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April 2019
SOLD OUT Beltane Witchcraft
Beltane Witchcraft Evening Class – Rebecca Beattie Sold out In the witches’ wheel of the year, Beltane is marked on the night of 30 April and the day of 1st May. The festival which corresponds to the old English May Day, it is dedicated to love, pleasure and sensual delight. Tonight explores the way witches see this time of year, and how they mark it. The evening seminar also gives participants an chance to learn and experience an important…
Find out more »SOLD OUT Tarot Cards (Minor)
Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Minor Arcana Afternoon Workshop – Sue Terry Sold out If you’re fascinated by the mysterious images and symbols of the tarot cards, but don’t know where to start, this afternoon workshop is for you. It starts with a look at the structure of the full tarot deck, and then concentrates on the meanings of the number cards. You’ll meet the four suits (pentacles, cups, wands and swords), then kings, queens, pages and dashing…
Find out more »SOLD OUT. Practical Candle Magic
Practical Candle Magic – Afternoon class – Lucya Starza Sold out. Candle magic is a basic and central skill in the repertoire of pagans and indeed anyone who practices magic. It’s easy to learn, handy and people find it a favourite method. If you always wanted to know how to a spell, or if you are keen to be able to work simple magic in accordance with old traditions, today is for you. Lucya Starza leads you step by…
Find out more »Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick
Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick Evening Mini-Workshop – Marco Visconti Tonight is for people curious about the man, his philosophy and his magic. It offers a highlight-filled introductory tour of the key godforms, symbols and rituals which make up Crowley’s system Thelema. Join us for an engaging interactive two-hour evening with imagery, slides, demonstrations and discussion. Whether you’re an artist exploring sigils and glyphs, or a musician curious about what Jimmy Page is so keen on, or a personal explorer…
Find out more »May 2019
SOLD OUT. Rune Magic and Ceremony
Rune Magic and Ceremony Afternoon Class - Andreas Kornevall SOLD OUT This afternoon intensive is dedicated to the traditions of the runes; attendees will learn to cast, pray, offer and stain them. In addition, the tutor will share the stories of the gods and goddesses connected to this tradition, so there will be readings, poetry, storytelling, trance journeys and music (galders). The day concludes with a ceremony dedicated to the first witch of the world, the goddess Freya. …
Find out more »The Marseille Tarot Introduced
The Marseille Tarot Introduced One-day Course – Adrien Mastrosimone The famed Marseille tarot is an iconic older tarot dating from the seventeenth century, and it is still the main tarot deck in France to this day. It is Jodorowsky’s preferred deck. Today introduces the Marseille tarot and how to read with it, in a workshop presented by a reader of over two decades’s standing. This once day intensive immerses participants in the deck, concentrating on the major arcana cards; it…
Find out more »Working Magic in the City
Working Magic in the City Full Day Workshop - Julian Vayne The landscape, be it urban or rural, contains signs, hauntings, and echoes which leave traces to discover. This full day grounds participants in psychogeography, the art of transforming one’s experience of everyday world into something rich and strange. Julian Vayne will teach methods for encountering the spirits of place, and for re-enchanting your own landscape. The day will include inner exercises, talks, a short walk, interactive workings and simple…
Find out more »SOLD OUT British Museum and Awakening English Magic
The British Museum and Awakening English Magic Guided Tour – Caroline Wise Sold out The British Museum is an icon in British occultism: from the 1880s on, magicians met in the reading room, studied and translated seminal texts, and saw pagan deities in the galleries. Inspired by manuscripts and finds from around the world and from Britain, they created systems of magic that flourished and grew. This tour highlights the pagan deitiesthat inspired the magical people at the…
Find out more »Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour
Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour – Christina Oakley Harrington This walk uncovers the hidden and sacred sites of the old London neighbourhood, as you learn about the area’s occultists of the past two centuries — and, just as importantly, their beliefs and practices. Witches of the 1940s, Victorian ceremonialists, Druids, and Edwardian spiritualists lived and convened in this beautiful leafy part of London, famed for its park squares. An engaging and informative walk features insight into London's occult history, leavened with…
Find out more »Young Urban Witches: Persephone and Demeter
This is a an evening for younger Londoners, art students and musicians from the DIY and warehouse scene. Treadwell’s is hosting these to introduce this community to the basics of a wild, free witchcraft. Please note it is for people under 30 who are curious about the witch’s path and magic grounded in an intersectional, non-binary outlook.This workshop is on the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. Mother and daughter, loss, growing up, and becoming Queen of the Underworld - these are…
Find out more »Jung’s Red Book: Occult Themes and Symbols
Jung's Red Book: Occult Themes and Symbols Lecture - Dr Vivianne Crowley Carl Jung's Red Book (Liber Novus) was his private hand-written book written during a profoundly mystical period of his life; it was, he said, the foundation of all his subsequent work.... and is full of esoteric, occult and Pagan themes. Tonight's lecture shows that Jung's experiences led him to believe that humanity was soon to enter a New Aeon; the Red Book illustrates he thought it would be characterised by…
Find out more »Talk and Heathen Rite for Frey and Freya
Talk and Heathen Rite for Frey and Freya Talk and Spring Ceremony - Andre and Amanda Henriques You are invited to a Norse-inspired Heathen ritual, celebrating the month of May with joy, abundance, desire and beauty. Before the ceremony, to set the scene, there will be a talk on the ritual structure, the cosmology of the Norse, and the myths and meanings of the deities relevant for this blot, Frey and Freya. The second part of the evening will be…
Find out more »Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners
Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners (Major Cards) Afternoon Class – Sue Terry If you’re fascinated by the mysterious images and symbols of the tarot cards, but don’t know where to start, this afternoon workshop is for you. It starts with a look at the structure of the full tarot deck, and then concentrates on the iconic cards of the major arcana – the 21 archetypal characters. You will learn the principles of card reading, with exercises for everyone to try, using the…
Find out more »Marseille Tarot II: Minor Cards
Marseille Tarot II: Minor Cards Full day Class – Adrien Mastrosimone For people who have attended one of the Marseille Tarot first classes, this full day goes into the full workings of the minor arcana, otherwise known as the number cards of the four suits, numbered from aces to kings. The day is both instructive and practical; attendees will be able to do basic readings with a whole deck by the end of the session. The famed Marseille tarot is characterised…
Find out more »First Steps in Thelema
First Steps in Thelema Evening Seminar-Workshop – Marco Visconti Tonight introduces the foundation practices of Aleister Crowley’s magical system which a beginner can undertake at home. Marco Visconti, a Thelemite of over 20 years standing, looks at these exercises and short individual rites and will teach them in class, with with hands-on practice. Many who have read about Crowley’s magick have told us they would welcome hands-on guidance on starting out in a practical sense. So in this workshop the…
Find out more »Discovering the Lost Gods of England
Discovering the Lost Gods of England Evening Storytelling Workshop – Andreas Kornevall How did we get the names of the week? What Anglo-Saxon elements lie at the root of many English local customs? Tonight is dedicated to revealing the folklore, mythology and old folk practices which contain traces of the pagan English gods. Andreas Kornevall, a mythotrapher and storyteller, will tell one or two of the main myth cycles of Northern Europe as an act of remembrance and as an…
Find out more »Friday Night Supper for Presenters
Friday Night Supper for Speakers & Presenters An informal speakers' supper is on Friday night before the conference, for all presenters (and a plus-one, if wished). After the Treadwell's drinks reception, some of us are going to Olivelli, two doors down from us on Store Street. We hope you'll join us for a relaxed 3-course meal. Friday, 31st May, 8.45 pm Olivelli Restaurant, 35 Store Street, London WC1E 7BS Meet at Treadwell's at 8.40, or at Olivelli at 8.45 pm…
Find out more »June 2019
Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour – 2nd June 1 pm
Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour for Magickal Women Conference Participants This walk revealing he sites of occultists of the past two centuries — and, just as importantly, their beliefs and practices. Mid-20th-century Wiccans, Victorian ceremonial magicians, Suffragette spiritualists, Sapphic pagans and more all lived and convened in this beautiful leafy part of London, famed for its park squares. Your Treadwell's tour guide leads you into the secret side of London’s occult history, enlivened with personal anecdotes and tragic tales. The event concludes…
Find out more »Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour – Sun 2nd June 2 pm
Magical Bloomsbury Walking Tour for Magickal Women Conference Participants This walk reveals sites of occultists of the past two centuries — and, just as importantly, talks a bit about their beliefs and practices. Mid-century Wiccans, Victorian ceremonial magicians, suffragette spiritualists, and Sapphic pagans lived and convened in this beautiful leafy part of London, famed for its park squares. Your Treadwell's tour guide leads you into the secret side of London’s occult history, enlivened with personal anecdotes and tragic tales. The event…
Find out more »Tarot Card Reading for Beginners – Eight Week Course
Tarot Card Reading for Beginners Eight-week course – Tomas d'Aradia Learn to read tarot with a gifted experienced teacher. In an active and well-structured course, you learn the mystical symbolism of the cards, the visual language of their codes and archetypes. There short teaching lectures which are followed by interactive class activities: discussions, meditations, practice readings and learning games. For the duration, the tutor offers backup support by email between classes. By the end of the course students will be…
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