Directions and instructions
regarding what to bring are sent with final
registration confirmation materials. All events are
held from 9 am to 5 pm each day unless otherwise
specified in the description.
Lodging for events at Ardantane are available on
campus. Contact Ardantane at (505) 469-7777 for
information or to reserve a place. Lodging is also
available 15 minutes away in the scenic town of Jemez
Springs. Meals are not included, though snacks and
drinks are provided.
Register and pay for events using the links on the left
side of this page.
Event Dates and Descriptions
Facilitation and MediationJanuary 5-6 at Ardantane $110
Scott Lamont
School of Pagan Leadership
This intense, practical course is intended to provide group leaders with a foundational set of skills in guiding groups through decision making using consensus principles, and to act as mediators when conflict arises between two or more members of a group or community. The focus will be on role play and experiential learning.
Participants are assumed to have a grasp of the basic principles of interpersonal communication, group dynamics, and leadership principles. Prior classwork and/or practical experience in these areas is strongly recommended. Pre-reading is required, and materials will be provided to students upon receipt of registration
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School of Pagan Leadership
This intense, practical course is intended to provide group leaders with a foundational set of skills in guiding groups through decision making using consensus principles, and to act as mediators when conflict arises between two or more members of a group or community. The focus will be on role play and experiential learning.
Participants are assumed to have a grasp of the basic principles of interpersonal communication, group dynamics, and leadership principles. Prior classwork and/or practical experience in these areas is strongly recommended. Pre-reading is required, and materials will be provided to students upon receipt of registration
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The Shadow SideJanuary 12 at Ardantane $35
Kristin Madden
School of Shamanic Studies
The shadow side is that place within each of us where we hide our fears, patterns, limitations, and anything that we do not want other people to see. When denied and repressed, shadow aspects can gain control of our lives, dreams, and spiritual work. However, this is also where our hidden strengths and talents lie. Through working with the Shadow, we become more complete beings, with significantly more personal power to work with. With this increased energy comes an increased capacity for clarity, understanding, healing, and protection. This workshop will combine hands-on exercises with lecture and meditation to allow participants a deeper understanding of how the Shadow impacts our lives and how they can effectively handle this.
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School of Shamanic Studies
The shadow side is that place within each of us where we hide our fears, patterns, limitations, and anything that we do not want other people to see. When denied and repressed, shadow aspects can gain control of our lives, dreams, and spiritual work. However, this is also where our hidden strengths and talents lie. Through working with the Shadow, we become more complete beings, with significantly more personal power to work with. With this increased energy comes an increased capacity for clarity, understanding, healing, and protection. This workshop will combine hands-on exercises with lecture and meditation to allow participants a deeper understanding of how the Shadow impacts our lives and how they can effectively handle this.
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Leading the JourneyJanuary 12 at Ardantane $35
Kristin Madden
School of Shamanic Studies
The shamanic journey is the defining characteristic of shamanic practice. To lead the journey for another is a sacred duty that involves much more than more drumming or rattling. In this very hands-on workshop, participants will receive a solid grounding in the rhythms, energies, and more that combine to create a safe and effective space for shamanic journeying. Learn to hold the space, guide journeyers past blocks, and handle the more common situations that may arise.
Bring drums and rattles if you have them. Extras will be available.
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School of Shamanic Studies
The shamanic journey is the defining characteristic of shamanic practice. To lead the journey for another is a sacred duty that involves much more than more drumming or rattling. In this very hands-on workshop, participants will receive a solid grounding in the rhythms, energies, and more that combine to create a safe and effective space for shamanic journeying. Learn to hold the space, guide journeyers past blocks, and handle the more common situations that may arise.
Bring drums and rattles if you have them. Extras will be available.
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Asatru:February 2-3 at
Ardantane$110
Introduction to Norse Spirituality
William Bainbridge
School of Pagan Spirituality
This class is designed to present accurate information on the practice of the pre-Christian religious tradition of the Germanic cultures and its continuation in modern times, provide an opportunity to experience some of the more important ceremonies and practices of contemporary Asatru, and suggest ideas and techniques connected with Germanic spirituality that participants might find helpful in their own spiritual work, whether or not that work happens within a Heathen setting.
Taking this class should enable students to navigate knowedgeably and place in context what they might encounter in discussions of Asatru at gatherings and on-line. Some theoretical and practical work with the runes will be included.
Equally important, however, we will spend significant time exploring the ideas of Wyrd, Orlog (roughly, “personal destiny”), and Frith (very roughly, “right relationships”), as well as the symbology of the Wells, the World Tree, and the Norns. Taken together, these things provide both a basis for understanding the core perceptions and world-view underlying many of the modern efforts to revive, reconstruct and practice Asatru, and the means by which the indigenous Germanic spiritual tradtion can effectively address the “big questions” of ontology, meaning, our relationship with the Earth, and how we might constructively live and act in the world. We expect to approach these profound questions with humor, perspective, and of course, mead.
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School of Pagan Spirituality
This class is designed to present accurate information on the practice of the pre-Christian religious tradition of the Germanic cultures and its continuation in modern times, provide an opportunity to experience some of the more important ceremonies and practices of contemporary Asatru, and suggest ideas and techniques connected with Germanic spirituality that participants might find helpful in their own spiritual work, whether or not that work happens within a Heathen setting.
Taking this class should enable students to navigate knowedgeably and place in context what they might encounter in discussions of Asatru at gatherings and on-line. Some theoretical and practical work with the runes will be included.
Equally important, however, we will spend significant time exploring the ideas of Wyrd, Orlog (roughly, “personal destiny”), and Frith (very roughly, “right relationships”), as well as the symbology of the Wells, the World Tree, and the Norns. Taken together, these things provide both a basis for understanding the core perceptions and world-view underlying many of the modern efforts to revive, reconstruct and practice Asatru, and the means by which the indigenous Germanic spiritual tradtion can effectively address the “big questions” of ontology, meaning, our relationship with the Earth, and how we might constructively live and act in the world. We expect to approach these profound questions with humor, perspective, and of course, mead.
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Ritual for SolitariesFebruary 9-10 at Ardantane$110
Starweaver
Rowan
School of Magic and Witchcraft
Ritual is as important for solitary practitioners as it is for those who work in groups. We use ritual to create and mark change, whether within ourselves or in our outer lives. This weekend workshop gives hands-on practice for creating private rituals for all occasions, such as dedication to a spiritual path or deity, purification and cleansing, releasing, changing home or career, or passage into elderhood. Unlike some books and websites that provide collections of recycled ritual scripts, this class provides you with the tools you need to create rituals from your own heart to serve your own purposes.
The class does not presume any particular tradition of spiritual practice, emphasizing general concepts that can be adapted for use in a wide range of contexts.
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Rowan
School of Magic and Witchcraft
Ritual is as important for solitary practitioners as it is for those who work in groups. We use ritual to create and mark change, whether within ourselves or in our outer lives. This weekend workshop gives hands-on practice for creating private rituals for all occasions, such as dedication to a spiritual path or deity, purification and cleansing, releasing, changing home or career, or passage into elderhood. Unlike some books and websites that provide collections of recycled ritual scripts, this class provides you with the tools you need to create rituals from your own heart to serve your own purposes.
The class does not presume any particular tradition of spiritual practice, emphasizing general concepts that can be adapted for use in a wide range of contexts.
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Sacred Journey, Sacred LifeFebruary
14 at Pantheacon, $85
San Jose, CA
Amber K,
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
Join us in exploring the sacred journey that is your life. For one day, be in a caring fellowship of seekers on this quest. Gather a medicine pouch of tools and techniques to help you transform the mundane into the miraculous. See the universe with starlight vision and find the center point of your being. Discover the wellspring of your divinity, and drink from its clear waters throughout your days. Live in harmony with your deepest truths and let your every act be a blessing. Experience the joy of walking the Earth with the Goddess and the Old Gods.
Welcome to your place in this magickal universe.
[Register for this class]
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
Join us in exploring the sacred journey that is your life. For one day, be in a caring fellowship of seekers on this quest. Gather a medicine pouch of tools and techniques to help you transform the mundane into the miraculous. See the universe with starlight vision and find the center point of your being. Discover the wellspring of your divinity, and drink from its clear waters throughout your days. Live in harmony with your deepest truths and let your every act be a blessing. Experience the joy of walking the Earth with the Goddess and the Old Gods.
Welcome to your place in this magickal universe.
[Register for this class]
Western Way of HealingFebruary 16-17 in Albuquerque, NM $110
Connie Henry,
Digby Henry
School of Healing Arts
This workshop presents a nature based focus of health, healing and well-being. It introduces the wisdom seeker and practitioner to the many pathways and practices of the Western Ways of Healing.
It presents methods and practices that have been used for centuries in western cultures as the ways and means of healing the sick and maintaining the well-being of the community. It includes explorations, protocols and models of practice that have developed in the present centuries.
The participant will explore the nature ways of Naturopathy and Homeopathy, and the plant ways of Herbalism, Aromatherapy and Flower Essences. The workshop invites meetings with the Spirits of Nature, the Gods, the Goddesses and the Wisdom Keepers of the ancient ways of healing. This workshop involves the participants in work with the energies of body, mind, spirit and place. It will explore the practice of Radionics and Radesthesia, Kinesiology, Healing Touch, Intuitive Healing and Environmental Healing.
This workshop is a beginning to the Certificate Program in the School of Healing Arts. Over a two day weekend the participant will gain a basic knowledge and experience as a foundation for further specific study.
The universe and place we live in is alive and speaks with us in many ways. The medicines and wisdoms of the past were grown from that conversation. This workshop provides the opportunity to re-engage in that conversation and reconnect with the healing wisdoms of Nature.
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Digby Henry
School of Healing Arts
This workshop presents a nature based focus of health, healing and well-being. It introduces the wisdom seeker and practitioner to the many pathways and practices of the Western Ways of Healing.
It presents methods and practices that have been used for centuries in western cultures as the ways and means of healing the sick and maintaining the well-being of the community. It includes explorations, protocols and models of practice that have developed in the present centuries.
The participant will explore the nature ways of Naturopathy and Homeopathy, and the plant ways of Herbalism, Aromatherapy and Flower Essences. The workshop invites meetings with the Spirits of Nature, the Gods, the Goddesses and the Wisdom Keepers of the ancient ways of healing. This workshop involves the participants in work with the energies of body, mind, spirit and place. It will explore the practice of Radionics and Radesthesia, Kinesiology, Healing Touch, Intuitive Healing and Environmental Healing.
This workshop is a beginning to the Certificate Program in the School of Healing Arts. Over a two day weekend the participant will gain a basic knowledge and experience as a foundation for further specific study.
The universe and place we live in is alive and speaks with us in many ways. The medicines and wisdoms of the past were grown from that conversation. This workshop provides the opportunity to re-engage in that conversation and reconnect with the healing wisdoms of Nature.
[Register for this class]
Faith and To DareFebruary 23-24 at Ardantane $110
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
What is faith, if it's not a mindless belief in some dogma you've been taught? What can we have faith in, and still honor our rational, intelligent, questioning minds? Maybe it's time to look at the foundations of our beliefs and lives, and make sure the structure is solid. Note: this is an open-minded, exploratory class: no particular faith systems will be pressed on participants.
"To Dare" is one of the qualities needed by an adept, according to ancient lore. What have you dared to attempt in your life thus far, and what risks are worth taking tomorrow? Come join a fascinating discussion with like-minded people.
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
School of Sacred Living
What is faith, if it's not a mindless belief in some dogma you've been taught? What can we have faith in, and still honor our rational, intelligent, questioning minds? Maybe it's time to look at the foundations of our beliefs and lives, and make sure the structure is solid. Note: this is an open-minded, exploratory class: no particular faith systems will be pressed on participants.
"To Dare" is one of the qualities needed by an adept, according to ancient lore. What have you dared to attempt in your life thus far, and what risks are worth taking tomorrow? Come join a fascinating discussion with like-minded people.
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
Manifesting AbundanceMarch 9 at Ardantane $60
Azrael Arynn K
InaraMichelle
School of Sacred Living
Abundance, prosperity, wealth, money? How many ways are there to feel rich? Discover different ways to measure and grow your wealth, both ancient and modern. Find out what deities and spirit beings are the patrons of abundance and how to work with them.
And yes, there will be some really great information on ways to handle the money part of wealth as well. If you have felt scarcity, poverty, or lack of resources in your life, now?s the time to tap into the wealth of a resource-full nation and an abundant universe.
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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InaraMichelle
School of Sacred Living
Abundance, prosperity, wealth, money? How many ways are there to feel rich? Discover different ways to measure and grow your wealth, both ancient and modern. Find out what deities and spirit beings are the patrons of abundance and how to work with them.
And yes, there will be some really great information on ways to handle the money part of wealth as well. If you have felt scarcity, poverty, or lack of resources in your life, now?s the time to tap into the wealth of a resource-full nation and an abundant universe.
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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Basics of Energy HealingMarch 15-16 at Albuquerque, NM $110
Connie Henry
Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
This class introduces the person to an understanding and experience of the healing energy field. The life force is creative energy of the universe that moves through and enlivens all things. The class focuses primarily on the experience of healing energy moving within and between persons. The class will look at the various models and methods of working with healing energy.
The primary focus will be direct experience with healing energy. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with both their own and the energy fields of others. They will learn energy balancing methods and have hands on experiential work. The class will also provide the participant with a Certificate in Comfort Touch.
This class is a basic class in the Healing Arts Certificate Program.
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Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
This class introduces the person to an understanding and experience of the healing energy field. The life force is creative energy of the universe that moves through and enlivens all things. The class focuses primarily on the experience of healing energy moving within and between persons. The class will look at the various models and methods of working with healing energy.
The primary focus will be direct experience with healing energy. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with both their own and the energy fields of others. They will learn energy balancing methods and have hands on experiential work. The class will also provide the participant with a Certificate in Comfort Touch.
This class is a basic class in the Healing Arts Certificate Program.
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The Art of DivinationMarch 15-16 at Ardantane$110
Starweaver
Karen Waters
School of Magic and Witchcraft
The divinatory arts give us insight into our situations, our endeavors, and ourselves. This weekend intensive offers a broad survey of divinatory tools and practices. Learn to use oracles such as tarot, runes, and I Ching; work with scrying methods such as crystal gazing; and develop your intuitive capacity and learn to receive wisdom from animals, plants, and places. Students who have their own favorite divination tool or method are encouraged to bring it with them and share with the class. Beyond the "how to" aspects, the class will also touch on divination ethics, how to maintain a strong divination practice over time, and the different challenges presented by reading for oneself and for others.
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Karen Waters
School of Magic and Witchcraft
The divinatory arts give us insight into our situations, our endeavors, and ourselves. This weekend intensive offers a broad survey of divinatory tools and practices. Learn to use oracles such as tarot, runes, and I Ching; work with scrying methods such as crystal gazing; and develop your intuitive capacity and learn to receive wisdom from animals, plants, and places. Students who have their own favorite divination tool or method are encouraged to bring it with them and share with the class. Beyond the "how to" aspects, the class will also touch on divination ethics, how to maintain a strong divination practice over time, and the different challenges presented by reading for oneself and for others.
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Advanced Teaching IntensiveMarch 22-23 at Ardantane $110
Amber K
Kristin Madden
School of Pagan Leadership
Have you taken the Ardantane Teaching Intensive? Are you ready for more? Have you been teaching for a while and want to hone your skills or find new ideas? If so, then this is the workshop for you. Join us for an intensive, experiential weekend and take your natural teaching abilities to a whole new level. Prerequisite: Ardantane Teaching Intensive or permission of facilitators.
Expect to learn:
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Kristin Madden
School of Pagan Leadership
Have you taken the Ardantane Teaching Intensive? Are you ready for more? Have you been teaching for a while and want to hone your skills or find new ideas? If so, then this is the workshop for you. Join us for an intensive, experiential weekend and take your natural teaching abilities to a whole new level. Prerequisite: Ardantane Teaching Intensive or permission of facilitators.
Expect to learn:
- How learning happens in the human mind
- How to create effective lesson plans for any time frame, group, or space
- How to monitor and work with psychic energies in the classroom
- Communication on multiple levels with all sensory modalities
- When to stick to the plan and when to allow for more flexibility
- The ins-and-outs of team teaching
- Creative ways to handle challenging students
- Techniques for evaluating yourself, your team, and the class a whole
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Introduction to Paganism March 29 in Albuquerque, NM$60
Amber K
School of Pagan Spirituality
Join us to learn about the many traditions and flavors of nature spirituality that are collectively called Paganism. We will look at Wicca, Druidry, Goddess celebration, Asatru, shamanism, and the core beliefs and practices they share. Local groups, resources, and events will be explained, and there will be experiential exercises, music, and refreshments. This program is for information and education, and does not seek to recruit or proselytize. People of all tolerant faiths are welcome.
[Register for this class]
School of Pagan Spirituality
Join us to learn about the many traditions and flavors of nature spirituality that are collectively called Paganism. We will look at Wicca, Druidry, Goddess celebration, Asatru, shamanism, and the core beliefs and practices they share. Local groups, resources, and events will be explained, and there will be experiential exercises, music, and refreshments. This program is for information and education, and does not seek to recruit or proselytize. People of all tolerant faiths are welcome.
[Register for this class]
Sacred Journey, Sacred Life March 29 at Ardantane$60
Azrael Arynn K
InaraMichelle
School of Sacred Living
Join us in exploring the sacred journey that is your life. For one day, be in a caring fellowship of seekers on this quest. Gather a medicine pouch of tools and techniques to help you transform the mundane into the miraculous. See the universe with starlight vision and find the center point of your being. Discover the wellspring of your divinity, and drink from its clear waters throughout your days. Live in harmony with your deepest truths and let your every act be a blessing. Experience the joy of walking the Earth with the Goddess and the Old Gods.
Welcome to your place in this magickal universe.
[Register for this class]
InaraMichelle
School of Sacred Living
Join us in exploring the sacred journey that is your life. For one day, be in a caring fellowship of seekers on this quest. Gather a medicine pouch of tools and techniques to help you transform the mundane into the miraculous. See the universe with starlight vision and find the center point of your being. Discover the wellspring of your divinity, and drink from its clear waters throughout your days. Live in harmony with your deepest truths and let your every act be a blessing. Experience the joy of walking the Earth with the Goddess and the Old Gods.
Welcome to your place in this magickal universe.
[Register for this class]
Celebrating the GoddessApril 5-6 at Ardantane $110
Amber K
School of Pagan Spirituality
She is Queen of Heaven and Earth, Star of the Sea, Mistress of Magick. She has a thousand names, faces, and stories. Come meet Her in many of Her aspects at this intensive weekend of learning, celebration, and spirit.
The program will include storytelling, creative ritual, dance, music, imagery and symbols, dress-up, a Feast of the Goddesses, choosing a special goddess and ways to enhance your relationship, spiritual arts and crafts, and more. This event is for women only, and registration is limited to 12 participants. Scholarships available; no woman will be turned away for lack of funds. Bring food, festive clothing, and costume elements.
[Register for this class]
School of Pagan Spirituality
She is Queen of Heaven and Earth, Star of the Sea, Mistress of Magick. She has a thousand names, faces, and stories. Come meet Her in many of Her aspects at this intensive weekend of learning, celebration, and spirit.
The program will include storytelling, creative ritual, dance, music, imagery and symbols, dress-up, a Feast of the Goddesses, choosing a special goddess and ways to enhance your relationship, spiritual arts and crafts, and more. This event is for women only, and registration is limited to 12 participants. Scholarships available; no woman will be turned away for lack of funds. Bring food, festive clothing, and costume elements.
[Register for this class]
Plant Medicine:April 12-13 in
Albuquerque, NM $110
Aromatherapy and Subtle Plant Remedies
Connie Henry
Amy Immel
School of Healing Arts
This is one of three seasonal classes in plant medicine.
This class focuses on our western herbal heritage, and will specifically address subtle herbal remedies as well as essential oils as a part of the larger field of herbalism. Saturday will cover herbs and substances used in homeopathy, flower essences, sacred smudge, and hydrosols. We will look at a brief history of these subtle healing methods and how to develop remedies. Sunday will offer an introduction to Aromatherapy. 7 contact hours may be submitted to your board for approval by Nurses, Massage Therapists, and Hypnotherapists. This class will cover effects, terminology, quality, contraindications, and methods of proper use of essential oils. Discussion of ethics in the use of Plant Medicine and Standards of Practice for Aromatherapists will be presented.
[Register for this class]
Amy Immel
School of Healing Arts
This is one of three seasonal classes in plant medicine.
This class focuses on our western herbal heritage, and will specifically address subtle herbal remedies as well as essential oils as a part of the larger field of herbalism. Saturday will cover herbs and substances used in homeopathy, flower essences, sacred smudge, and hydrosols. We will look at a brief history of these subtle healing methods and how to develop remedies. Sunday will offer an introduction to Aromatherapy. 7 contact hours may be submitted to your board for approval by Nurses, Massage Therapists, and Hypnotherapists. This class will cover effects, terminology, quality, contraindications, and methods of proper use of essential oils. Discussion of ethics in the use of Plant Medicine and Standards of Practice for Aromatherapists will be presented.
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Planting an OasisApril 19-20 at Ardantane$110
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
How can you have a lush, green, wonderful oasis of plant and bird life in your yard or on your property, and still conserve water in the desert Southwest? Come get the answers! If you're intrigued by gardening and landscaping but don't have hours every day to maintain a fancy layout, we have resources for you!
What kind of plants and where to get them, how to create micro-climates, how to use graywater and rainwater to feed your garden, how to improve your soil, using rock in beautiful and practical ways, when and where water features like fountains and ponds can work? this class is going to motivate you to get creative!
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
School of Sacred Living
How can you have a lush, green, wonderful oasis of plant and bird life in your yard or on your property, and still conserve water in the desert Southwest? Come get the answers! If you're intrigued by gardening and landscaping but don't have hours every day to maintain a fancy layout, we have resources for you!
What kind of plants and where to get them, how to create micro-climates, how to use graywater and rainwater to feed your garden, how to improve your soil, using rock in beautiful and practical ways, when and where water features like fountains and ponds can work? this class is going to motivate you to get creative!
This class provides credit toward the Earthwalker Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
Gaia Hypothesis in Daily LifeMay 4 at Ardantane$60
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
Is the biosphere of Earth a huge, complex, form of life, where all life forms are essential parts of a self-sustaining organism? What's the evidence for this hypothesis, and if it's true, where does humanity fit in?
More urgently, where do YOU fit in, and how can you live in harmony with the immense and beautiful Being we call Gaia? This is far more than a "Don't hurt the planet, recycle your trash" lecture - it's an exploration into the spiritual dimensions of being part of something far greater than any one of us, yet dependent on each of us. Come learn what it means to be an Earthling.
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School of Sacred Living
Is the biosphere of Earth a huge, complex, form of life, where all life forms are essential parts of a self-sustaining organism? What's the evidence for this hypothesis, and if it's true, where does humanity fit in?
More urgently, where do YOU fit in, and how can you live in harmony with the immense and beautiful Being we call Gaia? This is far more than a "Don't hurt the planet, recycle your trash" lecture - it's an exploration into the spiritual dimensions of being part of something far greater than any one of us, yet dependent on each of us. Come learn what it means to be an Earthling.
[Register for this class]
Rhythms of Sun and Moon May 10 at Ardantane$60
Starweaver
School of Magic and Witchcraft
Pagan spiritual practice is closely tied to the cycles of nature: the seasons, the passage of night and day, and the phases of the Moon. This one-day workshop explores the seasonal celebrations known as the sabbats or the Wheel of the Year, and the esbats that mark the Full Moon, Dark Moon, and sometimes other times in the lunar cycle as well. We will explore what each of these special times means to us, and ideas for creating rituals to mark these changes in the natural world.
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School of Magic and Witchcraft
Pagan spiritual practice is closely tied to the cycles of nature: the seasons, the passage of night and day, and the phases of the Moon. This one-day workshop explores the seasonal celebrations known as the sabbats or the Wheel of the Year, and the esbats that mark the Full Moon, Dark Moon, and sometimes other times in the lunar cycle as well. We will explore what each of these special times means to us, and ideas for creating rituals to mark these changes in the natural world.
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House BlessingsMay 11 at Ardantane$35
Starweaver
School of Magic and Witchcraft
A home is an anchor point in life, and establishing a new home involves more than writing a check and hiring a moving van. This half-day workshop teaches you how to consecrate a new living space, for yourself or for a friend or family member. Topics covered include cleansing of negative energies, creating boundaries for safety, and welcoming new energies to fill the space and set the tone for your time in your new space, be it months or years.
(9 am to 12 pm)
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School of Magic and Witchcraft
A home is an anchor point in life, and establishing a new home involves more than writing a check and hiring a moving van. This half-day workshop teaches you how to consecrate a new living space, for yourself or for a friend or family member. Topics covered include cleansing of negative energies, creating boundaries for safety, and welcoming new energies to fill the space and set the tone for your time in your new space, be it months or years.
(9 am to 12 pm)
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Meditation for DiscoveryMay 11 at Ardantane$35
Starweaver
School of Magic and Witchcraft
Meditation has been used for relaxation, healing, and clearing away of the ego to know one's spiritual essence. For many Pagans, it is also a tool for receiving images, messages, or insights about ourselves and our changing lives. In this half-day workshop, we will practice a range of meditation techniques, with a focus on the wisdom and understanding that meditation can bring into our awareness.
(1 pm to 4 pm)
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School of Magic and Witchcraft
Meditation has been used for relaxation, healing, and clearing away of the ego to know one's spiritual essence. For many Pagans, it is also a tool for receiving images, messages, or insights about ourselves and our changing lives. In this half-day workshop, we will practice a range of meditation techniques, with a focus on the wisdom and understanding that meditation can bring into our awareness.
(1 pm to 4 pm)
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On Being a HealerMay 17-18 in Albuquerque, NM $110
Connie Henry
Digby Henry
School of Healing Arts
The healing relationship is the interaction one has with one's self, with another person, with soul and spirit, with community and place, with nature and the universe. This two day workshop explores and teaches the interpersonal skills and the basic elements of that healing relationship.
An intentional healing relationship is a partnership of persons who come together for the purpose of health and healing. The healing relationship is both intuitive and sensing, It focuses attention and intention. It is participative and co-creative.
In this workshop we will examine, discuss and learn the nature of being a healer, the elements of a healing relationship, creating and participating in a healing community, intentionally and the healing field, the traps and shadows of the healer, ethics and the boundaries of a healing relationship.
This class is a basic class in the Healing Arts Certificate Program.
[Register for this class]
Digby Henry
School of Healing Arts
The healing relationship is the interaction one has with one's self, with another person, with soul and spirit, with community and place, with nature and the universe. This two day workshop explores and teaches the interpersonal skills and the basic elements of that healing relationship.
An intentional healing relationship is a partnership of persons who come together for the purpose of health and healing. The healing relationship is both intuitive and sensing, It focuses attention and intention. It is participative and co-creative.
In this workshop we will examine, discuss and learn the nature of being a healer, the elements of a healing relationship, creating and participating in a healing community, intentionally and the healing field, the traps and shadows of the healer, ethics and the boundaries of a healing relationship.
This class is a basic class in the Healing Arts Certificate Program.
[Register for this class]
Astrology for PagansMay 24-25 at Ardantane$110
Starweaver
Rowan
School of Magic and Witchcraft
If you're intrigued by astrology, but find the terminology and complications daunting, this class is for you. We will explore astrological concepts in a down-to-earth Pagan way: our experience of the night sky, our relationships with the planetary deities, and our awareness of the shifting energies around us. We will look at personality evaluation using birth charts, and an astrological divination practice using transits. The relevance of astrology for pagan spiritual practice is emphasized. Includes outdoor skywatching Saturday night.
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Rowan
School of Magic and Witchcraft
If you're intrigued by astrology, but find the terminology and complications daunting, this class is for you. We will explore astrological concepts in a down-to-earth Pagan way: our experience of the night sky, our relationships with the planetary deities, and our awareness of the shifting energies around us. We will look at personality evaluation using birth charts, and an astrological divination practice using transits. The relevance of astrology for pagan spiritual practice is emphasized. Includes outdoor skywatching Saturday night.
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The Crafts of the ShamanMay 24 in Las Cruces, NM$60
Kristin Madden
Marcie Galbreath
School of Shamanic Studies
Traditionally shamans from around the world have crafted their tools of power, healing, and connection from materials found in Nature. Certainly store-bought items can be beautiful and work quite well, but to work with an object you crafted with your own hands, with the guidance of your spirit allies, brings an added level of connection and reverence to the work. Join us to craft your own:
• drum and/or rattle
• smudge fan
A materials fee may be required in addition to the registration fee. Please contact the Registrar for details.
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Marcie Galbreath
School of Shamanic Studies
Traditionally shamans from around the world have crafted their tools of power, healing, and connection from materials found in Nature. Certainly store-bought items can be beautiful and work quite well, but to work with an object you crafted with your own hands, with the guidance of your spirit allies, brings an added level of connection and reverence to the work. Join us to craft your own:
• drum and/or rattle
• smudge fan
A materials fee may be required in addition to the registration fee. Please contact the Registrar for details.
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Rainwater HarvestingJune 1 at Ardantane$60
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
Yes, we have rain in New Mexico - and most of the rain that lands on the average house and yard winds up in the storm sewers. Would you rather harvest that water and use it to feed your trees, grass, flowers, herbs and vegetables, and the creatures that live there?
We'll share ideas that work, and look at the practical systems and resources you can use to make every drop count. Part of the class will be hands-on experience creating ways to harvest rainwater at Ardantane - wear old clothes and bring a sun hat. Learning by doing; that's fun!
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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School of Sacred Living
Yes, we have rain in New Mexico - and most of the rain that lands on the average house and yard winds up in the storm sewers. Would you rather harvest that water and use it to feed your trees, grass, flowers, herbs and vegetables, and the creatures that live there?
We'll share ideas that work, and look at the practical systems and resources you can use to make every drop count. Part of the class will be hands-on experience creating ways to harvest rainwater at Ardantane - wear old clothes and bring a sun hat. Learning by doing; that's fun!
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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Path of the ShamanJune 7-8 at Ardantane$110
Kristin Madden
Digby Henry
School of Shamanic Studies
This weekend intensive provides students with a firm foundation in the basics of shamanic practice. Following the creation of sacred space, we discuss shamanism as a living, evolving path, introducing participants to the common elements shared by early, indigenous, and modern shamanic traditions. The roles and responsibilities of "shaman" will be investigated throughout the weekend. You can expect to:
• Experiment with trance induction and protection methods
• Travel the paths of the Otherworlds
• Establish conscious working relationships with spirit allies and power objects
• Connect deeply with the natural world and the spirits of place
• Gain insight into the Shadow side
• Learn to effectively use dreaming and creativity in your practice
• Craft powerful ceremony
• Get a taste of basic healing methods
This is the basic workshop and no experience is required to attend this course. This course is also the pre-requisite for advanced workshops.
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Digby Henry
School of Shamanic Studies
This weekend intensive provides students with a firm foundation in the basics of shamanic practice. Following the creation of sacred space, we discuss shamanism as a living, evolving path, introducing participants to the common elements shared by early, indigenous, and modern shamanic traditions. The roles and responsibilities of "shaman" will be investigated throughout the weekend. You can expect to:
• Experiment with trance induction and protection methods
• Travel the paths of the Otherworlds
• Establish conscious working relationships with spirit allies and power objects
• Connect deeply with the natural world and the spirits of place
• Gain insight into the Shadow side
• Learn to effectively use dreaming and creativity in your practice
• Craft powerful ceremony
• Get a taste of basic healing methods
This is the basic workshop and no experience is required to attend this course. This course is also the pre-requisite for advanced workshops.
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Plant Medicine: Spring and Summer HerbsJune 14-15 in Albuquerque, NM$110
Connie Henry
Amy Immel
School of Healing Arts
This is one of three seasonal classes in plant medicine.
These three classes will focus on our western heritage of use and growing of herbs for medicine and for food. This class will specifically focus on our spring and summer herbals: cooling summer herbs, detox herbs, soups, teas, baths, and cooling sprays. We will dialogue about the history of herbal use involving many western cultures with a rich source of self-care and ritual through out the ages. Seasonal herbs will be covered in the Materia Medica as well as herbal identification, storage and preservation. This class is a part of the Healing Arts program. There will be discussion of how good standards of care contribute to the basics of an ethical herbal practice. Each class in Plant Medicine will stress aspects of plant medicine for the home, for self-health, and to assure that information will exist for future generations to come.
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Amy Immel
School of Healing Arts
This is one of three seasonal classes in plant medicine.
These three classes will focus on our western heritage of use and growing of herbs for medicine and for food. This class will specifically focus on our spring and summer herbals: cooling summer herbs, detox herbs, soups, teas, baths, and cooling sprays. We will dialogue about the history of herbal use involving many western cultures with a rich source of self-care and ritual through out the ages. Seasonal herbs will be covered in the Materia Medica as well as herbal identification, storage and preservation. This class is a part of the Healing Arts program. There will be discussion of how good standards of care contribute to the basics of an ethical herbal practice. Each class in Plant Medicine will stress aspects of plant medicine for the home, for self-health, and to assure that information will exist for future generations to come.
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SunfestJune 20-22 at
Ardantane$20
$10
Come
to the High Desert of Ardantane and bask in the
summer solstice sunlight.
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- Enjoy three days of workshops, ritual, and fun.
- Compete in the games to become the new Sun King (contest open to candidates of all genders).
- Help create with our annual project, and see your handiwork for years to come.
- Dine at the small but elegant Solar Cafe.
- Sing, dance and drum in the Bardic Circle.
- Families are welcome. Special activities for children and young people.
- $20 for adults, $10 for teens, children 12 and under free.
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Plant and Animal Medicine June 28-29 at Ardantane$110
Kristin Madden
Connie Henry
School of Shamanic Studies
Across the globe, shamans have been renowned for partnering with plants and animals, both in mundane reality and through spirit relationships, to effect healing and growth in themselves and their communities. In this weekend, we will explore those relationships and learn how to apply these time-honored methods in our own lives.
Learn to:
• Identify your plant and animal allies
• Decipher the knowledge and lessons they offer you
• Work with plants and animals in ritual, magick, and visioning
• Create appropriate poultices, teas, and tinctures
• Make effective smudge and smoking mixtures
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Connie Henry
School of Shamanic Studies
Across the globe, shamans have been renowned for partnering with plants and animals, both in mundane reality and through spirit relationships, to effect healing and growth in themselves and their communities. In this weekend, we will explore those relationships and learn how to apply these time-honored methods in our own lives.
Learn to:
• Identify your plant and animal allies
• Decipher the knowledge and lessons they offer you
• Work with plants and animals in ritual, magick, and visioning
• Create appropriate poultices, teas, and tinctures
• Make effective smudge and smoking mixtures
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Wights of the Nine WorldsJuly 12-13 at Ardantane$110
William Bainbridge
School of Pagan Spirituality
“Wights” is a Germanic word for “spirits,” roughly equivalent to the Buddhist “sentient beings” and including gods and goddesses, frost giants, dwarves, elves, trolls, and us. We’ll begin by discussing various ways of understanding and relating with gods and goddesses and other beings whose reality seems to be on a somewhat different basis than our own. This would include, among other things, the idea that various “classes of beings” can also represent different states of consciousness of which we are also capable ourselves.
The class will work through the lore on the different “worlds” and the beings that live there, using readings, guided meditations and discussions. In addition we will look at ancient terminology and modern Asatru theories on the nature and components of the human psyche, similarities and differences between these viewpoints and popular modern concepts of psychology, the importance of Wyrd in shaping individual character, and the impact of such ideas on how we might pursue our own spiritual paths.
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School of Pagan Spirituality
“Wights” is a Germanic word for “spirits,” roughly equivalent to the Buddhist “sentient beings” and including gods and goddesses, frost giants, dwarves, elves, trolls, and us. We’ll begin by discussing various ways of understanding and relating with gods and goddesses and other beings whose reality seems to be on a somewhat different basis than our own. This would include, among other things, the idea that various “classes of beings” can also represent different states of consciousness of which we are also capable ourselves.
The class will work through the lore on the different “worlds” and the beings that live there, using readings, guided meditations and discussions. In addition we will look at ancient terminology and modern Asatru theories on the nature and components of the human psyche, similarities and differences between these viewpoints and popular modern concepts of psychology, the importance of Wyrd in shaping individual character, and the impact of such ideas on how we might pursue our own spiritual paths.
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Healing in HandJuly 12-13 in Albuquerque, NM$110
Connie Henry
Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
In this class we will work with developing and practicing the hands on skills of healing energy work. We will look at various models of hands on healing such as Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, and Reiki. We will explore the use of muscle testing and pendulum work for energy field assessment. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with their own and others energy fields. They will learn energy balancing methods and have hands on experiential healing work.
This is the first of a two-class sequence for those wishing to gain some experience and understanding of healing energy work. The Ardantane Basics of Energy Healing class or some comparable experience is the recommended pre-requisite for this class. This two-class sequence gives the student basic skills in healing energy work and opens the door to the world of energetic and vibrational healing.
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Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
In this class we will work with developing and practicing the hands on skills of healing energy work. We will look at various models of hands on healing such as Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, and Reiki. We will explore the use of muscle testing and pendulum work for energy field assessment. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with their own and others energy fields. They will learn energy balancing methods and have hands on experiential healing work.
This is the first of a two-class sequence for those wishing to gain some experience and understanding of healing energy work. The Ardantane Basics of Energy Healing class or some comparable experience is the recommended pre-requisite for this class. This two-class sequence gives the student basic skills in healing energy work and opens the door to the world of energetic and vibrational healing.
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Ardantane Teen RetreatJuly
18-20 at Ardantane$125
to $75
Amber K
Michelle Lynn (Inara)
Kim Pennington (Feathered Wolf)
The Ardantane Teen Retreat will offer a profound opportunity for the teens of our community to experience a mindful connection with nature, various Pagan paths, and themselves.
We will be exploring how to live our lives with kindness and diversity. Various mentors will be conducting workshops on drum making, outdoor survival, magick, and lots of other activities. Enjoy a weekend in the wonderful Jemez Mountains on the campus of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center.
This retreat is a 'don't miss!' for any teen interested in experiencing Paganism and mindfulness practices, truthful/heartfelt communication, wonderful mentors, safe community, great food, and a time to relax and meet new friends!
Workshops:
We will also be building something on the land that will be there for years to come.
Accommodations:
This will be a camping retreat. So please bring camping gear, tents, sleeping bags, etc. Be prepared for weather in the Jemez in July, hot in the daytime and mild at night. Sunscreen is a must!
Costs:
$100 (or $75 for each additional person) if received by June 30.
$125 (or $100 for each additional person) if received by July 14.
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Michelle Lynn (Inara)
Kim Pennington (Feathered Wolf)
The Ardantane Teen Retreat will offer a profound opportunity for the teens of our community to experience a mindful connection with nature, various Pagan paths, and themselves.
We will be exploring how to live our lives with kindness and diversity. Various mentors will be conducting workshops on drum making, outdoor survival, magick, and lots of other activities. Enjoy a weekend in the wonderful Jemez Mountains on the campus of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center.
This retreat is a 'don't miss!' for any teen interested in experiencing Paganism and mindfulness practices, truthful/heartfelt communication, wonderful mentors, safe community, great food, and a time to relax and meet new friends!
Workshops:
- Drum making (will be an extra charge)
- Dream catchers
- Outdoor survival workshop
- Care and feeding of your drum
- Hikes
- Intro into Paganism
- Intro into Shamanism
- Intro into the Norse paths
- Intro into Wicca
- Wand making
- Trust building
- Poi Spinning (only mentors will light up)
- Drumming circle
- Pirate party (costumes are encouraged!)
We will also be building something on the land that will be there for years to come.
Accommodations:
This will be a camping retreat. So please bring camping gear, tents, sleeping bags, etc. Be prepared for weather in the Jemez in July, hot in the daytime and mild at night. Sunscreen is a must!
Costs:
$100 (or $75 for each additional person) if received by June 30.
$125 (or $100 for each additional person) if received by July 14.
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The History and Evolution of FrithAugust 2-3 in Albuquerque, NM $110
William Bainbridge
School of Pagan Spirituality
This class takes the idea of Frith, which can mean both “peace” and “right relationships,” as the organizing principle for discussions of ethics and “right conduct,” how Heathen legal traditions have influenced modern political and legal systems, social and group organization, how social relationships affect the well-being of the individual, and how our relationships with the gods and goddesses are living, evolving things that require our positive attention and efforts to maintain. Traditional Heathen social groupings and institutions such as the clan/village, the war band, kingship, the Thing, and Medieval frith-guilds will be explored through readings, guided meditation and possibly role-playing exercises.
The second day concentrates on how to adapt these ideas to practice in modern, pluralistic societies. Contemporary Asatru group models will be discussed, and we will also begin looking at the idea of Megin, or personal spiritual power, and how it is affected by one’s various relationships and one's skill in maintaining them. We will discuss some of the history of modern Asatru in this class, and will further develop our understanding of the offering ceremony, or Blot. For those staying over, a modest but slightly formal feast will happen on Saturday night.
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School of Pagan Spirituality
This class takes the idea of Frith, which can mean both “peace” and “right relationships,” as the organizing principle for discussions of ethics and “right conduct,” how Heathen legal traditions have influenced modern political and legal systems, social and group organization, how social relationships affect the well-being of the individual, and how our relationships with the gods and goddesses are living, evolving things that require our positive attention and efforts to maintain. Traditional Heathen social groupings and institutions such as the clan/village, the war band, kingship, the Thing, and Medieval frith-guilds will be explored through readings, guided meditation and possibly role-playing exercises.
The second day concentrates on how to adapt these ideas to practice in modern, pluralistic societies. Contemporary Asatru group models will be discussed, and we will also begin looking at the idea of Megin, or personal spiritual power, and how it is affected by one’s various relationships and one's skill in maintaining them. We will discuss some of the history of modern Asatru in this class, and will further develop our understanding of the offering ceremony, or Blot. For those staying over, a modest but slightly formal feast will happen on Saturday night.
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Lughnassad Ritual and CelebrationAugust 2 at Ardantane
Come celebrate Lughnassad at Ardantane on Saturday
August 2nd at 6 pm. We will celebrate
the grain harvest, and honor Lugh, the
Celtic sun God, as he dies. A potluck feast will
follow the ritual.
For more information contact Denise 505-867-6628, or via the "Ritual Coordinators" email address on the Contact Us page.
For more information contact Denise 505-867-6628, or via the "Ritual Coordinators" email address on the Contact Us page.
Rune WisdomAugust 16 at Ardantane$60
Starweaver
School of Magic and Witchcraft
The runes are a system of writing and magic that was used in ancient and medieval times throughout much of northern Europe. More recently, runes have experienced a revival as a popular method of divination. This one-day workshop covers the history of runes (with a sober look at some of the myths and controversies surrounding them), their symbolism, and their uses for both divination and active magic. Learn how to use the runes to reveal the potent energies at work in your life, and to tap into those energies to create change and growth.
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School of Magic and Witchcraft
The runes are a system of writing and magic that was used in ancient and medieval times throughout much of northern Europe. More recently, runes have experienced a revival as a popular method of divination. This one-day workshop covers the history of runes (with a sober look at some of the myths and controversies surrounding them), their symbolism, and their uses for both divination and active magic. Learn how to use the runes to reveal the potent energies at work in your life, and to tap into those energies to create change and growth.
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Introduction to QabalahAugust 17 at Ardantane$60
Starweaver
School of Magic and Witchcraft
The qabalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that has become central to European magical and occult practice and has influenced modern Paganism as well. This one-day workshop focuses on the Tree of Life, which can be seen as a basic blueprint for reality, relating abstraction and manifestation, spirit and matter, energy and structure. The focus is on the key concepts and their practical use in Pagan spiritual practice, rather than details of terminology or theology.
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School of Magic and Witchcraft
The qabalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that has become central to European magical and occult practice and has influenced modern Paganism as well. This one-day workshop focuses on the Tree of Life, which can be seen as a basic blueprint for reality, relating abstraction and manifestation, spirit and matter, energy and structure. The focus is on the key concepts and their practical use in Pagan spiritual practice, rather than details of terminology or theology.
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Teaching IntensiveAugust 23-24 at Ardantane$110
Staff
School of Pagan Leadership
Teaching Pagans how to teach more powerfully and effectively. Learn how to create lesson plans, work with psychic energies in the classroom, communicate on multiple levels with all sensory modalities, evaluate your strengths as a teacher, handle challenging students, gain confidence, and more.
Take home a toolbox full of ideas and techniques. Certificate provided.
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School of Pagan Leadership
Teaching Pagans how to teach more powerfully and effectively. Learn how to create lesson plans, work with psychic energies in the classroom, communicate on multiple levels with all sensory modalities, evaluate your strengths as a teacher, handle challenging students, gain confidence, and more.
Take home a toolbox full of ideas and techniques. Certificate provided.
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Introduction to WiccaAugust 30-31 in Albuquerque, NM$110
Amber K
Azrael Arynn K
School of Pagan Spirituality
An introduction to Wicca, a spiritual path based on nature and the old folk religions of Europe. Topics covered are Goddesses and Gods, History/Herstory, The Wheel of the Year, Cosmology and Theology, Magick and Ritual, Ethics, Folklore and Stories, Pagan Lifestyles, and Witchcraft around the world today. The program includes games, exercises, discussions, skits, and other hands-on activities. This program is for information and education, and does not seek to recruit or proselytize. People of all tolerant faiths are welcome.
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Azrael Arynn K
School of Pagan Spirituality
An introduction to Wicca, a spiritual path based on nature and the old folk religions of Europe. Topics covered are Goddesses and Gods, History/Herstory, The Wheel of the Year, Cosmology and Theology, Magick and Ritual, Ethics, Folklore and Stories, Pagan Lifestyles, and Witchcraft around the world today. The program includes games, exercises, discussions, skits, and other hands-on activities. This program is for information and education, and does not seek to recruit or proselytize. People of all tolerant faiths are welcome.
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Go Local: New Mexico PlantsAugust 30 in Albuquerque, NM$60
Kim Pennington
Connie Henry
School of Healing Arts
This workshop focuses on the plants growing in New Mexico. Have you ever wondered what a plant might be that is growing around your home? Come and learn what is growing in your own back yard!
We will be looking at various New Mexico plant properties, uses, harvesting, and storage. Learn how to make a tincture and a ceremonial object.
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Connie Henry
School of Healing Arts
This workshop focuses on the plants growing in New Mexico. Have you ever wondered what a plant might be that is growing around your home? Come and learn what is growing in your own back yard!
We will be looking at various New Mexico plant properties, uses, harvesting, and storage. Learn how to make a tincture and a ceremonial object.
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The Living Drum August 30 in Las Cruces, NM$60
Kristin Madden
Sabine Green
School of Shamanic Studies
* learn to drum for trance, ceremony, divination, healing and fun
* develop a deep and personal relationship with your drum
* use complementary tools in conjunction with your drum
* understanding the drum as a tool, portal, and partner
Class will run from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Sabine Green
School of Shamanic Studies
* learn to drum for trance, ceremony, divination, healing and fun
* develop a deep and personal relationship with your drum
* use complementary tools in conjunction with your drum
* understanding the drum as a tool, portal, and partner
Class will run from 10 am to 4 pm.
[Register for this class]
Folklore of WaterSeptember 6 at Ardantane$35
Azrael Arynn K
School of Sacred Living
We all need water to live - in fact we're mostly made of water! No wonder this theme has been a huge current (pun intended) throughout world religions, mythology, and folklore. Join us to hear the old tales of the rain spirits, the gods and goddesses of the deep ocean, the river goddesses and the sacred springs, the silkies and sea monsters, the merpeople and undines and all beings wet and wild.
We will also do creative exercises to deepen your connection to the water spirits, and conclude with a ceremony honoring the Spirit of Water within and without.
This is a half day class (9 am to 12:30 pm).
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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School of Sacred Living
We all need water to live - in fact we're mostly made of water! No wonder this theme has been a huge current (pun intended) throughout world religions, mythology, and folklore. Join us to hear the old tales of the rain spirits, the gods and goddesses of the deep ocean, the river goddesses and the sacred springs, the silkies and sea monsters, the merpeople and undines and all beings wet and wild.
We will also do creative exercises to deepen your connection to the water spirits, and conclude with a ceremony honoring the Spirit of Water within and without.
This is a half day class (9 am to 12:30 pm).
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
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Watershed ProtectionSeptember 6 at Ardantane$35
Azrael Arynn K
Chris EchoHawk
School of Sacred Living
If you've got your watershed, you've got just about everything - like forests, plants, drinkable water, oxygen, food, and suchlike little luxuries. Would you like to know what watershed you live in, and understand its ecosystem? What endangers your water habitat, and what can you (and your friends and neighbors) do the help keep it healthy and strong?
This afternoon program (1 to 4:30 pm) will be packed with good information and some simple strategies that can make a huge difference.
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
Chris EchoHawk
School of Sacred Living
If you've got your watershed, you've got just about everything - like forests, plants, drinkable water, oxygen, food, and suchlike little luxuries. Would you like to know what watershed you live in, and understand its ecosystem? What endangers your water habitat, and what can you (and your friends and neighbors) do the help keep it healthy and strong?
This afternoon program (1 to 4:30 pm) will be packed with good information and some simple strategies that can make a huge difference.
This class provides credit toward the Waterdancer Certificate in the School of Sacred Living.
[Register for this class]
Healing from the Heart:September
13-14 in Albuquerque, NM $110
Energy Healing
Connie Henry
Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
This is the second of the two-class Energy Healing sequence. We will continue the process of developing and practicing the hands on skills of healing energy work. Here we will explore and practice the tools and skills of healing at a distance. The student will explore and work with Radionics and Radesthesia, crystals and sacred stones, magickal practice and ritual in healing, spiritual healing and sacred practice.
The Ardantane Healing in Hand class is a prerequisite. This two-class sequence gives the student basic skills in healing energy work and opens the door to the world of energetic and vibrational healing. You may petition for a wavier to attend this class if you have experience or practice other energy healing
[Register for this class]
Digby Henry
Lis Carlisle
School of Healing Arts
This is the second of the two-class Energy Healing sequence. We will continue the process of developing and practicing the hands on skills of healing energy work. Here we will explore and practice the tools and skills of healing at a distance. The student will explore and work with Radionics and Radesthesia, crystals and sacred stones, magickal practice and ritual in healing, spiritual healing and sacred practice.
The Ardantane Healing in Hand class is a prerequisite. This two-class sequence gives the student basic skills in healing energy work and opens the door to the world of energetic and vibrational healing. You may petition for a wavier to attend this class if you have experience or practice other energy healing
[Register for this class]