[Ardantane Herald] January 6, 2008 at Ardantane

[Lliles at aol.com]

Please feel free to  pass the information in the Ardantane Herald to anyone 
who might be interested.   
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We’re planning classes  in San Jose, California and Albuquerque, NM in 
February.  Check the list below, and visit the  website for details. 
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Blessed Beaver work  days upcoming in 2008! 
January  12 
February  9 
March  8 
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Upcoming  classes: 
Sat-Sun Feb 2-3:  Asatru: Intro to Norse Spirituality 
Sat-Sun Feb 9-10:  Ritual for Solitaries (Ritual 102)  
Thur Feb 14: Sacred  Journey, Sacred Life in San  Jose, CA!   
Sat-Sun Feb 16-17:  Western  Way of Healing in Albuquerque, NM!  
Space is available in  all these terrific classes.  Pick one and plan to 
spend the weekend in  the mountains! 
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DATE: Sat.-Sun. Feb  2-3 
CLASS: Asatru:  Introduction to Norse Spirituality  
LOCATION:  Ardantane 
INSTRUCTORS: William  Bainbridge 
SCHOOL: School of Pagan Spirituality 
FEE:  $110 
DESCRIPTION: 
This class is designed  to present accurate information on the practice of 
the pre-Christian religious  tradition of the Germanic cultures and its 
continuation in modern times, provide  an opportunity to experience some of the more 
important ceremonies and practices  of contemporary Asatru, and suggest ideas 
and techniques connected with Germanic  spirituality that participants might 
find helpful in their own spiritual work,  whether or not that work happens 
within a Heathen setting. Taking this class  should enable students to navigate 
knowedgeably and place in context what they  might encounter in discussions of 
Asatru at gatherings and on-line. Some  theoretical and practical work with the 
runes will be  included. 
Equally important,  however, we will spend significant time exploring the 
ideas of Wyrd, Orlog  (roughly, “personal destiny”), and Frith (very 
roughly, “right  relationships”), as well as the symbology of the Wells, the 
World Tree, and  the Norns. Taken together, these things provide both a basis for 
understanding  the core perceptions and world-view underlying many of the 
modern efforts to  revive, reconstruct and practice Asatru, and the means by 
which the indigenous  Germanic spiritual tradition can effectively address the “
big questions” of  ontology, meaning, our relationship with the Earth, and 
how we might  constructively live and act in the world. We expect to approach 
these profound  questions with humor, perspective, and of course, mead. 
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To register  for any 2008  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 


B*B,
Rowan, OLW



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