What we’re about
"Waken all Ye unto Life and come Ye as the Charm is made!"
Welcome Witches, Pagans, Magicians, Shamans, Sages & Mages!!
Here in `London Woodland Witches ' our focus is in being Empowered by the powers of Elements, Nature & Ritual Magic! We hold rituals in Woods & Parks around London. And we look to Pagan traditions & Mythologies for magical inspirations !
You can easily attend our regular events:
- 13 Full moons & few new moon rituals by river Thames in central London,
- 8 Seasonal Festivities in Woods (Imbolc, Spring, Beltane, Midsummer, Lammas, Autumn, Samhain, Yule).
- Drumming sessions, Pagan Picnics, Deer watch in Richmond park;
- Cacao ceremonies, Psychic Healing & Protection circles
- Eco / Earth Day gatherings .
- Training workshops & courses .. in Wicca, Paganism, High magic, Angelic works, Planetary magic, Spellcraft and more!.
Magical principles we work with:
• An it Harm none, do what you Will.
• As Above. So Below. As within. So without .
• Know Thy Self.
• The divine is both male & female, has many forms (Gods & Goddesses).
• Elements & Pentagram
-- Our POLICY ---
- NOT all of our Woodland venues are suitable for those with mobility issues.
- All attendees are responsible for their own well-being and Health & safety.
- NO Drugs, NO filming or photos during ritual !
- No note-taking, interviews, or recording - Our rituals are `worship & religious events' . You can experience it and go home to write about it.
- No children allowed. (except at special `Family friendly day events' explicitely stated).
- Inclusivity: We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+
We look forward to sharing our magic and friendships with you.
"Blessings of good Health, Wealth, Strength, Peace, Love and fulfilment and happiness!" (Wiccan food blessing!)
Bright Blessings
- Mani, Peter, Hazel, Rachel, Evanna, Elisa, Fallowe, Dewi
Events team , London Woodland Witches
June 2025, London, UK
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Leo New Moon ritual - Sekhmet Power ( River Thames, London)Millennium Bridge, London£5.00
Join us for the 2nd of our special New moon ritual- On this firey Leo New moon, we invoke the Lion-headed Egyptian Warrior Goddess Sekhmet for Power and protection, and vanquishing our foes! 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.
Theme for our July's ritual: Sekhmet Magic.
During Victorian era, it is said that one of the Sekhmet statues brought from Egypt, was on a bridge and fell into river Thames. Some years ago, we decided to enact this by sculpting a Sekhmet statue out of Thames clay, performed a ritual and then took it and sunk it gently into river Thames by Waterloo bridge! Few years afterwards, we did a `Sekhmet Rising' ceremony. Since then we have performed this ceremony every year.
It is believed Sekhmet, a lioness goddess, was at war and in a frenzy of battle, lost her control, and began to kill all the people. Her terrified followers decided to fill barrels with beer and colour it red, and placed them before Sekhmet.. She drank them all and eventually reached calm & balance.
It is for this reason that in our ritual, we pour beer and wine over her statue as offering in the ritual, before asking for her Protection, power, and blessings.---- PRACTICAL INFO ----
Date: Thursday 24th July 2025
Duration: 7.30pm for meeting by Millennium Bridge. Ritual held by riverside. Event ends around 10pmFee: £7 via eventbrite or £5 cash at event.
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 .----
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.Links --
Our facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonWoodlandWitches
Woodland Witches meetup
www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches - Lammas 2025 - Woodland Witches & Pagans Harvest Ritual (London)Queen's Wood Road, London£8.00
Come join us for an outdoor Lammas ritual & seasonal gathering - to celebrate the Harvest of the Grain and the begining of rewards and achievements for our hard works.
Lammas is one of the 8 seasonal festivals celebrated by Pagans. This is harvest time in the fields, where Corn is cut down and other such grain are harvested. In our ceremony, we will honour the Corn-King in the form of a home baked bread, and give thanks also to mother Earth for the harvests. We will celebrate our own personal harvests and rewards in life.
Outline & Ritual format (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 Earth Goddess (Demeter).
- Calling of Corn-King & Sacrifice then resurrection. .
- chants, drums, spiral dance.
- Communal Blessing of Food & drinks
- Closing circle & feasting & socials
- Tidy up / departures.
-- PRACTICAL DETAILS--
Fee: cash £8. Or £8+charges via Eventbrite. (Link below )
- New Date: Sunday 27th July 2025.
- Duration: 5pm to 8pm.
- Venue: Queen's Woods, High gate, London.
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 between 4.45pm-5pm. (Queen's wood Road, N6 5UU) .
- Google map ref: 51.580240, -0.142252
Ritual Team member will come meet you, collect cash fees, and lead all 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.
Contacting Organiser:
Please send us a private message if you need more info. Please avoid last minute/ day enquiries as our team get busy preparing for this big event. We look forward to welcoming you & sharing our magic with you.Bright Blessings
-Mani & London Woodland Witches .--- Our social media ---
Facebook & messenger chats
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonWoodlandWitches
Meetup
www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches
Eventbrite
LondonWoodlandWitches.eventbrite.co.uk - Diana the Huntress Full Moon ritual - Richmond ParkRichmond Park Gate, Richmond Park (Richmond Park Lodge), Richmond
Come join us in Richmond Royal Park, for a woodland Full Moon ritual, honouring the goddess Diana ! There is a walk at start to get acclimatised to the woods and connect to people; After the ritual, we'll have a candle-lit picnic in the woods. Event facilitated by our Ritual team, and led by Mani - initiated Gardnerian Wiccan with 30yrs of magical & ritual experinces.
Diana is a maiden Goddess, wild and untamed, Huntress, who runs with her dogs. She is a powerful symbol of female power and fierce independance . Sometimes refered to as a deer goddess and with antlers on her head.
In this ritual, we build an altar, create sacred space with consecrations and calling of 4 elements, then invoke Diana the Huntress and her energies into our circle. There will be a chance to do some personal magic for your own wishes and empowerment.
Event outline:
- We meet in Richmond park, just inside `Richmond Gate' at 5pm, and collect all attendes.
- Walking 10minutes to car park/ toilet / cafe area.
- Then a longer walk into woods - explore, some deer spotting; You can walk in a group and chat or stay quiet and attune to woodland energies!
- We find a suitable area and build altar; ( we have some regular spots). some pre-rite snacks & refreshments.
- RITUAL
- picnic & Social.
- Tidy up and walk back to main gate & bus stop
- optional: In Riichmond town centre, informal social in a local pub!
Important notes: Please do not leave once actual Ritual starts, as that can severly affect other people and energies of the event.
Woodland as Temple- Reverence & mirth:
Please be aware that we treat the woods as our temples, where we build our temporary religious altars, and our gatherings are for pagan spiritual worship & practise of ritual magic. But there is also a festive and social aspect to our events, and a key part of our gathering and community.Help Build altar / take a role in ritual:
Facilitators will bring essential ritual tools to create the temporary altar in a suitable quiet area of the woods. Attendees can also bring their own power objects, magical tools to put on the altar. Everyone may help build the altar with logs, foliage, twigs, LED lights and lanterns, horns and any small statues brought from home.
We also like to involve interested attendees in actual ritual roles.. as we do in our full moon rituals..We provide printed invocations & words that you can read ( call 4 elements.. air, fire, water, earth; poems and invocations to the Goddess etc). Facilitators will help coach you before rituial in how to do these light tasks.Date/ meeting point & time --------
- Saturday 9th August 2025.
- 5pm - 5.15pm. meeting by `'Richmond Gate'
- Richmond Park Gate, Richmond Park, Star and Garter Hill, Richmond, TW10 5HU.
Please be on time at start! Once event starts and we move on at 5.15pm , we regret we can not give map locations, pins, directions etc. We will switch off from social media / phone messaging etc.. and do our magical best to be `'present' and connect to the woodland energies & people who are there with us..
Fee -----
£10 cash at event (just turn up and pay). Or Eventbrite fee £10 (inclusive of charges). Also for limited time, 2-for-1 offer £10 (£5 per person) if you book via eventbright upto 6th August.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diana-the-huntress-full-moon-ritual-richmond-park-tickets-1500035308989Venue / Terrain/ access -------
These events are held in a public Open woods, with some rough terrain, and in natural weather conditions. Venue may not be suitable for some people with mobility or other physical health conditions. There is some walking involved through some wild or rough terrains through park at this event.WHAT TO BRING ------
Essential:- Torch light for safe walking in woods at night
- extra warm clothing & rain-coats/ outdoor shoes or boots (and ankle covered socks! ).
Optional:
- moon crowns, flower crowns, antler crowns ( real or artifical craft items).
- ritual cloaks / capes, masks you may like to wear
- small ground sheet or blanket to sit on for social.
- Lanterns / LED lights (for woodland safety, no naked flames or candles pls).
- Your own Cups/chalice to drink from (we provide paper cup).
- Food / drinks to share.
POLICY / Inclusivity --------
NO Drugs, NO filming during ritual ! No children (under 18yrs) allowed. Our events are for members' personal, magical, spiritual purposes only! Please be kind, compassionate and on good behaviour . We have a mixture of experienced & beginners at these rituals. We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+Please reach out to us with a private message if you need more info . We Look forward to sharing our magic with you.
Bright Blessings
-Mani & Woodland Witches team.Our facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonWoodlandWitches
