Magical Online & London Events over the Equinox

The equinox is on Saturday 20 March and it is a celebration of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a list of online events and activities for pagans, witches and those with similar interests over the next week, with festival, rituals, talks, workshops, entertainment and markets. I generally list events in the UK, especially in or near London, but some are outside that time zone. If you know an online or London-based pagan event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

Wednesday 17 March (every Wednesday); Wellbeing Wednesdays with Nadine and Caitriona. Online event. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets: £6 per session or £20 per month. https://behappiest.co.uk/ 

Wednesday 17 March; Aphrodite's Flame Monthly Vigil. Join Aphrodite's Flame Keepers to tend a candle flame from for as long as you wish in your own home, from dusk to dusk. Venue: Worldwide. Details: https://www.facebook.com/aphroditesflame/

Wednesday 17 March;  Amulets and Talismans - Online Workshop with Moira Hodgkinson via Fenix Flames. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.fenixflames.co.uk/cat-workshops/MHW01000?

Wednesday 17 March; Past Life Journeying with Lucy Porter. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5-£20.  https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Wednesday 17 March; Planetary Magic for Beginners Workshop with Mani of with London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Online event. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £9. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Wednesday 17 March (every Wednesday); The Witching Hour on the Witches Inn YouTube channel. Time 8pm. Free. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4Kl-MbdjsApFvodCnvANA

Thursday 18 March;  Work with Shamanism to Grow Personally and Professionally. Online event with Harriet Goudard every Thursday. Time: 10am. Free. https://www.meetup.com/awaken-the-inner-shaman-london/

Thursday 18 March; (weekly event); Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 for non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 18 March; The Magical Qabalah – First Steps. Online talk with Julian Vayne, author of Chaos Craft, via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: online live £20, delayed viewing of recorded lecture £18. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 18 March;  London City of the Dead: The Spectral Arctic - Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration. A Live, Illustrated Zoom Talk with Historian Shane McCorristine via Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £4.80. https://londonmonthofthedead.com/events.html

Thursday 18 March; Practical Magic: Blessing Oils. Online workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 18 March; Cunning Folk Reading Group: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Online event. Time: 7pm. Price: Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cunning-folk-reading-group-the-haunting-of-hill-house-by-shirley-jackson-tickets-137338157125?

Thursday 18 March; Tarot - Wands Masterclass. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £20-£30. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Thursday 18 March (every Thursday);  Who ate all the bloody Kit Kat’s?” A brief history of The Loch Ness Monster by Steve Parsons. Online ASSAP talk. Time: 7pm. Free event. Tickets available to all ASSAP members. To join ASSAP, for £5 per year, visit http://www.assap.ac.uk/

Thursday 18 March; Free Shamanic Energy Healing. Organised by Aho Studio. Time: 7pm. Free. www.aho.community 

Thursday 18 March; Breathwork for Creativity. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £10/£8. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Friday 19 March (every Friday); Friday Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 19 March; Weather Magic. Online talk via Children of Circe, a private pagan group run by Richard Levy and sponsored by the Doreen Valiente Foundation. You have to join the group to take part. Time: 8pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/groups/725752541262809

Saturday 20 March; Avebury Equinox Meditation via Facebook Live. Time: 9.15am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2620911778198905/

Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 March; Virtual Spring Equinox by Pagan Tribal Gathering. Two-day online festival including Spring Equinox celebrations, music, talks and traders. Starts 10am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/724825678461930/

Saturday 20 March; Unseen Energy: Explore Spirit Art and Psychic Drawing online workshop with June-Elleni Laine via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 11am. Tickets: £60/£80. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 March; Spring Equinox Online Festival. Free  · online event by Pagan Federation Community Support Team. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/430025598099467

Saturday 20 March; Rural Gothic Vernal Equinox. Online conference organised by the Folklore Podcast. Tickets: £7.50.  https://thefolklorepodcast.weebly.com/store/c9/Tickets.html

Saturday 20 March; Free Live Meditation Session Online. Every week on Saturday until March 27. Time: 3pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevent/

Saturday 20 March; Spring Equinox Detox: an Apothecary's Cabinet for the Vernal Cleanse, with Maria Vlotides. Zoom lecture via The Last Tuesday Society. Time: 4pm. Tickets £10. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Saturday 20 March; Paul Winter's Spring Equinox Celebration. Celebrating the first day of spring with a live stream concert. Time: 4pm. Tickets free but donations welcome. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paul-winters-spring-equinox-celebration-tickets-141732637133?

Saturday 20 March; Spring Equinox Aphrodite's Flame Vigil. Join Aphrodite's Flame Keepers to tend a candle flame from for as long as you wish in your own home, from dusk to dusk. Venue: Worldwide. Details: https://www.facebook.com/aphroditesflame/

Saturday 20 March; Folkestone Pagan Circle Spring Equinox Ceremony via Zoom. Free  · Online event. Time: 6.20pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/429163975182098

Saturday 20 March; As Above, So Below: Meeting Grief and Death. Start of online course by Irisanya Moon and Yule Danu. Dates: March 20, April 17, May 15, July 17, August 21, September 18. Price: $60 - $100 per class. https://www.facebook.com/events/1536383056556443/

Saturday 20 March;  The Light of the Land - A Spring Equinox Ceremony by Pulver's Apothecary. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £16.76 – £27.54. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-light-of-the-land-a-spring-equinox-ceremony-tickets-145545663999?

Saturday 20 March; Cunning Folk Ostara Ritual. Online event. Time: 7pm. Price: Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ostara-ritual-tickets-142671011837?

Saturday 20 March; Secret Histories: Stories for Springtime by Jason Buck Storyteller, Mary-Ann Ochota and Mary Ann. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  £2.50-£15 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/134416271687

Saturday 20 March; Slavic Stories for the Spring Equinox by Nana Tomova Storyteller. Online event. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slavic-stories-for-the-spring-equinox-tickets-141186058301?

Saturday 20 March; Goddess Temple Spring Equinox Ceremony Online with Glastonbury Goddess Temple. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goddess-temple-spring-equinox-ceremony-online-goddess-of-sacred-flame-tickets-142697828045?

Sunday 21 March: Ostara Spring Equinox - led by Rev Kate Dean via Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel live on its YouTube channel. Time: 11am. free.  youtube.com/c/rosslynhillunitarianchapel

Sunday 21 March; Book Group with Children of Circe, a private pagan group run by Richard Levy and sponsored by the Doreen Valiente Foundation. You have to join the group to take part. Time: 6pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/groups/725752541262809

Sunday 21 March; Spring Equinox Ceremony. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5-£20.  https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Sunday 21 March; Spring Equinox Divine I AM: Transmission and Activation with Vaz Sriharan and Adya Nova of the London College of Spirituality. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £10 – £20. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equinox-divine-i-am-transmission-and-activation-vaz-sriharan-adya-nova-registration-142751490551

Monday 22 March (every Monday); Mindful Still Life Monday Sessions with London Drawing, via Zoom. Two sessions: 12.30pm and 6pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://londondrawing.com/online-creative-sessions/

Monday 22 March; Practical Magic: Moon Magic. Online talk with Rebecca Beattie, author of Nature Mystics, via Treadwell's Online. Via Zoom. Time: 7pm with delayed viewing option. Tickets: £20/£18. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 22 March (every Monday); Mindful Mondays with Caitriona of Be Happiest. Online event. Time 7pm. Tickets: £7 per session or £25 per month. https://behappiest.co.uk/ 

Monday 22 March; Resurgence Earth Festival: Spring Equinox Gathering.· Online event. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/207514831100517/

Monday 22 March; Spring 2021 Ceremony with London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Online event. Time: 8.20pm. Free. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Tuesday 23 March, Part 2 of Beginners Astrology Workshop with Nigel online via Wicca Moon. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £60 for both lessons. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/beginners-astrology-workshop/

Tuesday 23 March,  Stargates - Marc Etienne: 'The Magic of Images and Images for Magic in Ancient Egypt'. Online talk via the The Warburg Institute. Time: 5.30pm. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24000?

Tuesday 23 March; Crossbones Online Vigil. On the 23rd of every month since June 2004, people have honoured the outcast dead of Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark, but at the moment this are virtual events. Time: 7pm. Free. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/GooseandCrow/  

Tuesday 23 and 30 March; Practical Magic: Creating a Servitor. Two-part practical workshop with Mark Vincent  via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £40. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 23 March; Crystal Oracle Masterclass. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £20-£30. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Tuesday 23 March; Astrology Circle - Neptune. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £5-£20. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Tuesday 23 March (every fortnight); Heron Drums Online Shamanic Drum Circle via Facebook or Zoom. Time: 7pm: Details: https://www.facebook.com/herondrumsuk/

Tuesday 23 March; Vernal Equinox Crystal Singing Bowl Meditation Live on Facebook and Zoom with The Crystal Garden. Time: 10pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/811800262748256

Wednesday 24 and 31 March; Tarot Symbolism: The Minor Arcana. Two-part practical workshop with Suzanne Corbie via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £40/£36. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 24 March; Intuition Masterclass. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £5-£20. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Wednesday 24 March; Full Moon Sound Journey. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £5-£15.  https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Thursday 25 March; Cunning Folk Music. Online event. Time: 7pm. Price: Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cunning-folk-music-tickets-143463724863?

Thursday 25 March; Queering Magic: Astrological Minor Arcana: 2, 3, 4 Wands (Aries). Workshop with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 25 March; Practical Magic: Herbal Charms and Enchantments. Online workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 25 March; The Magical Qabalah – Lifting the Veil. Online workshop with Julian Vayne via Treadwell's Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £20/£18. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 25 March (tbc); Shooting the Wild Witch Breeze. Facebook Live Chat with Rachel Patterson and Elen Sentier. A new chat video usually every two weeks on a Thursday. Time: 7pm.  Free. https://www.facebook.com/MoonBooks

Thursday 25 March: Cunning Folk Music. Online Gig. Time: 7pm. Free but you must reserve a place. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cunning-folk-music-tickets-143463724863?

Thursday 25 March; Tarot - Court Cards. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £20-£30. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Thursday 25 March; Astral Projection Workshop with Jade Shaw. Digital event organised by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £20-£30. Time: 7pm. https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/digital

Thursday 25 March; The Horned God. Zoom Lecture by Professor Ronald Hutton via The Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets:· £4-£10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-horned-god-professor-ronald-hutton-zoom-lecture-tickets-142920931353?

Thursday 25 March;  The Pagan Federation Lectures: Talk 3: Trolls, Magic and Troll Wives. Online event. Time: 8pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/5165465376856767/

Friday 26 March; Herbal Series Tea Ritual. Online talk via Children of Circe, a private pagan group run by Richard Levy and sponsored by the Doreen Valiente Foundation. You have to join the group to take part. Time: 8pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/groups/725752541262809

Friday 26 March; Launch event for Breaking Chains by Nic Phillips.

Free  · online event. Time: 8pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breaking-chains-by-nic-phillips-tickets-146639963077?

Saturday 27 March; Leaping Hare 2021. Pagan Conference, now an online event. Time: 9.30am-5.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/LeapingHarePaganConvention

Saturday 27 March-May; Werewolves of London Full Moon Audio Walk. Download the audio tour by London Dreamtime and explore London near Charing Cross in your own time this spring. Price: £12.  https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/ 

Saturday 27 March; An Evening with Minta Karlsson. Online talk as part of the Magickal Women Conference Spotlight Speakers. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. https://ti.to/magickal-women-conference/speaker-spotlights

Saturday 27 March; Full Moon Event with Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for just for 10 minutes or an hour or longer and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Free. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Saturday 27 March; Earth Hour 2021 and Libra Full Moon Ceremony with London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Online event. Time: 8.15pm. Free but you must reserve a place. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Sunday 28 March; The Shamanic Art of Holding Space, with Itzhak Beery. Online workshop with the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 1pm - 5pm. Tickets £60/£80 . https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 28 March; Libra Full Moon Breath Ceremony with Lisa Li. Organised by Aho Studio. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £22. www.aho.community

Sunday 28 March; Spring Equinox Ritual. Free  · online event with Rachel Patterson and Kitchen Witch Coven of Natural Witchery. Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2962032437358121

Thursday 1 April; Magic for the Month: April. My next month's Facebook Live talk will be on Thursday 1 April at 4pm and I'll talk about April Fool's Day, trickster deities, the folklore and symbolism of eggs, a guided visualisation and other magic for the month.. Time: 4pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2843616205957635/

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

Review: Wicca Moon's Ostara Ritual Kit

I love nice surprises. Especially when they come gift-wrapped in boxes and packed with sparkles like Wicca Moon’s ritual kits. I tried out the Imbolc kit in February and recently received the one for Ostara – or the Spring Equinox.

The Wicca Moon Ostara ritual kit contains lots of goodies including handmade bath salts, incense and ritual oil; two beeswax candles; a crystal; a plant pot and acorn; a gorgeous altar cloth and a lovely goddess figurine. It also includes information about seasonal traditions and a Spring Equinox rite to perform, neatly rolled up and tied in a ribbon with a bow.

My favourite item is the goddess figurine. I must admit I have long wanted one like it - in fact ever since I saw one at the Wicca Moon stand at a festival one time. I'm delighted to now be a proud owner. It currently has pride of place on my altar.

I always find it useful to do a run-through of any rituals before I do them for real, just to check I have everything I need. The last thing you want after casting your circle is to find you don’t have an essential ingredient for the rite!

The photo at the top shows the altar I set up for my practise run. The main focus of this Ostara ceremony is to plant the acorn in the pot as a symbol of planting the seeds of your desires for the year to come. I think it is a lovely way to celebrate the time of year when we are looking forward to brighter days ahead.

The kit provides most things, but you will need to add a few of your own – including the soil or compost to plant the acorn in, a charcoal block for the loose incense and some fruit juice as an offering. You might spot in the photo that a few items from the earlier Imbolc kit are also on the altar – the light-coloured altar cloth under the new one, the chalice for fruit juice and the pentacle. The candle holders, censer, small cauldron, salt bottle and water goblet in the picture are my own.

If you don’t have a proper censer for burning incense you can use any dish designed to withstand very high temperatures. If you don’t have a small cauldron, which the ritual suggests putting the compost in before potting the acorn, then I would say just put the compost straight into the flower pot. Or, of course, you could buy extra bits and pieces from Wicca Moon if you pop in there to get the kit!

The people at Wicca Moon are really helpful, so if you have any questions about the kit or how to do the ritual, just ask them.

Wicca Moon is at 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6SH. The website is http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/.

Links and previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/03/pagan-shopping-wicca-moon-ostara-ritual.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/01/review-wicca-moon-imbolc-ritual-box.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/01/pagan-shopping-wicca-moon-imbolc-ritual.html
http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/

Pagan Spring Equinox Events In London & Elsewhere

Here are some of the events over the Spring Equinox that could be of interest to pagans. Most of the ones I list are in London, because that's where I live, but there are a few things taking place in other parts of England. The Spring Equinox is the time when day and night are equal. It is a pagan festival that is sometimes called Ostara. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now to 25 March. Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street , Cambridge, Cambs CB3 0AQ. Museum entry £4/£2. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/

Now - 8 April; Exhibition: Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 standard, members free but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Wednesday 14 March; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 14 March; Matthew Sweet: Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Each Other. Talk at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £6. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 15 March; First session in four-week mediumship workshop on Wednesdays. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time noon-2pm. Cost for entire course: £90. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/  or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/events.html

Thursday 15 March; Shamanic Witchcraft. Talk by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 15 March. Aleister Crowley: Life and Legacy. Talk at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. Venue: Kensington Central Library, Lecture theatre (back of library); 12 Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX. Time: 6.30pm. Free event, booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aleister-crowley-life-and-legacy-tickets-41113995066

Thursday 15 March; Seraphim Blueprint introduction talk and free personal energy tune-up with by Sharon. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. You must reserve a place in advance. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seraphim-blueprint-introduction-talk-and-free-personal-energy-tune-up-tickets-41678060200

Friday 16 March; Gods and Goddesses of Nature in Ancient Mexico - gallery talk. Room 27, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 16 March; Ninja Skills. Talk by Antony Cummins. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 16 March; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Entry £15/£13. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 16 March; Spring Equinox Goddess Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 16 March; Day of the Waning Crescent Moon- A Gong Bath with Diana Vernon (MCSH). Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets: £20 members/£22 non-members. www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Friday 16 March; Wiccan Moot (Egg Moon) with the London Pagan Community Meetup Group. Venue tbc. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Saturday 17 March, Soul Stones workshop 1: More than Stones, with Lexi Penn-Carver. Courses held in relaxed home/studio at 145 Valley Way,  Stevenage,  Herts,  SG2 9DD. Time: 10am-5pm. Adult tickets £48/£58. 07722 997719. Tel: 07722 997719. http://www.soulstones.co.uk/workshops.htm

Saturday 17 March; Study Day: An Introduction to the Classical World. BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £23, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturdays 17 and 24 March; The Fruits of Consciousness: shamanism and the initiatory journey. Two-day course with Ken Rees. Venue: Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square London, WC1N. Time: 10.15am-5.30pm. Fee: £54/£19. http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/

Saturday 17 March; OneSpirit Interfaith Intro Day. Venue: Kensington Unitarians, Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT. Time: 12.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/141067093254469/

Saturday 17 March; Poppets and Magical Dolls in Folk Magic: A Practical Workshop Afternoon mini-workshop with me, Lucya Starza. This workshop is based on my forthcoming book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 17 March; Artists, goddesses and revolutionaries: women and ceramic design - gallery talk. Room 46, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 17 March; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Spring Equinox Celebraton. Druidic ceremony to celebrate the equinox at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for ceremony about 1.30pm. The ritual should end at 3pm, then back to the pub. Offerings of bread, mead and song or poetry welcome. Overnight camping is allowed in the overflow car park.

Saturday 17 March; Ostara Ceremony at the Rollright Stones. Public ceremony with Watchers of the Old Ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Venue: Rollright Stones, Little Rollright, Warwickshire, OX7 5. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Entry fee £1. Bring a picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/756673324526563/

Sunday 18 March; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10, bring your own lunch. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 18 March [NOTE - THIS EVENT HAS NOW MOVED TO 25 MARCH DUE TO BAD WEATHER] ; Woodland Spring Equinox Gathering and Open Ritual 2018 with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet in the heated patio area of The Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 1pm to walk to Queen's Woods. Fee: £3/£5. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 18 March; Spring Equinox on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Gather at 12.45pm for 1pm start, ends 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1664846983594005/

Sunday 18 March; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 18 March; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/151544558851609/

Monday 19 - Friday 23 March; Free Online Plant Medicine Summit. Registration essential: http://plantmedicinesummit.com/

Monday 19 March; Just Breathe: an evening of modern mindfulness and meditation. Venue: The Great Court, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 7pm. Tickets £12, members/Concessions £8. Visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 19 March; Tamuka: A Journey Toward Africa. Multi-sensory experience that includes a talk;
live music; mocktails and input from people from different parts of the world. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 19 March; Tarot Reading Practise with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Central London venue to be confirmed. Time: 7pm. Entry: £5, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Monday 19 March; Aleister Crowley's Mysteries of Filth. Lecture by Georgia van Raalte. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 19 March; Pagan Pathfinders: Eostre, Hares and Chocolate. Meeting suitable for all pagans in Finchley, London N3. Time: 7.30pm. (Meeting is usually on the 3rd Monday each month.) Free, but bring food and drink to share. Contact Pagan Pathfinders for more details: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders/

Tuesday 20 March; Humanistic group therapy, mental health and anomalous/paranormal experiences. Talk by Professor Alejandro Parra. Part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series at Goldsmiths. Venue: Room LG01, Prof Stuart Hall Bulding, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Time: 6.10pm. Free entry, no need to book. Details: https://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/speakers/

Tuesday 20 March; Wheel of the Year Festival - Spring Equinox at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gather at the well head for midday meditation until 12.30pm, followed by conversation on the lower lawn. Free admission to the gardens from 10am to noon. For more details, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Tuesday 20 March; Discovering the Lost Gods of England. Evening storytelling workshop with Andreas Kornevall. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 20 March; Book launch: Your Zodiac Soul by John Wadsworth. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm, you must reserve a place in advance. Call 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Tuesday 20 March; Witches Gathering. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting for 7.30pm. onwards. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Wednesday 21 March; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday, 21 March; More Mead Moot promoted by Pagan FutureFests. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton SM5 2PR. Time: from 7.30pm. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/ http://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Thursday  22 March; Paranormal Events in a Hospital Setting. Lecture by Alejandro Parra. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 22 March; The White Darkness: Spirit Possession in Haitian Vodou. Lecture by Gabriel Toso  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 22 March; Earthstars Group Meeting - Spring Equinox. Film screening and discussion. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 23 March; Launch of the Seraphim Blueprint angelic spiritual system by Ruth Rendely. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 23 March; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard and the dead and wounded of the London Bridge attacks. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/

Friday 23 March; Folk Customs around the Spring Equinox. Seminar evening with Will Hunter and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 23 March; The Wholeworld-View of the Cosmic Hologram. Lecture by Dr Jude Currivan. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 23 March; The Origins of Life - A New Understanding from an Ancient Knowledge. Talk by David Ash at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Doors open: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £8/£10. Details: http://www.rilko.org/lectures-2018-spring/ or https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/

Friday 23 March; Goddess Inspired Spring Equinox Ceremony. Venue in SW London. Time: 7.15pm, Tickets £15. www.crystalhealingbysarahjane.co.uk

Friday 23 March; Crouch End Spriggan. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crouch End. Time: 8pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email vanessa@londondreamtime.com to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Leaping Hare Pagan Convention 2018. Venue: St Johns and Highwoods Community Centre, Highwoods Square, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9SR. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets:  £6.50 in advance, £8 on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/510985315915067/

Saturday 24 March; HBO's Game of Thrones Tarot Launch with creator Liz Dean. The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon. Free event but you must reserve a place, contact Bali on 020 7405 2120 or atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com

Saturday 24 March; Magic at Dusk. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crystal Palace. Time: 5pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email vanessa@londondreamtime.com to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Power Up London with Maestro Shaman Richard Down. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Free event but you must reserve a place in advance. www.aho.community

Saturday 24 March, Earth Hour. Venue: Wherever you are. Time: 8.30pm. https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour

Sunday 25 March; Spellcraft workshop: Candles, Cords and Runes Magic. This is an outdoor course with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Wimbledon Woods (meet outside Windmill Tea Room), Windmill Road, London, SW19 5NQ. Time: 11.30am. Cost: £13. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes, bring a blanket to sit on and bring a hot drink and food. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 25 March; Kith of The Tree and The Well Moot. Heathen moot with talk and Blot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm. Entry £2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/151618854867807/

Thursday 29 March; PFL Spring Equinox Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my poppet workshop at Treadwell's on March 17. I try to make sure that the details on my listings are accurate, but I do not always know about changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you spot anything that needs correcting, do email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

Pagan Shopping: Wicca Moon Ostara Ritual Kit

This box of delightful treasures has arrived in the post for me. Just look at all the goodies inside!

It is the Ostara Ritual Kit from Wicca Moon - the latest in the pagan shop's series of kits to celebrate each of the festivals in the Wheel of the Year. As well as original words to use for an Ostara - or Spring Equinox - rite and information about seasonal traditions, it has hadmade bath salts, incense and ritual oil; two beeswax candles; crystals; a ceramic plant pot and seed; a gorgeous sparkly altar cloth from India and a lovely clay goddess figurine.

I loved the Imbolc ritual kit, which I used in February, and I'm really looking forward to doing this one. These kits are ideal for solitary witches who want to celebrate the pagan festivals, but lack the time or inspiration to put together everything for a ritual themselves. They would also be great for those who are learning the craft and need some guidance and to build up their own set of altar tools and supplies.

I'll post a full review on a Bad Witch's Blog nearer to the time of Ostara, which is on March 20.

Wicca Moon is at 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6SH and also online: http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/

Links and previous related posts
http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6270243-A-Year-Of-Wicca-The-Wheel-Of-The-Year-Subscription-Box-2-Ostara.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/01/pagan-shopping-wicca-moon-imbolc-ritual.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/01/review-wicca-moon-imbolc-ritual-box.html

A Fortnight of Pagan Events In & Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next fortnight that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Last day: Wednesday 28 February; Harry Potter: A History of Magic. Venue: PACCAR Gallery, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Timed slots every day. Tickets £16 adult, £8 child. Enquiries: 01937 546546. https://www.bl.uk/

Now - 8 April; Exhibition: Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 standard, members free but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Now to 25 March. Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street , Cambridge, Cambs CB3 0AQ. Museum entry £4/£2. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/

Last Day: Wednesday 28 February; The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: An exhibition dedicated to Cornwall’s most magical Museum, featuring photographs from Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Sara Hannant and Simon Costin. Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Wednesday 28 February; Temples and festivals in Roman Britain - gallery talk. Room 49, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Wednesday 28 February; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 28 February; Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH (45 mins from central London). The pub does not have disabled access. This moot meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Thursday 1 March; The Magic of Psi. Lecture by Serena Roney-Dougal. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 1 March; Holistic Food Growing for the 21st Century. Talk by Spencer Christy. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £7/£5 http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Friday 2 March; Pleased to Meet You: The New Consciousness Crystals. Talk by Judy Hall. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 2 March; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Entry £15/£13. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 2 March; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: Hazelwood Crescent, London, W10 5FT (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £16. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Friday 2 March; Esoteric Yoga - part of a monthly workshop. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £15. http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 2 March; Tamesis Full Moon Ceremony by the Thames. Meet at the seats outside the Tate Modern gallery, Bankside, London SE1 9TG at 8pm. Ritual will start on the bank of the Thames by 8.30pm promptly. Fee: £3. https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 3 March; Geomancy workshop with Thaumast. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon start. Tickets £40, you must reserve a place in advance. Call 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com  http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 3 March; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Minor Arcana. Afternoon workshop with Sue Terry. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 3 March; Yoga Nidra: Explore Life Between Dream and Sleep. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Saturday 3 March; Dream Analylis and Interpretation Workshop with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue to be confirmed. Time: 2.30pm. Entry: £7, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday 4 March; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 4 March; Journey to the Heart Cacao Gong Ceremony. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Sunday 4 March; Isidias Navigatum: Isis Blessing of the Fleet Ritual with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at Richmond station at 1.30pm to take a bus to the ritual site at Terrace Garden. Ritual starts at 2pm. Fee £3. https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 4 March; Wild Women’s Temple: Fire ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Private address in Forest Hill, SE18. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Monday 5 March; Walk With Me film screening about  Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh - narration by Benedict Cumberbatch. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 5 March; Tarot Reading Practice Evening with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue to be confirmed. Time: 7pm. Entry: £5, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Tuesday 6 March; The Anthropology of Angels and Interdimensional Beings. Lecture by Elizabeth Wood. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 6 March (date tbc); Romford Moot organised my Mamma Moon Magic. Venue: The Golden Lion, Romford. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Tuesday 6 March; Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: Red Lion, 48 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1DP. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Thursday 8 - Saturday 10 March; Three day Tarot Workshop at Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/  or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/events.html

Thursday 8 March; The Parthenon: The First Monument to Civilisation? Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free, but advance booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 8 March; How to Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room. Talk by Jacob Burak. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 8 March; Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick. Evening seminar with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 8 March; Sacred Geometry and the Earth Temple. Talk by Chris Street and film telling the story of Henry Lincoln and Erling Haagensen’s discoveriesat Earthstars. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 8 March; Jack Parsons - Rocket Scientist and Wizard. Talk by David Barrett at South East London Folklore Society (SELFS). Venue: The Old King's Head, Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High St, London SE1 1NA. Entry: £5/£1.50 concessions. Time: 8pm. (Meetings are normally the second Thursday of each month.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2438110887/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com

Friday 9 March;  Reading Margery Kempe's inner voices. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free, but advance booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 9 March; Psychic Circle - Working with Spirit. Hosted by Mamma Moon Magick. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15/£18. For further information or to book call Rain on 07786328908 http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 9 March; Oasis of Sound - Sound Bath and Mantra with Anne Malone. Organised by the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. Venue: The Life Centre Islington, Brittania Row, North London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Saturday 10 March; Psychic Saturday hosted by The Witches' Inn and Crossed Palms. Venue: The Essential Training Organization, The Pilot Building Quarryside Business Park Thornton Side Unit 1, Redhill, RH12LJ. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/1953520881580412/

Saturday 10 March; Heart Beat - Drumming Collective - March with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £22/£20. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 10 March; The Sun in the Western Esoteric Tradition: Planetary Radiance. Afternoon seminar with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 10 March; Natural History of Witchcraft. Venue:Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL, University Street, London. WC1E 6DE. Time: 6pm. Tickets £5, advance booking essential.
www.ucl.ac.uk More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/108012396644802/

Sunday 11 March; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 12 March; Young Urban Witch Workshop: Crystals in Magic. Evening mini-workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 12 March; Herne the Hunter – From Ghoul to Godhead. Talk by Dr John Callow, author of  Embracing the Darkness, at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £5. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Tuesday 13 March; Nova Stellar Presents an Evening with Steve Ward. Venue: The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk starts at 8pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/events/174739726481955/

Tuesday 13 March; Austin Osman Spare and Kenneth Grant: Two Magicians. Lecture by Michael Staley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 14 March; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 14 March; Matthew Sweet: Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Each Other. Talk at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £6. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 15 March; Shamanic Witchcraft. Talk by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 15 March. Aleister Crowley: Life and Legacy. Talk at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. Venue: Kensington Central Library, Lecture theatre (back of library); 12 Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX. Time: 6.30pm. Free event, booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aleister-crowley-life-and-legacy-tickets-41113995066

Friday 16 March; Ninja Skills. Talk by Antony Cummins. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 16 March; Day of the Waning Crescent Moon- A Gongbath with Diana Vernon (MCSH). Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets: £20 members/£22 non-members. www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 17 March, Soul Stones workshop 1: More than Stones, with Lexi Penn-Carver. Courses held in relaxed home/studio at 145 Valley Way,  Stevenage,  Herts,  SG2 9DD. Time: 10am-5pm. Adult tickets £48/£58. 07722 997719. Tel: 07722 997719. http://www.soulstones.co.uk/workshops.htm

Saturday 17 March; Study day: An Introduction to the Classical World. BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £23, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturdays 17 and 24 March; The Fruits of Consciousness: shamanism and the initiatory journey. Two-day course with Ken Rees. Venue: Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square London, WC1N. Time: 10.15am-5.30pm. Fee: £54/£19. http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/

Saturday 17 March; Poppets and Magical Dolls in Folk Magic: A Practical Workshop Afternoon mini-workshop with me Lucya Starza. This workshop is based on my forthcoming book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 17 March; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Spring Equinox Celebraton. Druidic ceremony to celebrate the equinox at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for ceremony about 1.30pm. The ritual should end at 3pm, then back to the pub. Offerings of bread, mead and song or poetry welcome. Overnight camping is allowed in the overflow car park.

Saturday 17 March; Ostara Ceremony at the Rollright Stones. Public ceremony with Watchers of the Old Ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Venue: Rollright Stones, Little Rollright, Warwickshire, OX7 5. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Entry fee £1. Bring a picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/756673324526563/

Sunday 18 March; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10, bring your own lunch. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 18 March; Woodland Spring Equinox Gathering and Open Ritual 2018 with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet in the heated patio area of The Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 1pm to walk to Queen's Woods. Fee: £3/£5. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 18 March; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 18 March; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/171173920273572/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my poppet workshop at Treadwell's on March 17. I try to make sure that the details on my listings are accurate, but I do not always know about changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you spot anything that needs correcting, do email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com