Sacred Walks: Pilgrimage in Britain Surges in Popularity

You don't have to be Christian to go on a pilgrimage. Today’s pilgrims cite wellbeing, nature connection and cultural heritage as their motivations, alongside spiritual practice and religious observance, according to The British Pilgrimage Trust. Many Pagans go on pilgrimage, as Thea Prothero explained in her Pagan Portals book on the topic.

The British Pilgrimage Trust has published a list of the most-downloaded pilgrimage routes across England, Wales and Scotland. The charity’s 2025 route data shows strong demand for ancient long-distance paths and short, accessible micro-pilgrimages across Britain. Since 2014, the charity has built the largest online repository of British pilgrimage routes and places.

Pilgrimage is an ancient practice, but its renewed appeal today reflects contemporary pressures such as the pace of modern life and constant connectivity. Setting out on foot along routes shaped by centuries of use offers a deliberate contrast, creating space for reflection and attentiveness to landscape and history.

For many people, pilgrimage is often associated with routes such as the Camino de Santiago and other global traditions. The Trust’s latest data, however, points to a growing rediscovery of Britain’s own ancient pilgrimage routes, which offer deep historical and spiritual significance without the need to travel overseas.

“Historically, pilgrimage has often resurfaced at moments of social change,” says Guy Hayward, co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust. 

“What feels different now is that people are rediscovering pilgrimage not only as a religious practice, but also as a shared human one. It has become a way of walking with intention and care, whatever your beliefs. Britain’s churches and sacred spaces have long offered hospitality to pilgrims, and many remain open places where anyone can pause and reflect. Through networks like our charity’s Sanctuary Network, pilgrims can now sleep in churches along the way.”

Earlier YouGov research commissioned by the charity in 2025 helps explain this renewed interest. It found that while curiosity about pilgrimage is high, the biggest barrier remains the perception that pilgrimage is only for the religious. People also cited concerns about cost, time constraints and logistical complexity. In practice, many are surprised to discover that a meaningful pilgrimage can be undertaken in a single day, with minimal equipment and little or no expense.

Since its founding in 2014, the British Pilgrimage Trust has met, spoken with and guided thousands of pilgrims. In its own surveys, people most commonly cite emotional and mental wellbeing, connection with nature, spiritual curiosity, and Britain’s rich cultural heritage as their motivations. These lived experiences continue to shape the Trust’s work.

For many, the appeal of pilgrimage lies not simply in the act of walking, but in walking towards something meaningful. Across Britain, people continue to journey to places long held as significant, including holy wells and springs, ancient trees, caves and hilltops, chalk figures, boundary stones, and churches, abbeys and cathedrals. These are places shaped by people over centuries.

At a time when many people feel divided from one another, pilgrimage can offer something quietly radical: common ground. By walking alongside others, sometimes alone, sometimes in silence and sometimes in conversation, people often find it easier to listen and connect.

Britain’s most popular pilgrimage routes in 2025

To understand which pilgrimage routes people are actively considering, the Trust analysed route downloads from its website across England, Wales and Scotland. The analysis shows strong interest across a wide range of pilgrimage lengths, from short, single-day pilgrimages to longer routes walked over several days or weeks.

Across the three nations, the most-downloaded routes include shorter pilgrimages such as St Michael’s Way in Cornwall, alongside longer journeys including St James’ Way, the Pilgrims’ Way to Canterbury, the revived Old Way, the North Wales Pilgrims’ Way, and St Columba’s Way in Scotland.

While these routes are historically rooted in religious practice, they are walked today for many reasons. For many people, their significance lies not only in belief but also in what they carry as cultural inheritance, offering a way to move through landscape with intention.

Other previous related posts

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/12/author-interview-festive-reads.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/06/book-review-pilgrimage-in-japan-by-joan.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/02/ley-line-pilgrimage-to-brides-well.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/01/im-doing-pilgrimage-to-raise-money-for.html

Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Here's a list of events for pagans, witches and those with similar interests over the next couple of weeks. I mainly include in-person things in or near London, because that's where I'm based, as well as online talks and workshops you can do anywhere and a few conferences further afield. 

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 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 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/

Every Wednesday and Friday; College of Psychic Studies -  pop in to have a look around the lovely building.  Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am-5pm weekdays. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

 https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

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

Wednesday 14 January (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/

Wednesday 14 January (and other dates and times); Viktor Wynd Museum Guided Tour and a Devil's Botany Absinthe. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6pm. Tickets from £12. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Wednesday 14 January; Advanced Elemental Magic workshop withy Julian Vayne, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 14 January; The Healing Power of Colour. Start of 6-session workshop with Mark Wentworth via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  £180. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Wednesday 14 January; Psychic Mediumship Messages for 2026 with Daniel Pitt. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Wednesday 14 January (most Wednesdays); Gong Bath. Venue:  Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick,  London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  from £23.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Wednesday 14 January (2nd Wed each month); The Power of Water. Training group workshop by the Wytchery. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Wednesday 14 January; Winter Home Blessings. Workshop with Hannah Sanders   via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday 14 January; Winter Witchcraft Practices. Workshop with Levannah Morgan   via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday 14 January (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 14 January The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits and Women. Talk by Seed Talks. Hybrid event. In person venue: The Blues Kitchen BrixtonLondon, England. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £11.50 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Thursday 15 January; Mindfulness Meditation Online via Rest Less Events. Time: 9am. Tickets £3.99 per class. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Thursday 15 January (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 15 - 17 January; Reiki and Crystal Healing  Level 1 Certified Course . Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 11.30am – 4.30pm. Tickets £350. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 15 January; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Thursday 15 January; Tales of the Dark Feminine with Victoria Castro. Talk and signing. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 15 January; Where Do I Start? Start of 6-session workshop with Anthony Kesner via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 5.15pm. Tickets:  £165. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Thursday 15 January; The Invisible Bridge Uniting the Lost Wisdom of the Templars and the Hidden Light in Freemasonry. Talk by Helena B. Scott, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 15 January; The Medium’s Path: Foundation. Start of 6-session workshop with TJ Higgs via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Thursday 15 January; Tarot workshop on the court cards with Rain McManus. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.facebook.com/events/1645250146853863/?

Thursday 15 January; 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 15 January (and other dates); Candlelit Gong Bath by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £20.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Thursday 15 January; Fishbourne Roman Palace: the Gift that Keeps on Giving. Online talk via the Folklore Library and Archive. Time: 8pm. Tickets:  £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-library-archive-68703440013?

Friday 16 January (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 16 January; Morning Sister Sharing Circle and Chakra Clearing Vocal Toning by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Friday 16 January  (tbc but usually 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 16 and Saturday 17 January;  Mari Lwyd Wassail 2026 organised by London Welsh Centre / Canolfan Cymry Llundain, London, WC1X 8UE. Time: 6pm. Tickets £5.35 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/londonwelshcentre/mari-lwyd-wassail-2026/e-pbmplo

Friday 16 January; Travel with the Sacred Drum with Heather McDonald. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 6.30pm. Tickets: £48. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 16 January; 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 17 January; Dive into the Mysteries of the Shamanic Journey. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 10.30pm. Tickets £35, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 17 January; New Year, New Energy workshop with June-Elleni Laine, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 17 January;  Remote Viewing into Hidden Realms with Ann Théato. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 17 January; Beckenham Winter Wassail By Permaculture London. Venue: Beckenham BR3 3SE. Time: noon. Free but donations welecome. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beckenham-winter-wassail-tickets-1979266307807/?

Saturday 17 January; Apple Yowling at The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham. Time: 5.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/724405544032743?

Saturday 17 January;  Brothers, Meet Up, Work and Fireside Gathering, organised by Aho. Venue: 

Berkeley Farm,  Essex, close to Hainault Station on the Central Line. Time: noon 12-6pm. https://www.aho.community/

Saturday 17 January 2026; I'm running an in-person workshop on Magical Ways to Guide Your Life in the Coming Year, inspired with ideas from my books. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person.  Visit https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 17 January; The Star, The Moon and The Sun in Tarot workshop with Amanda Watson, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 17 January;  Goddess of the Moon – January Women’s Circle with Claudia Chapman. Venue: The Goddess Studio, 116 Whitehouse Way, London N14 7LU. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £33. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/20248016862

Saturday 17 January; New Year Energy Palace. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets: £25.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Saturday 17 January (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 18 January; Transmuting Fear with Joan Osborne. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday, 18 January (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 18 January; 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 18 January; Planetary Magic: Mars for Passion. Workshop with Dr Vivianne Crowley, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £105. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 18 January; Magic in Contemporary Art, Ep. 10. Lecture and Discussion with Dr Amy Hale, Jacqui McIntosh and Kate Waltersvia Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £5. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Sunday 18 January; The Freedom of Uncovering One’s Own World?  Talk by Katherine Swancutt 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

Monday 19 January; The Spirit, the Client and You workshop with Maria Antoniout. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Monday 19 January; Week 1 – The Planets (Part 1). Free online talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 5pm. Tickets free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 19 January; Imbolc at Bibi's Circle. Venue: Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Monday 19 January;  Healers, Midwives, Witches. Showing of experimental documentary. Venue: the Feminist Library, 161 Sumner Road, London SE15 6JL. Time 6pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/feminist-library-10830367574

Monday 19 January; Fairy Bloodlines of Ancient Ireland and Britain Talk with Mark Jackson. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  from £16.40 include a glass of Devil's Botany Absinthe. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 19 January (every Monday); The Esoteric Zodiac – William Meader followed by chart discussion. Online talks via the Astrological Lodge of London. Times 7pm/8.30pm. Tickets £9/£6. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 19 January; Have a nice Disclosure! - In conversation with Julia Mossbridge. Online  presentation hosted by the Society for Psychical Research via Zoom. Time: 8pm. Tickets: Free for members/£5 non members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Monday 19 January  (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

Monday 19 January; Exploring the Dream Realms. Start of 10-session course run by Tree Carr, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £305. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 19 January;  Theosophy. Online discussion group via Rudolf Steiner House. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Monday 19 January;  Sister Sharing Circle by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 8pm. Tickets from: £14.79. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Tuesday 20 January; Yoga for Mind, Breath and Body. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 6.15pm. Tickets: £12. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Tuesday 20 January; Learn Marseille Tarot (Minor Cards). Start of 4-Part Course with Adrien Mastrosimone via Treadwell's online. Time: 7pm. Delayed viewing available. Tickets: £150. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 20 January; Sigil Magic. Start of 2-Part Workshop with Chaos magician Mark Vincent via Treadwell's online. Time: 7pm. Delayed viewing available. Tickets: £50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 20 January; Magical Energy. Start of 2-session course run by Julian Vayne, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 20 January; Grounding and Protection. Start of 5-session course run by Lucy Aumonier, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £180. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 20 January; Journey Through The Dreamiverse. Start of 10-session course run by Tree Carr, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £305. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 21 January; Spirit Circle: Intermediate. Start of 10-session course run by Nicoletta Stephens, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £290. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 21 January; Finding the personal within the myth. Special Guest Polis Loizou. Space for Storytelling Free Workshop, organised by London Dreamtime. Venue: St John Waterloo, Waterloo Rd, London SE1. Time: 6.30pm.  https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Wednesday 21 January; 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 21 January; Astrology Across Cultures. Rebecca  Beattie and Shreya Ila Anasuyavia In Conversation via Treadwell's online. Time: 7pm. Delayed viewing available. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 21 January; Awakening Your Soul's Truth: Working with the Ancient Neters of Egypt. Start of 6-session course run by Pixie P Carney, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 21 January; Walking the Shamanic Path. Start of 6-session course run by Beáta Alföldi, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 21 January (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 21 January; Hand Reading for Beginners. Start of 10-session course run by Robin Lown, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £280. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 22 January; 21st Century Folk Tales: myth and magic in the global world. Start of evening class course with Katie Goss via City Lit. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £149. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Thursday 22 January; Shamans: The Visual Culture of Animism - Max Carocci. Talk and signing. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 22 January; Magick Without Tears Moot. Event by Marco Visconti Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte St., London W1T 2LY. Time 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mwtpubmoot

Thursday 22 January; Troubadour Magic. Performance-Lecture and Soirée with Musician Muco . Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 22 January; Numerology: Essential Skills. Start of 10-session course run by Richard Abbot, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £280. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 22 January; Develop the Intuitive Mind: Intermediate. Start of 10-session course run by Maria Antoniou, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £290. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 22 January; Start From the Heart in 2026. Talk by Doe Warnes, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 22 January; A Journey with Spirit. Start of 10-session course run by Gary Wright, via the College of Psychic Studies. In person or online event. In-person venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB.Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £tbc. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 22 January; Mummified Cats and other Concealed Ritual Objects . Talk by Wayne Perkins 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 23-24 January; Learn the Art of Tarot 2-day course. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 11.30am start. Tickets £500, price includes a set of Wicca Moon tarot cards. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 23 January; Simply Psychic Foundation. Start of 10-session course run by Geoffrey Beitz, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £280. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 23 January; 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  

Friday 23 January  (4th Friday of the month);  The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 23 January; An Evening of Mediumship with Tony Stockwell, Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 24 January; Manifest with Crystals and Essential Oils. Workshop with Gemma Petherbridge. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 24 January; The Divine Feminine, Colour and Symbolism. Workshop with Nicole Frobusch. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 24 January; Stone Spirit Healing. Workshop with Nicholas Pearson. Online via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 24 January (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 25 January; Group Constellation Workshop by Avideya. Venue: 30 Friern Watch Avenue, London N12 9NT. Time:  from 10am to 5pm.  From £53.80. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/avideya-30020254011

Sunday 25 January; Shamanic Group with Les Fuller. All welcome Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-3pm. Tickets: £10. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 25 January; The Enneagram: Your Soul's Compass. Workshop with Dr Deborah Egerton. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 25 January; Winter Darkness and Creative Writing. In-Person Workshop with Bernadette Russell. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £25 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 25 January (date tbc); Meeting of Heathen Kindred Blot (was Kith of the Tree and the Well). Venue:  The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 1.30pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/events

Sunday 25 January; Astrology and Relationships workshop with Carmen Turner-Schott, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 25 January; Live Music and Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

For activities after these dates please visit my events page. 

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of these events except my own talks and workshops. Contact organisers directly if you have questions or to check ticket availability. Where a practitioner is offering information about magical healing, this is *not* medical advice. If you're running an event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com Also please note I earn commission for some links. 

Art: The Theatre Deli Tarot - Supporting Creativity

This unusual tarot deck is the latest I've added to my collection. It's the Theatre Deli Tarot, which was made by 55 artists from a London-based community of creative people. 

Registered charity Theatre Deli uses empty city spaces to provide environments and opportunities for people to experiment with, develop, showcase and enjoy art. I bought my copy at the venue at 107 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 4AF when I was there at the weekend. 

The deck's creators include resident artists, community members, partner organisations, friends, staff and trustees. They represent a range of disciplines: theatremakers, dancers, cabaret artists, drag performers, filmmakers, photographers and producers. They also represent diverse experience, perspective, age, (dis)ability, background, and engagement with tarot. Their work includes photography, drawing, painting, digital art, collage, text, and textile. Each was given free rein to create an interpretation of their chosen cards in their own styles and media, which has resulted in a wonderfully original mixture of cards. 

I love it!

The sets are made with a 70 percent mix of materials from FSC-certified forests, recycled materials, and/or FSC-controlled wood and each sold helps the charity continue its work.

You can buy a copy here or pick up one onsite at Theatre Deli Leadenhall Street.

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http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/06/divination-knight-of-cups-from-thoth.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/03/occult-london-tarot-exhibition-at.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/04/divination-exhibition-oracles-omens.html

Pagan Eye: Birth, Belief & Protection Exhibition

The Wellcome Collection in London currently has an exhibtion called Expecting, about protective practices and beliefs around pregnancy from medieval times. I took the photo above of a painting called The Birth of a Baby, done in the 15th or 16th century. It shows the mother surrounded by attendants including both a nun and an astrologer, revealing that the community worked together to offer the new mum and her child many forms of help.

Also on display is a parchment scroll created about 1500 CE. It's covered in prayers. These could be recited, but the scroll itself was worn by women  during childbirth and at other moments of danger, believing that it had amuletic properties. 

Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection is on until 19 April at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Entry is free and you can just turn up to see it. 

On each Pagan Eye post, I show a photo that I find interesting, with a few words about it. I'm not quite sure what I'll be including - it could be a seasonal image, a pagan site, an event, or just a pretty picture. If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself and you must confirm that you are submitting it for A Bad Witch's Blog.

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http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/08/exhibition-thirst-our-vital-connection.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/pagan-eye-predicting-future-map-of-world.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/03/charmed-photos-wellcome-collections.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/01/event-wild-ones-at-wellcome-collection.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/04/the-occult-in-exhibition-cult-of-beauty.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/07/smoke-mirrors-psychic-games-magic.html

My Events: New Year Renewal, Candle Magic & Cleansing

Here are details of the witchy events I'm involved with from now until the end of February 2026. There are workshops on setting and manifesting intentions for the year ahead, candle magic, and cleansing and protection. 

January

Magical Ways to Guide Your Life in the Coming Year: New Year Reflection and Renewal

On Saturday 17 January 2026 I'm running an in-person workshop on New Year Reflection and Renewal. It takes place at the lovely Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. The start time is 1pm and tickets are £22 per person.  Visit https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

In-Person Candle Magic Workshop at Treadwell's

On Saturday 31 January I'm running a candle magic workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. The venue is Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. The start time is 1pm and tickets are £25 per person. To find out more and reserve a place visit: https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

February

Cleansing and Protection Workshop In-Person at Treadwell's

On  Saturday 28 February I'm running an in-person workshop on traditional methods of cleansing and protection in witchcraft and folk magic practices. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person.  Visit https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

I'm Lucya Starza and as well as writing A Bad Witch's Blog I'm the author of books in the Pagan Portals series on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. My Gothic novel Erosion is also published by Moon Books.

You can buy my books at Treadwell's Bookshop, via Amazon, at the College of Psychic Studies in London and at other bookshops. You can find more about me at my author page at publisher Moon Books, and on my Amazon author page. Please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.