Book News: Celebrating Eight Years of Every Day Magic

The community book I edited - Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days - is eight years old this month. It was published in November 2017. 

Every Day Magic contains contributions from nearly 50 pagan authors and practitioners from many different traditions across the world, including Atlantis Bookshop's Geraldine Beskin, best-selling pagan authors Ellen Evert Hopman, Melusine Draco, Harmonia Saille, Rachel Patterson, Caroline Wise and Elen Sentier and other Moon Books writers. Here's the description from publisher Moon Books' website:

Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days contains 366 spells, rituals, meditations, Pagan prayers, divinatory techniques, poems to read and recipes and craft projects to try out, along with the details of festivals that take place throughout the year. All the activities are intended to be easy to follow so you can pick up the book, open it to a day and find something you can do. There are festivals from the ancient world and modern Pagan celebrations as well.

As well as coming up with the idea for Every Day Magic, I edited and contributed to it - and I'm very proud of it. However, as it is a community book I do not receive royalties - I asked for any money raised from it to be used to help bring more pagan writers' works into publication. Here's places you can get copies:

• You can view Every Day Magic on Amazon 
• Order it online via my author page at Moon Books 
• Borrow a copy from some libraries

Please note I earn commission from some links

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. I mainly include in-person things in or near London, because that's where I'm based, as well as online talks and workshops you can do anywhere (bolded) and a few conferences and exhibitions 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 - 3 May 2027; Exhibition: Folklore. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AQ. Entry: Adults: £7.70, Children: Free. https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/folklore/

Now to 8 November;  The Occult Temple of Agape - Exhibition. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Tickets free. https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/

Now to 17 April 2027; Night Maps exhibition. Venue: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 11am. Free. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/

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/

Now to 16 December. Visionary Landscapes. Exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: during opening hours. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Now to 31 Jaunary 2027; Ethelwynne M. Quail: The Kingdom of the Gods. The Etheric Field Autumn Exhibitions at The College of Psychic Studies. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 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

or email: rainbowawakening1@gmail.com

Now - 6 November; Day of the Dead Cultural Festival: Art Exhibition and  Altar By Embassy of Mexico Public Affairs GBR. Venue: 8 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DT. Various times from 11am-3pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/day-of-the-dead-cultural-festival-art-exhibition-altar-tickets-2003299168741?

Now - 28 November;  The Earths Within Us. Embodied performances by Swedish artist duo Lundahl and Seitl. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: from noon. Tickets £5. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Wednesday 4 November (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 4 November (montlhly); Esoteric Book Club with Allan Johnson at Treadwell's. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 4 November; Introduction to Geomancy with Hannah Sanders. Online Class via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 4 November  (first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm. Free  https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial

Wednesday 4 November; Shamanic Teachings of Southern Africa: Dreams, Ancestors and Nature Spirits with John Lockley. Start of 6-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 4 November (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 4 November (and other dates);  Psychic Development. Venue: Atlantis Spiritual Centre, Crews Hill, Enfield EN2 9DG. Time 7.30pm. Tickets:  £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/110820030781?

Wednesday 4 November; Candle Magic for Love and Prosperity with Tia Price. Start of 2-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 5 - 14 November; The Mind in the Mirror - interactive online exhibition via the Warburg Institute. There's also a live conversation on 7 November. Free. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/

Thursdays 5 November; Winter Wisdom: Plants to brighten the darker months with Michael Holland via Brent Libraries, Culture and Heritage. Venue: Kilburn Library (Brent), 42 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NN. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wisdom-plants-to-brighten-the-darker-months-tickets-1995456759885?

Thursdays 5 November;  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

Thursdays 5 November;  The Metaphysics of the Platonic Tradition with Tim Addeys. 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

Thursdays 5 November; The Hermit: Tarot for the Long Night with Laetitia Barbier. Start of 2-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 5 November;  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 6 November (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 6 November (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 6 November; Tinctures and Oxymels Making Workshop. Venue: Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HS. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/visit/whats-on/

Friday 6 November; The ADHDer’s Guide to Self-Discovery with Sol Smith. 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 6 November; Astrology, Moon Nodes and Past Lives with Carmen Turner-Schott. Start of 5-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £180. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 6 November; New Moon Angelic Ritual for Protection and Healing 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.

Friday 6 November (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?

Saturday 7 November; Dreams, Death and the Journey Beyond with Tree Carr. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 7 November; Symbols within Psychic Mediumship with Hernan Cotroneo. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 7 November; The Infinite Loop Tarot with Lorena Carbajal. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: noon. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Saturday, 7 November; Early Gardnerians and Their Objects Book Launch and Exhibition. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £30 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday, 7 November;  Scrying Class - Learn Crystal Ball Reading. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 2pm. Tickets  £15. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday, 7 November (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 8 November; Irish Folklore and Witchcraft Summit. Part of the Seed Talks Online Summits collection. Starts 11am. Tickets from £29. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-summits-3977003/?

Sunday 8 November; Goddess Sekhmet Healing Ceremony with Pixie P Carney. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 8 November; Wisdom and Wyrd Psychic Market. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Imperial Place, Chislehurst, NW Kent. Time: 11am. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/

Sunday 8 November;  Southwark Hysteries with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Green Dragon Court, London SE1. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

Sunday 8 November;  Forest Bathing in Cator Park. Meet at Cator Park, Aldersmead Road, Beckenham BR3 1NA. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 8 November; Awakening the Intuitive in You with Elizabeth Titterton. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 8 November; Live performance of Tam Lin at the Coldrum Stones in Kent, plus lantern procession. Venue: Coldrum Stones, West Malling, Kent. Time: 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1671179841191755/?

Sunday 8 November; Greek Mythology and The Eleusinian Mysteries with Sarah Janes via Seed talks. Online event.  Time: 5pm. Tickets from £17. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/36463428713?

Sunday 8 November (usually second Sunday of the month); Seidr Ritual with special guest Andre Henriques at Luna Iter (Ritual in the Tower). In-person ritual in Hackney, East London for members of the group, guests and seekers on the path. Venue: 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 8 November; 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 8 November; Cats in Ancient Fable with Debbie Felton. 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 9 November (usually 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 9 November; The Zodiac Signs 2 (part of a series of classes). Free online talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 5pm. Tickets free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 9 November; Dark Fairy Tales From Around The World with Viktor Wynd. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets from £15, includes a cocktail. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 9 November (every Monday); Welcome Men's Circle. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: optional donation of £5 - £15. https://rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Monday 9 November; Astrology from the 6th, 8th, and 12th House Perspectives with Gill Dorren. Talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Online event. Starts 7pm. Tickets £6/£9. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 9 November; Winter Wisdom for Pagans. Online class with Rebecca Beattie author of Planetary Magic and The Season of Ice and Fire via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 9 November  (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

Monday 9 November; 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 9 November; The History of Witchcraft and Women: Magic, rituals and the patriarchy with Dr Jennifer Farrell via Seed talks. Hybrid event.  In person venue:  21Soho, 3-5 Sutton Row, London W1D 4NR. Time: 7pm. Tickets £13 - £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-online-1262239?

Monday 9 November; 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 9 November; The Sensuality of Séance with Dr Kate Cherrell. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £6.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Monday 9 November;  The Continuity of Consciousness, with Stephan Schwartz. Online  presentation hosted by the Society for Psychical Research via Zoom. Time: 8pm. Tickets: Free for members/£5 non members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Monday 9 November (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 10 November (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 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 10 November; The Katharine Briggs Lecture and Book Award 2026: Dr Olusoga's lecture: 'Carving, Mining, Weaving and Forging of Identities, Connection and Belonging: A personal exploration of children’s folklife and why it matters.'. Talk via the Folklore Society. Venue: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 10 November (tbc usually fortnightly);  Writing Group. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Tuesday 10 November; "The X Trials - the Supernatural and the Law" with Naomi Ryan. Talk  via Pints of Knowledge. Venue: The Red Lion, London E11 3AA. Time: 7PM. Tickets £20.25. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pintsofknowledge/

Tuesday 10 November; Astrology for Beginners with Sue Brayne. Start of 6-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £tbc. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 10 November; Empowering the Dowsing Mind talk by Susan Gash and Sven Carlson. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 10 November; The Great Mandrake Robbery with the Seed Sistas. 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  11 November (and other dates); Spirit Guide Mediumship Circle online with Hannah Macintyre Spirit Medium. Time: 9am. Tickets  £13.70. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/61422155323?

Wednesday  11 November; Witches, Witchcraft and Witch-Hunting in Scotland. Start of 6-session course with Linsey Hunter via City Lit.  Online event. Time: 7pm. Full fee: £149. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Wednesday  11 November (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 11 November (2nd Wednesday each month); The Power of Air. 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 11 November; The History and Mythology of The Trojan War with Jan Haywood via Seed Talks. Hybrid event. In-person venue: The Blues Kitchen Brixton, 40 Acre Lane, London SW2 5SP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?5

Wednesday  11 November; 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 11 November;  The Book of Beasts: Reclaiming Animal Wisdom with Elizabeth Sulis Kim. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 7.30pm. Tickets ·from  £6.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 12 November (2nd Thursday each month); The Lady and the Beast with Hejas Whitehouse. Talk at Magick Without Tears Moot. Venue: Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte St., London W1T 2LY. Time 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mwtpubmoot

Thursday 12 November;  Witchcraft in England's North with Benjamin Stimpson. Talk. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 12 November; Foundations of Greco-Egyptian Magic with Jules McArthur. Start of 4-Part Course with optional in-person rituals. Online via Treadwell's Bookshop. Time: 7pm. Cost: £80/£90.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 12 November; Inside The Theosophical Society Adyar talk by Elif Kamisli. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 12 November (recurring event); Welcome Women'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/

Thursday 12 November; The Magical Yeats. Talk by Cunning Folk at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: Doors 7.30pm. Talk 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/

Thursday 12 November; How to Create Powerful Meditations and Visualisations with Gemma Petherbridge. Start of 2-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 12 November (tbc but usually 2nd Thursday each month);  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 13 November; The Hidden World of Witchcraft. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 7pm. Tickets free. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Friday 13 November; Friday lates: Art and alchemy – from the ancient to today. Class with 
Christopher Collier via City Lit.  Online event. Time: 6pm. Full fee: £29. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Friday 13 November; An Evening of Psychic Mediumship with Nicoletta Stephens. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 13 November (and other dates); Tarot Practice group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 13 November; 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/

Friday 13 November;  The Dark Mother at the Turning of the Year: Descent, Rest and Renewal  with Helena B. Scott. Online even.  Time: 8pm. Tickets €20 includes booklet. https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/44618124783?

Saturday  14 November (and other dates); Drum Birthing Workshop with Lynn Gosney. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain, Minster, Kent. Starts 8.45am. Tickets £225/£250. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain

Saturday  14 November (and other dates); Shamanic Drumming, Healing and Journeying. Venue: Atlantis Spiritual Centre, Crews Hill, Enfield EN2 9DG. Time 10.30am. Tickets:  £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/110820030781?

Saturday  14 November;  Kabbalah – The Magic of an Oral Tradition with Maggy Whitehouse.

Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am. Tickets £50.   https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 14 November; Developing Your Psychic Awarenesswith Maria Antoniou. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday  14 November;  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 14 November;  Loss Walk at South Norwood Country Park Forest Bathing. Meet at The Kiosk South Norwood, Albert Road, London SE25 4QL. Time: 11am. Free but book a place. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Saturday 14 November;  Coven Tea Party, by Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham. SE9. Time: noon-5pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 14 November (tbc); event tbc. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Time tbc. Entry tbc. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Saturday  14 November;  Special Ayurvedic Wild Moon Afternoon - Frost Moon. Venue: Heartwood Woodland Wellness, Featherbed Lane, Croydon CR0 9AA.  Time: 1pm. Tickets:  £19.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/39763045473?

Saturday  14 November;   Drawing the Invisible with Mila Nowacka. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 2pm. Tickets: £47.50. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday  14 November;  Woodland Cacao and Venus Sigil Magic 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: 4pm. Tickets from £14. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803 or https://www.facebook.com/PaganFrontiersOfLondon

Sunday 15 November to Thursday 19 November;  Re-Awakening the Sacred Self summit. Live online conference. Free to watch live or view a recording for a short time afterwards. For life-time access to recordings, price is $87Aus pre-summit. https://www.reawakeningsacredself.com/

Sunday 15 November;  Dive into Shamanic Journeying. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 10.30am start Tickets £40, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Sunday 15 November;  Talk on Labyrinths 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 15 November;  Ancient Maps of Consciousness with Ann Mathie. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 15 November; Forest Bathing in Crystal Palace Park. Meet at Sydenham Gate, CP Park, London SE20. Time: 1pm. Free, but parking is paid. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 15 November; Adults 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 15 November; Rituals to Honour Winter. In-Person Workshop with Bernadette Russell. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 15 November;  Calm Within: Breathwork and Sound Bath. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets: £42. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Sunday 15 November (tbc usually 3rd Sunday each month); Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue:  The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 2.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/ 

Sunday 15 November; Secret Storytelling: The Highgate Vampire, with London Dreamtime. Venue: Highgate, North London. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets  £19.80 https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 15 November; Deep Dive into the Fire Signs and  Houses with Carmen Turner-Schott. Online via The College of Psychic Studies.  Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 15 November; Holy Gems and Lapidary Medicine in History with Nicholas Pearson. Start of 2-session course via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 15 November;  Mantra Journey - Healing Sounds. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 15 November;  Wanderer of the Wastes: Aleister Crowley with Andrew Wiseman. 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, workshops and appearances. 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.

Book Review: The Season of Frost and Fire

Are you ready to fall in love with winter? I'm normally a spring, summer and autumn person. I struggle in the cold and dark. But The Season of Frost and Fire, by Rebecca Beattie, is gently persuading me to find beauty and magic in this time of year. She encourages exploring nature on crisp days, learning the secrets of the constellations on clear starry nights, and spending some evenings snuggled under a blanket reading a book. 

The cover image reminds me strongly of ones you see on romantasy novels - a popular genre. But this isn't fiction, it's about ways of bringing enchantment into your own life. The subtitle is A Witch's Winter in 13 Rituals, starting with candle magic in early November, and I recommend it as the perfect way to conjure some cheer.

This is what publisher Elliott and Tompson says on its website:

Winter is often seen as a season for retreat. But what if the cold months could hold their own magic?

In The Season of Frost and Fire, green witch Rebecca Beattie shares thirteen luminous rituals to guide us through the darkest days – from fire rituals that welcome in the winter and banish fears on stormy nights to comforting ceremonies that honour our desire for transformation.

Discover the tarot cards that will light your path from the first frost to the thaw of early spring. Meet the forgotten goddesses who will become your companions and guides in the shadows. Hear bewitching tales of shapeshifting beings and thin veils between mist-covered worlds. Even in winter’s quiet, Beattie reveals the warmth, wisdom and renewal alive beneath the surface of things.

Bring back the light this winter – with The Season of Frost and Fire.

I haven't completely finished readingThe Season of Frost and Fire yet because I'm enjoying letting each chapter unfold at a suitable rate from November to December then January. However, I'm writing this review because I'd encourage anyone to start reading it too, and as soon as possible to use all it contains. I genuinely think it's one of the best books on winter magic available. It's informative, beautifully written and also practical. The spells, meditations and and rites within it work on a psychological level as well as being delightfully witchy. 

The book is perfect for anyone wanting to explore ways of doing magic for the first time, but it's more than that. I'm an old crone who normally humbugs most of winter except the festive season and the odd snow day, but this book has encouraged me to embrace more of what it offers. 

You can view The Season of Frost and Fire on Amazon. 

(Please note: I earn commission from some links)

Previous related posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/07/book-review-pagan-portals-planetary.html
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https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/12/green-london-winter-walk-in-beckenham.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/11/every-day-magic-start-of-winter.html

Pagan Eye: My Book in the Goddess and Green Man

The Goddess and Green Man in Glastonbury re-opened under new ownership at the weekend. My witchy friend Jacqui Apostolides, who lives in the area, took this photo of my book Rounding the Wheel of the Year on one of the shelves inside!

Jacqui was really impressed with the stock inside the store. She went there with her partner Steve, and posted on social media: "We bought a moon clock and a small statue of Pan. We were gifted a small piece of Jade in celebration and had some chocolates. We also spotted books on sale from several friends including Rachel Patterson and Lucya Starza."

The Goddess and The Green Man is at 17 High St, Glastonbury BA6 9DP. 

My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures. If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself.

The photograph is copyright Jacqui Apostolides

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https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/10/rounding-year-my-book-is-3-years-old.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/10/bookshop-day-where-to-browse-magic.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/04/pagan-eye-signing-copies-of-my-novel-at.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/01/celebrating-imbolc-at-gastonburys.html
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London Necropolis: Staked at the Oxford St Crossroads

London folklore has it that a man is buried with a stake through his heart underneath this towerblock at the busy junction of New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The building is Centre Point, with 34 floors of luxury flats and shops. It's a listed building because it was one of London's first skyscrapers. 

Back in the 18th century it was the site of a gallows. However, the man who was impaled and buried at the crossroads wasn't executed. John Duke had murdered his wife and then killed himself. It was actually not that uncommon for suicides to be treated in this way, although the practice was banned in the 19th century. 

Does John Duke's staked skeleton still lie where he was buried? Probably not, as so much of the ground has been excavated for the construction. Centre Point is also on top of Tottenham Court Road Underground Station. Or, of course, construction work might have dislodged the stake rattling in his skeletal ribs, negating the precautions taken against the dead walking.

If I lived in Centre Point, I think I might be employing some other protections against ghosts, ghouls and even vampires at the time of year when the veil is thin and supernatural entities might rise from the grave.

Before Samhain - or Halloween - for many years I blogged with photos of London's burial grounds under the title London Necropolis. A Necropolis is a city of the dead. This is another post in the series. You can read more of my London Necropolis posts from previous years in the links below.

https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/10/london-necropolis-st-mary-spital.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/10/london-necropolis-pagan-anglo-saxon.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/10/london-necropolis-tower-hamlets.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/10/london-necropolis-highgate-cemetery.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/10/london-necropolis-temple-church.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/10/london-necropolis-grave-robbing-at-st.html

(The photo shows Centre Point and was taken by me, Lucya Starza, earlier this week.)