Join us for the next Concentric Circles, in Feb 2020
Founded in 1998, Concentric Circles is an annual, all-day event where OLOTEAS invites other regional individuals and Pagan groups to present workshops and rituals. Groups that present at Concentric Circles are either open to the public or occasionally take new members and/or offer instruction. Concentric Circles is a wonderful opportunity to sample the Pagan possibilities in our broader Washington community!
Thank you to the 2019 Concentric Circles presenters!
Organization/Presenter Descriptions (Alphabetical)
Aquarian Tabernacle Church, www.atcwicca.org
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church is an international organization of Wiccan Covens, Churches, and supporting organizations. We are a facilitating body that helps Wiccan and Pagan groups, locally and around the world, have access to big church resources. We organize and facilitate Pagan organizations such as Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary (WiccanSeminary.edu) and Spiral Scouts (SpiralScouts.org). We also host Spring Mysteries Festival, a continuation of the ancient Greek rites of Eleusis from 3000 years ago. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church is world-renowned for this work and is considered the only formal religious organization to take up the work from the ancient masters. The Mother Church world headquarters are in Index, WA. We invite you to join us at public events on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Cascadia Grove, www.adfcascadia.org
Cascadia Grove is a part of ADF, or Ar nDraiocht Fein, a worldwide Druid organization and one of the largest in North America. Our local Grove was formed in September of 2012 and serves the Puget Sound area. We meet 8 times a year to celebrate the equinoxes, solstices, and the cross-quarter days (including Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain). All of our celebrations are free. We invite all to share with us in celebrating the natural diversity of religious experience and expression.
Cascadian Sean Ciall, www.seanciall.org
The Cascadian Sean Ciall community combines three circles of Sword, Song, and Spell that intertwine with the magicks of the forest, sea, and sky, creating living Gaelic witchcraft for modern witches.
Fellowship of the Phoenix, www.fellowshipofthephoenix.org
The Fellowship of the Phoenix is a Queer Neopagan tradition and non-profit organization serving the unique needs of the LGBTQ community.
E-mail info (at) fotpseattle.org for more information.
Growing Up Pagan
Growing Up Pagan is a fifteen-minute class at the end of each OLOTEAS kids’ class that is created and taught by a group of young adults in the community who were raised Pagan themselves. Our goal is to give young Pagan kids an opportunity to learn about Pagan faith from other people who grew up in the OLOTEAS community.
Magickal Miscreants
The Magickal Miscreants are a group of second-generation young adult Pagans who work to foster the youth Pagan community. They run a monthly series of children's classes at OLOTEAS called Growing Up Pagan and a workshop series/discussion group for ages 15 to 25, Young Adult & Occult.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky (OLOTEAS), www.oloteas.org, facebook.com/groups/OLOTEAS
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky (OLOTEAS) is a non-denominational Pagan church. We are a volunteer-run, non-profit religious organization providing family-oriented Pagan religious services and workshops since 1995. We are dedicated to promoting religious tolerance and freedom and environmental sustainability. Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas.org
Pagan Earth Alliance, www.paganearthalliance.org, facebook.com/PaganEarthAlliance
A nonprofit organization bringing environmentalism to Pagans of all sects and traditions through all facets of life.
Paul Clark
Paul Clark co-founded Horizon Lodge O.T.O. and has a background in comparative religion as well as 40 years' experience in tantric shaivist meditation practice. He is author of the forthcoming book: Fundamentals of Meditation: a practical manual of self-instruction.
Puget Sound Pagan Pride, www.pugetsoundpaganpride.org
We are an official 501 (c) (3) non-profit that is part of the national Pagan Pride Project, which helps to educate the community and dispel the myths and falsehoods of Paganism. Every fall, we host an annual festival/event that includes vendors, classes, rituals, entertainment, kids’ activities, and so much more. We welcome people of all paths and traditions.
The purpose of Puget Sound Pagan Pride is the cultivation of a sense of community and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs, specifically those religions that fall under the definition of “Pagan.” We define a Pagan as someone who either practices a polytheistic or nature-based system of spirituality, or who self-identifies as Pagan. The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity, and community.
Spagyricus School of Alchemy, www.spagyricus.com
Spagyricus School of Alchemy is a unique school in Marysville WA, teaching Practical Laboratory Alchemy according to the works of Paracelsus. Robert Bartlett is an author and lecturer and has taught Alchemy in Germany, Mexico, and all over the US. He was a long-time student of Frater Albertus and the PRS and Director of Research at Paralab SLC UT circa 1980. He is a chemist by profession.
Women of the Goddess Circle, www.wotg.doodlekit.com
The Women of the Goddess Circle is a feminist Pagan community of women in the Dianic tradition of Wicca. We mark the eight Sabbats of the year in ritual with like-minded adult women. We seek thereby to strengthen our connection to the Goddess, to share this connection with others, and to bring wholeness to our lives and the lives of others as the Wheel of the Year turns. Newcomers are very welcome!
Founded in 1998, Concentric Circles is an annual, all-day event where OLOTEAS invites other regional individuals and Pagan groups to present workshops and rituals. Groups that present at Concentric Circles are either open to the public or occasionally take new members and/or offer instruction. Concentric Circles is a wonderful opportunity to sample the Pagan possibilities in our broader Washington community!
Thank you to the 2019 Concentric Circles presenters!
Organization/Presenter Descriptions (Alphabetical)
Aquarian Tabernacle Church, www.atcwicca.org
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church is an international organization of Wiccan Covens, Churches, and supporting organizations. We are a facilitating body that helps Wiccan and Pagan groups, locally and around the world, have access to big church resources. We organize and facilitate Pagan organizations such as Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary (WiccanSeminary.edu) and Spiral Scouts (SpiralScouts.org). We also host Spring Mysteries Festival, a continuation of the ancient Greek rites of Eleusis from 3000 years ago. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church is world-renowned for this work and is considered the only formal religious organization to take up the work from the ancient masters. The Mother Church world headquarters are in Index, WA. We invite you to join us at public events on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Cascadia Grove, www.adfcascadia.org
Cascadia Grove is a part of ADF, or Ar nDraiocht Fein, a worldwide Druid organization and one of the largest in North America. Our local Grove was formed in September of 2012 and serves the Puget Sound area. We meet 8 times a year to celebrate the equinoxes, solstices, and the cross-quarter days (including Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain). All of our celebrations are free. We invite all to share with us in celebrating the natural diversity of religious experience and expression.
Cascadian Sean Ciall, www.seanciall.org
The Cascadian Sean Ciall community combines three circles of Sword, Song, and Spell that intertwine with the magicks of the forest, sea, and sky, creating living Gaelic witchcraft for modern witches.
Fellowship of the Phoenix, www.fellowshipofthephoenix.org
The Fellowship of the Phoenix is a Queer Neopagan tradition and non-profit organization serving the unique needs of the LGBTQ community.
E-mail info (at) fotpseattle.org for more information.
Growing Up Pagan
Growing Up Pagan is a fifteen-minute class at the end of each OLOTEAS kids’ class that is created and taught by a group of young adults in the community who were raised Pagan themselves. Our goal is to give young Pagan kids an opportunity to learn about Pagan faith from other people who grew up in the OLOTEAS community.
Magickal Miscreants
The Magickal Miscreants are a group of second-generation young adult Pagans who work to foster the youth Pagan community. They run a monthly series of children's classes at OLOTEAS called Growing Up Pagan and a workshop series/discussion group for ages 15 to 25, Young Adult & Occult.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky (OLOTEAS), www.oloteas.org, facebook.com/groups/OLOTEAS
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky (OLOTEAS) is a non-denominational Pagan church. We are a volunteer-run, non-profit religious organization providing family-oriented Pagan religious services and workshops since 1995. We are dedicated to promoting religious tolerance and freedom and environmental sustainability. Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas.org
Pagan Earth Alliance, www.paganearthalliance.org, facebook.com/PaganEarthAlliance
A nonprofit organization bringing environmentalism to Pagans of all sects and traditions through all facets of life.
Paul Clark
Paul Clark co-founded Horizon Lodge O.T.O. and has a background in comparative religion as well as 40 years' experience in tantric shaivist meditation practice. He is author of the forthcoming book: Fundamentals of Meditation: a practical manual of self-instruction.
Puget Sound Pagan Pride, www.pugetsoundpaganpride.org
We are an official 501 (c) (3) non-profit that is part of the national Pagan Pride Project, which helps to educate the community and dispel the myths and falsehoods of Paganism. Every fall, we host an annual festival/event that includes vendors, classes, rituals, entertainment, kids’ activities, and so much more. We welcome people of all paths and traditions.
The purpose of Puget Sound Pagan Pride is the cultivation of a sense of community and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs, specifically those religions that fall under the definition of “Pagan.” We define a Pagan as someone who either practices a polytheistic or nature-based system of spirituality, or who self-identifies as Pagan. The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity, and community.
Spagyricus School of Alchemy, www.spagyricus.com
Spagyricus School of Alchemy is a unique school in Marysville WA, teaching Practical Laboratory Alchemy according to the works of Paracelsus. Robert Bartlett is an author and lecturer and has taught Alchemy in Germany, Mexico, and all over the US. He was a long-time student of Frater Albertus and the PRS and Director of Research at Paralab SLC UT circa 1980. He is a chemist by profession.
Women of the Goddess Circle, www.wotg.doodlekit.com
The Women of the Goddess Circle is a feminist Pagan community of women in the Dianic tradition of Wicca. We mark the eight Sabbats of the year in ritual with like-minded adult women. We seek thereby to strengthen our connection to the Goddess, to share this connection with others, and to bring wholeness to our lives and the lives of others as the Wheel of the Year turns. Newcomers are very welcome!