Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Here's a list of events for pagans, witches and those with similar interests over the next couple of weeks. There are online things you can do anywhere (bolded) plus in-person talks and workshops in or near London, as that's where I'm based, and some conferences and festivals further afield.

Now - 11 July; Rediscovery: The Gary Dickinson Exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-6pm  Free entry https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Now – 29 November; The Coming of Age Exhibition - including displays on witches and crones. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Open daily 10am-6pm.  Free. https://wellcomecollection.org/

Now -17 July; That Large Ghost, Curated by Jack Catling Exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, The Swedenborg Society, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2TH. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-view-that-large-ghost-curated-by-jack-catling-tickets-1990949444383

Now - 8 September; The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial. Exhibition. Venue: Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY. Open 10am-6pm. Tickets from £13. https://www.saatchigallery.com/whats-on

Now to 13 September;  Hail, Delirium! Surrealist Dorothea Tanning art exhibition.  Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: during normal opening hours. Free entry. https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/

Now – 16 August; Olivia Plender: Little Fennel’s Complaint Exhibition. Venue:: Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, UK, OX1 1BP. Open from 11am Tuesday - Sunday. Tickets from £7.21. https://modernartoxford.org.uk/

Now – 13 September; The Material Heart: Front Line to Home Front. Exhibition of WWI folk art. Venue: Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF.  Open: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11am – 6pm. Tickets free with general museum admission ticket or a ticket to the Paint, Pattern, Print exhibition that's also on, costing £11.50. https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/

Now on; Vikings: The Immersive Experience. Venue: Dock X, Unit 1 Canada Water, Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 2XU.  Opening hours: daily from 9am. Adult tickets from £23 and children from £16. https://vikings-immersive.co.uk/london/?

Every Tuesday to Sunday except over 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-4pm. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

 https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

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 lunchtime: Rainbow Spirit offers a shared vegetarian lunch from a flat in Soho, London, for all people LGBT+Allies. The foundation is British witchcraft. Each meal is followed by Ancestor Circle, passing the talking stick. Alcohol-free event. To attend join the Whatsapp chat group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LhDxaCzGsmE2YI6AReyw3W

or email: rainbowawakening1@gmail.com

Wednesday 8 July; Shadow Work with the Dark Goddess. Workshop with Abiola Abrams, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 8 July; Revealing the Stele, with Gary Dickinson. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30 pm. Tickets £25.   https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 8 July; Sacred Gong Meditation with Joe Summerfield. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 8 July; Sylvia Plath, Witchcraft and Radical Poetry. Talk via Seed talks online.  Time: 7pm. Tickets from £13.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/36463428713?

Wednesday 7 July (every Wednesday); Feeling Sound. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £18.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 8 July (tbc but usually 2nd Wed each month);  Enfield Town Circle Moot. Venue: Crown and Horsehoes, Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, EN2 6PZ.  Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Thursday 9 July (every Thursday); 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 9 July; Monstrous Women with Elisabeth Brooke. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 9 July (2nd Thursday each month); Magick Without Tears Moot. Venue: Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte St., London W1T 2LY. Time 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mwtpubmoot

Thursday 9 July;  Healing with Your Higher Power. Start of 2-session course with Kim Chestney, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 9 July;  How to Kill a Witch Launch and Soirée with Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10/£20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 9 July; The Medium’s Path: Foundation. Start of 6-session course with TJ Higgs, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 9 July;  Way of the Witch monthly online circle with Samantha K. and Jacqui C. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/sammi-k-shamanic-practitioner-psychic-medium/events/

Thursday 9 July; Pan. Talk by Cunning Folk at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 8pm, Free but £5/£8 donations welcome.  Email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com to book a space or visit  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Friday 10 July (and other dates); Drum Birthing Workshop with Lynn Gosney. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain, Minster, Kent. Starts 8.45am. Tickets £225/£250. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain

Friday 10  July  (every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Online event. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 10 July; Trance Mediumship with Master Chou, by Sarah Tyler-Walters. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 July; Sacred Tobacco Training with Renato Guerrero. Venue: Berkeley farm, Essex, a few miles outside London. Time: 10am start. Tickets:  £260. https://www.aho.community/

Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 July; Persephone's Journey. Two-day workshop with Jane Meredith, author of  Journey to the Dark Goddess. Venue: Sheffield, UK Times:  - 10am - 5pm both days

Cost - £180, concession £160. Priestesses & Melissas of the Sheffield Temple - special price £135 (paid directly to Ann). Registration at https://forms.gle/qBuPhT7c33Xq9a4CA More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/726993956934621?

Saturday 11 July; Your First Steps into Mediumship with Claire Broad. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 11 July; Mindfulmess in the Park (Bromley Town Centre). Venue: Church House Gardens, 53 Mill Vale, Bromley, BR2 0EN. Time: Noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/1544720900390348/?

Saturday 11 July; Qigong Workshop. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. 2pm. Tickets £10. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday 11 July; Sound Bath. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. 4pm. Tickets £15. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday, 11 July; Secret Garden: Storytelling for Adults 2026. Venue:  St John’s Church, Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY. Time: 5.30pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secret-garden-storytelling-for-adults-2026-tickets-1988329391735  (also a London Dreamtime event https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/)

Sunday 12 July; The British Museum and the Magical Revival Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet at: British Museum (North Entrance), Montague Place, London, WC1B 3DG. Time: 10.50am. Tickets: £50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 12 July; Goddess Sekhmet Healing Ceremony with Pixie P Carney. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 12 July;  Satanic Flea Market Midsummer Mayhem. Venue: Multi Story, Peckham Levels, Level 5, 95a Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST. Time: noon-6pm. Tickets £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/1288909286744032/?

Sunday 12 July; Candle magic workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. The venue is Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. It starts at 1pm and tickets are £25 per person. To find out more and reserve a place visit: https://www.treadwells-london.com/.

Sunday 12 July: Mapping Lost London - afternoon of talks via London Monthy of the Dead. Venue: The Guinness Vaults, London WC2H 9FA. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets £30 for the entire event. https://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html?

Sunday 12 July: Forest Bathing in Crystal Palace Park. Meet at Sydenham Gate, CP Park, London SE20. Time: 2pm. Free, but parking is paid. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 12 July: Luna Iter (Ritual in the Tower) Celebrating Early Harvest. 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: £10. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154 

Sunday 12 July; Harnessing the 12 Zodiac Signs with Carmen Turner-Schott, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 12 July; South East London Pagans Moot. Venue: The Ivy House, 55 Stuart Road, London, SE15 3BE. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Monday 13 July (every Monday); MHA The Wilderness forest bathing walk (all mobilities welcome). Meet MHA The Wilderness, 17 Shirley Church Road, Croydon CR9 5AL. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Monday 13 July;  Blake, Ginsberg and “Ah! Sunflower”: Film, Music and Conversation. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £5. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Monday 13 July; The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: Magic Arts and the Occult Revival, with Felix John Taylor . Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  from £16.14, includes a cocktail. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 13 July;  Sketch: The Trial of William Lilly, followed by Sir Elias Ashmole: astrologer, alchemist, antiquary, and more, talk by Bernard Eccles, via the Astrological Lodge of London. Hybrid event. In-person venue: Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Starts 6.30pm. Tickets £6/£9. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 13 July; Theosophy. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Monday 13 July;  (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 14 July (and other dates); Yoga for Mind, Breath and Body. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 6.15pm. Tickets: £12. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Tuesday 14 July (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

Tuesday 14 July; Finding the Philosopher's Stone. Talk by Eliza Swann, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 14 July;  New Moon: Birth of Isis Thames ritual with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, · London. Time: 7.30pm.   Tickets: £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803 or https://mani.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/PaganFrontiersOfLondon.

Wednesday 15 July (and other dates); Tea with a Medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 15 July (and other dates); Viktor Wynd Museum Guided Tour and a Devil's Botany Absinthe. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6pm. Tickets from £12. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Wednesday 15 July; Summer Witchcraft Practices. Workshop with Levannah Morgan, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 15 July (tbc but usually 3rd Wednesday each month); The More Mead Moot. Venue: The Hope pub, Carshalton, Surrey. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/

Wednesday 15 July; The Weekly Planetary Grand Tableau. Start of 2-session course with Laetitia Barbier, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 15 July; A Women’s Shamanic Apprenticeship. Start of 6-session course with Beáta Alföldi, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 15 July; Sea Alchemy, Seidr and the Goddess Mysteries of the Deep with Helena Scott. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £6.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 16 July; Artist's Guide to Lucid Dreaming with Dave Green. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 16 July; Drumming for Infinity. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  £15. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 16 July;  Renaissance Art and Magic Talk and Soirée with Clare Lapraik Guest . Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 16 July; Meeting the Horned Deity. Workshop with Julian Vayne, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 16 July; Poetry Evening. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events

Thursday 16 July; Gong Bath. Venue: Akasa  Felstead Street, London E9 5LT. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  from £23.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Friday 17 July (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 17 July; Mr Wright and Mrs Always Right: Gary Wright and Geraldine Beskin in Conversation. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £20 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 17 July;  Travel with the Sacred Drum with Heather McDonald. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 6.30pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 17 July;  Shamanic Cacao Ritual in the Woods (July) with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at the entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, London N6 5UU, to be led into woods to the ritual spot. Bring a torch and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10.50. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Friday 17 July (and other dates); Hex and the City Walking Tour with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Cowcross St, Farrringdon, London EC1M 6BY. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/

Saturday 18 July; A Festival of Tarot and Oracle Wisdom wwith marketplace, deck signings, deck creator meet and greets, readings, talks, raffle, and cafe. Venue: St. Augustine's Arts and Events Centre, Stanford Ave, Brighton BN1 6EA. Time: 10.30am to 5pm. Tickets: general entry: £3 on the door. Full-day talk ticket: £45 early bird (until end of May) £55.  Details at thetarotfayre.co.uk  Follow at instagram.com/thetarotfayre

Saturday 18 July;  Embrace the Light with Joan Osborne. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 18 July; A Mary Magdalene Festival organised by Wicca Moon. Venue: Spiritualist Church, Eltham. Time: 11am. Tickets £45w. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 18 July (and other dates); Auralis 7D Transformative Breathwork W/ Levin. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets from £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 18 July; The Opening of the Red Tent. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 11am. Free event. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 18 July (and other dates); Sonie Alchemy and Reiki. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets from £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 18 July; The Laboratory of Magic. Start of 2-day workshop with Julian Vayne exploring collaborative ritual and chaos magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Starts at 1pm. Tickets £120. https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 18 July; The Isis and Magdalene Energies with  Mel Collins, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 18 July; Magical Herbalism with Bel Senlle, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 19 July;  The History of Witchcraft and Women: Magic, rituals and the patriarchy via Seed talks. Online event.  Time: 8am. Tickets from $18.95. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Sunday 19 July; Writing and rewriting fairytales course via City Lit. Venue: Keeley Street, London. Time: 10.30am. Fee: £79/£40. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writing-and-rewriting-fairytales

Sunday 19 July;  How to Read Auras and Chakras with Nishant Sharmaa. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 19 July;  Mythic London Walking Tour with with Caroline Wise, organised through  Treadwells. Meet outside  St Mary Le Strand Church, Strand, London WC2R 1ES. Time: 11.20am. Tickets: £35. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 19 July (then Sunday 16th Aug, 13th Sept, 18th Oct, 15th Nov);  Base Chakra. Wicca Women’s Circles Focus on a Chakra. Venue: Crystal Wicca,  West Wickham, BR4. Time: tbc. Tickets: £33 or £55 for two classes. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Sunday 19 July; Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/ or  https://allevents.in/london/dawn-of-the-oak-london-pagan-and-heathen-meeting-15th-february-2026-tickets/80001854227648

Sunday 19 July; Southwark Hysteries with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Green Dragon Court, London SE1 . Time: 4pm. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

For activities after these dates please visit my events page. 

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of any of these events. 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 I earn commission from advertisers for some links.

Book Endorsement: Herne the Hunter - God of the Forest

Herne the Hunter is a folkloric figure much loved by modern pagans, but his origins are mysterious. Andrew Anderson explores that mystery in his book Herne the Hunter, which comes out soon and is published by Moon Books. I was lucky enought to read it before it went to press and wrote this endorsement:

“Herne – is he a pagan god, the ghost of hanged man, an English folk hero, a spirit of the wildwood, or a character created by Shakespeare to entertain Elizabethan audiences? 

"Andrew Anderson’s Herne the Hunter shows that he has been depicted as all of these. Fascinating and meticulously researched, this book takes a deep dive into the history, legends, myths, and creative interpretations that have turned a horned man said to haunt the woods of Windsor into one of the most popular archetypes honoured in modern paganism. 

"As a student of literature, I was personally fascinated to learn that Herne’s metamorphosis is primarily due to the way writers have re-imagined him, from Shakespearean theatre, to Gothic novels, to television’s Robin of Sherwood and even descriptions in books that come with oracle cards. Andrew Anderson shows the power of storytelling in shaping the way we envisage both forces of nature and deities.”

Herne the Hunter is beautifully written and full of excellent research. I highly recommend it.

About the author

Andrew Andersone is a Druid with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He lives in Stratford-upon-Avon and works as an environmental manager. He loves working with the spirit of a place and spending time in the nearby Cotswold hills.

You can also  view Herne the Hunter on Amazon.

Please note: I earn commission from some links

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https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/03/book-endorsement-pagan-portals-osiris.html

Florence Farr Day: What Raffle Prize Would You Pick?

These were just some of the amazing prizes in the raffle at the Florence Farr Conference on Saturday. What would have you taken if your ticket was picked? 

I was really lucky. One of mine was chosen early and I got the lovely Isis statue that I'd had my eye on all day. I later also won some beautiful jewellery.

It's probably unfair to focus on the raffle, even though I'm still glowing with happiness at the things I got, and the money raised from it went to a breast cancer charity. The entire conference was wonderful. Hosted by the College of Psychic Studies, it celebrated the extraordinary visionary, dramatist, pioneer of women's rights and leader of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Florence Farr. She was one of the most extraordinary women of the Victorian era, but until recently was almost forgotten. 

This year saw the fourth in-person day of celebratiing her magic, art, drama and literature. There were talks and performances led by Caroline Wise, Sue Terry, Isabella Javor. Melissa Seims, and Sally North.. all of whom are experts in esoteric fields of study.

I'm looking forward to next years' event already, but you might see me post more photos of my Isis statue and maybe see me wearing the jewellery.

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My Witchy Events: Candle Magic and Cloud Scrying

Here are details of the witchy events I'm involved with from now until the end of August. There's a London-based workshop on candle magic. I'll be at the Awakened Spirit festival in August where I'll be teaching cloud and tree scrying.

July

Candle Magic Workshop In-Person at Treadwell's
On Sunday 12 July I'm running a workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic  at Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS.  It starts at 1pm and tickets are £25 per person.  Visit https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

August

Awakened Spirit Festival
This lovely community based festival runs from Friday 14 to 16 August, offering workshops and live music.  I'll be running a cloud and tree scrying session on Saturday afternoon. The venue is Crossland Riverside, Box End, Bedford, MK43 8RN. Weekend tickets including camping are £150, day tickets are £60. https://awakenedspirit.co.uk/

About me

I'm Lucya Starza and as well as writing A Bad Witch's Blog I'm the author of books in the Pagan Portals series on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. My Gothic novel Erosion is also published by Moon Books.

You can buy my books at Treadwell's Bookshop, via Amazon, at the College of Psychic Studies in London and at other bookshops as well as at my author page at publisher Moon Books. Please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.

Pagan Eye: Catalpa Tree Blossom on a London Street

This beautiful blossom is on a catalpa tree growing near where I live in London, SE20. I photographed it with another flower behind it - an example of the street art that has also bloomed in the area. 

At one time catalpa trees, or bean trees, were relatively rare in England. They're native to America. However, in recent years they've been planted more frequently in gardens and beside roads in my country because they're really pretty with heart-shaped leaves and huge blossom in summer rather than spring. Long bean pods appear in the autumn.

Many years ago I blogged about the Rochester catalpa tree. I tried to research what it meant in folklore and for magic, but didn't come up with much. Googling on the topic again, I learnt that now people are saying it can represent a huge range of things including tenacity, beauty, connection to spirit, and love. None of the sites mentioned their sources. 

Apparently the tree has very long tap roots and can survive in areas with little rainfall, so I'd like to think it represents both beauty and tenacity in difficult situations. 

If you are in the SE20 area, there's another bean tree in Crystal Palace Park and it's listed in a tree trail you can do. Here's the link: https://crystalpalaceparktreetrail.wordpress.com/

On each Pagan Eye post, I show a photo that I find interesting, with a few words about it. I'm not quite sure what I'll be including - it could be a seasonal image, a pagan site, an event, or just a pretty picture. If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself and you must confirm that you are submitting it for A Bad Witch's Blog.

Other previous related posts:

https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/07/pagan-eye-camomile-growing-in-my-local.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/05/pagan-eye-what-do-you-think-girls.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/05/the-rochester-catalpa-tree.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/08/the-rochester-catalpa-tree-revisited.html