[Ardantane Herald] August 20, 2007 at Ardantane

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Extra  August Beaver  days
 

 
Wednesday Aug. 22, 
Sunday Aug. 26, 
Wednesday Aug. 29. 
 
Spread the word, we need all the volunteers we can get to cover the  Dome. I 
saw the dome yesterday, and there are a mere six panels left to install  
before beginning on the final row of regular drywall, which includes he  windows. 
You know you want to be there the day they close the  dome.


We'll  get started at 8:00 am (you can arrive later if you need to) and work 
as long as  feels good. Free cold beverages and lunch, and $35 in Beaver Bucks 
for those who  work 6 hours.

Ladder teams will be trimming and taping seams, and high  teams will be 
putting on the rubberized roofing compound and installing more  panels.


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Upcoming  classes: 
Sat-Sun August 25-26  Sacred Ways of  Change This weekend! Register now if 
interested! 
Sat-Sun October 6-7: Tarot  for the Spirit   
Sat-Sun October 13-14: Plant  Medicine: Fall/Winter Herbs 
Space is available in all these  terrific classes.  Pick one and plan to 
spend the weekend in the  mountains! 
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NOTE: Plant Medicine: Aromatherapy is full.   If you register now you will be 
put on a waiting list. 
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Fundraising 
We  reached our goal of $32,000 for the land fund in 2006.  Our goal for  
2007 is $44,000.  We are not on target, or even close.  We have only  about 
$7,000 so far this year.   
What  can you do to help?  Obviously, if you can sit down and write a nice,  
generous check, that would be great.  But not all of us can do that.   You can 
also volunteer your time, attend a class, bring a friend to class, put  up 
flyers for classes, or arrange a fund raiser.   
We can pay off the bank mortgage and save  about $60,000 in interest over the 
next few years.  Once we buy out the  remaining staff shares 
(interest-free!), then the whole thing will belong to  Ardantane, Inc. – and to all of us in 
the Pagan community, and to  our children, and our  descendants. 
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What:  Sacred  Ways of  Change  
Sponsor:  School of Magic  &  Witchcraft 
When:  Sat-Sun  August 25-26 
 
Where:  Ardantane 
Instructors: Starweaver   & Amber K 
 
Theurgy is a magickal practice  in which we work intimately with deity. This 
weekend intensive looks at  different models of the relationship between gods 
and humans, and how the  relationship changes as we grow in spirit. The course 
covers various techniques  for communing with deity: prayer, meditation, 
devotional works, invocation, and  aspecting. We will be looking at personal 
growth and transformation as a kind of  "hero's journey" mediated by deity, and 
reflecting on the rewards and challenges  of each stage in the journey. Students 
are encouraged to come prepared to work  with a particular deity (already 
familiar to them) for the weekend. 
Tom Waters (Starweaver) has  been teaching at Ardantane since 2003, where he 
is presently dean of the School  of Magic & Witchcraft. He is a Wiccan priest, 
and co-author of Understanding  the Tarot Court.
Starweaver  has served on the Ardantane board of  directors since 2002. At 
various times, he has been active in the Unitarian  Universalist church, the 
Coyote Willow chapter of the Covenant of Unitarian  Universalist Pagans in 
Albuquerque, and the international tarot community. We  has presented workshops at 
the World Tarot Congress in Chicago and the Toronto  Tarot Symposium.
Starweaver  has degrees in physics and computer  science, and holds a PhD in 
astronomy. He has worked as a university professor  and technical writer, and 
is currently a health physicist at Los Alamos National  Laboratory. His 
hobbies include cooking, gardening, and artwork. 

Amber K is the author of  True Magick, Ritualcraft, and other books on the 
Craft and magick. She is also  the Executive Director of Ardantane and serves on 
its faculty. Amber has been a  professional Training Specialist for the 
federal government, commercial and  non-profit organizations, religious 
organizations, and the enterprises of an  Indian Pueblo.



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To  register for any 2007 Ardantane class, write to _registrar at ardantane.org_ 
(mailto:registrar at ardantane.org) .   
If  you prefer to register on line, go the Ardantane home page 
(www.ardantane.org)  and click on calendar, the second button on the left.  Click on 
register  for a class or event, which takes you here: 
http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_register.htm 
Select  your class, fill in the contact information, and we will be notified. 
   
To  pay on line, which allows you to use a credit card, and make either full 
or  partial payments, click on pay for a class or event, which takes you  
here: 
http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_payment.html 
Be  sure to bring your Beaver Bucks, or other discount coupons to the class 
so that  we can have a record of exactly how you paid.   
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To  apply for work study for any Ardantane class, write to  
director at ardantane.org. 
Got  Beaver Bucks?  For every volunteer day you put in, you'll get a $35 
tuition  credit.    
You  can also get a tuition credit of $25 by bringing a new student to an 
Ardantane  class.  Invite a friend to come to a class with you and receive a $25  
gift certificate towards the next class you register for.  When you and  your 
friend register, in the comments box, just put in your friend's name and  
that they are a first time student. It is that easy! 

B*B,
Rowan, OLW



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