The Earth & Sky Pagan Campout
3pm Friday, July 25 – 4pm Sunday, July 27, 2025
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
- Food Vendor Update:
We are very excited to announce that we have found a new food vendor for ESP – welcome La Takiza!
The menu will feature authentic Mexican food and classic American breakfast. Cash or Zelle.
A grocery store, Starbucks, Mercury Coffee, and Subway are also available, across the street from the Longhouse. - Food preparation: 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. No personal fires allowed on site. Camp stoves are allowed, but only in the Outdoor Kitchen and Bardic Fire area.
- See 2025 Schedule & Full Descriptions below
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
- Your own 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, but the dancing afterward is clothing-optional.)
- Your own food & feastgear (cup, plate, utensils), or money to purchase food from our food vendor 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!
Also: Don't forget to bring to the ESP campout any items you'd like to share at the Free Store / Swap Shop! 🙂
What to Do:
- Drop off donations at the Free Store area when you arrive
- Feel free to take anything you or your family can use
- Before you leave camp, please check the Free Store and take back any of your items that haven’t been claimed, so our cleanup crew isn’t overwhelmed
Food Service
La Takiza Food Stand
We are pleased to offer prepared food for purchase through the weekend from La Takiza!
The menu will feature authentic Mexican food and classic American breakfast. Cash or Zelle.
Food Service Hours:
Friday Dinner ............... 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Breakfast ..... 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday Lunch ........... 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday Dinner .......... 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch ............ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Outdoor Kitchen
Open 3:00 p.m. Friday - 2:00 p.m. Sunday
The Outdoor Kitchen will be available for food storage and preparation. None of the cooking appliances in the kitchen will be available for use
(they are out of order). Camp stoves are allowed in the Outdoor Kitchen and Bardic Fire area.
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. 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.
Longhouse Pool
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday
Pan/Aphrodite Shrine
Open 4:00 pm Friday – 2:00 pm Sunday (18+ only – In the Greenhouse)
Schedule Summary
~Friday~
3:00 p.m. – Longhouse Site Opens
6:30 p.m. – OLOTEAS: Opening Circle
7:00 p.m. – Fires of Lughnasadh: Welcoming the Community
7:15 p.m. – Community Bardic Circle
10:00 p.m. – Quiet Hours Begin
10:00 p.m. – Silent Meditation at the Lady Shrine
11:00 p.m. – Summer Stargazing Workshop
~Saturday~
11:00 a.m. – Country Dance Class
12:00 p.m. – What Is Sean Ciall Workshop
1:00 p.m. – Kids’ Ritual Creation Class
3:00 p.m. – Young Adult & Occult
4:00 p.m. – From Dark Goddess to Sovereignty Workshop
5:00 p.m. – All Ages Discussion: Interacting with Deities
8:00 p.m. – Fires of Lughnasadh: Ritual
9:00 p.m. – Fires of Lughnasadh: Cèilidh
10:00 p.m. – Quiet Hours Begin
~Sunday~
9:30 a.m. – Blowing on the Embers Ritual
11:00 a.m. – Quaker Pagan Meeting for Worship
12:00 p.m. – Kids’ Cast Call
12:30 p.m. – Kids’ Ritual Presentation (Adults welcome!)
1:00 p.m. – Nerdy or Nazi Workshop
2:00 p.m. – Veiling Workshop
2 - 4:00 p.m. – Strike Camp & Site Clean-Up
2:45 p.m. – Fires of Lughnasadh: Closing
3:00 p.m. – OLOTEAS: Closing Circle
4:00 p.m. – Longhouse Site Closes
Ritual and Workshop Descriptions
Friday
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. – Ritual: OLOTEAS Opening Circle (with Laura, Stone Circle)
Our Festival begins with creating sacred space and setting our intentions for a fabulous weekend!
7:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m. – Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh Opening Circle (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.
7:15 p.m.-10:00 p.m. – Community Bardic Circle (with Shay, 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 p.m.-11:00 p.m. – Workshop: Silent Meditation (with Stephanie, Lady Shrine)
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.
11:00 p.m. – Workshop: 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
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Workshop: Country Dance Class (with Tully, Shay, Stephanie, Pool Area Dance Floor)
Learn a few Scottish Country Dances to prepare the post-ritual cèilidh tonight!
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – Workshop: What Is Sean Ciall? (with Robert, Community Center)
Presentation and Q&A with the creators of the Fires of Lughnasadh rituals. Who we are, what we do the rest of the year, and why our rituals need subtitles but don’t have any.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – Kids’ Ritual Creation (with Sebastien, Covered Eating Area)
During this Kids’ Class, we will be learning about ritual creation, and students will get the chance to plan a community ritual as a group, to be presented on Sunday.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – Young Adult & Occult (with Abhainn, Workshop Tent)
At this month’s YA&O we will be having a group discussion about the different ways we can conceptualize magic.
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. – Workshop: Dark Goddesses: From Dark Goddess to Sovereignty (with Jennifer, Community Center)
Join me as I discuss the next level of the Dark Goddess presentation. How do the dark archetypes show up in your life? What messages are living inside of you? What energy are you afraid of tapping into? Join me as we examine our wildness.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. – All-Ages Discussion: Interacting with Deities (with Tully, Workshop Tent)
Bringing the Young Adult & Occult format to the broader community, in this all-ages discussion we will talk about the different ways that we can interact with deities.
8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. – Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
“How we found Lugh, and what we did to him when we found him.”
Join the Cascadian Sean Ciall community as we sacrifice, ignite, and celebrate Lugh as the embodiment of this year’s harvest.
Note: Ritual is skyclad for all participants!
9:00 p.m.-Open Cèilidh (with Sean Ciall, Stone Circle)
Celtic dance party is open for everyone and clothing-optional!
Sunday
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. – Ritual: Blowing on the Embers (with Stephanie, Stone Circle)
It’s the morning after John Barleycorn’s sacrifice, and now what? The People gather to recognize reciprocity, responsibility, and resolve in this walking meditation to the Altar of the Sun. Gather around the fire pit in the Stone Circle. If you are safely able to fast, consider doing so in the morning prior to the ritual.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – 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.
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – Kids’ Community Ritual (with Sebastien, Stone Circle)
12:00 - Kids’ Cast Call!
12:30 - Ritual! On Saturday the Kids’ Class created their own ritual. Now they’ll perform it for the whole community! Adults are welcome to attend!
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – Workshop: Nerdy or Nazi (with Bobby, Community Center)
With white supremacism on the rise within our country and within NeoPaganism in particular, understanding which symbols are and are not
indicative of hate groups has become critical. We will discuss symbolism with multiple meanings and contexts, distinguishing credible
threats, unfortunate but innocent look-alikes, and the “yellow flags” in between.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – Workshop: Veiling (with Abhainn, Community Center)
A workshop and discussion about veiling and hair decoration as a Pagan religious practice. Some scarves will be provided for (optional!) practice,
but you’re also welcome to bring your own!
2:45 p.m. – Ritual: Fires of Lughnasadh Closing Circle (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.
3:30 p.m.– Ritual: OLOTEAS Closing Circle (with Jane, Stone Circle)
Center and ground after the weekend of excitement, and say our farewells to the site and to our community.
4:00 p.m.– 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. There is a large "Invited Guests Only" sign – OLOTEAS Participants are invited guests of the Longhouse.
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/
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Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas (dot) org