Books: My Gothic Novel Erosion is One Year Old

A year ago this month my Gothic novel, Erosion, was officially published! I'm still hugely proud of my story about a group of friends finding an ancient burial site on an eroding Kent cliff. Rather than tell the authorities, they decide to do a seance to contact the spirit of the woman they believe is buried there. It's a magical ghost story, but it's also about friendship over a summer by the sea.

Here's the synopsis from my publisher Moon Books' website:

 ''It all began when we found the bones…'' This is the start of Erosion, a gothic novel set on the English coast, in 1987, the year of the Great Storm. Violent weather is but one of the problems a group of friends face when they discover an ancient grave inside a crumbling cliff and decide to unearth a skull. Supernatural mystery intertwines with the problems of human relationships, of earning money, of following dreams.

If you want a further taster, I earlier blogged with a short extract from the text. You can find it here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/04/sea-magic-extract-from-erosion-my.html

Endorsements and Reviews

I'm still very grateful to Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series of novels, for writing the endorsement that appears on the cover of Erosion: 

"An elegiac tale of memory, growth and regret set along the crumbling coast of 1980s Kent." 

Other reviews have also been highly positive. Witch and author Ness Bosch wrote:

"Erosion is a great read. Lucya weaves a colourful story with great characters and the bittersweet emotional turmoil of the drama. Yes you need to get the bigger picture at the beginning, once you have it, it flows like water. 

"No only is it engaging but Lucya manages to transport us back in time, to younger years, to the intense emotions, the frustrations, the bravery, the fears. That is pretty good already, but on top of that is the magic inside the book, the mystery, I would say beyond Gothic. I see proper Necromancy in these pages. I even loved the name of the ghost."

Arietta the Crafty Witch has reviewed my Gothic novel Erosion on her YouTube Channel. You can find the link here. 

I put a few of the other comments I've received on an image that you can see below.

Where to Find my Books

Here are some of the places you can find Erosion and my other books:

• My publisher is Moon Books, an imprint of Collective Ink. You can see Erosion on the website via this link: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/erosion-novel
• Before most shops had copies of Erosion, Treadwell's bookshop in London hosted a signing event. The shop still stocks copies of all my titles. You can pop in or order online. Treadwell's Bookshop is at 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. The website is: www.treadwells-london.com/ .
• Paperbacks can be ordered from Bookshop.org, which supports independent bookshops.
• Erosion can be also be viewed on Amazon

(Note: I earn commission from some links.)

Other Previous Related Posts

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/08/art-and-writing-coastal-erosion-and.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/04/video-launch-of-erosion-my-gothic-novel.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/04/my-gothic-novel-erosion-is-published.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/11/heres-how-to-read-my-christmas-ghost.html

Pagan Eye: The New Green Man Sign for Anerley

Anerley, in my part of South East London, has a new sign. It's a Green Man! I heard about it on April 1st and initially thought the picture I'd seen shared was a prank. I had to go and see for myself, of course, and can state that it really does exist. I took the photo above yesterday.

Local historian Alan Pottinger said that the Green Man, as well as being a symbol of the cycle of nature, is a suitable sign because "before 1827,  Anerley was almost entirely oak woodland.”

There's actually a tiny Green Man on the front of the porch of a local church: St John's in Penge. You can see a picture of it in one of my blog posts on searching for strange architectural creatures.

My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures. If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself. 

Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/06/green-london-betts-park-tales-of.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/05/pagan-eye-south-london-gets-new-erection.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2025/02/my-home-preserving-memories-accepting.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2024/07/craft-i-made-green-man-plaque-from-clay.html

Magical Online & London Events in the Next Weeks

Here's a list of events for pagans, witches and those with similar interests over the next couple of weeks. I mainly include in-person things in or near London, because that's where I'm based, as well as online talks and workshops you can do anywhere, and festivals further afield.

Now - 30 April; Tarot: Origins and Afterlives Exhibition. Venue: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Free entry with prebooked timed tickets  https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/

Now - 30 April; Tarot Then and Now exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Times: Mon-Sat 10.30am-6pm, Wednesdays until noon. Talks: Wednesday from 14.30pm. Free entry to exhibition, talks priced separately https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Now - 31 May; Hereafter Exhibition. Venue: Swedenborg House, The Swedenborg Society, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH.  Time: 10.30am-5pm Mon-Fri. Free but book a ticket https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Now - 4 April; Dormitorium: The Film Décors of the Quay Brothers. Venue: Swedenborg Hall, The Swedenborg Society, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH.  Time: 10am-5pm Mon-Fri. Free  https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/

Most lunchtimes: Lunchtime Meditation - in-person or online. In-person venue: Inner Space, 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, London · WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm. Free. https://www.meetup.com/inner-space-covent-garden/events/

Every Wednesday and Friday; 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-5pm weekdays. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co

Wednesday 2 April (and other days); The London Witches Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at: Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London SE1 9DF. Times: 4pm and 6pm. Tickets: £16.31. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-easter-offer-london-witches-history-bankside-walking-tour-tickets-1303218735319?

Wednesday 2 April; Remote Viewing Mastery: Awaken Your Psychic Potential. Start of 6-session online workshop with Ann Théato via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 8am-11am. Tickets £190. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 2 April; Modern Druids. 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 2 April; Ancestral Connections and Healing with Family Constellations with Emma Hewitt of Salamay Tarot and Healing Arts. Venue: Firepit Art Gallery and Studios CIC, 10 Cutter Lane #No.2, London SE10 0XX. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets  £27.80. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/emma-hewitt-salamay-tarot-healing-arts-38061527643

Wednesday 2 April; HEXEN 5.0: Suzanne Treister in Conversation. Tarot – Origins and Afterlives exhibition event. Venue: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: free. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/

Wednesday 2 April (every Wednesday); Sound Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 2 April; The Gods of Egypt. Talk by RavenRissy on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 2 April (every Wednesday); Tibetan Sound Bowl Meditation online with Spiritual Tiik. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £12.74. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Thursday 3 April; 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 3 April (usually first Thursday each month); A Year of Witchcraft: An Introduction to Wicca. Venue: Lost Souls Pizza Camden, 245 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-year-of-witchcraft-an-introduction-to-wicca-session-8-tickets-1301291651359?

Thursday 3 April; Psychotropics and Western Magic. Online talk with Julian Vayne  via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 3 April; Awakening the Volva. 4-Part Course on Seidr with Katie Gerrard and Andre Henriques via Treadwell's online. Optional extra ritual. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £80/£90. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 3 April; Advanced Tarot Reading. 4-Part in-person workshop with Delphine Leblanc. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £120.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 3 April; Witches, Werewolves, Flying Women and Shapeshifter. Talk by Marguerite Johnson on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday, 4 April (usually every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday, 4 April;  Unlock the Mysteries of Tarot. Part of  6-week online course with rest less events. Time: 11.30am. Tickets £3.99 per lesson. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/unlock-the-mysteries-of-tarot-6-week-course/

Friday 4 - 6 April; The 3rd Annual ater Priestess Confluence 2025. Online Virtual Conference. Tickets: free. https://www.waterpriestess.com/water-priestess-confluence-1?

Friday, 4 April (1st and 3rd Friday each month); The Pagan Portal Podcast by Moon Books. Time: noon (or listen to recording later). Free event. https://open.spotify.com/show/11N4kNj65tTz9NFUcZTMa7?

Friday, 4 April; Becoming Monsters – An Online Writing Workshop with Tania De Rozariov ia The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 7pm. Tickets · from £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Friday, 4 April (every fortnight until July 25); Practice Reading Tarot. Free online event. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/astrotarotkitchen/events/

Friday, 4 April; Sacred Sisters event by Sheena Cundy. Venue: Bradwell-on-Sea Village Hall, Essex. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15/donation incl. tea/coffee and biscuits. https://www.facebook.com/events/2071737193275663/?

Friday, 4 April (and other dates); Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred. Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Cooper's Yard, London SE19 1TN. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-sound-bath-meditation-summoning-the-sacred-tickets-223970159777

Saturday 5 April; Healing the Wounds of Love: The Heart Chakra. In person with Anna Parkinson. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 5 April - October 31; Alexandrian Witchcraft exhibition. Venue: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. Full details tbc. https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/

Saturday 5 April; Belostra 2025. Music, drummers, talks/workshops and market stalls.  Venue: The Cryer Arts Centre, 39 High St, Carshalton SM5 3BB. Times: 12 noon – 11pm (Stalls close at 6pm). Tickets: £20 all day, £10 evening only (from 5pm). https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063671617518

Saturday 5 April;  Witches Tea Party to celebrate the 20th Birthday at Wicca Moon with tea and cake. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: from noon. Free to attend the party, tarot readings £20, just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/events/1307080207069399/ 

Saturday 5 - 6 April; Dancing the Tarot. 2-Day Workshop with Adrien Mastrosimone. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets £200.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 5 April; Special Event: Astrology and Magic Seminars. Online event via the Astrological Lodge of London. Starts 1pm, ends 6.30pm. Tickets £15-£25. https://astrolodge.co.uk/

Saturday 5 April; Tarot Anatomy: The Body as a Sacred Vessel for Intuitive Work. In person with Laetitia Barbier. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 1pm-5pm. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday, 5 April; Wild Wisdom: Art and Nature Workshop, North London. Venue: Highgate Queen's Wood Cafe, 42 Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3JP. Time: 2 - 5pm. Tickets from £27.80. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-wisdom-art-nature-workshop-north-london-highgate-tickets-1256417581809?

Saturday 5 April; Dragon Magic. Online workshop with Rachel Patterson via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 5 April; The Soulful Medium. Online workshop with Jeremy Turner-Welch via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 5 April (tbc but usually first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc.  https://upminstersanctuary.com/

Sunday 6 April; Mindful and Quiet Walk Cherry Blossom Hanami. Meet at  London Bridge Rail Station's Ticket Office. Start 9.25am. Tickets free. https://www.meetup.com/natureandwellness/events/306886606/?

Sunday 6 April; Abydos: Star Portals and the Resurrection of Osiris. Online workshop with Frances Billinghurst via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 10.30am. Tickets £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 6 April; Orpington Alternative Market. Venue: The Old Priory, Priory Gardens, BR6 0HH. Time: 11am. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/

Sunday 6 April (and other times and dates); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 6 April; Sun Ceremony: Celebrating 100 years at Queensberry Place with Pixie P Carney. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 6 April; The Soul Song. In person with Joan Osborne. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 6 April;  North West Kent Pagans Moot. Organised by NWK Pagans for members of the group. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, NW Kent. Time: 11.30am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887

Sunday, 6 April; Scrying Workshop with me, Lucya Starza. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: noon. Tickets from £32.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrying-workshop-with-lucya-starza-live-tickets-692559011647

Sunday 6 April (usually last Sunday every 2 months); Meeting of Kith of the Tree and the Well. Venue:  Angel pub, 93 City Road. Time: noon. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/events/907901071555379

Sunday 6 April; Tarot and the Power of Triads. Workshop with Laetitia Barbier. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday, 6 April (first Sunday of the month); Woodspirits. Venue: meet at Cheshunt station, EN8. Time: 2pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday, 6 April (every Sunday); Mindfulness Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 6pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday, 6 and Tuesday 8 April; Evening Gong Bath / Sound Journey. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets from £20.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053

Sunday, 6 April; The Puzzle of Extreme Rituals. Talk by Dimitris Xygalatas on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Monday 7 April; An Intimate Afternoon with Aphrodite. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9. Time: 11am. Tickets: £50. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/an-intimate-afternoon-with-aphrodite-monday-7th-april/?

Monday, 7 April; Nature Journaling with London National Park City. Part of the Happier Outdoors Festival. Venue: Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 12.45pm for 1pm start. Tickets: Free. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Monday, 7 April;  Joanna Southcott - Prophetess. Walk Start: St. John's Wood Tube Station, London NW8 6DN. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets £6. https://www.meetup.com/london-urban-adventurers/events/306951078/

Monday 7 April; Bibi's Circle - Full Moon and Plant Magic: Dandelions. Venue: Ron's Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade, 135a Rye Lane, London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets: free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Monday 7 April; Major Arcana - The Tarot of Leonora Carrington. Talk by  Prof. Susan Aberth on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Monday 7 April (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 8 - Thursday 10 April (final detals tbc); Celebrating Aleister Crowley's Three Days of the Writing of The Book of the Law. Annual event. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon (tbc). Usually a free event, just turn up. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Tuesday, 8 April; Mindful Lotus Folding Workshop (Adults 16+) . Venue: Westminster Reference Library, 35 Saint Martin's Street, London WC2H 7HP. Time: 6pm - 7:30pm  Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/city-of-westminster-libraries-archives-30532755584

Tuesday 8 April; Spirit Portraiture: A Creative Voyage into Spirit-Inspired Art. Online workshop with June-Elleni Laine via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 6pm. Tickets £100. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 8 April; Aleister Crowley and Liber AL. Online talk by Julian Vayne via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 8 April; Finding Your Life’s Purpose: An Interactive Workshop on the True Will with Dr David Shoemaker, hosted by Atlantis Bookshop via Temple of the Silver Star. Venue: The Plough, 27 Museum St, London WC1A 1LH. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £16. https://www.totss.org/events/

Tuesday 8 April; Aleister Crowley and Liber AL. Online Talk by Julian Vayne via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 8 April; A Demonstration of Psychic Mediumship Using Ribbons and Shells. In person with Gerrie March. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £27. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Tuesday 8 April;  The Sorcerer and the Ice Age Imagination. Talk by Natalie Lawrence on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 9 April; Coping in the Moment: An Ayurvedic and Vedic Approach to Inner Balance. In person workshopp with Nidhi Pandya. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Wednesday 9 April; European Magic and its Traditions - Jewish Magic. Round Table Discussion online via The Warburg Institute. Time: 5.30pm Tickets: free. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/

Wednesday 9 April (tbc but usually 2nd Wed each month); Enfield Town Circle Moot. Venue: Crown and Horsehoes, Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, EN2 6PZ.  Time: 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Wednesday 9 April (usually first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm. Free  https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial

Wednesday 9 April; Soul Circle: Full Moon. Venue: Kave cafe, 2 Hammersmith Broadway, London W6 7AL. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £11.55. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/soul-circles-in-person-3846683

Wednesday 9 April; Spring Charms for Blessing. Workshop with Hannah Sanders via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 9 April (2nd Wed each month);  Objects of Power. Training group workshop by the Wytchery. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Wednesday 9 April; A Beginner's Journey in Modern Planetary Magick. Start of 8-session online workshop with Pixie P Carney via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets £245. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 9 April; The Suit of Cups in the Tarot: Spring and the Language of Imagination. Start of 2-session online workshop with Laetitia Barbier

 via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 7pm. Tickets £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 9 April; Mass of the Four Gates followed by The Four Powers of the Sphinx, by Lauren Gardner PhD, and The Aeon of Horus by Ruth Pierich, via Temple of the Silver Star. Venue: Camden (exact address will be communicated upon RSVP.) Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £5/ donation. https://www.totss.org/events/

Wednesday 9 April (second Wednesday of the month). The X Trials – The Law and the Supernatural. Talk by Naomi Ryan at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Venue: The Duke of Greenwich, 91 Colomb St, SE10 9EZ. Time: 7.30pm. free but suggested donation: £4. https://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

Thursday, 10 April; Your Body Already Knows. Talk and signing by Nidhi Pandya Bhanshali. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday, 10 April; Folklore Reimagined Late. Venue: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH. Time: 5.45pm. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-reimagined-late-tickets-1226220952879?

Thursday, 10 April; Folklore and Retellings. Discussion with authors Kell Woods, Lucy Holland, Tori Bovalino and Alwyn Hamilton. Venue: Waterstones, 9-13 Garrick Street London WC2E 9BA. Time: 5.45pm Tickets from £7. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-and-retellings-covent-garden-tickets-1286568865109?

Thursday, 10 April; Social Evening: Reflections on Thelema and True Will, via Temple of the Silver Star. Venue: First floor, The Fitzroy tavern 16 Charlotte St., London W1T 2LY. Time: 7pm start. Free entry. https://www.totss.org/events/

Thursday, 10 April (tbc but usually every fortnight); Inquisitive Spirit open circle. Learn Mediumship and Psychic development with a group.  Venue: Bretons Manor, 411 Rainham Road, South Hornchurch RM13 7LP. Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm. Cost £10 per session  Text 07549 638276 for details.

Thursday, 10 April; The Pendle Witch Trials. Talk by Cunning Folk at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 8pm, Free but £5/£8 donations welcome. Turn up on the night or email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com to book a space.  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Thursday, 10 April; Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. Talk by Antony Clayton on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £6.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Saturday 12 April; Foundation in Equine Healing and Communication. In person workshop with Elizabeth Whiter. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am. Tickets: £130. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 12 April; Grandfather (Wachuma) Ceremony hosted by  Renato Guerrero organised by Aho Studio. In-person event. Venue: Berkeley Farm in Hainault, on the Central Line near London. Time: 11am-9pm Tickets: tbc. For further details contact Renato

sonidosmedicina@gmail.com or www.aho.community 

Saturday 12 April; Mindful stroll and Forest Bathing in Crystal Palace Park. Meet at: Sydenham Gate, Crystal Palace Park Road, London SE26 6UF. Time: noon. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Saturday 12 April; Plant Spirit Healing: Vibrational Healing from the Green World. Online class by Nicholas Pearson via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 12 April; How to Recognise the Presence of Spirit in Everyday Life. In person workshop with Nicoletta Stephens. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Saturday 12 April; Drum Circle with Emma Hewitt of Salamay Tarot and Healing Arts. Venue: Forest Hill Friends Meeting House, 34 Sunderland Road, London SE23 2QA. Time: 2pm. Tickets  £20. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/emma-hewitt-salamay-tarot-healing-arts-38061527643

Saturday 12 April; Full Moon Ceremony by the Thames with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Meet at Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, · London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Saturday 12 April (date tbc); Full Moon Celebration with South East London Pagans. Venue: One Tree Hill, London SE23. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834

Saturday 12 April; London Witches Walking Tour with Maria Beadell's organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet Meet outside Farringdon tube Station, London EC1M 6BY, UK. Time: 7.50pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 13 April; Herbal Astrology: Enchanted Candle-Making Workshop and Cocktails. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 11am. Tickets from £31.94. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-last-tuesday-society-viktor-wynd-museum-33776720489

Sunday 13 April; A Visionary Journey into the Akashic Records. In-person workshop with Vicky Sweetlove. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 13 April; Other Lives Transformation. In person workshop with Giancarlo Serra. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Sunday 13 April; Satanic Flea Market - Rites of Spring. Venue:· Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ. Time: noon-6pm. Entry £4 (card or exact change). https://www.facebook.com/events/1130584831888191/?

Sunday 13 April (tbc but usually second Sunday of the month); Ritual in the Tower (Luna Iter). In-person ritual in Hackney, East London for members of the group, guests and seekers on the path. Meet at the Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Rd, London, from 4.30pm, moving on to a historic site to start the ritual at 6pm. Entry: £8. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154

Sunday 13 April (every full and new moon); Moon Space online ritual with Tree Carr via She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Sunday 13 April;  Full Moon Women's Gong Bath Ceremony. Venue:  Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick,  London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets:  from £24.54. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427

Sunday 13 April; Magic in Contemporary Art, Ep. 2. Dr. Amy Hale and Susan Aberth discuss the magical work of Leonora Carrington, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £5. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

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 for some links.

Divination: The Deceit Fool from the Fool's Wisdom

For April Fool's Day I've drawn a card for the world from The Fool's Wisdom Oracle, and it is the Deceit Fool. You can see it on the right. 

All the cards in the deck show a person in jester's attire, but this one shows them walking blindfolded. The message in the book that comes wth the set is that this is a warning to beware of fraudulent people. There are a lot of deceptive things going on around us right now, so don't be a fool yourself and don't be misled. Trust your intuition and if something doesn't feel right, question it. As the book says: 

"Who or what is trying to give you a faulty impression of reality? Who or what is trying to trick you into believing something other than the truth?"

On April 1st we try to spot attempts to make us look like fools. Mostly, these are harmless jokes, but we still don't want to get caught out. At the moment, however, we need to use extra vigilance every day as there are far more dangerous attempts to con us than mere pranks. The book goes on to say: 

"Don't ignore red flags... Don't put your head in the sand for fear of what you'll discover. Ask questions, scrutinize, and voice your doubts. Challenge what feels wrong with the picture being presented."

There's nothing wrong with checking facts, asking for verification or voicing your doubts. No one wants to look like a fool on April 1st. Let's all make extra efforts to be wise on other days of the year too.

 
You can view The Fool's Wisdom Oracle on Amazon and also read a review I wrote in 2012. Please note: I earn commission from some links

Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/04/divination-for-today-duty-fool-in-fools.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/04/divination-for-day-drunken-fool.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/04/april-1st-favourite-magical-fools-and.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/03/april-fools-day.html

My Witchcraft Events: Divination and Magical Dolls

Here are details of the witchy workshops I'm running in and near London from now until the middle of May. 

In-Person Scrying at Viktor Wynd in April

On Sunday, 6 April, I'm, running an in-peson scrying workshop at Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. The price includes a cocktail with Devil’s Botany. It starts at noon. Tickets are from £32.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrying-workshop-with-lucya-starza-live-tickets-692559011647.

In-Person Workshop at Treadwell's on Poppets and Magical Dolls in May

On Saturday, 17 May, I'm running an in-person workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person.  You can find out more at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.    

I'm Lucya Starza and as well as writing A Bad Witch's Blog I'm the author of books in the Pagan Portals series on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. My Gothic novel Erosion is also published by Moon Books.

You can buy my books at Treadwell's Bookshop, via Amazon, at the College of Psychic Studies in London and at other bookshops. You can find more about me at my author page at publisher Moon Books, and on my Amazon author page. Please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.