Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Temple Priestesses

Chapter 2: In the Beginning

Mesopotamia and the First Priestess

The Priestesses of the Goddess Ishtar

The Minoan Snake Goddess and her Priestesses

Chapter 3: Egypt

The Cult of the Goddess Isis

Hathor, Goddess of Love and her Sacred Dancers

Chapter 4: The Greco-Roman World

Priestess Eumachia

Priestesses of the Goddesses Artemis and Diana of Ephesus

The Goddess Athena, patron of Athens and her Priestesses

Chapter 5: The Delphic Oracle

Chapter 6: Sacred Wives and Virgins

Aphrodite and her sister Venus

The Vestal Virgins

Chapter 7: The Forgotten Oracles and Sibyl Priestesses

The Ile de Sein and the Gallizenae

Hypatia of Alexandria

Chrysis a High Priestess of the Goddess Hera

Sibyl Prophetess of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the cult of Demeter

The Ank Priestesses of the Isle of Iona

Female Shamans

Priestesses of the ancient Druids

Hildegard of Bingen, Visionary

Asenath wife of Joseph and the Disciple Mary Magdalene

Five Worthy Sibyls

The Prophecies of Ancient Witches

Witches of the Isle of Mull

Mother Shipton

The North Berwick Witches

Joan Wyttle

Chapter 8: The Labyrinth of Hades

Oracles of the Dead

The Necromanteion

Chapter 9: The Modern-Day Oracle Priestesses

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Jean Dixon

Doreen Valiente

Sybil Leek

Lady Olivia Robertson

Laurie Cabot, HPS

Lady Belladonna Laveau, HPS

Gypsy Ravish, HPS

Lady Haight-Ashton, HPS – Oracle, Sibyl and Sacred Dancer

Lily Dale Assembly in Lily Dale, NY (a town of Mediums)

Chapter 10: The Oracle Messages

The Sibylline Oracles

Plutarch on the Cessation of Oracles

Oracles of Lady Haight-Ashton

References

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Content
6. Dedication
7. Foreword
8. Preface
9. Introduction
10. Chapter 1: The Temple Priestesses
11. Chapter 2: In the Beginning
    1. Mesopotamia and the First Priestess
    2. The Priestesses of the Goddess Ishtar
    3. The Minoan Snake Goddess and her Priestesses
12. Chapter 3: Egypt
    1. The Cult of the Goddess Isis
    2. Hathor, Goddess of Love and her Sacred Dancers
13. Chapter 4: The Greco-Roman World
    1. Priestess Eumachia
    2. Priestesses of the Goddesses Artemis and Diana of Ephesus
    3. The Goddess Athena, patron of Athens and her Priestesses
14. Chapter 5: The Delphic Oracle
15. Chapter 6: Sacred Wives and Virgins
    1. Aphrodite and her sister Venus
    2. The Vestal Virgins
16. Chapter 7: The Forgotten Oracles and Sibyl Priestesses
    1. The Ile de Sein and the Gallizenae
    2. Hypatia of Alexandria
    3. Chrysis a High Priestess of the Goddess Hera
    4. Sibyl Prophetess of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the cult of Demeter
    5. The Ank Priestesses of the Isle of Iona
    6. Female Shamans
    7. Priestesses of the ancient Druids
    8. Hildegard of Bingen, Visionary
    9. Asenath wife of Joseph and the Disciple Mary Magdalene
    10. Five Worthy Sibyls
    11. The Prophecies of Ancient Witches
    12. Witches of the Isle of Mull
    13. Mother Shipton
    14. The North Berwick Witches
    15. Joan Wyttle
17. Chapter 8: The Labyrinth of Hades
    1. Oracles of the Dead
    2. The Necromanteion
18. Chapter 9: The Modern-Day Oracle Priestesses
    1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
    2. Jean Dixon
    3. Doreen Valiente
    4. Sybil Leek
    5. Lady Olivia Robertson
    6. Laurie Cabot, HPS
    7. Lady Belladonna Laveau, HPS
    8. Gypsy Ravish, HPS
    9. Lady Haight-Ashton, HPS – Oracle, Sibyl and Sacred Dancer
    10. Lily Dale Assembly in Lily Dale, NY (a town of Mediums)
19. Chapter 10: The Oracle Messages
    1. The Sibylline Oracles
    2. Plutarch on the Cessation of Oracles
    3. Oracles of Lady Haight-Ashton
20. References

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