Wednesday 9 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 - 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/

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?

Wednesday 9 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 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 (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 (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 9 August (and other dates); 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?

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

Thursday 10 - 18 August; Degard Presents 'The Visionaries'. Art Exhibition at The Atlantis Bookshop
Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Free entry during shop hours, but tickets available for private viewings. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/degard-presents-the-visionaries-at-the-atlantis-bookshop-tickets-649014258117

Thursday, 10 August; Melt in the Dark. A workshop using materials that explores the implications of folklore. Venue: 50 Celebration Ave, London E20 1DB. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/melt-in-the-dark-tickets-679414496047?

Thursday 10 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 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 (every Thursday); Talk by Dale Kaczmarek 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 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 - Saturday 12 August; Halloween UK Witchy Market. Online event. Starts: 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1095796111116874

Friday 11 August (and other dates); Mind, Body Restore Online Yoga. Time: 6.15pm. Free online event. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

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

Friday 11 August (and other dates); Online Meditation Session. Time: Time: 7.30pm. Free online event, but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

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 (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, 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 (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, 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

Sunday, 13 August;  Welsh Fairy Tales from The Mabinogi by Viktor Wynd on Zoom through The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 9pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Monday 14 August; South London Pagans Moot. Venue: The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, London SE15 3BE. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Monday 14 August (every Monday); Tea With a Druid. Free online event by the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Time 8pm. https://druidry.org/

Monday 14 August; Tamra Lucid and Amy Hale in conversation about Tamra’s journeys through the esoteric community of Los Angeles, 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

Tuesday 15 August; Womb Manifestation Magic. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Tuesday 15 August; Sacred Geometry - Patterns in Architecture. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £49. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Tuesday 15 August; Sound Bath, Cards and Cacao. Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £30. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/

Tuesday 15 August (third Tuesday each month); Witches of London Gathering with Children of Artemis. Venue: Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BN. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/childrenofartemis

Tuesday 15 August; Apotropaic Graffiti in the London Churches. Talk by Wayne Perkins, 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

Tuesday 15 August (Third Tuesday each month); Talk at West Byfleet and Woking Monthly Moot.  Venue: The Station Pub next to West Byfleet Station. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/269236719025528/

Wednesday 16 August; New Moon Circle Meditation with Spiritual Tiik London. Free online event. Time: 6.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Wednesday 16 August; Cunning Folk Reading Group - Into the London Fog. Online event. Time: 7pm. Price: Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Wednesday 16 August; Mindful Intimacy and Embodiment Workshop with Mariya Grinina. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Wednesday 16 August;  Sacred Earth Activism Monthly Gathering. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sea-monthly-gathering-tickets-502764932447

Wednesday 16 August; Sekhmet Power: New moon Ritual and Psychic protection magic by the Thames with Mani via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Venue: Meet by the Millennium Bridge, · London. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/events/

Wednesday 16 August; New Moon Sacred Sexuality Goddess Circle. Venue: The Goddess Studio, Whitehouse Way, London N14 7LU.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £36.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claudia-chapman-reikilifecoach-20248016862

Wednesday 16 August; 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

Wednesday 16 August; New Moon Cacao Journey. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Wednesday 16 August (3rd Wednesday each month); Witches of Zoom CoA Gathering. Free online event. Time: 7.30pm.  https://www.facebook.com/ZoomWitches

Wednesday 16 August (tbc but usually 3rd Wednesday each month); The More Mead Moot. Venue: The Hope pub, Carshalton, Surrey. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/

Wednesday 16 August; Geomitica - the Mythology of Shape. Talk by Adrian Fisher 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

Thursday 17 August; Falling Through the Tree of Life. Author talk by Jane Meredith. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Court, · London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 5.30pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events More info at https://www.facebook.com/events/2011555389206040

Thursday 17 August;  Transmission - New Moon Session. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 17 August; The Egyptian God Setekh. Talk by Robin Herne on Zoom through 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

Thursday 17 August; Self Love Circle - reclaim your power. 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

Friday 18 - Sunday 20 August; Wicca Moon three-day outdoor pagan event with rituals, working with the God and Goddess of the land, drum circles, meditations, moon bathing, wildwood walks, creating sacred space and wand crafting. Venue: Downe Road, Keston, BR2 6AD. Price: £150 contact Wicca Moon on 0208 8507803 or 07931424397. https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk

Friday 18 - Sunday 20 August;  Blacksmithing Weekend: Iron Age to Modern Age. Venue: Butser Ancient Farm. Hampshire, P08. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: Adults £11.50. https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on

Friday 18 August; The Power of Soul Connections. Talk by Claire Broad. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 18 August; Restorative 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

Friday 18 August; Strumpets and Harlots - Walking Tour with Maria Beadell's organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet at Covent Garden tube Station, Long Acre, London WC2E 9JT. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £16.50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 19 August; Folk Magic in Theory and in Practice. Workshop by Herb and Folk Magic. Tickets: £35 including all materials . Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, Kent. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/290631536819422/

Saturday 19 August; The Art of Scrying - divination workshop 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 19 August; Manifestation Power Retreat. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £99. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

Saturday 19 August; Mantra: Sound as a Vehicle to Altered States. Workshop with Ann Mathie. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £80. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 19 August; Hellenic Day with talks, storytelling and discussion, organised by Robin Herne. Time: 1pm. Full details tbc. https://www.facebook.com/events/218139970729954

Sunday 20 August; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/the-kith-of-the-tree-and-the-well/events/

Sunday 20 August; Sensual Empowerment Workshop. Venue: Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary, 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/fire-alchemy-58665271283

For details of events after 20 August 2023, visit my events page.

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of any of these events except my workshop 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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