Dr Anna Milon explores the antlered goddess through myth, memory and modern spiritual practice. Horned gods are familiar figures in myth and magic, but horned goddesses have also quietly captured the imaginations of scholars and mystics. In this talk, Dr Anna Milon traces the story of antlered female figures across time. Beginning with early 20th-century thinkers such as Sir Flinders Petrie, she moves to the visions of Caroline Wise and Chesca Potter in the 1980s, through which Elen of the Ways entered modern paganism. The talk explores how Elen came to be understood as a goddess of the British shamanic tradition, shaped by fragments of history and echoes of the subarctic peoples’ veneration of deer. She then reflects on why horned goddesses continue to resonate today. SPEAKER BIO Dr Anna Milon is an independent researcher of occult history. Her main interest lies in the Horned God and in the overlap between modern pagan practice, fantasy fiction and environmentalism. Original Event Date: 26 March 2026

Dr Amy Hale talks to Jacqui McIntosh and Kate Walters about alternative states and mediumship in contemporary art. EPISODE 10: ALTERNATIVE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN CONTEMPORARY ART, WITH JACQUI MCINTOSH AND KATE WALTERS In the final episode of this series, Amy Hale is joined by shamanic artist Kate Walters and College of Psychic Studies curator-archivist Jacqui McIntosh to discuss the role of altered states and mediumship in contemporary artistic practice. The conversation also explores how the art world’s reception of mediumistic and alternative-consciousness work has shifted over time, and whether these changes have created a more open environment for making and interpreting such work. Episode 10 of a 10-part series about magic and contemporary art. SPEAKER BIOS Kate Walters, fine Art trained in London, Brighton and Falmouth, Kate Walters works from Trewarveneth Studios in Newlyn, Cornwall. Her works have been widely exhibited in various national juried shows including the Royal Academy, Jerwood/Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize (4 occasions), Discerning Eye; and she was longlisted for The John Moores Painting Prize in 2025. Kate has had solo shows at Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall and with Arusha gallery in London and Edinburgh. She's working on her third book of poems and drawing with Guillemot Press, and writing a chapter on Medusa for a forthcoming publication celebrating the writing of Helene Cixous. A new body of work to include paintings, drawings, artist books and writing is being prepared for exhibition in 2026 and 2027. Jacqui McIntosh is an independent researcher, writer and curator based in London. As Curator and Archivist at the College of Psychic Studies in London, she cares for and curates their extensive collection of spirit-inspired art, photography and artefacts from 1850 to today and is the curator of The Medium is the Message, a major exhibition that explores the rich and complex relationship between artistic practice and mediumship. Jacqui’s research focuses on feminist, mediumistic and esoteric histories, with a particular interest in artists whose spiritual development has evolved in tandem with their artistic output. Current research areas include the drawings and works on paper of British artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun. Jacqui’s writing has appeared in newspapers, art publications and catalogue essays for galleries and artists. In 2024 she edited the publication The Time of Our Lives: Drawing & Feminism. She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based writer and critic with a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. Her research interests include contemporary magical practice and history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, and been an academic advisor to the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective at Tate St. Ives and Tate Britain. She wrote the first scholarly biography of Colquhoun, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern Loved Gully (Strange Attractor, 2020), followed by the collection Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love, (Tate Publishing, 2024). She is also the editor of the ground-breaking collection Essays on Women in Western Esotericism: Beyond Seeresses and Sea Priestesses (Palgrave 2022). She has written extensively on magic and contemporary art, and has written for Tate, Burlington Contemporary, Art UK, The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Correspondences Journal and other institutions. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with Falmouth University in Cornwall, a trustee of the UK Charity Rediscovering Art by Women (RAW) and a member of the British Art Network. Beyond the Supernatural: Magic in Contemporary Art is due to be published with Tate Publishing in 2026. Original Event Date: 18 January 2026

Gary Lachman reflects on rock, creativity and the occult imagination from the 1970s–1990s. In this audio recording of a conversation with Christina on the Treadwell's sofa, the writer and former Blondie musician reflects on the mystical threads running through his life and work. Drawing on the New York rock scene and decades of research into Western esotericism, he shares stories from the crossroads of music and magic. Expect tales of West Coast Thelema adventures, California Gurdjieff work and encounters with Russian ghost literature, alongside reflections on the inner life. The evening launched the publication of Lachman’s memoir 'Touched by the Presence: From Blondie’s Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult' (Inner Traditions, 2026), available at Treadwell's. SPEAKER BIO Gary Lachman is a London-based writer on Western esotericism, consciousness and the history of ideas. The author of more than twenty books, his works include Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World and Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality. Before turning to writing, he was a founding member of the band Blondie under the name Gary Valentine. Original Event Date: 28 May 2026

Dr Amy Hale explores the fusion of science and technology in magical art, with Joey Holder and Dr WhiteFeather Hunter. EPISODE 9: THE INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE WITH MAGICAL ART In this episode, Amy Lab chats with artists Joey Holder and Dr WhiteFeather Hunter, whose work blends science, technology and magic. They explore how scientific imagery can expand ideas of magical art beyond traditional occult symbols, touching on themes of the posthuman, transhuman and the 'scientific fantastic'. Expect to learn about lab-grown clitorises, tentacled post-human sea creatures and other strange wonders at the border of art and science. Episode 9 of a 10-part series about magic and contemporary art. SPEAKER BIOS Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter is a Canadian artist-researcher working at the intersections of feminist technoscience, bioart, performance and craft. She is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology, where she develops feminist DIY biofabrication methods and speculative worldbuilding projects. Her internationally exhibited work merges tissue engineering, textiles, and ritual to reimagine bodies, technologies and futures, and her academic publications are found in peer-reviewed journals worldwide. Joey Holder is an artist and researcher whose work raises philosophical questions of our universe and things yet unknown across science, technology and human-machine-animal interactions. She creates immersive, multimedia 'worlds' by conversing with experts across fields including marine biology, genetic research and behavioural psychology, exploring themes ranging from deep-sea lifeforms, speculative evolution, magic, non-human time and aliens. Holder has exhibited widely internationally, including the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Design Museum London, the Sydney, Athens, Ljubljana, Wuhan and Moscow Biennales, and Transmediale in Berlin. Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based writer and critic with a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. Her research interests include contemporary magical practice and history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, and been an academic advisor to the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective at Tate St. Ives and Tate Britain. She wrote the first scholarly biography of Colquhoun, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern Loved Gully (Strange Attractor, 2020), followed by the collection Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love, (Tate Publishing, 2024). She is also the editor of the ground-breaking collection Essays on Women in Western Esotericism: Beyond Seeresses and Sea Priestesses (Palgrave 2022). She has written extensively on magic and contemporary art, and has written for Tate, Burlington Contemporary, Art UK, The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Correspondences Journal and other institutions. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with Falmouth University in Cornwall, a trustee of the UK Charity Rediscovering Art by Women (RAW) and a member of the British Art Network. Beyond the Supernatural: Magic in Contemporary Art is due to be published with Tate Publishing in 2026. Original Event Date: 14 December 2025

Stuart Lee and Rebecca Neale introduce Jung’s visionary masterpiece of symbols, dreams and inner transformation. Hidden from public view until 2009, Carl Jung’s 'Red Book' is a sprawling personal journal of visions, symbols and private initiation – the most occult of his texts in every sense. In this class, Stuart Lee and Rebecca Neale introduce the structure, themes and imagery of this remarkable work. Through selected readings and examples from its richly detailed artwork, participants are guided through Jung’s symbolic world and his encounters with dream figures, archetypes and the depths of the unconscious. SPEAKER BIOS Stuart Lee is a professionally qualified psychotherapist with a long interest in the Jungian tradition, esoteric practices of initiation and the Western Mystery Tradition. He has been involved in reading groups of The Red Book for several years, and brings a deep appreciation and knowledge of the work. Rebecca Neale is a registered psychotherapist, teacher and group facilitator and co-leads a regular reading group with Stuart. Her academic background in English and Philosophy informs her interest in existentialism, mythology and the power of language. Original Event Date: 19 March 2026

Dr Amy Hale talks to two very different magical artists about the the use of inspirited objects in their work. EPISODE 8: INSPIRITED OBJECTS, WITH CHARLOTTE RODGERS & EMILY HUNT In this episode, Amy chats with two very different artists who centre the notion of spirit and life force in their creative practice. Somerset-based Charlotte Rodgers creates haunting, totemistic sculptural pieces incorporating animal remains. Multimedia artist Emily Hunt creates bold, colourful ceramics imbued with forces and personalities, frequently honouring historical female occultists. Both artists discuss the vital energies of objects, and what it means to feel or even direct an object's presence. Episode 8 of a 10-part series about magic and contemporary art. SPEAKER BIOS Charlotte Rodgers is an animist, author and self-taught artist, living in Somerset, England, who believes that everything contains both lifeforce and memory. She has a long-standing fascination with finding the inherent voices that lie in remnants of the dead, the discarded and the forgotten, and exploring means to articulate and express them. Her artwork has been exhibited globally, with pieces on permanent display in The Museum of Naïve and Marginal Art in Jagodina, Serbia. Publications include P is for Prostitution: A Modern Primer, The Sky is a Gateway, Not a Ceiling, and The Bloody Sacrifice. She has lectured at The Schloss Pienzenau and Brunnenburg in Merano, Italy, Edinburgh and York University, The Museum of Magic and Witchcraft in Cornwall, and the Museum of Morbid Anatomy in New York. Emily Hunt’s artistic practice critically engages with the historical and cultural significance of ornament and grotesque imagery as vehicles for subversion and transgression. Her ongoing research focuses on Renaissance print media, particularly the occult philosophy of this period and its relationship to grotesque ornament and Mikhail Bakhtin’s notion of the carnivalesque. Through drawing, painting, etching, and ceramics, Hunt investigates the visual technology of magic in its symbolic form and how it shares a lineage with ornamental forms. She examines how these visual languages—such as the carnivalesque, ornament, and magical practice—reflect societal attitudes, transgressive behaviours, and esoteric traditions. She is interested in how these three positions overlap and allow for a rapture or ecstatic moment. Her research is concerned with the influence of magical and occult philosophy on visual culture. She creates tools such as rings and marionettes to open up spaces where art and magic can enter into conversation. Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based writer and critic with a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. Her research interests include contemporary magical practice and history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, and been an academic advisor to the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective at Tate St. Ives and Tate Britain. She wrote the first scholarly biography of Colquhoun, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern Loved Gully (Strange Attractor, 2020), followed by the collection Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love, (Tate Publishing, 2024). She is also the editor of the ground-breaking collection Essays on Women in Western Esotericism: Beyond Seeresses and Sea Priestesses (Palgrave 2022). She has written extensively on magic and contemporary art, and has written for Tate, Burlington Contemporary, Art UK, The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Correspondences Journal and other institutions. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with Falmouth University in Cornwall, a trustee of the UK Charity Rediscovering Art by Women (RAW) and a member of the British Art Network. Beyond the Supernatural: Magic in Contemporary Art is due to be published with Tate Publishing in 2026. Original Event Date: 16 November 2025

Rebecca Beattie and Shreya Ila Anasuya compare Western and Eastern approaches to planetary powers and the zodiac. Astrology is shaped as much by culture as by the stars themselves. In this rich conversation, Rebecca Beattie and Shreya Ila Anasuya explore how planetary powers and the zodiac are understood in Western and South Asian traditions. Drawing on myth, symbolism and lived practice, they compare how planets are personified, gendered and worked with across cultures. The discussion also considers the spiritual and social histories that shape these systems – including the role of religion, caste and hierarchy in South Asian astrology, and how contemporary Western practitioners engage with planetary forces today. An accessible and thoughtful evening for anyone interested in astrology, myth and magical tradition. SPEAKER BIOS Shreya Ila Anasuya is a writer and researcher from India with interests in cultural history, mythology and folklore, magic and speculative storytelling. She also studies poetry, music and South Asian mysticism, particularly Shakta Tantra, and the Sufi, Bhakti, and Baul-Fakir traditions. She was an in-house Tarot reader at Treadwell’s for three years and continues to use the Tarot as a tool for creative writing. She is currently completing a PhD at King’s College London. Her first novel, The Poison Palace, is due out in early 2027. Rebecca Beattie grew up on Dartmoor, giving her an early love of nature and passion for storytelling. A Wiccan priestess since 2006, she has spent over 25 years practising witchcraft and has a rich understanding of the history and traditions underpinning pagan practice. She also has a doctorate in Creative Writing and is a published author. Her books include Planetary Magic, Wheel of the Year and The Way Through the Woods. Original Event Date: 21 January 2026