Courses & Workshops

Treadwell’s hosts classes and courses. These are presented by the most experienced and gifted practitioners we know. Some are organised by us, some by other organisations. Tutors are not only advanced in their subjects but are also able to consider them thoughtfully and critically. Our aim is to make the study of esoteric disciplines available to thinking, well-read enquirers.

Reserve places by email, Skype or by phone, 020 7240 8906. Payment confirms booking. You can also get events updates via an RSS Feed.

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09 May 2008 (Friday)
Some Secret Place
Exploring Pagan Spirituality & Ritual
Peter Mahoney and Friends
£5 payable at time of booking
7.15 for 7.30 start

These are monthly beginner's pagan ritual evenings, perfect for those starting out on the pagan path, or as solitary witches. Some Secret Place is made up of some talk, some small group discussion on devotion, ceremony, spirituality, and relationship with deity. Most of all, though, it is experiential. It's about doing and feeling rather than theorising. We hope that people who come along will deepen their personal relationship with the pagan gods. This is for people who have done some reading on witchcraft, Wicca and/or paganism, and who are familiar with at least its general theological tenets. We assume you are pagan and want to practice it, but we don't presume you are experienced.

Group size is small - we don't take more than 17 people for the evening. The organisers want this to be a gentle, intimate and thoughtful experience. You can come once, come regularly, or come intermittently -- whatever suits you best.

13 June 2008 (Friday)
Some Secret Place
Exploring Pagan Spirituality & Ritual
Peter Mahoney and Friends
£5 payable at time of booking
7.15 pm for 7.30 start

These are monthly beginner's pagan ritual evenings, perfect for those starting out on the pagan path, or as solitary witches. Some Secret Place is made up of some talk, some small group discussion on devotion, ceremony, spirituality, and relationship with deity. Most of all, though, it is experiential. It's about doing and feeling rather than theorising. We hope that people who come along will deepen their personal relationship with the pagan gods. This is for people who have done some reading on witchcraft, Wicca and/or paganism, and who are familiar with at least its general theological tenets. We assume you are pagan and want to practice it, but we don't presume you are experienced.

Group size is small - we don't take more than 17 people for the evening. The organisers want this to be a gentle, intimate and thoughtful experience. You can come once, come regularly, or come intermittently -- whatever suits you best.

05 July 2008 (Saturday)
Thelema for the Terrified
A Serious Introductory Course to the Tradition
Marcus Katz
£93. £45 deposit, with balance due 5 June
9.45 arrival for 10.00 am start, finishing 4.30 pm both days

Runs Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th July. Never before offered in London, this course offers a serious yet highly approachable introduction to Thelema and Aleister Crowley.

It looks at Thelema as a philosophy and its place in the Western esoteric tradition - then go on to experience practices and texts that communicate Crowley's magic, including key rituals, the reception of the Book of the Law (Liber Al), and the designs of the Thoth Tarot deck. Throughout, the tutor will explain and explore the world-view underpinning this tradition, to enable familiarity with concepts such as the Aeons, the Gods and Goddesses of the Book of the Law, initiation and the grades of attainment. Marcus Katz will be using material unavailable to the general public, including research conducted in Egypt and notes from Crowley’s original manuscripts. There will be lecture, discussion, document examination, ritual work and meditation.

Marcus Katz is a longstanding magical practitioner who also holds an MA in Western Esotericism (Exeter), now doing doctoral research on western occult groups. He is an inveterate world traveller but currently lives in Cumbria, where he runs an esoteric teaching centre, The Faraway Centre http://www.farawaycentre.com. The course is not affiliated with any particular interpretation or of Crowley's work.

07 September 2008 (Sunday)
Candle Making Workshop
Candle Magic from Scratch
Nathalie Beveridge
Not taking bookings yet

Candle-making workshop. Advance notice

21 September 2008 (Sunday)
Workshop with Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule
Tarot for Conjuration -and- Web Mandalas
£70. £40 deposit, with balance due 21 Aug
11 am - 6 pm

Two part workshop with this free-thinking maverick magician.


'Co-Weaving the Web of Wyrd'
On Using Tarot for Conjuration as well as Divination

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Web Mandalas for re-routing our Destinies.

27 September 2008 (Saturday)
Dark Goddess Workshop
Innana and Descent to the Underworld
Jane Meredith
£110. £60 deposit, with balance due 27 August
10am - 5 pm, both Saturday and Sunday

This is a two-day workshop for women which runs on Sturday 27th - Sunday 28th September. The Dark Goddess is its theme and it is based on the Sumerian myth of the Goddess Innana and her descent into the underworld. It is grounded in the archetypal template of this legend, but explores other aspects and experiences of Dark Goddess.

For more on the workshop's content and on Jane Meredith, the leader, see http://www.janemeredith.com/northeast/workshops/dark-goddess.html