Seeing The Sibyl: Ancient Mystics To Modern Predictions

Enter the mysteries of the deeper world by allowing the Sibyl within to awaken.  Angela Natividad and I explore The Sibyl, from the classical antiquity to contemporary oracles.  Angela and I talked for over two hours, with about the first hour being an intro and the second more on specific Sibyls and bringing this archetype to the present day The Sibyl was an ancient priestess of great prestige in many areas of the Greek and Roman worlds.  Their influence continued in Christianity right up to the Renaissance. There were many sibyls, including The Pythia (which was also a title referring to many prophetesses, pictured) and The Sibyl of Cumae. To the ancients, The Sibyllae were the chosen priestesses who held the sacred gift of prophecy. They prophesied the rise of Rome and predicted the birth of the messiah. So powerful were her words that her books were dearly guarded by the Romans. Michelangelo painted her on the Sistine Chapel. There were many other important sibyls throughout the ancient Mediterranean, predicting the rise and fall of empires accurately as well as responding to questions about the details of everyday life.  The Sibylline Oracles are a compendium of oracular writings attributed to ancient Sibyls, but more likely heavily adapted by early Christian writers.  As an archetype, The Sibyl persists today, from the popularity of astrology and tarot to the mysterious oracles spoken by economists.   I dedicated an entire chapter to the sibyllic in Entering Hekate's Garden: The Magick, Medicine and Mystery of Plant Spirit Witchcraft. Available from most major online booksellers.   Join Covina to go deeper into your journey with The Sibyl.  You can view the slides (art, references, etc.) and access the searchable video with transcript here.