{"id":6593,"date":"2014-07-16T12:58:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6593"},"modified":"2014-07-20T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T22:01:24","slug":"passing-of-loreon-vigne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6593","title":{"rendered":"Passing of Loreon Vigne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loreon Vigne, priestess of Isis, who created the Isis Oasis<\/a> sanctuary and retreat center at Geyserville, California, passed away last night. There are tributes on her Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is an earlier post of mine about visiting Isis Oasis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Her memoir, The Goddess Bade Me Do It<\/em><\/a>, tells her story of how a young artist, jewelry designer, and art-supplies dealer in Beat-era San Francisco became a full-time priestess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Loreon Vigne, priestess of Isis, who created the Isis Oasis sanctuary and retreat center at Geyserville, California, passed away last night. There are tributes on her Facebook page. Here is an earlier post of mine about visiting Isis Oasis. 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