August 9: Planting a Magickal Garden – Rowan August 16 Wicca and Politics -- Moonbeam Mage Do Pagans care about Politics? Should they? What issues are of most interest to pagans and witches? Join Moonbeam Mage for this final session of The Witch's Toolkit to talk about issues that are of most importance to you […]
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 […]
Imagine walking down a forest path and discovering that the Goddess calling you is considered a child-eating hag? KareIsis will disclose her journey to her patron Goddess BabaYaga and the discovery of the power of the light of the fierce and fiery truth. The power to discern the truth of a Goddess or God calling […]
November 25, @ 7-9 PM Mountain Time Being a Warrior isn’t about fighting, it's about being effective. It isn’t about using your hands, it's about using your head. Kerr Cuhulain discusses the Warrior archetype and how it applies to you. Kerr is the Grand Master and founder of a Wiccan order of Knighthood called the Order […]
December 2, @ 7-9 PM Mountain Time Have you ever pondered the primacy of “giving-receiving?” Do you know of the “hidden maternal gift economy?” Would you be interested in a discussion which connects these concepts to “the free gifts of nature?” These will be the core concepts framing our exploration in “The Nature of Giving.” […]
Long ago, people chose new names to disguise their identities and be safe from persecution. Even today, some Pagans choose or are given special magickal names for use within their spiritual family, or among the Pagan community generally, or everywhere. Yet special, secret names can also be part of an alchemical journey of self-exploration and […]
In an earlier Friday Seminar this month, we talked about “the nature of giving.” One of the directions my mind takes when thinking in that context is about the confluence of Yule, the Solstice and Christmas. There are numerous and more than enough thoughts, tales, analyses and discussions of the origins of each and all. Still, […]
Welcome to an overview of the Celtic pantheon, presented by Lora Jackson Legare, who has done many classes on the individual deities in previous years. Tonight’s class is an overview of the Celtic gods and goddesses, how their stories intersect and more. Join Lora Jackson Legare in her exploration of this hero of the ancient […]
This coming Saturday, February 11, you are invited to come to a work party at Ardantane... and earn, or re-earn, the noble designation of "Ardantane Blessed Beaver." We will gather about 9:00 am, and work until 3 or 4, whenever we reach a logical stopping place. The weather forecast for Saturday is a pleasant high […]
We have grappled with the concept of ‘spirituality.’ In this seminar we take on the concept of ‘P/pagan.’ What does the word mean to you? How do you define or explain being Pagan, or a Pagan? Is Pagan only one of the collection of modern, mostly Western European practices and belief systems included in a […]