Samhain 2026
2026-10-31 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey, 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, 98650, United States
We will celebrate Samhain (pronounced SOW-en), the Feast of our Sacred Dead, at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be an Irish Celebration of the Goddess Morrigan and the Gods An Dagda and Donn.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Gathering at 5:00 pm
46 Stoller Road
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(On Google maps search for Trout Lake Abbey)
Samhain is called the Hinge of the Year and may have been the ancient Irish New Year. At this liminal time, the ‘veils’ between the Worlds are thinner than usual, and Spirits are more easily contacted. We hold our rites around sunset, which is a liminal time of day, making our connections even stronger.
We will hold this rite outdoors in the Stone Circle. Be prepared to honor any of your Sacred Dead who have passed on since Samhain last year. We will be honoring the Goddess Morrigan, She of War, Death, and Destruction; the God An Dagda, the ‘Good God’ and He of Great Appetite, and Generosity; and the God Donn, King 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 may be foods, whiskey, or beer, but His offerings should not be shared with anyone, including yourself. 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 the 31st!

Winter Solstice 2026
2026-12-19 15:30 - 17:00
We will celebrate the Winter Solstice, the Feast of the Return of the Sun, at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be a Welsh Celebration of the God Lleu Llaw Gyffes and the God Gwydion. Bydded felly!
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Gathering at 3:30 pm
46 Stoller Road
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(On Google maps search for Trout Lake Abbey)
The Winter Solstice is the time of the shortest day and longest night of the year. The sun is at its weakest and darkness pervades the world. But it is also the time that the sun begins its return to strength, growing brighter and more powerful until it reaches its apex at the Summer Solstice in June.
We will also honor the God Lleu Llaw Gyffes, who was wounded and then transformed into an eagle, only to perch dying at the top of an oak tree. There his uncle, the magical God Gwydion, found Him and healed Him.
Appropriate offerings for Lleu and Gwydion include pork or other food, beer, whiskey, etc. As always, praise offerings of song, poetry, dance, etc. are always welcome.
We will hold this rite in the Sanctuary, which is heated.
There will be a potluck following the ritual, held in the main house.
We look forward to seeing you here on Saturday the 19th!
