Vestalia festival – Moonzie Momma

From The Goddess Companion June 15

A woman sits in a sunlit Italian courtyard surrounded by cardboard boxes and trash bags, looking thoughtfully at old photographs. A calendar on the wall marks June 15th next to a sticky note that reads "Let go."

~June 15 A time will come when war will end.Vesta and her companion Fides— the sacred goddess of community and her friend, faith-shall rule.The war-god will relinquish his command, the gates of his dreadful temple clanging shut.His companion, Fury, shall be bound, his hands held fast with brazen nails; he’ll […]

From The Goddess Companion June 7

A neoclassical-style painting depicting a humble man named Albinus assisting Vestal Virgins on a dirt path; he is stepping down from his wooden cart to offer his family's transport to the priestesses, who are carrying sacred objects and a burning torch away from a burning city in the background.

~June 7 On the hillside outside the city, the Vestals encountered a humble man named Albinus, who was escaping in a cart with his family, along with other civilians, from the war.Even in danger, Albinus remembered what was due the goddess, and felt the impiety of riding with his family […]