"Dancing the Dome" Ritual and Party October 2nd   You are invited! A ritual and celebration will be held to consecrate Ardantane's geodesic dome on Saturday, October 2nd.  There is no charge for the ritual, which will begin about 5:00 pm. It will include a processional to carry the statues of many deities into the Dome, to the nichos where they will reside. Please wear costume or ritual

This class is filling up, but we have room for a couple more. Sign up now here on the website, or call 505-469-7777. Hope you can join us! Moving Energy, The Core of Magick  September 4-5 at Ardantane with Azrael Arynn K  School of Sacred Living, School of Magic and Witchcraft, Fee: $110  Energy is all around us, in a thousand flavors, frequencies, and vibrational levels. Imagination

Hi Folks, Ardantane had a presence at Pagan Pride Day in Albuquerque yesterday; thanks to Digby and Rowan and Falco for helping staff the table. We sold some books and buttons etc., and gave out information to a lot of friendly people. Perfect weather, lots of colorful displays, good attendance--what a great event. Praises to Michelle, Renn, Merlyn, and everyone who put it together. There were

Hi Folks! Yesterday was a great Blessed Beavers work party, seven of us finished the frame for the new toolshed roof AND did a lot of erosion control along the road. Next month's work party is moved up a week, to Saturday September 4. Some of us will be starting as early as 8:00 in order to make progress while it's still cool. Major project will be constructing and installing the toolshed roof,

Okay, "giant" is relative. Most clam fossils found in the Jemez Mountains are tiny, about 1/2 inch across. This clam is the size of a golf ball, so it's pretty big by Jemez standards.Why is this significant? Just to remind is that Ardantane is a wonderful place, filled with Nature's beauty and surprises. Often we find petrified wood here, remnants of ancient forests that lined the

Hi Folks, Azrael and I have returned from COG Leadership Institute/Grand Council/Merrymeet, in Indianapolis; got in about midnight. We made or renewed several connections among the leaders and elders of the Craft community, and got a jolt of ideas and energy for making Ardantane a stronger presence in cyberspace, from Jason of the Wild Hunt blog. Also, came back with generous donations and

Are you into plants, herbs, and healing? Got to take in this class--sign up for it now! Register at the website (www.ardantane.org), and you can pay there or at the door. Best e-mail the Dean as well (healing-arts@ardantane.org or tairseach@earthlink.net), to make sure they know you're coming.   Plant Spirit Healing August 14-15 in Albuquerque with Digby Henry School of Healing

Blessed Beavers Rock! "163 Million Years of Quality Construction" Hi Everyone, Please note that the Beavers work party at Ardantane is changed to Saturday, August 21. We could sure use a bunch of volunteer workers on that day--you, I hope! We have a lot of projects in the lineup. Finishing a new roof for the toolshed. Repairing some of the erosion damage on the road, from the recent

Did we mention that 8 wonderful folks drove all the way from Alamogordo to help build the Ardantane campus? They came up on July 23-25, stayed overnight in the Dome, and worked their tails off on Saturday (tails can be seen on display). They built a framework for the new toolshed roof, cleaned out Tornado Alley and dumped two truckloads of trash, painted stuff, planted flowers, cleaned out and reorganized

FIRST HARVEST AT ARDANTANE Merry Meet All, Come out and enjoy the first harvest celebration with a burning of a Wicker Man at the Ardantane campus.  We will be constructing our homage to the Gods, filling it with blessings and sacrifices, and sharing the energy with the God and Goddess in a grand blaze of glory, chanting and dancing. It's THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 6. The ritual will start