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(2006 Events Archives -- click here)
2007 Schedule of Events and Workshops
at the campground
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| Dec. 29,30,31 / Jan. 1 (2007) NEW YEARS |
2007 New Years Gathering: When: Friday - Monday: Dec. 29,30,31 / Jan. 1 New Years at Abram's Creek Lodge House this weekend click here for details of the Lodge House Where: The Creative Arts & Healing Center -- Lodge House -- at Abram's Creek, West Virginia---3 hours outside of Washington, DC in the Allegheny Mountains Arrive Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, but stay through Monday morning for a peaceful and fun New Year's celebration. We will be cooking, hanging out by the fire, massaging, watching movies, and enjoying a peaceful weekend. Bring some food to share. Weekend forecast looks spectacular. This is an affordable way to spend New Years somewhere special with old friends and new Rates Summary click here: or Reservations / Payments click here: | |||||
January 5,6,7 (2007) |
2007 January Gathering of Volunteers & Friends: When: Friday - Sunday: January 5,6,7 (2007) organized by One Common Unity (www.onecommonunity.org) & Abram's Creek Campground Where: The Creative Arts & Healing Center -- Lodge House -- at Abram’s Creek, West Virginia---3 hours outside of Washington, DC in the Allegheny Mountains For Car-Pool / Ride-Share info., click here *The Volunteer weekends are labeled as such, as well as a general outline of some tasks we hope to have accomplished on those weekends. This is a great chance to enjoy the solitude of Abram's Creek and receive free lodging and membership to OCU* Details / Accomodations / Reservations / How to Stay Free / Meals / Events and Happenings this weekend / List of Volunteer Projects... click here | |||||
February 2,3,4 (2007) |
February Full Moon Creative Gathering: When: Friday - Sunday: February 2,3,4 organized by One Common Unity (www.onecommonunity.org) & Abram's Creek Campground Where: The Creative Arts & Healing Center -- Lodge House -- at Abram's Creek, West Virginia---3 hours outside of Washington, DC in the Allegheny Mountains… For Car-Pool / Ride-Share info., click here *Full Moon Creative Weekends are labeled as such---these weekends have capacity for 30 people and are filled with creative drumming, poetry, dancing, yoga, painting, etc... As well as volunteer tasks for those willing and able. $20 a night accommodation fee applies.* Details / Accomodations / Reservations / How to Stay Free / Meals / Events and Happenings this weekend / List of Volunteer Projects... click here | |||||
| March 2,3,4 (2007) |
March Full Moon Creative Gathering: When: Friday - Sunday: March 2,3,4 organized by One Common Unity (www.onecommonunity.org) & Abram's Creek Campground Where: The Abram's Creek Lodge House / Hostel in West Virginia---3 hours outside of Washington, DC in the Allegheny Mountains… For Car-Pool / Ride-Share info., click here *Full Moon Creative Weekends are labeled as such---these weekends have capacity for 30 people and are filled with creative drumming, poetry, dancing, yoga, painting, etc... As well as volunteer tasks for those willing and able. $20 a night accommodation fee applies.* Details / Accomodations / Reservations / Meals / Events and Happenings this weekend / List of Volunteer Projects... click here | |||||
April 28 |
Spring Wild Edible Plant Class (details - click here): Saturday, April 28 starting 2:00 - 6:00pm Workshop Description: This Seasonal Wild Edible Plant course focuses on the different plants and plant uses of each season. This course is a guided walk through different habitats, identifying, collecting and frequent sampling wild plant foods, and pointing out harmful plants to avoid. It will cover approximately 40 plants, shrubs and trees. We will cover proper identification and use of these plants, whether plants are native or introduced, when and where to safely collect plants and conservation techniques. | |||||
May 5,6 | Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) May 5 (Saturday Full Moon Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Manin, Doc & Elly. This is the first Sweat Lodge of the season, so show up on Friday and help us to re-construct the Lodge (re-cover with cotton canvases, blankets, and tarps). We will also bless the space for the upcoming 2007 season. May 6 (Sunday Healing Sessions): 10:00am - 2:00pm. Adjacent to the Sweat Lodge area -- bring a massage table if you have one and your hands and any other instrument which helps you to heal. All are welcome -- free of charge -- simply lend a hand or two. May 4, 5, 6 Please also note: All are welcome to join Ellie and Doc Dave for a weekend of Healing. We will be doing mini work shops on different types of healing techniques with lots of hands on. We will offer Chiropractic, reflexology, aroma/essential oil therapy, shamanic healing practices and many other energy techniques. We will be available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of every Sweat/Medicine Lodge weekend. Please join us for a time to heal the healers and learn from others while sharing love and light. Bring drums, healing crystal bowls, tuning forks, your stones and any other healing/musical tools. | |||||
May 5,6 |
Experience Rhythm through West African Drumming (click here for details) Sogbety Diomande 637 Edgewood Rd. Mansfield, Ohio 44907 www.myspace.com/sogbetydiomande www.sonicbids.com/sogbety When: Saturday May 5, 2:00pm & Sunday May 6, 11:00am Cost: $15 for 1˝ hr. lesson Location: Meet at Lodge House Fire Circle/bring chair All Ages Welcome All levels of drumming experience 100% Hands-on Learning Bring your own good quality djembe or reserve one of ours with option to purchase. | |||||
May 19,20 | Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) May 19 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Manin, Doc & Elly. May 20 Manin's Attunement Workshop: Sunday 10:00am - 12:00pm May 20 Sunday Healing Sessions: 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Adjacent to the Sweat Lodge area -- bring a massage table if you have one and your hands and any other instrument which helps you to heal. All are welcome -- free of charge -- simply lend a hand or two. May 18, 19, 20 Please also note: All are welcome to join Ellie and Doc Dave for a weekend of Healing. We will be doing mini work shops on different types of healing techniques with lots of hands on. We will offer Chiropractic, reflexology, aroma/essential oil therapy, shamanic healing practices and many other energy techniques. We will be available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of every Sweat/Medicine Lodge weekend. Please join us for a time to heal the healers and learn from others while sharing love and light. Bring drums, healing crystal bowls, tuning forks, your stones and any other healing/musical tools. | |||||
May 26, 27 
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Memorial Day Weekend Guided Hike Along Abram's Creek Saturday, May 26 -- Depart at 2:00pm -- Meet on the front porch of the Lodge House. It is recommended to wear old tennis shoes or water shoes as we will cross the stream and potentially get wet. Bathing suit, back pack with snacks / drinks / towel recommended. Total hike and swim time: about 2 hours. Weather permitting. Group Trip to Mt. Storm Lake (heated, thermal -- 10 miles away) Sunday, May 27 -- Depart at 2:00pm -- meet on the front porch of the Lodge House. It is recommended that you wear water shoes or old tennis shoes due to rocky underbottom of lake. Waters get deep quickly. This lake is super heated by a 1.6 Gigawatt coal burning power plant -- the water is clean. Bring toys (inner tubes, goggles, rafts...) if you like. Bring a back pack lunch if you like and towel and bathing suit. Drivers needed. Weather permitting. Pre-Memorial Day Cook-Out Sunday, May 27 -- 6:00pm -- In the backyard of the Lodge House The Lodge House has a mega-wood-fired grill in the backyard and bon-fire pit. Bring your own dogs, burgers, buns, corn, chips, marshmallows, drinks... and share in a communal gathering. The grill will be hot by 6pm. Arrive early or late. We'll keep the grill and bon-fire going late. Lots of parking available. Weather permitting. | |||||
| June 16,17 |
Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) June 16 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Doc, Elly, Manin, and Doug. June 17 (Sunday Healing Sessions): 10:00am - 2:00pm. Adjacent to the Sweat Lodge area -- bring a massage table if you have one and your hands and any other instrument which helps you to heal. All are welcome -- free of charge -- simply lend a hand or two. June 15, 16, 17 Please also note: All are welcome to join Elly and Doc Dave for a weekend of Healing. We will be doing mini work shops on different types of healing techniques with lots of hands on. We will offer Chiropractic, reflexology, aroma/essential oil therapy, shamanic healing practices and many other energy techniques. We will be available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of every Sweat/Medicine Lodge weekend. Please join us for a time to heal the healers and learn from others while sharing love and light. Bring drums, healing crystal bowls, tuning forks, your stones and any other healing/musical tools. | |||||
| June 30 / July 1 |
The First Annual Mid-Summer Mountain Triune Faire (A Celebration of Ancient Cultures) When: 8:00am Saturday - 4:00pm Sunday: June 30 / July 1 click here for more info: Mountain Triune Faire click-here for Witchvox info. Come and join The Coven and the Mountain Triune for our "First Annual Mid-Summer Mountain Triune Faire." This Celebration of Ancient Cultures is similar to other Wiccan/Pagan events, but will be the first one for this area. Open to all, observers and participants. Nature's Fellowship of Earth Religion is a Fellowship which was started by a group of Solitary Practitioners in 2001 and "officially" formed in 2003. The Coven of the Mountain Triune was the first Coven created under the Nature's Fellowship of Earth Religion/Naturian Tradition Umbrella. We currently have 13 members. Why the name The Coven of the Mountain Triune? The Coven is situated in the Tri-State area of Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Members of this Coven hail from the 3 states. We also live in a very mountainous region. The power of three is very strong here, and hence "Triune" which means three. Vendors, Wiccans and Pagans can come in and set up their camps either on Friday afternoon and camp the whole weekend, or come in on Saturday morning. Vendors also have the option of coming in and setting up on Saturday or Sunday without camping out the entire weekend. click here for more info: Mountain Triune Faire | |||||
June 30 & July 7 |
June 30 & July 7: Fireworks -- Bring Your Own Abram's Creek will host fireworks displays by campground guests down by the Community Bon-Fire area and on large boulders out along the stream on Saturday night. Bring your own and bring a trash bag to pick up after yourself. It's also okay to light fireworks in the area of your fire pits at your campsites. Exercise caution -- thanks. Community bon-fire Saturday nights. | |||||
| July 7,8 |
"Teens" Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) July 7 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Doc, Elly, and Manin. Join us as we take a group of teen-agers through the traditions and rituals of Sweat / Medicine Lodge. All are welcome. July 8 Manin's Attunement Workshop: Sunday 10:00am - 12:00pm July 8 Sunday Healing Sessions: 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Adjacent to the Sweat Lodge area -- bring a massage table if you have one and your hands and any other instrument which helps you to heal. All are welcome -- free of charge -- simply lend a hand or two. | |||||
August 9-12 |
Sacred Soul Fire - West Virginia (details click here) Thursday August 9 - Sunday August 12, 2007 Rates for 4 days / 3 nights - all inclusive (except meals): (Rt. 50 Cafe available 1.2 miles from campground)
For more information or to register, please click here: www.consciouscollaborations.com | |||||
August 18,19 |
Cals' Bow Making Intensive (details click here) August 18,19 Cell phone 304-444-4614 Course Description: Two full days of wood bow making and arrow making fun Students make their first bow and arrow sets in about 30 min. Their second bow will take less than two hours to make. Arrow making will be covered and the student will get material for six arrows. The third bow is hickory of which the students carve from dried stave and can be completed by class end. Natural bow finishes will be discussed and provided for your class projects. Sting making choices and techniques will be explored and experienced. Class size is limited to ensure good teacher/student interaction. Materials provided would be the raw materials for: | |||||
Every Saturday / Sunday
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Every Saturday and Sunday throughout the Summer Camping Season Guided Hike Along Abram's Creek Saturdays -- Depart at 2:00pm -- Meet on the front porch of the Lodge House. It is recommended to wear old tennis shoes or water shoes as we will cross the stream and potentially get wet. Bathing suit, back pack with snacks / drinks / towel recommended. Total hike and swim time: about 2 hours. Weather permitting. Mountain Biking Excursion to Schell Rd. Swimhole Sundays -- Depart at 10:00am -- meet on the front porch of the Lodge House. 0.2 miles West on Rt. 50 is Schell Rd. (Schell Rd. labeled on opposite side of road - this is a right hand turn off of Rt. 50 -- across the bridge and up the hill). This 4.7 mile (one way - 9.6 mile round-trip) mountain biking trip takes to a spectacular swim hole located on the N. Branch of the Potomac River with diving cliffs and other great hiking and swimming opportunities. See Amazing Places Nearby link on home page and click on Schell Rd. Swim-hole. Steep hills, mildly difficult 10 mile round trip. Weather permitting. Group Trip to Mt. Storm Lake (heated, thermal -- 10 miles away) Sundays -- Depart at 2:00pm -- meet on the front porch of the Lodge House. It is recommended that you wear water shoes or old tennis shoes due to rocky underbottom of lake. Waters get deep quickly. This lake is super heated by a 1.6 Gigawatt coal burning power plant -- the water is clean. Bring toys (inner tubes, goggles, rafts...) if you like. Bring a back pack lunch if you like and towel and bathing suit. Drivers needed. Weather permitting. | |||||
| August 25,26 |
Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) August 25 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Doc, Elly, Doug, and Manin. August 26 Manin's Attunement Workshop: Sunday 10:00am - 12:00pm August 26 Sunday Healing Sessions: 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Adjacent to the Sweat Lodge area -- bring a massage table if you have one and your hands and any other instrument which helps you to heal. All are welcome -- free of charge -- simply lend a hand or two. | |||||
September 22 |
Advanced Attunements Workshop with Manin Saturday, September 22 Manin's Advanced Attunement Workshop: Date / Time: Saturday 12noon - 4:00pm Price: $40 for workshop + $25 for book -- Books will be available for purchase at the workshop Location: Meet at Community Bon-fire area behind cabin #2. Details: Just show up, my friend and enjoy the weekend. We will meditate and raise our vibrations. We are going to run energy, learn to change our environments. We are going to learn to bring love and healing into our spheres. And we will share a lovely weekend together. The Advanced Attunements class reviews the first set of attunements and shows you how to apply them together. There will be a sweatlodge break and then we will take a Shamanic journey through the Cosmos using the copper pyramid. Please bring warm clothes and a blanket as we will be starlight-gazing. Manin's Veins of Silver website, click here | |||||
| September 22 |
Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) September 22 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 6:00pm facilitated by Lightning Wolf. Fees: $20 donation - please pay Lightning Wolf in advance. | |||||
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October 20 |
Emerald Venus -- Your Place in the Net of Gems (details click here) October 20 4:00pm to 8:00pm facilitated by Lisa Benjamin. Emerald Venus is an experiential exploration of the planets through the artful eyes of Venus. Movies, music, and other arts will be used to demonstrate how the archetypes of the planets operate in your horoscope. Discover how your talents, tastes and passions contribute to the healing and transformation of culture. This workshop is appropriate for all levels of astrological knowledge (even "none"). And it’s excellent for artists, writers and healers developing their craft “from the inside out”. Invite the Goddess of love, pleasure and beauty to be more active in your life and you'll learn the symbolic language of astrology through your most creative self. The cost of the workshop ($50-$30, sliding scale) includes all materials and light refreshments. Join us for a relaxing evening of education through entertainment at Abram’s Creek Retreat and Campground. Please register with complete birth information (date, time, city and state) by contacting Lisa Benjamin at 717-625-2518 or by email at Lisa@astromythic.com by October 13. Payment by check or cash is due in advance (preferably) to Lisa Benjamin or on-site at Abram’s Creek. | |||||
| October 20 |
Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) October 20 (Saturday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 12:00noon and ends by 4:00pm facilitated by Lightning Wolf. Fees: $20 donation - please pay Lightning Wolf in advance. | |||||
Every Saturday Night |
Lodge House Community Bon-Fire Every Saturday Night Weather permitting, in the backyard of the Lodge House Date / Time: Saturdays 7:00pm - midnight Holiday Weekends (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day): Also Sunday night, 7:00pm - midnight What to Bring: Bring yourself, your friends, your family, and local neighbors also welcome (non-campers). Bring a musical instrument if you like (guitar, drum, flute, ...). Bring your own food (hot dogs, marshmallows...), drinks (alcohol in moderation okay), and a trash bag to carry out your trash. Grill over fire and skewers provided. Port-a-potties located outside shower house to side of Lodge House (only registered guests of the Lodge House in the Lodge House please). | |||||
| Novemeber 18 |
Sweat Lodge Ceremony -- A Guided Spiritual Journey (details click here) November 18 (Sunday Ceremony): Lodge begins at 12:00noon and ends by 4:00pm facilitated by Lightning Wolf. Fees: $20 donation - please pay Lightning Wolf in advance. Cabins and Tipi's are available to rent. Showers available in Lodge House. Please use On-Line Reservation system to reserve cabin or tipi. Tipi's have fire pits inside. Cabins need propane heat - bring yourself. You can also put up a tent. |
