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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...

What is the Wheel of the Year?

by Theresa | Nov 30, 2025 | More on My Books, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

In a divination I received from Amy Tanzman Palmer, I was tasked with creating and carrying out eight rituals for the Pagan Wheel of the Year emphasizing my Italian roots. Once completed, I would be initiated into “The Order of the Moon.” The Pagan Wheel of the Year...

New Book! Guided by the Moon, Wheel of the Year, Pagan Holy Days the Italian American Way

by Theresa | Oct 24, 2025 | More on My Books, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

I want to make you aware of my new book! Guided by the Moon, Wheel of the Year, Pagan Holy Days the Italian American Way paperback $15.99 Available now through this website or Amazon. You can order it from your local bookstore as well. About the book: The Wheel of the...

Lucas Angitiae: The Grove of the Wild Snake Goddess of the Abruzzo

by Theresa | Feb 9, 2025 | About Divination, Goddess, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana

A reader, Toni Guanciale, contacted me and told me that Luco dei Marsi, a town in the Marsi region of the Abruzzo was worth the trip if I was interested in the Goddess Angitia. I certainly was and at the time happened to be planning a trip to the Abruzzo. I had...

She Was Crafting Wombs with Wings

by Theresa | Feb 2, 2025 | More on My Books, Strega and Italian-Americana

This happened a long time ago and I was left with a question—well, many questions , but one main question: What are wombs with wings? The journey has taken me far. I am only now beginning to understand. Certain things needed to happen first and certain skills needed...