This workshop presents a nature based focus of health, healing and well-being. It introduces the wisdom seeker and practitioner to the many pathways and practices of the Western Ways of Healing.

It presents methods and practices that have been used for centuries in western cultures as the ways and means of healing the sick and maintaining the well-being of the community. It includes explorations, protocols and models of practice that have developed in the present centuries.

The participant will explore the nature ways of Naturopathy and Homeopathy, and the plant ways of Herbalism, Aromatherapy and Flower Essences. The workshop invites meetings with the Spirits of Nature, the Gods, the Goddesses and the Wisdom Keepers of the ancient ways of healing.

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What is “right living?” What are the ethical and moral codes that have guided humanity through the ages? What behavioral codes guided the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians, and Celts? How can you tell right from wrong? Let’s look at the Wiccan Rede and the Nine Noble Virtues in relation to the ethical codes of Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and the rest. Exercises, discussion, role-playing, and cool handouts.

Ethics is a required class for all ardantane certificate programs.

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How do you know what you are on this earth to accomplish? What’s your True Will, your sacred vocation, your best and highest purpose? And once you know that, how do you set your goals and achieve them? Join us for meditation, exercises, and information about becoming a self-directed, purposeful, focused, and effective person, living the life you were meant to.

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There is another way to read the Tarot, a way that that does not rely or memorization or flashes of psychic insight. A way that respects and empowers the querent, drawing on the insights and techniques of gestalt psychology. Amber K and Azrael Arynn K, Wiccan elder priestesses and authors of The Heart of Tarot, explain and demonstrate the techniques handed down from John McClimans, who is now in the Summerland. If you love the Tarot, you will want to be at this program.

This program takes place the day before Pantheacon begins, in the same hotel.


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A one-day workshop with gems, stones, and crystals. Delving further into the wisdom and experience of stones in natural settings, and theurgical practices for stone and crystal magick. Participants will receive a medicine pouch of gift stones.

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The healing relationship is the interaction one has with one's self, with another person, with soul and spirit, with community and place, with nature and the universe. This two day workshop explores and teaches the interpersonal skills and the basic elements of that healing relationship.

An intentional healing relationship is a partnership of persons who come together for the purpose of health and healing. The healing relationship is both intuitive and sensing, It focuses attention and intention. It is participative and co-creative.

In this workshop we will examine, discuss and learn the nature of being a healer, the elements of a healing relationship, creating and participating in a healing community, intentionally and the healing field, the traps and shadows of the healer, ethics and the boundaries of a healing relationship.

This class is a basic class in the Healing Arts Certificate Program.

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Come to Ardantane for a day and help build the campus! Join volunteers like yourself who work to build the campus, be one of the Blessed Beavers.

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Will is the Fire Element and one side of the Witches’ Pyramid, that indispensable model for performing effective magick. Come explore will, True Will, willfulness, will and shall, and the other permutations of focused energy. Through exercises, discussion, and magick, learn to clarify and strengthen your Will, harmonize it with the currents of the cosmos, and achieve what you were meant to. For anyone who feels the need for more direction, energy, purpose and Fire in life, this experience will help you jump-start your engine and move to a higher level of purpose and power.

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Come to Ardantane for a day and help build the campus! Join volunteers like yourself who work to build the campus, be one of the Blessed Beavers.

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If you are a leader of organizer in the Pagan community—or would like to be—join others for a weekend of discussion, teaching, and renewal in the beautiful Jemez Mountains. A calm and friendly weekend at a special low fee, just for you. There will be learning activities and skill-building, but also social time and relaxation.

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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.

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Come to the High Desert of Ardantane near Jemez Springs and bask in the summer solstice sunlight.

•   Enjoy three days of workshops, ritual, and fun.
•   Compete in the games to become the new Sun King (contest open to candidates of all genders).
•   Help create our annual project, and see your handiwork for years to come. This year we will create large goddess statues at the entry to Ardantane!
•   Dine at the small but elegant Solar Cafe.
•   Sing, dance and drum in the Bardic Circle.
•   Families are welcome.  Special activities for children and young people.

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This class guides students beyond personal shamanic practice into an experiential overview of shamanic healing. Participants can expect to gain a firm grounding in the basics and an introduction to advanced work. Join us to experiment with:

•   Special methods of protection and grounding
•   Techniques for diagnosis and divination
•   Applications of energy work
•   Plant and animal medicine
•   The healing power of stones and elements
•   Ceremonies for transformation
•   Incantation and spell work
•   Introduction to soul retrieval
•   Ethics of healing

Shamanism 101 or a grounding in trance work is recommended for this class.

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The Ardantane Teen Retreat will offer a profound opportunity for the teens of our community to experience a mindful connection with nature, various Pagan paths, and themselves.

We will be exploring how to live our lives with kindness and diversity. Various mentors will be conducting workshops on drum making, outdoor survival, magick, and lots of other activities. Enjoy a weekend in the wonderful Jemez Mountains on the campus of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center.

This retreat is a 'don't miss!' for any teen interested in experiencing Paganism and mindfulness practices, truthful/heartfelt communication, wonderful mentors, safe community, great food, and a time to relax and meet new friends!

Examples of workshops (actual program will be created with teen input):

• Drum making (will be an extra charge)
• Dream catchers
• Outdoor survival workshop
• Care and feeding of your drum
• Hikes
• Intro into Paganism
• Intro into Shamanism
• Intro into the Norse paths
• Intro into Wicca
• Wand making
• Trust building
• Poi Spinning (only mentors will light up)
• Drumming circle
• Pirate party (costumes are encouraged!)

We will also be building something on the land that will be there for years to come.

Accommodations: This will be a camping retreat. So please bring camping gear, tents, sleeping bags, etc. Be prepared for weather in the Jemez in July, hot in the daytime and mild at night. Sunscreen is a must!

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Coyote is Creator and Sacred Fool, Teacher and Trickster, with us always in one form or another. Listen to the stories of Old Man Coyote of the Southwest, and find out what place humor and chaos have in the spiritual life of a whole person. We will have lots of fun, but also learn some new dimensions of Coyote and his essential place in the human world.

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Have you taken the Ardantane Teaching Intensive? Are you ready for more? Have you been teaching for a while and want to hone your skills or find new ideas? If so, then this is the workshop for you. Join us for an intensive, experiential weekend and take your natural teaching abilities to a whole new level. Prerequisite: Ardantane Teaching Intensive or permission of facilitators. Expect to learn:

• How learning happens in the human mind
• How to create effective lesson plans for any time frame, group, or space
• How to monitor and work with psychic energies in the classroom
• Communication on multiple levels with all sensory modalities
• When to stick to the plan and when to allow for more flexibility
• The ins-and-outs of team teaching
• Creative ways to handle challenging students
• Techniques for evaluating yourself, your team, and the class a whole

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We will be working with the energies, spirits, and energetic beings of the healing plants. This class will draw from the work of Plant Spirit Medicine (Eliot Cowan), Co-Creative Science (Machaelle Small Wright of Perelandra), Subtle Aromatherapy (Patricia Davis), and the Secret Life of Nature (Peter Tomkins). We will engage experientially in the work of contact and connectedness with the healing community of plants to invite and engage their healing energies.

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Where is home and community of belong? What makes home physically, culturally, spiritually? We live in a culture of movement and change. On meeting each other the first question often is “Where are you from?” In this class we will be working on creating the healthy healing home and living space. We will draw from the language and practice of The Pattern Language (Christopher Alexander) and Baubiologie (Helmut Ziehe) and Sacred Space (Denise Linn). Looking at the order of living space and place in relationship to health and wellbeing.

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Divination is a vital component of shamanic practice. It is used to gain insight and wisdom of past, present, and future on many levels of being in order to benefit the individual and the community. This class introduces specifically shamanic methods of divination that should be included in any practitioner’s toolkit. In addition, we will a variety of more common divination tools and learn to explore these readings in much deeper ways, frequently through the complementary use of the shamanic journey.

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The Folklore of Fire brings you the myths, legends, spirit beings and traditional lore surrounding fire. The meaning of fire in world religions, the symbols of fire, and the creatures and powers of the Element will be explored in lecture, stories, and discussion.

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Through magic, we transform the reality we live in. Magic is found in all times and cultures, and despite differences, there are also many common patterns, concepts and practices.

This weekend workshop provides intensive hands-on instruction on the theory and practice of creating positive change by magical means. The emphasis is on ideas and techniques that allow you to create your own spells or magical workings, rather than relying on what others have done. Topics covered include magical symbolism, raising and directing energy, and magic as a tool for spiritual growth. Both planning and execution of magical work are considered in detail. The course covers astrological timing as well as the use of herbs, oils, and tools.


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Join us to learn about the many traditions and flavors of nature spirituality that are collectively called Paganism. We will look at Wicca, Druidry, Goddess celebration, Asatru, shamanism, and the core beliefs and practices they share. Local groups, resources, and events will be explained, and there will be experiential exercises, music, and refreshments. This program is for information and education, and does not seek to recruit or proselytize. People of all tolerant faiths are welcome.

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Ritual is more than certain steps done with certain words to accompany them. It can be creative, exciting, and transformative. This workshop focuses on techniques to make your rituals visually powerful by planning the lights, colors, and shapes we see: altar arrangements, lighting, costumes, decorations and visual foci, visualizations, visual language, and much more. You can double the effect of any ritual you design by changing the visual environment externally and internally. Discussion, demonstrations, exercises, and ritual to show you how.

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Come to Ardantane for a day and help build the campus! Join volunteers like yourself who work to build the campus, be one of the Blessed Beavers.

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Come to Ardantane for a day and help build the campus! Join volunteers like yourself who work to build the campus, be one of the Blessed Beavers.

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