italian witchcraft | Ritual Goddess

Mefitis: The Oscan Goddess of the Liminal Trance State, Liminal Places and Trance Inducing Vapors

by Theresa | Nov 19, 2023 | Goddess, More on My Books, Rauri Tor, Strega and Italian-Americana, The Oscan Oracle

In wanting to learn more about the Oscan roots of my Italian spiritual lineage, my research led me to a Goddess named Mefitis (also spelled Mephitis). Because Mefitis is an Oscan word and the Oscan version is spelled that way, I will use that spelling from here...

A Beautiful Rest

by Theresa | Sep 17, 2023 | Meditations and Inspirations, More on My Books, Rauri Tor, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana, The Oscan Oracle

The Oscan Oracle: from the Ancient Janarra of the Moon is a book and oracle deck made up of the letters of the Oscan Alphabet. Rauri and I are sharing some of the letters/cards in the deck in this and the previous post to give an idea of what you may find there. This...

The Oscan Oracle: from the Ancient Janarra of the Moon

by Theresa | Aug 13, 2023 | Meditations and Inspirations, More on My Books, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana, The Oscan Oracle

We are very excited to announce the release of our book and Oracle deck, The Oscan Oracle: from the Ancient Janarra of the Moon by Theresa C. Dintino and Rauri Tor. Over a period of five years, we, Rauri and Theresa listened for these teachings. As we worked, we began...

Neolithic Priestesses from Passo di Corvo Italy

by Theresa | Feb 2, 2023 | Goddess, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

Digging more deeply into my spiritual lineage of Italian Strega/Janarra, I came upon this beautiful priestess or Goddess figure from the Passo di Corvo Neolithic site, dated to the 5th and 4th millennium BCE, in the province of Foggia in Southeast Italy. Passo di...

Deverra: The Italian Sweeper Fairy—Polydaimonism in Ancient Italy

by Theresa | Jan 12, 2023 | About Divination, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

“You need a sweep!” Was one of the common pronouncements on my way to becoming a stick diviner. This meant one needed to have “dirt,” both psychic and physical, cleaned off of them. There were all kinds of “brooms,” one made of fern, one made of feathers, one made of...