Sacred Traveler Solstice Divination: Fogged In, Go Slow

I drew a card for the world from the Sacred Traveler Oracle in the days before the Summer Solstice. "Fogged In" is what it said. At first glance it seemed a strange divination when the sun is at its peak and many of us are planning exciting things like festivals or holidays. But the message is "Go slow; take time."

It makes more sense when you consider that many of us are living in a state of almost constant uncertainty. We don't know what the future holds in terms of security and even freedom to be ourselves. This is the fog that surrounds us. If the way forward is unclear, go carefully and mindfully. The book that comes with the set offers these words, which put it into greater perspective: 

"When you take the time to go slowly, new perceptions emerge that you can't see if you're moving fast. Move away from the rapid pace of everyday life, and step into the majesty of stillness."

Solstice is often interpreted by pagans as being when the sun appears to stand still. In astronomical terms it doesn't, but psychologically this rings true. This is the perfect time to put stresses and worries on hold. Be quiet and still in the moment. Think and ponder rather than rushing into anything rashly. The book definition continues:

"Resist the impulse to go ahead with your first instinct. Take time to tune in to your deeper intuition. Power is born in those times when you relax into the present moment."

While the fog muffles sight and sound, we can still use our our psychic awareness to sense our best way forward - carefully.

The Sacred Traveler Oracle is one I regularly use in my readings for the world at in early summer. It's when many of us travel. There can be a spiritual element, including visiting sacred sites or going on a pilgrimage. 

You can view The Sacred Traveler Oracle on Amazon It is by Denise Linn and published by Hay House.

(Please note I earn commission from some links)

Previous related posts
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/07/divination-great-adventure-as-sacred.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2021/06/divination-begin-now-sacred-traveler.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/07/divination-finding-sanctuary-as-sacred.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2021/06/divination-begin-now-sacred-traveler.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/05/a-tarot-reading-for-world-ace-of-wands.html

Craft: Making a Viking Glass Bead at Greenoaks

Here's a photo of me in a Viking glass bead workshop, run by Scarlet Impressions at the Greenoaks Gathering last weekend. You can see the finished item inset in the picture.

It was the first time I've done anything with molten glass and I was a bit nervous before I started but Scarlet - who you can see on the left - was reassuring and gave expert tuition. 

The basic technique is similar to making rolled paper beads, which is something I've done many times before. The difference is that this time I was rolling layers of molten glass around a rod rather than strips of paper. You have to keep turning the molten glass in a flame to keep it even and make the layers blend properly.

The pattern is created by adding dots of molten glass of different colours, then keep turning so that they stick. My finished bead is a little wonky, but I'm sure I'd get better with practice. 

The technique of placing dots of different coloured glass on top of each other is the same used to make blue eye patterned amulets traditionally worn to protect against the evil eye.

You can read my earlier general review of Greenoaks here: https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/06/i-had-wonderful-time-at-greenoaks.html

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https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/05/witchy-craft-making-polymer-clay-charm.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/05/poppet-craft-pipecleaner-and-clothes.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/04/craft-i-painted-pebbles-it-was-easier.html
https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/03/upcycling-crafts-paper-flowers-from.html

Magickal Events for the Solstice and the Week Ahead

The Summer Solstice is on 21 June. There are lots of pagan-friendly events you can take part in. I've listed rituals, talks, workshops and exhibitions for the next couple of weeks. For in-person things, I mostly mention events in or near London, because that's where I live. I also include a few big festivals further away and online events you can do anywhere.

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 to end of June; Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition. Venue: The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1 7NN. Open Wednesdays to Sundays. Tickets from £21. https://darksecretsexhibition.com/london/

Now – 16 August; Olivia Plender: Little Fennel’s Complaint Exhibition. Venue:: Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, UK, OX1 1BP. Open from 11am Tuesday - Sunday. Tickets from £7.21. https://modernartoxford.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 on; Vikings: The Immersive Experience. Venue: Dock X, Unit 1 Canada Water, Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 2XU.  Opening hours: daily from 9am. Adult tickets from £23 and children from £16. https://vikings-immersive.co.uk/london/?

Now - 1 November; Exhibition: The Saxons. Venue: Discover Bucks Museum, 9 Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QP. Time: Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm. Sunday noon – 4pm. Adult tickets from from £5.90. https://discoverbucksmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

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 17 June; 'A History of Science in Reverse: The Doctrine of Signatures, 1885-1609'- Lecture. Venue: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 2pm. Free but book a ticket. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events

Wednesday 17 June (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 17 June; The Morrigan: The Nightmare Queen. Hybrid talk by Professor Ronald Hutton, author of Triumph of the Moon and Blood and Mistletoe, via Gresham College. In-person venue Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London EC1N 2HH. Time: 6pm. Free to register for online viewing. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/

Wednesday 17 June; Space for Storytelling Free Workshops (Theme: “Site Specific”) with London Dreamtime. Venue:  St Johns Waterloo crypt, London SE1. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  free https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Wednesday 17 June (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 17 June (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 17 June; Rebecca Tamás and Malcolm Gaskill: The Book of Mysteries. Venue: London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Pl, London WC1A 2JL. Time: 7pm Tickets £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebecca-tamas-malcolm-gaskill-the-book-of-mysteries-tickets-1987077846329?

Wednesdays 17 June; An Introduction to Inspired Writing. Start of 2-session course with Anne-Marie Bond, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 17 June; Threshold Magic. Workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 17 June; Wakefire: An Incantation To Summer. Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. Time: 8pm. Tickets £23. https://www.efdss.org/

Wednesday 17 June (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/

Thursday 18 June (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 18 June; The Alphabet of Happiness with Klaudia Mitura. 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 18 June;  Private View: That Large Ghost, Curated by Jack Catling (Exhibition Run: Friday 19 June-Friday 17 July). Venue: Swedenborg House, The Swedenborg Society, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2TH. Time: 6pm. Free but reserve a space. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-view-that-large-ghost-curated-by-jack-catling-tickets-1990949444383

Thursday 18 June; Drumming for Infinity. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  £15. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Thursday 18 June; Heartspaces spiritual gathering. Venue: Essex Hall, Essex Street, London WC2R 3HY. Doors at 6.30pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121061473538?

Thursday 18 June; Live Welsh Folk Music. Talk and Performance by Chris Avery. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 18 June;  Poetry Evening. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Tickets free https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events

Thursday 18 June; Summer Solstice Ritual Online Ceremony with Julian Vayne via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 18 June; Natalie Haynes – The Myth of Medea. Live In Conversation with Robin Ince. Venue: Saint James Church, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0EA. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £35/£15. https://howtoacademy.com/events/natalie-haynes-the-myth-of-medea/?

Thursday 18 June; PF London Midsummer 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/events

Thursday 18 June; Nocturnes, Symphonies and Seances:Whistler’s Life and Art with Antony Clayton. Talk online via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society.  Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday 19 June  (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 19 June; Solstice Dawn Chorus Walk at Camberwell Old Cemetery with London Wildlife Trust. Venue:  Camberwell Old Cemetery, Forest Hill Road, London SE22 0RU. Time: 4.30am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/7357843879?

Friday 19 June (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 19 June;  Summer Solstice Yoga and Meditation plus Optional Wild Swim on the Heath. Venue: Hampstead Heath, Next to Mixed Bathing Ponds, London NW3 1BP. Time: 6pm. Tickets:  From £10.19. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-solstice-yoga-meditation-optional-wild-swim-on-the-heath-tickets-1990899509025?

Friday 19 June; 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 20 June;  Hand Reading Made Simple with Robin Lown. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 June;  Mediumship and Spirit Communication with Sean Collyns. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 June; Understanding Tarot Court Cards with Avril Price, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 June; Feeling Spirit: Clairsentience with Hernan Cotroneo, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £120. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 June; (almost the) Summer Solstice exhibition and open day. Venue: Wild Cat Wilderness

53 Riverview Park, London, SE6  Starts 11am. Last entry 2pm. Free but book a place. https://www.facebook.com/events/1774593763916122?

Saturday 20 June;  Summer Picnic. Venue: Primrose Hill, Primrose Hill Road, London NW1 4NR. Time: noon. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-picnic-tickets-1990773505144?

​Saturday 20 June (Saturday closest to the festival); Summer Solsice at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

Saturday 20 June; Sea Witches Fancy Dress Tea Party. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: noon, Free event just turn up https://www.wiccamooninherservice.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Saturday 20 June; Sacred Lodge Sacred Ceremony Celebrating Summer Solstice. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 12.30pm start Tickets £30 min donation, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

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Saturday 20 June; There will be Summer Solsice rituals taking place at Avebury Stone Circle from noon on Saturday to sunrise on Sunday. One of these is the annual 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. There will also be a Sunset Ceremony and a Sunrise Ceremony that are also free to attend. Be respectful and leave no litter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/49080749624/

Saturday 20 June; Spooky Isles Midsummer Eve Social Gathering. Venue: The King and Queen, 1 Foley Street, London W1W 6DL. Time: 2pm. Tickets £8 - £17 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121088529614?

Saturday 20 June; Oracle of the Celestial Deities and Legends, Heroes and Villains Oracle with Letao Wang. Talk and signing, Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 2pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

​Saturday 20 June;  Woodland MidSummer Ritual 2026 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: 2pm. Tickets £6.13. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Saturday 20 June;  Wolf Pack Solstice. Venue: Watermill Wolves, TN39 5JB; Time: 4.30pm. Tickets £21. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/whiteravenceremonies/2064917?

Saturday 20 June;  Summer Solstice Gig with Tamesas and DFC. Venue: Devonshire Road Nature Reserve, 170 Devonshire Rd, Forest Hill London SE23 3SZ. Starts 5.30pm. Tickets £10. https://www.facebook.com/events/2129172960990754?

​Saturday 20 June; Summer Solstice Circle. Venue: 145 Willersley Avenue, Sidcup DA15 9EP. Time: 6pm. Tickets:  From £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-solstice-circle-tickets-1988510077170?

Saturday 20 June to Sunday 21 June; Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. English Heritage is allowing managed free open access to the stones for the sunset and sunrise, although the car parking is charged. Times: 7pm Friday to 8am Saturday. Details: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/things-to-do/solstice/  The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnglishHeritage

Sunday 21 June;  Crown 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 21 June (closest Sunday to the festival); Pagan Federation Online Summer Solstice Festival. Starts 10am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/paganfederation/events

Sunday 21 June;  An Introduction to Dowsing with Vicky Sweetlove. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 21 June;  Mythic London Walking Tour with with Caroline Wise, organised through  Treadwells. Meet outside  St Mary Le Strand Church, Strand, London WC2R 1ES. Time: 11.20am. Tickets: £35. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Sunday 21 June; Druid Fest. Venue: Flopsy Wood, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8LS. Noon-6pm. Entrance by donation. https://www.facebook.com/HertsEvents

Sunday 21 June (closest Sunday to the festival); Druidic Ritual to celebrate Summer Solstice 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 21 June;  Summer Solstice Open Ritual and Picnic with members of Hertford and Ware Pagan Moot. Meet at: Pindar Lane Car Park, Windmill Lane Cheshunt EN8 9AJ. Time: 1pm. Free. Bring your own picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/1004451185387095/?

Sunday 21 June (tbc but usually closest Sunday to the festival);  Anderida Gorsedd Summer Solstice 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 21 June; Wild South London Midsummer Nature Festival in Beckenham Place Park. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: from 1.30pm. Tickets free but reserve a place. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-south-london-midsummer-nature-festival-in-beckenham-place-park-tickets-1989902891114?

Sunday 21 June; 'What the Folk?: Solstice Late' at Museum of the Home and picnic with the Saturday Morning Folklore Club. Venue: St Mary’s Secret Garden, 

50 Pearson Street, Hoxton, London. Time:· 2pm. Tickets free but reserve a place.  https://www.meetup.com/saturday-morning-folklore-club/

Sunday 21 June; Summer Solstice Picnic with South East London Pagans. Venue: Greenwich Park, South London. Time: 2pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Sunday 21 June;  Solstice - 21st June  an afternoon of vocal music, movement, and art. Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG. Various times from 2pm,. Tickets £0 - £16.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solstice-21st-june-tickets-1985522287611?

Sunday 21 June; Dawn of the Oak Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 2pm. 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

Sunday 21 June;  Wild Pavements - a Summer Solstice urban walk with Amanda Tuke and Bookseller Crow, followed by a talk. Meet at: Bookseller Crow On The Hill, 50 Westow Street,  London,  SE19 3AF. Various times from 2.30pm. Tickets £5 to £22. https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35151/wild-pavements-an-urban-walk-with-amanda-tuke-and-bookseller-crow?

Sunday 21 June; Southwark Hysteries Solstice Special with  Maria Beadell of Herstorical Tours. Meet: Green Dragon Court, London SE1 . Time: 4pm. Tickets: £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/book

Sunday 21 June;  Free Global Solstice Ceremony Live-streamed from Glastonbury. Hybrid event. Time: 5pm. Free. https://soul.rebeccacampbell.me/solstice/

Sunday 21 June; Talk and Tarot: The Sun Card - Solstice Special. Venue:  Bonnington Cafe and Community Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD. Time: 6pm. Tickets £7. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-tarot-the-sun-card-solstice-special-tickets-1989183151353?

Sunday 21 June (closest Sunday to the festival); Summer Solstice Litha 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 21 June; Summer Solstice Shamanic Ceremony with Beáta Alföldi, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 21 June; Midsummer and Creative Writing. Workshop with Bernadette Russell  via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Sunday 21 June (every 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 22 June; Chart discussion followed by talk on A Look At Lilith by Naomi Martin, via the Astrological Lodge of London. Hybrid event. In-person venue: Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Starts 6.30pm. Tickets £6/£9. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 22 June; Mummies, Warrior Queens and Raucous Rulers: tasting and talk 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 22 June (monthly); Melissa's Tarot Club. Monthly online Workshopvvia Treadwell's Bookshop. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Monday 22 June; The History of Norse Mythology: Gods, giants and the end of the world, with Dr Tom Morcom via Seedtalks. Hybrid event. In-perosn venue: The Blues Kitchen Brixton, 40 Acre Lane, London SW2 5SP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £11.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/seed-talks-in-london-1252979?

Monday 22 June; Develop the Intuitive Mind: Foundation. Start of 6-session course with Maria Antoniou, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 22 June (usually 4th Monday each month); Dancing with Wyrd: Upstairs at the Angel with Meggie Reid. Talk at Nova Stella pagan moot. Hybrid event. In-person venue: The Angel, City Road, London EC1Y 18D. Time: 7.30pm.  Entry £5/£6.13.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472510443017948 or  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/120712003251?

Monday 22 June; Summer Solstice Restorative Yoga and Sound Bath - Beckenham. Venue: Azelia Hall, 258 Croydon Road, Beckenham BR3 4DA . Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/120958978057?

Monday 22 June (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 23 June (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 23 June;  Crossbones Vigil for St John's Eve to Honour the Outcast Dead of Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA. Time: 6.45pm for 7pm. Free, just turn up  You can also view the vigil online.   http://crossbones.org.uk  

Tuesday 23 June;  'Green’ myths, legends and folk tales with Rosalind. Talk  via the Folklore Society online. Time: 7pm. Tickets £6. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-society-32190494089

Tuesday 23 June;  Develop the Intuitive Mind: Beginner. Start of 6-session course with Maria Antoniou, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £200. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 24 June; Qabalistic Psychology and the Path of the Initiate with Dr. David Shoemaker, via The Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: The White Hart, 191 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QD. Time: 6.30 pm. Tickets £15.   https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 24  June (monthly); Melissa's Tarot Club. Monthly In-Person Workshop. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 24 June;  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/

Thursday 25 June;  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 25 June; Quantum Healing of the Future. Talk by Gemma Petherbridge, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 25 June (last Thursday every month); Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Friday 26 June (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

Friday 26 June; Releasing the Knot of the Mind with Anam Thubten. 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 26 June; Friday Lates: Art beyond the human - spirits, ecologies, and A.I. Workshop with 
Christopher Collier via City Lit.  Online event. Time: 6pm. Full fee: £19. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Friday 26 June (4th Friday of the month);  The Wild Wood Tarot study group. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday 26 June; An Evening of Soul Mediumship with Claire Broad. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 26 June;  Woodland Cacao and Angelic Magic 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 £8.83 - £15. More info: https://mani.org.uk/ or visit  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mani-woodland-witch-34325436803

Saturday 27 June; Earthfest 2026 family-friendly community day celebrating sustainability. Venue@ Aga Khan Centre, King’s Cross, London. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets free.  https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/bf21234d-d776-479f-8984-620cb1e7e3b9/summary?

Saturday 27 June - 11 July; Rediscovery: The Gary Dickinson Exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-6pm  Free entry https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 27 June; Rebalance with the Chinese 5 Elements. Workshop with Doe Warnes. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11apm. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 27 June; Divination to Meet Your Inner Oracle. Workshop with Tyrone Cusacks. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11apm. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 27 June (and other dates); 9D Transformative Breathwork. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

Saturday 27 June (and other dates); Crowley Crawl 2026 with Marco Visconti, author of The Aleister Crowley Manual. Venue: West End London walk. Time: 2pm. Tickets £50, For £70 for walk plus visit to The Hidden Society cocktail bar on Goodge Street. https://www.marcovisconti.org/events/crowleycrawl2026?

Saturday 27 June; The Forgotten Dimension. Workshop with Lars Muhl and Naleea Landmann, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 27 June; Tarot and the Miraculous Body. Workshop with Davide De Angelis, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £95. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 27 June (and other dates); Full Moon Ceremony. Venue: Hilton, 61 - 67 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 7pm. Tickets £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/121074557489?

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

Saturday 27 June; When the Spirit Moves You: The Strange History of the Poltergeist, with Deborah Hyde. Online event via the Folklore Library and Archive. Time: 8pm. Tickets:  £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklore-library-archive-68703440013?

Sunday 28 June; Crystals for Beginners. Workshop with Sarah Jane Dennis. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 28 June; Connect with the Archangels of Joy. Workshop with Liesl Duffy, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 11am. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 28 June; Mediumship and Spirit-Inspired Art. Workshop with June-Elleni Laine. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 28 June; Shamanic Group with Les Fuller. All welcome Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-3pm. Tickets: £10. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 28 June (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 from noon. Tickets from £12. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Sunday 28 June;  Women's Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in South Norwood Lake and Grounds. Meet at Sylvan Road, London SE25 4AN. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 28 June; The Healing Portal of 'Know Thyself. Workshop with Lars Muhl and Naleea Landmann, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 28 June;  The Art History of Folk Horror and Women. Talk via Seed talks. Hybrid event.  In-peson venue: 21 Soho, 3 Sutton Row, London W1D 3QPTime: 4pm. Tickets from £13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/36463428713?

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 from some links.

I Had a Wonderful Time at the Greenoaks Gathering!

I was away at the Greenoaks Gathering last weekend and it was absolutely bloomin' brilliant, despite my tent half collapsing on the Friday night.

I danced so much that my 66-year-old body really felt the aches the next day. As well as music and dancing, the pagan festival offered talks and workshops. I taught one on dowsing. It's the first time I've run the class, but I hope to offer it again at other events. There was also a market, lovely food and drink, and the campsite even had some real flushing toilets with sinks and soap and loo paper!

The collage above shows some of the photos I took. Here's the details:

• Inkubus Sukkubus, the Saturday headline act. 
• Fire dancers in the meadow.
• Handmade witch dolls with individual personalities plus and other creations by Hook and Broom. 
• Mari Lwyd (horse skull hobby horses) face off against each other in the marquee.
• Music by guitar and fiddle in the market.

While I was there I had a go at crafting a Viking-style glass bead in a workshop run by Scarlet Impressions. I'll be blogging more about that later this week.

Greenoaks Gathering is an annual event at Hatters Campsite in the Cambridgeshire countryside. You can find out more here: https://www.greenoaksgathering.co.uk/

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https://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/06/pictures-from-glorious-greenoaks.html

Festival TIme: I'm Off To The Greenoaks Gathering!

I'm off to the Greenoaks Gathering tomorrow morning. It's a lovely Pagan gathering in the beautiful Cambridgeshire Fens, at an eco venue called Hatters Campsite and it runs from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June. There'll be music, talks, workshops, kids activities, rituals, and a magickal market. 

I'll be running a dowsing workshop on Saturday afternoon, teaching how to used pendulums to find answers to questions. Then, on Sunday afternoon, I'll be giving a talk on poppets. All the activities are free - it's only the festival itself that requires a ticket

There are still some camping weekend tickets available, costing £122 for adults, but you can also just come for a day. An adult Saturday day and evening ticket is £61. Remember that includes all the entertainment and talks etc. You can find out more and book here:  https://www.greenoaksgathering.co.uk/

Hatters Campsite, can be found at Second Drove Adelaide, Ely CB7 4UD.  

The pictures are ones I took at last year's Greenoaks Gathering.