Upcycling Crafts: A Pretty Paper Hand Fan

Hand fans are the essential accessory in this summer's heatwave. I made the one in the picture by upcycling a pretty picture from an old calendar. 

You need a square or oblong of paper that's at least 30cm wide and reasonably stiff. That's what my calendar was. A bit wider would probably be better. Ideally pick something that looks pretty to make you feel happier when you use it.

As well as paper, you need a ruler, scissors, string or yarn, and ideally an old-fashioned "dolly" type clothes peg for the handle. If you don't have a peg you could use two sticks - even upcycle a pair of ice lolly sticks.

Measure your paper and mark it evenly across the top and bottom at distances that are the same width as your peg or pair of sticks. For me, that was every 1.5cm. Fold the paper in concertina folds at each mark. I found it best to score an indentation from top to bottom using the ruler and blunt side of the scissors before doing the folding.

Put one end of the folded paper into the opening in the peg or sandwich it between two sticks. Bind the paper in place by wrapping yarn tightly around and tying it in place. This forms a good handle. Gently open out the top of the concertina'd paper a bit so you can then use it as a fan to cool down.

You could also place a fan at the eastern quarter of a ritual circle to represent the element of air, and use it to waft incense when doing magical cleansing.

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

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Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Here's a list of events for pagans, witches and those with similar interests. There are online things you can do anywhere (in bold) plus in-person talks and workshops in or near London, and some festivals further afield.

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 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 (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 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; The Magic of the Iron and Pearl Pentacles with Jane Meredith via British Reclaiming Online Conversations. Online talk. Time: 7.30pm. Free. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1386542789955184?

Thursday 16 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 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;  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  (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 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; Cyprianus: St. Cyprian and the Black Book in Scandinavian Folklore with Simone Kotva. 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

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/

Saturday 18 July; Pagan School Lammas Under 35s by Evangeline. Venue: Queen's Wood, Queen's Wood Road, North London. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £10-£12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/87136041303?

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;  Waverley Abbey, The Witch Cave and Leafy Surrey Intermediate 21km Hike via Trail Therapy. Start/End point: London Waterloo Station. Meet at 8.40am. Tickets: £31. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/114618142751?

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;  London Socialist Feminist Bookclub: 'Hags - the demonisation...' Talk by Victoria Smith. Venue: Effra Social, 89 Effra Road, London SW2 1DF. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-socialist-feminist-bookclub-hags-the-demonisation-tickets-1992716905908?

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

Monday 20 July (tbc); Free online talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 5pm. Tickets free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 20 July; Bibi's Circle  Divination Picnic. Venue: Outdoors with a picnic if the weather is good, otherwise indoors at Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Monday 20 July; The Old Stones: Prehistoric places of Britain and Ireland with Andy Burnham. 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 20 July; Psychic Sensitivity and Boundaries. Class by Aude Firmin, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 20 July;  Seeing Psi with a New Lens with Dean Radin. Online  presentation hosted by the Society for Psychical Research via Zoom. Time: 8pm. Tickets: Free for members/£5 non members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Monday 20 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 21 July (fortnightly event);  Writing Group. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Tuesday 21 July; Historic Building Mythbusting with James Wright. Talk via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 21 July; The Knights Templar: Soul Alchemy, Waters of Wisdom and Grail Mermaidens. Talk by Helena B. Scott, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 21 July; Transpersonal Psychology and Tarot. Start of 8-session course with Tiffany Lazic, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 22 July;  A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection book launch with Wayne Perkins. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm  Cost £20 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 22 July;  Norwegian Trolls and the Hidden World with Lena Heide Brennand. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 6pm. Tickets ·from  £6.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 22 July (tbc but most Wednesdays); Gong Bath. Venue:  Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick,  London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  from £23.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Wednesday 22 July;  Chris French on The Science of Paranormal Activities for the Pint of View lectures. Venue: The Alpaca, 84-86 Essex Rd, London, N1 8LU. Time 7pm.  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pintofviewlondon/2247184

Wednesday 22 July; Alchemy 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 22 July; Magnetism in the 19th Century. Talk and Soiree with Kristof Smeyers and Kurt Vanhoutte. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 22 July;  Introduction to Norse Mythology, with Dr Tom Morcom via Seedtalks. Hybrid event. In-perosn venue: The Blues Kitchen Brixton, 40 Acre Lane, London SW2 5SP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £11.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Thursday 23 July;  Reiki 1 with The Reiki Academy. Start of 2-session course with Claire Hall and Olivia Griesser. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 9.30am. Tickets: £247. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday, 23 July; The Natural Way: Summer Celebration pilgrimage walk, chance to connect with nature, discover local history, and meet fellow nature enthusiasts. Location in north London. Time: 10.30am -2pm . Free but reserve a spot. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-natural-way-summer-celebration-tickets-1993135079677?

Thursday, 23 July; Colour Therapy with Nina Ashby. 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 23 July;  Crossbones Vigil  to Honour the Outcast Dead of Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA. Time: 6.45pm for 7pm. Free, just turn up  You can also view the vigil online.   http://crossbones.org.uk  

Thursday 23 July (details and date tbc); 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 23 July;  Deconstructing the Séance Room with Dr Kate Cherrell. 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

Friday 24 - Sunday 26 July;  Valhalla Viking Festival. Venue: Dummer Down Farm, Basingstoke. Day tickets from £5. Weekend tickets from £145. https://valhallavikingfestival.co.uk/

Friday 24 July; Aura Power with Sushma Sagar. 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

Friday 24 July;  Lammas Ritual In The Wild with Wicca Moon. Venue: Wilberforce Scouts Downe Road, Keston, BR2 6AD. Time: 6.30pm to start at 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/lammas-ritual-in-the-wild/?

Friday 24 July; Drumming Circle celebration of Lughnasaha with a ritual via Wicca Moon. Venue: 15 Prospect Place, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9HL. Time: 7pm. Tickets  £15. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/drumming-circle-july-2026/?

Friday 24 July (tbc but usually 4th Friday of the month);  The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Saturday 25 July; Yaku and Kuntur: Andean Love Ceremony. Venue: Berkeley farm, Essex, a few miles outside London. Time: 9am start. Tickets:  £249. https://www.aho.community/

Saturday 25 July; Coffee Morning with Hand Readings. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. 10am-3pm. Readings £10. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday 25 July;  Predicting with Tarot class with Avril Price. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 25 July; Honouring the Dark Goddess 2-day workshop with Jane Meredith, author of Journey to the Dark Goddess. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am  Cost £65. Bookings through Atlantis Bookshop 020 7405 2120. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/ More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/961331719692257/?

Saturday, 25 July; Grosvenor Square: Wild London: Free Family storytelling with Vanessa Woolf Sessions.. Venue:  Grosvenor Square Gardens, Mayfair, W1K 6AN. Time: noon. Tickets free. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/)

Saturday 25 July;  Journey into the Divine Matrix Oracle with Mara Branscombe Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: noon. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Saturday 25 July; Creating Witch Bottles, Class with Tia Price. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 25 July;  The Everyday Intuitive. Class with Jeremy Turner-Welch, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 5pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 25 July (usually 4th Friday or Saturday of the month); SLAY: The World's First Book on Female Dragon Slayers with Jasmine Elmer.  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 26 July; Shamanic Group with Les Fuller. All welcome Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-3pm. Tickets: £10. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 26 July; Woking Alternative Market. Venue: Fiery Bird, 27 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6. Time 11am. https://www.facebook.com/events/1177146647251176/?

Sunday 26 July;  Astral Projection and Lucid Dreaming class with Tree Carr. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 26 July;  Women's Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in South Norwood Lake and Grounds. Meet at Sylvan Road, London SE25 4AN. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 26 July;  The Greek Magical Papyri. Start of 3-Part Course with Lusete. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £80. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 26 July; A Journey to Self-Discovery with Sarah Tyler-Walters, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 26 July;  Meeting of Heathen Kindred Blot (was Kith of the Tree and the Well). Venue:  The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 1.30pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/events and https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/113978234531?

Sunday 26 July; Channelling with the Causal Chakra. Class with Gemma Petherbridge, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

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 from advertisers for some links.

Folklore: St Swithun's Day, Rain & Apple Christening

Tomorrow, 15 July, is St Swithun's Day. Most people have heard the saying that if it rains then it will rain for 40 more. There's a rhyme that goes:

St Swithun's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St Swithun's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mare

The Bishop of Winchester, who died in the year 862, would probably be forgotten if it wasn't for that bit of folklore. However, he wasn't associated with rain until after his death. According to a legend, he had asked to be buried outdoors but his remains were later reburied inside the church. A storm brewed on the day his body was moved, and rain continued to pelt down for over a month. It didn't stop until he was reburied out in the churchyard. This was taken as a miracle.

But the rain wasn't always seen as a bad thing, and the saint's water-bringing powers became associated with growing apples. According to Steve Roud in The English Year, it was believed that rain on St Swithun's Day and afterwards was essential to produce a good crop. A Warwickshire saying was that you should never eat apples until St Swithun had "Christened them".

Having an apple tree in my own garden, I know that getting rain at this time of year is important to help the fruit plump out properly. Otherwise they can be too small and hard. 

I've looked at the weather forecast for tomorrow and at the moment it isn't saying rain.  I might do a spell to help the clouds water the garden.

Rounding the Year

Quite a few annual customs linked to Christian saints' days are more about seasonal cycles and harvests than religion. 

My book Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year offers more ways to acknowledge and celebrate the seasons in ritual, magic, folklore and nature. You can view Rounding the Wheel of the Year on Amazon, find it at esoteric bookshops or via my publisher Moon Books: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/pagan-portals-rounding-wheel-year

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Planning to Spend More TIme Enjoying Nature

If you follow my blog you probably noticed I didn't post anything on Thursday or Friday last week. I strained my back badly while taking gardening waste to the recycling centre on Wednesday, then spent the next couple of days in bed as I was hardly able to move.

While I couldn't do much that was physical, I did do a lot of thinking. This included reassessing what was really essential while I was unable to get about, but also what I wanted to spend time doing when I recovered. 

From my bedroom window I could see trees and watch birds including a delighftul flock of parakeets. While I'd have much rather been able to move about more and get into the garden, just being able to watch nature through the window helped cheer me up.

Over the past few months I've been reading the novels of Ann Radcliffe for a course run by Sam Hirst via Romancing the Gothic. Radcliffe's heroines also often take consolation in nature. Even if they're imprisoned in some gloomy castle there is usually a window through which they can see forests and greenery outside, and feel their spirits improve. 

Nowadays, science has shown the natural world can help us feel better if we have the blues. So, I've taken the decision to cut back a little on the time I spend sitting at a desk staring at my laptop screen this summer, and more time enjoying the outdoors. Instead of sharing things about 5 times a week, I'll probably post 3-4 times. 

It isn't the first time I've taken a bit of a summer break from blogging, and I'll try to share more pictures of trees and flowers and  birds via Insta. You can find me on Instagram as @starzalucya.

The photo at the top is one I took in my local park last year

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/

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; 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;  (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.