[Ardantane Herald] February 11, 2007 at Ardantane

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Please feel free to  pass the information in the Ardantane Herald to anyone 
who might be interested.  New Information in  red. 
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Details for March  classes have been added below. 
We've had a  cancellation in Death, Dying & the Eternal Spirit to be held 
Sat-Sun Mar. 10-11 in Las  Cruces, NM, so there's  room for one more student.  
Register now if you are  interested! 
Visit the Ardantane  Forums (_http://ardantane.org/forum/_ 
(http://ardantane.org/forum/) )  for information about upcoming events of interest to Ardantane 
students, and  loads of interesting discussions on Shamanism, Magick and  
Healing. 
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ARDANTANE ON THE ROAD 
A large delegation from Ardantane  will be in the Bay Area for Pantheacon, 
including a day long workshop,  
Sacred Journey, Sacred  Life on Thus Feb. 15 at  the Doubletree Hotel in San  
Jose, CA 
Amber and Azrael will be holding  three workshops at Isis bookstore in 
Denver,  
Magick, Mystery, and Quantum Mechanics on the evening of Fri Feb. 23,  
Spellcrafting: A  Day of Magicks Large and  Small on Sat  Feb. 24 and  
Ritualcraft:  Creating Your Own Sacred Experiences on Sun Feb. 25. 
The School of Healing Arts will  be at the Vitamin Trader in Albuquerque,  
Healing in  Hand (Energy  Healing 201) on Sat-Sun  Feb. 24-25  
Check out all  the details below, and pass them on to friends in the Denver, 
CO and  San Jose, CA areas.   
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To  register for any 2007 Ardantane class, go the Ardantane home page 
(_www.ardantane.org_ (http://www.ardantane.org/) ) and click on  calendar, the second 
button on the left.  You'll see two options on the  left, register for a 
class or event, which takes you  here: 
_http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_register.htm_ 
(http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_register.htm)  
and  pay for a class or event, which takes you  here: 
_http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_payment.html_ 
(http://ardantane.org/calendar/registration/event_payment.html)  
Select your class, fill in the contact information, and we will be  notified. 
 You may make either full or partial payments using the online  system.  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. 
Requests for work study go to _director at ardantane.org_ 
(mailto:director at ardantane.org) . 
To apply for work  study for any Ardantane class, write to 
_director at ardantane.org_ (mailto: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! 
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2007 schedule February - March 
DATE  
CLASS  
LOCATION  
COST  
INSTRUCTORS  
SCHOOL   
Feb  10  
Beavers Work  Party  
Ardantane  
$  35*  
Tuition  Credit  
Feb  11  
Ardantane Board  Meeting  
Ardantane  
Feb  15  
Sacred Journey, Sacred  Life  
Pantheacon  
$  85  
Amber,  Azrael  
Feb  24-25  
Healing in Hand   
(Energy Healing  201)  
Vitamin  Trader 
Albuquerque  
$110  
Connie & Digby,  Lis  
Healing  Arts   
Feb  23  
Magick, Mystery, and Quantum  Mechanics  
Isis  Bookstore Denver, CO  
FREE  
Amber &  Azrael  
Feb  24  
Spellcrafting: A Day of  Magicks Large and Small  
Isis  Bookstore Denver, CO  
$  80  
Amber &  Azrael  
Feb  25  
Ritualcraft:: Creating Your  Own Sacred Experiences  
Isis  Bookstore Denver, CO  
$  80  
Amber &  Azrael  
Feb  25  
Beavers Work  Party  
Ardantane  
$  35*  
Tuition  Credit  
Mar  3-4  
Ethics for Pagan Leaders The  Good, the Bad, and the Muggley  
Ardantane  
$110  
Amber &  Scott  
Leadership   
Mar  10  
Beavers Work  Party  
Ardantane  
$  35*  
Tuition  Credit  
Mar 10-11  
Death, Dying & the Eternal  Spirit  
Las  Cruces  
$110  
Kristin & Digby  
Shamanic Studies   
Mar  17-18  
The Art of  Divination  
Ardantane  
$110  
Tom &  TBD  
Magickal  Arts   
Mar  24-25  
Path of the Shaman   
(Shamanism  101)  
Ardantane  
$110  
Kristin &  TBD  
Shamanic  Studies   
Mar  25  
Beavers Work  Party  
Ardantane  
$  35*  
Tuition  Credit  
Mar 31-Apr  1  
To Be A Priestess;   
To Be A  Priest  
Ardantane  
$110  
Amber &  Azrael  
Leadership  
Notes: 
* All volunteers  receive a $35 credit towards Ardantane tuition 
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Classes for FEBRUARY 2007 
Thurs Feb. 15               Sacred Journey, Sacred Life    Doubletree Hotel   
       Amber, Azrael          NA 
San  Jose, Ca                Scott Lamont 
A Pre-Pantheacon  Experiential Workshop presented by Ardantane  
Join us in exploring  the sacred journey that is your life. 
For one day, be in a  caring fellowship of seekers on this quest. 
Gather a medicine  pouch of tools and techniques to help you transform the 
mundane into the  miraculous. 
See the universe with  starlight vision and find the center point of your 
being. 
Discover the  wellspring of your divinity, and drink from its clear waters 
throughout your  days. 
Live in harmony with  your deepest truths and let your every act be a 
blessing. 
Experience the joy of  walking the Earth with the Goddess and the Old Gods. 
Welcome to your place  in this magickal universe. 
Registration: $85  (plus hotel) 
Amber K  is the author of Covencraft, True Magick, and other books on magick 
and  Paganism; she has been a Wiccan priestess for 25 years, was First 
National  Officer of Covenant of the Goddess for three terms, and is nationally known 
as a  Craft teacher.  
Azrael  Arynn K is a priestess of the third degree in the Ladywood Tradition 
of Wicca,  and co-author of Heart of Tarot, Candlemas, and Ritualcraft,  as 
well as a costume designer and ritualist. 
Scott Chisholm Lamont has been a lifelong pagan. First called by  the Goddess 
in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies as a young teen, he has  been 
exploring and expanding his magickal skills in healing, environmental and  political 
activism, and community building ever since. A Wiccan Priest in the  West 
Coast Eclectic Tradition, he has taught at the coven and community level,  as 
well as for Ardantane. He is the High Priest of the Circle of the Winter  Moon, 
and a nursing educator at UNM Hospitals. A certified mediator and trained  
consensus facilitator, he is currently working on a teaching resource for the  use 
of consensus by formal organizations. He can be reached at 
_fireheart at thuntek.net_ (mailto:fireheart at thuntek.net) . 
Sat-Sun  Feb. 24-25       Healing in Hand                       Vitamin 
Trader Connie, Digby,  Lis         Healing Arts 
Energy  Healing 201                  in Alb, NM 
At  the Vitamin Trader, 211 Montano NW, Albuquerque, NM  87107
In this class we will  work with developing and practicing the hands on 
skills of healing energy work.  We will look at various models of hands on healing 
such as Therapeutic Touch,  Healing Touch, and Reiki. We will explore the use 
of muscle testing and pendulum  work for energy field assessment.  
Participants will have the opportunity to practice with their own and  others energy 
fields.  They will  learn energy balancing methods and have hands on experiential 
healing work.   
This is the first of a  two-class sequence for those wishing to gain some 
experience and understanding  of healing energy work.  The  Ardantane Basics of 
Energy Healing class or some comparable experience is the  recommended 
pre-requisite for this class. This two-class sequence gives the  student basic skills 
in healing energy work and opens the door to the world of  energetic and 
vibrational healing. 
At the Vitamin Trader,  211 Montano NW, Albuquerque,  NM 87107
Digby Henry,  MA, has been with Ardantane since the summer of 2003. He is the 
Dean of the  School of  Healing  Arts. 
Digby  has 30 years of practice and experience in the Mental Health and 
Healthcare  fields as a licensed Psychotherapist and a Human Relations Skills 
Trainer. He is  a Healing Touch, Reiki and Medical Qi Gong practitioner. He holds a 
Diploma in  BauBiologie with specific skills in environmental and energy  
healing. 
His  work, interest and studies have taken him from sacred architecture to  
astroarcheology, from the stone circles of Ireland to the  red rocks of the 
Southwest, from the language of psychotherapy to the experience  of therapeutic 
environments, from healing words to healing touch, from the  ordinary to the 
sacred, and many paths along the way, within the way. He is a  Celtic nomad from 
the high fells of Britain and the far reaches of  Ireland. 
Digby  has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. He is Director of 
Therapeutic  Environments, a practice in Complimentary, Alternative and 
Environmental  Healing. 
Connie  Henry ND, CPH, RN, CADS is an Integrative Aromatherapist, a Certified 
 Professional Herbalist and as well as a mental health and substance abuse  
nurse.  She has her B.Sc. in  Clinical Nutrition and is a Doctor of 
Naturopathy.  She is dedicated to an integrated health  model of body, mind, spirit, and 
place.  She is a Healing Touch and Cranial Sacral Therapy practitioner.  She 
most recently received her  Certification as an Auricular Detoxification 
Specialist. She teaches Herbalism  and Aromatherapy at several schools in 
Albuquerque, NM and supervises practitioners in both  clinical herbal medicine and in 
clinical essential oils.  She is Board Certified as a Holistic  Health 
Practitioner 
Lis  Carlisle RN, CHTP/I, is a Holistic Nurse. She uses her knowledge of  
both western and energy medicine to facilitate healing of physical, mental,  
emotional, and spiritual dis-ease. Lisbeth teaches  Healing Touch Level 1 and 2, 
Tai Chi Chih, and basic energy  healing classes. She maintains a private 
practice  as a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner/Instructor in Albuquerque, New  
Mexico. As a nurse, she has specialized in medical,  psychiatric, additions, 
and developmental  disabilities. She believes healing is individual  and that 
we all can move toward  wholeness. 
Fri Feb. 23                    Magick, Mystery, and               ISIS 
BOOKSTORE        Amber  & Azrael         
Quantum Mechanics                Denver, CO 
An Evening with Amber  K and Azrael Arynn K 
Friday, February  23rd from 7:00-9:00 pm 
At  Isis Bookstore, 5701 E Colfax Ave,  Denver, CO 80220 (303) 321-0867  
Authors Amber K and  Azrael Arynn K will discuss what magick really is, the 
strange frontier where  magick and physics coexist, stories about magickal 
workings sublime and  ridiculous, and the many styles of magick that are practiced 
in Wicca today.  Following the presentation, they will sign copies of their 
new books: True  Magick: 15th Anniversary Edition and Ritualcraft: Rites for  
Transformation and Celebration. 
Free and open to the  public 
With Amber K and  Azrael Arynn K, priestesses of Wicca and authors of True 
Magick, Covencraft,  Ritualcraft, The Heart of Tarot, and Candlemas: Feast of  
Flames 
Sat Feb. 24                   Spellcrafting: A Day of Magicks      ISIS  
BOOKSTORE  Amber &  Azrael             
Large and  Small                                   Denver, CO 
With Amber K and  Azrael Arynn K, priestesses of Wicca and authors of True 
Magick, Covencraft,  Ritualcraft, The Heart of Tarot, and Candlemas: Feast of  
Flames 
9:00 am to 5:00 pm  Fee: $ 80 
At  Isis Bookstore, 5701 E Colfax Ave,  Denver, CO 80220 (303) 321-0867  
You  can work magick to bring love, health, prosperity, and joy into your 
life; but  the secret is not in the candles or the words, but in the way you 
think and act.  Join Amber and Azrael as they discuss the outer toys of spellcraft 
and the real  tools that lie within you, symbolized primarily by the Witches’ 
Pyramid. You  will learn to design and create your own spell for any ethical 
purpose. This  will be an experiential workshop with many hands-on exercises. 
Dress  comfortably. No need to bring bats’ wings or eye of newt J, all 
materials will  be provided. Open to those who will promise that the material taught 
will never  be used to harm another.  
Sun Feb. 25                  Ritualcraft:: Creating Your Own     ISIS 
BOOKSTORE        Amber  & Azrael             
Sacred Experiences                 Denver,  CO 
With Amber K and  Azrael Arynn K, priestesses of Wicca and authors of True 
Magick, Covencraft,  Ritualcraft, The Heart of Tarot, and Candlemas: Feast of  
Flames 
9:00 am to 5:00 pm  Fee: $ 80 
At  Isis Bookstore, 5701 E Colfax Ave,  Denver, CO 80220 (303) 321-0867  
Rituals can  mark the changing seasons of the year, or the changes in your 
life. They can  honor the gods or heal old emotional scars. They can lead you to 
become the  person you dream of being, or they can be hilarious romps that 
celebrate the  forces of sacred silliness in the world. A ritual is an 
experience that you  design, craft, and experience for any celebratory, spiritual, or  
transformational purpose. After many hundreds of ritual experiences, Amber and 
 Azrael have a rich trove of stories and tips to share, and a lot of 
fascinating  activities and exercises that will polish your ritual skills. Wear ritual 
robes  and jewelry if you have them, otherwise anything fun, brightly 
colored, and/or  comfortable. Be prepared to get a little tired and maybe a lot 
exhilarated. Open  to those who will promise that the material taught will never be 
used to harm  another. 
NOTE: Sign up for both  full-day intensives for $150! 
A portion of the  proceeds from these workshops will go to support Ardantane, 
a Pagan Learning Center headquartered in the Jemez Mountains of northern New 
Mexico. 
 
Classes for MARCH, 2007 
Sat-Sun Mar. 3-4          Ethics  for Pagan Leaders         Ardantane      
Amber & Scott       Leadership 
The Good, the Bad, and the Muggley   
How do we know when we  are leading or participating with honesty, integrity, 
and honor? What guidelines  can light our way through the murky landscape of 
Pagan relationships  and politics? How do Pagan standards of ethical behavior 
differ from those  in the muggle world that surrounds us, and how are the the 
same? Join is for a  weekend of lively discussion, scenarios familiar and 
unfamiliar, exercises and  resources. Discuss both ethical theory and the 
application  of theory to  situational ethics. Emerge with your path more clearly 
marked, by your own hand  and heart. Along the way: gorgeous scenery, tasty snacks 
and beverages, fun  companions on the journey of discovery. 
Amber K is the  author of Covencraft, True Magick, and other books on magick 
and Paganism; she  has been a Wiccan priestess for 25 years, was First 
National Officer of Covenant  of the Goddess for three terms, and is nationally known 
as a Craft teacher.   
Scott  Chisholm Lamont has been a lifelong pagan. First called by the Goddess 
in the  foothills of the Canadian Rockies as a young teen, he has been 
exploring and  expanding his magickal skills in healing, environmental and political 
activism,  and community building ever since. A Wiccan Priest in the West 
Coast Eclectic  Tradition, he has taught at the coven and community level, as 
well as for  Ardantane. He is the High Priest of the Circle of the Winter Moon, 
and a nursing  educator at UNM Hospitals. A certified mediator and trained 
consensus  facilitator, he is currently working on a teaching resource for the use 
of  consensus by formal organizations. He can be reached at 
_fireheart at thuntek.net_ (mailto:fireheart at thuntek.net) . 
Sat-Sun Mar. 10-11       Death,  Dying & the Eternal Spirit Las  Cruces, NM   
Kristin & Digby Shamanic   
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the death and dying  process.  
Intended for anyone that  is exploring their own mortality, facing the death of a 
loved one, working as a  caretaker or clergy, or anyone that feels called to work 
with the departed, this  is an intense weekend of discussion, visioning, and 
experiential exercises  designed to explore beliefs and fears, death 
trajectories and being with the  dying, communication skills, working with medical 
teams and families,  establishing and strengthening spirit connections, acting as 
caregiver, working  through grief, creating a conscious death, and an 
introduction to the  psychopompic journey or deathwalk, as well as special issues 
related to children  and pets.  Expect to gain deep  insight into yourself and the 
death process and come away with greater  understanding, abilities, and hope. 
Kristin Madden  is the author of The Book of Shamanic Healing,  Shamanic 
Guide to Death and Dying, and other books on paganism.  She is also the Dean of 
Ardantane’s  School of  Shamanic  Studies 
Digby Henry, MA, has been with  Ardantane since the summer of 2003. He is the 
Dean of the School of Healing  Arts. 
Digby has 30 years of practice and experience in the Mental Health  and 
Healthcare fields as a licensed Psychotherapist and a Human Relations Skills  
Trainer. He is a Healing Touch, Reiki and Medical Qi Gong practitioner. He holds  a 
Diploma in BauBiologie with specific skills in environmental and energy  
healing. 
His work, interest and studies have taken him from sacred  architecture to 
astroarcheology, from the stone circles of Ireland  to the red rocks of the 
Southwest, from the language of psychotherapy to the  experience of therapeutic 
environments, from healing words to healing touch,  from the ordinary to the 
sacred, and many paths along the way, within the way.  He is a Celtic nomad from 
the high fells of Britain and the far reaches of Ireland. 
Digby has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. He is  Director of 
Therapeutic Environments, a practice in Complimentary, Alternative  and 
Environmental Healing. 
Sat-Sun Mar. 17-18       The Art of  Divination            Ardantane     Tom 
& Karen  Taylor Magickal  Arts 
The divinatory arts give us insight into our situations, our  endeavors, and 
ourselves. This weekend intensive offers a broad survey of  divinatory tools 
and practices. Learn to use oracles such as tarot, runes, and I  Ching; work 
with scrying methods such as crystal gazing; develop your intuitive  capacity 
and learn to receive wisdom from animals, plants, and places. Students  who have 
their own favorite divination tool or method are encouraged to bring it  with 
them and share with the class. Beyond the "how to" aspects, the class will  
also touch on divination ethics, how to maintain a strong divination practice  
over time, and the different challenges presented by reading for oneself and 
for  others.  
Tom Little  (Starweaver) has been teaching at Ardantane since 2003, where he 
is presently  dean of the School  of Magickal Arts. He is a  Wiccan priest, 
co-author (with Mary K. Greer) of Understanding the Tarot  Court.Tom 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,  Prism Wheel 
teaching coven in Santa  Fe, and the international tarot community. We has  
presented workshops at the World Tarot Congress in Chicago and the Toronto Tarot  
Symposium. 
Tom 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. 
Sat-Sun Mar. 24-25       Path of the  Shaman      Ardantane        Kristin & 
Digby             Shamanic  
(Shamanism 101) 
This weekend intensive provides students with a firm foundation in  the 
basics of shamanic practice.  Following the creation of sacred space, we discuss 
shamanism as a living,  evolving path, introducing participants to the common 
elements shared by early,  indigenous, and modern shamanic traditions.  The 
roles and responsibilities of  "shaman" will be investigated throughout the  
weekend. 
You can expect to: 
·         Experiment with trance induction and protection methods   
·         Travel the paths of the Otherworlds  
·         Establish conscious working relationships with spirit allies and  
power objects  
·         Connect deeply with the natural world and the spirits of  place  
·         Gain insight into the Shadow side   
·         Learn to effectively use dreaming and creativity in your  practice  
·         Craft powerful ceremony   
·         Get a taste of basic healing methods.    
This is our basic workshop and no experience is required to attend  this 
course.   
Contact the Dean for approval of equivalent outside  courses. 
Kristin Madden is the Dean of  the School of  Shamanic Studies and the  
author of several books, including The Book of Shamanic Healing and Shamanic  Guide 
to Death and Dying.  She was raised in a shamanic home and has had  training 
in both Eastern and Western mystic paths since  1972. 
Digby Henry, MA, has been with  Ardantane since the summer of 2003. He is the 
Dean of the School of Healing  Arts. 
Digby has 30 years of practice and experience in the Mental Health  and 
Healthcare fields as a licensed Psychotherapist and a Human Relations Skills  
Trainer. He is a Healing Touch, Reiki and Medical Qi Gong practitioner. He holds  a 
Diploma in BauBiologie with specific skills in environmental and energy  
healing. 
His work, interest and studies have taken him from sacred  architecture to 
astroarcheology, from the stone circles of Ireland  to the red rocks of the 
Southwest, from the language of psychotherapy to the  experience of therapeutic 
environments, from healing words to healing touch,  from the ordinary to the 
sacred, and many paths along the way, within the way.  He is a Celtic nomad from 
the high fells of Britain and the far reaches of Ireland. 
Digby has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. He is  Director of 
Therapeutic Environments, a practice in Complimentary, Alternative  and 
Environmental Healing. 
Sat-Sun Mar. 31-Apr 1  To Be A Priestess;     Ardantane               Amber  
& Az                  Leadership 
To Be A Priest   
An exploration of the  many roles, responsibilities, and delights of priest- 
and priestesshood, for  experienced clergy, spiritual beginners, and everyone 
in between. What do  priestesses and priests do? How is it like, or different 
from, the work of  rabbis, ministers, pastors, and shamans? Do you have a 
calling or vocation as a  spiritual leader, and if so, which one of the many 
specialties would fit you  best? Or have you done it for years and realize it’s 
time for a change? How can  you avoid burnout, and make the work joyful and 
renewing? What resources and  networks can support you? 
The program will include  some lecture, much discussion, experiential 
exercises, and rituals to celebrate,  refresh, and renew you. As  always, glorious 
scenery, yummy snacks, cozy overnight accommodations, wonderful  Pagan friends, 
and exciting new things to  learn. 
Amber K is the  author of Covencraft, True Magick, and other books on magick 
and Paganism; she  has been a Wiccan priestess for 25 years, was First 
National Officer of Covenant  of the Goddess for three terms, and is nationally known 
as a Craft teacher.   
Azrael Arynn K  is an author and third degree  Priestess and Elder of Wicca, 
former First officer of Chamisa Local Council of  COG, and High priest of the 
Coven of Our Lady of the  Woods. 
B*B,
Rowan,  OLW
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