina Pandolfo at our on-line Ninefold Festival 2025, September 27-28, 2025!

Poison plants as liminal beings, always in between light and shadow, can be powerful allies during shadow and healing work. This presentation is an introduction to the Spirit of Poison plants, and how to connect with them, create and maintain a relationship, and learn about their wisdom and Medicine.

Get your tickets for this fabulous, on-line, September 27-28, 2025, weekend festival for women at https://NinefoldFestival.com!

Tickets:
* Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90)
* All tickets include recordings of Ninefold Festival 2025 "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times" workshops and speeches.
* Reserve your space now!

Cristina Pandolfo (.lucifera) has been initiated in the Dianic Tradition and officially ordained as a Dianic Clergy (Priestess) by the Temple of Diana (Los Angeles, CA). Cristina is also author, ritual perfumer, esoteric herbalist, certified Plant Spirit Healing practitioner, member of the British Flower Essence Producers (BAFEP), and landscape architect specialized in healing gardens and therapeutic landscape. She is the creatrix of the esoteric herbal apothecary 'In Lumine Lunae' and founder of the Dianic spiritual organization 'Templum Dianae' and of the female occult society 'The Ladies from Outside'. Cristina has been teaching classes and workshops about esotericism, esoteric herbalism, and female spirituality in Italy and abroad since 2010.

Get your tickets today through
https://NinefoldFestival.com

About Ninefold Festival:
* Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times
* September 27-28, 2025.
* All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival.
* You do not have to be an SOA member to participate.
* All ticket-holders will be able to participate in our concurrent Avalonian Auction.
* A fabulous, affordable festival!

We hope to see you there!

21/08/2025

✷ And then, I took the thorned branches around my heart, one by one, covering them with golden tears, and when they shone so bright to illuminate the darkest path, I placed them upon my head knowing I finally earned my crown. ✷

14/08/2025

Templum Dianae, Nemoralia.

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[ENG]

August XIII - XV
On these days we celebrate Diana - Potnia Theron, Potnia Fyton - Great Goddess - Queen of Heaven - Goddess of Light.

In Her original form, the Goddess Diana precedes Her hellenic and latin cult, and the many names She has been known by, as She is the Matrix-Creatix of all beings, the conscious Light permeating the visible and invisible.
The 'am' in 'I am'.

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[ITA]

Agosto XIII - XV
In questi giorni celebriamo Diana - Potnia Theron, Potnia Fyton - Grande Dea - Regina del cielo - Dea della Luce.

Nella sua forma originale, la Dea Diana precede il suo culto ellenico e latino, e i molti nomi con cui è stata conosciuta, poiché Lei è la Matrice-Creatrice di tutti gli esseri, la Luce cosciente che permea il visibile e l'invisibile.
Il 'sono' in 'io sono' .

12/08/2025

We do not pretend a rose not to sting, a river to stand still, or a mountain to bend in the wind.
But we demand ourselves to fit into narratives, roles and expectations. We work so hard to erase our nature, till we forget what it's all about. That is to shine our own light so the Universe can see and learn a little more about its infinite purposes.

01/08/2025

✷ As different expressions of Light-consciousness incarnated into form, we have more than one purpose. Some are individual and personal, but one is shared by all: Experience.
Experiencing life - being embodied in physical form, with everything that entails, allows the Universe to expand through the lived experience of itself.
Embodiment comes with beautiful sensations and emotions, and also challenges, pain and the limitations of being confined within the finite material dimension.

We are liminal beings - channels, existing between our divine, eternal-self, shaped by the knowledge of many lives and incarnations, and our human, embodied-self, limited in form and time, but capable of thoughts, emotions and creation.
The embodied-self can channel the inspiration of the Divine into matter, experience life and feed that experience back to the eternal-self.
Thus, the 'we', the 'I' in this moment and space, is the bridge between them, meant to connect and unify. So we awaken our true, authentic essence with all its power and wisdom, and we can live fully and meaningfully, in a way that resonates even after we transcend the physical. The liberation of the eternal-self through the process of death. ✷

30/07/2025

✷ Come back to the roots and rest.
When the burden of expectations and responsibilities crush your shoulders, when dreams turn into dust and tears take the breath away, come back to the roots, and rest. In the womb of things-into-being, there are melodies only you can hear, and those songs are your Medicine.
When your legs crumble, ask the Trees how they support the world and yet, still dance in the wind. ✷

22/07/2025

Magdalene day ~ 22nd of July

Temples of the Goddess existed throughout biblical times (and some were still to be found up to the middle age) and amongst them many temples were dedicated to the Goddess Isis. One well known image shows Mary Magdalene holding an alabaster jar and wearing around her waist the "Girdle of Isis", or Isis knot, worn by priestesses of Isis. Many authors speak of a young Mary (or Mari) Margadele reaching her menarche and being sent to the Temple of Isis in Egypt to become initiated into the way of priestesshood. Here, she becomes Qadishtu and is taught the practice of sacred sexuality, being the living vessel for the Goddess during an ancient rite known as hieros gamos or "sacred marriage".
Mary Magdalene was a powerful, educated and economically independent woman, an High Priestess who was forthright enough to stand against the social prejudices of the day.

Call on the Magdalene energy when you need solace and to connect with the divine compassion, to find courage during difficult moments, to speak your truth and dissolve darkness, pain and fear with the light of supreme love.

🇬🇧 Magdalene day ~ 22nd of July

Temples of the Goddess existed throughout biblical times (and some were still to be found up to the middle age) and amongst them many temples were dedicated to the Goddess Isis. One well known image shows Mary Magdalene holding an alabaster jar and wearing around her waist the "Girdle of Isis", or Isis knot, worn by priestesses of Isis. Many authors speak of a young Mary (or Mari) Margadele reaching her menarche and being sent to the Temple of Isis in Egypt to become initiated into the way of priestesshood. Here, she probably became a Qadishtu trained in the mystical practice of sacred sexuality, of being the living vessel for the Goddess during an ancient rite known as hieros gamos or "sacred marriage", and of myrrhophore, also known as myrrh bearers or mistresses of the oils, priestesses skilled in the art of sacred anointing to help people who were approaching death. They also gave healing when necessary.
Mary Magdalene was a powerful, educated and economically independent woman, a Priestess who was forthright enough to stand against the social prejudices and misogynistic culture of those days.

Call on the Magdalene energy when you need solace and to connect with the divine compassion, to find courage during difficult moments, to speak your truth and dissolve darkness, pain and fear with the light of supreme love.

Magdalene anointing oil available at: https://inluminelunae.com/product/goddess-oil/

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🇮🇹 *Giorno della Maddalena* ~ 22 luglio

È noto come i templi della Grande Madre esistessero già in tempi precedenti a quelli biblici, e alcuni, tra i quali i templi alla Dea Iside, perdurarono anche fino al medioevo. Una ben nota immagine mostra Maria Maddalena che tiene un vasetto di alabastro e indossa intorno alla vita ciò che era conosciuta come la "cintura isiaca" o "nodo isiaco", indossato dalle sacerdotesse di Iside, molti autori infatti sostengono che al raggiungimento del menarca Maria Maddalena fosse stata inviata in Egitto presso il Tempio di Iside per essere cresciuta ed iniziata quale Sacerdotessa della Grande Madre. Qui verrà probabilmente istruita alla sessualità sacra, diventando emanazione divina durante il rito "hieros gamos" (matrimonio sacro), e alla via delle myrrhophore, anche conosciuta come portatrici di mirra e signore degli oli, sacerdotesse dedite alla sacra unzione di chi si approcciava alla morte, e alla guarigione.
Maria Maddalena era un donna potente, colta ed economicamente indipendente, una sacerdotessa che ha combattuto contro i pregiudizi sociali e maschilisti della cultura ebraica.

È possibile richiamare l'energia della Maddalena quando sentiamo la necessità di un conforto, di connetterci con la compassione divina, per trovare coraggio nei momenti difficili, per dichiarare a gran voce la nostra verità e sciogliere tenebre, dolori e paure con la luce dell'amore supremo.

Olio d'unzione della Maddalena disponibile su: https://inluminelunae.com/it/product/oli-dea/

(img by George Yepes)

15/07/2025

The annual in-person Daughters of Diana Gathering is OPEN for registration!
She gathers Her daughters!

26/06/2025

✶ I am conscious Light dreaming itself into being ✶

I was born in Italy, with Sun in Gemini and Moon in an earth sign, my parents named me Cristina – from ancient Greek “khrístós/χρίστός” = anointed one or “khrío/χρίω” = to anoint.

I am a Dianic Priestess founder of 'Templum Dianae' .dianae , and the female occult society 'The Ladies from Outside', certified Plant Spirit Healing practitioner, myrrophore and esoteric herbalist, creatrix of the esoteric herbal apothecary 'In Lumine Lunae' .lumine.lunae. I am also a licensed landscape architect specialized in healing gardens and therapeutic landscape, trained in herbal medicine and horticultural therapy, author and freelance lecturer.

As a holistic practitioner, I am deeply aware of the interconnected layers that comprise our being. Therefore, I offer my skills and availability to support you in shining your unique light.

DISCOVER MY SERVICES ☞ www.astrumlucifera.com

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✶ Sono Luce che sogna se stessa in essere ✶

Nasco in Italia con il Sole in Gemelli e Luna in segno di terra, i miei genitori mi hanno chiamata Cristina – dal greco antico “khrístós/χρίστός” = l’unta o “khrío/χρίω” = ungere.

Sono una Sacerdotessa Dianica fondatrice del 'Templum Dianae' e della società occulta femminile 'The Ladies from Outside', praticante Plant Spirit Healing, mirofora ed erborista esoterica creatrice dell’emporio erboristico esoterico 'In Lumine Lunae'. Sono anche autrice, conferenziere freelance e architetto paesaggista, con formazione post laurea in medicina erboristica e orticoltura terapeutica, specializzata in paesaggi e giardini terapeutici.

Come professionista olistica e poliedrica sono consapevole dei diversi strati interconnessi che compongono l’essere umano, e per la luce che siamo destinate/i ad emanare offro le mie capacità e disponibilità.

SCOPRI I MIEI SERVIZI ☞ www.astrumlucifera.com