Quando in un bosco ne percepisci la bellezza e diventi tutt'uno con il bosco, allora, intuitivamente, sei in armonia e in pace con le Dee e con gli Dei. Essi sono parte della nostra vera natura, la nostra Natura Profonda, e quando siamo separati dalla nostra vera natura, viviamo nella paura. Percepire questa normalità vuol dire dare un senso reale al vivere che è insito in tutte le cose.

Intraprendere la Via Romana al Divino significa iniziare un percorso di risveglio: praticando l'attenzione e la consapevolezza continua ci incamminiamo lungo una strada sapendo che ciò che conta è il cammino per sè più che la destinazione.

When you, entering a forest, perceive the beauty of the forest and you feel to be in a complete harmony with it, then, intuitively, you are in peace with the Deities. They are an essential part of our real nature, our Deep Nature, and when we are separated by our real nature we live in the fear. Perceiving such normality means giving a real sense to our lives.

Undertaking the Roman Via to the Deities implies a path to awakening: with the practice of continuing consciousness and awareness we undertake our walking knowing that taking the path is more important than the destination itself
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martedì 3 luglio 2012

July: festivities, festivals and rites

The sacred calendar for the rites during July is mainly focused on Apollo. In the following list I include some festivities and festivals which can be attended privately in a convivial way within the family, friends and the community.


5 - 13 July: Ludi Apollinares

In the past these festivals dedicated to Apollo (protector of Rome together with his female polarity, Diana) included also great  music and theatre shows. 
At present we can dedicate each day of the Ludi Apollinares to a peculiar aspect of Apollo



1 day - medicine: invocation to obtain health for the family, friends and all the living beings.
2 day - spiritual firmness: Apollo is always portraied standing firmly up. Invocation to obtain a quiet inner spiritual force
3 day - music and poetry: invocation to Apollo listening traditional music and reading poems
4 day - the Sun. Invocation to Helios
5 day - wisdom: invocation to obtain wisdom and prudence
6 day - hidden wisdom: invocation to strengthen personal wisdom and prudence
7 day - transcendence: spiritual exercises and practicing silence
8 day - transcendence: spiritual exercises and practicing silence
9 day - transcendence: spiritual exercises and practicing silence

5 luglio: Fortuna Muliebre
This day is focused on invocations to obtain health and fortune for all women

7 luglio: Iuno Caprotina
Festivity and rites dedicated to all women

15 luglio: Castores
This day is dedicated to the two polarities and cycles regulating Nature and the whole Universe

19 luglio: Lucaria
This day is devoted to all sacred woods (lucus) Meditations, spiritual exercises and invocations in a sacred wood. 

23 luglio Neptunalia
Invocations to obtain water in the dry season.

25 luglio: Furrinalia
This day is dedicated to fresh water and springs

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