Tips to Struggle Less with Recycling at Yuletide

The photo above shows one of my efforts to reduce waste at Yuletide - wrapping a gift in a reusable scarf and upcycling the front of an old greeting card into a label.

While I'm sure that everyone reading my blog is good about recycling, a survey found more than half of the people questioned admitted they recycle less at Christmas. They get overwhelmed by packaging, wrapping paper and cards.

The survey, by waste management company Sortera UK, reveals confusion over festive bin collection days and a lack of space for rubbish are major reasons recycling habits slip during the holiday season. 

About 80 per cent of consumers end up with at least one extra bag of rubbish after the festive holidays, while almost one in three households say they put out three or more additional bags on bin day. Furthermore, more than 50 per cent of people recycle less at Christmas than they do throughout the rest of the year. Why? Because many feel unsure about what’s recyclable, struggle to find the time, or simply run out of space as recycling bins overflow with packaging.

Sortera’s marketing director, Jonathan Younger, says the problem spikes at the time households should be recycling more, “Christmas waste doubles, sometimes even triples, but recycling rates go the other way. People feel overwhelmed and the bins fill up fast. The good news is that with a bit of planning, it’s still easy to stay on top of recycling and make sure things go in the right bin.”

Commenting on the survey results, Adam Herriott  of WRAP said: “A few simple habits can make sure your day runs smoothly. Flattening boxes, reusing gift packaging, and checking any changes to local collections all help keep valuable materials in circulation.”

Sortera has launched a practical Christmas Waste Guide, with tips for reducing waste, to help consumers stay green during the holidays.

Jonathan added: “Small changes make a big difference. One of my favourites is switching from wrapping paper to reusable gift bags. They look great, save loads of time and can be used again and again, just don’t write on the tag.”

Alternatively, use scarves and upcycled cards as labels, like I still do each year to wrap gifts for my loved ones. I keep the scarves and reuse them each year - as well as sometimes wearing them as shawls or using them as altar cloths in between birthdays and Yule.

Previous related posts on crafty upcycling
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/10/rattle-upcycled-from-crisps-tube.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/12/make-lucky-charms-with-leftover-corks.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/06/craft-upcycling-corks-into-clips-to.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2021/11/witchcraft-on-shoestring-upcycled.html
badwitch.co.uk/2021/06/witchcraft-on-shoestring-journals-books.html

Tarot Reading: A Magical Yuletide Card for the World

With the Winter Solstice behind us, the sun reborn and the festive holidays ahead, I drew a tarot card as a reading for the world. The Three of Wands was revealed. It's a card of optimisim, of looking forwards, contemplating a journey, new opportunities, and success. 

The deck I used was the Magical Nordic Tarot and the image shows three branches just starting to burst with new buds and pointing upwards. The book that comes with the set says that it represents celebration and joy. The word on the card is "freedom". I see it as very positive for this time of year. The festival season is a time to put your woes behind you and enjoy life. There are opportunities for travel and meeting people. It's a time to allow hope into your life and let yourself have the freedom to do what you want. 

Wands are a card of energy and creativitity. Wish for whatever you want the future to bring, whether that's love, success in business, a project, a new home, a change of location, a fresh start, or the renewal ands strengthening of an existing partnership.

The Magical Nordic Tarot was created by Jayne Wallace and is published by Cico Books. The images on the cards show the Northern Lights in the background, which felt appropriate for this time of year and was why I chose to use this deck for my Yuletide reading for the world.

You can view The Magical Nordic Tarot on Amazon. 

(Please note I earn commission from some links)

Previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2020/11/card-for-day-temperance-magical-nordic.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2020/11/review-magical-nordic-tarot-by-jayne.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2021/12/tarot-wisdom-keeper-tower-and-dreaming.html

Craft: A Yule Wreath From Natural Materials

Wreaths seem to be a trendy Yuletide decoration this year. I've also seen lots of expensive workshops on how to make them being advertised. I made the wreath in the photo completely for free from natural vines, leaves and berries I picked in my own garden and from my neighbour's hedge.

I didn't even pay for the base. I've found it's really easy to make bases using honeysuckle. I picked long vines, stripped the leaves, then wrapped them round and round to form a circle of many strands. I tucked the ends in so nothing unravels. 

To dress the base, I picked winter foliage, ivy and berries. I tucked the stalks into the base, then wrapped ivy around everything to hold it more firmly in place, tucking the ivy ends in as well. The wreath is now hanging from my front door. I used natural garden twine for that.

I should probably mention that if you are going to pick holly, remember it is very sharp. Wear gardening gloves to avoid being pricked.

There are more ideas for seasonal activities in my book Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year, published by Moon Books. Copies can be found at Treadwell's bookshop at 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London, or online at Amazon.

(Note: I earn commission from advertisers for some links.

Previous related posts
badwitch.co.uk/2024/11/poppet-craft-how-to-make-magical-yule.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/11/craft-making-long-lasting-yuletide.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/10/craft-box-of-charms-amulets-for.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/10/craft-i-made-100-natural-autumn-wreath.html

A Poem for Yule: There is no Peace on Earth...

This is a poem for Yule, the Winter Solstice, Christmas or whatever you celebrate in late December. One of my resolutions this year was to write poetry for each of the eight Wheel of the Year festivals, but I was really struggling to write my Yule poem as the world seems so harsh at the moment. Eventually, I wrote this:

There is no Peace on Earth

There is no peace on Earth
and no goodwill to all.
We could be kind, but rather
hark to hatred's call

Is this what we desire?
What we wish for
this year's Yule?

Or could we,
for just one day?
Stop.
Then be less cruel.

The poem is copyright Lucya Starza, but feel free to share it with my name cited.

Here are links to some of my earlier poems:
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/10/a-poem-for-samhain-what-is-there-to-fear.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/09/equinox-poem-for-wheel-of-year-symmetry.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/07/poem-for-wheel-of-year-berrying-at.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/06/poem-for-wheel-of-year-under-solstice.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2021/11/yuletide-poem-capturing-mood-of-season.html

Magickal Events Near London & Online Over Yuletide

The winter solstice is on Sunday 21st December. Here's a list of pagan, witchy and magical events to celebrate the rebirth of the sun and the festive season until early January. I've listed a mixture of online and in-person things to do over Yuletide. Many are in or near London, but some are further away including at Stonehenge. 

Now to 11 January 2026; Mumbai + London. Free exhibition of new perspectives on the ancient world with a cultural comparison between the British Museum sculptures of the Indian god Vishnu, the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and the Roman god Bacchus (or Greek Dionysos). Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/mumbai-london-new-perspectives-ancient-world

Now on; Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition. Venue: The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1 7NN. Open Wednesdays to Sundays. Tickets from £21. https://darksecretsexhibition.com/london/

Now to 20 April  2026; Welcome To Fairy Land - Luciana Nedelea Art Exhibition. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: Museum opening hours, free entry https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/events-exhibitions/

Now – 19 April 2026; Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection Exhibition. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/thirst-in-search-of-freshwater

Now - 31 January 2026. The Medium is the Message. An exhibition at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Open Tuesday - Sunday daytime. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Now to 10 January 2026; Jane and Louise Wilson: Performance of Entrapment. Exhibition investigating parallels between the Roman Temple of Mithras in London and Ise Jingu shrine in Japan. Venue: Bloomberg Space, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA. Free. https://www.londonmithraeum.com/

Now to 16 May 2026; Broken, Burnt, Buried. Exhibition of Egyptians objects deliberately broken as part of ritual and religious practices. Venue: Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT. Free. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/

Now – 26 February 2026;  Exhibition: Elective Affinities. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH , Time: 10am-5pm Monday - Friday. Free, but book a ticket. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/elective-affinities/

Now – 1 February 2026; Thirst: In Search of Freshwater. Exhibition about humanity’s vital connection with freshwater, including pagan, spiritual and mystical aspects. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/thirst-in-search-of-freshwater

Most lunchtimes and some other times: Meditation - in-person or online. In-person venue: Inner Space, 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, London · WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm (for lunchtime meditation). Free. https://www.meetup.com/inner-space-covent-garden/events/

Various dates; London Witches and Chilling History Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London, SE1 9DF. Times various. Tickets from £16.31. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/enthral-experiences-58960674733

Now - 19 December; Visual History of European Alchemy Short Course in 5 classes wrth Sergei Zotov. Online via Zoom through the Warburg Institute. Tickets £130 (concessions available). Time: 2pm. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/visual-history-of-european-alchemy-2025

Wednesday 17 December; A Tudor Christmas. Hybrid talk via Gresham College. In-person venue Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London EC1N 2HH. Time: 6pm. Free to register for online viewing. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/

Wednesday 17 December; Astrological Sound Bath with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £30 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 17 December (tbc but usually 3rd Wednesday each month); The More Mead Moot. Venue: The Hope pub, Carshalton, Surrey. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/

Wednesday 17 December (every Wednesday); Sound Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 17 December (and other dates); Gong Bath. Venue:  Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick,  London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  from £25.63. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Wednesday 17 December; Winter and Creative Writing Workshop with Bernadette Russell  via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 17 December; The Hooden Horse of Kent. Talk via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Thursday 18 December (most Thursdays); 30 Minute Guided Meditation. Online via Rest Less Events. Time: 9am. Tickets £3.99 per class. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Thursday 18 December (most Thursdays); Shamanic Dance with Luisa Passalacqua. Venue near Wandsworth Town Station, London. Time: 11am. Tickets donations (or free) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/luisa-passalacqua-16972493584?

Thursday 18 December; Poetry Evening. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Thursday, 18 December; Yuletide Seance. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Doors open: 6.30pm. Tickets £25. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 18 December; Witch Choir with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS.Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 18 December; PF London Yule Open Ritual via Pagan Federation London. Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7.15pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members (cash only). https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon

Thursday, 18 December; The Life and Stories of H.C. Andersen. Talk by Lena H Brennand and Cat Irving on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.49. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 19 December; Waffling Witches Yuletide special.  Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 19 December (1st and 3rd Friday each month); Pagan Portal Podcast by Moon Books. Time: noon (or listen to recording later). Free event. https://open.spotify.com/show/11N4kNj65tTz9NFUcZTMa7?

Friday 19 December and other dates; Tea with a Medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 19 December;  Winter Solstice Tea Ceremony and Sister Circle. Venue: London,  SW11 6RP. Time: 6pm.  Tickets from £8. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/73770623733?

Friday 19 December; New Moon Sound Bath and  Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Friday 19 December (and other dates); New Moon, Full Moon or Divine Union Cacao Ceremony, Heart Ritual and Gong Bath. Venue: Private Location near Wandsworth Town/Clapham Junction, London. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets:  From £32.93 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-moon-full-moon-or-divine-union-cacao-ceremonyheart-ritual-gong-bath-tickets-169545022727

Friday 19 December; Winter Solstice Ceremony and Shamanic Journey by Priest of Indigo Earth Joseph Atiase. Venue: Hackney Marshes, East London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/priest-of-indigo-earth-joseph-atiase-35528479563

Friday 19 December (last session this year); Way of the Witch monthly online circle with Samantha K. and Jacqui C. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/sammi-k-shamanic-practitioner-psychic-medium/events/

​Saturday 20 December; Celtic Goddesses - An experiential day exploring Celtic goddesses led by Caroline Wise and Carrie Kirkpatrick. Venue: ​Highgate, North London. Time: 11am - 6.30 pm. Price: £80. https://www.goddessenchantment.com/

​Saturday 20 December; Winder Solstice at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

Saturday 20 December; Sacred Sweat Lodge for Winder Solstice. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets £tbc, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 20 December; Winter Solstice Magic Workshop with Joanna Gilar. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Saturday 20 December; Yule/ Winter Solstice Free and open Gorsed of Caer Abiri ritual at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for druidic ceremony at 1.30pm. Offering of bread, mead, or Bardic performance always welcomed. Free event, just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/groups/49080749624/

​Saturday 20 December; Woodland Winter Solstice 2025 Ritual Gathering with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at the entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, London N6 5UU, to be led into woods to the ritual spot. Bring a torch and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £8. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

​Saturday 20 December; Queen of the Witches: A Yule Ritual by Miss Jayne. Venue in London  W10 6B. Time: 3pm to 6:30pm . Tickets from  £16.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queen-of-the-witches-a-yule-ritual-tickets-1968249587500?

Saturday 20 December (every full and new moon); Moon Space online event via She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Sunday 21 December; Winter Solstice at Stonehenge. English Heritage allows managed free open access to the stones for the sunset and sunrise, although the car parking is charged. Access to stones from: 5.15am-10am. Details: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/things-to-do/solstice/  The event is usually also livestreamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnglishHeritage

Sunday 21 December;  Winter Solstice Listening Walk. A listening walk along the Thames, from dawn in Rotherhithe, to dusk in Brentford, to mark the winter solstice. Time: 7.30am to 5pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ethan-cohen-60098896903

Sunday 21 December;  The Merry Macabre Xmas Market at The Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 10am-2pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Sunday 21 December (and other dates and times); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 11am. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 21 December; Mythic London – Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells. Meet outside St Mary Le Strand Church, Strand, London WC2R. Time: 11.50am. Tickets: £35. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 21 December (on the closest Sunday to the festival); Druidic Ritual to celebrate Winter Solstice on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, at 12.30pm to prepare the site for the ritual at 1pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. https://www.facebook.com/LooseAssociationOfDruidsOfPrimroseHill

Sunday 21 December (tbc but usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Winter Solstice open ritual. Venue: Long Man of Wilmington, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm, walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards, the Giants Rest pub. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227609495203/

Sunday 21 December (usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Yule at Woodspirits. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group.   Venue: Queens Wood, North London. Time: Noon: optional meeting at Queens Wood Cafe, 2pm woodland ritual. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 21 December; Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/

Sunday 21 December; The Snow Queen Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: The Asylum chapel, Caroline Gardens, London SE15. Time: 3pm. Tickets from £5.   https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 21 December; Wicca Women's Circle with Crystal Wicca. Venue in Westerham, TN16 . Time: 3pm. Tickets: £33. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Sunday 21 December; "Rough Magic" fireside story telling for adults for the Winter Solstice with Bernadette Russell. Venue: Lesnes Abbey Lodge, East London, Time: 3pm to 5pm. Tickets: £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rough-magic-fireside-story-telling-for-adults-for-the-winter-solstice-tickets-1917737758259?

Sunday 21 December; Return of the Light Winter Solstice Sound Bath and Candle Ceremony. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £40-£45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 21 December; Ritual in the Tower (Luna Iter). In-person ritual in Hackney, East London for members of the group, guests and seekers on the path. Meet at the Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Rd, London, from 4.30pm, moving on to a historic site to start the ritual at 6pm. Entry: £9.73. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154 

Sunday 21 December (every Sunday); Mindfulness Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 6pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 21 December (closest Sunday to the festival); Wheel of the Year: Winter Solstice/Yule Pagan Ceremony. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 21 December; Winter Solstice Shamanic Ceremony with Beáta Alföldi. Online via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 21 December; OBOD Online Alban Arthan/ Winter Solstice Ceremony live on the OBOD Facebook page and OBOD YouTube Channel. Time: 7pm https://www.facebook.com/druidry

Sunday 21 December; “Bah! Humbug!” with Giles AbbottVenue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 7pm or 8pm. Tickets from £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Sunday 21 December (and other dates); Solstice Special London Witches Walking Tour with Maria Beadell's organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet Meet outside Farringdon tube Station, Cowcross street, London EC1M 6BY, UK. Time: 7.50pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday, 22 December  (tbc but usually every Monday); Tea With a Druid. Free online event by the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Time 8pm. https://druidry.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/druidry

Tuesday 23 December; Winter Solstice/ Christmas All Faiths Crossbones vigil to honour the outcast dead of Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA. Time: 6.45pm for 7pm. Free, just turn up  You can also view the vigil online.   http://crossbones.org.uk  

Tuesday 23 December; An Unusual History of Fish. Talk by Amorina Kingdon on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.49. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 26 December (tbc but usuallly 4th Friday of the month);  The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Saturday 27 December (tbc but usually every 4th Saturday of the month until February 28, 2026) Psychic Development - Beginners Mediumship. Venue: Yurt,  11, Strathearn Rd SW19 7LH,  London. Time: · 5pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Sunday 28 December; Women's Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in South Norwood Lake and Grounds. Meet at Sylvan Road, London SE25 4AN. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

​Monday 29 December; Woodland Cacao - Angelic magic for new Beginnings with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at the entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, London N6 5UU, to be led into woods to the ritual spot. Bring a torch and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £11. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

31 December; Cirque de Curiosities: New Years Eve at The Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 9pm. Tickets £26.94 include a glass of Devil's Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Thursday 1 January (and other dates); Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred. Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Cooper's Yard, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-sound-bath-meditation-summoning-the-sacred-tickets-223970159777?#

Friday 2 January  (tbc but usually every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 2 January; Full Moon Ritual by the Thames with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, · London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Saturday 3 January; Connecting with Trees, a Call to Arms with South East London Pagans. Venue: One Tree Hill, Honor Oak, South London. Time: 1.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Saturday 3 January; Storytelling Around The Fire – Warm Tales for Winter with  Vanessa Woolf and London Dreamtime. Venue: Plot 9 Maze Hill, Greenwich. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £5-£15.  https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday, 4 January; Twelfth Nigh celebration. Mummers' Play, the Bankside Wassail and more seasonal entertainment with The Lion's Part. Venue: Shakespeare's Globe, Bankside and Borough Market, Southwark, London, SE1 9DT. Starts at noon. This is a free event. https://thelionspart.co.uk/

Sunday 4 January;  Sacred Reset with Crystal Wicca. Venue Crystal Wicca, West Wickham, BR4. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £26. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

For details of events after 6 January 2024 please visit my events page.

Notes: I'm not responsible for the content of these events. I don't always know about changes or cancellations to events I don't run - tbc means to be confirmed. Contact event organisers directly with questions but please let me know if you are aware of something that needs correcting, via badwitch1234@gmail.com . Where a practitioner is offering information about magical wellbeing and healing, this is *not* medical advice. The picture at the top is from Dicken's A Christmas Carol.