White Mountain Druids

Samhain Ritual
2019-11-02 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | WA
We will be celebrating Samhain at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 5:00 pm. This will be an Irish Gaelic pantheon rite for the liminal time of sunset at this hinge of the year.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Gathering at 5:00 pm
46 Stoller Road
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(On Google maps search for Trout Lake Abbey)
This is the rite of the final harvest where we honor our Ancestors and all the Sacred Dead. Be prepared to honor any of your Sacred Dead who have passed on since Samhain last year. We will also be honoring An Morrigan, Goddess of war, death, and transformation; An Dagda, God of fertility and appetite; and Donn, God of the Dead.
Appropriate offerings for our Ancestors include pork or other food, beer, or items of sentimental value, etc. Offerings for the Morrigan include red wine, chocolate, whiskey, etc. Offerings for the Dagda include porridge, whiskey, beer, pork, etc. Offerings for Donn include alcohol and silver. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
This time of year the weather can be quite changeable, though, so do watch the weather reports. In the event that the weather is dry we will hold this rite outdoors in the Stone Circle. Do dress warmly and in layers – bring your winter coats, hats, and gloves. The temperature drops suddenly once the sun sets this time of year.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house. Please bring something to share.

Autumn Equinox Ritual
2019-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | WA
We will celebrate Autumn Equinox at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be a Hellenic Celebration of the Goddess Persephone and Her Mother, Demeter. Esto!
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Gathering at 6:00 pm
46 Stoller Road
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(On Google maps search for Trout Lake Abbey)
This is a rite of balance and the second harvest as Autumn gets into full swing with the Earth growing colder. Our beautiful summer weather has begun to turn, and winter is on its way. When Persephone was abducted by Hades, her mother Demeter allowed all plant life to wither and die, just as our winter is a time of quiet and death. But this is also a story of rebirth, and the great cycle of life.
We will hold this rite outdoors in the stone circle. We will be honoring the Goddesses Demeter and Persephone at this rite. Appropriate offerings include produce from your garden, wine, pomegranates, barley products, beer, oil, etc. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.

Lughnasadh Ritual and Celebration
2019-08-03 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating Lughnasadh at the White Mountain Druid Sanctary at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, August 3, 2019, with the pre-ritual briefing starting at 7:30 pm. This will be an Irish pantheon rite. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
This is the rite of the Sovereignty of Lugh Samildanach. He manages this through the good offices of the Goddess of Sovereignty here in Trout Lake, the Lady of the White Salmon. This is also a rite of the harvest as our crops begin to ripen and the fruits of our labors are available to us all.
We will hold this rite outdoors in the stone circle. We will be honoring the God Lugh Samildanach and the Lady of the White Salmon (the goddess of Trout Lake Valley), at this rite. Appropriate offerings include first fruits from your garden, produce, whiskey, beer, butter or oil, precious metal or stones, etc.. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday, August 3!

Summer Solstice Ritual and Celebration
2019-06-29 18:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
We will be celebrating the Feast of the Summer Solstice in the Stone Circle here at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, June 29, 2019 beginning with our potluck at 6:30 pm with the ritual beginning at 8pm. Sunset isn’t until 9pm so this will let us burn the Wicker Man in twilight.
This will be a Gaulish Hearth rite. Ita bueta!
Potluck – 6:30 pm
Ritual – 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 29, 2019
We will be honoring the God Taranis, Lord of Thunder and Storms, to ask for a forest-fire free summer. And we will honor the Goddess Sulis, Lady of the Sun and heated waters of the Earth.
We will also give everyone the opportunity to write prayers and requests for the Gods to be placed in the Wicker Man. The Man will be burned in the rite, sending our prayers and entreaties up into the heavens.
Appropriate offerings for both Taranis and Sulis include small images of wheels and solar chariots, alcoholic drinks (such as whiskey, wine, beer, mead, or cider), and food. Flowers from your garden might also be an appropriate offering for Sulis. Offerings of song, dance, or poetry that relate to our God and Goddess are always welcome.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 29!

Summer Solstice Ritual and Celebration
2019-06-22 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating the Feast of the Summer Solstice in the Stone Circle here at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, June 22, 2019 beginning with our potluck at 6:30 pm with the ritual beginning at 8pm. Sunset isn’t until 9pm so this will let us burn the Wicker Man in twilight.
This will be a Gaulish Hearth rite. Ita bueta!
Potluck – 6:30 pm
Ritual – 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 22, 2019
We will be honoring the God Taranis, Lord of Thunder and Storms, to ask for a forest-fire free summer. And we will honor the Goddess Sulis, Lady of the Sun and heated waters of the Earth.
We will also give everyone the opportunity to write prayers and requests for the Gods to be placed in the Wicker Man. The Man will be burned in the rite, sending our prayers and entreaties up into the heavens.
Appropriate offerings for both Taranis and Sulis include small images of wheels and solar chariots, alcoholic drinks (such as whiskey, wine, beer, mead, or cider), and food. Flowers from your garden might also be an appropriate offering for Sulis. Offerings of song, dance, or poetry that relate to our God and Goddess are always welcome.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 22!

Calan Haf (Beltane) Ritual and Celebration
2019-05-04 17:30 - 20:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating the Feast of Calan Haf (Beltane) at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 5:30 pm. This will be a Welsh pantheon rite. Bydded Felly!
This is the rite of the beginnings of summer, of fertility, and of green and growing things. It is said that in medieval days, folks would go out into the woods and lay with whomever they came across. Welcome to the lusty month of May!
It is also a rite to celebrate Nature, the Earth, and the Spirits of Nature. We honor those who share this world with us!
Weather permitting, we will hold this rite outdoors in the stone circle, and will dance the May Pole. We will be honoring the Goddess Rhiannon (a horse and sovereignty Goddess) and her husband, the Hero Pwyll, Pen Annwfn, at this rite. We will also honor the Spirits of the Land as life awakens here in the valley.
Please bring your own offerings to make to Rhiannon, Pwyll, or the other Spirits. Appropriate offerings include flowers, whiskey, horsey things, silver, oats, organic foods like apples and carrots, etc. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
We are holding this ritual in the late afternoon so that we can dance the Maypole in the light and finish before the temperatures drop as evening descends. If it rains, we will be in the Mountain Room. There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday the 4th!

Spring Equinox Ritual and Celebration
2019-03-23 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating Spring Equinox at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 6 pm. This will be a Hellenic pantheon rite. Esto!
This is the rite when the days and nights are of equal length, and with the return of Persephone, spring returns to the land.
We will be honoring the deities Demeter and Persephone. Appropriate offerings for Demeter include tubers, whiskey, grain, food, oil or butter. Offerings for Persephone include flowers, whiskey, butter, food, songs or poetry. As usual, praise offerings are always welcome.
We will hold this rite indoors in the Sanctuary. There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the Fireside Room in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday, 23 March!

Imbolc Ritual and Celebration
2019-02-02 16:30 - 19:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating Imbolc at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at 4:30 pm.. This will be an Irish Gaelic pantheon rite. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
This is the rite of the first glimmers of spring, and the hope of warmer days ahead. In Ireland, this is a time when the ewes begin to show signs of lactation, and candles are no longer needed to see when milking the cows. Here in Trout Lake this year, we have quite a bit of snow.
We will be honoring the goddess Brigit, transfunctional Lady of poets and the hearth, of workers in metal, and of healing. Appropriate offerings for Brigit include milk and butter, worked metal items, and poetry. Praise offerings are always welcome!
We will hold this rite indoors in the Sanctuary. There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday, February 2!

Winter Solstice Ritual and Celebration
2018-12-22 15:30 - 18:30 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating the Winter Solstice at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at 3:30 pm. This will be a Welsh pantheon rite. Bydded felly!
This is the rite of the longest night, and of the Return of the Sun.
We will be honoring the deities Lleu Llaw Gyffes and His uncle, Gwydion. Appropriate offerings for Lleu include whiskey, images of eagles or other birds, oil or butter. Offerings for Gwydion include whiskey, magical items, songs or poetry. As always, praise offerings are always welcome.
We will hold this rite indoors in the Sanctuary. The room is heated but do dress warmly for the procession and be prepared to walk in the snow, should there still be any.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the Fireside Room in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday, 22 December!

Lughnasadh Ritual
2018-08-04 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be celebrating Lughnasadh at the White Mountain Druid Sanctary at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, August 4, 2018, with the pre-ritual briefing starting at 7:30 pm. This will be an Irish pantheon rite. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
Trout Lake Abbey
46 Stoller Road
Trout Lake, WA 98650
509-395-2030
This is the rite of the Sovereignty of Lugh Samildanach. He manages this through the good offices of the Goddess of Sovereignty here in Trout Lake, the Lady of the White Salmon. This is also a rite of the harvest as our crops begin to ripen and the fruits of our labors are available to us all.
We will hold this rite outdoors in the stone circle. We will be honoring the God Lugh Samildanach and the Lady of the White Salmon (the goddess of Trout Lake Valley), at this rite. Appropriate offerings include first fruits from your garden, produce, whiskey, beer, butter or oil, precious metal or stones, etc.. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
The weather report, as of now, is for sunny skies on Saturday with a high of 81, a 0% chance of rain, and winds at 11 mph (but they should drop by sunset). Bring a hat (or parasol), if you have one, and don’t forget the sunscreen! The sun will still be up when we process to the Stone Circle. Once the sun sets, however, it can get chilly, so be sure to layer.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday, August 4!

Summer Solstice Rite
2018-06-23 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be honoring the God Taranis, Lord of Thunder and Storms, to ask for a forest-fire free summer. And we will honor the Goddess Sulis, Lady of the Sun and heated waters of the Earth.
We will also give everyone the opportunity to write prayers and requests for the Gods to be placed in the Wicker Man. The Man will be burned in the rite, sending our prayers and entreaties up into the heavens.
Appropriate offerings for both Taranis and Sulis include small images of wheels and solar chariots, alcoholic drinks (such as whiskey, wine, beer, mead, or cider), and food. Sulis may also appreciate flowers from your garden. Offerings of song, dance, or poetry that relate to our God and Goddess are always welcome.
As usual for this Solstice, we will be holding the potluck first, before the ritual. Potluck is at 6:30 pm, and the ritual will start at 8:00 pm.

Winter Solstice Ritual
2017-12-23 15:30 - 18:00 UTC | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will be holding our Summer Solstice Ritual on Saturday, December 23 at 3:30 pm.
