[Ardantane Herald] May 13, 2007 at Ardantane

[Lliles at aol.com]

To all the Mothers out there  ---- Happy Mother's day!
 
And now we return to our regularly scheduled program ----
   
 
 
 
 
 
Please  feel free to pass the information in the Ardantane Herald to anyone 
who might be  interested.    
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Cedar  (the Beavers lunch chef) is planning a yard sale for the Ardantane 
Land Fund on  Saturday, May 19 in Los Alamos.  You can call her at 662-7072 to 
drop  off donations or to arrange pick up in the Los Alamos/White Rock  area.  
Donations to Ardantane are tax deductible. 
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Fundraising 
Got  an idea for a fundraising event, such as a garage sale, car cleaning, 
bake  sale?  Contact _publicity at ardantane.org_ (mailto:publicity at ardantane.org) 
,  and we'll advertise it here. (see above for an example) 
Right now the bank owns most of Ardantane's land: 25 acres  in the gorgeous 
Red Rocks area of northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, with  National Forest 
on two sides. 
By raising $120,000 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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Upcoming  classes: 
Astrology for  Pagans, Sat-Sun  May 19-20 details below! 
Plants, Bones, Spirits, & Stones  (Shamanic Healing 101), Sat-Sun  May 26-27 
Rites of Change: Making Ritual, Sat-Sun  June 2-3 
Mindful,  Magickal Communication, Sat-Sun Jun 9-10   
Space  is available in all these terrific classes.  Pick one and plan to 
spend the  weekend in the mountains! 
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Spring  Beaver Days!  
Blessed  Beavers work parties will focus on Dome construction and Cattail 
Cottage for the  next few months. Here are dates scheduled for the spring: 
Sat.  May 12 
Sun.  May 27 
Sat.  June 9 
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What:  Astrology for  Pagans,  
Sponsor:  School of Magic  and Witchcraft 
When:  Sat-Sun  May 19-20 
Where:  Ardantane 
Instructors:  Tom Little (Seusomon Starweaver) and Rowan of Our Lady of the 
Woods 
A personal note from Rowan:  
 
If you've studied astrology as an intellectual exercise, you need to  take 
this class.  It will open your eyes to the night sky the way the  ancients saw 
it.  An astrological chart will never be lines on paper to you  again!
 
Yes, I know I'm the co-teacher, but last year's class made me see thing I'd  
never seen before, despite studying astrology intellectually for many  years.  
I'm excited to be participating again this year.
 
If you're intrigued by  astrology, but find the terminology and complications 
daunting, this class is  for you. We will explore astrological concepts in a 
down-to-earth pagan way: our  experience of the night sky, our relationships 
with the planetary deities, and  our awareness of the shifting energies around 
us. We will look at personality  evaluation using birth charts, and an 
astrological divination practice using  transits. The relevance of astrology for 
pagan spiritual practice is emphasized.  Includes outdoor skywatching Saturday 
night. 
Tom Little (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, co-author  of Understanding the Tarot Court, and founder and 
headmaster of Prism Wheel  teaching coven in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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.
Rowan (Laura Liles) has been  involved in the pagan/Wiccan community in 
northern New Mexico since 1986.   A third degree initiate in the Ladywoods 
tradition, and former HPS of Our Lady  of the Woods coven in Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
she currently serves Our Lady of  the Woods as its herald and merchant.  She is 
a self taught astrologer with  a lively curiosity about the effects of the 
stars on both groups and  individuals.
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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! 
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B*B,
Rowan, OLW



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