Wednesday 2 August 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 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.

Now - 13 August; Luxury and Power - Persia to Greece exhibition. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets £15/free for members. https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Now to 29 September;  For a Better Understanding of Life,  exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-swedenborg-society-8460713300

Now  to 16 September. Deep Time: Uncovering Our Hidden Past an exhibition of contemporary sculpture by Angela Palmer. Venue: Pangolin London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG.  Free entry. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deep-time-uncovering-our-hidden-past-tickets-661182844687

Every Wednesday and Friday; 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/

Now to 18 August; Into The Woods. London photography exhibition by Ellie Davies. Venue: Crane Kalman Gallery, 178 Brompton Road, London SW3 1HQ. Time: 10am-6pm. Free entry. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-the-woods-ellie-davies-tickets-669359210417?

Tuesday 1 - Sunday 6 August; Glastonbury Goddess Conference. Hybrid event in Glastonbury and online. Full ticket £360, 1-day ticket £90-£100, Online ticket: £99 https://goddessconference.com/

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

Wednesday 2 August; Full Moon Sound Ceremony. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 7pm. Tickets from: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Wednesday 2 August; Sacred Geometry - Patterns in Nature Drawing Ritual. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 2 August (every Wednesday); Feeling Sound Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 2 and 9 August;  I'm running a two-part online evening class on Scrying: Divination Using Crystals, Mirrors, Water and Fire via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £75. You can find more details and book here: https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 2 August;  Full Moon and Lammas Celebration. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 2 August; Full Moon Lammas Goddess Circle. Venue: The Goddess Studio, Whitehouse Way, London N14 7LU.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25.63. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-moon-lammas-goddess-circle-tickets-684876362637

Wednesday 2 August (first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm Price: free. https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial

Thursday 3 August; Morning Meditation. Free online event via Rest Less Events. Time: 9am. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/30-minute-morning-meditation/?

Thursday 3 August; 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 3 August (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 https://assap.ac.uk/

Thursday 3 August; Leo Astro Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday, 3 August; Rewiring Your Mind for Unstoppable Success. Free online event with Paul McKenna and Steve Crabb via Mind Body Spirit. Time: 7pm. Free event. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rewiring-your-mind-for-unstoppable-success-paul-mckenna-steve-crabb-tickets-681527305517?

Thursday 3 August; PF London Lammas Open Ritual via Pagan Federation London. Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7.20pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members (cash only). https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon

Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 August; Salem Witchcraft and Folklore Festival. An online event with various talks celebrating Magical Education, Folklore, Community, and Activism. https://www.facebook.com/SalemWitchcraftAndFolkloreFest

Friday 4 - 13 August; The Spirit of Awen 2023. Camping festival. Venue: West End Farm, Church Road, Arlingham, Gloucestershire, GL2 7JL. Tickets: £185 (Full rate from 30 June £245), weekend ticket £150. https://www.spiritofawen.co.uk/

Friday 4 August; Dmitry Ermakov on his work Bo and Bon - Ancient Shamanic Traditions of Siberia and Tibet in Their Relation to the Teachings of a Central Asian Buddha. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Court, · London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Friday 4 August (and other dates); Mind, Body Restore Online Yoga. Time: 6.15pm. Free online event. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

Friday 4 August; Lughnasadh - Ancient Celtic Harvest Celebration. Venue: Butser Ancient Farm. Hampshire, P08. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £18. https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on

Friday, 4 August; Witches and Witchcraft History - Pay What You Can Walking Tour - London by Wonders of London. Meet  outside the exit of Tower Hill Station by Trinity Square Gardens, Tower Hill Station, London EC3N 1JL. Time: 7pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-witchcraft-history-pay-what-you-can-walking-tour-london-tickets-687827950917?

Friday 4 August; Heart of Sekhem. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £60.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Friday 4 August (and other dates); Online Meditation Session. Time: Time: 7.30pm. Free online event, but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

Saturday 5 August; Lughnasadgh/Lammas Ritual. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/product-category/events-and-workshops/

Saturday 5 August; Lammas Seasonal Gathering with Mani via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Venue: Queen's Wood, Highgate, North· London. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £7 https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/events/

Saturday 5 August; OBOD Online Lughnasadh Ceremony on the OBOD Facebook Page and the OBOD YouTube Channel. Time: 7pm. Free.  https://www.facebook.com/druidry

Saturday 5 August; Online talk. Mining Superstitions in Western Australia presented by Dr David Waldron, via the Folklore Podcast. Time: 8pm. Tickets £5. http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com/

Sunday 6 August; NWK Pagans moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Old Hill, London BR7. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/events/9996187010423770

Sunday 6 August; The Art of Automatic Writing. Workshop with Sarah Tyler-Walters. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 6 August;  Lammas Gathering All Heart Led by Kent Goddess Group. Venue: Private residence in Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent. Time: 11am. Cost £5 and bring veggie food and drink to share. https://www.facebook.com/events/200103823032380/

Sunday 6 August; Storytelling Co-Operative with London Dreamtime. Venue: Pullens Centre (Green door) 184 Crampton St SE17 3LL. Time: 2.30pm for  3pm. Tickets  Free. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 6 August (first Sunday of the month); Woodspirits in August (Lammas). 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 6 August  (and other times and dates); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 6 August (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

Monday 7 August; Moon ritual: Grow Back Your Horns by Intimate Animals and Ugly Duck. Venue: Ugly Duck, 49 Tanner Street, London SE1 3PL. Time: 7pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/intimate-animals-ugly-duck-48346099203

Monday 7 August; Working with the Elements: Water and Phlegm - Workshop with Dr Rebecca Beattie, author of Planetary Magic,  via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 7 August (tbc, but usually one Monday per month); Training group workshop for solitary witches hosted by the Wytchery. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Monday 7 August (every fortnight to Sept 18); Summer Study Group On Zoom - Fairy Tale Of The Green Snake and The Beautiful Lily. Free online seminar with Rudolf Steiner - Spiritual Science, Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Monday 7 August; The Buried ‘Menageries’ of Ancient Egypt. Talk by Paul Whelan on Zoom through 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

Monday 7 August (every Monday); Tea With a Druid. Free online event by the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Time 8pm. https://druidry.org/

Tuesday 8 August;  Lion's Gate Portal Activation. 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

Tuesday 8 August; Witch Wisdom - Lion's Gate Portal. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 9 August; Herbs of Mars - A Planetary Herbal Workshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £60. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 9 August (tbc but usually 2nd Wed each month); Enfield Town Circle Moot. Venue: Crown and Horsehoes, Enfield  Time: 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Wednesday 9 August; Esoteric Fraternities and Initiation - Seminar. Part of Academic Study of Western Esotericism course by Sasha Chaitow via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £40 for the one session (or £400 for the series) https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 9 August; Sacred Geometry - Patterns in Nature Drawing Ritual. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 9 August; Pendulum Basics Introduction to Dowsing with Hannah Jones. Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/

Thursday 10 August; Webinar - A Druid in Psychologist's Clothing by Ian C. Edwards, online via Watkins Bookshop. Time: 5.30pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events 

Thursday 10 August; Monthly Shamanic Drumming. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £28.80. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Thursday 10 August; Abundance Audit. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 10 August;  The Ritual Year. Talk at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 8pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Friday 11 August; Sound Healing Journey. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £31.05. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Friday 11 August; Psychedelic Sound Meditation. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Saturday 12 August;  Symbols within Psychic Mediumship. Online workshop with Hernan Cotroneo via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 11am. Tickets: £105. You can find more details and book here: https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 August; 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 12 August;  Learn How to Make Insightful Inner Portraits Inspired by Photographs. In=person workshop with Melissa Alley. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £80. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 August;  London Witches Walking Tour with Maria Beadell's organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet outside Farringdon tube Station, London EC1M 6BY. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £16.50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 13 August; The Annual Osun River Ritual 2023, coinciding with the two week-long Oshogba Festival in Yorubaland (Nigeria). Venue: National Trust - Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Road, London SM4 5JD. Time: 11am. Free but reserve a place. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/way-wive-wordz-16931449271

Sunday 13 August; The Orpington Alternative Market: Spiritual Pop Up Market. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, NW Kent. Time: 11am. Tickets £1. https://www.facebook.com/events/310417584653932/

Sunday 13 August (tbc but usually second Sunday of the month); Luna Iter Ritual. 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 (tbc), moving on to a historic site to start the ritual at 6pm. Entry: £8. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154

Sunday, 13 August; Connect With Your Spirit Animal. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 5pm. Tickets: £33. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Sunday, 13 August; The Cutting (or-not) Edge of Witchcraft, Swords, Athames, Ritual Blades. Online talk by the Doreen Valiente Foundation. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-doreen-valiente-foundation-32651226799

For details of events after 13 August 2023, please visit my events page.

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of any of these events except my workshops on scrying. Contact 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.  If you know an event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

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