Controversial scholarship in recent decades makes the case for hidden traditions of worship that have existed for thousands of millennia, sometimes dissipating, sometimes repressed, but ever-returning. Some call this The Religion With No Name, and a key component is the use of hallucinogenic organic material to prepare a sacrament that transports its devotees to see […]
After sunset tonight, will you be able to see the Moon? Why are you able, or not able to see Her? What other influences does She experience? How do Her experiences translate into our experience? Where is this knowledge useful? How do I apply Her wisdom? These are a few of the questions we will […]
The Golden Pentacle is a path to prosperity, change, and wellness created by Azrael Arynn K and Amber K and is the result of a long study of magical paths to abundance in all areas of life. Poverty consciousness, begone! Embrace prosperity awareness! And live a golden life! Amber K is the author of True […]
Let us explore where we came from, and what our past can teach us of the present and future. Along the way, we will look at human evolution and prehistory, and discuss ways that we can honor our forebears while enriching our own lives, through tributes, storytelling, shrines, offerings, and pilgrimages. We will muse upon […]
We work from 8:00 or 9:00 AM, depending on the season… starting earlier in summer, later in winter. We begin with a simple opening ceremony, and end sometime in the afternoon, usually around 4:00 PM—but you can come at any time during the day. (Some folks do special projects at other times, to fit their […]
Learn about the spirit's transition into death, how and why some people become ghosts, why they remain earthbound, what they are capable of (and not capable of), how they perceive us, what they need, why they haunt, and how to release them. Sethyn will discuss myths about ghosts, share some of her many encounters with […]
The members of the Ardantane Circle meet every two months via Zoom to make decisions about the curriculum and the campus. Come join us to help us plan for Ardantane’s future.
The Goddess Freya is widely known as the Norse Goddess of sex, love, fertility, and war, riding on her chariot pulled by cats. But Freya is no Aphrodite. She rivals Odin in magickal knowledge and even chooses half his dead warriors from the battlefield to come to her eternal fields of Folkvangr. Join this Freya’s […]
October 28, @ 7-9 PM Mountain Time The Warrior has four seasons, each with particular activities associated to them. The first begins at Samhain, a season of healing, preparation, and planning. It is a time of making resolutions for the coming year. Join Kerr Cuhulain of the Order of Paladins in preparing for the seasons […]
All are invited to a Samhain commemoration on Saturday, October 29 at Ardantane, south of Jemez Springs. Samhain, pronounced "SOW-en," is the Celtic equivalent of the Day of the Dead, a time to remember those who have passed and honor our ancestors. Though it officially takes place on October 31st, we will gather on Saturday […]
November 4, @ 7-9 PM Mountain Time Some of us are Witches, and often associated with the night. Daylight is fine, but why not DOUBLE the realm you inhabit by making friends with night and darkness? We'll list goddesses and gods who rule these dark realms, look at Witches and darkness in history and myth, […]
In Paganism we have no Devil on which to blame the world’s ills, and yet humanity faces war, death, disease, violence, sorrow and grief, darkness/night, fear and terror, storms and destruction. We can look only to our own deities to comprehend these things. Who are the Dark Goddesses, and should we run screaming in fear, […]
