☆London Woodland Witches & Pagans

Join our Woodland Midsummer 2025 Gathering for a Sundance Ceremony - of calling down the Solar Energy! We'll create consecrated sacred space, invoke the 4 elements, then perform a Drawing down the Sun rite - that includes drum & dance with a flaming Sunwheel in the centre. Our rituals are suitable for all new comers & experienced magical people.

Ritual facilitated by Mani (Initiated Witch & Wiccan with 30yrs of experience) with the help of our key ritual team - some of whom are fellow initiated Witches.

- MAGICAL INFO--

Ritual outline (may vary on the day):

• Meeting & greeting attendees at entrance to woods (On Queens Wood road) & walking all to ritual spot, where altar is set up.
• Opening prayers & attunement,
• Sacred space- Consecrations & Circle casting.
• Calling of elemental quarters & spirit animals. then Element chant.
• Calling of SunGoddess.
• Calling of SunGod energies
• Sundance with flaming wheel (for health & safety, only some people will be selected for this on the day - others will be drumming, chanting & raising energy).
• Communal Blessing of Food & drinks
• Closing circle & feasting & socials
• Tidy up / departures.

-- PRACTICAL DETAILS--

fee:
£7 CASH collected at start of event.
You can also get e-tickets from our Eventbrite page (link below)

Meeting point:

• Queen's Wood, High Gate. These events are held in a public Open woods, with rough terrain, and in natural weather conditions .
• Gather at The entrance to Queen's Woods at 2pm. (Queen's wood Road, N6 5UU) .
• Google map ref: 51.580240, -0.142252

Ritual Team member will come to collect you, and process into the woods, to our ritual space.

Woodland safety--

• If you feel unwell (even if it's just cough/ cold) please stay at home. There will be plenty of other socials that you can attend in the future.
• The woodland terrain is unevent, at places quite steep, full of roots, fallen logs. We veer off the foot paths and into actual woods for ceremony. It is mostly unsuitable for anyone with breathing issues, heart conditions or mobility issues.
• Those attending with any mobility issues must being your own Carer/ support.
• There are no formal toilets nearby or cafe etc. (all are about 15-20minute walk).

What to bring?

• Ritual items (optional): Moon crowns, flower crowns Ritual cloaks, capes, masks; lanterns, candles in jars..
• Torch light for safe walking at night.
• Warm clothing & rain-coats/ outdoor shoes or boots (and ankle covered socks! ).
• Small ground sheet to sit on for social.
• Your own Cups/chalice to drink from.

-- FEASTING & SOCIAL --

Please bring food & drinks to share (optional)...example: bread, butter, putting bread, cheese, small picnic food, soft drinks, wine.
If there are unopened food items, please share them out and take them home. .
Tidying up: please Take any rubbish out to bins on pavements.

-- POLICY / GUIDELINES ---

• The Woodland terrain is NOT suitable for those with mobility issues.
• NO Drugs, NO filming or photos during ritual !
• No children allowed.
• Inclusivity: We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+
• All attendees are responsible for their own well-being and Health & safety.

We look forward to welcoming you into our Community & sharing our magic with you. Please send us a private message if you need more info

Bright Blessings
-Mani & London Woodland Witches .
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About Paganism :
Pagans believe in the power of nature, and see the Divine as both male & female- as having many God & Goddess forms. Modern pagan practitioners use belief systems, images and symbols from ancient paths (Celtic, Egyptian, Druids, Witches, Mayans, Native Amerindians, Aborigini, Hindu,Norse and so on). Powers of elements -- air, fire, water, earth, nature spirits, angels, dragons, fairies, spirit animals, ceremonial magic and more are all integrated in modern rituals.

About Wicca:
Wicca, a moder form of Witchcraft religion, was established by Gerald Gardner in late 1950's in England (Gardnerian Wicca), then Alex Saunders (Alexandrian Wicca) with promient contributions from High Priestesses Doreen Valiente (mother of moder wicca) and Maxine Sanders. Wicca has a format of creating sacred space, consecrations, calling 4 elements, energy raising, then invoking Horned Good & moon Goddesses, followed by ritual magic! Wiccans celebrate the 13 full moons (esbats) and the 8-fold seasonal sabats - Imbolc, Spring, Beltane, Midsummer, Lammas, Autumn, Samhain, Yule.

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Join us for first of 2 special New moon rituals ! On this watery Cancerian new moon, we enact our 13th annual `Night of the Cradle: Birth of Isis' Ritual in Central London. These rituals are suitable for Beginners, and all those interested in Paganism, Wicca & Ritual Magic, and Earth-based spirituality. No prior knowledge or experience is essential, as we give explanations & ritual guidelines at start for everyone.

-- MAGICAL INFO --

Ritual format

• Meet n greet; altar set up; Intro talk;
• Attunement : Breathwork & tree-earth-moon pathworking; Then consecrations with salt-water & incense;
• Sacred space: Magic circle casting & calling 4 elements.
• Energy & Deity: Chants, Circle dance; Invocations to woodland God & Moon Goddesses.
• Ritual Magic: Spells, Healing. varies each time
• Blessing of food & drinks; ground circle; close quarters;
• Feasting; tidy up.

Special theme : Night of the Cradle is an ancient Egyptian Ceremony honouring the Birth of Goddess Isis. This is our 13th annual Isis Ritual - where we invoke the Sky Goddess Nut, and enact a ritual birth of Isis. A statue is then annointed and bathed in milk and with ritual offerings. We will be focusing on magical work for Life (Ankh).

End time is approximate.

----PRACTICAL INFO----
Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025.

Duration: 7.30pm meeting by Millennium Bridge. Event is held by river bank. Event ends at 10pm.

Fee: £5 cash at event. Eventbrite fee varies (see link below in coment section)

Ritual venue & Meeting point

• Gather on the pavement-steps under the the Millennium Bridge (south bank side, near Tate Modern Gallery) . One of our team member will be there with a Lantern to meet you all! We walk down to river bank, set up altar and start ceremony.
• Riverside These events are held in a public area by Thames shore, about 5-10meters away from water's edge. There are concrete steps going down from pavement to rivershore. Our rituals are planned on date/ time where tide is low.

What to bring?

• Ritual items (optional): Moon crowns, flower crowns Ritual cloaks, capes, masks; lanterns, candles in jars..
• Torch light for safe walking at night.
• Warm clothing & rain-coats/ outdoor shoes or boots (and ankle covered socks! ).
• Small ground sheet to sit on for social.
• Your own Cups/chalice to drink from.

FEASTING & SOCIAL

Please bring food & drinks to share (optional)...example: bread, butter, putting bread, cheese, small picnic food, soft drinks, wine.

If there are unopened food items, please share them out and take them home. .

Tidying up: please Take any rubbish out to bins on pavements.

-- POLICY & GUIDELINES ---

• The Rivershore venue is NOT suitable for those with mobility issues.
• NO Drugs, NO filming during ritual ! No children allowed. Our events are for members' personal, magical, spiritual purposes only!
• Inclusivity: We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+
• All attendees are responsible for their own well-being and Health & safety.

We look forward to sharing our magic with you. Please send us a private message if you need more info.

Bright Blessings
-Mani & London Woodland Witches .

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Cacao Circle - for Heart opening, connecting and energy shifts:

Cacao drinking in a ritual circle, is an old tribal practice from native lands. This has now become `mainstream in many esoteric communities. Cacao is not a strong drink with intense reactions like Ayahuasca. Cacao (where chocolate comes from) can be seen as a herbal drink that works gently in heartcentre and energy openings in people. It takes time to work, and initial effects ar subtle. It's effects can include a good feeling of wellness, connection, love, gratitude, mindfullness, positivity. So starting with groundedness, stillness, and balance is importrant in orderto feel its effects.

Regular use of Cacao can bring up emotionbal matters to the surface - so that they can be acknowledged, given time and worked on for personal & psychological shifts and changes.

What's unique about our Circle is that we are holding these in woodland, so as to get closer to the natural environments similar to where tribes would do cacao rituals. We also give plenty of time for each of the sections needed - 1) Set up sacred space, prepare our selves , 2) charge Cacao with energy, 3) drinking, heart opening, Journeying, 4) Sharing!

• Preparation: We set up the altar & ritual space first; Then take time to prepare our selves - body, mind, emotions - using simple ceremonial techniques (stretching, breath work, meditation); Smudging & Spiri animal calling also takes place;
• Energy charge: As our Cacao drink is being heated up in our circle with a camping cooker and large pot, we charge it with additional energies - invocations, chants & drums. This imbues the Cacao with woodland energies, as well as the high energy we raise.
• Drinking & magic: After a silent moment of intention setting, we all drink the Cacao; Following this, a singing bowl (heart frequency) is used for each person, to allow them to work on their own heart opening; Attendeeds are then led in a short guided pathworking / Journey, and given silent time to explore their inner realms further - and allow insights & visions to appear, as well as energies to gently shift.
• Sharing Circle: Once the Journey has ended, we come together to sit in a circle, have some light snacks to ground, as we share any thoughts and experiences. (sharing is optional).

Please do not come late., or leave before ceremony is magically concluded - as both of that can disrupt the experiencees for other attendees. . Allow plenty of time for this experiential magical event, so that its energies can work for you.

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These Full moon rituals are suitable for all interested in Paganism, Wicca & Ritual Magic, and Earth-based spirituality. We meet by pavement steps under Millennium Bridge (south bank), walk down to riverbank, then set up altar and do our ritual.

General Outline:-----

We start with a brief pathworking - a guided visualisation for stillness and energy opening. This involves connecting to the Earth and the moon/ stars, as well as some personal Charkra work (optional).

• This is followed by consecration where each person is blessed with consecrated water & incense.
• Then a magic circle is cast with a wand, and visualisation of a protective bubble / sphere around us.
• Elements Air, fire, water, earth are called in east, south, west, north. We usually ask a few volunteers to read some of these element invocations.
• We raise group energy with easy chants while circling around or infront of the altar.
• Then call on ** Goddess & God** energies.
• We then have a moment for some magic/ spell working. This varies each time.
• Feasting & social: We finish the ceremony with communal blessing of all the food & drinks people brought, share some thoughts/ feed-back, then close circle and feast.

----PRACTICAL INFO----

Date: 10th July 2025.

Duration: 7.30pm meeting by Millennium Bridge. Event is held by river bank. Event ends at 10pm.

Fee: Book online via Eventbrite. Charges apply.. (OR £5 cash at event. Just turn up and pay).

Ritual venue & Meeting point

• Gather on the pavement-steps under the the Millennium Bridge (south bank side, near Tate Modern Gallery) . One of our team member will be there with a Lantern to meet you all! We walk down to river bank, set up altar and start ceremony.
• Riverside -These events are held in a public area by Thames shore, about 5-10meters away from water's edge. There are concrete steps going down from pavement to rivershore. Our rituals are planned on date/ time where tide is low.

What to bring?
You can bring the following optional items to enhance your experience of this ritual event. Torch light, good clothing for outdoors are highly recommended..

• Ritual items (optional): Moon crowns, flower crowns Ritual cloaks, capes, masks; lanterns, candles in jars..
• Torch light for safe walking at night.
• Warm clothing & rain-coats/ outdoor shoes or boots (and ankle covered socks! ).
• Small ground sheet to sit on for social.
• Your own Cups/chalice to drink from.

--- FEASTING & SOCIAL ---

Please bring food & drinks to share (optional). example: bread, butter, putting bread, cheese, small picnic food, soft drinks, wine.
If there are unopened food items, please share them out and take them home. .
Tidying up: please Take any rubbish out to bins on pavements.

-- POLICY & GUIDELINES ---

Over the 21yrs we have been holding woodland events, we've developed some essential guidelines. Here are key points.

• The Rivershore venue is NOT suitable for those with mobility issues.
• NO Drugs, NO filming during ritual ! No children allowed. Our events are for members' personal, magical, spiritual purposes only!
• Inclusivity: We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+
• All attendees are responsible for their own well-being and Health & safety.

We look forward to sharing our magic with you. Please send us a private message if you need more info.
Bright Blessings
-Mani & London Woodland Witches .

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About Paganism :
Pagans believe in the power of nature, and see the Divine as both male & female- as having many God & Goddess forms. Modern pagan practitioners use belief systems, images and symbols from ancient paths (Celtic, Egyptian, Druids, Witches, Mayans, Native Amerindians, Aborigini, Hindu,Norse and so on). Powers of elements -- air, fire, water, earth, nature spirits, angels, dragons, fairies, spirit animals, ceremonial magic and more are all integrated in modern rituals.

About Wicca:
Wicca, a moder form of Witchcraft religion, was established by Gerald Gardner in late 1950's in England (Gardnerian Wicca), then Alex Saunders (Alexandrian Wicca) with promient contributions from High Priestesses Doreen Valiente (mother of moder wicca) and Maxine Sanders. Wicca has a format of creating sacred space, consecrations, calling 4 elements, energy raising, then invoking Horned Good & moon Goddesses, followed by ritual magic! Wiccans celebrate the 13 full moons (esbats) and the 8-fold seasonal sabats - Imbolc, Spring, Beltane, Midsummer, Lammas, Autumn, Samhain, Yule.

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