2011 Summer Gathering "Getting Back to Our Roots" Thursday, July 7 - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, Maryland Entire 4 days--$180 (expires June 30, 2011) Skinnydipper's Pass (Sat only)--$55 (expires June 30, 2011)

Universal Temple of Spirits, leaders of our Main Ritual on Saturday evening.

Getting Back to Our Roots
Join the eighth annual Chesapeake Pagan Summer Gathering, where we'll find our way back to our magical roots at Camp Ramblewood. Amidst Nature's cathedral of trees, we'll celebrate the season and study the theory and practice of magick. Our activities will include workshops, sweat circles, ritual, spiritual healing, spellcraft, oracular seeing, trancework and bonfire drumming. People from all levels of training, ages, genders and orientations are welcome.

Participants have found the relatively small size of the CPC summer gatherings to be an excellent venue for serious, highly-focused magic. We're expecting attendance of 120 to 160 for 2011. This means you'll have time to meet and talk with our featured guests and workshop presenters in a comfortable, uncrowded environment.

Our ritual drummers will lead us again into the ICARUS Fire Circle, a ritual combining the essences of fire and rhythm into a single, intense magical working. As a very special and rare honor, the Icarus crew has arranged for Orion Foxwood to build and charge a Faery Cairn to the Faery queen Brigh at Camp Ramblewood during this event.

Faery Cairne

Sweats
Sacred sweats are a tradition found on all the world's continents. Guided by our skilled pourers, the alchemy of fire and water will purify your soul. Would you like to participate in a sweat? Please fill out our Sweat Survey.

Camping Neighbors
We'll be sharing some of the camp's facilities with another clothing-optional group: the Maryland Area Naturist Association (MARNA). The Naturists will be using the cabins on the Southern side of the camp for their own summer retreat, while CPC is using the cabins along the Northern side of the camp. Both groups will share the dining hall and the pool, which are big enough to easily accomodate all of us.

CPC has extended an open invitation to MARNA's members to visit our side of the camp and participate in our Gathering activities. We have a similar invitation from MARNA, so feel free to visit the entire campground. Both events are clothing optional.

Record Breakin' skinny dip and hoops
On Saturday, July 9, MARNA will be teaming up with CPC to participate in the new AANR Guiness World Record Challenge: nude hula-hooping! At precisely 3 p.m. on that date, we’ll meet at the breezeway by the camp’s pool with as many people and hula-hoops as we can to meet the Guiness challenge. This will be followed immediately with a dip in the pool in an attempt to break our own local skinny dipping record. We're offering a special Skinnydipper's Pass for folks who would like to help us set a new record, but can visit for only a few hours on Saturday. (Nudity is optional in the hula-hoop challenge. All ages are welcome.)

Camp Facilities
Camp facilities include flushing toilets, hot showers, swimming pool, cabins with plumbing and electricity, plenty of space for tent campers, a dining hall serving buffet-style meals, and excellent cellular reception. The site covers about 200 acres, surrounded by trees. Portions of the camp are not easily accessible to handicapped individuals, but CPC provides a golf cart and portable radios for accessibility.

Judika Illes, author of 5000 Spells and Pure Magic, with two attendees of CPC Summer Gathering 2008.

	Camp Ramblewood is a beautiful site in Maryland. photo copyright 2008 M.W.
CPC Gathering attendees have the option of staying in cabins or tenting. photo copyright 2008 M.W.

Registration Prices (meals not included)
for registrations received by June 30, 2011.

Registration type	Adult	Teen	Age 6-12	Under 6
Four days, Thu - Sun	$180	$110	$55	Free
Three days	$145	$90	$45	Free
Two days	$105	$65	$30	Free
Friday visit (not overnight)	$65	$35	$20	Free

Skinnydipper's Pass (Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
for registrations received by June 30, 2011

Registration type	Adult	Teen	Age 6-12	Under 6
Sat, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (includes lunch)	$55	$45	$30	Free
Sat, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (with lunch & dinner)	$67	$57	$42	Free
Sat, 1 - 7 p.m. (dinner only)	$57	$47	$32	Free
Overnight (with lunch & dinner)	$97	$87	$57	Free
Overnight (with dinner only)	$87	$77	$47	Free

Except for the Skinnydipper's pass, participation in the camp's meal plan is optional. You may bring your own food and do your own cooking.

Meal Plan	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Dinner	Sunday Brunch
Age 6 thru adult	$8	$10	$12	$10
Age 5 and under	$4	$5	$6	$5

Like many Pagan gatherings, garb is welcome and clothing is optional at this event. "Clothing optional" means clothing is not required and some people won't bother to wear any. Aside from that, the same rules about polite behavior elsewhere in American society also apply at the CPC Summer Gathering. Things people do in privacy should still be done in privacy, and illegal substances are very definitely not allowed.

Skinnydipper's Pass (Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
The Skinnydipper's Pass entitles you to join us in the pool and to participate in any other Gathering activities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. If you'd like to stay for dinner (6-7 p.m.) or extend your visit overnight, those options are also available as an addition to the Skinnydipper's Pass. There are no discounts for late arrivals. Don't be late and don't forget to bring your own towel.

For info on MARNA's Nude Walk, Run N Ride, go to MARNA Walk Run N Ride!

Click here to see late registration prices.

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