Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Magical Online & London Events over the Equinox

The astronomical equinox is on 20 March in 2026. The day and night will be equal and it is a celebration of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. There are magical events taking place from now onwards, and here's a list of online and in-person things to do. I generally list events in the UK, especially in or near London because that's where I live, but some are a bit further afield. With online events I have bolded the text to highlight that.

Now to 20 April; Welcome To Fairy Land - Luciana Nedelea Art Exhibition. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: Museum opening hours, free entry https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/events-exhibitions/

Now to 2 May  (but closed for Easter from 1-8 April); Conspiracies exhibition. Venue: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. 11am to 6pm. Free entry. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/conspiracies

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 – 19 April; Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection Exhibition. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/thirst-in-search-of-freshwater

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 - 27 March; Sean Jefferson 'Fairy Phenomena' art exhibition. Venue: David Messum Fine Art. St. James's, London. Free entry. https://www.messums.com/exhibitions/view/972

Now to 16 May; Broken, Burnt, Buried. Exhibition of Egyptians objects deliberately broken as part of ritual and religious practices. Venue: Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT. Free. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/

Every Tuesday to Sunday; 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

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

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

Now - 22 March; The History of Witchcraft. 7-module on demand online course. By Seed Talks. Time on demand. Tickets £59.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/seed-talks-36463428713

Wednesday 18 March (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 18 March; Discover Your Flower Spirit Guide. Start of 2-session course run by Rachel S Roberts, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 18 March; Renew Your Energy at Spring Equinox., Workshop with Alla Svirinskaya. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 18 March; 7 Essential Trees for Magic. Class with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday 18 March (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 18 March (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 18 March; 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 18 March (every full and new moon); Moon Space online event via She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 18 March; Tarot Magic. Start of 2-session course run by Julian Vayne, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 18 March; UFOs, Telepathic Cats and a Fake Tibetan Guru Talk online with Ray Russell on Zoom 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

Thursday 19 March (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 19 March (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 19 March; Author talk 'Blake in Mayfair,' by Steve Micallef. Venue: Mayfair Library, 25 South Audley Street, London W1K 2PB. Time: 6pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-blake-in-mayfair-by-steve-micallef-at-mayfair-library-tickets-1984566423596?

Thursday 19 March; Quantum Intuition and the Akashic Field. Start of 2-session course run by Kim Chestneye, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 19 March; 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 19 March;  New Moon Serenity Sound Bath. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Thursday 19 March; Witch Choir with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 19 March;  Jung's Red Book Class with Stuart Lee and Rebecca Neale via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Thursday 19 March; New Moon Women's Circle - Spring Renewal. Venue: East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, London SE22 9NL. Time: 7pm. Tickets £16.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Thursday 19 March; PF London Spring Equinox Open Ritual via Pagan Federation London. Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7.15pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members (cash only). https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon

Thursday 19 March; Sister Sharing Circle by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £14.79. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Friday 20 March (usually every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 20 March; Morning Sister Sharing Circle and Chakra Clearing by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £8.30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Friday 20 March;  Witches’ Tea Party 21st Birthday Celebration. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: noon - 5pm . Free event, just turn up. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 20 March  (usually 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 20 March;  Kilburn Spring Equinox Fest. Venue: 8 Fairhazel Gardens, London NW6 3SG. Time: 3pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kilburn-spring-equinox-fest-tickets-1982892284200?

Friday 20 March; Members Night: Celebrating 100 Years. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 6pm. Tickets free, but members only. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 20 March; Heartspaces - Ostara Pagan Ceremony. Venue: Essex Hall, Essex Street, London. Time: 6.30pm. Free. WC2R 3HY. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/121061473538?

Friday 20 March;  The London Launch of The Honest Forger, about Iolo Morganwg  Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Tickets free, but reserve a place. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 20 March; Ostara Pagan Ceremony Online via Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Friday 20 March; 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/

Saturday 21 March;  Great Goddess Gathering - Celebrating Spring Equinox, Full Day Retreat. Venue: Laughing Waters, Las Palmas, Shepperton TW17 9HU. Time: 10am. Tickets  £119.66 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/120672748377?

Saturday 21 March – 16 May; Witch/Craft. Art and Photography exhibition by Anne Jackson’s and Sara Hannant. Venue: St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9BH. Open Monday – Saturday 10am-4pm. Adult tickets £6. https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/witch-craft/?

Saturday 21 March;  The Atlantis Bookshop Birthday celebrations. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 10.30am - 6pm . Free, pop in and enjoy a cup of tea and cake. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 21 March; Wild Witchcraft Conference 2026. Venue: Merchistoun Hall, 106 Portsmouth Road, Horndean, PO8 9LJ  Time: 10.30am – 5pm. Tickets £25. https://witchfest.net/events/sponsored/wild-witchcraft-conference/

Saturday 21 March; Reading Tea Leaves and Coffee Grounds. Workshop with Kylie Holmes. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 11am. Tickets £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 21 March; Dowsing for Energetic Health. Workshop with Vicky Sweetlove. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 11am. Tickets £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 21 March; Hearing Spirit: Clairaudience. Workshop with Hernan Cotroneo, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

​Saturday 21 March; Spring Equinox at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

​Saturday 21 March;  Sisters Gathering to Celebrate the Spring Equinox.  Event organised by Aho. Venue: Berkeley farm, a few miles outside London. Time noon-6pm Tickets: free. https://www.aho.community/

​Saturday 21 March; Sacred Sweat Lodge for Spring Equinox. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: noon Tickets £30, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 21 March (tbc but usually on the Saturday closest to the festival); Spring Equinox Free and open Gorsed of Caer Abiri ritual at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for druidic ceremony at 1.30pm. Offering of bread, mead, or Bardic performance always welcomed. Free event, just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/groups/49080749624/

Saturday 21 March; Protection Magic Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: noon - 2pm . Tickets £20. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 21 March; Spring Equinox / Ostara celebration with Gail Hart. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8NS. Time 1pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-equinox-ostara-celebration-with-gail-hart-tickets-1980826731075?

Saturday 21 March; Spring Equinox Picnic with South East London Pagans. Venue: Greenwich Park, South London. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Saturday 21 March; Spring Equinox Ritual Gathering with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at the entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, London N6 5UU, to be led to the ritual spot. Bring a torch and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 2pm. Tickets: up to £8.30 . More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Saturday 21 March; New beginnings: Spring Equinox vision boarding by SoLo Craft Fair. Venue: 
SoLo Craft Fair Leadenhall, 43-45 Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1LT. Time: 3.30pm. Tickets £7.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-beginnings-spring-equinox-vision-boarding-tickets-1984291551446?

Saturday 21 March;  HART Shoreditch – Spring Equinox Ceremony, via Curio Collection. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 4pm. Tickets £40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 21 March; Learn to Draw Spirit Portraits. Start of 2-session class with June-Elleni Laine, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 21 March; Soul Sanctuary: Spring Equinox. Venue: Belvoir Road, London SE22 0QY. Time: 5pm. Tickets From £16.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/83306631773?

Saturday 21 March; Spring Equinox Shamanic Ceremony with Beáta Alföldi, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 21 March; Spring Vernal Equinox Yin Yoga, Ceremonial Tea and Sound Ceremony 
By Little Pause Retreats. Venue: Light Centre Monument, London. Time: 7:30 pm. Tickets: £38.62. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/79056316383?

Saturday 21 March; Invasion of the Saucer Men. Online talk via the Folklore Library and Archive. Time: 8pm. Tickets:  £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-library-archive-68703440013?

Sunday 22 March; Meet the Spirit of the Rose with Anji Main. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 11am. Tickets £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 22 March (and other dates and times); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 11am. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 22 March; 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 22 March; The Darker Aspects of a Tarot Reading. Workshop with Avril Price, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 22 March; Canterbury Mystical Market. Venue: Westgate Hall, Canterbury, Kent. Starts 11am. https://www.facebook.com/events/1989091408579950?

Sunday 22 March; Mythic London Walking Tour with with Caroline Wise, organised through  Treadwells. Meet outside St Mary le Strand Church, Strand, London, WC2R (nearest tube: Temple). Time: 11.50am. Tickets: £35. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Sunday 22 March; CrossBones Day of Dance 2026. Venue: Crossbones Graveyard, Union St, London SE1 1TA. Time: 1-5pm. Free but donations to charity BOST are welcome. 

Sunday 22 March (on the closest Sunday to the festival); Druidic Ritual to celebrate Imbolc on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, at 12.30pm to prepare the site for the ritual at 1pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. https://www.facebook.com/LooseAssociationOfDruidsOfPrimroseHill

Sunday 22 March;  Paradise Nature Club: Spring Equinox Social for all ages by the Paradise Co-operative. Venue: The Paradise Cooperative, Heathfield Road, London SW18 3HT. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paradise-nature-club-spring-equinox-social-tickets-1984069314730?

Sunday 22 March (tbc but usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Imbolc open ritual. Venue: Long Man of Wilmington, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm, walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards, the Giants Rest pub. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227609495203/

Sunday 22 March; Storytelling Sunday: Spooky by London Dreamtime. Venue: Love Shack 299 Cambridge Heath Road #Arch 298 London E2 9HA. Time: 2pm. Tickets  £6.66 https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 22 March;  Temple of the Silver Star will be hosting a Vernal Equinox Ritual of Tiphareth. Venue in Central London. Time: 2.30pm. For tickets and details email  anahata@ottss.org or visit www.totss.org

Sunday 22 March; Wheel of the Year: Spring Equinox/Ostara Pagan Ceremony. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 22 March;  Spring Equinox women’s circle. Venue: move studio London, Dane Place, London E3 5EJ. Time: 7pm. Tickets £31.05. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-equinox-womens-circle-tickets-1981478040158?

Sunday 22 March; The History of Witchcraft and Women with Prof Diane Purkiss. Online event via By Seed Talks. Time 9pm. Tickets $19 - $35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/seed-talks-36463428713

Monday 23 March; Meditative Art and Visualisation: Nature. Online via Rest Less Events. Time: 10am. Tickets £3.99 per class. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Monday 23 March; The Lunar Nodes. Free online talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 5pm. Tickets free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 23 March; Dark Irish Fairy Tales with Viktor Wynd. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  from £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 23 March; 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  

Monday 23 March (4th Monday each month); Patricia MacCormack on Chaos Beyond Chaos: Queer Chaos and the Infinite World .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?

Monday 23 March; The Scottish Highlands: Epic Mode. Talk by Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart 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

Monday 23 March (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 24 and 25 March; The Private and Public Medium. 2-day course run by Jeremy Turner-Welch. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 10am. Tickets: £265. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 24 March (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 24 March (and other dates and times); 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 £16. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Tuesday 24 March; Beginner's Tarot (Minor Cards). Start of 4-Part Course with Adrien Mastrosimone via Treadwell's online. Time: 7pm. Delayed viewing available. Tickets: £150. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 24 March; Early findings from The National Folklore Survey for England. Talk via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 24 March; Breathe into Light. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Tuesday 24 March; Can Photography Capture the Soul? Online talk by Tia Price, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 24 March; The Astrology of Life and Death. Start of 8-session course run by Sue Brayne, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 24 March; The Brompton Time Machine. Talk by Stephen Coates 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 25 March (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 25 March; Book Launch: The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - Magic Arts and the Occult Revival by Felix John Taylor. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm.  Free entry but reserve a place and a copy of the book https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 25 March (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 25 March; The Wandering Womb, talk by Bibi;'s Circle. Venue: Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 7pm. Tickets £8.30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Wednesday 25 March (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 25 March; Sacred Gong Meditation with Joe Summerfield. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Times 7pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 25 March (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 26 March; Posture Power by Eleanor Dalton. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Online event. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 26 March. 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 26 March; An Introduction to Crystals. Online workkshop by Gemma Petherbridge, via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 26 March; Toby Litt: On Swedenborg, Skateboarding and Sunlight. Talk via the Swedenborg Society. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/8460713300?

Thursday 26 March;  Talk and Soirée on the Horned Goddesses in History, with Dr Anna Milon  Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 26 March; Awakening the Volva. Start of 4-Part Course with Katie Gerrard and Andre Henrique via Treadwells Online, with optional extra in-person rite in London. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £80/£90. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Thursday 26 March; Wild Women Writers Salon 22 - Where the Wild Things Grow: tending the wild within and around us. Live online, BSL supported. Recording available.  Time  7–8.30 pm. Tickets: Pay what you can. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-women-writers-salon-22-where-the-wild-things-grow-bsl-supported-tickets-1984287994808?

Thursday 26 March (and other dates); 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 26 March (tbc but usually last Thursday every month); Talk at Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Thursday 26 March; Death and Rebirth in Ancient Egypt. Talk by Dr Chris Naunton  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 27 March; Michele Knight-Waite - The Power Of You. Hybrid event. In-person venue: 
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Doors open: 6.30pm. Tickets from £40. https://www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk/whats-on/michele-knight-waite-the-power-of-you

Friday 27 March  (4th Friday of the month);  The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 27 March; An Interactive Evening of Hand Reading with Robin Lown. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 27 March; Parzival and the future. Online talk via Rudolf Steiner House. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Friday 27 March  (and other dates); Magic, Mystics and Martyrs Walking Tour with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Fish St Hill, London EC3R 8AH. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £18. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

Friday 27 March; The Aust Goddess. Online talk by Join Nicola Haasz via the Sabrina River Folk Podcast. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-aust-goddess-tickets-1983682111595?

Saturday  ​28 March; Witchfest Market. Venue: Cheese and Grain, Frome, BA11. Time:  9am - 3pm.

Saturday, 28 March; Leaping Hare convention 2026. Market, workshops, performances and ritual. Venue: Highwoods Community Centre, Colchester, Essex. Starts 9.30am. Tickets £8 on the door.  https://www.facebook.com/events/2555872171416568?

Saturday  28 March - 1 November; Exhibition: The Saxons. Opening day has talks, storytelling, crafts and other live events. 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

Saturday  ​28 March; Goddesses Athena Workshop led by Caroline Wise and Carrie Kirkpatrick. Venue: ​Highgate, North London. Time: 11am - 6.30 pm. Price: £80. https://www.goddessenchantment.com/

Saturday  ​28 March; The Dark Mother – Reflections on Darkness and Light. A one-day workshop with Rev. Maggy Whitehouse. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am.  Tickets £50. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 28 March; Mary Magdalene: The Sacred Feminine workshop with Mel Collins. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 28 March; Authentic Andean Shamanism workshop with Dr Ruben Orellana and Michele Costa-Lukis. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 28 March; An Afternoon with the Goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: noon. Tickets £55. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 28 March; The Warrior of Love Tarot by Luna Marie. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Online event. Time: noon. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Saturday 28 March; Whose Voice? Inner Guidance Decoded. Online workkshop by Sarah Tyler-Walters, via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 28 March; Connecting the Trees - a Call to Arms open ritual. Venue: Highgate Woods, North London. Time: 1.30pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/1414912593062386/?

Saturday 28 March; Goddess of the Moon – March 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

Sunday 29 March;  Spring Equinox Foraging and Medicine Walk. Venue: South Norwood Country Park
193 Albert Road, London SE25 4NE. Time: 11am Tickets up to £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/45005286073?

Sunday 29 March; The Andean Mesa: A Tool for Healing workshop with Dr Ruben Orellana and Michele Costa-Lukis. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 29 March  (and other dates and times); 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: noon. 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

Sunday 29 March; 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 29 March; 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 29 March;  Earth and Magick: A Gathering to Reconnect with Your Intuition By Daniela Londono. Venue:  Hackney Marshes - Closes bus station Lee Valley Riding Centre, London E10 7QS. Start time: 2pm  Tickets  £14.79. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/113245742731?

Sunday 29 March; The Star, The Moon and The Sun in Tarot. Online workkshop by Amanda Watson, via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 29 March;  Isis Blessing of the Fleet Ritual with Mani of London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Venue: Terrace Gardens, Richmond Riverside, 116 Petersham Road, Richmond, TW10 6UU, Time: 3pm.  More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/PaganFrontiersOfLondon. Tickets free- £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803 

Sunday 29 March; Wanderer of the Wastes: Aleister Crowley. Talk by Andrew Wiseman  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

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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Flower Folklore: Hyacinths and a Tragic Love Story

Hyacinths always bloom in my garden just after the first daffodils and before the bluebells come out. I took this photo yesterday and was reminded of the tragic love story associated with this beautiful flower.

In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus, prince of Sparta, was Apollo's  boyfriend. They were devoted to each other and spent all their time together, sharing enjoyment of music, divination, and sports - all things Apollo excelled at, of course. It was the latter that caused the tragedy.  

Hyacinthus went to catch a discus Apollo had thrown in a friendly contest, but it bounced up and killed the mortal. Apollo was devastated as his lover died in his arm. He tried everything to restore him to life, but all he could do was create a beautiful flower from Hyacinthus' blood.

However, I should probably also say that the flower we currently call hyacinth is probably different from the one mentioned in the mythological story, as that was purple and described as having a symbol of sorrow on the petals. It might instead have been larkspur, delphinium or even a type of gladiolus. 

Magical uses include love spells and anything to do with LGBTQ+ relationship, as well as for help overcoming grief and loss. In aromatherapy, hyacinth oil is sometimes used to help with stress, depression and tiredness. It can also aid deep sleep.

Warning: Don't eat any of the plant as it is toxic.

Some other spring flowers are also associated with tragedy in mythological tales, including daffodils, which I wrote about last month.

Monday, 16 March 2026

Revealing the Cover of My Next Book: Dowsing

Here's a first glimpse of my next book cover in the Pagan Portals series, published by Moon Books

It's called Dowsing: A Witch’s Guide to Divining with Pendulums and Rods. This is the description in the catalogue:

"In Pagan Portals - Dowsing Lucya Starza teaches the basics of using pendulums, rods, and the tingles in your fingers to find what you are looking for, whether that falls within the elemental categories of earth, air, fire, and water, or the boundless remit of the realm of spirit."

The book is due to reach shops early in 2027 and I'll let you know when it can be pre-ordered. I'll also be teaching some workshops on dowsing, including one at the Greenoaks Gathering this June. 

More About My Books
I'm Lucya Starza. My earlier books in the Pagan Portals series are on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. They are published by Moon Books, as is my Gothic novel Erosion.

If you want to buy copies of those titles, you can do so at Treadwell's Bookshop, via Amazon, at the College of Psychic Studies in London and at other bookshops. You can find more about me at my author page at publisher Moon Books, and on my Amazon author page. (Please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.)

Friday, 13 March 2026

March Customs: Braggot Sunday - Time for Honey Beer

Everyone in England knows this Sunday is our Mother's Day - a different date from that celebrated in the US. You might not know it's also Braggot Sunday, a traditional time to partake in one of the oldest alcoholic beverages: braggot. I learnt this snippet of folklore from Steve Roud's book The English Year, a month-by-month guide to customs and festivals.

Braggot is fermented honey and ale, which is apparently similar to mead or metheglin, but with a more beery taste. I'd love to give it a try. A bit of web searching showed that Colchester Brewery still produces it, sold as a type of honey beer. I've posted a picture of the label, which I found on the brewery website. You can find the link here. A bit of research also revealed that braggot is still often drunk in Wales.

Steve Roud mentioned that Braggot Sunday always falls on the same day as Mothering Sunday, in mid Lent. The drink is mentioned in Chaucer's The Miller's Tale: "Her mouth was swete as bragot or the meeth."

So, if you aren't visiting your mum this weekend, or you need a drink after you've got home, you could treat yourself to a glass of braggot if you can get hold of it. I think any honey beer, or mead, would do at a pinch.

You can find out more about seasonal customs and crafts in my book Rounding the Wheel of the Year.

Other previous related posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/january-folklore-distaff-day-when-women.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/02/customs-galentines-day-and-tarot.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/02/folklore-shrove-tuesday-pancake-day.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/01/pagan-eye-horse-brasses-in-south-london.html

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Upcycling Crafts: Paper Flowers from Packing Paper

I made paper flowers from upcycled brown packing paper. It's a crafting idea you could make to give as a Mother's Day present, or for a loved one, or to put on your altar. 

A crafting reel I saw on Facebook prompted me to have a go at this. Here's the link, but I adapted the method shown a bit. You need:

  • Brown paper
  • Scissors
  • Paint (optional but especially useful for leaves)
  • A small paint brush
  • Glue (I used quck-drying tacky glue)
  • Thin sticks (I used stripped honeysuckle from my garden, but you could use bought sticks or wire)

Some of my flowers are unpainted, some are pink. If you want colourful flowers then first paint your brown paper and leave it to dry. 

Cut a wiggly spiral out of the paper. Loosely roll that around a stick or wire, gluing the bottom of the paper spiral in place as you go. I should warn you that the paper gets soggy with the glue, so you have to be both quick and careful. If you keep the spiral tight you will get bud-like flowers, but if you ease the top of the spiral strips out and pinch the bottom in, you will get fuller blooms.

Leave the flowers to dry then cut out leaf shapes from green-painted paper if you want them. Stick them onto the flowers.

Previous crafting posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/04/craft-slow-stitch-scraps-and-scents-egg.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/02/craft-recycled-wax-candle-for-magical.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/magical-craft-my-2026-wheel-of-year.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/09/craft-autumnal-wheel-of-origami-leaves.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/10/craft-box-of-charms-amulets-for.html