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Thursday, 21 May 2026

Pagan Eye: Austin Osman Spare Exhibition at Atlantis

The photo shows a corner of the current exhibition at Atlantis Bookshop in London. It's on the work of Austin Osman Spare. Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the artist and magician's death, the exhibition offers a glimps into his writing and illustrations.

Austin Osman Spare and his Books is on until Saturday 30 May at Atlantis, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. It's open Monday to Saturday, 11am~6pm. Entry. is free. www.theatlantisbookshop.com

On each Pagan Eye post, I show a photo that I find interesting, with a few words about it. 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.

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

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 (bolded to spot more easily) plus in-person talks and workshops in or near London, and some conferences and festivals further afield.

Now - 25 May; Hawaiʻi - a Kingdom Crossing Oceans exhibition. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Adult tickets £18. https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Now - 5 June; The Everyworld Redux exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 10.30am To 5pm, Monday To Friday With Saturday Openings. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/the-everyworld-redux/

Now - 3 June; Relics exhibition. Venue: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: Mon-Thur 9.30am to 8pm, 10-5pm Fri/Sat. Free entry. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events

Now - Saturday 30 May (except Wed 20 May); Austin Osman Spare and his books exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY.

Open: Mon-Sat, 11am~6pm. Free entry. www.theatlantisbookshop.com

Now to end of May; Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition. Venue: The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1 7NN. Open Wednesdays to Sundays. Tickets from £21. https://darksecretsexhibition.com/london/

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 – 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/?

Now - 1 November; Exhibition: The Saxons. Venue: Discover Bucks Museum, 9 Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QP. Time: Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm. Sunday noon – 4pm. Adult tickets from from £5.90. https://discoverbucksmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

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

Various dates; London Witches and Chilling History Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London, SE1 9DF. Times various. Tickets around £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/enthral-experiences-58960674733

Wednesday 20 - 22 May; Awaken Your Psychic Gifts, a free 3-day online event hosted by Wendy Mata and Irisanya Moon. Free: www.bruja.us/summit

Wednesday 20 May (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 20 May; Secret Book Club - The Magic of Herbs by David Conway, organised by Bibi's Circle. Venue: Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets £10.46 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/56277271483?

Wednesday 20 May; Magical Plants 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 20 May; Astrological Sound Bath with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £30 per person. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 20 May; The Shamanic Path to Love and Courage, Workshop with Beáta Alföldi. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 20 May (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 20 May (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 20 May (every Wednesday); Feeling Sound. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £18. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 21 May (most Thursdays); Shamanic Dance with Luisa Passalacqua. Venue near Wandsworth Town Station, London. Time: 11am. Tickets donations (or free) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/luisa-passalacqua-16972493584?

Thursday 21 May; Qigong Energy Medicine and Self-Love for Healing. Workshop with Blake D Bauer. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time noon. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May (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 21 May; Anatomy for Energy Workers. Start of 6-session course run by Doe Warnes, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May; 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 21 May; Awaken The Goddess Within. Start of 5-session course run by Mark Wentworth, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £180. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May; Spirit Communication Through Art. Start of 8-session course run by June-Elleni Laine, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May; Develop the Intuitive Mind: Intermediate. Start of 10-session course run by Maria Antoniou, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £290. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May; Paganism Persisting with Robin Douglas and Francis Young. Talk and Soirée. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 21 May; The History of Women in Spiritualism, with Seed Talks. Hybrid event. In-person venue: T21 Soho, 3 Sutton Row, London W1D 3QP. Time: 7 PM. Tickets From £13.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/36463428713?

Thursday 21 May; 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 21 May; Women's Circle - Mother Earth and Divine Feminine, organised by Bibi's Circle. Venue: East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, London SE22 9NL. Time: 7pm. Tickets £16.96 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/56277271483?

Thursday 21 May; A Journey with Spirit. Start of 10-session course run by Gary Wright, via the College of Psychic Studies. Hybrid event. In-person address : The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB.Time: 7.15pm. Tickets from: £240. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 21 May (and other dates); Cosy Candlelit Gong Bath by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £20.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Thursday 21 May; The Witchcraft of Wales - Benjamin Stimpson. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 22 May (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 22 May-Monday 25 May; Mind Body Spirit Festival. Venue: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX. Time: 10am-5pm. One-day standard ticket £24.22, other tickets available. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-body-spirit-festival-london-olympia-2026-tickets-1383721220419?

Friday 22 May; Welcome Women's Circle. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House | 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm - 9pm. Tickets: optional donation of £5 - £15. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Friday 22 May; The Brazilian Spiritual Path of Umbanda. Talk by Pai André Evangelho. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 22 May (4th Friday of the month); The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 22 May; Southwark Hysteries with Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Green Dragon Court, London SE1 . Time: 6pm. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

Saturday 23 - 24 May; Women Only Sweat Lodge Ceremony. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 11am start Tickets £40, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 23 May – 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/

Saturday 23 May; Working with Umbanda Healing Spirits. Workshop by Pai André Evangelho and Mãe Adriana. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11amm. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 23 May; Crystal Skull Masterclass – Part 1 and 2. Venue: Crystal Wicca, West Wickham, BR4. Time: 12.15pm/3.15pm. Tickets: £30 or £50 for two classes.. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Saturday 23 May; Goddess of the Moon – May Women’s Circle with Claudia Chapman. Venue: The Goddess Studio, 116 Whitehouse Way, London N14 7LU. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £33. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/20248016862

Saturday 23 May; Hoodoo Mojo Bag Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 2pm. Tickets £35. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 23 May; Connecting the Trees ritual with Trefor Wickens. Venue: Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA. Time: 5pm. Tickets free. https://www.facebook.com/events/950316210811851/?

Saturday 23 May; 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

Sunday 24 May; Psychic Surgery with a Spirit Surgeon. Workshop by Pai André Evangelho. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11amm. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 25 May; The Thin Veil of London with Minimum Labyrinth. Walk around Holborn and Bloomsbury, interwoven with mysteries from the stories of Arthur Machen. Time: 5pm. Tickets From £17.50. http://minimumlabyrinth.org/

Monday 25 May; Ghost Films: A Seance of Early Cinema with Alex Kirstukas. 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 25 May (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

Monday 25 May (4th Monday each month); Nightflights, Shapeshifting and Witches with Trefor Wickens. Talk at Nova Stella pagan moot. Hybrid event. In-person venue: The Angel, City Road, London EC1Y 18D. Time: 7pm start of social for 8pm talk. Entry £5/£6.13. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472510443017948 or https://www.eventbrite.com/o/120712003251?

Tuesday 26 May; The Original Full Moon Gong Bath – Sound Meditation in the Mansion. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Tuesday 26 May; Learn Marseille Tarot (Major Cards). Start of 4-Part Course with Adrien Mastrosimone via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £150. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 26 May; A 21st-Century Werewolf in Hull? Talk by Deborah Hyde presented by London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EX. Door time: 7.30pm. Start time: 8pm Tickets £5.50/£3.30. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/LondonForteanSociety/ or https://wegottickets.com/f/19274?

Tuesday 26 May; Runes as Portals with Imelda Almqvist. Online workshop. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/surbitonshamaniccircle/2117821?

Tuesday 26 May; Symbolism in Art: Geometrical shapes, with Mariska Beekenkamp. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 27 May; A Quest into the Past, Present and Future Akashic Records with Vicky Sweetlove. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 5pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 27 May; Working with The Ancestors. Class with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 27 May; Gong Bath. Venue: Akasa Felstead Street, London E9 5LT. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £23.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Wednesday 27 May; The Crystal Familiar Experience. Venue: Crystal Wicca, West Wickham, BR4. Time: 7.30 - 9.30pm. Tickets: £44. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Wednesday 27 May (monthly); Melissa's Tarot Club. Monthly In-Person Workshop. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 27 May; Ossian’s Last Stand? Talk by Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart . Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 28 May; Lucifer: Praxis with Peter Grey. Online Talk via Watkins Bookshop. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 28 May; The History of Witchcraft and Women: Magic, rituals and the patriarchy. Talk by Dr Julia Phillips via Seed talks online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £13.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/36463428713?

Thursday 28 May; Numerology: Essential Skills. Start of 10-session course run by Richard Abbot, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £280. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 28 May; Angels and Guides: Foundation. Start of 8-session course run by Liesl Duffy, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 28 May; Gary Lachman on Music and Magic. Talk and Soirée. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 28 May; Storytime x Connection With Wonder: A Woodland Excursion by London Dreamtime. Venue: Secret location near Honour Oak Park, London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £10 https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Thursday 28 May (last Thursday every month); Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Thursday 28 May; The I Ching Oracle with Professor John Lai. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets ·from £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 29 May-Saturday 30 Ma; Lolly Willowes at 100. 2-day conference with talks by people including Professor Ronald Hutton and Diane Purkiss, organised by the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society. Venue: University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Starts 10am. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lolly-willowes-at-100-tickets-1981938823373?

Friday 29 May; Woodland Cacao - Heart Opening and Wellness Circle 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 from: £8.83. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Friday 29 May; An Evening with…Maevius Lynn - The Holy Days found within the Book of the Law. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm Cost £15 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 29 May; Demonstration of Spirit Portraits with June-Elleni Laine. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 May; Group Family Constellation Workshop by Avideya. Venue: House of Transformation, Hoxton, Unit 4, 222 Kingsland Road, E2 8AX. Time: from 10am to 5pm. Tickets £75.47. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/avideya-30020254011

Saturday 30 May (and other dates); 9D Transformative Breathwork. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 30 May; Angels of Health, Career, Love and Plenty, Workshop with Kim Pilkington. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Cost: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 May; A Day of Remote Viewing with Ann Théato. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Cost: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 May; Manifestation Poppet Workshop. Venue: Crystal Wicca, West Wickham, BR4. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: £44. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Saturday 30 May (and other dates); Reiki and Sound Healing. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 1pm. Tickets £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 30 May; Cutting Cords for Self Healing with Giancarlo Serra via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 May; Power Animals in Mediumship. Workshop with Claire Broad. via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 May; Crowley Crawl 2026 with Marco Visconti. Venue: Central London walk from The Needle to Altantis Bookshop. Time: 2pm.

Tickets £50, For £70 for walk plus visit to The Hidden Society cocktail bar on Goodge Street. https://www.marcovisconti.org/events/crowleycrawl2026?

Saturday 30 May (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

Saturday 30 May; The Everyworld – Redux: The Memory Blocks Screening And Conversation with Andrew Kötting. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 7pm. Tickets free but booking needed. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Sunday 31 May; 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 31 May; Trance Mediumship: First Steps. Workshop with Sarah Tyler-Walters. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 31 May; Grounding and Protection. Workshop with Martha Brett and Maryrose Moses O'Brien. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 31 May; 3rd Eye 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 31 May; Women's 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 31 May; London Rivers Week: Honouring Mama Osun. Run by Thames21 Limited. Meet at The Moorings, Battersea Church Rd, London SW11 3NA. Time: 1pm. Free, but reserve a place and wear white or yellow and bring light coloured sweet fruit as offerings. https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/zeRTjrbPrLl5o4AbxJGv

Sunday 31 May; 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 31 May;Tarot Spells. Workshop with Bel Senlle. via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 31 May; Elevate Your Intuitive Readings. Workshop with Jeremy Turner-Welch. via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 5pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 31 May; Heartspaces - Soulfuel. Venue: Essex Hall, Essex Street, London WC2R 3HY. Doors at 6.30PM. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121061473538?

Sunday 31 May; Full Moon Ritual by the Thames with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, · London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803 or https://mani.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/PaganFrontiersOfLondon.

Sunday 31 May; Live Music and Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 31 May; Aleister Crowley, Libel, Litigation and the Law Courts with Andrew Wiseman. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

For activities after these dates please visit my events page.

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of 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.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

My Set of the New Greenwood Tarot Edition Arrived!

Here's a look at the cards in the new edition of the Greenwood Tarot by Mark Ryan and Chesca Potter. The first edition had long been out of print and was exceedingly rare. I'd long wished to have a copy.

Then, about a year ago, Mark Ryan created a Kickstarter to produce a new edition. My copy arrived a couple of days ago and I took this photo of them as I wash-shuffled them before use. I'm really delighted to finally have a set.

The reproduction quality isn't quite as good as the first edition. I suspect that's because of issues relating to the original artwork, which I won't go into here because I don't have 100 per cent of the facts. However, I am just pleased to have the chance to do readings with a copy I own. I'll be posting a divination for the world with them soon.

One interesting thing about the new edition is that it contains two Lovers cards, one of which is gender neutral. You can see them photographed below.

Monday, 18 May 2026

Occult London: Peeking into a Magical Special Collection

I got a chance to both see and handle some of the arcane tomes and magical objects in University College London's Special Collections. How exciting!

The archive contains many items related to the history and practice of magic and western esotericism, including astrology, tarot, spirit summoning and folk traditions. There are books and manuscripts that have influenced the development of subjects such as astronomy and cryptography or are part of modern esoteric traditions. Last Friday morning. the department held an open morning to showcase objects from the collection. Of course I jumped at the chance to go along.

The photos here show just a couple of things on display. At the top you can see a famous cunning man's notebook. James Murrell, or Cunning Murrell, was a 19th century folk magician living in Hadleigh, Essex. His work involved astrology, herbalism and exorcism. The book is primarily an almanac and contains astrological charts.

The photo at the bottom shows Hebrew mezutot (parchments inscribed with material from the Torah) including amulets.

Experts were there to talk about the items on show, answer questions, and presumably make sure no one sneaked off with anything or attempted to summon something using any of the rituals in the grimoires!

UCL Special Collections is in the basement of the university building on Gower Street,

London WC1E 6BT. You can find out more and get on the list to learn about future open days here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections

Friday, 15 May 2026

Book Review: Witchitorium - A Glossary of Magic

Someone just starting to learn about witchcraft recently asked me where they could look up terms they came across. Luckily, I'd just seen a copy of Witchitorium - A Glossary of Magic, Witchcraft and Spirituality. I immediately recommended it.

Witchitorium is a new title by one of my fellow authors, Nixie Vale, and is published by Moon Books. It's a mini encyclopedia of esoteric facts. This is the official synopsis:

"A one-stop-space for all your witchy jargon needs! Whether you are new to witchcraft or an experienced veteran, at times there are words and terms that catch you off guard. Witchitorium brings together a diverse collection of terms that you may come across on your path through the craft to provide insight and understanding."

You might be asking why use a book rather than just look a term up online. Most of us Google stuff these days, and it's fast and easy. However, you can come across a huge amount of incorrect information there too - increasingly so in these days of AI overviews which notoriously struggles to differentiate between fact, fiction, or popular misconception.

Witchitorium, on the other hand is well researched and trustworthy. I'd say it's more aimed at beginner witches than those who've been practicing the craft for years, but can still be useful if you've specialised in one path of witchcraft but come across a more obscure term from another.

About the Author.

Nixie Vale is the creator of Ramblings of a Rainbow Witch. She began her spiritual path with Wicca, and has also studied a wide range of things from Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, Ancient Norse and Ancient Roman beliefs and practices. She has also written articles for Magical Recipes Online, The Spooky Isles and others.

You can view Witchitorium on Amazon.

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