The Earth & Sky Pagan Campout
3pm Friday, July 26 – 4pm Sunday, July 28, 2024
At the Longhouse in Redmond
23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road ~ Redmond, WA
Join us for a weekend of rustic camping, workshops, and rituals presented by Cascadian Sean Ciall and OLOTEAS, in a magickal wetlands setting. Event will also feature: Bardic Circle ~ Indoor Pool ~ Aphrodite/Pan Shrine, and more!
Registration
The Earth & Sky Pagan Campout is a fee-supported fundraising event.
Event staff and volunteers are also asked to make a minimum site fee donation.
For the ESP Campout, 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
Information
Questions or Missed Connections?
Staff at the Registration booth should be able to help with general questions. Check the message board in the kiosk across from the Outdoor Kitchen, too.
Some things to bring with you:
Schedule Summary (Descriptions below)
~Friday~
3:00 pm: <Site Opens>
4:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine open>
5:30 pm: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Dinner (Outdoor Kitchen & Bardic Circle)
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Ritual: Opening Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Welcoming the Community (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Bardic Circle (with Kimberly, Bardic Fire)
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Workshop: Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine (with Stephanie, Lady Shrine on the Thumb)
10:30 pm - 11:30 pm: Workshop: Summer Stargazing (with Robert, Stone Circle)
~Saturday~
7:00 am - 10:00 am: <Breakfast (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop: Ask a Blacksmith (with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Workshop Tent)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Ritual Creation (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Outdoor Kids' Space)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: <Lunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Lughnasadh (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Workshop: Application of Energy to Sword Work (with Rich, Workshop Tent)
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Workshop: How to Act: Civic Engagement and Activism Made Easy (with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Workshop: All Ages Discussion: Pagan Views on Death (with Young Adult & Occult, Workshop Tent)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: <Dinner (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Celebrating the Harvest (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Drum Circle (with Tully & Shay, Stone Circle)
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
~Sunday~
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: <Brunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Workshop: Quaker Pagan Meeting for Worship (with Laura, Workshop Tent)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Workshop: Young Adult & Occult (ages ~15-25): What is Deity? (with Abhainn, Workshop Tent)
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm <Strike Camp & Clean Up Begins>
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Ritual: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Community Ritual (kids' prep) (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Stone Circle)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Kids' Community Ritual Presentation (for All) (with GUP, Stone Circle)
2:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine close>
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Farewell (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
3:00 pm: Ritual: Closing Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
4:00 pm: <Site Closes>
Food Vending
We are pleased to offer prepared food for purchase on Saturday and Sunday at the Outdoor Kitchen. (The kitchen will also be available for limited food preparation and storage for all.)
Food Service Hours:
Saturday Breakfast 7am-12pm
Saturday Lunch 12pm-2pm
Saturday Dinner 6pm-8pm
Sunday Brunch 10am-12pm
See Karol's Kitchen Hours & Menu (cash only)
Volunteers
If you have signed up as a Volunteer (or are looking for some way to help out) please check in at the Registration Booth or with a Staff member for tasks that need to get completed throughout the weekend.
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.
Longhouse Pool
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday
Outdoor Kitchen
Open 3:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday
Pan/Aphrodite Shrine
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday (18+ only)
Ritual and Workshop Descriptions
Friday
4:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine open>
5:30 pm: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Dinner (Outdoor Kitchen & Bardic Circle)
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: Fires of Lughnasadh: Welcoming the Community (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
We will come together in community to welcome one another into the formation of our village, and to honor and bless the symbol of our harvest John Barleycorn.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Bardic Circle (with Kimberly, 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 <Quiet Hours Begin>
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Workshop: Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine (with Stephanie, Lady Shrine on the 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: Workshop: Summer Stargazing (with Robert, Stone Circle)
Weather permitting, a casual naked-eye guided tour of the summer sky from the end of twilight until moonrise. 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
7:00 am - 10:00 am: <Breakfast (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop: Ask a Blacksmith (with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Workshop Tent)
What's the difference between wrought iron and cast iron? How many different types of iron are there? How were they made? What types of tools do blacksmiths use? Come with your questions and curiosity for a discussion about blacksmithing – historically and today!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Ritual Creation (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Outdoor Kids' Space)
For the Saturday ESP kids' class we will be learning about ritual creation, and students will get the chance to plan a community ritual as a group.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: <Lunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Lughnasadh (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Share in the bounty of the first harvest, reflect on what we have each grown, and offer gratitude back to Lugh, the embodiment of the sacrifice of the harvest that benefits us all.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Workshop: Application of Energy to Sword Work (with Rich, Workshop Tent)
This workshop will discuss how energy work (KI) and sword work are closely related and can be used to support each other. At the highest levels, the sword becomes an extension of the wielder’s energy. A sword is not a weapon to cut down an opponent; it is a tool to project and direct one's KI to control an opponent at the physical & psychic level. In this workshop, we will learn the basics of working with a Bokken (Wooden sword) including basic cuts, strikes and blocks. We will also practice several sword katas (Predetermined set of movements). We will then move from the physical to the energetic application of the sword. We will have a demo of sword free sparring showing the application of these techniques.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Workshop: How to Act: Civic Engagement and Activism Made Easy (with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
There are many issues on the docket this year that directly impact each of us as humans, and all the other parts of the human and non-human systems that sustain us. We all have many demands on our time and energy, but many of us also want to somehow be involved in the decisions that may help or harm us in different ways. This free workshop will cover multiple ways to be involved in civic engagement and activism, from direct action to public hearings to voting to online legislative action tracking.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Workshop: All Ages Discussion: Pagan Views on Death (with Young Adult & Occult, Workshop Tent)
For ESP the Young Adult and Occult leadership will be running an all-ages group discussion about death beliefs and practices.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: <Dinner (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Celebrating the Harvest (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
This ritual will require ALL participants to be skyclad (nude). We will meet once more before nightfall to come together to honor and sacrifice our effigy, and bless our coming year. As a community we will celebrate together with song, and dance, as well displays of sword and fire spinning.
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Drum Circle (with Tully & Shay, Stone Circle)
Come join Tully and Shay for a celebratory drum circle. Dancers welcome! Some community drums are available, and feel free to bring your own percussion!
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
Sunday
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: <Brunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:30 am - 11:30 am: 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.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Workshop: Young Adult & Occult (ages ~15-25): What is Deity? (with Abhainn, 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. At ESP we will have a group discussion about the different ways we can conceptualize deity.
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm <Strike Camp & Clean Up Begins>
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Ritual: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Community Ritual (kids' prep) (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Stone Circle)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Kids' Community Ritual Presentation (for All) (with GUP, Stone Circle)
Our Growing Up Pagan class 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 1:30 to allow kids setup time)
2:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine close>
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Farewell (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
We will close out the space with an explanation of the acts of the circles throughout the ritual cycle, and say goodbye to our community before singing together of our spiritual home.
3:00 pm: Ritual: Closing Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Center and ground after the weekend of excitement, and say our farewells to the site and to our community.
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
3pm Friday, July 26 – 4pm Sunday, July 28, 2024
At the Longhouse in Redmond
23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road ~ Redmond, WA
Join us for a weekend of rustic camping, workshops, and rituals presented by Cascadian Sean Ciall and OLOTEAS, in a magickal wetlands setting. Event will also feature: Bardic Circle ~ Indoor Pool ~ Aphrodite/Pan Shrine, and more!
Registration
The Earth & Sky Pagan Campout is a fee-supported fundraising event.
Event staff and volunteers are also asked to make a minimum site fee donation.
For the ESP Campout, 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
Information
- PLEASE READ the event culture notes and the Site Rules for the ESP Campout
- 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.
Questions or Missed Connections?
Staff at the Registration booth should be able to help with general questions. Check the message board in the kiosk across from the Outdoor Kitchen, too.
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! Entire weekend is clothing-optional. Main Sean Ciall ritual Saturday night is skyclad for all Participants.)
- Your own food & feastgear, or money to purchase food from Karol's Kitchen onsite or Albertson's / Starbucks / Subway
NOTE: 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!
Schedule Summary (Descriptions below)
~Friday~
3:00 pm: <Site Opens>
4:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine open>
5:30 pm: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Dinner (Outdoor Kitchen & Bardic Circle)
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Ritual: Opening Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Welcoming the Community (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Bardic Circle (with Kimberly, Bardic Fire)
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Workshop: Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine (with Stephanie, Lady Shrine on the Thumb)
10:30 pm - 11:30 pm: Workshop: Summer Stargazing (with Robert, Stone Circle)
~Saturday~
7:00 am - 10:00 am: <Breakfast (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop: Ask a Blacksmith (with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Workshop Tent)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Ritual Creation (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Outdoor Kids' Space)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: <Lunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Lughnasadh (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Workshop: Application of Energy to Sword Work (with Rich, Workshop Tent)
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Workshop: How to Act: Civic Engagement and Activism Made Easy (with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Workshop: All Ages Discussion: Pagan Views on Death (with Young Adult & Occult, Workshop Tent)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: <Dinner (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Celebrating the Harvest (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Drum Circle (with Tully & Shay, Stone Circle)
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
~Sunday~
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: <Brunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Workshop: Quaker Pagan Meeting for Worship (with Laura, Workshop Tent)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Workshop: Young Adult & Occult (ages ~15-25): What is Deity? (with Abhainn, Workshop Tent)
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm <Strike Camp & Clean Up Begins>
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Ritual: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Community Ritual (kids' prep) (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Stone Circle)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Kids' Community Ritual Presentation (for All) (with GUP, Stone Circle)
2:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine close>
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Farewell (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
3:00 pm: Ritual: Closing Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
4:00 pm: <Site Closes>
Food Vending
We are pleased to offer prepared food for purchase on Saturday and Sunday at the Outdoor Kitchen. (The kitchen will also be available for limited food preparation and storage for all.)
Food Service Hours:
Saturday Breakfast 7am-12pm
Saturday Lunch 12pm-2pm
Saturday Dinner 6pm-8pm
Sunday Brunch 10am-12pm
See Karol's Kitchen Hours & Menu (cash only)
Volunteers
If you have signed up as a Volunteer (or are looking for some way to help out) please check in at the Registration Booth or with a Staff member for tasks that need to get completed throughout the weekend.
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.
Longhouse Pool
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday
Outdoor Kitchen
Open 3:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday
Pan/Aphrodite Shrine
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday (18+ only)
Ritual and Workshop Descriptions
Friday
4:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine open>
5:30 pm: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Dinner (Outdoor Kitchen & Bardic Circle)
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: Fires of Lughnasadh: Welcoming the Community (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
We will come together in community to welcome one another into the formation of our village, and to honor and bless the symbol of our harvest John Barleycorn.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Bardic Circle (with Kimberly, 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 <Quiet Hours Begin>
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Workshop: Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine (with Stephanie, Lady Shrine on the 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: Workshop: Summer Stargazing (with Robert, Stone Circle)
Weather permitting, a casual naked-eye guided tour of the summer sky from the end of twilight until moonrise. 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
7:00 am - 10:00 am: <Breakfast (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop: Ask a Blacksmith (with Joshua of Hawk's Forge, Workshop Tent)
What's the difference between wrought iron and cast iron? How many different types of iron are there? How were they made? What types of tools do blacksmiths use? Come with your questions and curiosity for a discussion about blacksmithing – historically and today!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Ritual Creation (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Outdoor Kids' Space)
For the Saturday ESP kids' class we will be learning about ritual creation, and students will get the chance to plan a community ritual as a group.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: <Lunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Lughnasadh (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Share in the bounty of the first harvest, reflect on what we have each grown, and offer gratitude back to Lugh, the embodiment of the sacrifice of the harvest that benefits us all.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Workshop: Application of Energy to Sword Work (with Rich, Workshop Tent)
This workshop will discuss how energy work (KI) and sword work are closely related and can be used to support each other. At the highest levels, the sword becomes an extension of the wielder’s energy. A sword is not a weapon to cut down an opponent; it is a tool to project and direct one's KI to control an opponent at the physical & psychic level. In this workshop, we will learn the basics of working with a Bokken (Wooden sword) including basic cuts, strikes and blocks. We will also practice several sword katas (Predetermined set of movements). We will then move from the physical to the energetic application of the sword. We will have a demo of sword free sparring showing the application of these techniques.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Workshop: How to Act: Civic Engagement and Activism Made Easy (with Stephanie, Workshop Tent)
There are many issues on the docket this year that directly impact each of us as humans, and all the other parts of the human and non-human systems that sustain us. We all have many demands on our time and energy, but many of us also want to somehow be involved in the decisions that may help or harm us in different ways. This free workshop will cover multiple ways to be involved in civic engagement and activism, from direct action to public hearings to voting to online legislative action tracking.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Workshop: All Ages Discussion: Pagan Views on Death (with Young Adult & Occult, Workshop Tent)
For ESP the Young Adult and Occult leadership will be running an all-ages group discussion about death beliefs and practices.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: <Dinner (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Celebrating the Harvest (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
This ritual will require ALL participants to be skyclad (nude). We will meet once more before nightfall to come together to honor and sacrifice our effigy, and bless our coming year. As a community we will celebrate together with song, and dance, as well displays of sword and fire spinning.
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Social: Community Drum Circle (with Tully & Shay, Stone Circle)
Come join Tully and Shay for a celebratory drum circle. Dancers welcome! Some community drums are available, and feel free to bring your own percussion!
10:00 pm <Quiet Hours Begin>
Sunday
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: <Brunch (Karol vending food, Outdoor Kitchen)>
10:30 am - 11:30 am: 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.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Workshop: Young Adult & Occult (ages ~15-25): What is Deity? (with Abhainn, 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. At ESP we will have a group discussion about the different ways we can conceptualize deity.
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm <Strike Camp & Clean Up Begins>
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Ritual: Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Community Ritual (kids' prep) (with Abhainn & Sebastien, Stone Circle)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Ritual: Kids' Community Ritual Presentation (for All) (with GUP, Stone Circle)
Our Growing Up Pagan class 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 1:30 to allow kids setup time)
2:00 pm: <Longhouse pool and Aphrodite/Pan Shrine close>
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh: Farewell (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
We will close out the space with an explanation of the acts of the circles throughout the ritual cycle, and say goodbye to our community before singing together of our spiritual home.
3:00 pm: Ritual: Closing Circle (with OLOTEAS, Stone Circle)
Center and ground after the weekend of excitement, and say our farewells to the site and to our community.
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