Wednesday 29 March 2023

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 week or so. I generally include things in the UK, especially in or near London, as well as online talks and workshops, but some are further afield. If you know an event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

Now to Saturday 17 June, Two exhibitions: Animal Guising and the Kentish Hooden Horse; Discovering a Bronze Age Hoard. Both exhibitions are at Maidstone Museum, St. Faith's Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1LH. Free entry. https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/

Now to 10 July; A Bestiary of Austin Osman Spare art exhibition. Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum and The Last Tuesday Society, 11 Mare Street, London, E8 4RP. https://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now to 30 July; Labyrinth - Knossos, Myth and Reality. Exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Full tickets £15.30. https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/labyrinth-knossos-myth-reality

Every Wednesday and Friday (except bank holidays); Open Days at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am - 4pm. Free, just pop in. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 29 March; An Afternoon with... John Matthews. Venue: The Gardner Room at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets £10, tea and cake inlcuded. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/  or visit the shop for more details.

Wednesday 29 March; The Magic Knife in the 'Witch’s Tools Series'. Online workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 29 March; Tarot Circle. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 29 March (usually last Wednesday every month); Social at Hertford Moot. Venue: The Blackbirds, 15-17 Parliament Square, Hertford, as the normal venue, The White Horse, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, is under new management. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Wednesday 29 March (every Wednesdays); Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 29 March; Launch event for House of Flies by Iain Sinclair. Time: 7.30pm. Venue: the London Welsh Centre, Gray’s Inn Road, London. Free event. https://www.threeimpostors.co.uk/

Thursday 30 March (and other dates); Morning Meditation. Free online event via Rest Less Events. Time: 9am. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/30-minute-morning-meditation/?

Thursday 30 March; The Hidden Meaning of the Coronation. Illustrated lecture by Robert Stephenson. Venue: Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH. Time: 2pm. Free but you must book a ticket. guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Thursday 30 March (and other dates); 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 30 March; Art and Altars of Africa and Beyond. Online talk by Lilith Dorsey via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £16. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 March; Developing and Anchoring a Secure Attachment Style. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Thursday 30 March (every Thursday); Talk on a paranormal subject for ASSAP members. Time: 7pm. Free event, with Zoom link details emailed out to members. To join ASSAP, for £5 per year, visit http://www.assap.ac.uk/.

Thursday 30 March; Cunning Conjurations: Spirit Calling in English Folk Magic. Online talk by Al Cummins through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 30 March (tbc but usually every Thursday); Eimear Burke, Chief of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, has an in-depth conversation with fellow practitioners on Facebook Live. Time: 8pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/druidry

Friday 31 March; Friday Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/#

Friday 31 March (and other dates); Mind, Body Restore Online Yoga. Time: 6.15pm. Free online event. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

Friday 31 March, Lost Among the Trees. Storytelling for adults with London Dreamtime. Venue: One of London's Royal Parks. Time: 7pm. Tickets £12. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Friday 31March; Blue Lotus and Shamanic Drum Journey. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Friday 31 March (and other dates); Online Meditation Session. Time: Time: 7.25pm. Free online event, but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

Friday 31 March, London Witches. Walking Tour with Maria Beadell organised by Treadwells. Meet outside Farringdon Tube Station. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets: £16.50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Saturday 1 April; Hawaiian Prayer Offering. Full day workshop with Wayne Kealohi Powell. Venue: The Gardner Room at The Atlantis Bookshop,  49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am to 5pm. Tickets: £60. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/ or visit the shop for more details

Saturday 1 April; Goddess Day dedicated to the Mistress of Beasts. In-person events by Goddess Enchantments. Venue: North London. Time 11am - 6.30pm. Price £75. Discount code available for previous attendees. Parking is available. https://www.goddessenchantment.com/WORKSHOPS

Saturday 1 April;  Empowerment and Ancestral Healing with the Avebury Matriarch Dragon. In-person class with Caroline Mitchell. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 April; Beginner series: Intro to Spirituality with Gemma Petherbridge. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Saturday 1 April; Pagan FutureFests Belostra 2023. Festival with entertainment, talks and a market. Venue: Cryer Arts Centre,  39 High St, Carshalton SM5 3BB. Starts at noon. Tickets: £15 all day, £9 evening only https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063671617518

Saturday 1 April; Women's Sacred Healing Circle with the Moon Circles, Ceremonies, Meditations and More Meetup Group, Venue: Private address in · London SW17. Time: noon. Tickets £22/£15. https://www.meetup.com/sw-london-healing-circles-ceremonies/events/291934541/

Saturday 1 April; Wild Lab Workshop with Renato Guerrero, an alchemist, mentor and medicine man, organised in conjunction with Aho Studio. Venue:  Epping Forest, near Loughton Tube Station. Time: noon to 8pm, Tickets: £55.  To RSVP and make payment contact Renato sonidosmedicina@gmail.com.

Saturday 1 April; Scrying workshop - divination using crystal balls, mirrors and water - based on my book Pagan Portals - Scrying. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 1 April; Wild Woman Awakening. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £35. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Sunday 2 April; Moot for members of NWK Pagans. Venue: Chislehurst Caves. Kent. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887

Sunday 2 April; Astro-Meditation - Welcoming Spring. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Sunday 2 April; Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Two times: 11.45am and 4pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 2 April; The Healing Voice of Women: flash mob chanting event. Venue: St James' Park, Central London. Time: noon. Free to watch. https://www.facebook.com/events/671683494507821

Sunday 2 April; Satanic Flea Market - Rites of Spring Fayre. Venue: Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ. Starts noon. Entry: £4. https://www.facebook.com/events/572202418120934/

Sunday 2 April; Beginner series: Intro to Paganism, a Modern Nature-Based Spirituality with Andre. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Sunday 2 April (first Sunday of the month); Woodspirits. Meet at Cheshunt station before walking to Lee Valley Park. Time: 3pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 2 April; Friendship - Story Co-operative. Organised by London Dreamtime. Meet at Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE, storytelling at Pullens Yards Hall, entrance on Crampton Street. Time: 3pm, earlier to order food. Free but you must reserve  a place. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 2 April (every Sunday); 30-Minute Mindfulness for people of all beliefs. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 6pm. Free, just turn up. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk/

Sunday 2 April; Shamanic Drumming. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £26. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Sunday 2 April; Hazel and Silk - Wands and Scourges. Talk via the Doreen Valiente Foundation as part of a series dedicated to the collection of artefacts once belonging to Doreen Valiente. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets:  £10 – £22.38. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hazel-and-silk-wands-and-scourges-tickets-524885616007?

Sunday 2 April; Cornish legends and healthcare. Online talk by Charlotte MacKenzie through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Sunday 2 April; Fairies 101 for Pagans and Christians. Online workshop by Katy Valentine and Morgan Daimler, author of Fairies and A New Dictionary of Fairies. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets $20 – $45. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fairies-101-for-pagans-and-christians-tickets-574675619247?

Monday 3 April to Friday 30 June; Tremulations, an exhibition with the world premiere of Mark Leckey’s first virtual reality work: The Bridge, curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Jacqui Davies. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way WC1A 2TH. Opening hours Mondays-Fridays 10.30am-5pm. Tickets free but book in advance; £3 admin fee for the VR experience. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tremulations-tickets-594569622747

Monday 3 April; Walking the Witch’s Path. Start of an 8-week online journey into Witchcraft, Magick and Paganism with Laura and Ellie. Time: 11am UK time. Tickets from 633AUD. https://www.ellietownsend.com/witch/

Monday 3 April; Kundalini Yoga. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Monday 3 April;  The Power of Manifesting - Art Behaviour (Art Releases Thought). Free online event by Mind Body Spirit. Time: 7pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-power-of-manifesting-art-behaviour-art-releases-thought-tickets-596895248757

Monday 3 April; Feeling Sound Monday Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Monday 3 April; Meeting Trickster Gods. Online class with Rebecca Beattie, author of The Wheel of the Year, via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 3 April; Visions of the Occult. In-person talk by Victoria Jenkins. Venue: The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London, E8 4RP.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visions-of-the-occult-victoria-jenkins-live-tickets-438535139407?

Monday 3 April; Sacred Oils and Astrology – Felicity Warner and Toxic Relationships (3) by Martin Moritz. Two online talks on astrology via the Astrological Lodge of London.  Time: 7pm and 8pm. Tickets £10 each talk for non members. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 3 April (tbc but usually every Monday); Learn more about the OBOD Druid community. Time: 8pm. Free online event. https://www.druidry.org

Tuesday 4 April; Tea with a Medium... Gary Wright. A sitting with only 5 people. Venue: The Gardner Room at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets £55. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/  or visit the shop for more details.

Tuesday 4 April; Full Moon in Libra Manifesting Ritual. In-person class with Roxy Marrone and Emily Lisant. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 4 April; Tarot Myths and Archetypes. Online class with Suzanne Corbie via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 4 April; (first Tuesday each month); Astrology in Spellwork. Talk at Romford Pagan Moot. Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford. Time: 7pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/Romford-Pagan-Moote-634178063700381

Tuesday 4 April; Full Moon Sound Journey. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Tuesday 4 April (first Tuesday each Month); The Witches' Inn Moot. Venue: Halt and Pull pub, Horley. Time: 8pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/601017178334149

Tuesday 4 April; Sámi Joik and Shamanism. Online talk by Lena Heide-Brennands through The Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 5 April (every Wednesday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Wednesday 5 April; Sacred Circle - The Practice of Witchcraft. Len Roberts’ Workshop Event for Alexandrian and Gardnerian Initiates. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5:30pm. Tickets: £20. https://roseankhpublishing.com/len-roberts-event/

Wednesday 5 April; Exhibition Launch: Envisioning Egypt via The Egypt Exploration Society.  Venue: 3 Doughty Mews, London, WC1N 2PG. Time: 6pm. Tickets: free but you must book. https://www.ees.ac.uk/

Wednesday 5 April; Kundalini Yoga to Amplify Your Aura. In-person class with Gemma Bliss. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 5 April (tbc but usually first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm Price: free. https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial#

Wednesday 5 April; Drum Healing Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 5 April; Restorative and Healing Breathwork. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 5 April; Introducing the Ghost Club (1882–1936). Online talk by Roger Luckhurst through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 6 April; Blessings in Folk Magic. Online workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 6 April; Wiccan Full Moon Ceremony by the Thames, Central London with Mani via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Venue: Meet near the Millennium Bridge, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5 and you must reserve a place. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Thursday 6 April; A Healing with the Spirit Doctor Team, with talk by Susan Gash, via the College of Psychic Studies. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 6 April; Healing the Inner Child. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Thursday 6 April; Full Moon Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for just for 10 minutes or an hour or longer and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Free. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Thursday 6 April; Moon Space - SLC's cosmic cyber circle with Tree Carr. Online via She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 6 April; Full Moon in Libra  Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 6 April - 27 May; Dancing at Lughnasa. Play by Brian Friel set during the Festival of Lughnasa in 1936 in which Pagans and Christians meet. Venue: Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX. Evening performances at 7.30pm. Tickets from £20. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/dancing-at-lughnasa/

Thursday 6 April; A Tour of Life Events via Horror Fiction. Online talk by  Rebecca Gibson through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 7 April; Sonic Third Eye Awakening. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Friday 7 April; Beginner Witches Circle Monthly Class. Venue: Kallima Wellbeing Centre, 8A Adam Business Centre, Cranes Farm Road, Basildon, SS14 3JF. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beginner-witch-circle-with-the-wonky-witch-tickets-522044046797?

Saturday 8 April; Stories from Ancient Egypt: The Gods, Adventure, Magic and Love, with Kevin Groves. Venue: The Gardner Room at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. From 11.30am. Tickets £6. To book a place, call 020 7405 2120, visit the shop or pay on the day. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/  

Saturday 8 April; Sweat Lodge organised by Aho Studio. In-person event. Venue: Berkeley Farm, a few miles outside London. Time: noon. Tickets: £80/£40. www.aho.community

Saturday 8 April; Herne and the Goddess Psychic Fayre and Witches Market. Venue: Wainscott Memorial Hall, Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, Kent ME2 4LG. Time: noon. Tickets: £2. https://www.facebook.com/events/1387929231942019/

Saturday 8 - Sunday 9 April; Sigils, Servitors and Possession States, In-person rwo-day workshop led by Mark Vincent Smith. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £140 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 8 April; Coming of Spring with The Goddess Frigg. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/product-category/events-and-workshops/

Saturday 8 April (and other dates); Witches and Witchcraft History. Pay What You Can Walking Tour by Wonders of London. Meet at Tower Hill Station, Trinity Square Gardens, London EC3N 1JL. Time: 7pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-witchcraft-history-pay-what-you-can-walking-tour-london-tickets-481606948347?

Saturday 8 April; Cacao and Chants. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Monday 10 April; Richmond Park Deer Watch, Walk, Picnic and Rite. Free event with Mani via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Venue: Richmond Park, London. Time: 1pm. You must reserve a place. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of any of these events except my workshop at Treadwell's. Contact the organisers directly if you have any questions or to check ticket availability. Where a practitioner is offering information about magical protection, this is *not* medical advice.

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