June 24, a sacred day on the ancient Roman Calendar.

The image for this podcast is adapted from illustration plate 28 of "The Pantheon, representing the fabulous histories of the heathen gods, and most illustrious heroes; in a plain, and familiar method, by way of dialogue" by François Pomey and Andrew Tooke, published in 1803(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pantheon,_representing_the_fabulous_histories_of_the_heathen_gods,_and_most_illustrious_heroes;_in_a_plain,_and_familiar_method,_by_way_of_dialogue_(1803)_(14774543461).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:

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.chiff.comwww.poetryintranslation.comwww.netglimse.comwww.thaliatook.comen.wikipedia.orggroups.yahoo.com

"The Longest Day" original song by Todd Alan (http://www.todd-alan.net)

"The Triple Goddess: Maiden, Mother and Crone" by Guest Speaker Amythyst Raine (http://ladyamythyst.webs.com/)

Latin proverb as translated by Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. (http://mythfolklore.net/)

Principles and Tenets of Spiritual Humanism (http://spiritualhumanism.org/)

Prayer from the book "p.s. Fortuna" by E. Sylvia Simpson

Prayer spell adapted from "The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells" by Judika Illes

Closing rhyme by E. Sylvia Simpson

Originally recorded in 2010, speakers and musical contributions permissioned for this recording by the respective artists.

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