Book Endorsement: The Muses, Calling to Creativity

A Pagan Portals title is coming out this month that I was proud to write an endorsement for before it was published. It's called The Muses – Calling to Creativity and Inspiration. The book is by Reclaiming tradition witch Irisanya Moon. Here's what I thought about it:

“This book has something for anyone who feels the need for creative inspiration. The Muses are the Ancient Greek goddesses of poetry, song, music, and dance, and have long been called upon by writers, musicians and anyone engaged in the arts. In Pagan Portals – The Muses, Irisanya Moon offers a well-researched look at their history and mythology, and offers practical ways to honour them and ask for their aid. You can meet them via trance and meditation; work with them via writing, painting, or music; perform a ritual in their honour; or simply get to know them better and learn the stories told about them. Irisanya Moon also looks at the role of the Muses in our contemporary world and ways we can find inspiration in everyday life.”

The Muses is published by Moon Books, which is an imprint of Collective Ink. 

Irisanya has previously written about Reclaiming Witchcraft and and Honouring the Wild as well as being the author of Pagan Portals books on Aphrodite, Iris, The Norns, Artemis, Circe, and Hestia.

You can  view The Muses on Amazon.  

Please note I earn commission from some links.

Previous related posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/08/book-review-pagan-portals-norns.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/01/book-endorsement-earth-spirit-honoring.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/02/interview-irisanya-moon-reclaiming.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/01/book-review-pagan-portals-circe-goddess.html

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 and a few conferences further afield. 

Now to 20 April  2026; 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 on; 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 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/

Now – 26 February;  Exhibition: Elective Affinities. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH , Time: 10am-5pm Monday - Friday. Free, but book a ticket. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/elective-affinities/

Every Wednesday and Friday; 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-5pm weekdays. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

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

Most lunchtimes and some other times: Meditation - in-person or online. In-person venue: Inner Space, 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, London · WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm (for lunchtime meditation). Free. https://www.meetup.com/inner-space-covent-garden/events/

Every lunchtime: Rainbow Spirit offers a shared vegetarian lunch from a flat in Soho, London, for all people LGBT+Allies. The foundation is British witchcraft. Each meal is followed by Ancestor Circle, passing the talking stick. Alcohol-free event. To attend join the Whatsapp chat group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LhDxaCzGsmE2YI6AReyw3W

or email: rainbowawakening1@gmail.com

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

Wednesday 4 February; Witchcraft's Paths to Power: Herbs and Incense. Class with Hannah Sanders n via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday 4 February; The Goddess Isis. Workshop with Levannah Morgan via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday 4 February; Angels and Guides: Foundation. Start of 8-session course run by Liesl Duffy, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 4 February; The 7 Rays of Consciousness. Start of 8-session course run by Kim Pilkington, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 4 February (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 4 February (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 February; An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit', with Chalk Scribblers. Online event.  Time: 7pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scribblers-meet-the-expert-chris-french-tickets-1979053149244?

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

Wednesday 4 February; Paranormal Ethnographies of Ketamine. Talk by Giorgia Gaia  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 5 February; Meditation Online via Rest Less Events. Time: 9am. Tickets £3.99 per class. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Thursday 5 February (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 5 February; Goddess Oshun: You Are Worthy workshop with Abiola Abrams, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 5 February (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 5 February; Bring Me Love: Finding and Keeping Love Using Divination and Folk Magic with Icy Sedgwick. Talk and signing. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 5 February; Intuitive Art: Develop Psychic Ability. Start of 8-session course run by June-Elleni Laine, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 5 February; Drumming Cirtcle of Infinity. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £15. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 5 February; Candlelit Sound Bath and Reiki: Heart-Centered Healing Journey. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Thursday 5 February; Recognise and Clear Negative Energy. Start of 8-session course run by Martha Brett, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £255. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 5 February;  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 5 February; Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris's Thoth Tarot. Event with Kingfisher Coven. Venue:  Lost Souls Pizza Camden, 245 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA.  Time: 7pm. Tickets: £6.13 https://www.eventbrite.com/o/keith-broad-kingfisher-coven-88810783003

Thursday 5 February; Spirits of Dark and Lonely Water – a Zoom talk with John Clark via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 7.30pm. Tickets ·from  £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 6 February (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 6 February (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 February; Your True Career Path Through Numerology And Tarot With Christina Tumino. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 3pm  Cost £35 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 6 February (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: 7.30pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-sound-bath-meditation-summoning-the-sacred-tickets-223970159777?#

Saturday 7 February; Kitchen Witchcraft Online Retreat with Rachel, Heather and Ness via Zoom. Time: 10am to 4pm. Early bird price £45 ​(KW School students ask about a discount code) https://www.kitchenwitchhearth.net/whats-on

Saturday 7 February; Seeing Spirit: Clairvoyance workshop with Hernan Cotroneo, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 7 February; Work with Your Guides. Workshop with Maria Antoniou. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 7 February; An Introduction to the Ancient Runes. Workshop with Andreas Kornevall. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 7 February;  Luz Women’s Shamanic Drum Circle and Creative Writing. Venue: Private studio, North London (address shared upon booking) Time: 6.30pm. Tickets:   £22.38. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/luz-womens-shamanic-drum-circle-creative-writing-tickets-1976458086341?

Saturday 7 February (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 February (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 8 February; Ancestral Stories: Tarot Tells the Tale. Workshop with Avril Price. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 8 February; Ritual in the Tower (Luna Iter). 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: £9.73. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154 

Sunday 8  February; Meet Your Totem Animals and Spirit Guides workshop with Linda Star Wolf , via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 8  February; Labyrinth Workshop/ 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 February; "Love Knot - a twisted knot of tales for Valentine's" with Giles Abbott. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Times: 7.30pm and £8.30pm. Tickets  from £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Sunday 8 February; Agony and the Ecstasy: Sacred and Carnal Devotion to Saints. Talk by Eric Huang on Zoom 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 9 February; Psychic Mediumship: How It Works. Workshop with Anastasia DeQuincy. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Monday 9 February; The Zodiac Signs. Free online talk via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 5pm. Tickets free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 9 February; Shipwrecks, Sirens and Spirited Seas: 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 including drinks. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Monday 9 February; Finding the Lost Goddesses of the British Isles. Workshop with Rebecca Beattie, author of Planetary Magic and Nature Mystics, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Monday 9 February (every Monday); The Living Sky – Cosmic Dynamics and Human Economies, talk by Jonnathan Jones followed by chart discussion. Online talks via the Astrological Lodge of London. Times 7pm/8.30pm. Tickets £9/£6. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 9 February; The Medium's Path for Beginners. Start of 6-session course run by TJ Higgs, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 9 February (usually a Monday early in the month); 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 February; The Strange History of Renaissance Magicians. Talk by Rachel Morris on Zoom 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 9 February; The National Folklore Survey for England. Talk by Dr David Clarke at Greenwich Skeptics. Venue: The Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Time: 7.30pm. Ssuggested donation: £4. https://greenwichskeptics.org/

Monday 9 February  (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 February (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, 10 February; How Early Twentieth-Century Modernity Gave Avebury Its Folklore. Talk via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 10 February; Astrology and Mortality. Free talk by Sue Brayne, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 7pm. Tickets: free. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 11 February (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 11 February; Psychic Mediumship for Beginners. Start of 6-session course run by Sarah-Jane Jay, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 5pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 11 February (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 £12. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Wednesday 11 February (2nd Wed each month);  Power of Earth 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 February (tbc);  Enfield Town Circle Moot. Venue: Crown and Horsehoes, Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, EN2 6PZ.  Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Wednesday 11 February; Chants and Incantations. Class with Hannah Sanders n via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Thursday 12 February; Sacred Mysticism of Egypt: The Ancient Path of HEKA Initiation by Fotoula Foteini Adrimi. Talk and signing. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 12 February; Bringing In The Light ~ Free Ritual In The Temple. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 6pm. Tickets free. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 12 February; Hand Mudras for Spirituality and Healing class with Pixie P Carney, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 12 February; The Holy Guardian Angel. Start of 2-Part Workshop with Julian Vayne  via Treadwell's online. Time: 7pm. Delayed viewing available. Tickets: £50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 12 February;  Psychopomps. Talk by Cunning Folk at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 8pm, Free but £5/£8 donations welcome.  Email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com to book a space or visit  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Friday 6 February (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 13 February to 2 May; Conspiracies exhibition. Venue@ Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. 11am to 6pm. Free entry. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/conspiracies

Friday 13  February; Your Twin Flame Journey with Theresa Cheung. Talk and signing. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Friday 13 February; Woodland Cacao with Mantras, Chants and Flame ritual (for Shivarathri) with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at the entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, London N6 5UU, to be led into woods to the ritual spot. Bring a torch and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Friday 13 February;  Galentines Day ~ The Witches Way. Evening of ritual and celebration. Venue: Crystal Wicca,  West Wickham, BR4. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £35 - Goodie bags, snacks and drinks provided . https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Friday 13 February (and other dates); Hex and the City Walking Tour with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Cowcross St, Farrringdon, London EC1M 6BY. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/event-details/magic-mystics-and-martyrs-2

Saturday 14 February; Healing Through Parallel Lives. Workshop with Giancarlo Serra. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 14 February;  Folklore Walk. Venue: The Paddock Community Nature Park, Ferry Lane London N17 9NG. Time: noon. Tickets: Free https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-walk-the-paddock-tickets-1980091923245?

Saturday 14 February; Valentines True Love Spell Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 2pm. Tickets £35. https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 14 February; The Love Code: Find Your Colour Match. Workshop with Mark Wentworth, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 15 February; Gain Freedom by Releasing Blockages. Workshop with Frances Billinghurst, via the College of Psychic Studies online. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 15 February; Women's Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in South Norwood Country Park, 193 Albert Road, London SE25 4NE. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 15 February; Ascension with the Archangels workshop with Liesl Duffy and Kim Pilkington. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 15 February; (C)artomancy: Divination Meets Art workshop with Bel Senlle. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 15 February; Gardening the Biodynamic Way. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 2pm. Tickets £5/£10 https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Sunday 15 February; Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/ or  https://allevents.in/london/dawn-of-the-oak-london-pagan-and-heathen-meeting-15th-february-2026-tickets/80001854227648

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. 

Craft: A Recycled Wax Candle For Magical Thanks

The photo shows a candle burning on my altar, but it isn't one I bought from a shop. I made it myself with recycled wax from ends of candles collected over the past year. I like to do this at around Candlemas each year, as that's traditionally when candles were blessed. 

People on my candle magic classes often ask me what to do with wax leftover after spells or rituals. While some witches believe you should throw away anything like that, I'm of the opinion that it's better for the environment to re-use as much as possible. 

I've blogged in the past about exactly how to make recycled candles. You can find the instructions here.

I always thoroughly cleanse the wax of unwanted energy, especially if it's been used for spells. I do this as I melt it by stirring it anti clockwise, or widdershins, and visualising it being purified of all influence. This time I did that on the night of the full moon, but you can also use the power of a waning or dark moon for cleansing.

Once my candle has fully set and cooled, I use it as part of a ritual to thank the Goddess and the universe in general for aiding my magic in the past. 

There are more ideas in my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic, published by Moon Books.

Note: I earn commission from some links.

Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/03/spells-candle-magic-ritual-for-earth.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/01/candle-magic-spell-for-springtime-wishes.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/03/easy-candle-wishing-spell.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/magical-craft-my-2026-wheel-of-year.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/12/resolving-resolutions-year-of-witchy.html

My Events: Protection, Divination, and Magical Dolls

Here are details of the witchy events I'm involved with from now until the end of March. There are workshops on cleansing and protection, scrying, and magical dolls. I'll also be giving a free talk at the Beckenham Library Book Fayre. 

February

Cleansing and Protection Workshop In-Person at Treadwell's

On  Saturday 28 February I'm running an in-person workshop on traditional methods of cleansing and protection in witchcraft and folk magic practices. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 2pm. Cost: £25 per person.  Visit https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

March

Learn Scrying Online via the College of Psychic Studies

On Wednesday 4 and 11 March I'm running a two-part online evening class on Scrying: Divination Using Crystals, Mirrors, Water and Fire via the College of Psychic Studies. Each class starts at 7pm. Tickets are £90 full price, with concessions for members including £20 off the full price of this course if you join at the same time. Find our more here: https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/workshops/psychic-training/scrying-with-crystals-mirrors-water-fire/?

Beckenham Library Book Fayre

I'll be given a talk and have a stall at Beckenham Library Book Fayre on Saturday 7 March. This will be at Beckenham Library,  22, Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4 PE. it runs from 2pm to 5pm. Free entry. Just turn up.

Magical Doll Workshop In-Person at Treadwell's

On Sunday  8 March I'm running an in-person workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £25 per person.  You can find out more at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.    

I'm Lucya Starza and as well as writing A Bad Witch's Blog I'm the author of books in the Pagan Portals series on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. My Gothic novel Erosion is also published by Moon Books.

You can buy my books 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.

Rounding the Year: When the Snowdrops Bloom

Snowdrops are the quintessential flower of Imbolc, representing the first stirrings of spring even when the weather can still be wintry. I always watch for when they first appear in my garden each year. Sometimes they're fully in bloom by the start of February, but other years they arrive a little later. 

Even in England they will show their characteristic white-and-green petals in different parts of the country at different dates. A few days ago, a friend who lives in the Lancashire countryside posted a photo she'd taken of an entire bank covered with snowdrops. 

The picture above was taken by me in my South London garden yesterday, and only a few were in bloom. However, most were very nearly out. I hope they will show a wonderful display at Imbolc on February 1st. 

Why don't we all go outdoors and have a look to see if the snowdrops are out where we live?  Leave a comment to say what you found, so we can know where to go to see them in their full beauty.

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.)

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