The Earth & Sky Pagan Camp-Out
3 pm Friday, July 21 – 4 pm Sunday, July 23, 2023
In-person at the Longhouse in Redmond
23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road ~ Redmond, WA
Join us for a weekend of rustic camping, workshops, rituals presented by Cascadian Sean Ciall and OLOTEAS, and vendors in a magickal wetlands setting. Event will also feature: Bardic Circle ~ Indoor Pool ~ Aphrodite/Pan Shrine, and more!
Registration
The Earth & Sky Pagan Camp-Out is a fee-supported fundraising event.
Event staff and volunteers are also asked to make a minimum site fee donation.
For the ESP Camp-Out, all proceeds beyond event expenses support the Longhouse site.
You can pay in-person at the Registration desk using cash, check, or PayPal.
$60 adults all weekend or $20/day
$30 ages 13-17 all weekend or $10/day
$15 ages 5-12 all weekend or $5/day
under 5 free
VOLUNTEERS get a discounted registration fee of $5/day that they work a 2-hour volunteer shift. Volunteer shifts are limited but may still be available. Contact OLOTEAS@oloteas.org.
Information
Some things to bring with you:
The Sean Ciall tradition emerged as part of the European NeoPagan revival of the late 18th century, alongside many other quasi Druidic sects. "Sean Ciall" is, literally, then "Old Way” in Gallic, but it is also a new face of magick . We believe change is the very nature of magick , and we in Sean Ciall believe in studying the old magicks while continuing to contribute to the evolution of new magickal thought. Sean Ciall Sword Circle focuses on providing security and protection (both physical & magical) to the magical community.
What is the Healing Temple?
The Healing Temple is a space offered for rest, refreshment, self-care, and contemplation. Throughout the festival there will be light refreshments available at the Healing Temple (these will be secured at night to prevent attracting wildlife). After Saturday evening's ritual, the Healing Temple will be staffed by Priestesses, Priests, and Priestexes who are available to help with grounding and centering, lend a listening ear, and help with finding resources to address life’s challenges.
Schedule and Descriptions
--FRIDAY--
12:00 PM – Vendor Setup
3:00 PM – Site Opens
5:30 PM – BYO Picnic Dinner
Bring your own dinner and prepare it in the Outdoor Kitchen or over the Bardic campfire nearby. Share with friends if you like, but no organized potluck. (Please clean up when you are done in the kitchen to ensure the space is ready for food service in the morning.)
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM – Ritual: Opening Circle
(with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Our Festival begins with creating sacred space and setting our intentions for a fabulous weekend!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM – Ritual: Opening Ritual
(with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
A king must be chosen for sacrifice this Lughnasadh, but who among our community can pass the Druid’s tests of Sword, Song, and Spell?
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM – Community Bardic Circle
(Bardic Fire)
Community performance, story, and song. We will meet together to enjoy the circle, and go around to everyone through the event. When it comes around, the participant can, if they desire, sing, tell a story, act, or perform contributing to the event in any way they wish. No one is required, or expected to perform, and skipping is completely acceptable.
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM – Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine
(with Stephanie, Thumb)
Take some time to release the cares and concerns of the world we are leaving behind for the weekend, with some silent meditation time at the Lady Shrine on the Thumb.
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM – Summer Stargazing
(with Robert, Stone Circle)
Weather permitting, a casual naked-eye guided tour of the summer sky. Many stars, at least one galaxy and possibly two, with some emphasis on orienteering and wayfinding. Bring a ground-blanket, binoculars if you have them, a friend, and a warm beverage.
--SATURDAY--
10:00 PM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Blacksmithing with Hawk's Forge
(with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Blacksmith Shop)
Come join Joshua for a short blacksmithing lesson. Learn to make an S hook in a 30 minute session. One person per session. There is a $5 materiel fee. Please sign up at the blacksmith booth if you are interested. Closed toe shoes are required.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Growing Up Pagan
(with Abhainn, Outdoor Kids' Space)
At this month's Growing Up Pagan we will be learning about the purpose of ritual. For our activity, students will get the chance to plan a community ritual as a group.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Workshop: Introduction to Sword Work
(with Rich, Workshop Tent)
In this workshop we will demonstrate basic sword techniques used by the Sean Ciall Sword Circle. This includes attacks, blocks and the fundamentals of sword sparring. As a bonus, we will show you how sword fighting in the movies differs from "real" sword combat. Everyone is welcome.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Workshop: Blacksmithing with Hawk's Forge
(with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Blacksmith Shop)
Come join Joshua for a short blacksmithing lesson. Learn to make an S hook in a 30 minute session. One person per session. There is a $5 materiel fee. Please sign up at the blacksmith booth if you are interested. Closed toe shoes are required.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Lowland Games
(with Ari, Stone Circle)
A series of silly, all ages-welcome games meant to inspire, have fun, and bring people together in community. Expect pool noodles, laughter, and more.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM – Workshop: Health Care Advocacy from a Doula's Perspective
(with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
Our health care system is broken, and health care settings are stressful. How can you advocate effectively for yourself or a loved one in medical settings? Learn how to make a personal patient information sheet, and some strategies for in-person advocacy with health professionals.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Workshop: The Rule of Three (or More)
(with Walton of Dabney Law Firm, Workshop Tent)
A general overview of how to create legal obligations and protections for non-traditional families and group living situations.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Ritual: Hallowed Community Sumbel
(with Jane, Stone Circle)
Join us for a gathering to honor the gods, the ancestors, and ourselves. Though based on the traditions of the Asatru faith, this ritual is non-denominational—all are welcome!
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM – Ritual: The Sacrifice
(with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
With the hour of sacrifice upon him, Lugh must decide if he is willing to submit to his fate for the good of all, or if his life is too well-loved to give up. *Skyclad (naked) required for all participants in this ritual
--SUNDAY--
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM – Workshop: Quaker Pagan Meeting for Worship
(with Laura, Workshop Tent)
Join us for a Sunday meditative workshop to reflect on the weekend. This workshop will combine Quaker and Pagan methods of worship into one. Quakers worship by gathering in silence and inviting the Divine to speak through them. We will begin with a brief orientation for people who have never attended Quaker Meeting for Worship. A circle will be cast in Pagan style, and then we will gather in silence. Participants will be invited to contemplate on the festival of Lughnasadh and share any Divine messages with the assembled.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Young Adult & Occult
(with Sebastien, Workshop Tent)
Young Adult & Occult is a space for Pagans in their late teens and early twenties (roughly 15-25) to build community and learn together that is held monthly at OLOTEAS events (and sometimes offsite). At this month's Young Adult & Occult: We will have a group discussion about the different ways we can conceptualize deity.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Ritual: Growing Up Pagan
(with Abhainn, Stone Circle)
GUP is a series of classes about what it means to grow up Pagan – taught by Pagan kids, for Pagan kids. We are all young adults who grew up in Pagan families, and these classes draw on our personal experiences of what we wish we had known growing up and the kids’ own questions about what it means to be Pagan.
Our Growing Up Pagan class at ESP will create their own ritual on Saturday, and perform it for the community on Sunday. Adults are welcome to attend!
(Note: ritual will start around 12:30 to allow kids setup time)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Workshop: Practical Knot Tying
(with Robert, Workshop Tent)
Join us for a workshop on basic knots for camping, boating, and more.
Not intended for use on people.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM – Kids’ Popsicle Party
(with the Magickal Miscreants, Outdoor Kids' Space)
Join us for our annual kids’ popsicle party and outdoor kids' games, while the parents pack up!
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Ritual: Closing Circle
(with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Time to reflect on the weekend and say farewell, until we meet again.
4:00 PM – Site Closes
Directions to the Longhouse:
Take 520 eastbound to the Redmond Way/Fall City (WA 202) Exit. Turn right at the light at the end of the off ramp. Go approximately 5 miles on Redmond-Fall City Road. Driveway is on the right, 23301 (directly across from SmartStop Self Storage). If you pass Albertson's, you have gone about 100 yards too far. When you first pull into the drive you should immediately see a large wooden sign that says The Longhouse; if you don’t you are in the neighbors’ drive.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky
Mailing address: 12345 Lake City Way NE #195 Seattle, WA 98125-5401
Longhouse address: 23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road, Redmond, 98053
Website: http://www.oloteas.org/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oloteas/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oloteas/
Discord server: https://discord.gg/CJKsksmDED
Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas (dot) org
3 pm Friday, July 21 – 4 pm Sunday, July 23, 2023
In-person at the Longhouse in Redmond
23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road ~ Redmond, WA
Join us for a weekend of rustic camping, workshops, rituals presented by Cascadian Sean Ciall and OLOTEAS, and vendors in a magickal wetlands setting. Event will also feature: Bardic Circle ~ Indoor Pool ~ Aphrodite/Pan Shrine, and more!
Registration
The Earth & Sky Pagan Camp-Out is a fee-supported fundraising event.
Event staff and volunteers are also asked to make a minimum site fee donation.
For the ESP Camp-Out, all proceeds beyond event expenses support the Longhouse site.
You can pay in-person at the Registration desk using cash, check, or PayPal.
$60 adults all weekend or $20/day
$30 ages 13-17 all weekend or $10/day
$15 ages 5-12 all weekend or $5/day
under 5 free
VOLUNTEERS get a discounted registration fee of $5/day that they work a 2-hour volunteer shift. Volunteer shifts are limited but may still be available. Contact OLOTEAS@oloteas.org.
Information
- PLEASE READ the event culture notes and the Site Rules for the ESP Camp-Out
- Karol WILL be vending food during the event! :) See Karol's Kitchen Hours & Menu (cash only)
A grocery store, Starbucks, and Subway are also available across the street from the Longhouse. - There is LIMITED refrigerator space and kitchen space/facilities available for food preparation. Burn Ban regulations allowing, food may be cooked on the Bardic Circle fire or your own personal camp stove. No personal fires allowed on site.
Some things to bring with you:
- Your own reusable coffee cup and water bottle
- If camping, your own gear and tent
- Sunscreen & mosquito repellant
- A towel for pool / hot tub (Towels are no longer available to rent on site)
- Face / body paint to adorn yourself for Saturday evening's main ritual is encouraged (Wash it off before going into the pool & use water-based, non-flammable body paint, please!)
- Your own food & feastgear, or money to purchase food from Karol's Kitchen onsite or Albertson's / Starbucks / Subway
NOTE: Brown bears have been seen on site. Do not keep ANY food outdoors in tents or coolers. Food must be stored in a vehicle or in one of the coolers in the Outdoor Kitchen. Thank you!
The Sean Ciall tradition emerged as part of the European NeoPagan revival of the late 18th century, alongside many other quasi Druidic sects. "Sean Ciall" is, literally, then "Old Way” in Gallic, but it is also a new face of magick . We believe change is the very nature of magick , and we in Sean Ciall believe in studying the old magicks while continuing to contribute to the evolution of new magickal thought. Sean Ciall Sword Circle focuses on providing security and protection (both physical & magical) to the magical community.
What is the Healing Temple?
The Healing Temple is a space offered for rest, refreshment, self-care, and contemplation. Throughout the festival there will be light refreshments available at the Healing Temple (these will be secured at night to prevent attracting wildlife). After Saturday evening's ritual, the Healing Temple will be staffed by Priestesses, Priests, and Priestexes who are available to help with grounding and centering, lend a listening ear, and help with finding resources to address life’s challenges.
Schedule and Descriptions
--FRIDAY--
12:00 PM – Vendor Setup
3:00 PM – Site Opens
5:30 PM – BYO Picnic Dinner
Bring your own dinner and prepare it in the Outdoor Kitchen or over the Bardic campfire nearby. Share with friends if you like, but no organized potluck. (Please clean up when you are done in the kitchen to ensure the space is ready for food service in the morning.)
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM – Ritual: Opening Circle
(with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Our Festival begins with creating sacred space and setting our intentions for a fabulous weekend!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM – Ritual: Opening Ritual
(with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
A king must be chosen for sacrifice this Lughnasadh, but who among our community can pass the Druid’s tests of Sword, Song, and Spell?
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM – Community Bardic Circle
(Bardic Fire)
Community performance, story, and song. We will meet together to enjoy the circle, and go around to everyone through the event. When it comes around, the participant can, if they desire, sing, tell a story, act, or perform contributing to the event in any way they wish. No one is required, or expected to perform, and skipping is completely acceptable.
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM – Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine
(with Stephanie, Thumb)
Take some time to release the cares and concerns of the world we are leaving behind for the weekend, with some silent meditation time at the Lady Shrine on the Thumb.
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM – Summer Stargazing
(with Robert, Stone Circle)
Weather permitting, a casual naked-eye guided tour of the summer sky. Many stars, at least one galaxy and possibly two, with some emphasis on orienteering and wayfinding. Bring a ground-blanket, binoculars if you have them, a friend, and a warm beverage.
--SATURDAY--
10:00 PM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Blacksmithing with Hawk's Forge
(with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Blacksmith Shop)
Come join Joshua for a short blacksmithing lesson. Learn to make an S hook in a 30 minute session. One person per session. There is a $5 materiel fee. Please sign up at the blacksmith booth if you are interested. Closed toe shoes are required.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Growing Up Pagan
(with Abhainn, Outdoor Kids' Space)
At this month's Growing Up Pagan we will be learning about the purpose of ritual. For our activity, students will get the chance to plan a community ritual as a group.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Workshop: Introduction to Sword Work
(with Rich, Workshop Tent)
In this workshop we will demonstrate basic sword techniques used by the Sean Ciall Sword Circle. This includes attacks, blocks and the fundamentals of sword sparring. As a bonus, we will show you how sword fighting in the movies differs from "real" sword combat. Everyone is welcome.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Workshop: Blacksmithing with Hawk's Forge
(with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Blacksmith Shop)
Come join Joshua for a short blacksmithing lesson. Learn to make an S hook in a 30 minute session. One person per session. There is a $5 materiel fee. Please sign up at the blacksmith booth if you are interested. Closed toe shoes are required.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Lowland Games
(with Ari, Stone Circle)
A series of silly, all ages-welcome games meant to inspire, have fun, and bring people together in community. Expect pool noodles, laughter, and more.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM – Workshop: Health Care Advocacy from a Doula's Perspective
(with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
Our health care system is broken, and health care settings are stressful. How can you advocate effectively for yourself or a loved one in medical settings? Learn how to make a personal patient information sheet, and some strategies for in-person advocacy with health professionals.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Workshop: The Rule of Three (or More)
(with Walton of Dabney Law Firm, Workshop Tent)
A general overview of how to create legal obligations and protections for non-traditional families and group living situations.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Ritual: Hallowed Community Sumbel
(with Jane, Stone Circle)
Join us for a gathering to honor the gods, the ancestors, and ourselves. Though based on the traditions of the Asatru faith, this ritual is non-denominational—all are welcome!
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM – Ritual: The Sacrifice
(with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
With the hour of sacrifice upon him, Lugh must decide if he is willing to submit to his fate for the good of all, or if his life is too well-loved to give up. *Skyclad (naked) required for all participants in this ritual
--SUNDAY--
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM – Workshop: Quaker Pagan Meeting for Worship
(with Laura, Workshop Tent)
Join us for a Sunday meditative workshop to reflect on the weekend. This workshop will combine Quaker and Pagan methods of worship into one. Quakers worship by gathering in silence and inviting the Divine to speak through them. We will begin with a brief orientation for people who have never attended Quaker Meeting for Worship. A circle will be cast in Pagan style, and then we will gather in silence. Participants will be invited to contemplate on the festival of Lughnasadh and share any Divine messages with the assembled.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Workshop: Young Adult & Occult
(with Sebastien, Workshop Tent)
Young Adult & Occult is a space for Pagans in their late teens and early twenties (roughly 15-25) to build community and learn together that is held monthly at OLOTEAS events (and sometimes offsite). At this month's Young Adult & Occult: We will have a group discussion about the different ways we can conceptualize deity.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Ritual: Growing Up Pagan
(with Abhainn, Stone Circle)
GUP is a series of classes about what it means to grow up Pagan – taught by Pagan kids, for Pagan kids. We are all young adults who grew up in Pagan families, and these classes draw on our personal experiences of what we wish we had known growing up and the kids’ own questions about what it means to be Pagan.
Our Growing Up Pagan class at ESP will create their own ritual on Saturday, and perform it for the community on Sunday. Adults are welcome to attend!
(Note: ritual will start around 12:30 to allow kids setup time)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Workshop: Practical Knot Tying
(with Robert, Workshop Tent)
Join us for a workshop on basic knots for camping, boating, and more.
Not intended for use on people.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM – Kids’ Popsicle Party
(with the Magickal Miscreants, Outdoor Kids' Space)
Join us for our annual kids’ popsicle party and outdoor kids' games, while the parents pack up!
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Ritual: Closing Circle
(with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Time to reflect on the weekend and say farewell, until we meet again.
4:00 PM – Site Closes
Directions to the Longhouse:
Take 520 eastbound to the Redmond Way/Fall City (WA 202) Exit. Turn right at the light at the end of the off ramp. Go approximately 5 miles on Redmond-Fall City Road. Driveway is on the right, 23301 (directly across from SmartStop Self Storage). If you pass Albertson's, you have gone about 100 yards too far. When you first pull into the drive you should immediately see a large wooden sign that says The Longhouse; if you don’t you are in the neighbors’ drive.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky
Mailing address: 12345 Lake City Way NE #195 Seattle, WA 98125-5401
Longhouse address: 23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road, Redmond, 98053
Website: http://www.oloteas.org/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oloteas/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oloteas/
Discord server: https://discord.gg/CJKsksmDED
Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas (dot) org