Witchy in the Dark
2026-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Online, NM, 87025, United States
“Hello darkness, my old friend….” Darkness is the essential partner to Light, a deep treasure cavern of mystery, dreams, and the silent birthplace of creation. Yet so many people fear the dark. We can move from these atavistic fears of “things that go bump in the night” and make friends with the darkness, enriching our spiritual journeys as we cast open the doors to the other half of the universe! We can be not only Warriors of the Light, but Creatures of the Night. Why and how: join the discussion.
Amber K and Azrael Arynn K are priestesses of the Wiccan faith, as well as authors and teachers. They have more than 75 years of combined experience as clergy. They are fascinated by the technology of the sacred—how magick works—and how to share this in ritual design and through their teaching. Amber 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. Azrael Arynn K is a celebrated author, teacher, ritualist, and leader within the Pagan community. She has degrees in criminal justice, law, and architecture. They were handfasted in 1994, were married a few years later, and live and work together at Ardantane Pagan school and retreat center in northern New Mexico. Currently Amber is Executive Director and Dean of the School of Pagan Leadership, while Azrael is Dean of the School of Sacred Living and Director of Facilities. See ardantane.org. Amber K is the author of True Magick: A Beginner’s Guide, and Stone Witchery and Divination, among others. Azrael designs, co-authors, and edits books with Amber, including the award-winning books RitualCraft: Creating Rites for Transformation and Celebration; and Pinups Portraits and Posters: The Life and Art of Bill Randall (Amber’s dad). See their other titles at magickwithamberk.com.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below by clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, June 25th.
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Inanna: Goddess of Sumer
2026-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Join us for an illuminating session exploring Inanna, the powerful Sumerian goddess of love, wisdom, fertility, and transformation. Through myth, symbolism, and guided reflection, we’ll delve into Inanna’s legendary descent into the underworld and uncover the timeless lessons her story offers for personal growth, resilience, and spiritual awakening.
Ember has had a special interest in plants and herbal medicine all of her life. It started with her five-year-old self eating dandelions and tasting milkweed. Important reminder: supervise your children! Since then, she has spent the past 50 years studying medicinal herbs, making salves and tinctures, and identifying as many plants as she can.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 2nd.

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Diviner's Toolkit 2026
2026-07-09 19:00 - 2026-07-30 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Diviner’s Toolkit online with various elders
Every year we offer this 4-week course in the skills and traditions of witchcraft, with different topics on aspects of a witch’s toolkit. This year, we’re focusing on the witch’s use of divination tools.

This year’s classes will be:

July 9: Kalisha: Reading the Chakras with Stones
Description: In this class we learn that stones can show our current health on multiple levels. By revealing where our chakras are out of alignment, and knowing how to interpret stone position, we can discover what we need to do to improve on all levels, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
July 16: Amber K Casting Stones, Bones, and More
Description: Divination can be fun, and all the more so if you are tossing beautiful stones, or edgy bones, or shells or nuts or charms…. Amber explains how to assemble a set, choose a pattern or surface to cast on, and interpret the results. This is a highly individualized form of divination that can give you surprisingly deep and nuanced insight into a situation, or your immediate future. If you can, prepare by grabbing a handful of different pebbles, small shells, or little odds and ends to experiment with during the class.
July 23: Rowan: Astrology Basics
Description: Have you tried to learn Astrology, but been confused by the language and complexity? This two hour overview of the basic language of the stars will help you get started. It will also include ways to get free chart wheels, figure out everybody’s Moon sign to prep for the last class and suggestions for basic reading. I will provide some simple reference materials that I put together for my own use when I was just starting to learn about astrology.
July 30: Moonbeam Mage: Your Moon Sign
Description: Popularized astrology has given us the impression that the Sun sign is “the” sign and it becomes “my” sign. It follows that we would think that sign, my sign, is the sign that describes and explains me, all about me. Let me take you to another realm of thinking.
Suppose our Sun sign is only part of the story? In this seminar, we will delve into an astrological understanding of our Moon sign. What is Moon energy? To what part(s) of our human being is it integral? How does it engage us, guide us and nurture us? How do we listen more closely to it? Naturally, Moon spends time in every sign in a cyclical pattern across our sky and across our natal charts. As with the Sun, your natal Moon is part of your astrological profile. It is every bit as important to know it, honor it and listen to it.
Fee for the whole series is $80 for Members, and $100 for non-members.
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Color in Magick
2026-07-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Discover the magickal language of color in this engaging online pagan workshop. Explore the spiritual meanings and energetic correspondences of colors across pagan traditions, and learn how to use them intentionally in spells, rituals, altar design, candle magick, crystals, and daily practice. Whether you’re new to magic or looking to deepen your craft, this session will help you bring greater intention and vibrancy to your spiritual path.
Lora Jackson Legare has been a practicing Wiccan for 35 years. She is a professional archaeologist, professor of anthropology, artist and writer. She has led numerous public rituals in southern New Mexico and conducted workshops and classes on developing connections with Celtic Goddesses and Gods, stone magick, and magickal correspondences, and led many guided meditations.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 9th.
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Volunteer Work Day July 2026
2026-07-11 08:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States
Contribute your energy, time, and talents to the upkeep of our beautiful campus near Jemez Springs, New Mexico. 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 3:00 PM—but you can come at any time during the day. (Some folks do special projects at other times, to fit their personal schedules, by arrangement with the Director.)
Volunteers who work a “full” day—six hours or more—receive $40 in Beaver Bucks (applicable to any Ardantane event fee). Those who work 3-4 hours receive $20 in Beaver Bucks. First-timers are awarded the Blessed Beaver patch (embroidered emblem) to wear proudly on a cap or work shirt. Everyone receives free lunch and beverages, as well as healthy exercise and camaraderie.
Bring your sun hat and work gloves (we have loaners if you need them).
Contact Azrael Arryn K at azraelak@gmail.com for directions and information. RSVP below if you like.

Stay Put and Connect with Nature
2026-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Some of us can stay in one home for years and slowly build a deep relationship with the natural environment where we live. Some of us have to pull up stakes and relocate from time to time. In either case we can consciously choose to learn about the local plants, animals, weather, watershed, land forms and the genius loci. Learn how, and what blessings it brings to partner with the land and life around us.
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.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 16th.
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Lugh of Many Skills
2026-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Discover the wisdom and power of Lugh, the brilliant Celtic god of skill, craftsmanship, kingship, and inspiration. In this online class, we’ll explore Lugh’s myths, symbols, and sacred festivals, including his connection to Lughnasadh.
Lora Jackson Legare has been a practicing Wiccan for 35 years. She is a professional archaeologist, professor of anthropology, artist and writer. She has led numerous public rituals in southern New Mexico and conducted workshops and classes on developing connections with Celtic Goddesses and Gods, stone magick, and magickal correspondences, and led many guided meditations.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 23rd.
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Online Lughnasadh (Lammas) celebration
2026-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Lughnassad celebrates the Celtic god Lugh of the Long Arm, God of Many Skills; it is also the first of three harvest festivals, the grain harvest. Let’s explore the lore and legends, and the many fun and delicious ways we can celebrate the day!
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.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 30th.
Note this is an ONLINE event. If you live near Northern New Mexico, you may also consider attending our in-person Lughnassad sabbat at the Ardantane campus: https://ardantane.org/event/lughnassadh-sabbat-ritual-at-ardantane-2026/
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Lughnassadh Sabbat Ritual at Ardantane
2026-08-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States
Join us as we celebrate Lughnasadh, the first harvest and a time of gratitude, skill, and abundance. Together we will honor the turning of the Wheel toward autumn, give thanks for the fruits of our labor, and reflect on the achievements we sowed earlier in the year. Through symbolic offerings, community connection, and shared intention, we welcome the spirit of generosity and growth. All are welcome to gather, celebrate, and share in the blessings of the season’s first harvest.
There will will songs, stories, fellowship and feasting. Bring a potluck dish or beverage. No charge, though freewill donations are welcome.
Contact info@ardantane.org for directions or more information. You may RSVP below if you like.
NOTE THAT THIS IS AN IN-PERSON RITUAL.You may also want to check out our online ritual held on July 31st. Check our website for details.

Magickal Correspondences
2026-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Join Lora Jackson Legare for a discussion of the uses of color, herbs, elements, stones, directions, moon phases, planets, and more and how to build a magical correspondence table for creating effective ritual and spellwork.
Lora Jackson Legare has been a practicing Wiccan for 35 years. She is a professional archaeologist, professor of anthropology, artist and writer. She has led numerous public rituals in southern New Mexico and conducted workshops and classes on developing connections with Celtic Goddesses and Gods, stone magick, and magickal correspondences, and led many guided meditations.
This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.
Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, August 6th.
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Volunteer Work Day August 2026
2026-08-08 08:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States

Ardantane Circle Meeting
2026-08-09 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-10-11 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
Our Board meetings are all held on Zoom. Please contact info@ardantane.org for an invitation via email. The members of the Ardantane Circle (the Board, staff, faculty, students, and anyone else interested in steering Ardantane’s ship) meet every two months to make decisions about the curriculum and the campus. Come join us to help plan Ardantane’s future!

Creating a Daily Practice
2026-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, NM, 87025, United States
This Fireside Seminar focuses on daily practice, keeping the instrument tuned, the basics that benefit from regular attention (like scales for instruments, plies in the five positions for the dancer, drills for the athlete) because they are the foundation from which advanced work is able to proceed.
Polaris is a third degree Wiccan Priestess in the Ladywoods Tradition and a Magister in the Order of Paladins. She has been drawn to the natural cycles of the world from a young age and a practicing Pagan since the early 1990s. As a business consultant in the mundane world, she integrates the natural cyclical energies into her work with clients, helping them utilize the prevailing energies and work with those flows rather than struggling against them.

This class is free to supporting members of Ardantane. Others must register below. Be sure to add the number of tickets you want before clicking the Blue GET TICKETS button. The fee is $10.

Registration closes at 5PM Mountain Time on Thursday, August 20th.
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Volunteer Work Day September 2026
2026-09-12 08:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States

Mabon Sabbat Ritual at Ardantane
2026-09-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States
Join us in celebrating Mabon, the Autumn Equinox—a moment of balance, reflection, and gratitude. Together we will honor the second harvest, give thanks for the abundance in our lives, and acknowledge the equal dance of light and dark as we move toward the quieter months. Through grounding, shared intention, and symbolic acts of release and gratitude, we gather to embrace harmony and community. All are welcome to participate in this peaceful celebration of the season’s turning.
There will will songs, stories, fellowship and feasting. Bring a potluck dish or beverage. No charge, though freewill donations are welcome.
Contact info@ardantane.org for directions or more information. You may RSVP below if you like.
NOTE THAT THIS IS AN IN-PERSON RITUAL. You may also want to check out the online ritual scheduled for September18th. Check our website for details.

Volunteer Work Day October 2026
2026-10-10 09:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States

Samhain Sabbat Ritual at Ardantane
2026-10-31 18:00 - 21:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States
Join us as we celebrate Samhain, the turning of the Wheel into the dark half of the year—a sacred time for remembrance, intuition, and transformation. Together we will honor our ancestors, reflect on the cycles of life and death, and welcome the wisdom that comes with stillness and shadow. Through grounding, gentle remembrance, and shared intention, we gather in community to mark this powerful threshold. All are welcome to participate in this meaningful and heartfelt observance of Samhain.
There will will songs, stories, fellowship and feasting. Bring a potluck dish or beverage. No charge, though freewill donations are welcome.
Contact info@ardantane.org for directions or more information. You may RSVP below if you like.
NOTE THAT THIS IS AN IN-PERSON RITUAL You may also check our website for details on our online ritual scheduled for October 30th.

Volunteer Work Day November 2026
2026-11-14 09:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States

Volunteer Work Day Decemer 2026
2026-12-12 09:00 - 15:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States

Yule Sabbat Ritual at Ardantane
2026-12-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Ardantane Campus, Jemez Pueblo, NM, 87025, United States
Join us in celebrating Yule, the Winter Solstice—a time of stillness, hope, and the rebirth of the sun. Together we will honor the turning of the Wheel, reflect on the closing of the year, and welcome the return of the light as it begins its slow ascent. Through quiet reflection, symbolic renewal, and shared intention, we gather in community to kindle warmth in the darkest night. All are welcome to take part in this peaceful and heartfelt celebration of Yule.
There will will songs, stories, fellowship and feasting. Bring a potluck dish or beverage. No charge, though freewill donations are welcome.
Contact info@ardantane.org for directions or more information. You may RSVP below if you like.
NOTE THAT THIS IS AN IN-PERSON RITUAL. You may also want to check our website for details on our online ritual scheduled for December 18th.
