Episode Synopsis "Day of Fortuna Virilis, Day of Fortuna Virginalis, the Vestalia and the Matralia"
April 1, June 10 & 11, sacred days on the ancient Roman Calendar. The image for this podcast is "Fortuna doth blind the Love" from "Symbola et emblemata" published in 1705 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symbola_et_emblemata_(1705)_(14769167203).jpg) What would a Sunday morning worship service sound like if we still worshiped this ancient holiday? Created and hosted by "Mama Fortuna" as portrayed by Temple of Fortuna dot com founder, E. Sylvia Simpson, (http://templeoffortuna.com/) this podcast also features: "Earth" original drum music by Ray Eldridge (http://theuniversalrhythm.webs.com/) Calling of the quarters by the Burana Codex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmina_Burana) Invocation by E. Sylvia Simpson based on a melody by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sermon by E. Sylvia Simpson with research adapted from www.poetryintranslation.com www.thaliatook.com/ dante.udallas.edu www.vroma.org "Roman Marriage Traditions" by Astanon Darastrix Latin proverb from Publilius Syrus as translated by Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. (http://mythfolklore.net/) Principles and Tenets of Spiritual Humanism (http://spiritualhumanism.org/) Prayer adapted from "Wiccan Prayer Book" by Mark Ventimiglia Prayer spell adapted from "The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells" by Judika Illes and "The Good Spell Book" by Gillian Kemp Closing rhyme by E. Sylvia Simpson Originally recorded in 2010, speakers and musical contributions permissioned for this recording by the respective artists. * Podcasts and permissioned music in this podcasts are protected by copyright* Listen online, please do not download. If you like the Temple and its contributors, we encourage you to visit the respective websites.