The Oldest Religion: Recreating Paleolithic Spirituality

Our distant ancestors left no religious texts for us to understand their gods and spiritual practices. But perhaps we can find clues in archaeology, shamanism, and the most ancient religions still followed in a few corners of the Earth. Surely Neanderthals, and the earliest homo sapiens revered the mysteries and expressed their awe somehow. Are you curious? We are, and so we started digging. Come learn what we discovered… and imagined.

Amber K is a priestess of the Wiccan faith, as well as an author and teacher. She was initiated at the Temple of the Pagan Way in Chicago in 1978, and is co-founder of the Ladywood Tradition of Wicca. She served three terms as National First Officer of Covenant of the Goddess, the largest federation of Witches’ covens and solitary Witches. She has been teaching and writing about the Craft and magick for more than 45 years. Currently Amber is Executive Director, and Dean of the School of Pagan Leadership, at Ardantane Pagan school and retreat center; see ardantane.org. Amber and Azrael Arynn K were handfasted in 1994, and married a few years later. They live in northern New Mexico at the Ardantane campus, where they teach and write books. Amber K is the author of True Magick: A Beginner’s Guide, and Stone Witchery and Divination, and has co-authored several other books with Azrael, including the award-winning RitualCraft: Creating Rites for Transformation and Celebration. See their other titles at magickwithamberk.com.