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Thursday, 10 September 2026

Book Review: Dragons of The Deep, Origins & Lore

Dragons are the most iconic of fantastic creatures, found in mythology and folktales all over the world. A new book, Dragons of The Deep, takes a dive into these stories. It examines the ways in which these giant reptiles have symbolised everything from danger to protection, from harm to healing, and of course magic and power.

Author Dave Stone explores various theories about why dragons are so ubiquitous in legends and lore, despite never having existed except in human imagination and mysticism.

Here's the synopsis from publisher Moon Books' website:

"Dragons of The Deep investigates dragon myths and legends from Ireland, Scotland and across the globe, seeking to untangle their mythological threads. Seeding folkloric tales and ancient myths with a wealth of information, this book details various dragon cults, revealing that serpent and dragon worship were indistinguishable but follow similar tropes wherever they're found, proposing that the dragon is, perhaps, most iconically linked to the worship of water and, in turn with ancient animist worldviews. Dragons of The Deep addresses the reasons the dragon motif, as a uniting motif, speaks to us - not only as people borne by different tribal movements but also as a common humanity - exploring its relevance in today’s fast-paced, changing world."

This is a well researched and thought-provoking book about ancient mysteries and the wisdom. Dave Stone ends by pointing out that nowadays the dragon has become a symbol of the Earth and the environment. We can tap into that power to bring about magical change.

About the Author

Dave Stone runs a small craft business carving stone and has researched the historical and mythological subject matter from which he takes inspiration. You can find him on Instagram @stonemadcrafts. He also self-published a books titled Celtic Gods and Goddesses and Faeries of the Celtic Realms.

You can view Dragons of The Deep on Amazon.

(Please note: I earn commission from some links)

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

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, 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 - 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 - 25 October; Richard Dadd - Beyond Bedlam exhibition. Venue: Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD Time: 10-6pm every day. Tickets £15. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Now - 11 September; After Fragments by Hannah Hughes - Exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: during daytime opening hours. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.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 to 9 January 2027; Anne Ryan’s Folkmoot art exhibition on London archaeology. Venue: London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA. Free entry during opening hours. https://www.londonmithraeum.com/bloomberg-space/

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 9 September (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: 45-min tours from 3pm until 9pm. 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

Wednesday 9 September; An Illustrated Guide to Ibn Arabi with Dr Eric Winkel. 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

Wednesday 9 September; The Occult Temple of Agape - Exhibition Private View. (Exhibition itself runs until 8 November)/Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6pm. Tickets free but reserve a place. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Wednesday 9 September (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 9 September (2nd Wednesday each month); Raising Power. Training group workshop by the Wytchery. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Wednesday 9 September; Autumn Witchcraft Practices. Workshop with Levannah Morganvia Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 9 September; The Female History of Fairy Tales with Dr Joanna Gilar via Seed talks. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Wednesday 9 September (and other dates); New Moon, Full Moon or Divine Union Cacao Ceremony,Heart Ritual and Gong Bath. Venue: Private Location near Wandsworth Town/Clapham Junction. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £36.17. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/7885666957?

Wednesday 9 September; Vampires Before Dracula with Lena Heide-Brennand . 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 10 September (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 10 September; How to Become A Medium: Intermediate. Start of 10-session course with Jeremy Turner-Welch. Online via The College of Psychic Studies. Times: 5pm or 7.15pm. Tickets: £290. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 10 September; Connect to the Power of Sekhmet. Workshop with Pixie P Carney. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 10 September; The Wisdom of The Fool. Talk by Julian Vayne. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 10 September; Monsters, Outcasts and the Medieval World. Talk with Dr Amy Jeffs via Seed Talks. Hybrid event. In-person venue: The Guild Church of St Katharine Cree

86 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3BP Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Thursday 10 September; Learn to Read the Akashic Records. Start of 5-session course with Gemma Petherbridge. Online via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £180. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 9 September (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 10 September; Ghosts of the British Museum. Online talk via Watkins Bookshop. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 10 September; launch of the book Magick: Decoding the visual culture of spells, illusions and psychic powers. Venue: Word on the Water bookshop, Regent's Canal Towpath, London N1C 4LW. Time: 6pm. Tickets free but you must reserve a place. rsvp@thameshudson.co.uk

Thursday 10 September (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 10 September (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

Thursday 10 September; Mystical Experiences in Role-Playing Games. Lecture and Soirée 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 10 September; 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 10 September; Mummies, Magic, and the Macabre with Dr Jay Sullivan. 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 10 September; Fortune Telling Across the Ages. 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 or https://connectionwithwonder.com/events/

Friday 11 September (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 11 September: Wellness Festival with Wicca Moon. Venue: East London Cemetery and Crematorium, 230a Grange Road, London, E13. Time: from 11am Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 11 - Saturday 12 September: Tarot Readings with Titania Fae. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: from 11am Cost £50 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 11 - Sunday 13 September; Oneness Jams Community Campout: Strong End Gathering. . Venue: Berkeley farm, Berkeley Farm, Lambourne End, Manor Rd, Essex RM4 1NH , a few miles outside London. Tickets: £60. https://www.aho.community/

Friday 11 September; An Evening of Mediumship with TJ Higgs. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 11 September; Temperance: Thames new Moon Ritual with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Bankside Beach by Millennium Bridge, 52 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH. 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.

Saturday 12 September: The 40th Year Anniversary of The International Thelemic Symposium. Venue: Old Fire Station, 51-53 George Street, Oxford, OX1. Starts 9am. Tickets Tickets £15-£50. https://www.visible-college.org/tickets/international-thelemic-symposium

Saturday 12 September: Art for Wellbeing. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House | 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 10am. Tickets: £15. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Saturday 12 - 16 September. Open House Days with tours and guided walks. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: during opening hours. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Saturday 12 - 13 September; Fairies and Folklore: painting with watercolours and ink. Weekend art making course at the Royal Academy. Venue: Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD Time: 10.30am - 5.30pm. Tickets £480. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Saturday 12 September; Forest Bathing in Betts Park. Meet at Park Entrance in Anerley Road, London SE20 8TQ. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Saturday 12 September; Are You Psychic? Develop Your Intuition with TJ Higgs. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 September; Healing Group: Be Bold, with Lucy Aumonier. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 September; Folk Tales Nature Poetry Workshop at Horniman Gardens. Venue: Horniman Nature Trail, London Road, London SE23 3PQ. Time: 11am. Tickets: free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121333176236?

Saturday 12 September; Beyond Nine Mother Witch: Reiki Healing Session. Venue: Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert's Centre, 51 Philbeach Gardens, London SW5 9EB. Time: 1pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/113072850901?

Saturday 12 September; Psychic Workshop. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Time noon. Tickets £20. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday 12 September: Mary Magdalene: Reclaiming the Divine Feminine. A talk and book launch with Danielle van Dijk. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House | 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Saturday 12 September: Charm Making and Folklore with Titania Fae. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 3pm Cost £45 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 12 September; Beyond Nine Mother Witch: Panel Discussion. Venue: Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert's Centre, 51 Philbeach Gardens, London SW5 9EB. Time: 5pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/113072850901?

Saturday 12 September; Crystals for Highly Sensitive People with Nicholas Pearson. Online class via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 September; Women's Voice and Drum Connection Workshop . Venue: Forest Hill, South East London, Time: 2–6pm. Tickets: £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/38061527643?

Saturday 12 September; Astrology’s Zodiac Archetypes with Carmen Turner-Schott. Online class via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 13 September; Centenary Celebration at Open House. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 10am-4pm. Free entry. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Sunday 13 September; Are You a Medium? Connect with Spirit with TJ Higgs. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 13 September (then 18 Oct, 15 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 13 September; Talk on The Black Madonna at North West Kent Pagans Moot. Organised by NWK Pagans for members of the group. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, NW Kent. Time: 11.30am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887

Sunday 13 September (usually second Sunday of the month); Luna Iter (Ritual in the Tower). 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 13 September; Sound Bath 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 13 September; Are you a lizard person? with Joseph P Laycock. 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

Monday 14 September (every other 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 14 September; Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema with Gary Parsons. Venue: The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets ·from £6.14. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/33776720489?

Monday 14 September; Introduction to Horary Astrology: Finding the Significators with Jadranka Coic via the Astrological Lodge of London. Online event. Starts 6.45pm. Tickets £6/£9. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 14 September; The Medium's Path for Beginners. Start of 6-session course with TJ Higgs. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 14 September; 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 14 September (recurring event); Welcome Men's Circle. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: optional donation of £5 - £15. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Monday 14 September; New Moon and Autumn Equinox: Moon Circle and Workshop (Manifesting Monday). Venue: Millers Way Project, Miller's Way, London W6 7NH. Time: 7pm. Tickets From £17.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/95867879283?

Monday 14 September; How certain is certain enough? Talk by Adam Kucharski at Greenwich Skeptics. Venue: The Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Time: 7.30pm. Ssuggested donation: £4. https://greenwichskeptics.org/

Monday 14 September; When Holiness Takes Strange Shapes with Sergei Zotov. 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

Monday 14 September (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 15 September (fortnightly); Writing Group. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Tuesday 15 September (every Tuesday); 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 15 September; The I Ching for Guidance in Daily Life. Start of 6-session course with Dr Lisa Langer. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 15 September; Marseille Tarot for Beginners. Start of 6-session course with Bel Senlle. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £165. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 15 September; Develop the Intuitive Mind: Beginner. Start of 6-session course with Maria Antoniou. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 15 September; The Passion of the Flax, Continued, The Folklore Society Presidential Address 2026 by Professor David Hopkin. Talk via the Folklore Society. Online tickets are free. Time: 7pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 15 Septembert; 7 Essential Flowers For Witches. Online Class with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 15 Septembert; Magic For Overcoming Creative Blocks .Start of 2-Part Workshop with Mark Vincent rs via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £60. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 15 September (date tbc but usually on a Tuesday); Cosy Candlelit Gong Bath by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £21.84. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Wednesday 16 September; Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: from 11am. Free, just pop in any time during opening hours. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Wednesday 16 September; Academy of Witchcraft Advanced Course. Start of a Year of Study. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: Contact the shop for details. Total cost of the course is £700, or monthly payments of £65. Total cost of the course is £700
Or monthly payments of £65 or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Wednesday 16 September; 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 16 September; Work with the Ancient Neters of Egypt. Start of 6-session course with Pixie P Carney. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 16 September; The Aura: Energy, Intuition and Spirit. Start of 2-session course with Sarah-Jane Jay. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 16 September (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 16 September; Sister Wounds HERstory Part 1 with Bibi's Circle . Venue: Outdoors if the weather is good, otherwise indoors at Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 7pm. Tickets £9.92. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Wednesday 16 September; 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 16 September; Mushrooms and the Occult Imagination. Talk by Julian Vayne via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 16 September; Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World with John Blair. 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 17 September; Old Ways, New Sounds: Folklore, Hauntology and Identity in British Music

By ResearchWorks - Guildhall School of Music and Drama. One-day conference. Venue: Lecture Recital Room, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT. Starts 9.30am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/7588084359?

Thursday 17 September; The Magical Influence of Roman Egypt. In-Person Talk by Jules McArthur . Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursdays 17 September; Your Soul’s Journey: Past and Future Lives. Start of 2-session course with Kim Chestney. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 17 September; PF London Autum 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/groups/pflondon

Friday 18 September (tbc but 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 18 September; The Alchymical Garden of Michael Foy with Sean Jefferson. 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 18 September (and other dates); Thoth Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 18 September (recurring event); 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 18 September; An Evening of Tarot Insights with Avril Price. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 18 September (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 19 September Arcadia Festival: Arcadia Full Bloom. Family friendly event. Venue: Stanley Arts, 12 South Norwood Hill, London SE25 6AB. Time 10:30am till 5:30pm. Tickets £20. https://stanleyarts.org/event/arcadia-festival-arcadia-full-bloom/?

Saturday 19 September; Hedge Witches Herbal Kitchen. Venue: Atlantis Spiritual Centre, Crews Hill,

Enfield EN2 9DG. Time 11am. Tickets: £27.80. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/110820030781?

Saturday 19 September; Magical Mediumship workshop with Tony Stockwell. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 19 September; Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony Celebrating Autumn Equinox. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: noon start Tickets £30 min donation, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 19 September (Saturday closest to the festival); Autumn Equinox at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

Saturday 19 September; The Second Harvest - An Autumn Equinox Gathering. Venue: Cultivate Colindale, Quakers Course, Edgware NW9 5YT. Time: noon start Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/45400815533?

Saturday 19 September; Shamanic Drumming. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Time noon. Tickets £20. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday 19 September; Practical Magic Tea Party. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: from nooon. Tickets £30. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 19 September; Connecting the Trees - A Call to Arms. Ritual with South East London Pagans. Venue: Brockwell Park, South London. Time: 12.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/998302583233584/?

Saturday 19 September (Saturday closest to the festival); Autumn 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 19 September; "Rough Magic" fireside story telling for adults for the Autumn Equinox. Venue: Lesnes Abbey Lodge, Abbey, New Rd, London SE2 0AX. Tickets £13.70. Time: 6.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/10715162746?

Sunday 20 September (closest Sunday to the festival); Pagan Federation Online Autumn Equinox Festival. Starts 10am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/paganfederation/events

Sunday 20 September; The Violet Light workshop with Joan Osbornel. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 20 September; Systemic Constellations and Yoga Nidra with Gráinne McAnallen and Andrea Langlois. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 20 September; Celebrate Autumn Equinox. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Time: noon. Tickets £20. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Sunday 20 September (closest Sunday to the festival); Druidic Ritual to celebrate the Autumn Equinox 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 20 September (date tbc but usually 3rd Sunday each month); Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue: Walham Green - JD Wetherspoon, 472 Fulham Rd., London SW6 1BY. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/

Sunday 20 September (tbc but usually closest Sunday to the festival); Equinox ritual for members of the Woodspirits group. Venue: Highgate, London. Meet from noon for a social then ritual at 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 20 September; 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 20 September (closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Autumn Equinox 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 20 September (closest Sunday to the festival); Autumn Equinox Festival. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Time noon. Entry £20. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Sunday 20 September; Southwark Hysteries with Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Green Dragon Court, London SE1 . Time: 3pm. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

Sunday 20 September; Envisioning a Better World - guided meditation outdoors. Venue: Plot 9, Restell Close, London, community. Venue: Plot 9, Restell Close, 143 Maze Hill, London, SE3 7UB. Time: , 3pm – 5pm. https://dandelion.events/o/the-envisioning-community/events?

Sunday 20 September; Equinox Ritual 2026 with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Queens woods cafe', 42 Muswell Hill Rd, London N10 3JP, to be led into woods to the ritual spot. Time: 5pm. Tickets £8.30. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Sunday 20 September (closest Sunday to the festival); Autumn Equinox Wheel of the Year: 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 20 September; Divining the Past, Present, and Future: Oracles Series 2. Start of 4 part series with Marguerite Johnson. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from £24.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Sunday 20 September; Astrology in Renaissance with Michelle Pfeffer. 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

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 for some links.

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Rounding the Year: A Linden Tree in Early September

This linden tree was looking spectular in early autumn sunlight as I walked through my local park yesterday. The leaves are starting to turn golden and the branches are full of the small green fruit it bears at this time of year. Other names for it are small-leaved lime or pry tree in south east England.

As well as being great food for caterpillars, moths, bees and other insects, the linden is a symbol of fertility, especially in parts of Eastern Europe. In Switzerland it was associated with liberty and freedom as well as victory. The heart-shaped leaves are perfect to use in spells for love.

In springtime, herbalists sometimes brew the flowers into tea to help with insomnia. Apparently linden seeds can be used to make a substitute for chocolate. I've not tried either of these personally, and you should always check with someone qualified before consuming random plants you see growing.

For me, this is another sign of change in nature showing the turning of the seasons. That in itself seems full of magic and worth stopping to enjoy and photograph. The picture at the top shows the leaves and fruit, while the one below looks up into the branches.

Share your Pictures

Since my book Rounding the Wheel of the Year came out I've been inviting people to share seasonal pictures, art, crafts, words and other creativity. I'd love to encourage readers to record what's happening in nature in various ways including photographs, as well as other seasonal journalling, musings, drawing, painting and crafting.

Here are ways to share the things you're doing or what you see out and about as the wheel turns:

Leave a comment on this post about what you're up to
Find my prompts to share on my Facebook Page: Lucya Starza Pagan Portals Author
Share on Instagram with the tag #RoundingtheYear

Where to find Rounding the Wheel of the Year

My book 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

(Please note: I earn commission from some links.)

Friday, 4 September 2026

Folklore: Abbots Bromley Horn Dance & Wakes Week

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is one of the most intriguing annual autumn customs that still continues today. Or, more precisely, happens every year on Wakes Monday — the day following the first Sunday after 4 September. This year, 2026, it will be on Monday 7 September.

People gather early in the morning in the Staffordshire village to collect sets of reindeer antlers from the church. Dancers don them, then spend the day in a musical procession through the surrounding parish. They stop at pubs and landmarks before returning to the village in the evening. These days there are also craft stalls, exhibitions and places to get food and drink. I wrote about the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in my book Rounding the Wheel of the Year:

"Here’s the scene: six deer-men wearing reindeer antlers, a fool, a hobby horse, a bowman and Maid Marian dance around an English village to the sound of a melodeon, while people cheer them on with ale from local pubs. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance takes place on the Monday after Wakes Sunday, closest to September 4, in the Staffordshire village of that name. This annual custom might have its origins in ancient pagan rites to ensure a good hunt. No one knows. Records show it was performed at least as far back as the Barthelmy Fair in August 1226. It’s probably older. Carbon-dating showed the current antlers are from the 11th century, but might have replaced older ones. Whatever the truth, it’s a fascinating event."

The picture at the top shows the players in the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance of 1899, from Sir Benjamin Stone's Pictures - Festivals, Ceremonies and Customs, published by Cassell and Co. London in 1906.

The celebration takes place during Wakes Week, which was originally a series of religious feast days and late night vigils or "wakes" - from the Old English word "waecan". In the 19th century it became a time when manufacturing industries shut for a week to give their employees an annual holiday.

If you want to read more about seasonal customs, have a look at my book Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year, viewable on Amazon. It's published by Moon Books.

(Note: I earn commission from advertisers for some links.)

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Now - 25 October; Richard Dadd - Beyond Bedlam exhibition. Venue: Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD Time: 10-6pm every day. Tickets £15. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

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

or email: rainbowawakening1@gmail.com

Wednesday 2 September; Allan Johnson leads a discussion of 'Piranesi', Susanna Clarke’s novel of labyrinths at Treadwell's Esoteric Book Club. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 2 September; The Queer History of Magic, Myth and Legends with Sacha Coward via Seed talks. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Wednesday 2 September; An Evening of Fairy Tales and Folklore with Dr Sharon Blackie via Seed talks. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets £13.50 - £32. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Wednesday 2 September (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 2 September (and other dates); Gong Bath. Venue: Akasa, Hackney Wick, London E9. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £23.46. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Wednesday 2 September (first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm. Free https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial

Thursday 3 September (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 3 September; Alchemical Traditions with Aaron Cheak. 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 3 September; Britain's Accused Witches. Launch and Soirée with Marion Gibson. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 3 September; Energy Tools of the Future. Talk by Gemma Petherbridg. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 3 September; The Folklore of Solstices, Seasons and Sacred Sites. Talk by Seren Hawley-Plows via Seed Talks. Hybrid event. Venue: Hackney Bridge Block C, East Bay Lane, #Units 1-28 London E15 2SJ. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Thursday 3 September; Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris's Thoth Tarot. Part of a series by

Keith Broad, Kingfisher Coven. Venue: Lost Souls Pizza Camden, 245 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/88810783003?_

Friday 4 September (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 4 September; Art Tour to Wallace Collection: Muses, Lovers and Goddesses in Art. Venue: The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square,

London W1U 3BN. Time 11am. Tickets: £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121514186500?

Friday 4 September (tbc but 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 4 September; My Pregnancy Yoga Journal with Tara Lee and Clare Daniell. 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 4 September; Magick in Seven Objects with Dr Thomas Waters. Talk presented by London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL. Time: 6.45pm. Tickets £15/£10. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/LondonForteanSociety/ or https://www.conwayhall.org.uk

Friday 4 September (recurring event); 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 4 September; Vidar – The Silent Spirit of The North. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House | 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Friday 4 September (and other dates); Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred. Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Cooper's Yard, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/20043657289?

Friday 4 September (and other dates); Thoth Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 4 September; Queer folk horror storytelling with Ed Jollyboat, talk via the Folklore Centre. Venue: Wholefood Cafe, 65 Halifax Rd, Todmorden OL14 5BB, Time: 7pm. Tickets tbc https://www.folkloremythmagic.com/

Saturday 5 September; Bexley Eco and Wellness Festival. Venue: Lesnes Abbey, London. Time 11am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/915890844786784?

Saturday 5 September; Painting Consciousness class with Qian Qian. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 10am. Tickets: £47.50. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 5 September; Trance Mediumship: Going Deeper. 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/

Saturday 5 September; Feng Shui and Heart Home Energy. Workshop with Vicky Sweetlove. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 5 September: Lilith Shadow Work Workshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 5 September: 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

Saturday 5 September; Poppet-Inspired Brooch Workshop. Venue: Learning Pavilion, Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA. Time: 2pm - 4.30pm. Tickets: £40. https://museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/poppet-inspired-brooch-workshop/

Saturday 5 September; In Search of Mami Wata: a celebration of African Water deities By

Black History Walks. Venue: Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London SW6 6EA. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £8. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/2849465606?

Saturday 5 September (date tbc but usually first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc. https://upminstersanctuary.com/

Sunday 6 September; Wisdom and Wyrd Psychic Market. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Imperial Place, Chislehurst, NW Kent. Time: 11am. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/

Sunday 6 September; The Connected Medium. Workshop with Jeremy Turner-Welch. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 6 September; The Magic of Balance with Isis with Liesl Duffy. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: noon. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 6 September; Fruity Walks: Folklore. Venue: Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HS. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/visit/whats-on/

Sunday 6 September; Wild Edibles: Foraging, History and Folklore. Venue: Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HS. Time: 2pm. Adult tickets:

£20-25. https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/visit/whats-on/

Sunday 6 September; How to Read Tarot Cards via Seed talks. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £17. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Sunday 6 September (first Sunday each month); Grounding and Stability - Collective World Meditation with Pauline Flitton. Online event. Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm. Free. Contact Pauline 07415 054280 or Email

contact@crystal-manifestations.co.uk for the free Zoom link. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1514249646502331/?

Sunday 6 September; Omens and Superstitions from the Ancient World with Dr Julia Phillips. 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

Monday 7 September (and other dates); Ascending with Angels, led by David Goddard. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30 pm. Tickets £40. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Monday 7 September; Possessions, ghost weddings and demonic spirits: Talk and tasting with Wet Ink. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets from £26.20, includes a cocktail. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 7 September; 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 7 September; Introduction to Horary Astrology: Is the Chart Valid. Talk by Jadranka Coic via the Astrological Lodge of London. Online event. Starts 6.45pm. Tickets £6/£9. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 7 September; The Witch's Apprentice: Spirits and Deity. Start of 4-Part Course with Rebecca Beattie author of Planetary Magic via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £80. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 7 September; Nature’s Omens: The Roman Art of Augury with Graham Banwell. Online event. Time: 7pm Tickets £10. https://www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-experiences/static-courses/biodiversity-shorts-online-webinars/?

Monday 7 September (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 8 September; The Lost Goddesses of Britain with Kim Willis. Free online webinar. Time: 6pm. https://advaya.life/learn/webinars/the-lost-goddesses-of-britain?

Tuesday 8 September (every Tuesday); 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 8 September (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 £16. Price includes a cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Tuesday 8 September; Develop Intuition and Psychic Awareness. Start of 6-session course with Daniel Pitt. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £165. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 8 September; Beginner Tarot (Major Cards). Start of 4-Part Course with Delphine de la Mar. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £150 per person. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Tuesday 8 September; Dreamcraft: Visionary Creativity talk by Tree Carr. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 8 September; Chaos Magic in Practice. Start of 4-Part Course

Julian Vayne. via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £100. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 8 September; Storytelling in the Fens, with Tabitha Stanmore. Talk via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 8 September; THE NINE! Start of monthly 3-part webinar series devoted to the Nine Maidens of Lyfjaberg with Imelda Almqvist. Online event. Time: 8pm. Tickets for the series: £92. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/surbitonshamaniccircle/2341175?

Tuesday 8 September; Magic Mushrooms with Robert Dickins. 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

Wednesday 9 September (2nd Wed each month); Raising Power. Training group workshop by the Wytchery. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Thursday 10 September; The Wisdom of The Fool. Talk by Julian Vayne. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 10 September; Monsters, Outcasts and the Medieval World. Talk with Dr Amy Jeffs via Seed Talks. Hybrid event. In-person venue: The Guild Church of St Katharine Cree

86 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3BP Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Wednesday 9 September (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 10 September; Ghosts of the British Museum. Online talk via Watkins Bookshop. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 10 September (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 10 September (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

Thursday 10 September; 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/

Friday 11 September: Wellness Festival with Wicca Moon. Venue: East London Cemetery and Crematorium, 230a Grange Road, London, E13. Time: from 11am Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 11 September: Wicca Training Circles (1 /9) with WoodlandWitches. Meet at Wimbledon Commons outside Windmill Tea rooms, Windmill Road, London SW19 5NR. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £11.55. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Saturday 12 - 13 September; Fairies and Folklore: painting with watercolours and ink. Weekend art making course at the Royal Academy. Venue: Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens

Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD Time: 10.30am - 5.30pm. Tickets £480. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Saturday 12 September; Forest Bathing in Betts Park. Meet at Park Entrance in Anerley Road, London SE20 8TQ. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Saturday 12 September; Healing Group: Be Bold, with Lucy Aumonier. Online event via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 September: Charm Making and Folklore with Titania Fae. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 3pm Cost £45 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Sunday 13 Sept (then 18 Oct, 15 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 13 September; Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

For activities after these dates please visit my events page.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

Book Review: Dragons of The Deep, Origins & Lore

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Rounding the Year: A Linden Tree in Early September

Friday, 4 September 2026

Folklore: Abbots Bromley Horn Dance & Wakes Week

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks