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Feronia Wellness
Organization is the dream of our visionary, Deborah
Lighthart. It has been her desire to create an alternative health center
for 14 years. Deborah's dream had been
lying dormant until one day she stepped onto a
vacant lot beside a home she was looking to purchase. She felt a rush of energy &
inspiration pouring through her. Her dreams suddenly
surfaced and she knew that she had to pursue it. After talking with the real estate agent, she
discovered that the property was located on a road reputed to have been part of the Underground Railroad. The name
"Feronia" means "Goddess
of Freedom." Slaves believed that sitting on a holy stone in one of her sanctuaries would set them free. Feronia was a rural
goddess in Roman religion, to whom woods and springs were sacred. Latins believed Feronia to be a harvest goddess and honored
her with the "first fruits" in order to secure a bountiful harvest the following year. Feronia also served as a goddess of
travelers, fire and waters.
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The idea of Feronia grew very quickly as
Deborah (our founder & visionary) began to see the
need for healing in every community. Her vision grew from an individual
wellness retreat
center, to wellness
centers located all over the world. The ezine, wellness fairs, wellness
programs & other fundraising projects all stemmed from the need to
raise money to manifest this dream.
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Feronia is being created to
set you free from the chains that bind you. Free from stress, worry, tension,
insecurity, doubt, blocked emotion and any other limitations that
enslave you and prevent you from achieving your true
potential.
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