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Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp 08 – Workshop list

by Viviane on 08/19/2025

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Dark Odyssey Summer Camp 2008. Banner photo by Hypnox

Dark Odyssey Summer Camp 2008
September 10-15, 2008
Northern Maryland

RATES GO UP AUGUST 25!
My readers of my blog are entitled to a discount – please email me.

The confirmed list of presenters and workshops for Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp ’08 just went live on the website and we are so excited to share it with all of you!

From a world-renowned porn star and an infamous performance artist to nationally acclaimed authors and award-winning educators, we have presenters from around the world, including:

Anton * Barbara Carrellas * Bear * Beth and Preston * Bobby * British “Lucky” Paul
Captain Beatrice & Benedick * Foxy & Sherifox *  Lady Hilary and The
Marine *  Lee Harrington * Lolita Wolf * Margo Eve & Elkor *  Nina Hartley *
Reid Mihalko & Marcia Baczynski * Sarah Sloane *  Sharrin Spector * Sir C *
Susan B * SwitchMe * Whittney Matlock * Wintersong Tashlin

The most unique, exciting workshops anywhere, with an emphasis on hands-on demonstrations. Plus, there are classes are ones you will ONLY see at Dark Odyssey, some of which have been created especially for the DO community, including:

  • Archetypes: Accessing and Integrating your Sovereign, Lover, Magician and Warrior
  • The Art of Seminal Expansion: Taoist Sexual Practices for Men
  • Becoming Orgasmic Providers
  • D/s Tantra: The Tao of Power Exchange
  • Energy, Magic, Sex and the Great Outdoors
  • Flogging Intensive
  • Getting your FeetÅ Wet: Erotic Energy Play 101
  • Inner Monsters: Delving into the Darkness of our Desires
  • Needle Bound: Merging Temporary and Permanent Piercing
  • Poly for Non-Primary Partners
  • Predicament Scenes: Damned if you do. Damned if you don¹tÅ .
  • A Re-Introduction To The Only-Mostly-Dead Art Of Chivalry
  • Seven Touchstones for Getting and Keeping Passionate Relationships
  • Sucking It Up: Erotic Fire Cupping
  • Urethral Play: A Hole of Your Own
  • Yielding to Brutality: Punching and Kicking with Love


PLUS, LOTS MORE ON…

Sex: Cocksucking, Fisting, G-spot and Female Ejaculation
Relationships: Poly and Practicality, Asking for What You Want
Body Mod Play: Cutting, Advanced Cutting, Branding
Spirituality: Energy Pull Ritual and Erotic Awakening Massage
PLUS: An Entire Track of Classes & Events Devoted to Fireplay

In addition to workshops, Dark Odyssey features creative social activities, nightly special events, erotic rituals, lakeside bonfires, the Sex-O-Rama playspace, and a 10,000 square foot fully equipped dungeon open for play around the clock. Legendary special events include:

Body Beautiful * Sunset Yoga * Night in Flames * Energy Pull Ritual * Garden of Carnal Delights * Cupid’s Gambit * Fucking Machines Show * Cigars & Chocolate * Cuddle Party * Fire Spinning * Petting Zoo * Pajama Party

All this happens in a fun camp environment at a retreat with great accommodations: forty cabins with real beds, full bathrooms, hot water showers, and electricity; two swimming pools, canoeing, and hiking; plus, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a midnight snack included.

Unlike a typical conference event, where you have to pay for registration fees, hotel room costs, plus meals, Dark Odyssey is an all-inclusive event.
Current registration rates are good through August 25, but you can register up until September 9.

Visit our website for more details. We hope you will join us for this exciting event!

Best Regards,

The Producers of Dark Odyssey:
Tristan, Greg, Karri, and Colten

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Dark Odyssey: new Google Group

by Viviane on 03/25/2025

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Dark Odyssey
Visit this group

Community systems come and go with each event, which is why I have set up, with Tristan’s OK, a google group for attendees of the Dark Odyssey events:

http://groups.google.com/group/dark-odyssey

I’m assuming many attendees are on the Dark odyssey announcement only email list, but the group is a chance to maintain the community and promote discussion between events.

This is a closed group – when you join, please mention when you’ve attended a DO event, or if we know each other from real life or another website.

Once you’re in the group, as a member you can post, create pages and edit files. You can also set up your email delivery options.

This is a new group and policies I guess will evolve over time. If you have a blog or website, it would also help if you could mention that this group exists so that we can get more people signed up.

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Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire registration opens

by Viviane on 01/07/2025

in bdsm, Dark Odyssey, Dark Odyssey, polyamory, sex, swinging

dowinterfire500 Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire registration opens

(Banner Photograph by Hypnox)

March 21-23, 2008

DARK ODYSSEY : A journey of sexual adventure, where open minded people gather to explore Tantra, Polyamory, Intimate Communications, BDSM, Alternative Lifestyles and more. With nationally known presenters, hands on workshops, intriguing lectures and excitingsocial events, experience a vacation you are sure to not forget.

This hotel event will feature:

-An amazing line up of nationally-known presenters, including sex educators,BDSM masters, top-notch Tantra teachers, relationship experts, andaward-winning authors, activists, and community leaders

-Over 50 unique, dynamic workshops on identity, sex, relationships,swinging, polyamory, BDSM, Tantra, spirituality, and lots more

-Our infamous special events including nightly parties, a banquet withentertainment, hospitality suite, incredible vendors and, of course, a huge,fully equipped dungeon and other intimate play spaces.

All this happens in the comfort and luxury of the same hotel where wecelebrated Spring Fire in 2007.

Registration is now open with special pricing for the first 50 people to register and Early Adopter rates available through January 28th!

To join the Dark Odyssey mailing list, write info At darkodyssey DOT com.

Upcoming Dark Odyssey and Leather Retreat Events:

March 21-23, 2008: Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire, Washington DC
June 18-23, 2008: Leather Retreat, Northern Maryland
September 10-15, 2008: Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp, Northern Maryland

Yes, I’m going. Wouldn’t miss it.

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Home from Dark Odyssey Summer Camp

by Viviane on 09/19/2025

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Home from Dark Odyssey Summer Camp

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It’s Wednesday, and I am almost unpacked. I still have bad camp crash. You’d be too, if you’d organized a cabin, spent 15 hours a day in camp, talking, attending workshops, playing, etc. It was great to see old friends from last year’s camp, LJ friends, NY friends, and make new friends.

This year I went on Thursday, so I could travel with Lolita. It’s great to have the extra day to ease into it. I highly recommend it. It meant a lot to meet first timers who told me how helpful it was to read the DO roundups and Jefferson’s blog from last year’s camp, so they would know what they might expect at camp. I’m only recently a newbie, so I know how much that can help. Hunter (who traveled from Hawaii) said reading the blogs helped him decide to come. I just love that.
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Camp!

by Viviane on 09/17/2025

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Back from Dark Odyssey, which was mind blowing. Many old friends, and some wonderful new ones (that means you, my white-haired tantrika). I don’t know of any space safes quite like this one. I twittered some of it. Not a good idea to Twitter when you’re intoxicated or really cold.

So much debauchery and fuckery, I don’t think we can blog it all. (And we need to ask permission of those involved, and make up pseudonyms for scene names).

But now, I must rest, because the rest of my Fall is about to get insanely busy.

Already wondering if I should go to Dark Odyssey’s Winter Fire.

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Off to Camp

by Viviane on 09/12/2025

in Dark Odyssey, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink

blogging Off to Camp

After today, there’s no blogging, probably until next Monday – Jefferson, Lolita and I are off to Dark Odyssey summer camp. I so need this vacation. I’ve got a few pictures to post while I’m away.

There’s workshops. Lolita, Marcus and Jefferson are teaching and recruiting demo bottoms for hands-on practice. Jefferson’s organized a blowjob throwdown – NJ (Avah) vs. LI (Wendy).

I organized a cabin (the Perverts’ Saloon – how unoriginal ) which has bloggers, friends and a lot of bi boys. We’ve been organizing all the stuff we’re bringing to make it more comfortable – Wendy and Selina are decorating with Christmas lights, I’ve got a french press, bourbon, a new tambourim drum, Jefferson’s got an air mattress, Marcus is bringing water and cigars, Avah’s bringing a pool float. Everyone’s packing their toys and rope. Hm…a cabin full of bi guys and girls with strap-ons. Please remind me to go to the workshops, OK?

I have a few playdates. Yes, blog mommy is getting suspended. Several times. (I got a 2-for-1 special on arnica cream). And I promised to help Anita Wagner configure an RSS feed.

There will be wireless, so we’ll try to check email. I have Twitter set up on my phone and might do some updates, but don’t hold your breath – one has to go to the top of the hill at camp to get decent reception. (Yes, Lolita, I am a nut.)

A bientot, sweeties. And shana tovah, if you celebrate it.

(T Shirt available from ThinkGeek)

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Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp 07 — Only One Week Away

by Viviane on 09/04/2025

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Q: What do the following people have in common?

  • Dossie Easton
  • Nina Hartley
  • Felice Shays
  • Barbara Carrellas
  • Lee Harrington

A: They’re five of the 37 top-notch, sought-after presenters at Dark Odyssey

Q: What do the following classes have in common?

  • Advanced Poi
  • Radical Ecstasy
  • Art of Rope Magic
  • Greedy Pig Loves Threesomes
  • Male Bisexuality in the Scene

A: They’re five of the 75 unique workshops at Dark Odyssey

Q: What do the following have in common?

  • Perverts’ Potluck
  • Cigars and Chocolate
  • Cuddle Party
  • Fucking Machines Show
  • Fire Spinning Night
  • Garden of Carnal Delights

A: They’re six of the 17 legendary special events at Dark Odyssey

Q: What do the following have in common?

  • 10,000 Square Foot Dungeon
  • Sex-O-Rama
  • Lakeside Bonfires
  • Hot Showers
  • 3 Meals a Day + Midnight Snack

A: They’re just a few of the activities, play spaces, and amenities at Dark Odyssey

Q: What are you waiting for?

A: Register today! Registration will stay open until September 12th, but why wait until the very last second? Visit our website, http://www.darkodyssey.com for more details. We hope you will join us for this exciting event!

And if you want to know what it was like for Jefferson, Marcus, Selina and me, read Jefferson’s Sex Camp blog.

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Dark Odyssey: SUMMER CAMP 07 — CURRENT RATE EXTENDED

by Viviane on 08/27/2025

in bdsm, Dark Odyssey, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, kink, swinging

September 12-17, 2007
Northern Maryland

We know you’re having a really busy summer. We got your emails about being on vacation, offline, or losing track of time but wanting to register. We heard you, and we’re responding: we’re happy to report that we’ve extended the current registration rate that was supposed to expire on August 20, so register today and you’ll still get the lower rate!

We also want to remind you exactly why we hope you’ll join us in a few weeks. Sure, there are plenty of other events out there, but no other place like Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp, with over 75 workshops, 17 special events, and an amazing community of sex-positive people.

Here’s a taste of things you can find only at Dark Odyssey

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Dark Odyssey Summer Camp class list is up!

by Viviane on 08/19/2025

in bdsm, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, fetish, kink

do2007splash image new01 Dark Odyssey Summer Camp class list is up!

The confirmed list of presenters and workshops for Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp 07 just went live on the website and we are so excited to share it with all f you!

From a world-renowned porn star and an infamous performance artist to ationally acclaimed authors and award-winning educators, we have presenters from around the world, including:

Barbara Carrellas * Bear * Beth and Preston Bobby * British “Lucky” Paul * Captain Beatrice & Benedick Del * Dossie Easton * Felice Shays * Fraulein Rottenmeier * Helen Boyd * Jacq Jones * Jefferson * Jim Deuder  * Jon and Carin * Lee “Bridgett” Harrington Levi Halberstadt * Lolita Wolf * Marcus* Margo Eve & Elkor * Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson * Michelle Zee *Nina Hartley * Reid Mihalko & Marcia Baczynski * Sarah Sloane * Scherzoid * Sir C * Susan B * Suzanne SxySadist * SwitchMe * Tristan Taormino * Whittney Matlock

And over 75 of the most unique, exciting workshops anywhere, with an emphasis on hands-on demonstrations, including:

Beyond Bowed Heads: Rituals for Dominance and submission
Binding Intentions: The Art of Rope Magic
Border Crossing: Challenging Boundaries, Connecting Bodies
Delight in Difficult Dominance Discipline and Awareness: How To Enhance Life
And Play With Body/Mind Techniques
Making Your Move: a Flirting Class
Making Poly/Mono Relationships Work
Pain: Plight-Punishment-Pleasure
Playing in the Dark: Journeys Through Humiliation
Radical Ecstasy
Spiritual Body Modification
Trans-Sex & Identity
Uneven Libidos: When Your Partner Isn’t as Sexual as You
Urban Tantra

PLUS, LOTS MORE ON…

Sex: Lick her, Cocksucking, Anal Play, Fisting, G-spot, Threesomes
Identity: What Labels Give Us, What Labels Take Away
Relationships: ‘Ethical Sluts’ Workshop by author Dossie Easton
BDSM: Ecstatic Caning and Pick-Up Play for Bottoms
Spirituality: Energy Pull Ritual and Walking the Path of Ordeal And An
Entire Track of Classes & Events Devoted to Fireplay

In addition to workshops, Dark Odyssey features creative social activities, nightly special events, erotic rituals, lakeside bonfires, the Sex-O-Rama playspace, and a 10,000 square foot fully equipped dungeon open for play around the clock. Legendary special events include:

Body Beautiful * PT for Perverts * Night in Flames *Energy Pull Ritual * Garden of Carnal Delights * Cupid’s Gambit
Fucking Machines Show * Cigars & Chocolate * Cuddle Party *  Perverts’ Potluck * Fire Spinning * Petting Zoo * Pajama Party

All this happens in a fun camp environment at a retreat with great accommodations: forty cabins with real beds, full bathrooms, hot water showers, and electricity; two swimming pools, canoeing, and hiking; plus, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a midnight snack included.

Unlike a typical conference event, where you have to pay for registration fees, hotel room costs, plus meals, Dark Odyssey is an all-inclusive event. Current registration rates are good through August 20, but you can register
up until September 12.

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Registration now open for Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp

by Viviane on 08/06/2025

in bdsm, Dark Odyssey, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, kink, sex

do2007splash image new01 Registration now open for Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp

Imagine a vacation where you can explore the many facets of sexuality in a private, intimate community of like-minded people. A wholly unique experience which brings together sexuality, spirituality, education, and play in a fun, supportive, non-judgmental, diverse environment where fantasy becomes reality.

Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp 2007, a journey of sexual exploration for the spiritual and creative sex-positive communities returns for its fourth year. It will be held at a secluded, two hundred acre retreat in Northern Maryland. Our mission is to cross-pollinate ideas and concepts between these groups of individuals who desire to explore different areas of alternative sexuality.

Yes, registration for Dark Odyssey Summer Camp is now open! You know you want to go. There’s a great lineup of teachers – Lolita Wolf, Marcus, Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson, Lee “Bridgett” Harrington, Felice Shays, Helen Boyd, Sarah Sloane, Barbara Carrellas, and Jefferson.

What’s camp like? Here’s Jefferson’s writeup of last year’s camp. And here’s last year’s roundup post.

Yep, yep, yep, we’re registered. Wouldn’t miss it. Now. to assemble that packing list (electric blanket, air mattress, rope, toys, etc.).

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Back from Dark Odyssey

by Viviane on 04/09/2025

in bdsm, bondage, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, fetish, kink, sex, tantra

IMG 0335W Back from Dark Odyssey
Oh, I’m so zonked. Lots of talking, playing (mostly talking) and bourbon, little sleep. It’ll be days before I recover from the past two weeks of travel to a play party and Spring Fire.

I spent most of my time preparing for my ‘How to be a Sex Blogger’ workshop and the sex bloggers panel. The blogger workshop was well received by those who attended. Someone (maybe Tatsumi?) said the attendance was very good, considering that most folks missed the afternoon workshops, cause they were sleeping off their Friday night spent in the Dungeon and Sex-o-Rama. I did 70 slides and a 36 page handout. I’m going to try and edit it together and put it up soon, perhaps in a PDF format. Thanks to Seraphin and Anton who got the projector working on Saturday. Those things are damm finicky!

Jefferson and Marcus’ presentations went well, especially the bisexuality discussion. I was the ringer, asking ‘so, when’s the bi orgy event?’ Because I was attending their workshops, I didn’t attend many others. I did attend Anita Wagner’s on resolving jealously in a poly relationship. Also Bridgett “Lee” Harrington’s ‘Rope Bondage for Lovemaking.’ I’m going to try and catch her ‘Speed Bondage‘ at TES this Saturday.

I hadn’t expected to enjoy it, but Selina’s Erotic Easter Egg hunt was a hoot.

Jefferson says I’m a “butch top” because I flogged a pain slut I know from summer camp. Is that bad?

Phillip brought me to a collaring ceremony. I had never seen one, and was moved by the solemnity of it and the gravity of the commitment the parties made to each other.

Many thanks to Steve B. who did my first rope suspension. It was really cool, except for the male onlooker who kept talking to us, and called me ‘girl.’ Bad scene etiquette, dude. I have some lovely ropemarks on my chest that I had to warn my facialist about today. And rope marks on my wrists. Eep. And Barbara Nitke has the photographs to prove it. When are we setting up your blog, dear?

Thanks to Wild Thing, who certainly knows how to throw a party.

It was great to see old friends from summer camp and meet new ones. I received the surprise of my life on Friday. I walked into Helen Boyd’s workshop on monogamy. A woman in the back row stands up and we look at each other. Both our jaws drop – I’m looking at my old friend ‘Rachel.’ Rachel and I have been friends since we worked together in the same office over 20 years ago. We don’t want to disrupt the workshop, so we go out into the hallway. We fall into each other’s arms, hug and laugh hysterically.

Holding an event of this kind made me really appreciate Dark Odyssey Summer Camp. When we checked out today, I said to Jefferson, ‘Where have all the perverts gone?’ The next one is scheduled for Sept. 12-17. I’m already thinking about what I could present – maybe “60 Websites in 60 minutes?”

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Dark Odyssey Spring Fire April 6-8: Day Passes

by Viviane on 04/03/2025

in bdsm, bondage, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, polyamory, tantra

Day passes are now available for Saturday and Sunday of the event. The day pass options are:

Full Day Passes:
(9am ­ 2:30am)
Saturday Day Pass (Incl Party): $95
Sunday Day Pass (Incl Party): $75

Party Only Passes:
(8pm ­ 2:30am)
Friday Party Pass: $45
Saturday Party Pass: $50
Sunday Party Pass: $40
2 Night Party Pass: $95

Workshop Only Passes
(9am ­ 6:30pm)
Saturday Workshops: $45
Sunday Workshops: $40

BUY THEM ONLINE.

ENTERTAINMENT CONFIRMED FOR SATURDAY BANQUET

Dark Odyssey proudly welcomes singer/songwriter Bridget Everett to our Saturday Night Dinner Banquet. Bridget will be entertaining us with her sultry voice, unique songs, and dirty mouth. She¹s coming to D.C. fresh from her critically-acclaimed show in New York, “At Least It’s Pink,” a first-person recounting of Bridget’s misadventures as the local slut in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas. In this cabaret-style mix of dirty tales, witty original lyrics, and 70s and 80s pop, Bridget recalls colorful childhood experiences with almost embarrassing candor. Bridget’s co-writer and co-star Kenny Mellman is well known as Herb to Justin Bond’s Kiki of *The Kiki and Herb Show* and the show is directed by Michael Patrick King (Executive Producer of *Sex and The City*). Michael Musto calls Bridget “A large talent. Wynonna Judd meets Melissa Etheridge via the local bar floozy, on a rocket ship out of Twin Peaks.” Don’t miss this incredible performer!

SPRING FIRE WILL BE ASL ACCESSIBLE

We are pleased to announce that an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter will be provided to attendees who need one. Contact info@darkodyssey.com for more information.

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Find Lolita – February 2007 and beyond

by Viviane on 02/05/2025

in bdsm, bondage, Dark Odyssey, Events, Fetish & Kink, lolitawolf

lolitawolf Find Lolita – February 2007 and beyond
Feb 9 – Poughkeepsie, NY
Hudson Valley D/s: teaching “Building Trust”

Mar 16-18 – Chicago, IL
Sinsations in Leather: teaching “Age Play for Consenting Adults” and “That’ll Shut Them Up!”

April 5-8 – San Francisco, CA
International Ms Leather: teaching “How To Play With Needles, participation on the Age Play panel, hosting a session in the Bondage Lounge and emceeing Celebrity Auction

April 17 – Washington, DC
Black Rose: teaching “Sensory Deprivation & Control”

May 4-6 – Cleveland, OH
Smartfest: teaching “How To Be A Greedy Pig” and “Sensory Deprivation & Control”

May 19 – Boston, MA
MOB: teaching TBA

June 16 – New York City
Leather Pride Night: I am coordinating volunteers

June 17 – NYC
Folsom Street East

June 20-25 – Northeaster MD
Leather Retreat: I am coordinating programming

July 20-22 – Denver, CO
Thunder In The Mountains 10th Anniversary: I am teaching “CBT in a Nutshell” and “The Greedy Pig Battles the Green-Eyed Monster”

Sept 12-17 – Northeastern MD
Dark Odyssey Summer Camp

October 12-14 Fayetteville, NC
NCEdge: teaching “Sensory Deprivation & Control”

Feb 15-17, 2008 – Washington, DC
Dark Odyssey Winter Fire

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