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 July 2009 (Thursday)
Some Secret Place
A Ritual Evening for Pagans
Peter james, Gemma Jones and friends
£5.00
7.15 for 7.30 start

Some Secret Place is a Pagan ritual evening, including short talks/discussions, meditation, and ceremony. It is for people who have a meaningful engagement with pagan spirituality and know the basic concepts of witchcraft/Wicca, but might be new to group ritual. This is a spiritual, introspective space, so group size is kept deliberately limited to enhance the personal experience -- maximum 17 places per session. Newcomers welcome. Booking in advance is required.

Next Sessions: JULY Thursday, 9 July. Friday, 10 July. AUGUST Friday, 14 August. SEPTEMBERFriday, 11 September. OCTOBER. Friday, 9 October. NOVEMBER Friday, 13 November. DECEMBER Friday, 11 December.

15 August 2009 (Saturday)
Incense Magic Day
Suffumigations, Resins and Transcendence
Paul Wood (Wood-Moss Herbals)
£55 including teas, light refreshments, handouts and samples
11 am to 5.30 pm

Incense is central to magical and religious practice, and this day is dedicated to exploring it experientially.
In particular, it is dedicated to the scent-producing resins that form the bases of all Western magical incenses: myrrh, frankincense, copal -- all these magical gums to conjure with. There will be meditations, sniffings, lucid dreamings, and of course, ritualised smoulderings. There will also be some incense-divination, with scrying in the smoke. You will work with the ingredients yourself, in a personalised way, so you will go home with a deeper understanding of their use in magic, their 'personalities', and how you can incorporate them into your personal practice. Each person will take home a sampler of the scents worked with during the day, as well as a notebook and handouts.

Paul Wood is a co-ownder of Wood-Moss Herbals, and is a longstanding and impassioned lover of incense, potions and plant alchemy. He has been teaching courses at Treadwell's for three years.