Welcome BACK, Fire Family!

Our Venue: YMCA Camp West Mar, 14509 Brown Road, Sabillasville, MD 21780

"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious."
~Carl G. Jung

“...and they laughed, and they cried, and they showed their true faces,
And each was the other one’s guest.”
~A. Wiborg

This year, we invite you to explore themes of identity, personhood, and community through Faces of Alchemy. In workshops and playshops, we will examine personal, cultural, and alchemical roles and relationships, create literal masks, and re-imagine our figurative ones. In our three all-night fire circles, we will use drumming, dancing, singing, speaking, helping each other, and making things up as we go as tools that allow us to co-create shared experiences of depth, heart, whimsy, and beauty. Throughout the event, we will play with masking and unmasking, practice the art of playing well with others, and explore our truths. 

And of course, we will be having a Masquerade Ball for Saturday night’s Flash Fire - so pack your alchemical finery! There will be a mask making workshop on Saturday, but if you decide to bring a mask from home, consider one that represents your highest vision.

We welcome you to join in the Great Work and have a transformational alchemical experience with us!  

TriFire 2026 seeks to explore our own personal transformation from lead to gold in ways both familiar and unfamiliar. We experiment with the ingredients brought into our sacred container by you, our participants, in this grand experience! North, South, East and West, Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Spirit, planets, metals, alchemical metaphors, and Jungian archetypes will spin, weave, and wend together.

This year, our theme is the "faces" of alchemy. What masks do you wear as a part of your everyday life? Do they match who you see yourself as when you gaze into a mirror, or are they an embodiment of a more specific aspect of yourself? What archetypes do you want to try on that you don't usually have an opportunity to explore? We will also be learning about some of the actual faces of alchemy as we honor individuals such as Nicholas Flamel and Emperor Rudolf the 2nd.

TriFire is a sober event; music, song, dance, fellowship, and the night are among our ingredients. 

TriFire will be held the weekend after Memorial Day in 2026. This means that our first of three all-night alchemical fire circles will be on THURSDAY, May 28th, with early arrivals on Wednesday the 27th for those who wish to be on-hand to help create our laboratory.

Lodging Options

Camping and bunk bed options are paid on a per-person basis. The private rooms may be shared by two people; in which case, only one member of the pair needs to register for the Private Room; the guest should register under the "Guest - Private Room" setting.

The lodging options are as follows:

1) Camping ($150 thru 5/19; $190 beginning 5/20) - With access to indoor bathrooms, showers, and flush toilets. A very limited number of small RV's or Trailers can be accommodated - email Admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to make arrangements.

2) Bed in a Shared Cabin ($150 thru 5/19; $190 beginning 5/20) - Bring your own pillow and linens. Bathrooms and showers are in an adjacent building. Cabins 1-4 have ten bunk beds per room. We will be limiting capacity to 50%

3) Private Room with Two Single Beds ($350 thru 5/19; $390 beginning 5/20) - Bring your own pillow and linens. Bathrooms and showers are in an adjacent building. Four rooms available.

4) Guest - Private Room ($150 thru 5/19; $190 beginning 5/20) - Use this option if you plan to share a Private Room with someone else, who has already reserved the room; 4 room limit.

5) Youth - Camping (FREE!) - Use this option if you are under the age of 18 and will be camping; must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. TriFire does not provide separate children's programming.

** All rooms, beds, and camping options are available for an Early Bird discount of $40, now thru May 19 - register early, help us plan, and save money on the way! **

Wherever you are staying, please be mindful that other attendees' tents, rooms, and sleeping spaces are to be treated with respect. These are private places for those who occupy them and you should only enter with explicit, enthusiastic consent.

Meal Plan
An optional meal plan is available! For just $60, our cooks will prepare 6 sumptuous meals in Camp West Mar's commercial grade kitchen for you. No need to pack a cooler, ice, camp stove, and spend precious time cooking at your camp; let them do it for you! The meal plan will include: Thursday breakfast and dinner, brunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday, and a refrigerator clear-out "breakfast" on Sunday. Please be sure to include any dietary restrictions in your contact information so we can prepare accordingly.

Please Read! - The Parking Situation

Parking at Camp West Mar is very limited. If you can, please carpool with a friend, or two! We are encouraging use of the cabins and signing up for the meal plan to reduce the amount of "stuff" you need to bring. We will likely have to double-park cars at some point - please uncheck "Ok to double-park me" in your registration form if you need access to your car during the event.

Sunshine Funds
TriFire and SCC do not want money to be a barrier to attendance at one of our events. If you are experiencing financial difficulties and could use a little "sunshine" in your life to help make attending TriFire possible, please choose the "Invoice Me" option at the conclusion of your registration process and send an email to admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to let us know what you need. Sunshine funds can be applied towards basic event fees, but not for add-on items such as accommodation upgrades and meal plans.