Earth Spirit People of Texas is a 501(3)(c) religious organization
All listed events are held at Dragonz Wylde Ranch and DragonHeart Retreat, 520 Red Rock Ranch Road, Red Rock, TX at this time.
Update on the property: We have the back 14 acres of the land. We are going to do more of our activities in the new area, DragonHeart Retreat. We are not fully back there till we can get utilities in, (electric and water). You are welcome to camp in the Retreat area and we will be guiding folks through it. If you want to set up camp in the retreat area, please get with one of the staff before doing anything there. There are several camps already there that our land Krew folks have been using.
There are Temporary signs posted at this time, showing entrance into this area and where it ends so we don’t trespass on others property..
Part of our goal is a place for people from all walks of life and different beliefs to be able to come together, learn from each other and build a community that is larger than our individual groups…..A Gathering of the Tribes or a Pagan UU.
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Upcoming activities:
Next scheduled event.
Ostara Mar 23rd
Ritual, workshops, painting wooden eggs for your Altar, Confetti egg battle
Cost $20 to cover utilities and Dragonz Wylde rental.
Our next up-coming events for 2024
Beltane and Samhain
Beltane – April 25th – 28th
Samhain – Oct 24th – 27th
These are our two larger gatherings. They are from Thurs to Sun. For these we have Key Note Speakers, Music, Several Rituals and workshops, as well as other activities. Check the Gathering links for more information on these events.
Mini-gatherings celebrating the other Sabbaths.
We are working towards being able to celebrate all eight Sabbaths in some form. These will be, for the most part, one day f. People will be allowed to come out the day before to set up camp and stay through Sunday. The festivities will be on that Sat starting around 10am and will include some workshops, a craft that is aligned with that sabbath, a ritual and a potluck.
Gathering/Sabbath Dates for 2024
Spring Equinox/Ostara -Mar 23rd
Beltane April 25th – 28th Beltane Tickets early tickets on sale now
Summer Solstice/Litha Jun 22nd
Lammas Aug 3rd
Fall Equinox/Mabon Sept 21
Samhain Oct 24-27th Samhain Tickets, early tickets go on sale May 1st 2024
Yule Dec 21
Entry and Vending fee info
Early Tickets for Beltane and Samhain are $50 @ adult per gathering. The month of the Gathering they are $60 online or $70 at the gate. Saturday Pass $40
Veterans and active Military $40 at the gate or online. (All Beltane and Samhain tickets contain a $10 membership, good for 6 months.)
Mini-Gathering are $20 online or at the gate
Children 17 and under are free, but must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
Vending fee is $10 for a 10×10 space, plus your ticket in. Our vending area is small, so there is a limited number of vendors that we can put in there. Spaces are a on first come basis. To vend, send an email to [email protected] telling us the name of your booth and what you are vending. This will be used when we list the vendors in the festival info.
We also have a few RV spots with electric and water that are $50 each. These are still located with Dragonz Wylde and must be reserved in advance.
Tickets can be purchased at paypal.me/earthspiritpeople. Please add who the ticket is for and what event you are purchasing for notes. If you are vending, please list that too, in the notes as well.
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We try to keep our Gatherings Family Friendly.
Working toward this, children are free and are welcome in most of the workshops and rituals. We even try to have some that are geared toward the younger folks. We are working on a playscape area. We have a trampoline that we will be installing in ground. while we do have some playscape equipment, donations of equipment in good condition will be welcome. Parents are responsible for their children in this area.
We do not babysit your children, though. If you bring them, you are responsible for them. We also ask that underage children not be at the Hearth Fyre (our main Fire) after 10pm. If they are there later, a parent or guardian must be with them.
Our gatherings are NOT clothing Optional
At this time, we do not have a clothing optional area. If and when we do, it will be for 18 and older only. This area will marked and probably have a some kind of privacy fencing.
Your 6 month membership in our organization is included in your Beltane and Samhain ticket price. Our gatherings are not open to the general public.
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Men’s and Women’s Weekends
We try to hold these in the Spring and Fall before the two main festivals. Which one you attend depends on your perception of your gender. These gatherings are where we usually do the coming of age rituals.
These are $20 or $10 if you are doing a workshop for the event.
All online tickets can be purchased through Paypal using: paypal.me/earthspiritpeople
Upcoming Women’s weekend Spring…April 5th – 7th Fall
Upcoming Men’s Weekend Spring…March 29th – 31st Fall
We have FB Groups for these events, if you are interested in joining one do a FB search for Women of ESPOT or ESPOT men and request to join. If you have trouble doing this contact Joy Anderson for the Women’s group and Belenor for the Men’s Group.
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2nd & 4th Sat Work and Play Weekends
These are Community/work weekend to give folks a time to gather as well as do maintenance on the land and projects. Those that wish to help with land maintenance and festival prep are welcome to come out Fri evening and set up camp. If you just want to come out and see the land and hang with us Sat night, that is cool too. Camping is available for those that do this as well. You do not have to be a member to come out, you are a guest of the board for the weekend.
On work weekends, we work mostly on that Sat, Sunday folks are welcome to work on personal campsites. You are welcome to come out on Friday evenings after 6pm. If you are coming out Fri, let us know so we can have someone there. Please bring hand tools for clearing brush; mostly Loppers, small chainsaws, rakes, gloves. There is no working on the areas during the week as we need a board member there when we have have folks out. Sat evening we do a potluck meal and have fun. For those that are coming out just for the evening, camping is encouraged.
Upcoming work weekends for 2024
We are adding a 2nd work weekend to each month so that we can have our events on Retreat Property as soon as possible. Pushing for Beltane at DragonHeart.
Work weekends are the 2nd and 4th weekends. Beltane and Samhain months are every weekend as a work weekend.
The winter weekends are subject to cancellation if the weather is too extreme. This will be posted on the Facebook group page, Earth Spirit People of Texas and in the Facebook event for that work weekend. We will try to update here as well. You are welcome to email us at [email protected] or call or text Acacia at 512-663-3354
2nd and 4th Sat Dates for 2024
April 13th, & 20th, May 11th & 25th Jun, 8th July 13th & 27th, Aug 10th & 24th, Sept 14th & 28th, Oct 5th, 12th &19th Nov, 9th & 23rd, Dec 14th & 28th
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For those with difficulty affording to come to our gatherings, but still want to attend, please contact us. We do have options to assist with this. We are about Community more than anything else.