{"title": "Witch Trials & Modern Witchcraft", "start": "2026-10-27T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "College of Psychic Studies", "address": "Queensberry Place 16, London", "price": "£22.00", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/witchcraft"], "description": "An online talk titled Witch Trials & Modern Witchcraft, livestreamed and open to all. It is led by Julian Vayne, an occultist, writer and teacher. The talk explores the cultural and historical forces behind accusations of witchcraft in early modern Europe, and how witchcraft has been reinterpreted from 20th-century revival movements to contemporary practices. 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Geoffrey Munn OBE FSA presents a 16th-century charmstone used for \"spirit tapping\", and Hear We Here We (Rory Harvey and Cale Donia) offer a soundscape and live performance; the ticket includes a spooky cocktail, all ages are welcome, and tickets are for hourly slots running from 5-8pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spellbound-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-38653/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/spellbound/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/453b597baf65deda6e16e20da018845d88a0b0cd91c1c8631d645d435d99c4ee-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Spells, seances & sobering sorcery: Spirits that will make you believe in the occult with Millie Milliken x Wet Ink", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/absinthe-parlour/reservations/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/esotericism/occultism", "food-drink/spirits"], "description": "A talk and tasting that explores magic and spell making, from talking to the dead and animating objects to human flight, alongside the other-worldly and out-of-this-world spirits. Award-winning drinks writer Millie Milliken, through her new company Wet Ink, guides guests through five different spirits, covering their history, how they are made and how to drink them, while telling unexpected tales about the magical world of drinks. 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Participants are guided through exercises using sound, film, props and other creative tools to kickstart creativity and generate early-stage material through free writing. This Samhain edition focuses on pagan Samhain practices, the Essex witch trials, and applying magic, folk horror and ritual imagery to contemporary storytelling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/flow-state-samhain-special-41801/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/flow-state-samhain-special-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6cb7d18451e101f56c184cf506d3cc0b55da2d618791952a5f115ce6f841c34f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Witchcraft in England's North – In-Person Event", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Treadwell's Books", "address": "Store Street 33, WC1E 7BS London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/witchcraft"], "description": "An in-person event titled \"Witchcraft in England's North\". It takes place at Treadwell's Books, a bookshop at 33 Store Street in London. 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Christina Oakley Harrington, founder and director of Treadwell's, joins Simon Costin, director of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, to bring to light objects from Wicca's founding generations. The book is a collaboration between Treadwell's, the museum, and photographer and videographer Christen Goguen, printed by Ancient Magic Books, run by photographer James Meredew. 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Performer and musician Jim Dahl Presents an oblique history of magic, exploring the conflicting role of the magician as conjuror, raconteur and charlatan. The 50-minute performance is recommended for ages 16 and over and takes place in the venue's Members Library. Jim Dahl Presents is a performer and musician based in Wales whose practice is informed by folklore, music and the uncanny.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/magic-an-illustrated-history-73826/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/magic-an-illustrated-history/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a5f3757b4ce3fccfbca9ea0e5e18e04172e635127df6987b7e791ea2d128237-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Artist Talk: UNREAL", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £8), plus a £2 transaction fee per order", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/unreal-festival-artist-talk/book/470096", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/performance-art"], "description": "An artist talk lasting about an hour, held in the Members Bar at Battersea Arts Centre, a venue in south-west London. It brings together two trailblazing performance artists, Marisa Carnesky and Jo Bannon, who discuss their respective practices and how each has explored magic within them. With questions from UNREAL curators Tom Cassani and Augusto Corrieri, the conversation touches on covert choreographies, hidden bodies, high rituals and Show Women. It forms a thoughtful discussion on performance and magic, part of the UNREAL festival at the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/artist-talk-unreal-73831/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/unreal-artist-talk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b5e34a120ffcb115493eccc6c5fea4d04b7a0444b090964cc571f63f6be889e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Wild Thing Poetry Ma...", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "place": "Torriano Meeting House", "address": "Torriano Avenue 99, NW5 2RX London", "price": "£20 (£15 concessions) for the complete 5 hour series of sessions", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Wild Thing Poetry Masterclass is a five-hour series of poetry workshops ending in a reading, held around Samhain. It is run by the Wild Thing Poetry Collective, whose members lead sessions including Lisa Kelly's workshop on the 'hag', David Floyd's on humour in the environmental apocalypse, Laura Rose's on the rose as a vehicle for grief, and one on writing spells led by Tara Brown, Katie Dunstan and Jess Grynfeld. The workshops celebrate creativity and connection with the more-than-human through sharing and soulful feedback.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wild-thing-poetry-ma-70700/", "official_url": "https://torriano.org/whats-on/workshop/wild-thing-poetry-masterclass", "image": "https://noky.io/images/937720db42540cc81734ccf3d57e4833ddd18e66be9fa4de0e464cffda3a4b40-600.webp"}, {"title": "Womb Wisdom: Generational Healing", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "College of Psychic Studies", "address": "Queensberry Place 16, London", "price": "Members: £110.00 / Non Members: £130.00", "price_from": "130.00", "price_to": "130.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/spirituality"], "description": "Womb Wisdom: Generational Healing is an in-person workshop at the College of Psychic Studies in London, open to all and held in connection with the New Moon. It is led by Patience Chigodora, a trauma and culturally-informed psychotherapist counsellor, hypnotherapist, psychic medium and intuitive whose Zimbabwean heritage informs her ancestral work. The day explores the relationship between divine feminine energy, the womb space and the generational patterns we carry in our bodies, through teaching, guided somatic and creative practices and energy clearing. No prior experience is needed, and participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing for gentle movement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/womb-wisdom-generational-healing-41242/", "official_url": "https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/workshops/ancestral-healing/untangling-generational-patterns/?id=6792", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da012ba326fbed31894cfd2021e6f72d2677b856c31ea7b77c74d7d49519ad98-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Esoteric Book Club (November) – Monthly In-Person Event", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Treadwell's Books", "address": "Store Street 33, WC1E 7BS London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/esotericism/occultism", "literature/book-club"], "description": "The Esoteric Book Club is a monthly in-person gathering for those drawn to the world of occult literature. This session is led by Professor Allan Johnson and discusses W. 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Attendees should read the selected title in advance and bring a copy, along with a notebook and pen.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/esoteric-book-club-november-monthly-in-person-event-42716/", "official_url": "https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/esoteric-book-club-november-monthly-in-person-event", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b23e80454c96d7a8e265734c1792bfc079345eb23d4750d7031927deb4f6a023-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Open Friday at the Society: Bewitched", "start": "2026-10-30T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T14:45:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing", "occasion/halloween", "history"], "description": "Open Friday at the Society: Bewitched is a Halloween-themed open day at the Society of Antiquaries of London. Visitors can explore the ground floor rooms and collections, including Tudor royal portraits, and visit the Victorian Library for a temporary display of books, manuscripts, and broadsides on mystical beliefs and practices. Artist Sarah Newson leads an unconscious drawing activity and helps participants create protective amulets using worldwide symbols of luck and protection, and there is a pick n mix sweet stand in the council room. Fancy dress is encouraged but not mandatory, the event is free with no need to book, and children must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-friday-at-the-society-bewitched-38652/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/bewitched/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a0fe02f84679e7b3a08d41bfd4225666ed563fcd3ea560a4834d76677d1f6307-2000.webp"}]}