[Ardantane Herald] July 23, 2007 at Ardantane

Tue Jul 24 04:40:06 GMT 2007

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who might be  interested.    

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The  Beavers have been working away feverishly.  Five more panels were 
installed  this past weekend, and there will be another volunteer day this  
Wednesday.  

July  Beaver  days!

Wednesday,  July 25

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.

Only 25 panels (less the ten  assembled on the 11th, which could well have 
been installed on the 14th!) to  fill on the present level, and then we'll be 
down to the final level and  installing the windows, doors, and final  panels!

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Upcoming  classes, including two in Albuquerque: 
Sat-Sun Jul 28-29 Healing from the Heart:  Energy Healing 202 -- in 
Albuquerque! 
Sat-Sun Aug 25-26: Plant Medicine: Aromatherapy --  in Albuquerque! 
Sat-Sun August  25-26  Sacred Ways of Change details below 
Space is available in all these  terrific classes.  Pick one and plan to 
spend the weekend in the  mountains! 
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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?  We have 250 people on this list.  If each of you  
gave, or raised, $250 by the end of the year, we could make our goal.  A  yard 
sale, bake sale, or other fundraiser could do it.  I know that seems  like a 
lot of money.  I also know that a good yard sale can net that much,  and that 
your donations are tax deductible.  I sure plan to clean out my  garage this 
fall, and see what I can turn up.  Let's all do the same, for  Ardantane. 
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:  Seusomon 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 (Seusomon  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.
Seusomon 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.
Seusomon  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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