The Armanen Institute
The teaching branch of the Holy Armanen Order.
The Armanen Institute offers what a library can’t: sequence, guidance and a path. The Order’s writings are free to read. The Institute teaches the tradition in order, and its courses carry the Institute’s certificate of completion. They are the foundation for anyone who wishes to pursue more serious training later.
Begin free
Free
For anyone drawn to the tradition.
- The first Urgrund lesson, free to read
- The Sol-Ar Review: the Armanen view of religion, science, law and society, by email
- The Order’s public writings
Urgrund
$79 one payment
or three monthly payments of $29
A beginner’s formation in three months.
- Nine lessons over three months, three each month
- The basics, theology, cosmogony, cosmology, the Runes and their practices, and an introduction to Armanen Cybernetics
- A three-month commitment, and nothing more is asked of you
- A certificate of completion from the Armanen Institute
- Access for twelve months from enrollment
- The foundation for the Kaman and Arman paths and for any later training
Enrollment opens soon. Subscribe to the free Sol-Ar Review to hear first.
The vocational paths
By application
For those called to serve.
- The Kaman Path, for Rune-workers (Vitkar)
- The Arman Path, for the teaching priesthood
- Formation under initiated teachers, after Urgrund
- Initiation and ordination are earned, never bought
Three paths, one tradition
- ArmanenvolkThe lay path. Laypeople who study and practise with the Order. Urgrund is where it begins.
- KamanenThe path of the Rune-worker, who practices and serves within a Halgadom.
- ArmanenThe path of the teaching priesthood. The Armanen are ordained into the Armanenschaft.
Fees support the life and work of the Order: its teachers, its teachings and its community. If a fee is a hardship, write to us. Initiation and ordination are earned, never bought.
Questions about the Institute
Is the first lesson really free?
Yes. The first Urgrund lesson is free to everyone, with nothing to buy and no account to create.
Is the certificate an academic degree?
No. It is the Institute’s own certificate of completion. The Institute does not grant academic degrees and makes no claim of accreditation.
Does finishing Urgrund make me clergy?
No. Urgrund is the foundation. Initiation and ordination are separate: they come through formation under initiated teachers and the approval of the Order’s ordained Armanen, and they are never for sale.