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"Brightest Blessings of Tara"
From Rt. Rev. Claudia Wehmeyer and members of Tara Hedge College of Germany
Photo left: prayer flags of Tara Hedge College
Claudia writes: "We opened as an Iseum in 1983, but from these early days there are no photos. It is so different now with digital cameras and even cameras in our mobile phones! We are looking forward to 2008; we will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our Isian Center."
Featured below are photos that range from 1997 to 2001.
Altars and Shrines
Altar, outdoor ritual at Autumn Equinox, 1997
Altar for Lughnasadh celebration in 1999
Shrine of Bastet
Above, A Shrine of Bastet as it appeared in 1997 in the home of Claudia and Thomas Wehmeyer in West Bielefeld, Germany.
Seasonal Festivals
Photos of members of Tara Hedge College celebrating after seasonal rituals, Fairy Meadow, Bielefeld, Germany:
Lughnasadh, 1999
Beltane, 2000
Summer Solstice, 2000
Lughnasadh 2000
Leukotheia
Outdoor altar for a ritual for Leukotheia, a Goddess of ancient Crete. The items on the altar include a drinking horn and another horn used for inviting the beings of the woodlands to the rite.
Below, Indoor shrine for the Goddess Leukotheia, which includes wool to be used in the "Mystery of the Labyrinth" ritual mystery drama from the Fellowship of Isis liturgy book, "Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess."
Indoor altar for the Leukotheia ritual
Tara Hedge Members
Claudia Hamasdevi during a walk in the forest at Samhain, 2001
Claudia and her husband Thomas are the founders of
Tara Hedge College and FOI Germany. One of the oldest
established FOI communities.
Ordination at Tara Hedge College, 2001
Olivia Robertson with members of Tara Hedge College, 2002
Klaus
Klaus, Priest of Dana and Ganapati announcing the beginning of the enactment of the Ritual Drama "Isis and Osiris: The Judgment" from the FOI liturgy book "Gaea: Initiations of the Earth" during Symphony for the Goddess 2000, Saturday, Sparrenburg, Bielefeld.
Sonja
Sonja, Priestess of the Goddess Brolga, a Goddess of the Australian Aborigines, performing a dance at the Pagan EuroConvention, Bielefeld, 1999.
Olivia Robertson and Members of Tara Hedge in the Fairy Meadow, 2000
Portrait of Olivia at the same event.
Claudia Hamasdevi sharing sweets with Yao and Ole, Isian children
Frank, Ronny and Chris
Frank, Priest of Isis (left), Ronny (center) and Christiane (right) playing music during the fashion show for robes, Symphony for The Goddess, 2000, Sunday, Dana Clan Day - Fairy Meadow of Tara Hedge College.
Thomas
Claudia and Thomas Wehmeyer, founders of Tara Hedge College
Pagan EuroConvention
The photos below are from the Pagan EuroConvention which took place in Bielefeld, Germany in 1999. This event was mainly organized by members of Tara Hedge College.
Christiane and Ronny, Priesthood of Isis-Sothis Iseum
Symphony for the Goddess
Symphony for the Goddess 2000 was held indoors for one day in the local castle, and one day outdoors on the land where Claudia and Thomas lived for 5 years.
Symphony for the Goddess 2001 took place at “Einschlingen”, a beautiful house in the middle of the Teutoburger Wald, a beautiful location in the forested countryside.
Claudia, Tom and Frauke
Altar for Symphony for the Goddess
Olivia Robertson and FOI Germany members, Symphony for the Goddess
FOI Germany members, Olivia Robertson and Claudia Wehmeyer
Claudia writes this is one of her favorite photos. It was taken by her husband Thomas. Olivia Robertson dancing in the middle of the circle during the 2000 Symphony of the Goddess Convention.
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