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May 5: Celebration of the Italian Snake Goddess Angitia — Theresa C. Dintino’s Abruzzo-Americana Wheel of the Year

by Theresa | Apr 27, 2022 | Goddess, Strega and Italian-Americana

“On the first Thursday in May the most pagan of Christian festivals takes place in Cocullo (AQ) in honor of San Domenico Abate, whose statue is carried through the village covered with live snakes; the old snake rites connected to the goddess Angitia were passed on to...

Theresa C. Dintino’s Abruzzo-Americana Wheel of the Year

by Theresa | Jan 23, 2022 | Strega and Italian-Americana

I was not born in the Abruzzo. I was born in Keene, NH, the daughter of a second generation Italian American. I am not Italian but half of my ancestors are all from the same village in the Abruzzo: Torre de’ Passeri. My journey back to the roots of my Italian lineage...

Why Ancestor Work is Important

by Theresa | Jun 1, 2019 | About Divination

The ancestors are a major part of divination and many other kinds of spiritual work. This can be perplexing for some who have no relationship to their ancestors and downright disturbing for those who feel they do not like their ancestors. The way I like to look at it...

The Goddess Diana: the Tree, the Forest, the Grove

by Theresa | Apr 30, 2019 | Strega and Italian-Americana

I have, for many years, been bothered with my inability to fully connect with the descriptions and definitions of the Goddess Diana of Italian lore. Being of the Italian Strega lineage I felt that of course, it should come automatically to me. But the truth is, until...

The Walnut Tree of Benevento Italy

by Theresa | Feb 25, 2014 | Strega and Italian-Americana

The town of Benevento, Italy is famous for the legends of its ancient walnut tree. The Streghe danced around this tree in ritual celebration until it was deliberately cut down in 662 AD. According to Raven Grimassi’s research, the spiritual power specific to the...