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 festivals further afield.
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Rounding the Year: Camellias - Another Spring Herald
The camellias in my garden always bloom later than many others I see outside houses in my street, but they're another flower that heralds the arrival of spring with splashes of bright colour.
Camellias come from southern China, where they have been cultivated since about 1725BC, when the Chinese emperor found that an infusion of camellia sinensis leaves was his favourite drink. This became known as tea. Buddhist priests prized it as a stimulant and spread its popularity to Japan, developing the tea ceremony.
The tea plant and ornamental camellias are closely related, but are not the same. Don't boil up an old camellia leaves to see what they taste like. In England, ornamental species such as camellia japonica became popular in the early 1800s because of their lovely flowers. They bring colour to even the greyest day.
This particular shrub reminds me of my mum, because she planted it in our garden and loved it.
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.)
Other previous Related Posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/rounding-year-when-snowdrops-bloom.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/02/rounding-year-daffodils-narcissus.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/03/springtime-camellias.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/01/rounding-year-flower-of-love-hope-or.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/03/rounding-year-too-soon-for-silver-birch.html
Monday, 2 March 2026
Book Endorsement: Pagan Portals - Osiris
“Osiris, more authentically called Wesir, is one of the most important Ancient Egyptian gods. He is king of the afterlife but also has power over agriculture and the fertile black soil along the banks of the Nile. In Pagan Portals - Osiris, Egyptologist and practicing pagan Dr Olivia Church combines meticulous scholarly research with insights from a modern spiritual perspective. This is a superb book and a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about the Egyptian pantheon and ways to honour this ancient deity whose mythology includes life, death and rebirth.”
Friday, 27 February 2026
My Witchy Events: Scrying, Dolls, Books & Candles
Here are details of the witchy events I'm involved with from now until the end of April. There are workshops on scrying, magical dolls, and candle magic. I'll also be giving a free talk at the Beckenham Library Book Fayre.
Thursday, 26 February 2026
Magic: Broken, Burnt, Buried - Ancient Ritual Practice
In magic and religion, breaking things can be done deliberately. Sometimes it's part of a curse, sometimes as an offering or sacrifice, sometimes to show its purpose has ended. An exhibition currently on at London's Petrie Museum is called Broken, Burnt, Buried: Ritual Lives of Objects in Ancient Egypt. It looks at various ritual reasons behind this.
The museum website explains:
"Across ancient Egypt, people broke, buried, and even burned objects - not by accident, but deliberately and with deep meaning. Broken, Burnt, Buried explores how everyday items were transformed through religious and ritual practices across thousands of years.
"The broken pots, figurines or amulets on display offer a rare glimpse into the lives and beliefs of ancient Egyptians. Through the deliberate act of damage these objects became powerful tools that ordinary people used to protect, to heal, and even communicate with the divine."
I went there and took these photos. The one at the top shows figurines sometimes interpreted as fertility votives. However, the description at the Petrie explains they had a wider use in protection and healing rituals. Apparently, some texts show they helped cure other illnesses, and that after medical procedures the figurines may have been broken to stop the illness recurring.
Ancient Egyptians placed pottery, including those broken shards in the photo above, underneath temples, tombs, palaces and city walls. These were offerings and were intended to strengthen the structure.
Scorpions were a serious hazard, so magical rituals to catch them involved smashing a clay model while saying words instructing the creatures to "break out" so they could be trapped. This nearly intact one is a rare survivor, as most were obviously broken during the rite.
Broken, Burnt, Buried is on at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT until 16 May. It's open Tuesdays to Fridays 1-5pm and Saturdays 11am-5pm. Entry is free. Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk
Previous related posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2020/05/book-excerpt-pagan-portals-isis-great.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/11/event-ancient-egyptian-curses-at-petrie.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/10/pagan-eye-thoth-god-of-writing-at-bm.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/05/mogg-morgan-apophis-mother-of-all-curses.html



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