oscan | Ritual Goddess

Mefitis, the River Melfa and the Black Madonna

by Theresa | Mar 22, 2026 | Goddess, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

Several locations of archaeological finds of temples to the Oscan Goddess Mefitis along the Melfa river in Lazio in what is now the National Park of the Abruzzo point to Mefitis being a Goddess associated with all healing waters, not only “smelly ones” and a...

The Oscan Mother Goddess Maia and her Mountain, the Maiella

by Theresa | Feb 20, 2024 | Goddess, More on My Books, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana, The Oscan Oracle

I’ve written about the Maiella before. That powerful mountain massif in the Abruzzo region of Italy. I wrote about her in my novel, The Strega and the Dreamer. The Maiella, also spelled Majella. The mountain the people of the village of Torre de’ Passeri prayed to,...

Membrane Work

by Theresa | Feb 6, 2024 | 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 posts to give an idea of what you may find there. This...

A Place of Worship for the Oscan Goddess Mefitis in the Valle d’Ansanto

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

Valle d’Ansanto: located in Rocca San Felice, in Southern Italy still hosts an active sulfurous lake which has been a place of pilgrimage since the 7th century BCE. The Hirpini Peoples, an ancient Samnite tribe who settled the area, are known for their connection to...

December Cold Moon Meditation

by Theresa | Dec 10, 2023 | Goddess, Meditations and Inspirations, More on My Books, Oscan Oracle Spreads, Rauri Tor, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana, The Oscan Oracle

The Oscan Oracle book includes a section called Working with Lunar Cycles with a meditation for each moon of the year. Below, Rauri and Theresa offer the December entry to help you ground and center in what is typically a very busy time of year. Working with the Lunar...