Halloween Divination: HR Giger Tarot's The Universe

For Halloween I drew a card for us all using probably the darkest, most creepy, tarot deck I own - the HR Giger Tarot. The Universe was revealed. This is the final card of the Major Arcana, but is bleaker in meaning than The World in the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, which is the equivalent in position. The Universe depicts a gigantic spaceship fleeing a dying and ravaged Earth. 

On a very real level it is a warning that we, as the human race, are devastating the very planet we live on. We see technology as our saviour, but used badly it will be our destruction. Hope is there, however. On a material level it is in the form of escape in that gleanimg starship, a new Ark. On the other hand it is in the form of spiritual reawakening and awareness of the light of hope emitting from the divine. 

This is a complex card, predicting the almost inevitable end of one cycle, but two potential ways forward offering a glimmer of hope for a new era to come. Will you look to technology as salvation, offering an escape from the ruins created by harmful technology - weapons of war, for example? Or, will you seek spiritual salvation?  That term might seem more Christian than Pagan, but I view it in a way that can fit with all religions and paths of belief that aim towards rebirth and renewal for the human collective consciousness. The card could also be interpreted as technology and spirituality needing to be employed together harmoniously, rather than being opposites.

Whichever interpretation you prefer, let's stop fighting, and start supporting and helping each other, before it's too late. Those parted lips are what I see this card offering as hint as to how to do that. Let's start communicating in love - or at least compassion - rather than in hate. Interestingly, although the artwork is entirely different, I'm seeing some contrasts and parallles with the card I drew for the world in August: The Emperor from Taro as Colour. That also seemed to show huge lips, but the shape they make is different. I'm seeing these as contrasting voices - the hot angry shouts of the Emperor, and the gentler, consoling, whispers of spirit.

You can read my review of the HR Giger Tarot here: www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/01/tarot-looking-at-hr-giger-baphomet.html

Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/09/divination-two-of-earth-from-witches.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/10/divination-two-of-stones-from-wildwood.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/10/london-tarot-reading-sewer-gas-lamp-2.html
badwitch.co.uk/2014/09/are-some-tarot-decks-more-genuine-than.html

A Poem for Samhain: What is There to Fear?

Here's a poem I wrote for Samhain or Halloween.

 What is There to Fear?

Light a candle in the dark.
What is there to fear?
But winter's grip
that reaches through
the thinning of the year.

Don't believe the lies they tell
that all around is cheer.
Summer is dead
and nights are long
and coldness creeps from here.

But there is comfort to be found.
Draw your friendships near.
Burn bright the lights
and tell the tales
That conjure memories dear. 

Copyright Lucya Starza, October 2025

One of my resolutions for 2025 was to write a poem for each of the eight festivals in the Pagan Wheel of the Year, and this is the 7th. You can find links to some others under "previous related posts" below.

You can find other seasonal ideas in my book Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year, published by Moon Books along with my other titles.

Previous related posts

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/01/rounding-wheel-poem-for-imbolc-2025.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/03/a-poem-for-spring-equinox-march-20-2025.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/05/a-poem-for-beltane-we-walk-through.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/2025/09/equinox-poem-for-wheel-of-year-symmetry.html

Magical Events Over Samhain Near London & Online

Here's a list of witchy events and activities for the days and nights over Samhain or Halloween and into November. I mostly list things taking place in London, as that's where I live, plus a few festivals, rituals and conferences further afield, and online things you can do anywhere. I hope you have a magical time, whatever you get up to!

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

From now; 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 April 20 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 - October 31; Alexandrian Witchcraft exhibition. Venue: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. Musueum opening hours: 10am-4.30pm. Entry £10/£5. https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.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 - 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 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 (except Bank Holidays); 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/

October 1 to 2 November; London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat in conjunction with London cemeteries. Tours, talks, workshops and entertainment on the theme of death. For a full list of the events and to book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Various days this week, various times; London Witches and Chilling History Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London, SE1 9DF. Times various. Tickets from £11.11. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/enthral-experiences-58960674733

Wednesday 29 October; Charm making workshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 29 October; Special Spooky Soirée. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 6pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 29 October and other dates; Tea with a Medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday, 29 October; Witches, Witchcraft and Witch-Hunters webinar by History Scotland. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-witchcraft-and-witch-hunters-tickets-1753405656519?

Wednesday 29 October; Create a Successful Psychic Business with Aude Firmin. Start of 3-part course  via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 29 October; Witchcraft Panel – Interview and Soirée with Icy Sedgwick, Semra Haksever and Hazel Atkinson discuss witches, ghosts and dark seasonal folklore. 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.

Wednesday 29 October; Halloween Seance with the Witches, by Wicca Moon. Venue: Tudor Barn, Eltham, London, SE9. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25 https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/halloween-seance-at-tudor-barn/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Wednesday 29 October; Magical Creatures 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, 29 October; Strange and Spooky Tales by Max Media Arts CIC. Venue: Upstairs at The Honor Oak Pub, 1 Saint German's Road London,  SE23 1RH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £8.83. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strange-and-spooky-tales-tickets-1796321388629?

Wednesday 29 October (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 29 October; Crystal Skulls: From Fear to Friend Part 1 Workshop with Crystal Wicca. Venue in West Wickham, BR4. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Wednesday 29 October;  Gong Bath Sound Meditation in the Mansion for Halloween/Samhain. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Wednesday, 29 October; Ancient Greco-Roman Werewolves: Finding the Hum(an)imal. Talk by Tanika Koosmen 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

Wednesday 29 October (and other dates); Sound Bowl Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Online event. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £12.74. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Thursday 30 October; Ink Blot Readings and Psychic Perception class with Ann Théato via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 8am. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October - 1 November;  Remember Your Dead - no pressure, no protocol, no formula. Light a candle, read a personal message or poem, express your feelings however you like at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Any time from 10.30am to 6pm  Free, just pop in. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 30 October (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 30 October; 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 October; Alchemy and Art class with Kate Southworth. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £100. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Where Do I Start? Start of 6-part mediumship course with Anthony Kesner via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 5.15pm. Tickets: £160. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Aroma Alchemy: Essential Oils for Mind, Body and Home. Talk and signing by Holly Brandenberger. Via Watkins Bookshop, online event. Time: 5.30pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 30 October; Intuitive Art: Develop Psychic Ability. Start of 8-part course with June-Elleni Laine via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £245. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Bibi's Circle - Samhain Ritual and Gathering. Venue: Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets tbc. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Thursday 30 October; Samhain (Halloween) pagan ceremony at Heartspaces. Venue: Essex Hall, 1 Essex Street, London, Temple WC2R 3HY.  Time: 6.30pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Thursday 30 October;  Witch Choir. In-person event with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 30 October; PF London Samhain 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 30 October (last Wednesday or Thursday every month); All things Samhain at Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Friday 31 October (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 31 October - 3 November; Ancestral Pathways Conference. Online event. Tickets £35-£135. https://www.ancestralpathwaysconference.com/

Friday, 31 October; Witch Hunts and Hidden Truths. Online talk by  Jessica Nelson via The National Archives. Time: 2pm. Tickets: pay what you can £0-£15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witch-hunts-and-hidden-truths-tickets-1569920587739?

Friday 31 October; Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Online talk via Rest Less Events. Time: 4pm. Tickets free. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Friday 31 October; The Years of the Wizard: The Strange, True History and Home-life of Renaissance Magicians. Talk and signing by Rachel Morris. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Friday 31 October; Yoga in the Dark, Facial Massage and Meditation. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Friday 31 October;  A Spooky Evening With Johnny Mains. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £15 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday, 31 October; Samhain Bonfire, Mulled Wine and Music with Aho Community. Venue: Berkeley Farm, Lambourne End, RM4 1NH. Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. https://www.aho.community/

Friday 31 October;  Thames River of Souls - Candlelit Walk and Halloween Rite With London Woodland Witches. Meet at Bankside Pier. Thames, London.  Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 7pm. Tickets: by donation (£3/£5). https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Friday, 31 October; Samhain Ceremony and Shamanic Journey by Priest of Indigo Earth Joseph Atiase. Venue: Hackney Marshes, 146 Lea Bridge Road, London E5 9RB. Time: 7pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/priest-of-indigo-earth-joseph-atiase-35528479563

Friday, 31 October (and other dates); Halloween Special Hex and the City Witchcraft History Walking Tour. Starts at Farringdon Station, Cowcross street, London; Time: 8pm Tickets £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/hexandthecity

 Saturday 1 November;  Wycombe Paranormal Convention Venue: The Kings Arms Hotel, 30 High Street, Amersham, HP7 0DJ. Time: 10am.  Tickets £45. https://www.wycombeparanormal.com/wycombeparacon.html?

Saturday 1 November; Constructing the Witch: How Women Became Maleficent. Class with Ann Jeffers via City Lit. Venue: 1-10 Keeley St, London WC2B 4BA. Time: 10.30am-4.30pm. Tickets: £59/£47/£38. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Source Healing to Meet Your Multidimensional Self workshop with Giancarlo Serra. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Animal Communication workshop with Elizabeth Whiter. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Samhain  Ceremony with yoga, journalling and gong bath. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets: £25. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Saturday 1 November; Day of the Dead Family Festival. Venue: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ. Time: 11am-4pm. Tickets Adult £8, Child £6. https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/day-of-the-dead-family-festival/?

Saturday 1 November (date tbc); Samhain  at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

Saturday 1 November; Samhain 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 1 November; Sacred Sweat Lodge for Samhain. 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 1 November; Reading the Runes. Start of 3 online workshops with  Laura Daligan. Time 3pm-6pm. Tickets £180 for all 3 classes. https://www.lauradaligan.com/product-page/reading-the-runes-workshops?

Saturday, 1 November, Samhain Ceremony - Breath and Fire - Honouring the Ancestors by Indigo Ceremony. Venue Seven Lion Yard, Tremadoc Road #7, London SW4 7NQ.  Time 6.30pm. Tickets From £38.62. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/samhain-ceremony-breath-fire-honouring-the-ancestors-tickets-1781100652999?

Saturday 1 November (tbc but usually first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc.  https://upminstersanctuary.com/

Sunday 2 November; A Ceremony with Goddess Sekhmet for Healing and Transformation with Pixie P Carneyr. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 2 November; The Subtle Body. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets: £65. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Sunday 2 November; North West Kent Pagans Moot. Organised by NWK Pagans for members of the group. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, NW Kent. Time: 11.30am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887

Sunday 2 November; Sounds and Aromas in Psychic Mediumship workshop with Gerrie March. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 2 November (usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Samhain 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 2 November; Mythic London Walking Tour. Caroline Wise's famed ‘super-walk’. Meet outside St Mary Le Strand Church, London. Time: 11.50am. Cost: £35 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 2 November; Samhain 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 2 November, Druidic Ritual to celebrate Samhain 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 2 November, Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in Crystal Palace. Meet at: Sydenham Gate, Crystal Palace Park Road, London SE26 6UF. Time: 2pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 2 November; Light In The Dark: A Samhain Wellness Retreat. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 4.15pm. Tickets: £29.99. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Sunday 2 November (every Sunday); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 2 November; Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom and Guardian of the Earth. Talk by Karsten Massei. venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets £10 cash on the door https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Sunday 2 November (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 2 November; Wheel of the Year: Samhain 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, 2 November; The Loudun Scandal of 1634. Talk by Elizabeth Harper 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 3 November; Meditative Art and Visualisation: Exploring Autumn. Online via Rest Less Events. Time: 10am. Tickets £3.99 per class. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Monday 3 November; (Mondays); Online talks via the Astrological Lodge of London. 7pm: Astrological Rising Sign and the Higher Self with Gary Kidgell; 8.30pm chart discussion. Tickets £9/£6. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 3 November; Hermetic Magical Training, Stage 1. Start of 4-Part Course with Julia Phillips  via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: tbc. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday, 3 November; Scott Cunningham - The Path Taken. Talk by talk by Christine Ashworth on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Tuesday 4 November; The Legend, Lore and Spirit of the Water Horse with Stephen Miller via the Folklore Society. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6!  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-legend-lore-and-spirit-of-the-water-horse-tickets-1857025656729?

Tuesday 4 November; Witchcraft's Paths to Power: Meditation and Trance. Class with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Monday 3 November; Taking Nature's Hand: November. What has nature in mind for you this month? Online event with Jeremy Rye.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/jeremy-rye-31055883021

Tuesday 4 November; Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest and Sound Sleep. Start of six-session course run by Grainne McAnalleny, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £190. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 4 November; Create Your Own Magical System. Start of  2-Part Workshop with Mark Vincente  via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 4 November (tbc but usually first Tuesday each month); Talk  at Romford Pagan Moot. Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064489640955

Tuesday, 4 November; Lucifer's Firestarter – a Zoom talk with Fraser Grace via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Tuesday 4 November (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

Wednesday 5 November; Remote Viewing Lab: Intensive Practice. Online class with Ann Théato via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 8am. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 5 November; Deepening Your Work with the Spirit Doctors and the Spirit World. Start of six-session course run by Susan Gash, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £190. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

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

Wednesday 5 November; Protective Magic. Start of two-session course run by Dr Rebecca Beattie, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 5 November;  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/

Wednesday 5 November and other dates; Full Moon Women's 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 5 November (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

Wednesday 5 November; Full Moon Blue Lotus Ceremony. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £38. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

6 - 8 November; Academic Conference—Retracing Swedenborg: Texts, Contexts And Changing Perspectives. Venue: Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH. Starts 10am. Tickets: £3 admin plus any donations. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/

6 - 26 November; Ben Edge - Children of Albion. Folkloric art exhibition. Venue: The Fitzrovia Chapel, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF. Time:  Monday to Saturday: 11am – 6pm, Sunday: 12 noon – 5pm. Free admission. Special openging night event: https://mailchi.mp/benedge/ben-edge-exhibition-ritual-britain-one-night-only-cubitt-studios-18249981

Thursday 6 November; Devon's Forgotten Witches with Tracey Norman and Mark Normank. 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 6 November; Death and Generation: A Journey Through the Wheel of the Tarot by Keith Broad, Kingfisher Coven. Venue:  Lost Souls Pizza Camden, 245 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5 https://www.eventbrite.com/o/keith-broad-kingfisher-coven-88810783003

Thursday 6 November; Years of the Wizard. Launch and Soirée with author Rachel Morris. 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 6 November; Full Moon Celebration with South East London Pagans. Venue: One Tree Hill, Honor Oak, South London. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Thursday 6 November; The Ancient Alchemical Process and How To Use This To Higher Your Vibration. Start of 6-session course run by Pixie P Carney, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £190. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 6 November; Anna Mary Howitt: Pre-Raphaelite, Spiritualist, Psychologist. Talk by Rachel Oberter via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 6 November (tbc but usually every fortnight); Inquisitive Spirit open circle. Learn Mediumship and Psychic development with a group.  Venue: Bretons Manor, 411 Rainham Road, South Hornchurch RM13 7LP. Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm. Cost £10 per session  Text 07549 638276 for details.

Thursday, 6 November; Arthur Conan Doyle’s Tales of the Supernatural, talk by James Machin on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 7 - 10 November; WorldWide WitchCamp. An online magical immersive in the Reclaiming Witchcraft tradition. Standard tickets £115. https://www.worldwidewitchcamp.com/

Friday 7 November (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 7 November; Hekate Mistress of the Crossroads. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £60. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 7 November; An Evening of Mediumship with Tony Stockwell. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £27. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 7 November (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 7 November; Witch Bottles- decoys, spirit traps or counter witchcraft measure. Talk by Wayne Perkins. Venue: Sheppey Little Theatre 20 Meyrick Road, Sheerness, ME12 2NX. Time: 7.30pm Tickets £5  https://www.facebook.com/events/437115022682579/

Saturday 8 November; Shamanic Journeying for Beginners with Andréa Ararêl. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 10am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 8 November (date tbc); Druid Open Grove.  Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 11am to 1.30 pm. Free

Saturday 8 November; Beckenham Book Festival - I will have a stall there and talk about writing magic as part of the programme of events.. Venue: Venner Road Hall, Sydenham, London SE26. Time: 12.30pm. Free entry https://www.facebook.com/events/1292026992149735

Saturday 8 November; Runes Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 2pm. Tickets £25. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 8 November; Mysteries of the 8th House in Astrology. Class by Carmen Turner-Schottr via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 8 November; Irish Death Customs talk by Michael Fortuneore. Online event via the Folklore Library and Archive. Time: 8pm. Tickets:  £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-library-archive-68703440013?

Sunday 9 November; Meet Your Spirit Guide through Art. Class with June-Elleni Lainel. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 9 November; Wisdom and Wyrd Market. Venue: Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Imperial Place, Chislehurst, NW Kent. Time: 11am. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/

Sunday 9 November; Alchemy of the Soul. Class with Joan Osborne. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 9 November; Altered States with Light and Sound. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £32. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Sunday 9 November; Deer Magic.  In-Person Workshop with folklore, story and ritual, with  Joanna Gila. 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 9 November; Animal Guides for Winter Wellbeing. Class with Rachel S Roberts via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 9 November;; Goddesses, Gals and Rat Queens Walking Tour with  Maria Beadell organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet: Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London SE1 9DA. Time: 2.50pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 9 November; 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, 9 November; The Puzzle of Extreme Rituals. Talk by Dimitris Xygalatas on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

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. 

Would You Buy Your Cat a Ouija Board (or Coffin)?

Pets at Home is currently offering a cat ouija board toy as part of its Halloween range. I honestly can't decide if it's fun, tacky, or a really really bad idea. 

The petstore suggests you:  "Summon playtime spirits with a rotating butterfly that mimics real prey. USB-powered, multi-sensory fun for 5 hours of chasing, pouncing, and feline enchantment."

The picture at the top shows what it looks like. A coffin-shaped cat or dog bed is also part of the Halloween range, and that's pictured below.

If you want to have a look for yourself, here's the Pets at Home link: https://www.petsathome.com/

But do let me know what you think - and if you've already bought one, what does your cat think about it?

Previous related posts

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/12/question-ouija-boards-good-or-bad-gifts.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/06/pagan-eye-ouija-board-at-smoke-and.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/07/question-would-you-buy-secondhand.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2020/10/halloween-are-you-there-poundland-ouija.html

Samhain Craft: Writing & Painting in Mushroom Ink

Here's a Samhain blessing crafted by me using mushroom ink. I foraged for shaggy inkcap mushrooms, which I know grow on a grass verge near my home. You can see a photo of them at the bottom. 

Here's how to make ink from them:

• Make sure you have the right mushrooms!
• Pick a couple of the caps and put them in a bowl.
• Leave them for a day or two to dissolve into black liquid.
• Use that to paint or write with using a brush or an old-fashioned pen.

I used a narrow brush to paint the words and pentagram you can see in the picture above. It felt a very witchy way of creating a Samhain season message. You could also use the ink for writing spells or a book of shadows, if you are patient. To preserve the ink, add a bit of salt to the liquid.

You can find more ideas for seasonal witchcraft in my book Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year, published by Moon Books.

Here are links to some of my previous craft posts:
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/07/craft-i-made-green-man-plaque-from-clay.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/10/craft-bring-haunted-wood-indoors-for.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/12/resolving-resolutions-year-of-witchy.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/10/craft-i-made-100-natural-autumn-wreath.html

Magical Events Over Samhain Near London & Online

Here's a list of witchy events and activities for the days and nights over Samhain or Halloween and into November. I mostly list things taking place in London, as that's where I live, plus a few festivals, rituals and conferences further afield, and online things you can do anywhere. I hope you have a magical time, whatever you get up to!

Throughout October to All Souls Day; London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat in conjunction with Brompton and Kensal Green cemeteries. Tours, talks, workshops and entertainment on the theme of death. For a full list of the events and to book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Now - March 2025. 4 Witches and a Warlock Exhibition. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/

Now - 1 November; Bari Goddard Exhibition: SUNWISE. Venue: Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Open 11am - 6pm. Free. The bookshop is also inviting people to light a candle or say words in memory of their ancestors during shop hours on 30, 31 October and 1 November  https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Now - 30 October; Into the Sublime: The Eidophusikon Reimagined. Venue: Swedenborg House, The Swedenborg Society, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time 7pm. Tickets: free but book.  There is also a free exhibition: Swedenborg's Lusthus: Objects of Memory and Imagination, open 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday until December https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-the-sublime-the-eidophusikon-reimagined-tickets-948857828307

Now to October 31; Samhain Celebrate through Art. Flat 2, Shoreditch, London E2 6EH. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets from £9.98 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/samhain-celebrate-through-art-tickets-748382471117?

Wednesday 30 October; See You Soon Party as Fire and Alchemy Spiritual Sanctuary is leaving its current building: 52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP.  Time: 4pm-8pm. Free, drop in. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Wednesday 30 October; Gong Bath - Sound Meditation in the Mansion Halloween/Samhain Special. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion (Old Dining Room), Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 5pm and 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/theresa-royle-18442369190 or https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Wednesday 30 October; Samhain Gathering and Rituals Practice with Hannah. Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time 5.45pm and 8pm. Tickets: £35. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/shop-events-1

Wednesday 30 October; The Origins of Modern Paganism. Hybrid talk by Professor Ronald Hutton, author of Triumph of the Moon, 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 30 October; Spooky Soirée at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Starts: 6pm. Tickets: free but reserve a place.  You can also pop in every Wednesday and Friday to look around the building free of charge from 11am-5pm weekdays. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Wednesday 30 October; Protection From the Dark: Witches, Spirits and Ghosts. Talk by Wayne Perkins. Venue: Epping Forest District Museum, 39 – 41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EL. Tel: 01992 716882. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. https://ritualprotectionmarks.com/2024/02/01/2024-illustrated-talks-guided-tours/

Wednesday 30 October; Cunning Folk Archive Hour - The Veil is Thin. Venue: Dash The Henge Store, 348 Camberwell New Road, London SE5 0RW. Time: 7pm, Free.  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Wednesday 30 October (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 30 October; The Scriptorium - Witches. Writing Workshop with Bernadette Russel via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 30 October; Meeting Your Spirit Guides, Helpers and Gatekeepers. Start of 8-session course run by Hernan Cotroneo, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £245. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 30 October; Social at Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The Blackbirds, 15-17 Parliament Square, Hertford SG14 1E (Not the White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Wednesday 30 October; The Black Death and how it ruled the world. Talk by Lena Heide-Brennand on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.72. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 30 October; Tibetan Sound Bowl Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £12.74. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Wednesday 30 October; Online Book Talk: Celtic Halloween with Ellen Evert Hopman. Time: 11pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/933978481227631/?

Thursday 31 October - 3 November;  Ancestral Pathways Conference. Online event. Tickets from £35.

https://www.ancestralpathwaysconference.com/

Thursday 31 October (every Thursday); Psychic Development Workshop - part of series of classes. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SH. Time: noon. Tickets: £15 per class. https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk

Thursday 31 October; 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, 31 October; Centaurs and Snake-Kings: the Meaning of Haunting Hybrids.  Online talk by Jeremy McInerney, Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Time:· 4pm GMT. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/centaurs-and-snake-kings-the-meaning-of-haunting-hybrids-tickets-1031286304097?

Thursday 31 October; Medieval Magic and Alchemy. Talk and book signing by Dr. Peter Forshaw. 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 31 October; Fika with Vicky - Author Thea Prothero - A Guide to Pilgrimage and Ghost Stories on Facebook Live.  Time: 5pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/1064361575692426

Thursday 31 October; Witches of Wicca Moon  Halloween Special 2024. Venue: Tudor Barn, Well Hall, Eltham SE9. Time:  6.30pm – 9pm Tickets £25 per person  https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/

Thursday 31 October; PF London Samhain 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 31 October; Honouring Your Ancestors - Celebrating Samhain| Pagan Ritual with the Crafty Witch. Time: 8pm. Free on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/8znoZT-bhCI

Thursday 31 October  and Friday 1 November; Hex and the City theatrical walking tour. Meet at Farringdon Underground, 39 Cowcross Street, London EC1M. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £20.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hex-and-the-city-theatrical-walking-tour-tickets-876633102207?

Thursday 31 October; All Hallow’s Eve: Scandinavian Witches Tradition. Talk by Lena Heide-Brennand on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 9pm. Tickets · from £6.72. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 1 November (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 1-3 November; Raven Journeys - 3 Days with The Morrigan. Intensive online course with Redwitch Laura Daligan. Live Zoom meetup and prerecorded material. Starts 10am but can be watched later. Tickets £45. https://www.lauradaligan.com/product-page/raven-journeys-3-days-with-the-morrigan?

Friday 1 November; Magical Storytelling in Crystal Palace Park with London Dreamtime. Suitable for all ages but aimed at ages 7 and under. Venue: The Concert Platform, Crystal Palace Park, London SE20. Time: 10, 11 and noon. Tickets free but must be booked.   https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

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

Friday 1 November; Online New Moon Sound Bath and Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Friday 1 November;  Sacred Singing. Open your heart and voice through chanting. Venue in London N16. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154

Friday 1 November; Samhain Fire Ceremony organised by Aho. Venue: Berkeley Farm, near Hainault or Grange Hill on the Central line. Time: 7-10pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.aho.community/

Friday 1 November (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: 7pm. Tickets:  £29.70. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-moonfull-moon-or-divine-union-cacao-ceremony-heart-ritual-gong-bath-tickets-943638406877?

Friday 1 November (first Friday of the month);  Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred. Venue in Crystal Palace, SE London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.makeitsacred.co.uk/holistic-sound-bath-meditation-summoning-the-sacred?

Saturday, 2 November; South Wales Occult Conference. Venue: Leonardo Hotel Cardiff, 1 Park Place Cardiff, CF10 3DN. Starts 9am. Tickets:  £30 – £150  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-wales-occult-conference-tickets-909310029777?

Saturday, 2 November; Walking in the Footsteps of your Year, at this Samhain Solar Festival with Jeremy Rye. Meet London Stone (TBC prior to the walk), 111 Cannon Street London EC4N 5AR. Time: 10am. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/jeremy-rye-31055883021

Saturday, 2 and Sunday 3 November; Experience Braco's Gaze: Small Intimate Sessions. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Various times. Tickets: from £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday, 2 November; Samhain Sweat Lodge organised by Aho Studio. Venue: Berkely Farm, Near London. Time: 11am. Tickets: £90. www.aho.community

Saturday, 2 November; Wisdom and Wellbeing Fair. Venue: New Addington Community Centre, 88 Central Parade, New Addington, Croydon CR0 0JB. Time: 11am to 5pm. Entry £2. https://www.facebook.com/events/514689961044786

Saturday 2 November; The Art and Science of Seeing: Uncovering the Magic of Pareidolia. Workshop with June-Elleni Laine via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: noon. Tickets: £75. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 2 November; Three Trees Tarot. Talk and signing with Stephanie Burrows and Adam Oehlers. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: noon. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Saturday, 2 and Sunday 3 November; The Embodied Tarot. 2-Day Workshop with Adrien Mastrosimone in-person at Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 12.30pm. Cost: £200.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday, 2 November; Free and open Gorsed of Caer Abiri Samhain 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, 2 November;  School of Witchery - Tides Of The Earth Magic workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SH. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £50. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/

Saturday 2 November; The Spiritual Medium. Workshop with Jeremy Turner-Welch via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £80. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday, 2 November; Night of the Ancestors. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets free but good intentions essential, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday, 2 November (first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc.  https://upminstersanctuary.com/

Sunday 3 November; Ancestral Remembrance - A Healing Day for Women through the Heart and Womb. Venue:  The Mat Sanctuary, Heathdene Rd, London SW16 3NZ. Time: 11am. Tickets £75. https://www.meetup.com/south-london-womens-circles/events/303848183?

Sunday 3 November and other times and dates); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 3 November; Manifestation Bauble Art workshop. Workshop with Hannah. Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time 11am. Tickets: £33. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/shop-events-1

Sunday 3 November; Sound Journey. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain, Minster, Kent. Starts noon. Tickets £10. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain

Sunday 3 November;  Druidic Ritual to celebrate Samhain 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 3 November; Anderida Gorsedd Samhain 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 3 November; Crafting for Autumn with Woodspirits. Venue: private address in Cheshunt, EN8. Time: 2pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 3 November; The Highgate Vampire. Storytelling for adults with London Dreamtime. Venue:  Highgate, London. Time: 2.15pm. Tickets £17. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 3 November (and Sundays until 12 January 2025); The Way of Equalia course with Jocelyn Chaplin. Venue: The Serpent Institute, Kentish Town, London NW5 1UE.  Time: 3pm-5pm. Each session can be attended on its own for £15, £60 for the whole course. For more details, contact  jochaplin@yahoo.com or call

02074850264 https://www.serpentinstitute.com/?

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

Monday 4 November; Witchcraft Documentaries of the 1970s, with Gary Parsons. Venue Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets tbc https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchcraft-documentaries-of-the-1970s-with-gary-parsons-live-tickets-973756972317

Monday 4 November; Celebrating Samhain. Workshop with Rebecca Beattie via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 4 November; Manifestation Bauble Art workshop. Workshop with Hannah. Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time 7pm. Tickets: £33. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/shop-events-1

Monday 4 November (Mondays); Astrology talks/events. 7.15pm  talk:  Astrological Woodcuts. Every picture tells a story, with Trav Travers. 8.15pm - Chart Discussion. Online via the Astrological Lodge of London. Tickets £9 per talk or event for non members/£6 members. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 4 November; Malleus Maleficarum 1486 - Medieval Witch Hunter. Talk by Lena H-Brennandd on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.72. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Monday 4 November (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, 5 November; Divination With Dice and Books. Workshop with Suzanne Corbie via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday, 5 November; Developing the Intuitive Mind. Start of 6-session course run by Maria Antoniou online via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £190. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday, 5 November;  Magic For Results. Start of 2-Part Workshop with Mark Vincent via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday, 5 November;  Magdalena/Kāli: Reclaiming The Marginalised Feminine With Leila online via  She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: Free.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Tuesday, 5 November (bi-weekly to April 2025); Introduction to Shamanism and The Medicine Wheel. Part of course via Aho community. Venue: Akasa, Prince Edward Road, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets £35 per lesson. https://www.aho.community/

Tuesday, 5 November (first Tuesday each month); Samhain Celebration at Romford Pagan Moot. Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/Romford-Pagan-Moote-634178063700381.

Wednesday 6 November (and other dates); Tea with a medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £55 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/#

Wednesday 6 November (first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm. Free  https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial

Wednesday 6 November; Vampires 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 6 November; Making Magical Washes. Workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online, delayed viewing available. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 6 November; Mediumship Intuition Development Circle (monthly). Venue: Crystal Wicca, 4a Station Buildings, Station Approach, Hayes BR2 7EN. Time 7pm. Tickets: £35. https://crystalwicca.co.uk/shop-events-1

Wednesday 6 November; Tia Xixa Tarot Cafe. Venue: Ron's Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade, 135a Rye Lane, London SE15 4ST. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £16.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Wednesday 6 November; Dragon in the West: Ancient Myth to Modern Legend. Talk by Prof Daniel Ogden on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets · from £6.72. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday, 7 November; Lost Envoy: The Tarot Deck of Austin Osman Spare. Talk and signing by Jonathan Allen. 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, 7 November; Folklore Fantasy - Covent Garden. Join authors Alexandra Beaumont, A. Y. Chao, Lucy Holland and Anna Smith Spark. Venue:  Waterstones, 9-13 Garrick Street London WC2E 9BA. Time: 6pm. Tickets from £7. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-fantasy-covent-garden-tickets-1012774003307?

Thursday, 7 November (every fortnight); Inquisitive Spirit open circle. Learn Mediumship and Psychic development with a group.  Venue: Bretons Manor, 411 Rainham Road, South Hornchurch RM13 7LP. Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm. Cost £10 per session  Text 07549 638276 for details.

Thursday, 7 November; Full Moon Soundbath in-person at Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £30.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday, 7 November; Entities and Otherworlds. Online talk by Julian Vayne via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £16. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday, 7 November; The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle. Talk by Michael W Homer on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.72. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 8 November (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 8 - 12 November; WorldWide WitchCamp. Online event with talks and rituals. Starts 3am GMT. Register in advance by 5 November. https://www.worldwidewitchcamp.com/?

Friday 8 - 10 November; Bewitching the Waters Symposium. Online event on witchcraft, spirit work, shapeshifting, sorcery, cunning ways, and enchantments from the aqueous realms. Recording available later. Tickets £99. https://www.waterwitchcraft.com/shop/bewitching-the-waters-symposium

Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 November; A Weekend of Divination and the Esoteric. I will be giving a talk on Scrying on the Saturday. Hybrid event via the College Of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Online tickets £135 for both days; In-person tickets £250 for both days. Time: 10.30am-6:30pm. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/special-events/psychic-and-mediumship/a-weekend-of-divination-and-the-esoteric/

Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 November; Two day Mystical, Wiccan, Spiritual Event. Venue: South of England Showground, Selsfield Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TL. Starts 11am. Tickets T£8 each day, two-day ticket £12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/two-day-mystical-wiccan-spiritual-event-tickets-942393423097?

Saturday 9 November;  Hoodoo Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SH. Time: noon. Tickets: £50. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/

Saturday 9 November; Archangel Magic: Psychic Safety and Protection class with Mani via Woodland Witches. Venue: Meet at Queen's Wood Road, Highgate,· London to walk to the woods. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets: £18. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/events/

Saturday 9 November; Drum Circle with Emma Hewitt of Salamay Tarot and Healing Arts. Venue: Forest Hill Friends Meeting House, 34 Sunderland Road, London SE23 2QA. Time: 2pm. Tickets  £20. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/emma-hewitt-salamay-tarot-healing-arts-38061527643

Sunday 10 November; Chislehurst Psychic Market. Venue:  Chislehurst Caves, Old Hill, Chislehurst BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/

Sunday 10 November (tbc but usually second Sunday of the month); 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: £8. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154

Sunday, 10 November; The History of Witchcraft and Feminism Workshop. Online event by Dr Jennifer Farrell. Time: 5pm. Tickets from: £15.97. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-history-of-witchcraft-and-feminism-workshop-online-tickets-1020432690647?

Sunday, 10 November; Summoning the Spirits - Seance with Medium Patti Negri on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £26.43. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

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