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| Radiant Rest: guided sensory skincare ritual & sound bath | Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 PM UTC | Space To Move Ltd, Space to Move, Charles Darwin Road, Mount Wise Cres, Devonport, Plymouth, UK | 3mxkakugvuq22 | Curator | **Radiant Rest: Guided Sensory Skincare Ritual & Sound Bath** Join Carly for a luxurious Saturday night winding down to help you have a more restorative weekend. We’ll begin with a sensory skincare ritual using Tropic’s nourishing collection of delicious scents and gorgeous textures to bring more presence to your routine and radiance to your skin. As you apply the products, you’ll learn breathing practices and self-massage techniques that you can add to your daily routine. After the guided facial, as the gorgeous natural ingredients absorb into your skin, Carly will create a soothing sound bath with Himalayan singing bowls. This is time for you to get cosy with blankets and bolsters and let your body relax deeply. The session will end with some herbal tea and a light, grounding snack. You’ll also receive a refreshing gift to take home for the morning. Upgrade your ticket by pre-ordering a Nourish Skincare Discovery Kit containing all the products we’ll be using in the ritual, along with a luxurious bamboo face cloth and travel bag to take home with you on the evening. (Normally £34. Must be booked with ticket by 28/10/2026 to ensure delivery in time for the event). If you have any allergies or skin sensitivities and would like to check out the ingredients of the products, you can find the [full ingredients list on this page](https://www.tropic.com/collections/skincare-collections/products/skincare-discovery-kit?variant=42174378541252), or email Carly at [cs@carlyseller.com](mailto:cs@carlyseller.com) Carly is an independent Tropic Ambassador. Tropic is naturally derived skincare made freshly in the UK. All products are vegan and cruelty free, and Tropic are committed to creating a healthier, greener and more empowered world in everything they do. You can shop Tropic with Carly at: [https://www.tropic.com/pages/carlyseller](https://www.tropic.com/pages/carlyseller) or get in touch at [cs@carlyseller.com](mailto:cs@carlyseller.com) to discuss your skincare goals. | |||
| WED 11th Nov 7-9pm Ecstatic Dance with Reya | Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM UTC | Highfield Trinity Methodist Church : Highfield, Holland Pl, Highfield, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakujlme22 | Curator | ### **Welcome back to the dance - drop into your body, out of your head and move!** **✴✴✴** * * * #### **Schedule:** **⭐7pm Doors Open & Arrival:** Arrive, register, settle in, stretch, warm up to gentle music. **⭐ 7.15pm Doors Close:** To ensure a safe container, there is no entry after 6.45pm. Please arrive in plenty of time so we can all begin together!! **⭐7.15-7.30pm Welcome & Guided Warm Up:** A chance to arrive, connect and be guided through embodied movement to open and prepare you for the dance! **⭐7.30-8.50pm Ecstatic Dance Journey:** Unfacilitated Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya - you do you! **⭐8.50pm-9pm Ending and Closing Circle:** A time to end our dance journey, relax into stillness and finish in circle. * * * #### What is Ecstatic Dance? Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world!! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness. There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer! * * * #### **GUIDELINES To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:** - **Speech:** No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others. - **Footware:** We like to dance barefoot (or in socks as the floor is carpeted) to ground, but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes! - **Boundaries /consent:** Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation. - **Substances:** No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice - **Screen free:** No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance. - **Feel free:** dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space. Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you! * * * #### **What should I wear/bring?** - Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still - the church can be quite cold! - Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music. - A journal and pen if you like to write. - Your beautiful self, a water bottle (refill available) and curiosity! **Please note:** We use incense at this event to cleanse the space - if you are allergic/have asthma, please let us know when you book. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakul4ax22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 24, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakunsgj22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakuoygh22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 10, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakuq4rx22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakurcfi22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| WED 28th Oct 7-9pm Ecstatic Dance with Reya | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM UTC | Highfield Trinity Methodist Church : Highfield, Holland Pl, Highfield, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakuslqq22 | Curator | ### **Welcome back to the dance - drop into your body, out of your head and move!** **✴✴✴** * * * #### **Schedule:** **⭐7pm Doors Open & Arrival:** Arrive, register, settle in, stretch, warm up to gentle music. **⭐ 7.15pm Doors Close:** To ensure a safe container, there is no entry after 6.45pm. Please arrive in plenty of time so we can all begin together!! **⭐7.15-7.30pm Welcome & Guided Warm Up:** A chance to arrive, connect and be guided through embodied movement to open and prepare you for the dance! **⭐7.30-8.50pm Ecstatic Dance Journey:** Unfacilitated Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya - you do you! **⭐8.50pm-9pm Ending and Closing Circle:** A time to end our dance journey, relax into stillness and finish in circle. * * * #### What is Ecstatic Dance? Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world!! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness. There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer! * * * #### **GUIDELINES To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:** - **Speech:** No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others. - **Footware:** We like to dance barefoot (or in socks as the floor is carpeted) to ground, but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes! - **Boundaries /consent:** Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation. - **Substances:** No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice - **Screen free:** No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance. - **Feel free:** dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space. Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you! * * * #### **What should I wear/bring?** - Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still - the church can be quite cold! - Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music. - A journal and pen if you like to write. - Your beautiful self, a water bottle (refill available) and curiosity! **Please note:** We use incense at this event to cleanse the space - if you are allergic/have asthma, please let us know when you book. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Wed, Sep 30, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakutwu322 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Heart Circle - a place to pause, reconnect & explore what it means to be alive in these changing times | Fri, Oct 16, 5:00 PM UTC | Paper Garden, Teredo Street, London, UK | 3mxkakuvdml22 | Curator | The _heart circle_ is a space to slow down, breathe, and be together. Here we listen, to ourselves, to each other, and to the more-than-human world we’re part of. In these times of uncertainty, we’ll gather our stories, questions, joys, and grief, holding them with care. We’ll use simple practices from meditation, somatics, and shared inquiry to help us drop into a deeper connection, with our own bodies, with community, and with the earth beneath our feet. Co-facilitated by Ariyanandā from Open Ground and Michel from Social Landscapes, the circle is a place where stillness and play can meet, and where new ways of relating to the world can quietly take root. Sessions are held online and in person in London, and are **funded by the National Lottery Community Fund**. You are welcome to attend multiple of our heart circles. While they all follow a similar format, they are different in the themes that will be explored. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuwldq22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuxrro22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuzbsr22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakv2ckn22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 1, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakv37xj22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Wednsday Morning Weekly Group Class | Wed, Oct 7, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakv46vr22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Soundbreathe Breathwork Class | Fri, Oct 23, 5:15 PM UTC | Soundbreathe Studio, Charles Road, Hoylake, Wirral CH47 2AE | 3mxkakv522t22 | Curator | # **Reset, Release, Recalibrate. ** # # **Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey ** # **with ** # ** Caroline Parry At Soundbreathe ** Breathwork allows you a space where you can gently uncover the incredible power held within. Join practitioner, Caroline Parry, for an intimate and at times transformative breathwork experience. She will expertly guide you on a gentle journey, exploring the amazing benefits of conscious breathing with a specially designed and curated playlist. More than just an unconscious act, your breath is a vital key to unlocking deeper levels of well-being. Through careful guidance, we'll delve into how intentionally shifting your breathing patterns can profoundly influence your physical, mental, and emotional landscape. Each session is unique to the individual and the breath will go where it needs to. Discover the remarkable potential that lies within you. Breathwork can offer a wealth of benefits for mind, body and spirit. This is an invitation to explore a versatile practice that nurtures your whole being. Come and experience the profound gift of your own breath in a supportive and welcoming environment. We look forward to sharing this special journey with you! Caroline has had extensive training in this powerful modality and is a professional member of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GBPA) adhering to the highest ethical standards in breathwork. You will be required to fill in a form about your health and agree to our waiver, this is a gentle form of breathing and generally safe for everyone however you will be required to take full responsibility for your own health and wellbeing during the session. For certain health conditions an adapted practice will be suggested by your practitioner. **Time:** Please aim to arrive at **doors open at 6:15pm (no earlier please)** to get settled in, **we will start at 6:30pm** and finish no later than 6:30pm. **No entry after 6:30pm after the session has started.** **Location:** Soundbreathe, Charles Street, Hoylake Wirral CH472AE Please allow 24 hours for cancelation. We look forward to welcoming you. | |||
| Dancing Awareness: Self Enquiry | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | The Meditatio Centre, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX, UK | 3mxkakv6f3c22 | Curator | _ **The magic of meditation and the joy of movement combined** _ The format of the evening is very simple. We do an hour of contemplation followed by about an hour of movement to an eclectic range of music. ### Self Enquiry Self Enquiry is at the heart of many great wisdom traditions, but also an exploration that can arise naturally in anyone curious about who (or what) they are. We'll engage in paired, structured enquiry into our essential nature, looking for ourselves, open to any answer that may arise. ### Spontaneous Movement This part isn't guided, except by the natural impulse of your living body, and a deliberately eclectic range of music. You might shake, stretch, lie still, dance. Just see what happens…. Personally, I see if I can allow the meditation to continue as I dance. It seems to integrate it with normal life over the coming days. Also, its a beautiful, spacious and peaceful venue with an inspiring library. ### **About Non Duality** Whilst it might seem that we are separate from the world we observe, the nondual perspective is that you and the world aren't two different things. They are "not two". They are "non-dual." Because this is already true, it's not something that needs to be created or cultivated - simply noticed. The separation is an illusion that can be seen through. “You are awareness. Awareness is another name for you. Since you are awareness there is no need to attain or cultivate it. All that you have to do is to give up being aware of other things, that is of the not-Self. If one gives up being aware of them then pure awareness alone remains, and that is the Self.” - Ramana Maharshi ### Feedback from previous offerings: _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **The glimpses of what I experienced were revelatory. I felt very supported in the fellowship and in the experience and compassion showed by Amir. Thank you** _” - Erika _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **Amir created such a friendly, open atmosphere and guided us to explore lots of fascinating states of mind. He also has a good balance between facilitating but not being too dominant; it felt like a shared journey. Lovely bunch of people and it was also nice seeing the same people every week. Can't wait for further courses like this** _.” - Alice _ **★★★★★ "Hands down, one of the richest, most rewarding courses I've attended. Brilliant facilitation." Jen Allanson** _ _ **I am so grateful to have come to these practices this way, and to have had the chance to begin learning them amongst and from such lovely and supportive people** _” - Melanie _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **This was a beautiful, beautiful event. It was peaceful and liberating, although surely some people might have felt other emotions. I appreciated a lot the fact that aside from nice words and a space, we were actually taught techniques and discussed them. Amir is a wonderful presence. Recommended!” ** _- Giuseppe ### Amir Giles  Amir curates discussions and gatherings to explore fundamental aspects of life, awareness, and our experience of reality. The explorations are especially inspired by nondual traditions, the science of perception, and a variety of approaches to investigating who we are, from meditation to the Headless Way. He favors curiosity over conclusions, participation over preaching. He initiated Adventures in Awareness in 2019, co-directed the Psychedelic Society from 2019 to 2025, is trained as a practitioner of **Internal Family System’s Therapy** , and runs Bernardo Kastrup’s weekly membership programme [With Reality in Mind](https://www.withrealityinmind.com/). He was a facilitator on The Finders Course, and has completed 2 years of an MA in Chiropractic. He has a background in theatre and performance, having performed, [danced](https://vimeo.com/95222715), choreographed and directed on stage, television and [cinema ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6230817/)with Paramount Pictures, MARVEL, the BBC, the [Royal Court](https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/amir-giles/), Royal Opera House, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the [Royal Ballet ](https://arkivmusic.com/products/arthur-pitas-the-metamorphosis-royal-ballet-80549)and the Royal Albert Hall. ## **The Venue** | [The Meditatio Centre](https://meditatiocentrelondon.org/) is a vibrant and welcoming oasis in the hub of London. It is open to people from all walks of life, from any religious, spiritual or secular tradition. It has regular meditation sessions and teaching on the practice and hosts an annual programme of events to explore the deeper dimensions of life. They host events that look at the contemplative aspects of modern living: science, the arts, business, the environment, interfaith and the mystical core of Christianity. Workshops enliven the space – yoga, movement, poetry, dance – local artists are also invited to exhibit their work. |  | | |||
| Sacred Temple - CLOSER 12th Dec | Sat, Dec 12, 2:00 PM UTC | St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK | 3mxkakv7d4622 | Curator | I welcome you to come CLOSER. To join me for an afternoon of safe and warm exploration of the connection to your own intimacy and life force energy. You will be guided to connect to your own sacred sexual energy, allowing you to have a deeper connection to your body, more pleasure and power in your life. All within the safe and sacred circle of sisterhood. Using breathwork, meditation, music, tantric exercises and sharing, you will learn how to open your body to feel and channel sacred sexual energy for healing, transformation and full body connection. When we slow down…. and I mean really really slow down….we are able to connect fully, to allow our incredible bodies to open to life force energy and to identify where we are holding pain, blocks or emotions that may limit the flow of our full potential. This is a journey of exploration and deep self love. During this three hour women’s only workshop you will work individually through guided exercises and processes. Noticing where any resistance arises and gently navigating the layers of what may arise. All held in love, acceptance, no judgement and with an open heart. **What you will learn:** **Full body connection: ** Connecting your mind, body and soul and opening the channel that you were born with to allow the full flow of life force energy to flow through you. Deepening the intimacy you have to yourself and others. **Release blocks and tension:** Lovingly bringing awareness to areas in your mind or body that may be blocking your channel of energy and releasing them to allow yourself to be fully expressed and vital. **Identify your desires and boundaries:** Through self exploration and guided processes, you will get to meet your edges. To identify when your body is communicating a desire or a boundary. Learning what it feels like, so that you can apply this in all areas of life, not just the bedroom. Learn where your No and Yes truly are and be celebrated in them. **Manifest:** Using this energy as a tool to manifest what you desire in life. Not a materialistic wish list of stuff, but a true aligning to your soul’s purpose. **Boost mood and energy:** Learn how to ‘turn it on’ whatever or wherever you are. Bringing a shift in mood and energy even in the most challenging situations. **Womb connection:** Be guided on a journey to meet your womb essence. The ultimate power and creativity that lives inside of you. Your personal and constant access to the divine, inside of you at all times. **What to expect:** - A deep dive into the idea of sacred sexuality. What it is. The history. How it is felt. - Meditations, breath and movement to help connect the mind and body. - Guided exercises to teach you how to turn on and tune in to your own energy. Using visualisations, movement, self touch (can be clothes on or off) and discussion, you will explore the edges of your personal energy and boundaries and be given the change to feel the charge through your body. - Optional partnered exercises will use exercises such as eye gazing, breath and meditation to further your experience of exploring your intimacy. If you prefer to do this alone, that is totally fine and will still be very beneficial to your process. - Share, learn and heal together in the group. We will reflect and integrate in a sacred and safe container of trust and love, held by Rhia with experience and care. - Delicious healthy snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. - Aftercare and emotional support is offered for all participants for anything that may arise during the workshop. Whether that is a question, past emotion or reflection, you are always welcome to connect and share with Rhia. Whether it is a day, week, month or years after the workshop, the door is always open. If you feel excited to join this workshop or you are curious, but maybe have some nerves holding you back from signing up, please feel free to message me any time. I am always more than happy to talk through the event and any emotions that you might be feeling. For me, there is nothing more valuable than the connection to my body and divine life force energy, and the wisdom, intelligence and pure pleasure that follows. Sharing this with you will be an honour. Be CLOSER to yourself…..come CLOSER to FREEDOM. With so much love, Rhia x **When: ** 2-5pm Saturday 12th December 2026 **Price: ** £60 per ticket (if you need a concession price, please get in touch) **Venue: ** The event will be held in a beautiful venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire **Cancellation and Refunds: ** We have a no refund policy. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch. You may be able to sell your ticket, as long as the person/people attending complete the registration form. **Facilitator: ** **Rhia ** is a Somatic and Energy Healer, Trauma Therapist, Womb & Sacred Sexual Priestess, specialising in sacred embodiment. She has been practicingthe healing arts for over 15 years and is passionate about supporting people to access the divine through the body. She is committed to creating sacred spaces of connection, learning, truth, pleasure and joy so that everyone can feel safe on their journey to becoming truly free. [www.rhiapratsis.com](http://www.rhiapratsis.com/) Instagram: @rhia\_pratsis\_sacred\_embodiment **Contact: ** For any questions, please contact Rhia [07940037932](tel:07940037932) / [sacredtemplespace@gmail.com](mailto:sacredtemplespace@gmail.com) | |||
| Flowjam - October | Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM UTC | St Luke's Church, Greetham Street, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea, UK | 3mxkakvabl622 | Curator | ✨ Join us again to co-create the magic of Flowjam at St Luke's Church! It's all about music, connection, expression, and community. ✨ 📅 Saturday 31st October at 6pm. 📍 St Luke's Church, Greetham Street, Portsmouth, PO5 4LU All in an alcohol-free space. All are welcome ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Come for the music, the connection, the creativity — or just come and hang out. There’s no pressure to perform or participate. Dip in and out, join whatever feels good, or simply enjoy the atmosphere. ❤️ No experience needed — just bring your beautiful self (and your instruments if you want to join the open mic or the jam). Highlights include: 🥁 Drumming Circle 🎤 Open Mic (come early to sign up!) 🔊 Voice Activation 🎨 Collaborative Art + Flow Space 🎸 Open Jam Sessions 🌮 Café serving Teas and coffees - also tacos tbc 💰 Suggested donation £10 (to cover the event cost) 👑 Cash preferred, card accepted ✅ Parking Options: On-site car park at St Luke’s Church, Southsea (Greetham Street, PO5 4LH) - please make sure you enter your number plate when you come in. On-street parking on Greetham Street / surrounding residential streets On-street parking may have resident restrictions, meters, or time limits — you’ll need to check signage when you arrive. | |||
| WOMEN'S SAMHAIN DANCE with DJ Shivani Rose | Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM UTC | Winsley, Bradford-on Avon, UK | 3mxkakveqgf22 | Curator | THIS IS A WOMEN ONLY EVENT CACAO INCLUDED Hello Beauties 💃🕺, I feel honoured to be offering this very special ceremonial dance experience for you as we stand at the threshold of the Samhain portal when the veil between the world of matter and the world of spirit is at its thinnest. This portal offers us the opportunity to connect with our ancestors; to be guided and supported by them, but also to intentionally release the pain and the patterns that they suppressed and unwittingly passed down through the generations. Samhain is when the Celtic Year ends and the next one begins so at this threshold we will journey into the inner world to release what they couldn’t, and to begin the new year unburdened and free from the weight that we have carried from our lineage; to plant into the deep earth the seeds of our Soul truth. ✨We will do this through ritual and ceremony in the woods, around the fire in a beautiful Tipi. ✨We will do this through prayer, intention, meditation, release statements, music, dance, and somatic / emotional release. ✨We will do this with love, rage, joy and grief. ✨We will do this as individuals and as a collective. So, bring what you’ve got, feel the safety and freedom to express and release in the way you need to, and burn away what you no longer need to carry forward. I’ll assist you with ritual, vibration, prayer, frankincense, a golden flame and a lot of love ✨ ✨ THE EVENING INCLUDES: Opening ceremony with (free) Cacao Prayers at the altar to connect with the ancestors Guided meditation into the inner world 80-minute inner dance journey on headsets (ambient, tribal, breakbeat, EDM, deep techno, DnB, rock, organic) Release statements into the fire. Integration with music by Amy Bisazza, and with optional cuddles. Closing ceremony to share and give thanks. ✨ NB, if needed, there will be emotional support available from my experienced support team. ✨ THERE ARE ONLY 18 TICKETS AVAILABLE: £20 concession £25 regular £30 supporter **PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6:45pm** I look forward to seeing you on the dancefloor. Kelly Shivani Rose x ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ **ABOUT ME: ** I'm DJ Shivani Rose, a Conscious Dance DJ that is known for carefully crafting magical, soul-nourishing dance journeys through the full spectrum of human emotion and expression. My immersive sets invite both introspection and ecstatic release, creating space to reconnect, express and return to bliss. I am also a trauma-informed Soul Guide, Reiki Practitioner and Holosomatic Bodywork Therapist, with a degree in Psychology and Sociology and a background in Tantra and earth-based ceremony. My work gently guides people through the sacred darkness and returns them to their bliss. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ | |||
| Wild Holy Threads | Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM UTC | St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes, UK | 3mxkakvh5xi22 | Curator | Spinning Threads of reconnection to Land and Soul A journey the grief and beauty of finding deeper connection through a celebration of the magic of ancestral crafts of spinning and weaving. With a special gathering of artists inspired by fibre and the sacred within the land With music from Seren Rose and Mae Bird, mystical folk artists that weave soul and land together, inspired deeply by a journey with ancestral crafting. Collaborative weaving project with Tor Woven, who will be showcasing her work "Spinning Hope and Weaving a space for Grief" which includes 5 weavings using yarn spun by over 21 women across the UK in a ritual of grief and hope. Poetry and woven art by Rosemary Ridel O'Brien, weaver, teacher and collaborating artist in the book "The Wheel" a collection of poetry and images inspired by spinning and weaving with the land. Sacred Whirling Dance with Hannah Jewel. Snacks, Drinks and fibercraft stalls | |||
| Worm Time Dialogues - Samhain | Sat, Oct 31, 1:30 PM UTC | Good Shepherd Studios, Good Shepherd Studios, 15A Davies Ln, Bushwood, London E11 3DR, UK | 3mxkakviofd22 | Curator | Worm Time Dialogues follow the Wheel of the Year and are a gentle invitation to attune to the rhythms and cycles of nature, and explore your relationship to nature time. If you are feeling the weight of the fast-paced, productivity-focused, mechanistic experience of time, then this workshop is for you. This Worm Time dialogue will draw inspiration from the energy and wisdom available to us at Samhain. This Celtic festival on October 31st, is a seasonal midpoint celebration marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of Winter. Together we will explore what we can learn and experience by paying attention to nature's rhythms. _“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.” - Lao Tzu_ **What is a Worm Time dialogue?** This workshop is an invitation to slow down, listen, reflect, share and connect with yourself, others and the world around you. It is grounded in the principles and practice of Bohm Dialogue - a facilitated listening practice that allows individuals to develop communication, thinking and relating skills and groups to deeply enquire together, share meaning and create new thinking. It combines this with the emergent philosophy of '[Worm Time](https://www.creatingmeaning.club/worm-time-1).' Worm Time, formerly known as ‘doing nothing,’ is a period of creative rest, where we can -_metabolise _our experiences -_compost_ our thoughts and feelings -_turn over_ new ideas Like the magically complex world that exists in the soil under our feet, allowing ourselves creative rest, is the time for the invisible ‘work’ to take place. The integration of our outer and inner worlds. **Session overview** The session will begin with a series of short framing exercises, individually, in pairs and small groups. These simple creative exercises are designed to cultivate curiosity and stimulate deeper thinking on universal experiences and feelings that can be explored in more depth during the dialogue. The dialogue itself is practised in a circle: creating an inclusive and non-hierarchical space. The process requires deep listening that allows for inquiry into what is important to individuals and the group. Participants are not required to speak unless they feel moved to do so; the group will follow the ‘flow of meaning’ and moments of silence are welcome. Dialogue does not require agreement during the process or specific outcomes. However, it does require a willingness to participate with respect, openness and non-judgement. **Find out about** [**further dialogues here.**](https://dandelion.events/u/creating_meaning) **A note on pricing** I believe that the world urgently needs more dialogue, and that the experience and skills of dialogue should be accessible to anyone. I keep my public facing dialogue workshops as low-cost as possible, to cover the cost of venue hire for in-person workshops and a small contribution for online sessions. - If the cost is still inaccessible to you and you would like to attend please get in touch. - If you are an organisation and would like to discuss how dialogue could benefit you please get in touch. My facilitation and dialogue work in organisations is what allows me to offer low-cost public dialogues. [jessica@creatingmeaning.club](mailto:jessica@creatingmeaning.club) | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Monday Morning Weekly Group Class | Mon, Oct 19, 11:41 AM UTC | Plot 9, Restell Cl, London, UK | 3mxkakvjyjh22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Moving Meeting Connecting | Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM UTC | Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8ER | 3mxkakvlmvv22 | Curator | # _Moving Meeting Connecting _ #### _with Lucia Walker_ #### #### _Moving with ease _ #### _ Meeting yourself, other dancers and the physical forces of this planet _ #### _ Connecting with simplicity and depth_  **About the workshop ** Exploring how we can direct our attention and refine the ability to be present with ourselves, our partners and the dance that arises. Balancing the excitement of moving and connecting with the calm of receptivity and co-ordination, we allow dances to emerge from meetings with others and from the interplay of physical forces; momentum, pressure, structure, movement. We will increase our awareness of how we respond, allowing us to both refresh what we already know and develop new abilities of contact and connection. We will also learn to notice and support the flow of choices and co-incidences that allow us to enjoy and influence the dance. The workshop will include quiet and subtle work as well as energetic and playful movement. Each participant is invited to participate according to their own ability and energy. It will be suited to those new to Contact Improvisation as well to experienced dancers who wish to deepen their practice. **Lucia Walker brief bio ** I am based in Wales and work internationally as an Alexander teacher and movement artist. I have been dancing all my life and involved with AT and Contact Improvisation for 40 years. I continue to practise, perform and teach Contact Improvisation and Instant Composition, exploring how to easily enter a creative state of presence and how to appreciate the changes that come with age. I also teach AT to groups and individuals as well as training teachers. Enjoyment of the sense of vitality and well-being that arose from learning Alexander Technique, and a desire to support people to be more fully themselves and to express themselves more easily in their chosen life activities, stimulated me to train as a teacher. I met Contact Improvisation in 1982, studying with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson and practising through teaching with Jointwork Dance Group and others. Both AT and CI work with principles that enable us to consciously co-operate with our human design, able to be both active and receptive, calm and lively. I facilitate regularly for Independent Dance (London), Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative (FATC) at Ebhudlweni rural arts centre South Africa and participate in collaborative projects as well as continuing solo work. Lifelong learning is supported by teaching people from a wide range of ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds. I love the way movement exploration, awareness practices and play can provide both a method of self-care and a ‘common language’ which lies beneath different cultural experiences and styles of dance. [https://www.instagram.com/luciavw/](https://www.instagram.com/luciavw/)  | |||
| Deep Reset Sound Bath with Heart Opening Plant Bobinsana | Thu, Oct 29, 7:30 PM UTC | Rise, Whittox Lane, Frome, UK | 3mxkakvnnu622 | Curator | **Deep Reset Sound Bath with Heart Opening Plant Bobinsana** Come journey with ritual sound artist Oyu for an evening of deep reset through the safe container of an immersive sound bath with the aid of Bobinsana - the heart opening and inner dreaming master plant from the Amazon Rainforest. In the safe container of healing resonance, we will connect more deeply and listen to our hearts as we journey into our inner landscape where feelings arise and visions take root. Oyu weaves a unique and deep tapestry of sound with influences from the East features Grotta Sonora artisan gong, Native American flutes, monochord, Tibetan singing bowls, shamanic drum, otherworldly vocal and healing mantras. Bobinsana is traditionally used by indigenous healers in the Amazon for its heart opening, emotional support and inner visioning yet grounding qualities. We will take a small dose in the form of a tincture. Avoid taking Bobinsana during pregnancy, breastfeeding, or if you are trying to conceive. You can opt out if it doesn’t feel right for you. Most of our participants left the space feeling refreshed and felt a deeper sense of connection within one self. _“Oyu’s sound healing ceremony was, for me, a transcendental experience. She is an astonishingly skilled sound healing practitioner.”_ _“A sacred setting, a special evening held with graciousness and love.”_ _“I felt the presence of my ancestors during the sound journey. The freedom of Oyu’s voice evoked a sense of liberation for my ancestors whose voices had been suppressed. It was a beautiful healing experience for me.”_ **Things to bring/materials required (please note there are no yoga mats etc at the venue)** Water bottle, cushion, eye cover, yoga mat, blanket, anything that helps make you feel comfortable to sit or lay down. **Contraindications** It is **important** that you have read this section before making your booking. **By booking this event, you are agreeing that a sound bath involving gong is safe for you and that you take full responsibility for your own wellbeing.** Please seek advice from a medical doctor if a sound bath is right for you if you have any health concerns, especially these conditions. - Epilepsy - Pacemakers / electronic implants / stents - Heart / cardiovascular conditions - Recent surgery - Extreme anxiety / certain mental health conditions - Sound sensitivities - Pregnancy especially in the first trimester.  **About Oyu** Oyu is a ritual sound artist who weaves storytelling, ancestral vocal and mystical soundscapes into living prayers that facilitate awakening and personal transformation. Through the power of sacred sound, she creates a grounded and safe container where nervous system softens and inner landscape opens. Deeply connected to the spirits of nature and often guided by the wisdom of trees, she channels soul songs that bring remembrance, harmony, and timelessness into the space she holds. She has been bringing vocal awakening & sound healing rituals to events and festivals in Europe & the UK, including Being Gathering, Medicine Festival, Buddhafield and LoveJam. Follow her on Instagram [@oyu.sound](https://www.instagram.com/oyu.sound) | |||
| Lewes Contact Improvisation with Live Music | Sun, Oct 25, 3:30 PM UTC | Cliffe Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes, UK | 3mxkakvpqmm22 | Curator | Next Contact Improv jam in Lewes in on Sunday 25th October with Sonia Ter Hovanessian & Nicola Lionello performing. (Sacred Devotional Duet) Looking forward to welcoming you x Marc & Shaz @Cliffe Hall, Lewes £ 12 or £ 15 (pay which you want) “The soft, welcoming, inclusive, loving intent energy of you both, Marc & Shaz, that sets a container of deeply held capacity, for us all to find and fill our space in, both individually and collectively. It’s rich and nourishing, the focus on seasonal change was such a perfect lens for that. I would go out of my way to recommend it to anyone I know, who shows an interest in the practice, as I’m sure some jams could seem technically intimidating to the uninitiated. What you’ve created is quite the opposite.” | |||
| 🎧 Immersive Breathwork Journey by JT Strength & Flow | Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 PM UTC | JT Strength & Flow, Creek Road, London, UK | 3mxkakvqyza22 | Curator | **JT Strength & Flow – Immersive Breathwork Journey** _Please read Health and Safety before booking_ **A space to slow down, reconnect and breathe.** Experience a guided Breathwork journey designed to give you time away from the noise of everyday life and reconnect with your body, breath and mind. Using immersive headphones and a carefully curated soundscape, this session combines guided breathing with sound to create a focused, personal experience. Before the Breathwork begins, we’ll ease into the session with fascia release and gentle yoga-based stretches to help you settle into your body and prepare for the practice. **What to expect** - Gentle fascia-focused movement and yoga-based stretching. - A guided Breathwork practice supported by immersive audio and sound. - Time to relax, ground yourself and reflect at the end of the session. No previous Breathwork or yoga experience is necessary. You’ll be encouraged to listen to your body, work at your own pace and take a break whenever you need to. **Health and Safety Precautions:** Breathwork can involve physical and emotional responses and may not be suitable for individuals with certain health conditions. These include, but are not limited to: - **Cardiovascular issues ** - **Respiratory ailments** - **High, or significant fluctuations in blood pressure** - **Epilepsy or history of seizures** - **History of aneurisms** - **Severe psychiatric conditions (particularly psychosis or paranoia) ** - **Bipolar** - **Recent surgery ** - **Osteoporosis ** - **Glaucoma** - **Those on heavy medications** - **Active addiction** - **Pregnancy** If you are unsure whether this practice is suitable for you, please contact Jem before booking and seek advice from your healthcare professional where appropriate. This session is for general wellbeing and is not a substitute for medical or mental health treatment. **Come as you are, take a moment for yourself, and leave feeling grounded and reconnected.** Hosted by Jem JT Strength & Flow | |||
| Serpent & The Dove | Fri, Nov 13, 6:30 PM UTC | Lekdanling - Tibetan Cultural Centre, Collent St, London, UK | 3mxkakvs2kq22 | Curator | A movement journey for womxn to explore eros and sensuality as natural expressions of our life-force. **FLOW** Arrival: 18.10 - 18.25pm. _Due to the intimate nature of this container, late arrivals aren't permitted so please respect the arrival timings._ We begin with an opening circle and short introduction to these two currents. Then there'll be a 30 min warm up with light facilitation, leading us into a 90 minute free movement space following Gabriella Roth’s 5Rhythms map. We complete together with a closing circle. **BOUNDARIES** Removing clothing - with the exception of lower underwear / knickers - is welcome and completely optional. If you wish, bring along clothing to play with that connects you to your erotic and sensual expression. Self touch - with the exception of genital stimulation - is welcome and completely optional. Essentially, you are free to run your hands over your body if you're moved to do so. There will be no touch with others. **CARE** Whilst the intention of this event isn't to surface and process trauma, it’s possible that uncomfortable and difficult emotions could arise. There will be two designated cushion areas in the room - one if you’d like a facilitator to come and support you, and another to be by yourself without interruption. If you’re unsure if this event is a good match for you at this time, please contact one of the facilitators for a brief chat. **CULTURE** We wish to co-create a celebratory space. No one else defines what feels or looks erotic or sensual other than ourselves. Here we can practice embodying our sovereignty around what is and is not erotic or sensual , acknowledging that this expression is skewed by centuries of patriarchal conditioning! We invite everyone to notice common tendencies when they arise; expectations, comparison, judgements - both of others and ourselves. There is nothing to perform! The invitation is to keep returning to the subtle or not so subtle impulses that feel organic and right from the inside, celebrating that regardless of how it does or does not look. **FACILITATORS** **Judit Juhasz** is a certified 5Rhythms Teacher and trainee of Gestalt therapy. She is passionate about dancing and shaping her inner world through movement. **Katy Molloy** is a certified practitioner of Internal Family Systems, Shamanic healing and Psychosexual Somatic Therapy. A big part of her journey has included working therapeutically and somatically to access more of the life force available to us. If you have any questions, please contact…. | |||
| Free Circle Training (NOVEMBER) w/ Come What May (Online) | Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakvubgm22 | Curator | ### This is a FREE training! Come What May is a Sexual Wellness non-profit organisation led by a team of experienced Sex Educators, Facilitators and Practitioners. Our intention is to create safe, inclusive and free-to-access spaces for people to dissolve sexual shame and find their truest sexual expression. Over the past three years we have hosted almost 200 free events for our community, including bi-weekly Men's, Women's and Mixed Circles, as well as workshops and month-long events. #### _ **We have big dreams: ** _ #### _ **we aim to sit 100,000 people in Circle.** _ To do that, we need to build a network of trusted Circle Leaders that believe in our vision, and want to offer and share this work with their own community. OUR NO.1 CORE VALUE AT COME WHAT MAY IS SAFETY. Hosting a Circle is easy... **But hosting a Circle where people feel safe and held can be a challenge, especially when discussing shameful, sensitive and intimate subjects such as sex.** ### Here, we offer our signature Circle Training. This training is free (donations optional), open to anybody, and led by heart-centred, passionate and experienced Facilitators.  JotePrakash is an Inspiro Awakening Coach, a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, a Musician, a Writer, and a Ritual Space Holder. He has been holding Sacred Space for 8 years now including running a festival, rejuvenating events for spaceholders, men's retreats and an online Space-Holder Training called Inspiro. JotePrakash is also the Head of Circle Trainings at Come What May. Seán is the Founder and President of Come What May. He is a Speaker, Sex Educator and Facilitator, as well as Executive Coach and Regenerative Angel Investor. #### ### DETAILS **Timings?** 10-4.30pm each day. **Where?** All online. **How to join?** Just sign up here and all info will be sent out. #### **WHO'S THE TRAINING FOR?** People who: -want to be an integral part of the Come What May movement -want to learn how to hold safe spaces -believe sexuality is an important topic -want to support their own communities -see a future working with Come What May -fuckin' awesome, funny, cheeky, human beings ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ #### **WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE** -12 hours tuition -ongoing group support -comprehensive guide, tools and techniques on how to create a safe container -modules for each section of a Circle including how to open and close a deep sharing space **The question is, why not sign up for free today?** | |||
| Brotherhood Circle - 6 weeks course | Fri, Oct 9, 2:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakvxawc22 | Curator | ”It is like having a brotherhood that I never had.” What if you had a place to bring what you usually keep to yourself? To speak honestly. And meet other men who are willing to do the same. To be seen, challenged, supported, and perhaps discover something about yourself that you couldn’t see alone. ✨ Men from my weekly online circle shares the impact for them: ”Reflecting on what this group gives me that I don’t get anywhere else, it’s the commitment to self-discovery. With you guys, I don’t have to hold back, censor myself, or explain where I’m at. I can just be, learn, and stay inspired.” ”My personality type has changed! Same heart, different antenna. I’ve gone from being led by my values into the world of ideas, to being led by those same values into the world of direct, present experience.” ”I am better at holding space for others as a result of being a part of this group.” ”More confidence speaking about the topics that matter to me.” ”It used to be so different from my real life, but now the gap is smaller.” \* I invite you to a new Brotherhood Circle, starting Friday October 9th, at 4 pm CET. 🗓️ 90–100 min, 6 consecutive Fridays, until November 13th. Through surrendered leadership and surrendered teaching, we’ll explore the art of being present, spontaneous and real with each other. ⚡️ At the heart of it: the power of vulnerability. We’ll practice creating safety, capacity and connection — both within ourselves and with others. Over these six weeks, you’ll get tools and practice for developing your emotional and relational intelligence. Drawing from Circling, Somatic Inquiry, the Meisner Technique, ACT, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Somatic Experiencing. 💲 $125 for all six weeks. ⚡️ MAX: open to 6 men. Currently 3 spots available, join today! ⚡️ Payment in installments is possible. ⚡️ If you miss a call, you’ll receive any new content. \* After these six weeks, there will be an option to continue for another six - at the same price - with room and support to practice leading, for those who want to. After that, the circle will continue per call at the standard Danje’s Room rate. Secure your spot by paying $125, or message Alexander Danje if you need a split-cost solution. 🙏 | |||
| Sacred Remembering: A Voice, Mantra and Sound Journey | Sun, Jan 31, 10:30 AM UTC | Mincingfield Lane, Southampton SO32 2AE, UK | 3mxkakvyquw22 | Curator | # Sacred Remembering: A Voice, Mantra and Sound Journey Somewhere along the way, we were taught that singing belongs to the talented. That the voice must be earned, trained, perfected before it is worthy of being heard. This is a space to remember that your voice was never meant to be performed. It was always a birth right. A prayer. A way home to yourself. There is a voice inside you that was never lost. Only forgotten. Sacred Remembering is a ceremonial afternoon of voice, mantra and sound. A space to open the heart, awaken the voice, and remember what has always been yours. ~~~~~ ### What You’ll Experience #### Cacao Ceremony We open with cacao, a heart softening plant medicine that invites presence, warmth and openness. A gentle way to arrive fully and prepare the body and heart for what is to come. #### **Voice Activation and Exploration** Through humming, toning and simple vocal exploration, we begin to wake up the voice. No experience needed. No performance required. Only a willingness to let sound move through you. #### **Kirtan: Devotional Song and Mantra** Kirtan is a sacred chanting practice from India, rooted in the Bhakti tradition and woven into various yogic and Tantric paths. Every voice is welcome and this practice is accessible to all. Kirtan is not about singing perfectly. It is about remembering the voice as a pathway to connection and exploring your own inner sanctuary. #### **Sound Journey** We close with an immersive sound journey to integrate everything that has moved through you. Lie back and receive as sound and vibration create space for the body to soften and the mind to quiet. #### **A Touch of Mystery** Our time together holds space for unexpected insights, subtle shifts, and moments of magic that unfold when you allow yourself to fully open to transformation. ~~~~~ ### Who This Is For For anyone who has ever felt the call of their own voice. Whether you have been chanting for years or have never made a conscious sound in a room full of people, you are welcome here. This gathering holds space for the seasoned practitioner and the quietly curious in equal measure. The only requirement is an openness to meet your voice exactly as it is. No training. No experience. No performance. Just you, your breath, and a willingness to let something ancient in you remember itself. ~~~~~ ### **The space ** This ceremony will be held at MaxWell-Being, a vibrant and serene wellness venue nestled in a tranquil setting. The retreat will take place in MWB's gorgeous yurt, complete with a cosy fireplace that invites warmth, presence, and connection. Free parking on site.  ~~~~~ #### **ABOUT US** **Anaïs - @unfurling.alchemy ** Anaïs is a Spiritual Mentor, Cacao Ceremonialist, Rahanni Celestial Healing Teacher and Plant Alchemist. She works with women and mixed groups who sense that something in them is ready to shift. That quiet feeling that the life built on the outside no longer matches who they are becoming on the inside. Through ceremony, sound, plant ally wisdom and deep mentorship work, she creates spaces for that knowing to surface and be trusted. Her work is initiatory in nature. Not fixing, not improving. A process of coming back to what was always true. Anaïs hosts monthly Cacao and Sound Journeys in Southampton, holds 1:1 mentorship and healing containers, and is the creator of The Threshold, a self-paced programme for women ready to stop overriding themselves and start living from the inside out. **Holly - @hollyhoodyoga** Holly is a senior yoga teacher, mother, circle facilitator, and kirtan leader. She discovered chanting during her yoga teacher training in 2015 and was instantly drawn to the way it wove together her spiritual practice and lifelong love of music. Having grown up singing and playing various instruments, kirtan felt like coming home. Since 2017, Holly has been sharing kirtan in South-West London and, more recently, across Hampshire and Surrey. She has also accompanied her teacher, Nikki Slade, at festivals including Latitude and Tribal Earth, singing response and playing melody. Holly leads kirtan with devotion, and playfulness. She is passionate about helping others gently dissolve the barriers that keep them from rediscovering the joy, connection, and healing medicine of their own voice. ### **Things to note: ** This retreat is designed to complement your personal growth journey but is not a substitute for professional therapy. If you are in need of therapeutic support, we recommend seeking one-on-one guidance from a licensed psychotherapist. Should you be facing significant mental health challenges, we kindly ask that you contact us prior to the retreat so we can explore together whether this experience is the best fit for you at this time. **ACCESS:** We do our best to include everyone in our events, regardless of health and financial circumstances. We have "no one turned away for lack of funds" policy, therefore if you would like to join but are financially struggling please email me: [info@unfurlingalchemy.co.uk](mailto:info@unfurlingalchemy.co.uk) directly to discuss. | |||
| The Future of Psychedelics Community Dialogue with the Psychedelic Faculty of Exeter University | Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 PM UTC | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Bradninch, Place, Exeter, UK | 3mxkakvzv3a22 | Curator | # **Community Dialogue on the Future of Psychedelics** The Psychedelic Society and The Ouroboros Foundation invite you to an evening of focused inquiry and open community dialogue with the psychedelic faculty of Exeter University. This panel offers a rare public conversation on the future of psychedelic research in the UK — scientifically, culturally, therapeutically, and ethically. We will also introduce the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC), a new academic initiative bridging neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, ecology, and the arts. This event provides the first public glimpse into EPIC’s direction, ambitions, and emerging research landscape. ## Topics we’ll explore - What the next decade of psychedelic science may look like in the UK - How EPIC could shape national psychedelic research and policy - The role of interdisciplinary collaboration in understanding psychedelic experience - How universities can balance scientific rigour with public interest, cultural sensitivity, and ethical responsibility ## What to expect - A facilitated panel discussion - Open Q&A with attendees - Space for community dialogue and reflection This gathering brings academia and community together — illuminating the possibilities, tensions, and transformative potential of psychedelics in the years ahead. Join us for an evening of insight, connection, and thoughtful conversation. # About EPIC  The Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC) is a pioneering research and teaching hub exploring psychedelics across mind, medicine, and culture. Bringing together neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, ecology, and lived‑experience perspectives, EPIC examines how psychedelic experiences can inform personal, social, and ecological wellbeing. EPIC’s work sits deliberately between disciplines and worldviews — bridging scientific inquiry with cultural understanding, ethical reflection, and community engagement. Through its postgraduate programmes, research collaborations, and public events, EPIC is shaping a new generation of thinkers and practitioners committed to exploring psychedelics with rigour, sensitivity, and imagination. ## Our Guests  **Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes** is a philosopher of mind and metaphysics whose work explores consciousness, altered states, and the nature of reality through thinkers such as Whitehead, Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Bergson. His research spans panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and the philosophical implications of psychedelic experience. He is a lecturer at the University of Exeter and a lead educator on the MSc _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_, where he brings philosophical depth to contemporary psychedelic studies. Peter is co‑director of Breaking Convention, Europe’s largest psychedelics conference, and serves on advisory boards including DrugScience, Dreamshadow, the Tyringham Institute, and Psychedelic Press. He is also the founder of the Mind at Large Project, which advances public understanding of consciousness and psychedelic philosophy. His work sits at the intersection of metaphysics, culture, and the psychedelic renaissance, offering rigorous yet accessible insights into how psychedelics challenge and expand our models of mind.  **Celia Morgan** is Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Exeter and co‑founder of the Exeter Psychedelics Interdisciplinary Centre. Her research focuses on how context shapes the effects of psychedelic and dissociative medicines, with particular emphasis on ketamine‑assisted therapy for addiction. She has led major clinical studies examining how childhood adversity, deprivation, and behavioural patterns influence vulnerability and treatment outcomes. Her work spans behavioural research, cognitive testing, qualitative interviews, experience sampling, and advanced neuroimaging methods. She has conducted large clinical trials combining psychological therapy with controlled administration of psychoactive substances in the treatment of addiction. She is widely recognised for advancing interdisciplinary, context‑aware psychedelic science and for her leadership in developing safe, evidence‑based therapeutic frameworks.  **Dr. Leor Roseman** is a Senior Lecturer and psychedelic researcher at the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC), where his work bridges neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology, anthropology, and conflict studies. His research explores how psychedelics shape social connection, group bonding, communitas, and collective experience — and how these processes influence cultural, political, and peacebuilding contexts. He is the founder of Ripples, a non‑profit developing psychedelic peacebuilding initiatives with Israeli and Palestinian activists, informed by his long‑term ethnographic and phenomenological research. Before joining EPIC, he spent a decade at Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research, contributing to foundational work on neural network dynamics, psychedelic imagery, and the therapeutic mechanisms of peak, breakthrough, and communitas experiences. His current projects examine how psychedelic movements emerge, how revelatory experiences ripple into social and political change, and how interdisciplinary methods — from fMRI to microphenomenology — can deepen our understanding of psychedelic mind, medicine, and culture.  **Dr. Andy Letcher** is Programme Director for the PGCert and MSc Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture at the University of Exeter. An ecologist turned scholar of religion, his work explores how psychedelic experiences are shaped by spirituality, ritual, animism, and the wider nonhuman world. He specialises in the critical and psychological study of “dark green” religions — including Paganism, shamanism, contemporary animisms, and emerging psychedelic spiritualities. He is the author of _Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom_ and has published widely on psychedelic mysticism, ritualised mushroom use, and the cultural meanings that shape psychedelic experience. His recent research focuses on contemporary Druids and the evolving spiritual ecologies surrounding psychedelics. Before joining Exeter, he taught at Schumacher College, where he created and led the MA Engaged Ecology, and previously lectured at Oxford Brookes and Bath Spa University. His interdisciplinary work brings together ecology, religious studies, psychology, and cultural analysis to illuminate how psychedelics transform meaning, belief, and relationship with the more‑than‑human world.  **Dr Anjali Bhat** is a neuroscientist and psychotherapist whose work investigates the neural correlates of psychedelic experiences and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic‑assisted treatments for psychiatric and autoimmune conditions. Taking an interdisciplinary, mixed‑methods approach — spanning neuroimaging, experience sampling, computational modelling, and epigenetics — her research builds a multilevel understanding of how psychedelics such as LSD influence brain, body, and mind. She lectures on the MSc _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_ at the University of Exeter, bringing expertise from her doctoral training in Neuroscience and Mental Health at University College London, where she specialised in computational neuroscience, neuroimmunology, and psychosis under the mentorship of Karl Friston. Dr Bhat’s work sits at the intersection of cognitive science, cellular neuroscience, and psychotherapy, contributing to emerging models of how psychedelic experiences unfold and how they may support healing across diverse clinical populations.  **Dr. Simon Ruffell** is a Lecturer in Psychology and Psychedelics at the University of Exeter. He trained in psychiatry as a medical doctor and holds a PhD in research psychology examining ayahuasca use and mental health in Amazonian contexts. His research explores psychedelic-assisted interventions, psychological integration processes, and the cultural and ethical dimensions of plant medicine use. Alongside his academic training, he has undertaken long-term study of Shipibo-Konibo healing practices in the Peruvian Amazon. This experience informs his work on decolonial and culturally responsive approaches to psychology, with particular attention to how Indigenous knowledge systems conceptualise mental health, healing, and relational wellbeing. His work draws on clinical, qualitative, and interdisciplinary methods to examine the interface between Western psychiatry and Indigenous medical systems. His research activity includes collaborative projects with academic institutions, non-profit partners, and Indigenous-led organisations exploring naturalistic ayahuasca use and the translation of emerging evidence into clinically, culturally, and ethically informed frameworks. ## Meet your Facilitators  ** Zephyr Wood** is the South West UK Events Coordinator for the Psychedelic Society and a director of The Ouroboros Foundation, working at the intersection of community engagement, psychedelic culture, and contemporary mental‑health discourse. She completed her BSc in Sustainable Development at the University of Wales, Bangor, and is a graduate of Exeter University’s inaugural Postgraduate Certificate in _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_, awarded with distinction. Her academic interests focus on animism and panpsychism as frameworks for understanding consciousness, relationality, and human–environment connections. Zephyr contributes to emerging interdisciplinary conversations in psychedelic studies by foregrounding cultural context, ecological awareness, and community‑rooted approaches to mental‑health innovation.  **Sam Gedhill** completed his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Oxford and is currently pursuing his MSc at the University of Exeter, where his research explores how neurodiversity shapes and influences the psychedelic experience. He is a Grofian breathwork–trained facilitator and serves as a Breathwork Ambassador for Ouroboros Wellness, supporting community wellbeing through integrative breathwork practice. ## **The Evening** - **19:00:** Doors open - **19:30:** Welcome & introduction - **19:35:** Panel discussion begins - **20:15:** Live conversation & Q&A with EPIC faculty - **20:50:** Closing - **21:00:** Event end ## The Venue  Exeter Phoenix - Gandy St, Bradninch, Place, Exeter EX4 3LS # About the Psychedelic Society The Psychedelic Society creates welcoming, transformative spaces for connection, community, and conscious exploration. Their events blend storytelling, guided conversations, nature connection, and embodied practices to help people meet openly and authentically. Through gatherings hosted on Dandelion, they bring people together to explore creativity, intimacy, and the living world in a safe, inclusive, and playful way. # About the Ouroboros Project The Ouroboros Foundation is a UK non‑profit building a community‑rooted base for independent psychedelic mental‑health research. The Foundation supports work beyond clinical‑trial models and outside corporatised spaces, nurturing diverse, justice‑focused projects grounded in collective wellbeing. This discussion is part of Ouroboros’ community‑building journey. By bringing researchers, practitioners, and community members together, the event helps seed future independent psychedelic research and strengthens the collaborative ecosystem surrounding the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC). Through dialogue, shared inquiry, and collective intention, we aim to support a more accessible, culturally sensitive, and community‑led future for psychedelic research in the UK. We build community. Join us. | |||
| Intro to Systemic Education Training Free Online Workshop | Fri, Nov 27, 4:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakw4qbe22 | Curator | **INTRO TO SYSTEMIC EDUCATION TRAINING** _New From the London School of Systemic and Family Constellations_ **Open For All Systemic Practitioners** The London School of Systemic and Family Constellations and Illi Adato are honoured to host **Aitabé Fornés, M.Ed.** for an introduction to this unique training in **Systemic Education**. _A Free Introductory Zoom Workshop_ **‘Intro to Systemic Education Training Workshop’** **Friday 27 November 2026** 16:00–17:30 UK time 11:00–12:30 EST · 08:00–09:30 PST · 21:30–23:00 India time Join Aitabé Fornés and Illi Adato for a free introductory workshop exploring the principles and possibilities of **Systemic Education**. This workshop is an opportunity to discover how systemic principles can be applied to education and learning, and how this approach can support **children, young adults, families, educators, and learning communities**. It is also an opportunity to learn more about the **Systemic Education Training** and to explore whether this area of practice resonates with you. **Reserve your place** for the free introductory workshop by registering through the link below: [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education) **Please note:** Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. The workshop is completely free — all you need to do is register through the link above (or via the QR code) and we’ll send you everything you need to join. **Further Introductory Workshops** Following the November workshop, there will be **two further Zoom workshops** for those who are interested in exploring the subject in greater depth and learning more about the training: **15 January 2027** **19 February 2027** These three workshops will provide an opportunity to progressively explore the field of Systemic Education, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the training and the possibilities it offers. **About the Training** Certification Training Commences on the 30th of March 2027 The training is designed for **Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and others who feel called to support children, young adult, families, educators, and learning communities**. More than a certification, it is an opportunity to deepen your systemic practice while developing and launching your own meaningful professional offering. Throughout the programme, you will explore **systemic principles in education** , cultivate embodied and intuitive ways of knowing, receive mentoring and peer support, and develop a **capstone project** that reflects your unique vision and expertise. The training is intended to support participants in bringing systemic perspectives into educational settings and developing approaches that are relevant to their own professional experience, interests, and vision. **Reserve your place** for the free introductory workshop by registering here: [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education) **Please note:** Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. The workshop is completely free — all you need to do is register through the link above (or via the QR code) and we’ll send you everything you need to join. | |||
| Into Stillness: A Sound Journey with Christian Dimarco | Fri, Nov 20, 7:00 PM UTC | The Amadeus, Shirland Road, London, UK | 3mxkakw6chz22 | Curator | ### INTO STILLNESS A sound journey with Christian Dimarco End your week lying back in a beautiful chapel in Little Venice, letting live sound wash the noise of the week away. Renowned Sound Journey facilitator Christian Dimarco leads an immersive evening of sound, breath and deep relaxation at The Amadeus, a short walk from Warwick Avenue Station. For the full line-up, schedule and FAQs, see the event on Eventbrite: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-stillness-a-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2002314535677](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-stillness-a-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2002314535677)  This evening is an invitation to: - Slow down and step away from the demands of everyday life - Ground yourself and reconnect with the present moment - Release tension and cultivate a sense of inner calm - Explore deeper states of relaxation and awareness - Experience the transformative potential of live sound ### WHAT HAPPENS ON THE NIGHT Christian weaves a rich, evolving live soundscape around you: - Didjeridu - World flutes - Tribal percussion - Singing bowls - Ethereal vocals He pairs these instruments with conscious breathing practices, so the evening becomes something you sink into rather than simply listen to. You're invited to relax, turn inward and just be present. Sound and breath have been used across cultures for generations in meditation, ritual, wellbeing and self-exploration. During the journey you may move through periods of deep relaxation, stillness, introspection and renewed awareness.  ### WHAT YOU MAY TAKE HOME Many people experience: - Deep relaxation and stress reduction - Improved sleep and restorative rest - Greater emotional balance and resilience - Enhanced mental clarity, focus and creativity - A greater sense of calm and groundedness - Relief from physical and emotional tension - Increased feelings of connection and wellbeing - Deeper meditation and self-awareness - Renewed vitality, inspiration and presence Everyone's experience is different, and these are potential experiences rather than guaranteed outcomes. ### ABOUT CHRISTIAN DIMARCO Christian Dimarco is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer and Sound Journey facilitator who has been guiding immersive sound journeys, meditations and workshops for over a decade. Drawing on years of research and personal practice with sound, he creates experiential spaces that invite you into deeper states of relaxation, awareness and presence. His music is deeply influenced by world traditions and contemplative practices, with soundscapes inspired by meditation, the rhythms of nature and the diverse musical cultures of the world. Whether performing on stage or holding space in an intimate setting, Christian brings together ancient sound traditions and contemporary musical expression, encouraging people to listen deeply, breathe consciously and simply be.  ### A NOTE FROM CHRISTIAN “I look forward to welcoming you in London and sharing this unique sound experience with you. My intention is to create a space where you can slow down, breathe, listen and reconnect with yourself, allowing the sound to become a journey rather than simply something you hear.” With love, Christian Dimarco Music Producer | Sound Journey Facilitator ### WHO IT'S FOR No previous experience is necessary. Whether you're completely new to sound journeys or already have an established meditation or wellbeing practice, you're welcome. ### WHAT TO BRING This journey is meant to be experienced lying down. Please bring your own yoga mat or comfortable padding, a blanket and a cushion/pillow so you can be as comfortable as possible. ### HOW TO PREPARE - Eat a light meal beforehand - Stay well hydrated - Wear comfortable clothing - Give yourself permission to switch off and disconnect for the evening ### EVENT DETAILS Friday 20 November 2026, 7:00 to 9:00 PM The Amadeus, 50 Shirland Rd, London W9 2JA (Little Venice) Nearest station: Warwick Avenue (walking distance) The chapel setting provides a beautiful and atmospheric space in which to experience the sound journey. Doors open 15 minutes beforehand. Please arrive in good time: to preserve the integrity of the experience, the doors close once the session begins and late arrivals cannot be accommodated. Please also allow up to 15 minutes extra at the end, as the closing portion of the journey may vary slightly. ### BOOKING Spaces are limited and advance booking is essential. No need to print your ticket. Simply show your booking confirmation email, or give the name used for your booking. ### STAY CONNECTED Follow Christian for upcoming sound journeys, music and events: Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic) Website: [https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco\_london](https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco_london) Holistique UK website: [https://www.holistiqueuk.com/](https://www.holistiqueuk.com/) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/](https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/) Join our announcements-only WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lt0dct5oiSgDquvouwSNDl | |||
| Special In-Person Weekend Retreat with Neelam in Santa Fe, NM | Sat, Oct 24, 4:00 PM UTC | Santa Fe, NM, USA | 3mxkakwajqo22 | Curator | We're excited to announce an in-person only retreat with Neelam in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico! This is her first in-person retreat in over 10 years! Space is very limited, so we highly encourage early sign-up to secure your spot. Once you register, additional information will be sent to you. **Dates** **Saturday, October 24** — 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM **Sunday, October 25** — Possible additional half-day, roughly 1/2 PM – 4/5 PM (exact times to be confirmed closer to the weekend) **\*IMPORTANT\*: Please do not speak to Neelam or refer to this event in any way to her. Any and all questions must be directed to Jennifer at JSimon @ Neelam.org** **Travel & Lodging** This is an in-person-only event. Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lodging and transportation. If you're traveling, we recommend arriving Friday and departing Monday, to allow full time for the retreat and any Sunday teaching. Staying anywhere in the Santa Fe area will work well. Taxis and Ubers are limited; some carpooling with other attendees may be possible. The closest airport is Santa Fe (SAF), though flights there are very limited. For most attendees, Albuquerque (ABQ) is a better option, with many more flights and connections. From ABQ, it's a gorgeous drive through the desert — a beautiful way to arrive into Santa Fe. **Registration Fee** If the ** Base Registration Fee ** ($200 - See below) is a financial hardship, please reach out to us — scholarships may be available. Please email jsimon @ neelam.org **Room Fee** Estimating between $75-$100 (depending on number of attendees and costs). The exact cost will be calculated/shared prior to the event. This includes lunch, snacks, and coffee/tea during the retreat, as well as rental items needed to facilitate the space. **Register here:** https://register.neelam.org/a/oct-in-person-event | |||
| The Sound Within: An Immersive Sound Journey with Christian Dimarco | Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 PM UTC | St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate, London, UK | 3mxkakwd36i22 | Curator | ### THE SOUND WITHIN An immersive sound journey with Christian Dimarco Step out of the City's rush and into stillness. For two hours, beneath the beautiful, atmospheric interior of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, renowned Sound Journey facilitator Christian Dimarco surrounds you with live sound, breath and deep relaxation, a short walk from Liverpool Street Station. For the full line-up, schedule and FAQs, see the event on Eventbrite: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sound-within-an-immersive-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2003741278102](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sound-within-an-immersive-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2003741278102) This evening is an invitation to: - Slow down and step away from the demands of everyday life - Ground yourself and reconnect with the present moment - Release tension and cultivate a sense of inner calm - Explore deeper states of relaxation and awareness - Experience the transformative potential of live sound ### WHAT HAPPENS ON THE NIGHT Christian weaves a rich, evolving live soundscape around you: - Didjeridu - World flutes - Tribal percussion - Singing bowls - Ethereal vocals He pairs these instruments with conscious breathing practices, so the evening becomes something you sink into rather than simply listen to. You're invited to relax, turn inward and just be present. Sound and breath have been used across cultures for generations in meditation, ritual, wellbeing and self-exploration. During the journey you may move through periods of deep relaxation, stillness, introspection and renewed awareness.  ### WHAT YOU MAY TAKE HOME Many people experience: - Deep relaxation and stress reduction - Improved sleep and restorative rest - Greater emotional balance and resilience - Enhanced mental clarity, focus and creativity - A greater sense of calm and groundedness - Relief from physical and emotional tension - Increased feelings of connection and wellbeing - Deeper meditation and self-awareness - Renewed vitality, inspiration and presence Everyone's experience is different, and these are potential experiences rather than guaranteed outcomes. ### SEATED OR LYING DOWN: CHOOSE YOUR TICKET Most of the Sound Journey is experienced seated in the beautiful church pews at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. A limited number of lying-down spaces are available as a separate ticket option. When booking, simply select the option that suits you best: seated or lying down. If you choose a lying-down ticket, please bring your own yoga mat or comfortable padding, a blanket and a cushion/pillow so you can be as comfortable as possible. All spaces are limited, so please select your preferred option when you book. ### ABOUT CHRISTIAN DIMARCO Christian Dimarco is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer and Sound Journey facilitator who has been guiding immersive sound journeys, meditations and workshops for over a decade. Drawing on years of research and personal practice with sound, he creates experiential spaces that invite you into deeper states of relaxation, awareness and presence. His music is deeply influenced by world traditions and contemplative practices, with soundscapes inspired by meditation, the rhythms of nature and the diverse musical cultures of the world. Whether performing on stage or holding space in an intimate setting, Christian brings together ancient sound traditions and contemporary musical expression, encouraging people to listen deeply, breathe consciously and simply be.  ### A NOTE FROM CHRISTIAN “I look forward to welcoming you in London and sharing this unique sound experience with you. My intention is to create a space where you can slow down, breathe, listen and reconnect with yourself, allowing the sound to become a journey rather than simply something you hear.” With love, Christian Dimarco Music Producer | Sound Journey Facilitator ### WHO IT'S FOR No previous experience is necessary. Whether you're completely new to sound journeys or already have an established meditation or wellbeing practice, you're welcome. ### HOW TO PREPARE - Eat a light meal beforehand - Stay well hydrated - Wear comfortable clothing - Give yourself permission to switch off and disconnect for the evening ### EVENT DETAILS Thursday 19 November 2026, 7:00 to 9:00 PM St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TL Nearest station: Liverpool Street (walking distance) The church setting provides a beautiful and atmospheric space in which to experience the sound journey. Doors open 15 minutes beforehand. Please arrive in good time: to preserve the integrity of the experience, the doors close once the session begins and late arrivals cannot be accommodated. Please also allow up to 15 minutes extra at the end, as the closing portion of the journey may vary slightly. ### BOOKING Spaces are limited and advance booking is essential. No need to print your ticket. Simply show your booking confirmation email, or give the name used for your booking. ### STAY CONNECTED Follow Christian for upcoming sound journeys, music and events: Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic) Website: [https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco\_london](https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco_london) Holistique UK website: [https://www.holistiqueuk.com/](https://www.holistiqueuk.com/) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/](https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/) Join our announcements-only WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lt0dct5oiSgDquvouwSNDl | |||
| Sunday Soothe Sound Bath with Ellie | Sun, Mar 21, 4:00 PM UTC | Berry Farm Cotswolds, Silver Street, South Cerney, Cirencester, UK | 3mxkakwgw4322 | Curator | A deeply relaxing sound bath to help you reset for the week ahead, slow down and reconnect with yourself in the peaceful Cotswold countryside. Using crystal singing bowls, chakra chimes and other therapeutic instruments. The calming vibrations help settle the nervous system, reduce stress and encourage deep relaxation in a world where it can be hard to find, while supporting the body's natural sense of balance. An hour dedicated to you. Free private onsite parking. Blankets, mats and pillows are included. Tea/coffee and a sweet treat provided afterwards. | |||
| Emerging Landscapes - Autumn Textile Retreat with Slow Stitch & Botanical Colour | Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM UTC | The Good Space, Exeter Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, UK | 3mxkakwit3z22 | Curator |  # _ **Wild botanical colour & slow rhythmic hand stitching to explore the architectural wisdom of thresholds.** _ #### _ **Hosted by burn & dye** _ _ **In this unconventional creative experience, traditional crafts meet plant wisdom, artful meditation and seasonal ritual to explore the paradox of the season with The High Priestess from the Tarot as our muse.** _ ### ART AS RITUAL From the moment you enter the workshop, you enter ceremony. Ritual will be woven into the day from the wild altar we will create together with wild plants from the local landscape, intention setting and somatic meditations, and the High Priestess Tea Ceremony that will open the mystery, lead us onto the path of dreams . _ **The High Priestess is dying to remind you that being undone is not a malfunction. It is a natural shedding of the soul before something new can emerge. A mysterious natural process that leads to renewed energy. ** _ #### In this workshop we will lean into the invitation of the season to learn **the art of being undone - while making beautiful textile art ** ### Is this for you? - There is deep medicine and learning for anyone who feels the call regardless of experience. We will work with simple stitches. The rhythm of the stitch invites us to slow down, respond to the process and be with the present moment. _ **Beginners are very welcome. If you're already a stitcher, this is an opportunity to experiment with a more intuitive approach and loosen the expectation of perfection. ** _ - You do not need experience in Tarot (or even an interest to learn it) **The High Priestess will provide a wild and mysterious blueprint for mastering the threshold.** Her wisdom will show us how to harness the _potential of the in-between while slow rhythmic stitching unlocks a distinct form of intuitive internal momentum that opens up the path of dreaming._The Material is suitable for Tarot curious - _enthusiasts or anyone who appreciates art and mystery, and divine feminine badassery. The High Priestess brings it all!_ - _You don’t even need to be particularly into crafts or textile art to enjoy this experience. You only need to hear the call onto the dreamers path, value beauty, and be brave enough to enter the mystery. _  ### The Call ### In Autumn, you haven’t just arrived at a threshold. You are in one. Death is visible in the landscape. The scent of smoke and damp earth lingers on the seasons dying breath. As the natural world, surrenders to the darkness, you might long for permission to soften with the liberating exhale of the fallen. #### This is a wild and ancient call onto an invisible path between worlds. # It whispers…. It’s time to unravel. Slow down. It is safe to soften. A time to dream. It’s OK to let go. ## But there is something else there too. Resistance. A restlessness you can’t shake. The forced momentum that refuses to let go of those unfinished projects that began in the thrust of excitement and raw potential earlier in the year. Guilt that accompanies the thought of turning away from all those expectations, the ones that come from outside, but especially the ones that have taken up residence in your inner world, leaving no space for your dreams. You wonder if you could even bear the feeling of being so painfully undone anyway. ## Autumn is a mysterious threshold, that dissolves boundaries. ## **The Paradox** You think it might be more productive to push on through. Ignore your needs. But the call is heard in the paradox. There is so much medicine to be found in this mysterious in-between, if only you knew how to harness it. If only you could slow down long enough. In this beautiful workshop that is also a creative sanctuary, we will do just that.  ## _ **Slow Stitch** _ The physical act of stitching is, in itself is a negotiation of thresholds. Each time the needle pierces the cloth, it moves from the visible surface to the hidden underside, bridging two worlds with a single thread. You'll learn some foundational stitches and experiment with composition, layering, natural textures and organic forms inspired by the autumn landscape. There are no strict patterns to follow as you explore your creative edge. You will work intuitively, allowing the cloth, thread and your inner landscape to shape the piece. We are at once _ **creator** _ and _ **witness** _ through this process. What emerges can reveal what we cannot yet put into words. The rhythm of the stitch becomes a way of finding your own way of moving — discovering when to follow, when to pause, when to change direction and when to trust what you cannot yet see. By removing the pressure of a goal and prioritising intuitive guidance, connection to the land, and ancestral practice, you are facilitating pure High Priestess medicine. Summoning the parts of us that are wild, free and ancient. At the end of this session, you may choose to turn your work into a ritual cloth - an anchor for future threshold work, I will show you how to do this. You may wish to turn your work into a wall hanging, I will provide pieces of driftwood and instructions to do that too. Or you may wish to continue with the project in other ways. The potential is endless.  _The fabric of your being - all the materials you will work with are dyed with plants from the local landscape - bringing layers of meaning and medicine into your work and forging a strong connection with the natural world._ ## _ **ECO-Print** _ Eco-printing is a sustainable textile process where natural pigments and plant forms are transferred directly onto fabric using heat. You'll work with pre-prepared natural fibres and locally grown and gathered autumn plants to create otherworldly prints on cloth in a co-creative practice where result is never completely predictable. You begin with intention, and well prepared fabrics ready to receive the colour and hold onto it, but you don't completely control the outcome. The plants, fabric, heat and water all participate, and what emerges, is greater than the sum of what enters. This is pure alchemy, and very addictive. At the end of the workshop you’ll have some beautiful cloth to use in future textile projects, along with guidance for working the whole process at home.  _Liberate your practice._ ## **What’s included** - _ **All textile, materials, plants and equipment you'll need for the day** _ - _A slow stitch kit with Japanese needles, threading tool and thread._ - Ritual cloth to take home— and a new love for the work in progress - eco-dyed cloth to use in future Untamed Textile projects - Artful meditation practice for exploring your inner emerging landscape - An instructional workbook with stitches, ECO-print and botanical colour recipes, seasonal rituals and practice guidance - to work with your ritual cloth. - A hearty seasonal vegetarian lunch - The High Priestess Tea Ceremony - and access to drinks and snacks all day. ## The Venue **The Good Space, 4B Commerce House, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NH.** What3Words: ///debate.happening.soil _The Good Space is_ a vibrant, creative community hub in Dawlish, Devon, and the beautiful setting for this experience. I love this space, and you will too. Its really easy to get here by car from Exeter (and beyond) there is free parking close by, a bus stop outside, and Dawlish Warren Station is just 20 mins walk away as is the sea. You can look up travel and read more about the venue[here](https://www.thegoodspace.co.uk/visit-us). If you would like to join the workshop from further afar, there is loads of good value accommodation close-by and loads of other reasons to visit this area. Contact me for recommendations!  | |||
| Psychedelic Integration Circle HASTINGS: Community & Reflection | Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM UTC | The Humble Hub studio, Shepherd St, Saint Leonards-on-sea, UK | 3mxkakwk3ag22 | Curator | ### Whether you’re processing a recent experience or simply curious, the circle offers grounded support, thoughtful conversation, and a sense of connection with others. Are you looking for a supportive space to land and make sense of a psychedelic experience? Maybe something is still unfolding, or you’re left with questions, insights, or feelings you’d like to explore. This is a small, welcoming circle rooted in the Hastings community. A space to come together, share if you want to, listen if you’d rather not, and be met with warmth, respect, and understanding. You don’t need to have the right words or a clear story. Just come as you are. The circle is gently held by experienced facilitators, with a focus on integration, safety, and thoughtful support. There is space for reflection, connection, and being alongside others who get it. ## **What to expect** Our circle is a confidential, non judgemental space for anyone who has experience with psychedelics, or is considering working with them. You might be carrying a challenging experience that you’d like to make sense of, or something meaningful you’d like to share and explore more deeply. There is no pressure to speak. You are welcome to share, or simply listen. The space is held with respect, openness, and a shared understanding that everyone’s experience is their own. **Please arrive 10 minutes early.** We begin on time and won’t be able to let people in once we’ve started, as this helps create a safe, contained space for everyone. When you arrive, please help yourself to a cup of tea and take a moment to settle in. ## **What we offer** Hastings Psychedelics is a community led circle rooted in connection and shared exploration. It is held by psychedelic informed practitioners and community members who care about creating a welcoming, grounded space to talk honestly about psychedelic experiences and what they mean in everyday life. We bring together lived experience, professional insight, and a genuine curiosity about how these journeys shape us. Rather than focusing on titles, we focus on people. This is a space where stories matter, questions are welcome, and growth is approached with care. At the heart of Hastings Psychedelics is our monthly integration circle. It offers a safe and supportive place to share your experiences, explore their meaning, and learn more about psychedelics in a thoughtful and responsible way. Whether you are a seasoned psychonaut, integrating something profound, navigating a challenging experience, or simply feeling curious, we offer knowledge, support, education, and friendship. This is a reflective, discussion based space. The use of psychedelics or other psychoactive substances is not permitted during the circle. In line with the law, we do not encourage substance use, provide illicit substances, or offer referrals to illegal psychedelic services. ## **Meet the Hastings Psychedelics team**  Claire is a Psychedelic Practitioner and Integration Coach who supports people through times of change and into a deeper connection with themselves. With 13 years in local community leadership in the not for profit sector, alongside her own transformative experiences, she became increasingly curious about what truly supports healing, connection, and wellbeing. Originally trained as an RGN, Claire later trained as a Psychedelic Practitioner with Synthesis Institute and Alef Trust, and continues her studies with Grof Legacy Training. In 2024, she co founded Hastings’ first psychedelic integration circle and is passionate about integration, transpersonal development, harm reduction, and community. She also co hosted Hastings’ first Psychedelic Conference in March 2026, creating a space to open up conversation, explore what research and history are showing so far, and invite a wider community dialogue about how psychedelics might support wellbeing, connection, and creative growth. She is currently building a woodland retreat with her partner David, creating a nature based space for connection, reflection, and healing. [Website](Claire is a Psychedelic Practitioner and Integration Coach who supports people through times of change and into a deeper connection with themselves. With 13 years in local community leadership in the not for profit sector, alongside her own transformative experiences, she became increasingly curious about what truly supports healing, connection, and wellbeing. Originally trained as an RGN, Claire later trained as a Psychedelic Practitioner with Synthesis Institute and Alef Trust, and continues her studies with Grof Legacy Training. In 2024, she co founded Hastings’ first psychedelic integration circle and is passionate about integration, transpersonal development, harm reduction, and community. She also co hosted Hastings’ first Psychedelic Conference in March 2026, creating a space to open up conversation, explore what research and history are showing so far, and invite a wider community dialogue about how psychedelics might support wellbeing, connection, and creative growth. She is currently building a woodland retreat with her partner David, creating a nature based space for connection, reflection, and healing. Website: https://www.themedicinecoaches.com/)  Liz is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and facilitator working at the intersection of psyche, somatics, and emergent leadership. Based in Hastings, in 2024 she co-founded the thriving community psychedelic integration group and is on faculty with the Institute for Conversational Leadership (David Whyte). Liz’s work weaves Internal Family Systems, systemic practice, and ritual to support people returning to their inner ground after transformative experiences. Having completed training in psychedelic-assisted therapy with PsyEdu, she brings a grounded, relational approach to altered-state integration. She is also the creator of Six Chambers, a women’s leadership journey for the post-patriarchal era, centring depth, embodiment, and humane connection. Website:[www.sixchambers.uk ](http://www.sixchambers.uk/) **Disclaimer** We do not provide or facilitate access to psychoactive or illicit substances. If you have any questions about psychedelic integration or about this group, you’re welcome to contact Claire and Liz at: HastingsIntegration@gmail.com | |||
| Kundalini Activation Workshop @kapbyjuliet at Still Point Studio Ilfracombe, North Devon | Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM UTC | Still Point Studio, High Street, Ilfracombe, UK | 3mxkakwlc6n22 | Curator | Juliet Leonard is the UK's only L2 Kundalini Activation Process and non duality Facilitator. Also known as **Life Force Activation** , she is an authority for Kundalini and Non dual states of consciousness through transmission. She was attuned by Master Venant Wong and Ekhart Tolle as his **Teacher of Presence. ** This is a rare visit to Ilfracombe and her workshops often sell out across the UK. Benefits: - Awakening - Negative Energies Clearing - Healing can happen - Intuition develps - Psychic realisations - Personal problems identified and begin recovery processes naturally - Enhanced Clarity - Deeper Feeling and sensing - Sense of purpose - Profound phenomenal experiences proving the field of Consciousness. This is a powerful transmission of raw kundalini and non dual consciousness to raise your own frequency, clear negative energies held in your energetic body, **dissolve** mistaken belief systems and habits that no longer serve you and ultimately raise your own Kundalini Energy and **awaken** to Consciousness. This is a minimum two hour event at the beautiful Still Point Studio. Yoga mats and blankets are provided, feel free to bring your own too. Wear clothes to lie down in and do not eat much before the session. Places are limited to 18 in this venue. _ **What is KAP?** _ KAP is a direct energy transmission of Raw Kundalini and non dual states of Consciousness. This is a downward descending energy that clears and cleans your energetic field through your chakras. It raises your frequency so that negative energies are forced to detach and be processed. The energy stirred is your own life force energy which in turn may activate your own Kundalini awakening process. This is a physical experience of energetic movement within your physical body. Meaning that your physical body will respond in cathartic release or kriya (movements or changes caused by a spiritual practice) that can be seen and felt. It feels amazing and natural. Please see videos for examples of people in process. This **video will explain** more about how KAP works and What it is….. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/HTeyzPokCuk?si=4ezhrJ5x-qvRZ2hG"></oembed> Like reiki and healing modalities, KAP is received passively by the recipient with no skills or experience required. KAP is not part of a religion and requires no faith at all to work. Shakti energy is very much present in this transmission, therefore it has an innate intelligence to provide the upgrades only right for the person at that time of their lives and conditions. It will never give any more or less than the person needs. You receive exactly what you need with every session in a steadily increasing process. The ‘process’ continues for a few days after the session. Integrating this energy creates gentle shifts to benefit you in all areas of your life including an awareness and intuition in relationships, physical and mental wellbeing, diet and health choices. KAP has a profound effect on the brain, a rewiring occurs creating shifts in self belief, intuition, psychic abilities, perspective and recovery. KAP has shown to create improvements in those with chronic depressive illness and PTSD or a traumatic history. Although not it's primary goal, which is the raising and connection of human consciousness, it can have healing effects on many. KAP has a very positive effect on those living with Kundalini Syndrome, an uncomfortable condition sometimes caused accident or by will-power practices or sometime trauma. KAP will help your body to catch up and be better evolved to hold the increased energetic activity you feel. You will be put back in control of your enhanced spiritual development. **A Sacred Practice** : Kundalini Activation Process is rooted in ancient yogic traditions, designed to awaken the dormant energy within you. Each session offers the chance to experience **spiritual enlightenment** , **emotional healing** , and a deeper sense of connection to the divine. **Suitable for everyone?** Well, almost everyone. Those with delusional psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and current manias should not attend, nor should those with epilepsy. Women in their third trimester of pregnancy are also advised to wait until after birth as the sessions can be very physical. We advise that you do not drink or do drugs within at least 24 hours of receiving KAP, including medicinal mushrooms etc. Smoking or vaping or drinking caffeine is completely fine. For some people, eating only a light vegetarian meal on the day of receiving KAP is beneficial to their energetic experience. **About Me** : As a dancer, actress, and Early Years Professional specializing in children with special needs, I have spent my life dedicated to healing and caring for others. As a wife and mother of three—two of whom have special medical and educational needs—I bring a profound sense of compassion and dedication to my work. I am also a certified Reiki practitioner, with years of experience in energy healing. I have offered KAP to hundreds of clients most of whom return whenever they feel like a boost. My approach is grounded in deep care, compassion, and a commitment to helping you awaken to your fullest potential. Join me for this **cathartic** and **transformational** experience, where divine energy flows to clear away blockages and expand your consciousness. Visit [**SoulFlowEnergy.com**](http://www.soulflowenergy.com) to see testimonials and hear about the profound changes others have experienced through this work. Step into your true divine potential and embrace the powerful shifts that await you. This class lasts two hours with a one hour transmission, before is an introduction and after a debrief and sharing. Feel free to contact me to ask any questions about Kundalini Activation I'll be happy to help. Juliet x | |||
| Sound of the Roots | A Journey Through Sound & Guided Forest Therapy | A Day in the Woods with Moss & Mind with Lily X FlowState with Luke | Sun, Nov 29, 11:00 AM UTC | Hailey Wood, Cirencester, UK | 3mxkakwo3qg22 | Curator | Dear Gentle Soul, This is an invitation to slow down, connect with nature, just be within the wisdom of the woods and immerse yourself in healing sounds and the forests’ frequency. Together, Luke from FlowState, and I have created a retreat day that blends healing sounds with guided Forest Therapy in the heart of nature. Encouraging you to listen inward and let nature hold the process. A nourishing day for your mind, body and soul. A space for all to try something different, surrounded by nature and community. **A bit about us: ** _I'm Lily, founder of Moss & Mind, a nature connection practice based in the Cotswolds. I guide people back into meaningful relationships with the natural world through Forest Therapy, watercolour, seasonal workshops and restorative retreats. I believe there are many pathways into nature connection. Some people arrive through creativity, others through stillness, community or time beneath the trees…but each path leads to the same place. A deeper relationship with the natural world, ourselves and one another._ _Luke is the practitioner behind FlowState, creating a sonic space for you to regulate, unwind and find grounding. An aural accompaniment to hold you in a moment of reflection of the experiences in the forest. Findingbreath for the winter ahead, gentle seated movement to find your ground and connection to the body that will carry you forward.Melody inspired by the birds in the trees, resonance from Tibetan bowls harnessing the undulating force of the wind and harp like arpeggios for you to find an inner flow._ Connecting you to your roots and embracing the power of who you are. Forest therapy is an invitation to slow down and return to the natural rhythm of the woodland. Through gentle sensory experiences, mindful wandering and moments of stillness, we open ourselves to the sights, sounds, scents and energy of the land around us. It is a space to quieten the mind, soften the body and reconnect with something deeper within ourselves, with the land and with the living world that holds us. Combine that with a Sound Journey which is an invitation to let go, soften and be carried by sound. Through a tapestry of resonant tones, vibrations and gentle frequencies, the sounds create a space for deep rest, reflection and inner stillness. With no need to do or achieve anything, you can simply breathe and allow the sound to move through you. This combination is a way for us to create space to settle the mind, release tension and reconnect with yourself. Luke and I's paths began to cross through a shared love of the natural world and a desire to help people reconnect with the land around them, with themselves and with one another. Luke from **FlowState** and Lily from **Moss & Mind** have been brought together by a belief that nature and sound have a powerful way of creating space for connection, reflection and restoration. Through our different practices, we’ve found a shared passion for building community and creating experiences that invite people to slow down, listen deeply and feel more rooted in themselves and the world around them. Now, we’re bringing our practices together to create beautiful retreats, weaving together creativity, forest therapy and deeply immersive sound journey's into gatherings of slowing down, reconnecting and simply being. A space to step away from the noise, breathe a little deeper and reconnect with yourself, nature and the people around you. **Plan of the day: ** You will walk gently through a beautiful Beech woodland to meet us at the wooden Roundhouse. There will be tea and a warm fire to welcome you to this space. Once settled we will guide your through the plan of the day and from there, the rest of the day will unfold gently and intuitively - a true “Day for You”. You'll be led through soothing meditations and sound journey's using a variety of instruments, helping you to soften, settle and reconnect with yourself and nature. Between sound, we'll take short woodland walks to breathe in the forest air, allow the invitations to deepen our connection to nature, gather inspiration and allow the land to lead. The day is designed to be deeply nourishing - a blend of calm and connection. Leaving you feeling grounded, open and restored. Part of our intention and invitation for this day is to offer you a space where rest and slowness feels possible and welcomed. **Important details:** - No experience needed with sound journeys or forest therapy, just bring your open heart, curiosity and your love for nature! This is suitable for all! Mixed gender event. - Please feel free to bring some lunch and snacks with you to keep you going, there will be tea making facilities. - There are toilet facilities available. - The walk from the car to the Roundhouse is about 5 minutes through the woodland. - Please dress for the weather, it likes to keep us guessing and we will be outside or undercover in the roundhouse for the entire day and may get a little cold when we are still. Sensible shoes and layers please! The terrain can be uneven underfoot and at times a little muddy so decent footwear is a good idea. Connecting with the forest frequencies as nature slowly awakens. Any questions or further information needed, access requirements, additional needs or if you get lost on the day, please let me know, but be aware that signal may be a challenge on the day of the event! We are aware that this particular day may be challenging for some, please be assured that this is a day for you all to slow down, rest and nourish yourself in nature - we are here to hold this space for you. Please drop me an email on [mossandmindconnect@gmail.com](mailto:tawny.studios@outlook.com) or send me a message on 07399340886. We can't wait to see you there! With love and creativity, Lily & Luke x Financially, we have tried to keep this retreat as accessible as possible while still creating a truly nourishing experience. If you'd like to discuss payment options or have any questions before booking, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us - we're always happy to chat. | |||
| Blue Lotus & 9D Breathwork Ceremony | Tue, Oct 13, 6:30 PM UTC | Frome, UK | 3mxkakwpbyq22 | Curator | **Blue Lotus + 9D Breathwork Ceremony with Wolf Spirit** **Letting Go & Moving On** **13 October 2026 | Frome** This journey is for you if you feel ready to put something down. Old stories, past pain, resentment, grief, conflict, attachments, patterns, relationships, versions of yourself that no longer align with your true self. We might know it’s time to move on, but something in us is still holding on or holding us back. We’ll begin with **Blue Lotus** , a beautiful plant with a long ceremonial history in ancient Egypt, where it was associated with ritual, beauty, dreaming and altered states of awareness. It is often worked with today as a gentle plant ally for relaxation, inward connection, intuition and softening the edges of the mind and body. From that quieter, receptive space, we move into **Letting Go & Moving On** , a 9D Breathwork journey focused on release, forgiveness, freedom and making space for who we truly are. The evening will also weave together **energy healing and alignment, sound healing and live music** , all held within a carefully supported, trauma informed space. A space to honour, forgiver and integrate what has been, release what is done, and step forward into what is to come. | |||
| Sacred Temple - SOULGASM 5th Dec | Sat, Dec 5, 2:00 PM UTC | St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK | 3mxkakwqhrd22 | Curator | The journey of SOULGASM continues! Prepare to enter this sacred temple space where ALL of you is truly welcome. This is about freedom to express your sacred sexuality in the authentic way that flows through you in the moment. I will be creating a space where you are invited to use your incredible sensual body and sexual energy to connect to the universal collective consciousness (god/goddess/whatever wording you choose), and I will lead you to be on this path to abundant joy as much as possible. And…..this is ultimately your journey and only you know how it feels and looks. I will guide you through exercises to experiment and play with this idea within loving and honouring boundaries and consent. Allowing your mind, body and soul the freedom to dance and move so that you feel alive. Maybe that’s being in the room and soaking up the energy in blissful silence. Witnessing the ecstatic energy that is ever present without you needing to ‘do’ a damn thing. Maybe it’s crying with relief at simply being allowed to be YOU and giving yourself the permission to follow the impulse to ask someone to stroke your hair or kiss someone. Maybe it’s so much more or less than that. Come...explore….be free….whilst being held in safety and love. Let your SOUL be ignited. Rhia x This temple is for all. Singles and couples are welcome. Please complete the google form below to register for the event and purchase your ticket below. [http://bit.ly/4ilLopH](http://bit.ly/4ilLopH) **When: ** 2-8pm Saturday 5th December 2026 **Price: ** £80 per ticket (if you need a concession price, please get in touch) **Venue: ** The event will be held in a beautiful venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire **Cancellation and Refunds: ** We have a no refund policy. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch. You may be able to sell your ticket, as long as the person/people attending complete the registration form. **Facilitator: ** **Rhia ** is a Temple Arts Practitioner, Intuitive Healer, Trauma Therapist, Womb Priestess, Bodyworker, Associate Teacher for the Sanctuary of Sophia and Priestess of Andraste specialising in sacred embodiment. She has practiced sacred s\*xuality and the healing arts for over 15 years and is passionate about supporting people to access the divine through the body. She is committed to creating sacred spaces of connection, learning, truth, pleasure and joy so that everyone can feel safe on their journey to becoming truly free. [www.rhiapratsis.com](http://www.rhiapratsis.com/) Instagram: @rhia\_pratsis\_sacred\_embodiment **Contact: ** For any questions, please contact Rhia [07940037932](tel:07940037932) / [sacredtemplespace@gmail.com](mailto:sacredtemplespace@gmail.com) | |||
| Apple Crumble! | Tue, Oct 27, 12:00 PM UTC | Ragmans Lane Farm, Lower Lydbrook, Lydbrook, UK | 3mxkakwrtuk22 | Curator | ## ## **Apple Crumble! Community Apple Processing at Ragmans Lane** Monday 26th October – Thursday 5th November (departing Friday 6th November) Apple Land might be over, but the apple season isn't done with us yet! Join us back at Ragmans Lane, the stunning permaculture orchard farm in Gloucestershire, for a week of apple processing, cider making, compost building, shared food and autumnal celebration. After the festival, we'll be heading back to Ragmans to finish building our giant compost heap, work through the apple harvest, and make the most of the season together. Expect hands-on days, good cider, shared meals, and plenty of space to help transform rescued apples into something useful and delicious. ### **A deeper dive into the orchard** Apple Crumble is a deeper immersion into orchard life and food resilience. We're focusing on the Ragmans Lane Farm revival project, and we're calling in those who want to get their hands in the compost, help bring the land back to life, and make the most of its harvests. If you'd love to feast with us, work with us and become part of our core Old Tree team, this one's for you! Apple Crumble is part of the wider Old Tree apple season, bringing people together around orchards, food, soil and the practical work of harvest. The most important thing is wasting as little of this glorious fruit as possible!! ### **Samhain and Bonfire Night!** During the stay we're throwing a Samhain fundraiser party at Ragmans, with cider flowing from Old Tree's own stock. And to send the week off with a bang, we'll finish with a Bonfire Night party on the 5th November. Come and celebrate the turning of the season with us! ### **What's the Deal?** Stay with us for as many nights as you like. Simply select a ticket for each night you'd like to join us from the list below. We'll be staying together in the communal bunkhouse with its own bathrooms and kitchen, and there's a lovely sheltered spot outside where we can have a fire, play music and sing in the evenings. ### **Will I have to pay for anything?** The only cost is your bed, which is priced on a sliding scale of £4–£8 per night, so please choose what you're able to. We'll be sharing meals together throughout the week. ### **What should I bring?** Please bring a sleeping bag for the bunkhouse, plenty of warm clothes, waterproofs and sturdy boots, maybe even a hot water bottle! Late autumn days on the farm can be chilly, and so can the evenings round the fire. We can't wait to see you back at Ragmans for one last crumble of the season!     | |||
| PsySoc Social FROME: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling | Wed, Oct 28, 6:30 PM UTC | Archangel, King Street, Frome, UK | 3mxkakwtihy22 | Curator | # PsySoc Social Frome An evening of real talk, new friends & wild tales **Tired of small talk? So are we.** Come drop the mask and dive into something a little more real. Join us for a night of **Psychedelic Speed-Friending** , where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most. Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into **Psychedelic Storytelling,** our beloved open mic session where _you_ get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night. **A Beautiful Psychedelic Community: ** Get access to our wonderful community coalescing around all things fungi. Many people at our socials have become life-long friends. Most of our members come alone, this is a safe and welcoming space for everyone, no matter your age, sexuality, background, gender, ethnicity or nationality. Fungi know no boundaries, which is the ethos we bring to our socials.  # **VENUE** Archangel, 1 King St, Frome BA11 1BH # **OUR TEAM** ### Carly Birch  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # Find Your Community with The Psychedelic Society .png) | |||
| CEiliDH | Fri, Nov 20, 7:00 PM UTC | Moor Imagination Centre, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, UK | 3mxkakwuswd22 | Curator | It's been a little while since our last Ceilidh, but Banned from the Moor are finally BACK and we can't wait to dance together again! A cèilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. We love a Ceilidh at MIC and so do those who have attended those we've held so far! But be warned:- there is a risk of face-ache from so much smiling!! Come ready to join in the fun! No experience necessary—just bring your enthusiasm and a spirit of adventure. Let's get together for a night of lively music, traditional dancing, and great company! **Featuring! '** [**Banned from the Moor**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bannedfromthemoor.co.uk/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1s6YfBqdI_-WOCjGVW3HXa) **' ** Enjoy traditional Scottish music, delicious refreshments, and plenty of opportunities to dance the night away! Do dheagh shlainte! 🥳 💃🕺 ('to your good health') 🥰 FYI :- Friday, November 20, 2026, the Moon will be in a [Waxing Gibbous](https://theskylive.com/moon/2026-11-20) phase with about 80.8% illumination | |||
| ANCESTOR RITUAL | Sun, Nov 1, 1:30 PM UTC | FLINTS, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakwxfvz22 | Curator |  # ANCESTOR RITUAL ### A Samhain gathering with Geraldine #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1 November** **1:30pm - 3:00pm** **Flints, Newgate Gap, Margate** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) As the year turns towards darkness and Samhain brings us to the threshold between worlds, join Geraldine for a contemplative **ancestral correspondence rite** exploring remembrance, gratitude, healing and connection. Together, we’ll enter a guided meditation journey to meet with our ancestors, make offerings of gratitude and cultivate a deeper relationship with the unseen. Held within a shared and welcoming space, this **alchemising grief ritual** invites us to honour the **cycle of life and death** , give thanks for the **third harvest** , and acknowledge the ancestors and more-than-human companions who accompany us through the turning of the seasons. **Journey inward and meet your ancestors** **Offer gratitude and remembrance** **Honour the cycle of life and death** **Explore the threshold of Samhain** **Cultivate connection with the unseen** You don’t need any previous experience with ritual or ancestral practice. Come as you are, with an open heart and a willingness to listen. ### WHAT TO BRING A **small offering** for the ancestral altar — something meaningful, seasonal or symbolic **Comfortable clothing** and/or a blanket for the meditation journey ### MEET YOUR GUIDE As an interdisciplinary fine artist, Geraldine’s work is informed by an exploration of spiritual practices and a deep engagement with more-than-human worlds. She works in correspondence with site-led interventions, allowing place, landscape and the more-than-human to shape and inform her practice. An initiate in Western esoteric traditions, Geraldine has cultivated a lifelong personal practice that she describes as folkcraft. Her work as a folkwytch is deeply rooted in animist connection, forging a relationship with the seen and unseen world. Within the public dimension of her esoteric practice, Geraldine works with life-cycle rituals and holds space within the expanded field. She creates temporary sites of participatory sacredness, offering gateways towards reconciliation with our ancestors and our more-than-human kin. [@geradline.hudson\_](https://www.instagram.com/geraldine.hudson_/)   | |||
| Soul Deep: Women's Samhain Ritual, London | Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM UTC | House of Moon, Marlborough Road, London, UK | 3mxkakx3c6q22 | Curator | ### _If you are longing to be held, to drop into non-doing, to be met by other women in your expression and feel the loving embrace of community, this is for you._ In the moments you you're tired of carrying too much, when you feel overwhelmed and part of you just wants holding, what is it that you need? _Soul Deep is a women's embodiment and tantra temple in London: a space for somatics, ritual, eros, expression and deeper connection._ In the moments you've forgotten what it means to be alive, or when you feel lost or uncertain, beneath the thoughts, stories and projections is a remembrance of self. **A coming home**. _It's found in the sensation, in the pulsation of every particle, in the sweet caress of the brush onto canvas, or your voice into the space around you. It's deep within your body's wisdom if you can only let yourself play there in the exquisite dance of your own eros. _ Held in the wisdom of tantra and somatics, this is a space on Halloween, Samhain, to welcome all parts of you home in your body through eros, embodiment and expression with other soul-led women. Choosing to gather on Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival marking the threshold between summer and winter, is potent. This day is a time when the harvest has ended, the days grow darker and the veil between worlds was believed to become thin. It is a time of gathering, remembrance and honouring what has passed as we turn inward and listen more deeply. Choosing to step in is an act of devotion to you, to all women, to the divine. To step in is a choice to deepen your relationship with yourself, your body and all that is within and around you. To step in is to remember. The remembrance of what it is to dwell beneath the surface and hum in harmony with your soul. This is the essence of why we gather. There is something ancient and deeply human in women gathering in ritual: coming together to slow down, listen, share, witness, experience and remember what matters beneath the noise of everyday life. _You must learn one thing._ _The world was made to be free in._ _Give up all the other worlds_ _except the one to which you belong._ _Anything or anyone_ _that does not bring you alive_ _is too small for you._ _ __- Sweet Darkness, by David Whyte _ **We don't stay on the surface, we go deep. Soul Deep. ** No experience needed, come as you are. This is primarily a space of embodiment. Temple is a sacred space to explore, there is no expectation for anything to happen. Sexuality is not the focus, although that form of expression is welcomed if it arises. We are here to drop deeply into body and meet each other from that place. Join our Soul Deep WhatsApp Group here: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/IrnwajiwsgXFxOTmp2vBzN](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IrnwajiwsgXFxOTmp2vBzN) > **Come together → both get £10 off. Some experiences are beautiful to enter alone. Others become something else when you share them with a woman you know and love. See the SOUL MATE ticket option upon booking. ** | |||
| Wake the Lion, Blend, Nottingham | Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 AM UTC | Blend Coffee Shop, Sneinton Market, 30 Avenue C, Nottingham NG1 1DW, UK | 3mxkakx4fpw22 | Curator | Drop the rigid morning routine. It's time to Wake The Lion. We are back at Blend, Sneinton Market for an exclusive early morning rave. No routines. No awkward small talk. No one telling you how to move. Just an hour of pure, freestyle dance to a high-energy, feel-good soundtrack that will shake off the week and ignite your inner lion. Whether you want to wildly let go, find your inner strength, or just groove with a morning coffee in hand—this is your safe space to find your roar! Www.instagram.com/wakethelionup | |||
| PLUGHOLE - Sheffield's Weirdest New Material Night! | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | Alder, Percy Street, Neepsend, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakx5gi522 | Curator | Welcome to Plughole: A night of alternative weirdness, where performers try out new material - That would otherwise have fallen down the drain! Yeahhh, that's right! The cabaret of your dreams (and nightmares) The one you've been waiting for, in that backdoor of your mind, the backdoor of your soul. It's been calling to you, it has, indeed, arrived. Get ready for Sheffield's weirdest New Material night! Expect Alternative comedy, Cabaret, Circus, Dance, burlesque, Drag, Collective games and more! When? 22nd Otober (4th Thursday of the month) Where? - Unit 111, J C Albyn Complex, Percy St, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8BT What time? 7pm doors for a 7.30pm start. PAY WHAT YOU CAN. - Our Tickets have a BIG sliding scale to accommodate all financial means from £5 - £20 Last but not least, if you're a performer and want to take part, email - plugholescratch@gmail.com | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Mon, Dec 14, 6:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakx6luq22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Thu, Nov 26, 6:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakx7vwg22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakxb6st22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| THE DARK GODDESS RETREAT - Master the art of transformation in uncertain times | Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 AM UTC | Glastonbury, UK | 3mxkakxfxy522 | Curator | ### A 3-day immersion for women ready to meet what’s unresolved, let go of the conditioning that has kept them small, and step into their power and their medicine. _“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Carl G. Jung_ ### Why now? Humanity needs more women standing fully in their power, sharing their gifts. We need women who can model a different way of leading - one that has integrity, that supports life rather than depletes it. If something in that lands, this is you. ### Into the dark, for the light We spend the first nine months of our lives in darkness. It’s where the seed gestates before it becomes anything at all. Darkness isn’t the opposite of growth - it’s often where growth begins. The Dark Goddess – such as Kali, Cerridwyn, Persephone, Hecate, Hel, Medusa, Ereshkigal among her many faces - is the primordial feminine force of transformation. She can be blunt and she doesn’t do bypassing but everything she does, she does in service of the highest aspect of Love. Working with her is an initiation into the parts of yourself you’ve learned to avoid, and it’s precisely there that your power has been waiting. ### This is for you if - You’ve been called to embody your gifts and share your medicine, but keep meeting resistance - You’re ready to go deeper into your own healing, and your healing gifts - You want to strengthen your relationship with the more-than-human and unseen world - You know you’re powerful and want to learn to wield that consciously - for your good, and the highest good of all - You’ve tried plenty of modalities, and something is still not shifting - Your vision feels blocked and you’re unsure how to fully step into your gifts - You’re missing a sisterhood you’ve known before, and it’s time to find your way back to it ### What this retreat will help you remember Who you are, beneath the conditioning that shaped you: - The wisdom and healing gifts that, not so long ago, cost women their lives - Your power and your life force, so you have something real to offer the world. Over the years, I’ve watched this work bring about genuine, lasting change in the women who do it. On the land of Avalon, we will: - Reconnect you with your innate wisdom and gifts - Clear the blocks that have kept you from fully embodying your essence and power - Welcome and heal your masculine energy so it can unite with the feminine - giving your wisdom form, and letting you actually act on it. ### What to expect - Ancestral and cultural healing - Deepening your relationship with Spirit (nature & animal spirits, ancestors, etc) - Greater trust in your inner knowing - Addressing and healing the witch wound - Moving beyond the fear of your own gifts - Shifting the persecution complex and imposter syndrome - Looking at outdated narratives that block your power and don’t serve nor honour you any longer - Shamanic journeying and elemental work - Time with Glastonbury’s sacred sites: Chalice Well, White Spring, the Abbey, the Tor - and with the land itself - A 1-hour integration call (Zoom), 10 days after you return home ### What this retreat is not **Real, not performative.** This is not group therapy, and it is not spiritual entertainment. **Grounded, not escapist.** Everything here is meant to be practical and liveable once you’re back in daily life. **Work, not a tour.** This is not a sightseeing trip through Glastonbury’s sacred sites. ### Before you sign up This work will likely surface things you’ve avoided for good reason. Before you commit, make sure you have: - A support system in place for your return: a therapist, help with childcare, someone you trust to talk to, access to nature. - At least one full day to land when you get home, free of work and other commitments. Staying an extra day in Glastonbury can help. ### Co-faciliator for the retreat _ **Julie Imbard - Breathwork Facilitator** _ I didn’t come to this work out of curiosity. I came because something in me was stuck, and I needed to find out why. I’d done the therapy. Years of it. I understood what had happened to me. I could talk about it clearly, calmly even. But understanding wasn’t changing anything. My body was still bracing for something that had already ended. Breathwork was the first thing that reached past the story. Not by helping me make sense of it which was already done, on paper. It got me out of my head and into what I was actually carrying. That’s the shift I keep coming back to: from thinking about it to feeling it, and finally letting it move. Alchemy:Rewire is the method I use to bring people there. It’s breath-based work that goes straight for what’s held in the body: grief, fear, old patterns, things words never quite touch. For this retreat, I’ll be co-facilitating: holding the breath and nervous system side of things, so each of you has the space to go as deep as you need to. | |||
| Unlocking More; Journey through Family Constellations exploring desire, alchemising resistance and opening to possibility | Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM UTC | Akasa, Prince Edward Road, London, UK | 3mxkakxh7yo22 | Curator | # Unlocking More ### ### Journey through Family Constellations exploring desire, alchemising resistance and opening to possibility _A one-day constellation experience with Imani Faith_ There is more you want from this life. What keeps you from claiming it? Perhaps you’re ready for deeper love, greater visibility, a different relationship with money, or the freedom to follow a calling that won’t leave you alone. You can feel the desire. Yet each time you move towards it, something pulls you back. On Unlocking More, we’ll get curious about that pull. What looks like resistance or self-sabotage may have a deeper story. This is a day to bring what you’re longing for into the room and discover what stands beside it and what happens when that part is brought into awareness. **What happens in a constellation?** Systemic Family Constellations is a live, experiential process of entering a new paradigm within your life. Someone brings a question about their life, and other people in the circle may be invited to represent parts of it: a person, a relationship, a feeling, an obstacle or a possibility. As they find their places, dynamics that were hard to name can become visible and shifts start to occur naturally. I guide the constellation, following what emerges rather than deciding in advance where it should go. It doesn’t have to be a family issue. You can bring a question about love, money, work, purpose, belonging or your next chapter. We start there and see where the entanglement is. We’ll work together in one shared circle. I’ll introduce the practice, guide the constellations and leave space to reflect on what the day opens up. You may offer a question to be considered for a constellation, represent in someone else’s, or witness. You choose how you participate. The field works it's gifts upon us all. What are you ready to stop circling around and begin moving towards? No previous experience needed. This is a space that welcomes all, just as you are. Saturday 31 October 2026 · 11am–6pm Akasa, Hackney, London £175 per ticket Teas and refreshments are provided. About Imani Faith: My practice is rooted in Systemic Family Constellations and shaped through advanced training, supervision, international study and years spent exploring story, spirituality and human behaviour. My training follows a lineage connected to the development of Family Constellations through Bert Hellinger, alongside contemporary approaches exploring ancestry, embodiment, consciousness and the field. International study has taken me into rooms with practitioners and teachers from across the world, including the International Constellations Intensive in Sintra, Portugal. My curiosity reaches beyond one discipline. Into consciousness and epigenetics. Quantum physics and the nature of reality. Ancestry and embodiment. Spirituality, intuition and the subtle dimensions of human experience. I am fascinated by what we inherit. By what we sense. By what remains unseen. By the relationship between the systems behind us and the life waiting ahead of us. And by the moment something that has quietly shaped a life is finally seen. Because what we can see, we can begin to meet differently. Special Guest: Sophia Kai - Sophia is a multilingual writer and musician from Sri Lankan, Greek and East African heritage. Her art is widely known for exploring the depth, contradiction and vulnerability of the human experience while articulating resistance to systems that constrain dignity, memory and freedom, both inwardly and socially. Sophia’s work encourages a more deliberate relationship with music and art, rooted in sustained listening rather than fast consumption. Supported by: Aliya Lily - Aliya is a singer-songwriter whose music explores the depth, tenderness and beauty of the human experience. Rooted in love, nature and a life lived between cultures, her work is inspired by the many landscapes that have shaped her. She joins Family Constellation as part of the supporting team, and offers soundscapes to accompany the journey. Farah Orths - Farah Orths is a Hay House Author, channel, ceremonialist, and musician who brings the unconditional love of the Divine into the human realm as an awakening force of healing. Her teachings invite radical softening into receiving God's holding and guidance just as you are. Her work is centred around our relationship to receiving your innate abundance and wholeness and moving into the world from this place. | |||
| BEYOND THE VEIL - PSYCHEDELICS, ANCESTORS & THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES OF DEATH | Sun, Nov 1, 7:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxiszw22 | Curator |  # BEYOND THE VEIL ### Psychedelics, Ancestors & the Ancient Mysteries of Death #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **7:00pm–9:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has toilets on the ground floor** BEYOND THE VEIL What if the ancient rituals surrounding death were never simply about mourning? As the nights draw in and we enter the season traditionally associated with the dead, the ancestors and the unseen world, cultures across the globe have long recognised a time when the boundary between worlds becomes thin. Join **ethnomycologist, educator and psychedelic researcher Darren Le Baron** for a fascinating journey into the hidden connections between death, ancestral traditions, psychedelics, mythology and altered states of consciousness. From the ancestral altars of Día de los Muertos in Mexico to Fèt Gede in Haiti; from European Samhain traditions and ancient mystery systems to initiation rites, funerary ceremonies and encounters with the spirit world, Darren explores the remarkable similarities that emerge across cultures separated by time and geography. Why do stories of descent into the underworld, death and rebirth, communion with ancestors, spirit encounters and ritual transformation appear again and again throughout human history? And what role have **plants, fungi, ceremony and altered states of consciousness** played in humanity's attempts to communicate with — or understand — what lies beyond ordinary perception? Drawing on historical research, ethnomycology, mythology and his own experiences researching traditional communities across Africa and beyond, Darren will uncover some of the forgotten, transformed and sometimes obscured meanings behind our rituals and symbols of death. **Beyond the Veil** is an exploration of the ancient human fascination with what comes after death — and the extraordinary ways in which people have used ritual, mythology and altered consciousness to cross the threshold between the known and the unknown. **Come curious. Leave questioning what you thought you knew about death, the ancestors and the unseen world.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  ### ### **DARREN LE BARON** **Darren** is an ethnomycologist, educator and psychedelic researcher based between the UK, Caribbean and Africa. His work explores the relationships between fungi, psychedelic traditions, ancient cultures, mythology, ritual and humanity’s enduring connection with the natural and ancestral worlds. Alongside his work in mycology, Darren has spent years researching **ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines, psychedelic traditions, ancestral practices, mythology and mystery systems**. His research has taken him across Africa and beyond, learning from traditional communities and exploring how cultures throughout history have understood altered states of consciousness, initiation, death, rebirth, the spirit world and our relationship with the ancestors. Darren is a dynamic international speaker and educator. He is a member and presenter with the London Psychedelic Society and a chair and committee member of Breaking Convention. He has also presented at the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, All Things Fungi, Ozora, Noisily, Lightning in a Bottle and numerous gatherings around the world. At the heart of Darren’s work is a fascination with the knowledge humanity has inherited from those who came before us — and what ancient traditions, fungi, plants, ritual and altered states of consciousness might teach us about **life, death, transformation and our relationship with the unseen world**. [@daren\_le\_baron](https://www.instagram.com/darren_le_baron/)    | |||
| WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIUMSHIP | Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxkbij22 | Curator |  # WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS ### An Introduction to Mediumship ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November 2026** **5:30pm - 7:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What if you could learn to listen beyond the ordinary?** As Samhain is said to mark a time when the veil between worlds grows thin, _Walking Between Worlds_ invites you to step into the mysterious world of mediumship. This immersive 90-minute introduction explores what it means to **sense, receive and interpret information believed to come from the spirit world** — taking you on a journey through: - The Spirit World - The Veil - The Vessel - The Senses - The Spirit - The Message - The Return Blending tradition, grounding, psychic and mediumistic awareness with practical exercises, you’ll discover the different ways information can be experienced — through **images, feelings, sounds, sensations, symbols and that inexplicable sense of knowing.** You’ll also have the opportunity to explore your own intuitive and spirit senses through guided practical work. **No previous experience is needed.** You don’t need to be a believer. You simply need to be curious, open-minded and willing to explore what might lie beyond the everyday. Come with an open mind. Leave with a different way of seeing — and perhaps a little more curiosity about what exists between the worlds. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### SIMONE — GUARDIAN OF THE VEIL Simone is an **energy healer, psychic medium and shamanic practitioner** whose work sits at the meeting point of healing, spirit and the unseen. Her approach brings together ancient and contemporary energetic practices with **mediumship, intuitive development and shamanic work** , held with grounding, discernment and integrity. At the heart of Simone's practice is the belief that working with the unseen isn't simply about _opening the door_ — it's about learning how to move through that doorway **consciously, safely and with awareness**. Her work supports people in developing a deeper, more embodied relationship with the unseen, while maintaining the grounding and discernment needed to navigate experiences of spirit and intuition. [@guardian\_of\_the\_veil](https://www.instagram.com/guardian_of_the_veil/) #### THIS SAMHAIN... Step beyond the familiar. Enter the liminal space. Remember those who came before. **The veil is thin.🕯️🌑**    | |||
| JONNY FOREVER + DEATH DISCO | Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM UTC | Margate Arts Club, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxlp3222 | Curator |  # Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry — A Pagan Requiem ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **2:00pm – 4:30pm** **Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2PT** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **A ritual for grief, ghosts, rage, love and letting go.** **“Opens an ancient understanding of grief inside you.”** — Gemma Cairney, BBC 6 Music **★★★★★** **Derek Awards** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Gavin Liddell** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Danielle Arkwright** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Ophelia Lark Pearce** Following its acclaimed, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, **Jonny Forever** brings _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_ to Margate — an intensely intimate live performance that sits somewhere between concert, theatre, requiem and ritual. Created in the wake of his father’s death, this is a story of bereavement told through **live music, mythic storytelling, film, animation, home video and ritual**. Jonny takes us deep into the underworld of memory, weaving emotionally raw songs with VHS footage filmed by his late father, newly created animation and fragments of a fictionalised 1990s childhood. A chthonic stag becomes a guide through the landscape of grief as past and present bleed together — documentary becomes memory, memory becomes myth. At the centre of the performance is an altar, around which Jonny explores **remembrance, anger, forgiveness, love and release**. The audience are not simply spectators, but witnesses to a shared ceremony in which private grief becomes something communal. The work moves through the cycle of **diagnosis, decline, death and aftermath** , holding space for the full and contradictory experience of grief — its devastation, absurdity, tenderness, rage and unexpected beauty. And then, somehow, it turns towards the light. ### THE RITUAL Built around Jonny Forever’s debut album, _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_, the performance has been described as a **“pagan requiem”** — a genre-defying collision of stark songwriting, expansive soundscapes, spoken word and ritual. The show culminates in a collective release: a final prayer giving way to an ecstatic, euphoric finale that reframes grief not simply as an ending, but as **connection, continuity and transformation**. Following the performance, Jonny will lead **DEATH DISCO** — an ecstatic cut-and-paste DJ set that raises the spirits of the living and the dead. Drawing on pop classics, floor-fillers, oddities, unlikely mashups, funeral rites and esoteric poetry, the audience are invited to dance through whatever the ritual has stirred up. **Come for the requiem. Stay for the wake.** ### ABOUT JONNY FOREVER  Jonny Forever is a multidisciplinary artist working across music, storytelling, performance and ritual. A musician, composer, performer and storyteller with more than two decades of experience, his work creates spaces where grief, transformation and collective witnessing can meet. _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_ received five-star reviews at the **2026 Edinburgh Fringe** , alongside the FringeReview **Hidden Gem Award** and a **Best of the Fringe** accolade from The Vile Arts. Jonny is also the musical director, arranger and performer for **Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon** , a cult live show he helped develop and which has toured the UK and Europe to sold-out audiences. [@jonnyforever\_](https://www.instagram.com/jonnyforever_/) ### CONTENT NOTE This performance explores **death, terminal illness, grief and bereavement** , including emotionally intense material relating to family relationships and loss. It also contains **coarse language, ritual elements and moments of audience participation**. For anyone who has lost someone. For anyone who has loved deeply. For anyone who has sat in the darkness and wondered how to find their way back. **Thank you. Fuck you. And I’m sorry.** **★★★★★ Derek Awards** · **HIDDEN GEM — FringeReview** · **BEST OF THE FRINGE — The Vile Arts** > **Something very special and utterly unique. Bravo.”** > — Ed O’Brien, Radiohead > **“Lyrical storytelling to make my skin shiver.”** > — Hollie McNish > **“Opens an ancient understanding of grief inside you.”** > — Gemma Cairney, BBC 6 Music > **“A gifted sonic sermon on the art of loving, losing, and rallying back towards the light. Colossally, cosmically brilliant.”** > — Michael Pedersen > **“Hidden Gem.”** > — FringeReview > **“Best of the Fringe.”** > — The Vile Arts > **“Recommended.”** > — BBC Radio Scotland > > You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. > >  > >  | |||
| DEAD GOOD TALKS - DOODLES IN THE DARK | Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM UTC | Fort Road Hotel, Fort Road, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxmw2o22 | Curator |  # **DEAD GOOD TALKS – THE ART OF LUCID DREAMING** ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **1:00pm – 3:00pm** **Fort Road Hotel Bar, 18 Fort Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1HF** **️ FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has an accessible lift** ### **DOODLES IN THE DARK** #### **With Dave Green** #### **And an introduction by Ryan Smith** Have you ever been aware that you were dreaming, and used that awareness to influence the course of your dream? If so, you've experienced lucid dreaming. In this talk, renowned artist and author Dave Green will take us on a mind-expanding journey into the 'art' of lucid dreaming. He’ll be sharing lessons from his book, _Doodles In The Dark_ about how to lucid dream and how to make artwork – not of our dreams but within the dream state itself. Join us on a genre-bending journey through the history, science, philosophy and spirituality of the dreaming mind. It’s a talk for artists, oddballs and anyone interested in the creative power of their nocturnal reveries. With time for an audience Q&A and an opportunity to buy signed copies of Dave’s profound and at turns hilarious book. **Your dreams are waiting. It’s time to wake up inside them.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE SPEAKER**  ### DAVE GREEN Dave Green is a London based artist who creates simple line drawings in his [lucid dreams](https://dave-green.co.uk/pages/faq) which he re-creates upon waking up. Lately he has been experimenting with giving his pen and paper to other people in his dreams to see what they create. His art has been featured in BBC Science Focus and DreamTime magazine. He has lectured about his work at Tate Modern and is the subject of a documentary by The World Science Festival called 'The Dreaming Pen'. [@davegreen5000](https://www.instagram.com/davegreen5000/)    | |||
| MYSTIC MARKET | Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxofh622 | Curator |  # Mystic Market at Bar Nothing ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **12:00pm – 5:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate** **FREE RSVP** [**@\_bar\_nothing**](https://www.instagram.com/_bar_nothing/) [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Step into the magic at Mystic Market — an indoor gathering of curious treasures, witchy crafts, mystical makers and seasonal delights at Bar Nothing, Margate.** As the Samhain season turns towards winter, come in from the cold and spend the afternoon exploring a treasure trove of **witchcraft, folklore, divination, handmade goods, vintage finds, books, zines and magickal curiosities**. Browse the stalls, discover something strange and wonderful, have your cards or palms read, find a new book, pick up a piece of enchanted jewellery or simply settle in with good food and warming drinks. ### WHAT YOU’LL FIND **Witchy crafts & magical makers** **Tarot & palm readers** **Magickal** J **ewellery** **Handmade broomsticks** **Herbal remedies & plant alchemy** **Esoteric & otherworldly guides** ### FOOD & WARMTH We will be serving up delicious, comforting, seasonal food — perfect for settling in and warming yourself after a day of wandering Margate. Come browse, eat, drink, divine, discover and gather with the magical community of the **Samhain Society’s Dead Good Festival**. Whether you're a seasoned witch, a curious seeker, a lover of folklore or simply someone who enjoys beautiful strange things, **there's something waiting for you at the Mystic Market.** ### **VENDOR LIST** Thomas Wood Mystery : tarot [@thomas\_wood\_mystery](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fthomas_wood_mystery%3Fstkn%3DMWJlNnU2OWwzOThwdw%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299710216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1QaFeiIJlrDGI88wwlqNHXHCRj8Ui%2F12dyXuv%2Fg0Bj8%3D&reserved=0) House of Her Kent : tarot [@houseofher\_kent\_](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhouseofher_kent_%3Fstkn%3DNXNzc3k0NjE0d2Ni&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299735304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TN5a0ZQSIYn%2BunkufKcjYiBaGaqQJBAk%2BeOdCJlmsDs%3D&reserved=0) Guiding Hands : palm reading [@guidinghandreadings](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fguidinghandreadings%3Fstkn%3DNmJjcTh6ZzQ0N25y&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299835217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9othlL97CKNEMr7%2FiMhPb7KlWfZ8Of4Q2IjkD50rg3M%3D&reserved=0) Theia Coven : tasseography coffee grind Readings [@theia\_coven](https://www.instagram.com/theia_coven/) Fallen Flowers: handmade flower craft [@fallenflowersuk](https://www.instagram.com/fallenflowersuk/) Seashells Soul Sanctuary : Sea Spell Bar [@seashellssoulsanctuary](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fseashellssoulsanctuary%3Fstkn%3DMXYyd2t1Y2hqcmh6cA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299870325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8zoF4wp1otW9ybOi5vLktNKofEw915C3kUiUwnbonns%3D&reserved=0) Poshteca Jewellery [@poshteca](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fposhteca%3Fstkn%3Db3Rmc3d4ajQzNWI0&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299880785%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TCrsW68PllQETJUI6atzKWfPVXi8ixfbSYpUY0KVGf4%3D&reserved=0) Anahatha Apothecary [@anatha.apothecary](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fanahata.apothecary%3Fstkn%3DZ3h5ZXJ1cnJ3NzR1&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299891180%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zTdc6cB1qgCih0Ax2542xTRmOeZfgONTCEIbBvmYs3k%3D&reserved=0) Soul Crescent Therapies [@soulcrescenttherapies](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsoulcrescenttherapies%3Fstkn%3DNG9mampsejNwaHVi&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299900986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=53MQstIdBwvNlsSeGZ3JUnLQKXQcPmBUT1fAbYlHe64%3D&reserved=0) Luna and Wild: candles and incense [@lunarandwild](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flunarandwild%3Fstkn%3DMTNsaWF6MjV6bW04eQ%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299910879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kD3UhjX6AjmIv6oF6he%2FtE0v5IjewuSGmXg2m6LtzFc%3D&reserved=0) Herb Lester: esoteric guides [@herb\_lester](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fherb_lester%3Fstkn%3DZzhudzQyZmg5cjRk&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299920652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0WmhJdv%2Bvi7G07p0123tj5jf8lY32p5%2BFbxx4ZZCGzg%3D&reserved=0) **Come curious. Leave enchanted!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   | |||
| DARK MARGATE WALK | Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM UTC | The Margate Bookshop, Market Place, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxpoir22 | Curator |  # **Dark Margate Walk** ### ** By Dan Thompson - Unreliable Historian** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **11:00am - 12:30pm** **Meet-up point:** The Margate Bookshop, Market Place, Margate ** £10** **Finishing point: ** Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate This is an outdoor event Step into the hidden histories and stranger stories of Margate on a **one-hour guided walk** with artist, writer, anarchist and self-confessed **unreliable historian Dan Thompson**. Wandering through lost rivers, sacred springs, ancient burials and chalk secrets, Dan uncovers a dark, rotten and wonderfully unreliable Margate, exploring **two thousand years of local history and Kentish folklore**. From Iron Age hillforts and Roman echoes to a medieval harbour and a Brutalist tower block; from the Lion Queen of England and East End gangsters to Zeppelin, David Bowie and the first woman to teach astronomy to girls — this is Margate as you've never heard it before. Built on stories, strange connections and bad memories, the walk travels from prehistory to David Bowie's R&B band, uncovering the people, places and forgotten histories that have shaped this peculiar seaside town. The walk lasts approximately **one hour to one and a half hours** , taking place on level ground with some gentle hills. **Ticket sales support the community programme at Marine Studios.** Come prepared to see Margate differently — to follow its forgotten paths, question its official stories, and meet the eccentrics and troublemakers hiding in its history. **Expect folklore, forgotten secrets and one or two mysteries to wrangle with along the way.** ### After the walk, enjoy the **Mystic Market ** at Bar Nothing ### (where the walk finishes)  **WHERE YOU’LL FIND** - **Witchy crafts & magical makers** - **Tarot & palm readers** - **Magickal** J **ewellery** - **Handmade broomsticks** - **Herbal remedies & plant alchemy** - **Esoteric books & otherworldly guides** Browse the stalls, discover something strange and wonderful, have your cards or palms read, find a new book, pick up a piece of enchanted jewellery or simply settle in with good food and warming drinks. ### FOOD & WARMTH We’ll be serving up **delicious, comforting, seasonal food** , perfect for settling in and warming yourself after the walk. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDE**  ### **DAN THOMPSON** **Dan** is a historian, writer, anarchist, artist and storyteller based in Margate. Through his Seaside History Club, he explores the hidden, curious and often overlooked histories of coastal towns, bringing together local archives, folklore, archaeology and storytelling. His walks and talks reveal the strange, magical and eccentric stories woven into Margate’s streets, buildings and shoreline, offering a fresh and often unexpected way of seeing the town and its past. [danthompson.co.uk](http://danthompson.co.uk/) [@danthompson33](https://www.instagram.com/danthompson33/) [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) | |||
| THE ANCESTRAL BODY - A Somatic Practice for Collective Change | Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM UTC | FLINTS, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxr4dc22 | Curator |  # **THE ANCESTRAL BODY** ### **A Somatic Practice for Becoming Ancestors** #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November 2026** **Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm** **Flints, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate** **£15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What happens when we listen to the body, and let it help us feel?** Our bodies feel what our minds often can't bear to look at. They hold our grief for what we've lost, our fear of what we may still lose, and the love beneath both. They carry the stories of those who came before us, and they are shaping the world we'll leave for those who come after. We're living through a polycrisis: ecological, social and political breakdown happening all at once. Many of us carry grief, anger, fear and numbness with no place to put them. What might become possible if we let the body help us metabolise these feelings, so they could move through us and become care, courage and action instead of overwhelm? Join Jo, Trainee Elder, Somatic Teacher and engaged citizen, for a contemplative session on becoming ancestors: learning to receive what we've inherited, and to take responsibility for what we pass on. This is not a talk. It's an invitation to take part in a practice. Inspired in part by the work of Joanna Macy, Jo will guide participants through gentle somatic contemplation, listening to the body, and a practice of speaking to both our past and future ancestors. It's a chance to feel held within a much longer story than this single moment in time. **Together, we'll explore questions such as:** What does the body know about grief before the mind has found the words? How can we metabolise complex emotions rather than carrying them, numbing them or turning away? What have we inherited from our benevolent ancestors that may help sustain us? What might our future ancestors — the generations not yet born — want to say to us now? How might our bodies come into deeper relationship with our non-human kinfolk, and help us imagine a more interconnected future? Can honouring our pain for the world become a source of strength rather than despair? And perhaps most importantly: **What would it mean to live today as a future ancestor?** This is not about fixing yourself. It's not about finding answers to the crises we face, or feeling hopeful on demand. **It's a chance to slow down, feel what is here, let grief and love have their place, and remember that we belong to a long line of people behind us and ahead of us. You do not have to have children of your own to take part – this is a much bigger invitation of being ancestors for the earth we leave behind.** Samhain is a time when the veil between worlds is said to be thin, which makes it a fitting moment for this work. **Come as you are.** **Come with your grief, your love and your questions.** **Come ready to listen to the body you inherited, and the ancestors you are becoming.** **A note on accessibility:** The venue is stair-free access but the toilet facilities inside are not. Please inform us of accessibility needs ahead of time. The session will begin on time, and latecomers cannot be guaranteed entry. ### A REGENERATIVE EXPERIENCE Ticket sales from this workshop will fund the Charity, Women for Women. From war-torn towns to the halls of the United Nations, their global community of women is working to create a more just world—a world where every woman’s voice, role, and contribution are visible and valued. [https://womenforwomen.org.uk](https://womenforwomen.org.uk) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### JOANNA MILLER Joanna Miller is a Trainee Elder, Somatic Teacher and engaged citizen whose work explores developmental, collective and systemic trauma, shame and grief. She is a Board Member and Senior Trainer of the Focalizing Institute, a somatic training institute that trains therapists and healers in somatic skills internationally. Having trained directly with some of the leaders in her field, Jo describes herself as forever the student, and a very grateful teacher. Her approach is relaxed, grounded and deeply human. Expect a warm Northern accent, an accessible approach to somatic practice and plenty of space to feel what you feel without judgement. Jo comes from a long line of working-class, big-hearted folk from the north of England, ancestors she carries with her, and now calls the blue sea of Margate home, alongside her two cats, Zac and Poncho. At the heart of this part of her work is a simple but powerful belief: **When we let our bodies help us grieve and love this world, we become the ancestors the future needs.** [**@joannamiller\_healing**](https://www.instagram.com/joannamiller_healing)    | |||
| SAMHAIN PROCESSION & RITUAL | Sat, Oct 31, 8:00 PM UTC | Secret Location- Margate | 3mxkakxtat222 | Curator |  # Samhain — Procession & Ritual ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **20:00 – 21:00** **Cliftonville Beach, Margate, Kent** _Secret meeting location revealed the night before_ **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This is an outoor event .** **Step into the dark and luminous threshold of Samhain — the Witches’ New Year — for an unforgettable night of ritual, procession and revelry.** On the night when the veil between worlds is said to be at its thinnest, gather with fellow witches, wizards, seekers and curious souls for a torchlit journey through Margate and into the darkness of the sea. Come dressed in your **finest witch or wizard regalia** and prepare to walk between worlds. We’ll gather at 8:00pm at a secret meeting point in Margate, revealed to participants the night before. **High Priestess Tree Carr and wizard Paul Buckingham** will open the evening with a grounding ritual at the altar, using smoke cleansing and sacred resins to prepare us for the journey ahead. From there, we’ll set off together in a **torchlit procession towards Cliftonville Beach** , carrying the spirit of Samhain with us as we cross from the everyday world into sacred space. At the beach, Tree and Paul will lead a **Samhain ritual and ancestor invocation** , accompanied by drumming and singing. Through circle casting, intention-setting and offerings of remembrance, we’ll honour our beloved dead, acknowledge those who came before us, and open ourselves to the mysteries of the unseen. Samhain is a time for endings and beginnings — a moment to pause at the threshold, release what no longer serves us, remember the dead and welcome the turning of the wheel. Come in your finest pagan masks! Bring your LED lanterns and LED candles, your offerings and your ancestors with you. **Walk with us into the night.** **Meet:** Secret Margate location, revealed the night before **Destination:** Cliftonville Beach **Led by:** High Priestess Tree Carr & Wizard Paul Buckingham **Dress:** Folklore, pagans, cunningfolk, masks, animal magic, witches, wizards A note on accessibility: the route will be step free and take no longer than a 15 minute slow walk but there may be some steep inclines. Please inform us of accessibility needs ahead of time and we'll do our best to assist. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.  | |||
| NEVER ABOVE TAROT | Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM UTC | Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2QY, UK | 3mxkakxvdqb22 | Curator |  # NEVER ABOVE TAROT ### Deck Launch & Release with Richie Disaster #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **6:00pm–7:30pm** **LowLife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY** **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Come celebrate the launch of a brand-new tarot deck born from tattooing, symbolism, transformation and the strange, beautiful language of the cards.** Join Margate-based artist **Richie Disaster** for the official launch of **NEVER ABOVE TAROT** — an evening celebrating the creation, evolution and release of their new tarot deck. Richie will share the story behind the deck, including their journey with Tarot and the relationship between **art, symbolism, religious iconography, traditional tattooing and divination** that runs through their work. The launch will also feature a **gallery wall displaying every card in the deck** , giving you the chance to see the complete visual world of NEVER ABOVE TAROT. Each individual card print will be available to purchase **at random**. Rather than choosing your favourite, you'll be invited to **pull a card from the deck** — and that card becomes your print. You might pull the card you needed. Or the card you absolutely didn't want. Either way, **it's yours.** Come along to hear the story behind NEVER ABOVE TAROT, explore the full deck, meet the artist and celebrate its arrival into the world. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT RICHIE DISASTER  ### RICHIE DISASTER **Richie Disaster (he/they)** is an artist whose work is deeply influenced by **traditional tattooing, religious iconography, symbolism, ritual and the idea of evolution and change**. Originally from Scotland, Richie has found a home in Margate and is part of the creative community behind **Lowlife** — the independent community space, bar and shop they run with friends. Their work brings together the visual language of tattooing, esotericism and contemporary art, creating imagery that feels simultaneously ancient, strange and completely of its time. Now, that visual world becomes a Tarot deck. **NEVER ABOVE TAROT has arrived.** Come pull a card. Come meet your fate. Come celebrate the launch. **Saturday 31st October · Lowlife · Margate** 🃏 **NEVER ABOVE TAROT** **The card chooses you.** [**@richie\_disaster**](https://www.instagram.com/richie_disaster/)   | |||
| THE MAPS OF FATE: AN INTRODUCTION TO PALM READING | Sat, Oct 31, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkakxzfez22 | Curator |  # THE MAPS OF FATE ### An Introduction to Palm Reading #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **5:30pm-7:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What if the map of your life was already in your hands?** Your palms carry a fascinating landscape of lines, shapes and markings — and for centuries, palm readers have looked to them for clues about character, relationships, vitality, talents and the paths we might take through life. Join **Hazel from Hex Tarot** for an interactive introduction to the ancient art of palm reading, where you’ll learn how to begin reading the landscape of your own hands. During this hands-on workshop, you’ll make a **print of your palm** and learn how to identify and interpret some of its key features. Hazel will guide you through the major lines and markings, helping you understand how palmistry has traditionally been used to explore questions of **fate, fortune, personality, relationships, confidence and life direction**. This is an opportunity to slow down, look closely at yourself from a different perspective and consider what your hands might have to say about where you’ve been — and where you might be heading. Come with curiosity. Come with questions. Come ready to get your hands dirty. **Your fate is in your hands. Literally.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### **HAZEL — HEX TAROT** Hazel is a practising witch and medium whose nature-based practice draws on traditional British and European approaches to mediumship and divination. She founded **Hex Tarot** in 2016 and works internationally, offering professional **palm reading, tarot reading, astrology and apparel**. In 2022, she created her own oracle deck, **The Magickal Folklore Lenormand** , bringing together her love of folklore, magic and divination. Hazel lives in Wales with her family. [@hex\_tarot](https://www.instagram.com/hex_tarot/) 🖐️ **Hands-on workshop** 🔮 **Palmistry · Divination · Folklore · Fate** 📜 **Make your own palm print to take away** ✨ **No previous experience necessary** **Come and discover the maps you’ve been carrying all along.**    | |||
| ESOTERIC TRAVEL AGENCY | Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkaky4s3o22 | Curator |  # **THE ESOTERIC TRAVEL AGENCY** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **3:00pm–5:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £10** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Ever wanted to plan an esoteric adventure but found yourself lacking the enthusiasm, encouragement or frankly adequate level of weirdness from your loved ones?** Perhaps you want to visit a standing stone. A forgotten shrine. A portal. A haunted doll. An unusually sinister gravestone. A village with suspiciously witchy folklore. But who will _get it_? Enter the **Esoteric Travel Agency!** This is your supportive travel companion for journeys into the strange, mysterious and mildly unhinged. Join **Esoteric Isle** for an afternoon seminar exploring some of the UK’s most intriguing esoteric hotspots, followed by mingling, plotting and conspiring with your fellow Esoteric Travellers. We’ll explore how to find the weird places hiding in plain sight, then use **divination techniques to help plan your own esoteric adventure** , turning vague travel obsessions into actual plans and, ideally, physical journeys. Because sometimes you don't need another person asking: _“But why do you want to go and look at that old stone?”_ You need someone saying: **“YES. You absolutely should go and look at that old stone. Here’s how.”** **COME WITH A PLACE IN MIND.** **COME WITH A STRANGE OBSESSION. COME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!** The Esoteric Travel Agency is open for business. **Esoteric Isle** , aka Anna, is a writer, tour leader, grave tender and novelty merchandise creator with a specialist interest in England’s tarot history. With more than a decade of experience in travel writing, she is passionate about uncovering hidden stories, strange places and overlooked corners of the landscape — and sharing them with anyone willing to listen. This summer saw the launch of the Esoteric Isle Tarot History Tours, which quickly became an instant hit. 2027 promises a year of Esoteric Travel with spring tour tickets flying out and a physical Esoteric Isle guidebook planned for publication with publishers Herb Lester! **Your next esoteric adventure awaits.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **ANNA WILLATT** Esoteric Isle aka Anna is a writer / tour leader / grave tender/ novelty merch creator with a specialist interest in England's tarot history. With over a decade's experience in travel writing, she's passionate about uncovering hidden stories and places and sharing them with whoever will listen. This summer saw the launch of the instantly popular Esoteric Isle Tarot History Tours (2027 dates to be announced soon) and a physical guide is planned for 2027 with publishers Herb Lester. [@esotericisle](https://www.instagram.com/esotericisle/)   | |||
| BLACK SHUCK - A Creative Art & Storytelling Workshop | Sat, Oct 31, 1:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkaky7gom22 | Curator |  # BLACK SHUCK ### A Creative Art & Storytelling Workshop #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** The great black hound. A messenger of death. A guardian of the lost. A shadow at the edge of the road. **Saturday 31st October 2026** **1:30pm - 3:00pm** **On a Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) Across storm-dark coastlines, lonely roads and ancient fields, stories have long been told of animals who arrive as messengers — omens of death, change, warning or remembrance. Among them prowls **Black Shuck** , the legendary black hound of East Anglia. For some, his appearance is an omen of death. For others, he walks beside the lost, the grieving and the forgotten. But Black Shuck is not the only one. Many of us carry half-remembered stories of animal omens, strange encounters, family superstitions, dreams and local legends — stories passed down through generations, whispered at night or recalled years later with the question: _Did that really happen?_ **BLACK SHUCK** invites you into the shadowy space between folklore and real life to explore these stories together. Through conversation, storytelling and art-making, we’ll wander through tales of animals, death, dying, ageing and memory, asking what these old stories might still have to tell us about being human and what it means to live well while we can. This is not a workshop about having the right answers. It is a space for curiosity, imagination, reflection and shared stories. **Come with a tale, a memory, a superstition, a dream or simply come curious!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDES  ### LUCY ST. SMITH **Lucy St. Smith** is a visual artist, writer and facilitator. Since studying Art History and Fine Art at Goldsmiths, she has been a passionate advocate for community and participatory arts, collaborating across a wide range of settings, from Tate Modern to the Green Gathering. [Lucy Stockton-Smith](https://www.lucy-stockton-smith.co.uk/whats-happening)  ### JUSTINE ROBINSON **Justine Robinson** is a healthcare professional with 14 years’ experience in palliative care, supporting individuals and families through some of life’s most tender and profound transitions. She is passionate about building communities that nurture authentic connection and creating compassionate spaces where people feel seen, heard and supported as they explore healing, meaning and belonging together. [@justine\_dreaming](https://www.instagram.com/justine_dreaming/) #### Come into the darkness. Bring your stories. Meet the hound!   | |||
| DREAM ART CORNER WITH PAUL BUCKINGHAM | Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1UA, UK | 3mxkakycakd22 | Curator |  # DREAM ART CORNER ### Dreams, Art & Inner Journeys with Paul Buckingham #### **A Dead Good Festival event** **Saturday 31st October** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate** **11:00am - 3:00pm** **Free RSVP |** **Drop in during the Dream Art Corner sessions** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has toilets on the ground floor** ### WHERE DREAMS BECOME ART For a few hours on **Thursday 29th October and Saturday 31st October** , artist **Paul Buckingham** will set up his easel at Smith & Sun, creating a laid-back **Dream Art Corner in the window of Smith & Sun**. Step into a welcoming space dedicated to the strange, vivid and mysterious world of dreams. Come along to **talk, share and listen** with Paul about all things dream-related. Bring a dream that has stayed with you, a recurring image, a strange night-time story, or simply your curiosity. Learn how Paul creates and responds to the dream world through his artwork, turning the ephemeral language of dreams into something tangible. Perhaps the conversation might inspire you to pick up a paintbrush and have a go yourself and: - **Share your dreams** - **Watch dreams become art** - **Explore your inner landscapes** - **Connect, listen and be inspired** There’s no need to understand your dreams — and no pressure to share them. This is a space to drop in, chat and be curious about what happens when we give our inner worlds a little more attention. **Register your free place and we'll send you all the details. ** **Bring your dreams. Bring your imagination. Come and see where they take you.** **Step into the Dream Art Corner and let the dreaming begin.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE ARTIST**  ### PAUL BUCKINGHAM Artist Paul Buckingham has been journaling and painting his dreams and visions for the past five years. His curiosity about exploring dreams grows day by day; engaging with them by recreating his experiences through a love of painting has opened up a world of wonder and mystery and a renewed way of approaching life. [@paulnuckingham85art](https://www.instagram.com/paulbuckingham85art/) | |||
| A BEASTLY PRINT WORKSHOP | Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM UTC | Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2QY, UK | 3mxkakydx7322 | Curator |  # A BEASTLY PRINT WORKSHOP ### **A Printmaking Workshop Presented By PRINT SOCIAL** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October ** **Time: 10am–12:00pm** ** Venue: Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY** **️ Suggested donation £2 per participant** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### PRINT SOCIAL present ‘A Beastly Print Workshop’, a fun printmaking workshop for all ages. In this hands-on workshop, PRINT SOCIAL will introduce you to the wonderfully tactile world of printmaking. Using pre-carved lino stamps, you'll be guided through the process of creating your own unique printed artwork to celebrate Samhain. Expect to get stuck in, play with ideas, make some lovely mess and discover the magic of seeing an image come to life through print. All materials supplied - lino stamps, inks, rollers, paper, colouring pens, aprons, etc. All skill levels catered to. Messy clothes or aprons recommended. The workshop is free, but we recommend a donation of £2 per participant to cover the cost of PRINT SOCIAL'S materials (cash or card on arrival). _Children must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult throughout the workshop._ **Come learn. Come create. Come print!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDES**  ### PRINT SOCIAL PRINT SOCIAL is a collective of like-minded linocut print obsessives, established in 2022. They meet once a month at Resort Studios in Margate to carve, print and chat about all things _linocut_. They run occasional exhibitions and non-profit workshops in and around Thanet. [@matpringle ](https://www.instagram.com/matpringle/) [@haggytea](https://www.instagram.com/haggytea/) [@pud.designs](https://www.instagram.com/pud.designs/) [@linocutboy](https://www.instagram.com/linocutboy/)    | |||
| DEAD GOOD TALKS – SHAPESHIFTERS, BEASTS AND THE MODERN WITCH | Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyftti22 | Curator |  # **DEAD GOOD TALKS – SHAPESHIFTERS, BEASTS AND THE MODERN WITCH** #### **A Dead Good Festival event** **Friday 30th October** **6:30pm–9:30pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### **Talks -Books -Double Bill!**  #### **THE BOOK OF BEASTS: RECLAIMING ANIMAL WISDOM** **With Elizabeth Sulis Kim** **In conversation with Tree Carr** **Presented by the Samhain Society and The Margate Bookshop** Join us as we dive into a modern bestiary with an ancient heart. With authors Elizabeth Sulis Kim and Tree Carr to guide us, we’ll meet twelve emblematic animals from Elizabeth’s newly published book that can restore our relationship with the natural world. Steeped in folklore, mythology, magic and religion, _The Book of Beasts_ tells the story of our shapeshifting relationships with animals, from reverence to persecution, friendship to fear, awe to indifference. It asks us what we actually know about the creatures we share this world with – and offers us a different way of living together. The conversation will set a course across the globe and through time, from our deep past into the future, bringing together the animals which have captivated us for millennia. There will be an opportunity for audience questions, and an interval for buying signed copies of Elizabeth’s book ### **MEET THE AUTHOR**  ### ELIZABETH SULIS KIM Elizabeth Sulis Kim has written for publications including _Mslexia_, _Ambit_, _Fiddler's Green_, _Hellebore_, _BBC Culture, The Guardian,_ and _The Independent. _ In 2020, her novel was shortlisted for Penguin’s #WriteNow. She is the editor of _Cunning Folk Magazine_ and the anthology _Spiritus Mundi_, published by Liminal 11. Her debut narrative non-fiction book, _The Book of Beasts: Reclaiming Animal Wisdom_ was published by Chatto & Windus in August 2026. Her next book, _The Art of Folklore_, will be published by Frances Lincoln in March 2027. [@elizabethsulis](https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsulis/) ### **MEET THE CHAIR**  ### TREE CARR Tree will chair the talk with Eliazabeth. Tree Carr is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology therapist and Death Doula whose work explores dreams, magic, death, consciousness, creativity and the unseen. Author of eleven books spanning dreamwork, witchcraft, tarot, counterculture and death, she has spoken at Tate Modern, the Barbican, the Freud Museum, Breaking Convention, NYU and the Royal College of Art. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming and consciousness studies at the College of Psychic Studies. [@tree\_carr](https://www.instagram.com/tree_carr/) ## **…followed by…** #### **THE WITCHES PANEL** **Presented by the Samhain Society** **What does it mean to be a witch in the 21st century?** Not the witch of the Halloween costume. Not the witch of the crystal shop cliché. Not the sanitised, Instagram-friendly version of witchcraft. We mean **real, living witches** — people who practise, question, challenge, create, organise and navigate the world through a magical lens. Join us and our panel of practising witches as they explore the relationship between **witchcraft and activism**. We’ll talk about **systemic misogyny, patriarchy, capitalism, colonialism, queer liberation, racism, marginalisation and oppression** — and ask what it means to use witchcraft not simply as a spiritual practice, but as a way of understanding, challenging and resisting the systems around us. We'll explore questions like: Why has the witch historically been so threatening? Is witchcraft inherently political? What can witch persecution teach us about marginalisation today? How can magical practice build community, resilience and resistance? **Ultimately: what kind of world are witches trying to create?** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE WITCHES**   ### TREE CARR Tree Carr is a High Priestess Witch, ritualist, dreamworker, Death Doula, transpersonal psychology practitioner and author. Her work explores magic, dreams, death, consciousness, altered states and the unseen. Co-creator of WITCH with Charlotte Church, she creates rituals, ceremonies and workshops through Samhain Society and other cultural spaces. Tree teaches witchcraft, dreamwork and consciousness studies, drawing on decades of experience across mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts.. [@tree\_carr](https://www.instagram.com/tree_carr/)  ### KELLY-ANN MADDOX Kelly-Ann Maddox is a counsellor, card slinger, wordsmith and witch whose work centres on spiritual rebellion, self-knowledge and forging your own path. Author of _Rebel Witch: Carve the Craft That's Yours Alone_ and _Witch in Darkness: Magick for Tough Times, Bad Days and Moments of Total Catastrophe_, she challenges rigid ideas about witchcraft, encouraging personal, experimental and meaningful practice. Her work explores witchcraft as a tool for navigating difficult times, breaking cycles and and refusing to conform. [@kellyann\_maddox](https://www.instagram.com/kellyann_maddox/)  ### YSHA — THE ACTIVIST WITCH Ysha / The Activist Witch is a queer, decolonised, intersectional witch, tarot practitioner, researcher and educator based in Wales. A non-binary, autistic person of colour with Italian and Egyptian heritage, their work explores witchcraft through feminism, anti-capitalism, queer liberation and social justice. They are active in grassroots organising and founded the international Witches for Palestine project, exploring witchcraft as a practice rooted in collective liberation. [@activist.witch](https://www.instagram.com/activist.witch/)  ### DESIREE DIAZ — SACRED WISE MAGIC Desiree Diaz, founder of Sacred Wise Magick, is an intuitive healer and practitioner weaving together nature, plant spirit connection, ritual, energy work and modern witchcraft. Her practice explores relationships with plants, the body, ancestry, intuition and the natural world, alongside ceremonial and community-based work. Rooted in deep respect for the living world, Desiree explores meaningful ways to bring magical practice into contemporary life. [@sacredwisemagick](https://www.instagram.com/sacredwisemagick/)  ### HAZEL - HEX TAROT Hazel is a practising witch and medium whose nature-based practice draws on traditional British and European approaches to mediumship and divination. She founded Hex Tarot in 2016 and works internationally, offering professional palm reading, tarot reading, astrology and apparel. In 2022, she created her own oracle deck, The Magickal Folklore Lenormand, bringing together her love of folklore, magic and divination. Hazel lives in Wales with her family. [@hex\_tarot](https://www.instagram.com/hex_tarot/)    | |||
| HERBAL MAGICK AND PLANT SPIRITS - FOR YOUR ANCESTRAL ALTAR | Fri, Oct 30, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyhdcl22 | Curator |  # **HERBAL MAGICK & PLANT SPIRITS ** ### **For Your Ancestral Altar** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October 2026** **Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm** **On a Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £25** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **Honouring the ancestors this Samhain** Join Desiree for a Herbal Magick Workshop exploring the traditions of Samhain, ancestral connection, and the sacred art of Ancestral Altar Veneration. Together, we’ll explore how herbs can be used to honour, celebrate, and connect with our ancestors during this powerful seasonal time. In this workshop, you’ll: - Discover the role of herbal magick around Samhain - Explore ways to create and tend an ancestral altar - Learn about herbs traditionally used in ancestral offerings - Make your own herbal offering to take home and use in your own ancestral practice A hands-on, enchanting workshop for anyone curious about herbal magick and ancestral traditions. Come gather, create, connect, and honour those who came before us. **Come with curiosity. Leave with your own herbal offering. ** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **DESIREE DIAZ** Desiree, founder of Sacred Wise Magick, is a witch, rootworker, spiritual business mentor for practitioners and creator of spell and conjuring oils. In all her offerings, Desiree creates a sacred space to bring you the highest level of transformation and her focus for decades has been on teaching magick in a safe way to help you reconnect with your spirituality holding you with her 30 years of spiritual and witchcraft experience. Her focus is helping healers and founders really embody the energy of their business and reclaiming the full expansion of what they are capable of, and are meant to do. Desiree and her business Sacred Wise Magick, have been featured in Forbes, Dazed, Glamour Magazine, and Elle Magazine, celebrating her powerful healing sessions, products, tarot readings and spiritual advice. [@sacredwisemagick](https://www.instagram.com/sacredwisemagick/)   | |||
| DIRT, BONE & MEMORY- WORKING WITH THE MATERIAL DEAD | Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyiirv22 | Curator |  # **Dirt Bone and Memory** ### **Working with the Material Dead** #### With Toni Coe-Brooker #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October 2026** **Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate CT9 1UA** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has a toilet on the ground floor** **Dirt, Bone & Memory** **In this intimate, practical Death Witchcraft workshop, Toni invites you to encounter the material dead: the remains, possessions and fragments through which relationships with the dead are remembered, maintained and sometimes transformed.** Working with objects from Toni’s own collection and practice, we will explore the magick and folklore surrounding bones and grave dirt, the strange intimacy of hair and ashes, memento mori and mourning jewellery, photographs as objects of connection, and the personal belongings that pass from the hands of the dead into those of the living. What makes an ordinary object become a relic? Can an object carry something of the person who once owned it? What does it mean to possess part of the dead? And where are the boundaries when we choose to work with what remains? We will also venture into the ethics of material death work: taking from graveyards, collecting bones, handling remains, inherited objects, consent, reciprocity and our responsibilities towards both the dead and the places that hold them. **Create your own small reliquary, choosing and assembling materials with intention to form a vessel for memory, ancestral practice or your own relationship with death.** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **TONI COE-BROOKER** Toni is a death witch, sound ceremonialist, ancestral tarot reader and co-host of the Embracing Magick podcast. Her practice explores our relationships with death, ancestry, spirit and the material traces left behind by those who came before us. Her work encompasses graveyard magick, ancestral practice, spirit communication, death and mourning rituals, genealogy, bones, objects of memory, dreamwork and ecological death. Through workshops and ceremony, Toni approaches death work as a way of deepening our relationship with both the dead and the living, while exploring the ethics, boundaries and responsibilities of working at that threshold. **Come explore what the dead leave behind—and discover how the things that remain can become vessels for memory, magick, and connection.** [**@waxandkohl**](https://www.instagram.com/waxandkohl/reels/)    | |||
| JUSTICE MAGICK AND WITCHING FOR THE WORLD | Fri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkakyk6jh22 | Curator |  # Justice Magick and Witching for the World ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October** **1:30pm – 3:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### _Calling all witches of conscience._ As the Witches’ New Year approaches, what would it mean to turn your magick towards justice? Join award-winning witchcraft author and mentor **Kelly-Ann Maddox** and grassroots activist, educator and **Activist Witch Alisha Ahmed (Ysha)** for an energising afternoon exploring the intersection of **witchcraft, activism, community and collective liberation**. This is a practical and inspiring exploration of how your deepest ethics can find a place within your sacred practice — from protecting marginalised communities and fundraising, to energy cleansing, community-building, blessing, shielding and spellwork for change. Kelly-Ann and Ysha will explore how witches can bring their spiritual practices into the wider world, while building the confidence, boundaries, resilience and community needed to make meaningful change. ### WE’LL EXPLORE - Choosing and committing to the causes that matter to you - Finding your sacred role and discovering how witchcraft can serve it - Building confidence, boundaries and community - Developing your own **justice magick philosophy** - Using blessing, hexing, cord-cutting, shielding, shadow work, astral building and road-opening in activist practice - Bringing consistency, vision and wellness to community work - Finding your people, claiming your power and making things happen together - Staying inspired and strengthened by witchcraft in the work towards collective liberation The session will include a **Q&A** , along with a **worksheet** to help you process and develop your own ideas afterwards. ### WITCHES’ NEW YEAR Samhain marks a threshold — a time of endings, beginnings, reflection and renewal. As we enter the spiritual year ahead, this gathering asks us to consider not only what we want to transform within ourselves, but **what kind of world we want to help create**. Bring your convictions. Bring your questions. Bring your magick. And point it towards justice. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. * * * ## MEET YOUR GUIDES  ### Kelly-Ann Maddox **Kelly-Ann Maddox** is an award-winning Tarot reader, bestselling witchcraft author and qualified Spiritual Counsellor with over a decade of experience working with clients and groups. Her work centres on **sovereign spirituality, self-love and shadow work** , helping witches and mystics locate their inner power and develop free-wheeling magickal practices that work for them. Kelly-Ann has fundraised for organisations including **Black Trans Alliance, War Child, Medical Aid for Palestinians and Cwtches to Gaza** , and is a member of **Witches for Palestine**. Her work consistently explores the relationship between witchcraft and activism, placing worldly concerns and collective responsibility at the heart of spiritual practice. [kelly-annmaddox.com](https://www.kelly-annmaddox.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) [@kellyann\_maddox on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kellyann_maddox/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)  ### Alisha Ahmed (Ysha) — The Activist Witch **Alisha Ahmed (she/they)**, also known as **Ysha, The Activist Witch** , is a Fat Queer Non-binary Autistic Immigrant Witch of Colour of Egyptian heritage, raised in Italy and now living in South Wales. Since 2021, they have created educational video essays exploring intersectionality, and through **Activist Witch** , they and their wife Raven explore the intersections of activism and witchcraft as tools of rebellion against oppressive systems. Ysha has fundraised in support of **Black Lives Matter, Mermaids UK, Miles for Refugees and Medical Aid for Palestinians** , and founded **Witches for Palestine** in 2024. They are an intersectionality educator at **Glitter Cymru** , chair of **Glitter Sibling** , and founder of the **Cymraeg Collective of Activist Witches**. Through their grassroots work, Ysha brings a powerful focus on finding community, claiming collective power and turning spiritual conviction into meaningful action. [activistwitch.co.uk](https://activistwitch.co.uk/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) ### 🔥 Witchcraft for the world **Your magick is not separate from the world.** Come and explore what happens when we bring our values, our practices and our power into conscious relationship with the communities and causes we care about. **The Witches’ New Year is coming.** **Let’s enter it with our convictions in our hearts and our magick pointed towards justice for all.** | |||
| MAKING CONNECTIONS - Live Tarot Readings & Insights with Cult Mother Tarot | Fri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, UK | 3mxkakylzgz22 | Curator |  # MAKING CONNECTIONS ### Live Tarot Readings & Insights with Cult Mother Tarot #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival event** **Friday 30th October** **1:30pm–3:00pm** **The Queer Library in the basement of Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate CT9 1UA** **️ £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This event is in the basement of a venue with only stairs.** **Toilets are on the ground floor. ** #### **Bring your questions. Step into the circle. See what the cards have to say.** Join **Cult Mother** for an intimate, interactive tarot experience where the cards become a doorway into **symbolism, intuition, reflection and your own inner knowing**. Gather close as Cult Mother guides the group through shared live readings, exploring the stories, symbols and mysteries held within the cards. Together, we’ll look beyond the obvious and follow the threads that emerge — making connections between the cards, the questions we bring, and the meanings we discover along the way. **What to expect:** - Live, intuitive tarot readings - A closer look at the symbols and stories within the cards - Space for reflection, curiosity and conversation - Insights that invite you to find your _own_ meaning and connections **There’s no need to be a tarot expert — or even to have touched a deck before.** You don't want to miss this up-close opportunity to learn from the force behind **Cult Mother Tarot. ** **This experience takes place at The Queer Library which is in the basement of Smith & Sun. Stair access only. Toilets are on the ground floor of this venue. ** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE ### HANNAH JOY GRAVES The force behind **Cult Mother** , Hannah Joy Graves is more than a tarot reader — she's a **witch revolutionary**. A modern mystic with a punk-rock soul, Hannah combines deep esoteric knowledge with warmth, humour, fierce intuition and a healthy disregard for the rules. Known as the **Enfant Terrible of Esoterica** , she doesn't simply read the cards — she electrifies them, bringing wit, wisdom and an unfiltered human perspective to tarot. Through her readings, classes and thriving online community **The Cult** , Hannah encourages people to move headfirst into their own magic, embracing both the mystery and the messiness of being alive. Her work moves through tarot, shadow work, revelation, personal transformation and the gloriously chaotic business of being human. **The Cult is for the curious, the wild-hearted and those who refuse to colour inside the lines.** **Come with a question. Come with curiosity. Come ready to see what unfolds when we make connections.** **The cards are waiting.** [**@cultmothertarot**](https://www.instagram.com/cultmothertarot/)    | |||
| ALCHEMY & THE TAROT | Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyn66e22 | Curator |  # ALCHEMY & THE TAROT ### WITH CULT MOTHER **Solve et Coagula ! Dissolve. Transform. Recombine.** **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October** **10:00am–11:30pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has a toilet on the ground floor. ** #### **What if the Tarot is a map of the Great Work?** For centuries, alchemists sought the ultimate transformation: the **Philosopher’s Stone** , the mysterious substance capable of turning base matter into gold. But alchemy wasn't only concerned with transforming metals. It was also concerned with transforming **the self**. Join **Hannah Joy Graves aka Cult Mother** for an intriguing journey into the hidden relationship between **Alchemy, Hermeticism and the Tarot**. Together, we'll explore the history of alchemy and its influence on the esoteric traditions that shaped many of the tarot decks we know today. We'll journey between the **macrocosm and the microcosm** — the universe above and the human being below — and ask whether the Tarot itself can be understood as a map of transformation. Could the cards represent the stages of **The Great Work**? Could The Fool's journey be an alchemical journey? And what might the Tarot have to tell us about our own process of dissolution, destruction, transformation and rebirth? We'll explore the mysterious stages of the alchemical process: **Calcination → Dissolution → Separation → Conjunction → Putrefaction → Distillation → Coagulation** From breaking things down to putting them back together in an entirely new form. **Solve et coagula.** Dissolve what no longer serves you. Separate the essential from the unnecessary. Transform. Recombine. This class will add another fascinating layer to your understanding of the Tarot — revealing connections between the cards, Hermetic philosophy, alchemical symbolism and the eternal human desire to **turn lead into gold**. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### HANNAH JOY GRAVES The force behind **Cult Mother** , Hannah Joy Graves is more than a tarot reader — she's a **witch revolutionary**. A modern mystic with a punk-rock soul, Hannah combines deep esoteric knowledge with warmth, humour, fierce intuition and a delicious disregard for convention. Known as the **Enfant Terrible of Esoterica** , she doesn't simply read the cards — she electrifies them, bringing wit, wisdom and an unfiltered human perspective to tarot. Through her readings, classes and thriving online community **The Cult** , Hannah encourages seekers to move headfirst into their own magic, embracing both the mystery and messiness of life. Her work explores tarot, shadow work, revelation, transformation and the everyday chaos of being human. **The Cult is for the curious, the wild-hearted and those who refuse to colour inside the lines.** Come prepared to look at Tarot differently. Come prepared to get your hands dirty. **The Great Work awaits.** [**@cultmothertarot**](https://www.instagram.com/cultmothertarot/)    | |||
| SHUFFLE - MAJOR ARCANA LAUNCH | Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakypfxn22 | Curator |  # SHUFFLE - MAJOR ARCANA LAUNCH ### A Tarot Exhibition with Megan Metcalf #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October** **5:30pm–7:30pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **What happens when you take a century-old Tarot deck, tear it apart and put it back together again?** Come and celebrate the opening of a new Tarot-inspired exhibition by Margate artist **Megan Metcalf** , where the iconic archetypes of the Major Arcana are ripped, layered, cut and reassembled into something entirely new. Inspired by the visionary artist **Pamela Colman Smith** , creator of the imagery behind the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, Megan has spent months literally _shuffling_ Pixie’s iconic designs — transforming familiar symbols into raw, tactile and contemporary collage. > “For me, collage is a physical way to connect to her designs and the symbolism. It’s about taking those century-old symbols and reassembling them in my creative language.” — Megan Metcalf Megan’s work explores the magic that happens when something familiar is broken apart and given a new life. **Shuffle** is both a celebration of Tarot’s enduring visual language and a playful act of creative reimagining. And this isn’t an exhibition you simply look at. Step inside Megan’s **life-sized “Become the Sun” installation** , put your face into the artwork and take home a Polaroid of yourself becoming the Sun — available for a small donation. ### GET YOUR CARDS READ To make the evening even more magical, **Yvette’s Intuition** will be offering **10-minute Tarot readings** - using Megan's new card deck - throughout the event. **Want a reading? Book your 10-minute slot in advance, then come along to the exhibition at On A Whim and get your cards read by Yvette!** [Book your tarot reading with Yvette](https://yvettesintuitionbooking.as.me/megan-metcalf-tarot-launch-readings) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT THE ARTIST  ### MEGAN METCALF **Megan i** s a multidisciplinary fine artist based in Margate, Kent. With over a decade of experience as a professional fine artist and seven years specialising in live event illustration, Megan works like a reportage photographer — stepping into the background to capture fleeting moments, atmosphere and the raw energy of a place or celebration. For **Shuffle** , she turns her attention to Tarot, collage and the enduring visual legacy of Pamela Colman Smith. [@meganmetcalfstudio](https://www.instagram.com/meganmetcalfstudio/) ### ABOUT YOUR TAROT READER  **YVETTE FARMER** Yvette s a clairvoyant and spiritual reader who believes our ancestors can offer us loving guidance. Described by world-renowned psychic Jayne Wallace as a **“pure source”** , Yvette works through clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairalience and claircognizance, describing herself as a messenger who aims to communicate what she receives as clearly and responsibly as possible. > “Yvette’s reading is divinely channelled, she is connected beyond the tarot.” — Thomas E Durrant, London **Want a reading? Book your 10-minute slot in advance, then come along to Shuffle at On A Whim and get your cards read by Yvette on Megan's new card deck!** [Book your Tarot reading with Yvette](https://yvettesintuitionbooking.as.me/schedule/f1549c3d/appointment/98273945/calendar/7262353?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=98273945&utm_source=chatgpt.com) ### ### ART, TAROT & A LITTLE MAGIC Whether you’re a lifelong Tarot obsessive, an art lover, curious about the Major Arcana, or simply looking for something unusual to do in Margate, this exhibition is an invitation to experience Tarot from a different perspective. **Come for the art.** **Stay for the Tarot.** **Step into the Sun!**     | |||
| SIGILS IN EARTH AND FIRE : CUTTLEFISH CASTING JEWELLERY WORKSHOP | Thu, Oct 29, 1:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyrlzr22 | Curator |  # **SIGILS IN EARTH AND FIRE** ### **Cuttlefish Casting Jewellery Workshop** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October 2026** **Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** Join **Tara Li-An** , creator of **Smith & Sun** , for an immersive journey into the worlds of **sigil magic, ceremonial fire, and ancient metal casting**. Begin by creating your own personal sigil — a symbol charged with your intention. You’ll be guided through the process of designing and drawing your sigil before activating it through the transformative power of **ceremonial burning**. Then, step into an ancient metalworking tradition: **cuttlefish casting** , a method of casting metal using carved cuttlefish bone moulds that dates back centuries. Using your own sigil and intention, you’ll carve a mould into cuttlefish bone before pouring molten pewter to create a **one-of-a-kind talisman** — part artwork, part magical tool, and part ancient craft. **You’ll leave with:** - Your own activated sigil - An experience of ceremonial fire magic - Hands-on experience with traditional cuttlefish casting - A unique pewter talisman forged with your personal intention **Create the symbol. Feed it to the fire. Cast it into metal. Carry the magic with you.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDE**  **Tara Li-An** is the creator of **Smith & Sun** , a jewellery and artefact atelier rooted in myth, mysticism, and magick. Drawing inspiration from ancient symbols, memento mori, and the metalwork of early civilisations, Tara hand-carves powerful amulets and talismans in bronze, silver, and gold. Each piece is crafted with ethically sourced materials, vintage elements, and recycled metals, honouring both the earth and ancestral traditions. At the heart of her work is the belief that we are deeply connected — to our ancestors, to each other, and to the natural and spiritual worlds. Her creations serve as adornments, ritual tools, and carriers of healing intent, bridging the timeless with the contemporary. [@smithandsun](https://www.instagram.com/smithandsun/)   | |||
| DREAM ART CORNER WITH PAUL BUCKINGHAM | Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakytco222 | Curator |  # DREAM ART CORNER ### Dreams, Art & Inner Journeys with Paul Buckingham #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** **11:00am - 1:00pm Free RSVP |** **Drop in during the Dream Art Corner sessions** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### WHERE DREAMS BECOME ART For a few hours on **Thursday 29th October and Saturday 31st October** , artist **Paul Buckingham** will set up his easel at Smith & Sun, creating a laid-back **Dream Art Corner in the window of Smith & Sun**. Step into a welcoming space dedicated to the strange, vivid and mysterious world of dreams. Come along to **talk, share and listen** with Paul about all things dream-related. Bring a dream that has stayed with you, a recurring image, a strange night-time story, or simply your curiosity. Learn how Paul creates and responds to the dream world through his artwork, turning the ephemeral language of dreams into something tangible. Perhaps the conversation might inspire you to pick up a paintbrush and have a go yourself and: - **Share your dreams** - **Watch dreams become art** - **Explore your inner landscapes** - **Connect, listen and be inspired** There’s no need to understand your dreams — and no pressure to share them. This is a space to drop in, chat and be curious about what happens when we give our inner worlds a little more attention. **Register your free place and we'll send you all the details. ** **Bring your dreams. Bring your imagination. Come and see where they take you.** **Step into the Dream Art Corner and let the dreaming begin.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE ARTIST**  ### PAUL BUCKINGHAM Artist Paul Buckingham has been journaling and painting his dreams and visions for the past five years. His curiosity about exploring dreams grows day by day; engaging with them by recreating his experiences through a love of painting has opened up a world of wonder and mystery and a renewed way of approaching life. [@paulnuckingham85art](https://www.instagram.com/paulbuckingham85art/) | |||
| THE MAGIC OF OUR WORLD - CREATIVE QUESTS | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM UTC | On A Whim, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyupmj22 | Curator |  # The Magic of Our World — Creative Quests ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Wednesday 28th October** **7:00pm – 9:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliffe Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** What if magic was a way of seeing the world? Join Sam Furness, founder of Creative Quests, for an intimate evening of storytelling, creativity and curious exploration inspired by The Quester’s Guide: Magic Issue. Our debut book. From ancestry and nature, to intention, art and the everyday - we’ll explore the many forms magic can take, and how changing the way we look at the world can change what we see. Expect writing prompts, guided creative activities and illuminating conversations - with plenty of space to follow your own curiosity. This evening is for anyone who wants to explore their creativity, reconnect with a sense of wonder, and leave seeing the world a little differently. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT CREATIVE QUESTS  Creative Quests is a global community exploring what it means to live a curiosity-fuelled creative life. In 2025, Creative Quests released The Quester’s Guide: Magic and the Pathways of Magic prompt deck - created with a global collective of creatives, thinkers and magic-makers.  # MEET YOUR GUIDE  **Sam Furness** is a cultural producer, experience designer and Quester who creates playful, immersive experiences designed to unlock creativity, curiosity and connection. Through **Creative Quests** , Sam invites people to step beyond the everyday through adventurous, collaborative and imaginative encounters. Blending culture, storytelling, exploration and participation, their work encourages people to see familiar places and ideas differently, embrace curiosity and discover new possibilities. Sam’s practice is rooted in the belief that creativity flourishes when we explore together, take playful risks and approach the world with an open mind. [@creative.quests](https://www.instagram.com/creative.quests/reels/)   | |||
| DEAD GOOD FILMS - Magic, Folklore & Liminal Thresholds | Wed, Oct 28, 5:30 PM UTC | Margate Arts Club, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyvxfw22 | Curator |  # DEAD GOOD FILMS ### Magic, Folklore & Liminal Thresholds #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Wednesday 28th October** **Doors: 5:30pm – 10:00pm** **Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2PT ** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ** ** As the nights draw in and the veil begins to thin, we’ve carefully selected a collection of **Dead Good Films** to accompany the Samhain season. These films take us into the liminal places where the ordinary world gives way to something stranger: where **magic, folklore, myth and mystery** still linger. From **sacred sites and ancient stone circles** to forgotten landscapes, ancestral echoes and the **mythic shapeshifting creatures of folklore** , these films explore the thresholds between worlds, between human and other-than-human, life and death, waking and dreaming. F **olk magic, ancient traditions, strange encounters and otherworldly landscapes.** These are films that capture the spirit of Samhain and its invitation to look beyond the veil. #### **FEATURING Q&A's with the directors! ** **18:00 Listen to the Past's Long Pulse and The Land Remains + Director's Q&A** **19:00 Selkie + Director's Q&A** **20:00 The Magic in The Mundane+ Director's Q&A ** A cinematic journey into the wild, weird and wonderful! **Come gather in the dark.. The old stories are still alive!** [Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ## THE FILMS  ### **LISTEN TO THE PAST'S LONG PULSE** **A film by Boris Thompson-Roylance** Filmed at the ancient standing stones of Avebury and Stanton Drew, this cross-cultural exchange brings Japanese and British folklore into dialogue through landscape, ritual, memory, stillness and movement.  ### **THE LAND REMAINS** **A film by Boris Thompson-Roylance** The Land Remains places Britain’s renewed interest in folklore and ritual in dialogue with the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge, exploring how land, migration, and belonging shape national identity today. ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **Boris Thompson-Roylance** **Boris ** is a director and filmmaker known for concept-driven music films, concert visuals, commercials and thought-provoking documentaries exploring folklore, identity and ecology. His work spans major campaigns for Vinted and Red Bull, alongside music films and visuals for artists including Imogen Heap, Nick Mulvey and Franc Moody. His documentary _The Land Remains_ explores Britain’s renewed relationship with folklore, land and ritual against a backdrop of contemporary social issues. Boris has also worked as an executive producer on projects including _Swede Caroline_ and _Matar_. #  <oembed url="https://vimeo.com/698209932?fl=pl&fe=vl"></oembed> ### **SELKIE** A film by Adam Carr, starring Ephyra Ana In Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies – meaning ‘seal-folk’ – are beings capable of therianthropy: changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. Emerging when the time and tides are correct, seducing or being held captive by human lovers, they are similar to their cousins the ‘kelpies’ and ‘finfolk’. Our composite shape-shifting water siren emerges from her underwater world to ours, casting her spell of seductive and violent dance. Is it love and desire, or appetite and malice? Soon a fleeting wisp, she returns to the aquatic depths, leaving only our quickened pulse and vacant stare. **AWARD NOMINATIONS:** ★★★★★ BEST SHORT FILM: Buenos Aires International Film Festival ★★★★★ BEST SHORT FILM: Hermetic International Film Festival ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **ADAM CARR** **Adam** is a UK filmmaker and director with over 15 years’ experience creating short films, music promos, fashion films and art-driven moving image. His work explores mythology, folklore, identity and the strange spaces between the everyday and the otherworldly. He co-founded the cult Shoreditch video shop and production company **TODAY IS BORING** with his partner, Tree Carr. His films include the award-winning _Into the Blue_, _This Is Not a Fashion Film_, _My Name Is Swan_, pagan folk-horror _The Forest Whispers_, and _Selkie_, inspired by Celtic and Norse mythology. <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDP8gLEJY2s"></oembed> ### **THE MAGIC IN THE MUNDANE** A film by Leigh Brooks, starring Dennis McKenna, Dr. David Luke and more What if the extraordinary has been hiding in plain sight all along? "Magic in the Mundane" is a cinematic journey into the overlooked miracles of everyday existence. Filmed across breathtaking landscapes and intimate spaces, this feature length documentary gathers philosophers, writers, psychedelic guides, death doulas, trauma workers, ritual keepers, pilgrims, pantheists, pagans, monotheists and thinkers to explore where wonder lives when we're not looking for it. The film ventures into the nature of consciousness itself, asking whether artificial minds might one day perceive the sacred and how psychedelics can dissolve the veil between the self and what lies beyond it. It sits with death not as an ending but as a threshold, examines how trauma fractures and forges spiritual sight, and follows ancient and modern pilgrims alike as they walk toward meaning. Through ceremony and ritual, it seeks what broken spiritual memory has forgotten, while pantheism and paganism offer frameworks where divinity breathes through every stone and stream. Through stunning on-location cinematography and an evocative original score, these voices converge without consensus. Nothing is definitive. Each topic remains an open door, an invitation to wonder. The documentary refuses easy answers, trusting the audience to step through ... or not. Who are we when no one is watching? The magic was never elsewhere. It was always here, waiting for us to notice. **AUDIENCE REVIEWS:** ★★★★★ “Magic in the Mundane inspires reconnection” ★★★★★ “A beautiful film offering different perspectives into the magic that is this human journey” ★★★★★ “Challenges preconceptions and nurtures a deeper respect for the diversity of human experience” ★★★★★ “Not only does the magic exist, but it’s much easier to find than we think it is.” ★★★★★ “Moving, insightful human experience” ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **LEIGH BROOKS** Leigh Brooks is an award-winning British film director, editor and content producer based in Margate, Kent. He is co-founder and director of Firebelly Films, where he works across film and video production. His directing credits include music documentaries and films exploring the stories behind artists and their work. ### Selected filmography Magic in the Mundane (2026) — Director, producer, writer and editor Hate to Love: Nickelback (2023) — Director The Sound of Scars (2022) — Director Terrorvision: Wired Up and Scary (2017) — Director Model Song (2014) — Music video director | |||
| DEATH & DREAMING | Sun, Oct 25, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakyxrvd22 | Curator |  # Death & Dreaming: Liminal Thresholds ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 25th October** ** 19:00 – 20:30** **Online Lecture · £15** What if dreaming and dying are not entirely separate experiences, but two encounters with the **liminal. ** Both hold the qualities of those mysterious threshold states where the familiar world falls away and something unknown begins to emerge This online lecture, **Tree Carr** explores the deep and ancient relationship between **dreaming, death and the journey of the soul**. Drawing on sacred and esoteric traditions including the Egyptian _Book of the Dead_, the Tibetan _Bardo Thodol_, and Greco-Roman underworld mythologies, Tree will highlight the archetypal journey of the **psychopomp, ** the guide who accompanies souls through the realms between life and death. Discover how dreams have long been understood as portals to other realms, and how dreamwork can offer ways of preparing for death, navigating grief and encountering visionary states of consciousness. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   * * * ## ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  TREE CARR **Tree** is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology therapist, Death Doula and High Priestess Witch whose work explores dreams, death, altered states of consciousness, creativity, ritual and psychedelic integration. For over three decades, she has worked at the intersection of **mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts** , helping people explore the liminal spaces of dreaming, transformation and meaning-making. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming, quantum dreaming and consciousness studies at the **College of Psychic Studies in London** , and has lectured and facilitated workshops at institutions and events including Tate Modern, the Freud Museum, Breaking Convention UK, the Barbican, New York University, the Royal College of Art and Mind Body Spirit Festival UK. She has undertaken postgraduate study in **Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology** with Alef Trust, further study at MetaIntegral Academy in California, and holds a Crossfields Institute Diploma in _The Living Well Dying Well Person-Centred Approach to Death & Dying_. She has also studied ecology, spirituality and the paranormal at the Sophia Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and mediumship and creativity at Arthur Findlay College. Tree is the author of eleven books spanning dreams, magic, death, culture and consciousness, including _Dreams_, _Conscious Dreamer_, _Dreamwork_, _The Witch’s Cat Tarot_, _Accused! The Witch Trials of Britain_, _Technomancy_, _Into the Pines_ and the forthcoming _Re-Enchanting Death_. As a **Death Doula** , Tree offers spiritual, emotional, existential and practical support around death and dying. As a **Transpersonal Dreaming Guide** , she works with dreams, symbolism, lucid dreaming, recurring dreams and ritual. Her wider practice encompasses psychedelic integration, consciousness studies, witchcraft and creative exploration. Her work has been featured across publications including _The Guardian_, _The New York Times_, _The Sunday Times_, _Stylist_, _VICE_, _Grazia_, _ES Magazine_ and _Sky History_. ### | |||
| SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL | Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 AM UTC | Broadstairs Railway Station, Broadstairs, UK | 3mxkakyz7p622 | Curator |  # SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 24th October** **11am–3pm** **Meet at Broadstairs Rail Station** **Finish at FLINTS, Margate** **£30 General Admission | £15 Low Income** Join **Girl Hike CIC** and **Esoteric Isle** for a gentle coastal walk from **Broadstairs to Margate** , where we’ll explore the darker, stranger and more magical history of Thanet. As we make our way along the coast, we’ll drop into the gothic and explore stories of those who came before us and their relationship with our esoteric coastline. From **Mary Shelley and the gothic imagination** to Thanet’s island past, forgotten histories, strange characters and the places where folklore, landscape and the supernatural meet. This isn't just a walk more as it’s an invitation to look at Thanet differently. We’ll uncover some of the hidden stories embedded in the coastline, share tales of the people and places that have shaped its strange atmosphere, and consider why this little corner of England has attracted artists, outsiders, seekers and the spiritually curious for centuries. And when we reach Margate, we’ll **close the circle at FLINTS with a closing ceremony** , bringing our journey to an appropriately magical end. **Note: ** While we love your dog, in order to maintain everyone’s safety and comfort on the trail, our hikes are dog-free. If your dog is a registered Emotional Support Animal with an accompanying letter from a mental health professional, please email us at info@girlhike.world and we can chat further. ### What to expect The walk runs from **11am to 3pm** , so please expect to spend several hours outdoors. We walk **rain or shine** — the only time we cancel a hike is if the **Met Office issues a weather warning**. The weather can be variable at this time of year, so we recommend bringing: - **Layers** , ideally packed in a backpack so you can add or remove them as needed - **Waterproofs** , if you have them - **Shoes or hiking boots with a good tread** - **Water** - **A small snack** to keep you going along the way - **Please no dogs** There’ll be a **tea stop at FLINTS at the end of the hike** , so you won’t need to carry a thermos unless you’d like to. Whether you’ve lived in Thanet for years or you’re visiting for the weekend, come and discover some of the esoteric history that makes this isle such a fascinating, mysterious and downright magical place. ### TWO GUIDES. ONE VERY GOTHIC COASTLINE. ### MEET YOUR GUIDES  ## **Anna Wilatt — Esoteric Isle** Anna is a writer, tour leader, grave tender and novelty merchandise creator with a specialist interest in England’s tarot history. With more than a decade of experience in travel writing, she has built a career around uncovering hidden stories, strange places and overlooked corners of the landscape — and sharing them with whoever will listen. Through **Esoteric Isle** , Anna creates tours and events exploring the occult, folklore, history and weirdness hiding in plain sight. @Esotericisle  ## **Alaina Crystal — Girl Hike CIC** Alaina Crystal is the founder of **Girl Hike CIC** , a feminist hiking collective on a mission to make hiking more joyful for women+. Girl Hike CIC combines the outdoors with community, curiosity and expert-led experiences, creating welcoming spaces for people who want to explore, move and connect. Alaina is also the creator of **The Coven in the Corner Office** , a podcast and community exploring spirituality, intuition, witchcraft, creativity and modern working life. Together, **Girl Hike CIC and Esoteric Isle** bring two women-led ventures rooted in curiosity, storytelling, the outdoors and a healthy fascination with the strange. Come for the walk. Stay for the stories! **Leave with a little more magic in your relationship with the coast.** 🌊 **SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL** 🕯️ **Part of Samhain Society’s Dead Good Festival** 🥾 **Broadstairs → Margate** 🔮 **History · Gothic · Folklore · Esotericism · Ritual** **The circle is waiting.** [**@wearegirlhike**](https://www.instagram.com/wearegirlhike/) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.    | |||
| MASK MAKING - Craft Your Samhain Spirit | Fri, Oct 23, 3:00 PM UTC | Lowlife, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakz2prs22 | Curator |  # MASK MAKING ### Craft Your Samhain Spirit #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 23 October** **4:00pm - 9:00pm** **Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2QY** **All ages welcome** **Drop in, around 4 hours** **£5** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **Come and make something strange, wild and wonderful for Samhain.** Join us at **Lowlife** for a fun, hands-on evening of mask making, banner making, folklore and autumnal creativity as we prepare for the **Samhain Procession through Margate on Saturday 31st October at 8pm**. Samhain is a time of thresholds, transformation and things getting a little bit weird! So… we're inviting families, friends, witches, makers, curious creatures and anyone who fancies getting crafty to come and create their own **Samhain mask or procession banner**. Expect an evening of **making, experimenting and getting gloriously messy** as we transform simple materials into masks, symbols and decorations worthy of a Halloween procession. All craft materials are included in your ticket, but you're very welcome to bring along your own **twigs, leaves, feathers, dried flowers, bark or other autumnal treasures** to incorporate into your creations. No previous crafting experience is needed. Come with an idea, come with your children, come with your friends or simply turn up and see what emerges. And then, a week later, bring your creations back to Margate and **take part in the Samhain Procession on Saturday 31st October at 8pm.** This is a family-friendly gathering of folklore, craft, community and Samhain magic. **All ages welcome. Children must be supervised by a responsible guardian throughout. ** [**You can read our Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement here. **](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**    | |||
| DEATH & THE PSYCHOPOMP | Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakz4gec22 | Curator |  # Death & The Psychopomp: Myth & Archetypes ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 18th October** **19:00 – 20:30 (BST) ** **Online Lecture · £15** Across cultures and throughout human history, stories have emerged of mysterious figures who accompany souls through the passage between life and death. Known as **psychopomps** , these “guides of souls” occupy the threshold between worlds. They appear in many forms, as gods, deities goddesses, ancestors, animals, spirits and mythic beings offering companionship, protection and guidance through the unknown. In **Death & The Psychopomp : Myth & Archetypes** , Tree Carr takes us on a journey into the mythic, cultural and spiritual world of these extraordinary Threshold Walkers. From **Hermes and Charon** to ancestral traditions and otherworldly guides, how different cultures have imagined the journey between life and death and what these ancient stories might still have to tell us today. Rather than approaching death solely as an ending, this lecture invites us to consider the **threshold** : the space of transition, transformation and uncertainty. This is a journey through **myth, archetype, psychology and spiritual imagination** , inviting us to consider what the figure of the psychopomp represents within our own lives. ### ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  **TREE CARR** Tree is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology practitioner and Death Doula whose work explores dreams, death, altered states of consciousness, creativity and psychedelic integration. For more than three decades, Tree has worked at the intersection of mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts, helping people navigate the liminal spaces of dreaming, transformation and meaning-making. She is a graduate of Alef Trust’s programme in **Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology** , and has undertaken further study at MetaIntegral Academy in California. She holds a Crossfields Institute Diploma in _The Living Well Dying Well Person-Centred Approach to Death & Dying_ and has studied ecology, spirituality, the paranormal, mediumship and creativity. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming, quantum dreaming and consciousness studies at the **College of Psychic Studies** in London. She has lectured and facilitated workshops for organisations and institutions including Tate Modern, the Freud Museum, the Barbican, Breaking Convention, the Psychedelic Society UK, the Royal College of Art and New York University. She is the author of eleven publications spanning dreams, magic, death, culture, creativity and consciousness, including _Dreamwork_, _A Spell A Day_, _The Witch’s Cat Tarot_, _Accused! The Witch Trials of Britain_, _Technomancy_, _Into the Pines_ and _Re-Enchanting Death_. As a **Death Doula** , Tree provides spiritual, emotional, existential and practical support around death and dying. As a **Transpersonal Dreaming Guide** , she works with dreams, symbolism, lucid dreaming and ritual. She also works as a **High Priestess Witch** , facilitating circles, ceremonies and ritual practices. Her work has taken her across the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA, and her writing and commentary have appeared in publications including _The Guardian_, _The New York Times_, _The Sunday Times_, _Stylist_, _VICE_, _Grazia_, _ES Magazine_ and Sky History. ### Step across the threshold. Come curious. Come open-minded. Come ready to explore the ancient stories of those who have always stood at the boundary between worlds. **The session will be recorded, so if you can't attend live, you'll be able to catch up afterwards.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   | |||
| Spring Foundation Course 2027 | Sat, Apr 24, 9:00 AM UTC | Ashley Vale Action Group - Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, Bristol, UK | 3mxkakzguly22 | Curator | Our Foundation Course offers you a wonderful opportunity to learn the healing art of Shiatsu. It is a great introduction to Shiatsu, giving you the skills to give a rewarding Shiatsu to friends and family. The Foundation Course is a complete elementary course in its own right and can also be taken as the first stage of the One Year Course and the Three Year Shiatsu Practitioner Training. This course runs over 3 weekends: April 24/25; May 15/16; June 5/6 2027 **Venue:** The Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9YP **Times** : Sat/Sun 10.00 - 5.00 **Fee** : £444, payable in full or in two instalments. Click the booking link opposite to pay in full or two instalments option available at the bottom. | |||
| Fungi Field Trip FROME: An Autumn Walk Exploring Fungi, Mycelium & Woodland Ecology | Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 PM UTC | A woodland close to Frome (exact location tbc) | 3mxkakzkyy522 | Curator | It’s peak fungi season, so we’re heading out on a Fungi Field Trip to see what the woods are fruiting. We’ll begin with a warming **medicinal mushroom tea** , introductions, and a chance to meet the group before heading out into the woodland. As we wander, we’ll learn how to read the clues fungi give us: shape, colour, texture, scent, habitat, and the trees and plants growing nearby. The walk is suitable for complete beginners, but there’ll be plenty for anyone looking to sharpen their ID skills and deepen their understanding. We’ll also zoom out from individual mushrooms to the bigger fungal picture, exploring the **mycelial networks beneath our feet** , the relationships fungi form with plants and trees, and their essential role in decomposition, regeneration, and woodland ecology. Along the way, we’ll touch on some traditional culinary and medicinal uses too. This is primarily a **no-pick walk** , with the focus on observation, identification, and curiosity rather than filling baskets. We’ll also explore responsible foraging and what it might mean to have a more respectful, reciprocal relationship with the fungal world. Expect mushrooms, mycelium, ecology, good conversation, and an afternoon of looking at the forest a little differently. No previous knowledge needed. Just curiosity and suitable footwear. |  |  |  |  | **Please note:** this is an observational walk, not a foraging event. We won’t be collecting or consuming psychedelic mushrooms. Under 18s are very welcome when accompanied by an adult, but everyone attending will need their own ticket. The event will take place in **woodland near Frome**. Exact meeting details and what to bring will be shared in the week before the event. **You’ll need your own transport** , so if you need a lift, bring a mate with a car and make a day of it. # YOUR FACILITATOR ## **Alice Pefanis**  Alice Sophia Pefanis is a mycologist researching the application of low tech, nature based solutions for freshwater remediation. She began foraging fungi in Eastern Europe as a child and later honed her identification skills in Canada and the United Kingdom, going on to specialise in edible, medicinal and mycoremediation species across the Northern Hemisphere. With a background in mycology, ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture, her work centres on the application of fungal systems, particularly mycofiltration, to reduce nutrient and microbial pollution in freshwater environments. She has led field based research trials investigating the performance of hyperlocal wood decaying fungi, including Trametes versicolor, in dynamic freshwater systems, alongside multiple trials using Pleurotus pulmonarius to remediate dairy wastewater and sewage overflow pollution. Alongside her research, she lectures on ecology and agriculture courses, leads fungal forays in the UK and delivers workshops that translate scientific knowledge into applied and accessible practices, supporting communities to engage with fungi as collaborators in ecosystem repair. ## **Carly Birch**  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # | |||
| Fungi After Dark FROME: Biofluorescent Fungi & a Spooky UV Woodland Walk on the Eve of Halloween | Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM UTC | A woodland close to Frome (exact location tbc) | 3mxkakzmxce22 | Curator | On the night before Halloween, join us in a woodland near Frome for an after-dark wander into the stranger side of the forest. We’ll start with introductions, a warming **medicinal mushroom tea** , and some time to get to know the group before heading out with UV torches in search of **biofluorescent fungi** and other hidden woodland wonders. Once the ultraviolet lights come on, the familiar starts to shift. Fungi, lichens and other natural materials reveal colours and patterns our eyes would normally miss, turning the woodland into a vivid, otherworldly landscape hiding just beyond ordinary perception. We’ll move slowly, following whatever glows, fluoresces or catches our curiosity, while learning about the fungi and ecology around us. The evening ends with an explanation of **how biofluorescence actually works** , and why changing the way we look can reveal an entirely different version of the world around us. No specialist knowledge needed, just curiosity, warm clothes and a willingness to spend an autumn evening poking around in the dark. |  |  |  | **Please note:** this is an observational walk, not a foraging event. We won’t be collecting or consuming psychedelic mushrooms. Under 18s are very welcome when accompanied by an adult, but everyone attending will need their own ticket. The event will take place in **woodland near Frome**. Exact meeting details and what to bring will be shared in the week before the event. **You’ll need your own transport** , so if you need a lift, bring a mate with a car and make a night of it. # YOUR FACILITATOR ## **Alice Pefanis**  Alice Sophia Pefanis is a mycologist researching the application of low tech, nature based solutions for freshwater remediation. She began foraging fungi in Eastern Europe as a child and later honed her identification skills in Canada and the United Kingdom, going on to specialise in edible, medicinal and mycoremediation species across the Northern Hemisphere. With a background in mycology, ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture, her work centres on the application of fungal systems, particularly mycofiltration, to reduce nutrient and microbial pollution in freshwater environments. She has led field based research trials investigating the performance of hyperlocal wood decaying fungi, including Trametes versicolor, in dynamic freshwater systems, alongside multiple trials using Pleurotus pulmonarius to remediate dairy wastewater and sewage overflow pollution. Alongside her research, she lectures on ecology and agriculture courses, leads fungal forays in the UK and delivers workshops that translate scientific knowledge into applied and accessible practices, supporting communities to engage with fungi as collaborators in ecosystem repair. ## **Carly Birch**  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # | |||
| Songs and dances of peace in Bristol | Sun, Nov 1, 1:30 PM UTC | The Beehive Centre, 19A Stretford Road, Whitehall, Bristol BS5 7AW, UK | 3mxkakzpj5o22 | Curator | A gentle session of participatory sacred dance and singing for love and justice, Suitable for all - no prior experience needed _What would it be like for our voices and our steps to be a sacred act of care? Amid all that is happening in the world and in our lives, the bits we celebrate and the bits we grieve, here is a space where simply moving becomes a form of prayer, a sacred offering of breath, body, and intention that may touch hearts and lives in ways we may not even be aware of. This event is suitable for all - come as you are with what is in your heart for a participatory session in which we are invited to explore how simple singing and movement may be a radical act of love. This session may lead to future sessions running more regularly in Bristol - come and support the seeding of something new! All are welcome. We will be accompanied by soulful live music and lovingly co-held by a team. The session may include an opportunity for some sharing._ **Getting there and access** The venue is wheelchair accessible. There is free onstreet parking. Buses 6 and 7 pass by the venue from central Bristol and St Paul's. Buses 45, 18, 41, 43 and 44 go to the main entrance of St George's Park which is an 8-10 walk away through the park. **Welcoming marginalised identities** We are seeking to hold the space in a disability-friendly way. We also wish the space to be a space where you will be welcomed as a member of a marginalised identity - migrant-friendly, neurodivergent-friendly, BIPOC-friendly, queer-friendly, and trans-friendly in a time and a place where those things are sadly not a given. Let us know if anything from us would support you coming. **Timings** Arrive from 1.30pm and have a hot drink and/ or bring a snack before we gather. We'll gather at around 2pm and finish before 4pm, with a short break in the middle. **About the sliding scale** We're asking for sliding scale contributions wanting to cover our costs as well as wanting the session to be affordable. If the lowest amount on the sliding scale is not affordable we will not turn you away - please get in touch with us if this is the case and let us know what would be affordable. If you can afford towards the middle or the upper end of the sliding scale please consider paying at this end - that will support us to offer lower rates for others and also know our costs will be covered. If you don't want to have to ponder this, there is a 'standard' £20 option available on the booking page. We anticipate the very basic costs (hall hire, refreshments and travel costs) will be around £80. Once our costs are covered, any additional income would be divided between grassroots community cause(s) and the people holding the space on a needs and requests basis. Preparing and holding the event can take many hours and lots of energy. While this is offered as a community event not as a money spinner, income can also be really supportive in sustaining and resourcing ourselves as we lovingly offer this. | |||
| PsySoc Social NEWQUAY: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling | Wed, Nov 18, 6:30 PM UTC | CSpace, 5-7 The Crescent, Newquay TR7 1DT, UK | 3mxkakzqybe22 | Curator | # PsySoc Social NEWQUAY An evening of real talk, new friends & wild tales **Tired of small talk? So are we.** Come drop the mask and dive into something a little more real. Join us for a night of **Psychedelic Speed-Friending** , where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most. Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into **Psychedelic Storytelling,** our beloved open mic session where _you_ get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night. **A Beautiful Psychedelic Community: ** Get access to our wonderful community coalescing around all things fungi. Many people at our socials have become life-long friends. Most of our members come alone, this is a safe and welcoming space for everyone, no matter your age, sexuality, background, gender, ethnicity or nationality. Fungi know no boundaries, which is the ethos we bring to our socials.  # **VENUE** CSpace, 5-7 The Crescent, Newquay TR7 1DT, UK # **OUR TEAM** ### Rosie Leeson  As a transformational coach, Rosie specialises in shadow work, dreamwork, tarot, magick, intuitive sound healing, and psychedelic integration. Holding an MSc in Transpersonal Psychology, Spirituality and Consciousness, her practice weaves together science and mysticism, guiding individuals toward wholeness by integrating unconscious aspects of the psyche and supporting them to confidently share their unique gifts with the world. Grounded in intuitive wisdom and psychological depth, her work facilitates transformative journeys of self-discovery and authentic expression. She believes in the power of rewilding ourselves to live in deeper connection to the natural rhythms of the Earth. # Find Your Community with The Psychedelic Society .png) | |||
| Psychedelics & Relationships 4-Week Course with Sarah Tilley | Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakzvvhl22 | Curator | # Psychedelics & Relationships - A Four-Week Course with Sarah Tilley ### Exploring love, attachment, intimacy, sexuality, and what happens when psychedelic experiences enter relationships Join individual sessions or access the full four-part course. All sessions are recorded and available to participants. * * * ## About Psychedelic research has largely focused on the individual: the individual brain, the individual experience, and the individual therapeutic outcome. But human beings live in relationships. We fall in love, attach, have sex, raise families, fight, repair, care for one another, grow apart and sometimes find our way back. Our closest relationships can become both a source of profound wellbeing and the place where some of our oldest patterns are repeatedly activated. In this four-part series, couples therapist and psychedelic practitioner Sarah Tilley will guide us from the origins of our relationship patterns, through sex and intimacy, into the psychedelic relational experience itself and finally ask what it takes for an extraordinary experience to become sustained change in ordinary life. Drawing on more than two decades of therapeutic practice, her work with couples using legal psilocybin in the Netherlands, and research collaboration with Imperial College London, Sarah brings together attachment, sexuality, trauma, embodiment, relationship therapy, altered states and emerging relational science. Rather than presenting psychedelics as a quick fix for struggling relationships, the series explores a more complex proposition: Psychedelics may create an opening. Relationships are where change has to learn how to live. **Central questions we will cover:** - How much of the person we become inside a relationship belongs to the relationship we are in — and how much was learned long before it began? - When desire disappears, is sex the problem - or is the body communicating something about the wider relationship? - If psychedelics can temporarily change our experience of the self, what happens to the space between two selves? - How does an extraordinary experience become an ordinary way of living together? _Led by Sarah Tilley, each session is delivered live online via Zoom and runs for 90 minutes._ * * * ## Highlights - Four-part exploration of psychedelics, love and relationships - Attachment, developmental patterns and adult intimacy - Sexuality, desire, embodiment and changing relationships - What happens when psychedelics enter the relational field - Shared vs. separate psychedelic experiences within couples - The role of vulnerability, emotional regulation and co-regulation - Integration and translating psychedelic insights into everyday relationships - Emerging research alongside clinical and real-world observations - Live audience discussion and Q&A - Recordings available for all registered participants - Attend individual sessions or join the full series * * * ## **Who is This Course For?** This series is designed for anyone interested in the intersection of psychedelics and human relationships. It may be particularly relevant to: - People interested in psychedelic experiences and integration - Couples and individuals interested in relationship psychology - Therapists, counsellors and helping professionals - Practitioners working with psychedelics or altered states - Those interested in sexuality, intimacy and embodiment - People interested in attachment, trauma and emotional regulation - Researchers and students exploring psychedelic science - Anyone curious about how profound individual experiences interact with the relationships in which we live **No clinical or scientific background is required.** This series is educational and exploratory and is not a substitute for medical advice, psychotherapy or individual assessment. * * * ## Curriculum: #### Session 1: **Why Love Is So Difficult: Attachment, selfhood and the unconscious relationship** Wednesday 11 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _Why can the person we love most become the person who activates us most deeply?_ We don't enter relationships as blank slates. Long before our first adult relationship, we begin learning what closeness feels like, whether our needs will be met, how much of ourselves it is safe to express, and what we need to do to maintain connection. These early adaptations can reappear decades later inside intimate relationships. This opening session explores the psychological architecture beneath adult relationships - attachment, developmental experience, emotional regulation, autonomy and differentiation - and asks what psychedelics may reveal about patterns that ordinarily remain difficult to see. Sarah will also explore an important observation emerging from her work with couples: sometimes greater intimacy begins not by becoming closer to our partner, but by becoming **more connected to ourselves**. We will explore: - How early attachment experiences can shape adult intimacy - Why partners can activate old emotional survival strategies - Pursuit, withdrawal, accommodation and other repeating relationship patterns - Losing ourselves inside relationships - Differentiation: remaining ourselves while remaining connected - Emotional regulation and co-regulation - The difference between reacting to our partner and reacting from our history - How altered states may bring previously defended or disconnected parts of ourselves into awareness - Why insight is only the beginning of relational change Central question: _How much of the person we become inside a relationship belongs to the relationship we are in and how much was learned long before it began?_ * * * #### Session 2: Where Did the Sex Go? Desire, intimacy and the changing body Wednesday 18 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _How can two people love one another and stop wanting one another?_ Sexual disconnection is one of the most common and painful experiences in long-term relationships, yet desire rarely exists independently of the rest of our lives. Stress, resentment, caregiving, parenting, hormones, ageing, illness, work, identity, emotional safety and our relationship with our own bodies can all enter the bedroom with us. Rather than treating libido as an isolated problem, Sarah explores sexuality as part of a much larger relational ecosystem - and considers what altered states may contribute to our understanding of embodiment, vulnerability and erotic connection. We will explore: - Why desire changes across long-term relationships - Love, attachment, intimacy and eroticism - Familiarity, autonomy and the erotic self - Stress, resentment and the loss of sexual connection - Menopause, hormones, ageing and changing identity - Caregiving, work and life transitions - Emotional repair and sexual reconnection - Embodiment, touch and vulnerability - What altered states may reveal about sexuality and the body Central question: _When desire disappears, is sex the problem - or is the body communicating something about the wider relationship?_ * * * #### Session 3: **Two People, One Trip** Wednesday 25 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _What happens when psychedelics enter the relational field?_ Most psychedelic research begins with an individual. But a couple is not simply two individuals sitting next to each other. There is me, you — and us. Each partner brings an attachment history, nervous system, sexuality, defences and expectations. Together, they create a relational system that can have patterns of its own. So what happens when psychedelics enter that system? Drawing on Sarah's work with couples and emerging psychedelic research, this session explores what can happen when altered states change the way people experience themselves and one another — including shared and separate psychedelic experiences. We will explore: - Moving from the individual mind to the relational field - The couple as a dynamic system - Me, you and us - Separate versus shared psychedelic experiences - Vulnerability, emotional disclosure and relational safety - Experiences of closeness, connection and merging - Self–other boundaries and differentiation - When one partner changes more quickly than the other - Projection, power, consent and relational ethics - Co-regulation and the relationship as a place of safety - How relational change may ripple into families and children - Why an intense psychedelic experience is not necessarily the same as intimacy Central question: _If psychedelics can temporarily change our experience of the self, what happens to the space between two selves?_ * * * #### Session 4: Can Psychedelics Change a Relationship? Wednesday 2 December 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST The trip is only the beginning A psychedelic experience may last hours. A relationship unfolds over years. _The final session asks perhaps the most important question of the series: what does it take for a psychedelic insight to become sustained relational change?_ Sarah draws together lessons from clinical practice, psychedelic couples work and emerging research to explore what happens after the breakthrough — when people return to children, work, ageing parents, financial pressures, old arguments and familiar patterns. The session will distinguish between established evidence, emerging research and clinical observation, while exploring how relational change might be supported and measured over time. We will explore: - The difference between a psychedelic breakthrough and sustained change - Why old relationship dynamics can return - Integration as a relational process - Individual development within couple development - Purpose, agency and creativity as relational variables - Emotional and sexual reconnection - Rupture, repair and practising new behaviours - What emerging research suggests about psychedelics and relationships - How relationship wellbeing might be measured over time - Couples, children and the wider family system as future areas of research - Where psychedelic relational science might go next Central question: _How does an extraordinary experience become an ordinary way of living together?_ * * * ## What You'll Gain Across the four sessions, participants will develop a richer understanding of intimate relationships through a psychedelic and relational lens. You will explore how developmental history influences adult partnership; why sex and desire change over time; how psychedelic experiences can affect connection, selfhood and relational dynamics; and why integration may need to take place not only within the individual but between people. The series also offers an introduction to the emerging field of psychedelic couples research, distinguishing between established knowledge, early findings, clinical observation and questions that remain unanswered. Above all, it offers a different way of thinking about psychedelic transformation: _Not only "What happened to me?" but "What happens between us now?"_ * * * ## The Series Journey The four sessions form a progressive exploration of relationships across four dimensions: ### PAST → BODY → ALTERED STATE → TIME Session 1 - Past Where did our ways of loving come from? Session 2 - Body What happens to sex, desire and intimacy as two lives unfold together? Session 3 - Altered State What happens to _me, you and us_ when psychedelics enter the relational field? Session 4 - Time What allows an experience to become sustained relational change? Together, the sessions explore an emerging question within psychedelic practice: _What if the unit of transformation isn't always the individual?_ * * * ## **Format** Four live 90-minute online sessions Each session combines teaching, clinical and real-world observations, emerging research and time for audience questions and discussion. The sessions are educational rather than practitioner training. Sarah may discuss anonymised and composite clinical material where appropriate, with identifying details removed or changed to protect confidentiality. The course does not advocate psychedelic use and will distinguish throughout between clinical observation, established evidence, emerging research and areas where evidence remains limited. * * * ## Sarah Tilley  Sarah Tilley is a couples therapist, psychedelic practitioner and founder of [Beautiful Space](https://beautifulspace.org/), where she specialises in relationship wellbeing and psychedelic-assisted relational therapy. Her work brings together more than two decades of experience working with relationships, intimacy, sexuality and personal development with contemporary psychedelic practice. Through Beautiful Space, Sarah has developed a structured approach to working with couples incorporating psychological preparation, legal psilocybin experiences in the Netherlands and longer-term therapeutic integration. She has also collaborated with researchers at Imperial College London on observational research exploring psilocybin-assisted relational therapy with couples. * * * ## Your Organiser  Ryan Khan is the Online Events Coordinator for The Psychedelic Society and a life-long psychedelic enthusiast. He is completing his MSc in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine & Culture at The University of Exeter where he specialised in the extra-pharmacological factors affecting psychedelic assisted therapy. Ryan also sits at the intersection of psychedelic research, education and therapy. He works as a Research Associate at Pneuma Science and Content Lead at PsyStandard. | |||
| Samhain Sing - Vocal Improv Soirée | Fri, Oct 30, 5:45 PM UTC | Gasworks Studio, Narroways Rd, Bristol, UK | 3mxkakzxobe22 | Curator | We're back, and very excited to welcome you to our Samhain Vocal Improv Soiree, those returning and those of you coming for the first time :) After a string of very special events in the first half of the year it feels like there's a gently growing Vocal Improv community in Bristol, and having these seasonal events invites a time to reconnect with each other through the shifting cycles of life, re-rooting after the summer's adventures as the nights draw in, and sharing what's alive in these times of transition. Something magic has been created in these spaces, with the freedom and playfulness to explore vocal improvisation held by such supportive collaborators and audience alike. We welcome you to come and find out what music wants to emerge in the moment… bring your tenderness, your shyness, your sparkles, your bigness, your silliness and sensitivity… your voice…there's space for it all! We'll start with a facilitated warm-up and big group sing together, then bring 'n share meal, followed by our Vocal Improv Cabaret where you can join in small group improvised singing, and space to try out new ideas if you want to invent a new form! You can choose if you want to pop your name in the hat for the cabaret or just relax into what's on offer. It's completely fine to come and just listen to the music being created as a supportive audience. ### **Please bring: ** - **Some food to share:** any salads, sides, toppings or snacks would be great… we will cook a bunch of yummy potatoes! - **Blankets to help make the space feel cosy** - **Your own water bottle** We will provide a selection of teas. ### **Timings:** **5:45pm** - Arrivals **6-7pm** - Group sing **7ish** - Shared food **8pm ** - Vocal Improv Cabaret: chance to sing in small groups, or just listen :) **9:30pm iiish** - Closing ### **Address** : Gasworks Studio 27 Narroways Road Bristol BS2 9XB | |||
| Tantric Touch Day (mixed gender) with Jem Ayres | Sat, Dec 5, 1:30 PM UTC | Kemptown, Brighton, UK | 3mxkal22llj22 | Curator | **Tantric Touch Day with Jem Ayres** **HumanKind Studio, Brighton** **Saturday 5th Dec 2026, ** **1.30-10.00pm** Join Jem Ayres, Orgasmic Embodiment Coach as she guides you in a sensual exploration of touch exercises. Tantra is about bringing presence to your experience and finding your truth in the moment. You’ll be guided to connect with yourself and others through practices in conscious touch, breath, movement and Tantric massage. This days weaves the spiritual with the physical, guiding you to deepen your relationship with your body, your energy, and the way you connect with others. Using Tantric & Taoist exercises and grounded, experiential practices, we begin with ourselves — learning to listen to the body, awaken our inner energy, and meet others from a place of presence and authenticity. You'll be working solo as well as guided practices in pairs and small groups, with a shared language in consent and boundaries. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/99Kpt2lvrn8"></oembed> This event is open to all beings, whether newbies or well-versed in these types of spaces, both individuals and couples who are curious to explore connection, intimacy, and personal growth within a supportive community. You will be supported and held by Jem and her assistants throughout the event. Some of these practices are clothing optional, and we honour and support your boundaries around this. (Attend in your onesie and you're still very much welcome!) - You are always in choice - you do not need to do anything you don’t want to. - Consent, confidentiality and boundaries will be the basis of our work and we’ll weave these into practices. - Honour your own organic pace. - This is a sober event, no alcohol or drugs. - Please bring a cushion to sit on, a blanket and a massage towel with you. **Your facilitator: Jem Ayres** Orgasmic Embodiment Coach. Jem is a certified Sex Geek: A Sexological Bodyworker, Tantra practitioner, a workshop facilitator, public speaker and founder of Orgasmic Embodiment. She has over 10 years’ experience in the field of self-development through the body. Jem teaches what she calls ‘Sexual Self-Development’ to individuals and couples. Multi-talented and creative she is passionate about helping people to connect with themselves through the body, fine-tuning into the subtleties of our life force, using sexual energy to fuel all areas of life. **Venue** **Humankind studio,** 22 Montague Street, Kemp Town, BN2 1JX ** **** ** On Google maps here: [https://goo.gl/maps/PPBX9WQmkSdjudLAA](https://goo.gl/maps/PPBX9WQmkSdjudLAA) **Date & time: ** Saturday 5th December, 1.30-10.00pm **T&Cs: ** Please be aware tickets are non-refundable or transferable. I always get alot of requests for refunds or transfers. This would make my events unsustainable so I have a hard boundary around this. Please don't book unless you're sure you can commit to attend. Please don't put me in the position of needing to remind you of this boundary. | |||
| Kundalini Activation South Molton @Studio, West Ford, Ash Mill, South Molton, EX36 4QW | Wed, Oct 21, 5:30 PM UTC | West Ford Devon (Enchanted Retreats), Ash Mill, South Molton EX36 4QW, UK | 3mxkal246pu22 | Curator | Juliet Leonard is the south west & Birmingham's only Kundalini Activation Process facilitator. Also known as Life Force Activation, she is a guide for Kundalini and Non dual states of consciousness through transmission. This is a powerful transmission of raw kundalini and non dual consciousness to raise your own frequency, clear negative energies held in your energetic body, dissolve mistaken belief systems and habits that no longer serve you and ultimately raise your own Kundalini Energy and awaken to Consciousness. KAP is a direct energy transmission of Raw Kundalini and non dual states of Consciousness. This is a downward descending energy that clears and cleans your energetic field through your chakras. It raises your frequency so that negative energies are forced to detach and be processed. The energy stirred is your own life force energy which in turn may activate your own Kundalini awakening process. This is a physical experience of energetic movement within your physical body. Meaning that your physical body will respond in cathartic release or kriya (movements or changes caused by a spiritual practice) that can be seen and felt. It feels amazing and natural. Please see videos for examples of people in process. This video will show you more about what KAP is and how it works…. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/HTeyzPokCuk?si=4ezhrJ5x-qvRZ2hG"></oembed> Like reiki and healing modalities, KAP is received passively by the recipient with no skills or experience required. KAP is not part of a religion and requires no faith at all to work. Shakti energy is very much present in this transmission, therefore it has an innate intelligence to provide the upgrades only right for the person at that time of their lives and conditions. It will never give any more or less than the person needs. You receive exactly what you need with every session in a steadily increasing process. The ‘process’ continues for a few days after the session. Integrating this energy creates gentle shifts to benefit you in all areas of your life including an awareness and intuition in relationships, physical and mental wellbeing, diet and health choices. KAP has a profound effect on the brain, a rewiring occurs creating shifts in self belief, intuition, psychic abilities, perspective and recovery. KAP has as show to have a fantastic improvement in those with chronic depression and PTSD and a traumatic history. Although not it's primary goal, which is the raising and connection of human consciousness, it can have healing effects on many. KAP has a very positive effect on those living with Kundalini Syndrome, an uncomfortable condition caused by will-power practices or sometime trauma. KAP will help your body to catch up and be better evolved to hold the increased energetic activity you feel. You will be put back in control of your enhanced spiritual development. Most people can experience KAP however there are a few exceptions: those with epilepsy, mania and delusions, schizophrenia and those over seven months pregnant. We advise not to drink alcohol or do drugs within 24 hours of receiving KAP. Eating only lightly helps the energy. This class last two hours with a one hour transmission, before is an introduction and after a debrief and sharing. Feel free to contact me to ask any questions about Kundalini Activation I'll be happy to help. ✨pay what you can afford to is available at this venue, for those in hardship, limited spaces. | |||
| Conscious Connected Breathwork | Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 PM UTC | In person - The Christian Community in Stroud | 3mxkal25sju22 | Curator | **Conscious Connected Breathwork hosted by Dave** Whether you are a seasoned breather, or a first-timer, you are warmly welcome to this conscious connected breathwork session held in the beautiful christian community in Stroud with a surround sound system of emotive music and optional touch to support your opening and release. **Flow of the session:** - Arrive 5.50 for 6pm start - Movement Activation - Check-in & Intention Sharing - 30-45 Breathe - Integration - Tea, Nibbles & Sharing **About the breath** Conscious connected breathwork is a type of breathwork that focuses on inhaling and exhaling continuously. There are different modifications of the practice depending on the intensity you desire and your personal needs. You will be guided at the start of the session with the different variations so you can make the practice suit you. If you are experiencing anxiety or intensity in your life it is possible to do the practice in a way that does not stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. I will not be pushing you at all and will encourage you to listen to your own body wisdom. The speed of the practice is completely self directed, so whilst being held in the circle you can choose your own rhythm. **Benefits** There are many well recognised benefits to breathwork but ultimately it is unique to each individual so you are invited and encouraged to bring your own personal intention to the session. Whether you’re exploring emotionality, physicality or spirituality, there will be space to share and integrate – both individually and together within the circle. **Breathwork benefits can include:** - Reduced stress, anxiety and anger - Healing of trauma and PTSD - Increased focus, energy, clarity and resilience - Re-igniting aliveness and healing numbness/apathy - Emotional release and deeper self-connection **Physical benefits may include:** - Better sleep - Improved mood - Healthier respiration - Nervous system regulation - Lower blood pressure and improved heart health - Boosted metabolism and digestion - Enhanced brain activity, concentration & focus As with any practise there are contraindications to practising breathwork. I shall list them here and if you are experiencing any of these (or anything else you feel may be relevant) please message me via phone or email directly (contact details below) before booking the session so we can see if breathwork is suitable for you / adjust your practise accordingly. If anything is on your mind at all - please mention it. You will not be met with any judgement and it will stay confidential. **Contraindications:** - Epilepsy or seizures - Heart conditions or arrhythmia - High blood pressure - Low blood pressure with a history of fainting - Delicate pregnancy - Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis - Untreated or severe PTSD - Pre-existing lung disease - Recent major surgery - Glaucoma or detached retina - Severe osteoporosis **About your host** **Dave ** is a trauma informed conscious connected breathwork facilitator trained with Steph Magenta in the dual-accredited UKBA recognised ‘7 directions breathwork’ school. He is also certified as a pranayama facilitator, yoga teacher and bodyworker. He has been practicing breathwork almost daily for 8 years, supporting individuals for 5 and running groups for a few years. He has a lot of experience managing intense emotions, catharsis, energetic release and kundalini both through his own journey and through supporting others to release through breathwork and plant medicine. His journey with breathwork began after 10 sessions of rebirthing that transformed his life so radically he felt impelled to train and offer the healing power of breath to others. He has a passion for holding beautiful, nourishing, deep and enriching spaces for people to explore themselves from a place of grounded presence and nervous system regulation. The foundation of all his offerings rest in deep presence, nervous system grounding, freedom of expression, non-judgement and individual empowerment. Thank you for reading! Looking forward to breathing together. If you would like to join the stroud breathwork whatsapp group here is the link : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EZmajRTZ3H12sfzMVtF8YW?s=cl&p=i&mlu=4&ilr=4](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EZmajRTZ3H12sfzMVtF8YW?s=cl&p=i&mlu=4&ilr=4) With love, Dave **Contact:** 07432037055 downtoearthdave@gmail.com | |||
| Men's Temple | Sun, Nov 8, 10:30 AM UTC | Ashley Vale Action Group - Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, Bristol, UK | 3mxkal27x3f22 | Curator | Welcome to Men’s Temple. We welcome you to join our deepening collective of men building trust and safety together. We invite eros, movement, groundedness, mutual support, and whatever else feels right. Men’s temple is a space where men of all sexual orientations to meet in curiosity and enquiry. **Why do we hold this space?** We see how deeply subtle distrust and fear between men can affect how we show up in the world, and our space comes from a yearning to find clear, secure and supportive connection between men. It’s a space to listen to and express boundaries, and stretch your comfort zone in the ways you choose to, finding new ground for cameradery, playfulness and pleasure. We want to create a space for men that doesn’t presuppose how we will show up, but invites us to simply keep showing the truth of what is, guided by our own bodies. We have loved seeing the moments of expression and bravery that men have brought, and how this has affected the room. The deeper that each man goes in exploring who they really are in relationship to others, the more the magic in the room grows. **What themes do men typically explore?** Some themes which we have seen men work through in the space are: How is it to be heard and seen by other men? What support do we desire from the collective of men? What would it feel like to truly receive the support we wish for? What are our wounds around connection with men? What kind of intimacy would we like in our relationships to men? What are our fears? **Who can join?** Anyone who is identifies as a man, or who would like to do so within the Temple container. You may exploring platonically or erotically. Others in the space may be in erotic intimacy with each other, so a readiness to witness this and to be with your own feelings around this is necessary. **IF YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOU, PLEASE CONTACT US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.** FOR COUPLES: Please make your agreements together before you arrive. If you want to come along with your partner, and play with them exclusively, that’s completely fine. Temple is a sober space. Date : Sunday 8th Nov, 2026 Time : 10.30am - 5.30pm Venue : Wildgoose Space, 228 Mina Road, St. Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9YP. **Things to bring:** An offering/flower for the temple shrine A dish to share for lunch Something tasty and delicious to share with the group for snack during the day (we will provide herbal teas and a fruit platter.) **Cancellation:** We have a no refund policy for the Temple. However, you are welcome to sell your ticket on to a friend. If you do so, please do let us know and send us their email so we can give the info about the temple. For any questions please contact us: For any questions please contact Hugs or Conor: Hugs: [connectwithhugs@gmail.com](mailto:connectwithhugs@gmail.com) (to arrange a call) Conor: +44 (0)7479 362456 Welcoming you with an open hearts, Conor & Hugs **About us:** _ **Hugs** _ Hugs brings heartfelt holding and teachings to the team. He is a certified Sexological Bodyworker and Sacred sexual practitioner. His passion is supporting others to deepen their pleasure capacity and widen their orgasmic expansion. Through body based learning, insight medibation and self love practices he guides you through deeper layers of your pleasure patterns, using discussion, demonstration and embodied exercises. [https://www.orgasmicexpansion.com/](https://www.orgasmicexpansion.com/) _ **Conor:** _ Conor is a student of Temple culture, and a close ally of Shanti and Hugs in our shared mission to strengthen and deepen our community. Creating temple space for men has been his ongoing mission, after he experienced a powerful process of healing in his connection to other men whilst on a sacred sexuality retreat. Conor holds space with deep reverence and radical irreverence, believing that we have to laugh at our attachments to find the reality of our experience. | |||
| Self-Pleasure sessions for Vulva owners. (Online) | Mon, Nov 30, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkal2bwut22 | Curator | **Pleasure always starts with the self.** A series of Online Self-Pleasure Workshops for those who have vulvas, who wish to deepen their practice of pleasure. ## **What are the Online Self-Pleasure Workshops?** A devotional time to be yourself, your body and your own creative, sexual energy. Whether its to recharge, kick-start or to learn something new, lets make self-touch a celebration of yourself. Having a series of guided online sessions means you can meet your body as it shows up each day, and start to build new neuro-pathways to pleasure, unlearning old habits and creating new patterns. ## **Why This Workshop Matters?** Self-touch without expectation can be comforting, sensual, nourishing, pleasurable, soft, exciting, arousing… whatever you need in the moment. We’re not trying to push the body in any particular direction. **Below is a video of me talking about my Online Self-Pleasure Workshops.** <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVLFyNXnRE"></oembed> ## **Who This Workshop Is For?** **These Online Self-Pleasure Workshops are for Vulva owners who wish to:** - **Be empowered in their own body** - **Stoke their own inner-fire and heighten arousal** - **Create new habits of touch** - **Take responsibility for their own pleasure** - **Self-regulate during pleasure to enhance sensation** - **Learn new skills and techniques for pleasure** - **Discover how to spread sexual energy through their body.** - **Explore genital self-massage** - **Open up to a wider orgasmic range** - **Release the goal in sex** - **Let go of any shame, guilt or fear around our pleasure.** - **Experience guided practices** ## **How the Online Sessions Work?** We’ll join together at the start and at the end to connect as a community, but during the practice you won’t be on screen and you’ll be muted. This isn’t about voyeurism or exhibitionism. Its about being truly with yourself. You’ll all be in your own space, hearing my voice. No nudity required on the screen. You’ll be taught techniques for expanding sensation and guided through an exercise, encouraging you to let the body lead. I will lead us through a meditation of self-connection allowing us to drop into a deeper space for feeling sensation and relaxing into arousal. I will be teaching touch techniques for you to try during your practice. Then I will be guiding you with suggestions at how we can be with our body in a way lead by curiosity, sensation and exploration, not goal. But ultimately this is a time to give yourself permission to be with your body as a landscape to be explored in a new way. If you’ve opened up your own pathways to pleasure and let curiosity lead you then you’ll be more likely to be able to fully receive, ask for what you want and build your own arousal without depending on another to satisfy us. Long gone are the days where we hand over our pleasure to others expecting them to magically meet our needs. When we can self-resource ourselves through our own touch it has a very tangible affect on all other aspects of our life. ## Dates: **Dates:** Mondays: 30th Nov & 7th & 14th Dec 2026 You don't need to attend all of them, but highly recommended to benefit from revisiting the practice. **Online, 7.00-9.00pm** **Cost:** £90 all 3 (£35 each) To keep the group small and intimate, I’m keeping the number of places limited. **About Jem Ayres:** Jem is a certified Sex Geek – A Sexological Bodyworker, Tantra practitioner and teacher, a workshop facilitator, public speaker and Orgasmic Embodiment coach. She has over 10 years’ experience in the field of self-development through the body. Jem now teaches what she likes to call ‘Sexual Self-Development’ and those who have met Multi-talented and creative she is passionate about helping people to connect with themselves through the body, fine-tuning into the subtleties of our life force, using sexual energy to fuel all areas of life. **T&Cs:** Please be aware that course fees aren't transferrable or refundable. | |||
| Psychedelic Arts Integration Circle | Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkal2dm2w22 | Curator | ## **An online integrative arts space for the mysterious, the meaningful, and the more-than-everyday** We’ve all had extraordinary moments, emotional surges, spiritual flashes, vivid dreams or shifts in consciousness. These non-ordinary states tend to expand our sense of ourselves and the world around us. Creativity helps us meet them. In this online session, we’ll use simple arts practices to reflect on these experiences, giving them shape, colour, gesture, and story, often beyond what words can hold. _"Miranda holds a space where our subconscious can unfurl, where I felt safe to explore the images and make meaning of them that helped me with integrating my psychedelic experiences."_ |  |  | ## What to expect **A held, creative space** where safety and collaboration come first. So that play, experimentation, and sharing feel genuinely possible. **Process over perfection.** This isn’t an “art class.” We’re setting judgments aside to follow curiosity and see what the making reveals. **Integrative Arts Psychotherapy–informed techniques** (not therapy): move themes across drawing, movement, mark-making, image, and text, like turning a crystal and catching new facets of light. **Meditative drawing & active imagination** to meet inner imagery and learn practical skills for your ongoing creative self-inquiry. Across sessions we’ll move through **different themes**. ## Who it’s for Absolutely no art experience needed. If you can make a mark, you can join. ## What you'll need Loose paper/ journal/ sketch book. What ever art materials you have to hand but at least three different coloured pens or pencils. If you have them: ( no worries is if not) Colour art materials of your choice, water colours, coloured pencils. ink, oil pastels, pastels, felt pens etc. Anything that helps you to feel safe, grounded and comfortable, eg. Favourite objects, pictures, blanket, candles. A place where you won't be disturbed for the session. ## What you’ll take away Ways to explore non-ordinary experiences through art Tools to ground insight and integrate meaning A renewed sense of play, presence, and possibility **Come curious. Leave surprised.** People are often delighted by what emerges when they stop aiming for masterpieces and start listening to the process. _"Holding a playful space of curiosity and exploration Miranda provided an excellent interactive workshop at Breaking Convention 2025, Europe's largest conference on psychedelic consciousness at the University of Exeter. She provided a wonderful opportunity for delegates to switch from words to pictures and expand their minds with conscious doodling. Recommended." _ _ **Julian Vayne, Breaking Convention.** _ # YOUR FACILITATOR ### Miranda Jones  Miranda is an artist and Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, working with young people and adults. As well as her clinical therapy practice, she recently trained as a Lucid Dreaming Facillator with Charlie Morley. Dreams are an important part of her own practice, as well as her work with others. She teaches drawing as a meditation and the use of the arts for integrating non-ordinary experiences. One of her favourite things is supporting people as they find and run with their creative spark. Together with Trix Robertson, she created Mossy Crow, an ever-expanding realm of art, stories, ceremonies and installations, inspired by nature and the wild imagination. Travelling, both inwardly and outwardly has been a large part of her life, as has living off grid in intentional communities. Festivals, protests and circus have been focal areas of expression although these days her own art centres around finding ways to express mystery, awareness, less conscious layers of experience, and subtle shifting nature. She specialises in arts for wellbeing and mental health, teaching and facilitating with diverse groups, sometimes using the outcomes to inform large scale interactive installations and public art commissions, with partners such as National Trust, Corporate Clients, the NHS and European and UK festivals. [thewondering.co.uk](https://thewondering.co.uk/) [Facebook @](https://www.facebook.com/thewonderingtherapy/)[thewonderingtherapy](https://www.facebook.com/thewonderingtherapy) [instagram @thewonderingtherapy](https://www.instagram.com/thewonderingtherapy/) **Terms and Conditions for the Reflective Arts Integration Circle, Miranda Jones (The Wondering)** 1. Non-Therapeutic Nature: This class is designed for creative exploration of extraordinary experiences. It is not an art psychotherapy group, and no therapeutic services are provided. If you have recently received or are currently receiving treatment from a psychiatrist, psychotherapist or counsellor for an ongoing mental health problem, we strongly advise that you obtain approval from your mental health professional before proceeding further with this course at this time. 2. Participant Responsibility: Since we are working together within a virtual space, we strongly recommend that participants work within their own mental and physical comfort. Participants remain fully responsible for their own mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing during and after the class. Miranda Jones shall not be held liable for any harm (mental or physical) caused to yourself or others during the course or any harm (mental or physical) caused to yourself or others based on the content of the training received on the course. 3. No Substitute for Professional Help: If participants feel dysregulated, emotionally unsafe or in need of mental health support, they should seek assistance from their GP, suitable help lines or a licensed mental health professional. This class is not a replacement for professional mental health care. 4. Confidentiality: Participants agree to respect the confidentiality of others in the class. However, it’s important to note that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed outside the online environment. **Acknowledgment:** By participating in the class, participants acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions. | |||
| Clown Psychomagic Ritual: Samhain Weekend- Bristol | Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM UTC | Bristol, UK, near Eastville Park | 3mxkal2fs4a22 | Curator | Clown Psychomagic Ritual: Samhain Weekend- Bristol **A two-day outdoor workshop exploring clown, ritual theatre, psychomagic, ceremony, embodiment, imagination and play.** WHEN: October 31st & November 1st (Halloween/ Samhain Weekend) Saturday/Sunday- 12:00pm - 6pm WHERE: Bristol, Near Eastville Park in nature and an outdoor covered area with fire pit, close to the elements. INVESTMENT: (2 day in person course- 12:00pm - 6pm) £130 - Early bird (book before October 5th @ Midnight 2026) £165- 200 £ Sliding scale (scroll down for more info) - Optional Sunday Sauna Integration add on from 6pm-7pm- 10£ to join, you can decide on the weekend or include this price in your ticket, as you wish. TO REGISTER: Registration: To avoid ticket link fees, please email: info.clownlife@gmail.com to secure your place \*\*\* THE INVITATION: Halloween and Samhain fall on the same weekend this year, so we're going to make the most of it. This is a **playful, experiential workshop for anyone curious about clown, creative expression, ritual and the ridiculous nature of being human.** No previous clown experience is needed, and you don't need to be a performer. Over the two days we'll learn and practise the fundamentals of contemporary clown, then use clown as a gateway into **ritual theatre, psychomagic, symbolic action and ceremony.** We'll play, move, perform, make things up, dress up, laugh, create rituals, work with intention and explore what happens when we give our imagination and expression a little more freedom. The work can be silly. It can be profound. Usually it's both. 🌑 **WHAT WILL WE ACTUALLY DO?** I'll begin by introducing you to some of the foundations of clown: **presence, play, vulnerability, risk, failure, relationship with an audience, taking space and full expression.** From there we'll explore what happens when these principles move beyond conventional performance and into **ritual and ceremony.** We'll work with: 🤡 **Clown** Presence, play, vulnerability, failure, risk, taking the stage, finding the ridiculous and expressing yourself more freely. 🎭 **Ritual Theatre** Using performance, movement, voice, costume, symbolism and imagination to give form to something we want to explore. 🔮 **Psychomagic** Creating symbolic and embodied actions around personal intentions, questions, endings and beginnings. 🌿 **Nature & the Elements** Working outdoors with the land, autumn, darkness, fire and the changing season. 🃏 **Tarot & Archetypes** We'll do one of my Clown Tarot Rituals as a taste of the wider _Clowning the Tarot_ practice that I offer. 🔥 **Samhain Ceremony** Exploring the seasonal threshold of endings, beginnings, remembrance, release and renewal supported by our clown lens. 👥 **Collective Creation** Making rituals and performances together, witnessing one another and discovering what emerges from the group. And, of course: **You can Expect A LOT of ridiculousness.** 🔮 **WHAT IS PSYCHOMAGIC?** Psychomagic is an approach associated with Chilean artist and filmmaker **Alejandro Jodorowsky** , exploring the use of symbolic action, ritual, theatre and imagination as a way of engaging with our inner lives. My own practice has grown from years of studying clown alongside ritual theatre, shamanism, ceremony, nature-based practices, near Linguistic programming and personal development. I'm interested in what happens when we stop simply **thinking or talking about something** and give it an embodied form. For example: What if instead of saying _"I'm ready to let this go,"_ you create a symbolic action that represents releasing it? What if instead of trying to overcome your fear of being seen, you deliberately play with being ridiculous? What if an intention isn't just something you write down, but something you **embody, perform, witness and commit to?** Clown is a particularly powerful vehicle for this because it teaches us to risk being seen, embrace failure, laugh at ourselves and discover freedom in the very places where we might normally feel embarrassed or inhibited. This weekend is an opportunity to experiment with those principles through **play, ritual, performance and community.** You don't need to believe in magic.You can approach the work as theatre, psychology, imagination, ritual, art, personal exploration or simply an experiment. 🖤 **WHAT MIGHT YOU TAKE FROM THE WEEKEND?** This isn't a course where I'm promising that everyone will have the same transformation. You may come with something specific you want to explore, release or call towards yourself.Or you may simply come because you want to play, perhaps you are tantalised by this unique and unusual combination of methodologies. Whatever your reason for coming, you will: - Expand your understanding and practice of clown - Become more comfortable being seen - Take creative and performative risks - Explore vulnerability without taking yourself too seriously - Discover new ways of using movement, voice and imagination - Develop ideas for performance and creative work - Explore a personal question through Tarot and archetype - Create an embodied ritual around an intention - Experiment with symbolic action and ritual theatre - Experience the power of collective witnessing - Reconnect with play, curiosity and imagination - Laugh at yourself and the strange absurdity of being alive - Spend time outdoors and reconnect with the changing season - Let go of something that you no longer need - Honour something you've learned or experienced - Plant an intention for where you're going next How deeply you engage is up to you. You don't have to share anything personal that you don't want to share. ## 🎃 WHY SAMHAIN? Halloween has always been one of my favourite times of year. Growing up in Canada, I loved making my own costumes and throwing myself into the strange permission Halloween gives us to dress up, become ridiculous and step outside the ordinary rules for a while. But underneath the costumes and mischief is something much older. **Samhain marks the turning of the year towards winter and is traditionally associated with the end of the harvest, the beginning of the darker half of the year, remembrance of the dead and the crossing of a threshold between what has been and what is yet to come.** For me, it's this symbolism that makes Samhain such a rich landscape for ritual and creative exploration. It's a time to ask: **What has come to an end? What is worth remembering and honouring? What are we ready to let go of? What are we carrying with us into the next season? And What might be waiting to emerge?** Rather than approaching these questions through discussion alone, we'll explore them through **clown, embodiment, imagination, symbolic action, performance and ritual.** And because this is also Halloween... We'll bring some mischief to the threshold. Costumes, play, absurdity, darkness, laughter and the strange freedom of welcoming more parts of ourselves in for a while. I'm interested in what happens when the **sacred and the ridiculous** are allowed to exist together. When we can honour an ending and approach something mysterious through play.When something as simple as putting on a costume, taking the stage or performing a symbolic action can give us a new way of relating to ourselves and the world around us. **That is the Samhain threshold we'll be playing with together.** 🤡 **WHO IS THIS FOR?** This workshop is for **anyone curious about clown, creative expression, ritual and play.** You might be: Actors, clowns, comedians, performers, dancers, musicians, artists, writers, facilitators, teachers, therapists, ceremonialists... Or someone who has never performed anything in their life. Experienced performers can use the weekend to explore new territory for their creative practice and discover ways that ritual, archetype and psychomagic might inform performance. Beginners can experience clown without the pressure of becoming a professional performer or needing to be "good" at it. You don't need to be funny or confident.You don't need previous clown experience or even to identify as spiritual. **Curiosity is enough.** I particularly love bringing a diverse mix of people into the room. The work becomes richer when different ages, backgrounds, experiences, cultures and perspectives meet. 🔥 **THE WEEKEND** **SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER-** 12pm meet at location & walk together to nature venue **Entering the Ridiculous** 12:30pm–6pm - Arrival and grounding - Movement and embodiment - Introduction to contemporary clown - Presence and relationship - Play and finding the ridiculous - Vulnerability and risk - Taking the stage - Full expression - Costume and imagination - Clown Tarot Ritual - Halloween celebration **SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER-** 12pm meet at location & walk together to nature venue **Crossing the Threshold** 12:30pm–6pm - Ritual and embodied opening - Clown practice - Movement, voice and song - Introduction to ritual theatre & psychomagic - Collective creation - Working with intention - Psychomagic and symbolic action - Working with the land and elements - Samhain ceremony- Personal and collective ritual & co- created ritual theatre - Integration and reflection **Optional sauna + spring plunge Add (10£ Additional cost)- Available from 6pm Sunday to turn the event into a retreat like experience and enjoy an even deeper integration to the work.** 🌿 **THE SETTING** The entire workshop takes place outdoors under cover at a beautiful nature-based community space in Bristol, near Eastville Park. We'll be working with the land, weather, autumn, darkness and the elements rather than trying to create a perfectly controlled indoor environment. There may be a fire, depending on weather conditions. Please come prepared for the outdoors: - Warm layers - Waterproofs - Sturdy outdoor shoes - Lunch for both days - Water bottle - Power bank - Clothes you can move in - Costumes if you have ones you'd like to play with or add to the pile that is already there. Tea will be provided. 🖤 **THIS IS NOT THERAPY** This is a **creative, embodied and experiential workshop** , not a therapy course or substitute for professional mental-health care. The work may be personally meaningful and can sometimes be experienced as transformative, but there is no expectation that you will have a particular therapeutic experience. You decide what you want to explore and how deeply you want to engage and you will be supported in the process. 🌙 **ABOUT ZUMA PUMA** Zuma Puma is a clown artist, ritual ceremonialist, creative facilitator and founder of Clownlife. She has spent more than 18 years studying clown and comedy with teachers around the world, including Philippe Gaulier in Paris and Francine Côté / the School of Clown and Comedy in Montréal, alongside more than 40 other teachers and practitioners. Her work brings together **clown, ritual, ceremony, nature, creative practice, mythology, Tarot and personal exploration.** She founded Lost Cabaret London, has trained thousands of participants through clown and creative practice programmes throughout the last decade, and is the creator of _Clowning the Tarot_ and _The Clown Arcana Major Arcana Tarot deck and show_. Her ongoing research explores what happens when the tools of clown are taken beyond conventional performance and into **ritual, ceremony and life itself.** 🌑 **COME PLAY AT THE THRESHOLD** This weekend is an experiment- every one of these courses is unique- this weekend will never happen again, in this way, at this time, with these people. Come if you want to explore.Come if you want to create. Come if you want to be seen. Come if you're standing at a threshold of your own. Bring your curiosity.Bring your ridiculousness.Bring a costume if you fancy it. And bring whatever you're ready to explore. **CLOWN PSYCHOMAGIC RITUAL: SAMHAIN** **31 October & 1 November 2026 | Bristol** **12pm- 6pm** **Early Bird £130 | Full Price £155–£200** 🤡🌑🔥🌿 | |||
| VOCAL IMPROV MEDICINE - November Singing Workshop & Sound Journey to Rewild our Voice with Kat Bonny | Sat, Nov 14, 2:45 PM UTC | EVOKE, Seven Sisters Road, London, UK | 3mxkal2hoap22 | Curator |  Moving away from performance, scales, lyrics to remember and notes to hit, we are not here to tame our voice or make it behave… Instead, we co-create a safe and supportive space to playfully experiment, be curious, find our naturally wild and intuitive voice, release blocks and feel deeply. #### **Open to all** Can't sing? Love to sing? All voices, abilities and perceived inabilities welcome. #### **Let’s reclaim our voice as a sacred gateway:** - To connect and reconnect to ourselves, each other, Nature and the Divine - To cultivate mindful presence, confidence, healthy nervous system regulation, and transmute emotional wounds into well-being. - To unlock flow states, the ability to channel, improvise, and unleash our spontaneous creativity and intuition - To enter altered states of consciousness, carry our prayers, and cast the healing and manifesting magic of our attention and intention - To authentically express our experience, wishes and boundaries, and share our unique and much-needed gifts into the world - To experience freedom, play, fun and silliness. #### **Sessions include:** - Gentle and playful vocal warm-ups with embodied movement practices. - Meditative and somatic practices using voice, attention and intention as tools to regulate the nervous system and work with energy. - Accessible introductions to various singing techniques from around the world, from shamanic and indigenous styles to toning, nature sounds, jazz scat and beatboxing. - Collective vocal improvisation jam to co-create music together, supported by games, tips and tricks to help us explore our way into group improvisation. - Sound journey: from relaxing sound baths to shamanic drum journeys, with some guided visualisation conducive to meditative trance states. Kat and guest musicians will layer vocal harmonies with world music instruments and shamanic drum beats on the live loop machine. An opportunity to relax and integrate, or journey deep with intention. - Social tea break to gather ourselves and connect as a community. ### WORKSHOP TRAILER: <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODYhGHG0msY"></oembed> ### REVIEWS: Saffran says: > Heart opening, voice opening, beautifully held: I loved the session I did with Kat. She helped us do things we'd never done before, while always feeling safe and nurtured. I couldn't recommend it more for those who want to explore their voices (whether they are"singers" or "not singers" 😊 ) ### **9 DATES:** **DROP INTO ANY SESSION…** Or join the whole 9 month journey. [ - Sat 17th Oct 2026 - Root Chakra: Supported by Strong Foundations](https://dandelion.events/e/october) [ - Sat 14th Nov 2026 - Earth Star Chakra: Connection to Underworld & Ancestors](https://dandelion.events/e/vim-november) [ - Fri 11th Dec 2026 - Sacral Chakra: Creativity through Feeling and Relating](https://dandelion.events/e/december) [ - Fri 22nd Jan 2027 - Solar Plexus: Personal Power & Totem Animal](https://dandelion.events/e/january) [ - Fri 26th Feb 2027 - Heart Chakra: The Rhythm and Breath of Compassion](https://dandelion.events/e/february) [ - Fri 26th March 2027 - Throat Chakra: Expressing and Manifesting through Creativity](https://dandelion.events/e/march) [ - Fri 23rd April 2027 - 3rd Eye Chakra: Imagination as Gateway to the Spirit Worlds](https://dandelion.events/e/april) [ - Fri 21st May 2027 - Crown Chakra: Oneness and the Bliss Body](https://dandelion.events/e/may) [ - Fri 11th June 2027 - Soul Star Chakra: Finding Purpose through Flow](https://dandelion.events/e/june) Each session is themed around a chakra, and I will sometimes be joined by guest co-facilitators and musicians, so join the WhatsApp group for updates, like-minded connections, and herbal tea flavour requests: [WhatsApp community invite link](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JQFyJOzMRVp7Fj4uXGURue) ### **THE PRACTICALS** **Venue:** EVOKE, Unit A Rowan Apartments, Seven Sisters Road, London, England, N4 1FS **Time:** 14:45 - 18:00 **What to bring:** - Wear comfortable clothes to move into - Water bottle for hydration - Notebook and pen to journal - Reusable mug for the tea break This is a Drug and Alcohol free event - Over 18 only Parts of the event may be filmed/photographed for future promotion. Refund Policy: No refunds. But up to 24h before the event, you can ask to transfer your ticket to a future session instead, by contacting [hello@katbonny.com](mailto:hello@katbonny.com). ### **FACILITATOR**  #### **Kat Bonny** Witchy Songstress, Voice Activation facilitator, and neurodivergent mystic living with chronic pain. From folk blues songwriting to shamanic vocal improvisation, sprinkled with a little Arctic beatboxing, polyphonic overtones, nature sounds and old-time jazz, her musical expression journeys through varied landscapes, taking a collection of instruments for the ride: from piano to frame drum, vocal harmonies layered as sound journeys on her live looping machine, to the old raggedy travelling banjo. With a passion for rewilding the voice using vocal improvisation to express our creativity from a more embodied, spontaneous and authentic place, she likes to design singing workshops exploring unusual ways to use our voice, from indigenous singing techniques from around the world to nature sounds, jazz scat, beatboxing, and the art of collaborative vocal improvisation, infused with shamanic and somatic practices. Her ongoing healing journey from chronic pain and complex trauma, as well as her experience with shamanic trance states deeply informs her practice, exploring how voice, breath, movement, rhythm, attention and intention affect our nervous systems, states of consciousness and well-being. So that music becomes medicine for our creative expression, self-empowerment, healing and spiritual connection. ### STAY IN THE LOOP: > [JOIN](https://www.katbonny.coJOIN)[Kat's Newsletter](https://www.katbonny.com/) > [Join the VOCAL IMPROV MEDICINE WhatsApp community](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JQFyJOzMRVp7Fj4uXGURue) > [Insta @katbonnymusic](https://www.instagram.com/katbonnymusic/#) > [Youtube @katbonnymusic ](https://www.youtube.com/@katbonnymusic) > [Listen to / Buy Kat's Music](https://katbonny.bandcamp.com/) > [www.katbonny.com](http://www.katbonny.com) #### #### THANK YOU for being here _See you in the wild places!_ |
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| Radiant Rest: guided sensory skincare ritual & sound bath | Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 PM UTC | Space To Move Ltd, Space to Move, Charles Darwin Road, Mount Wise Cres, Devonport, Plymouth, UK | 3mxkakugvuq22 | Curator | **Radiant Rest: Guided Sensory Skincare Ritual & Sound Bath** Join Carly for a luxurious Saturday night winding down to help you have a more restorative weekend. We’ll begin with a sensory skincare ritual using Tropic’s nourishing collection of delicious scents and gorgeous textures to bring more presence to your routine and radiance to your skin. As you apply the products, you’ll learn breathing practices and self-massage techniques that you can add to your daily routine. After the guided facial, as the gorgeous natural ingredients absorb into your skin, Carly will create a soothing sound bath with Himalayan singing bowls. This is time for you to get cosy with blankets and bolsters and let your body relax deeply. The session will end with some herbal tea and a light, grounding snack. You’ll also receive a refreshing gift to take home for the morning. Upgrade your ticket by pre-ordering a Nourish Skincare Discovery Kit containing all the products we’ll be using in the ritual, along with a luxurious bamboo face cloth and travel bag to take home with you on the evening. (Normally £34. Must be booked with ticket by 28/10/2026 to ensure delivery in time for the event). If you have any allergies or skin sensitivities and would like to check out the ingredients of the products, you can find the [full ingredients list on this page](https://www.tropic.com/collections/skincare-collections/products/skincare-discovery-kit?variant=42174378541252), or email Carly at [cs@carlyseller.com](mailto:cs@carlyseller.com) Carly is an independent Tropic Ambassador. Tropic is naturally derived skincare made freshly in the UK. All products are vegan and cruelty free, and Tropic are committed to creating a healthier, greener and more empowered world in everything they do. You can shop Tropic with Carly at: [https://www.tropic.com/pages/carlyseller](https://www.tropic.com/pages/carlyseller) or get in touch at [cs@carlyseller.com](mailto:cs@carlyseller.com) to discuss your skincare goals. | |||
| WED 11th Nov 7-9pm Ecstatic Dance with Reya | Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM UTC | Highfield Trinity Methodist Church : Highfield, Holland Pl, Highfield, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakujlme22 | Curator | ### **Welcome back to the dance - drop into your body, out of your head and move!** **✴✴✴** * * * #### **Schedule:** **⭐7pm Doors Open & Arrival:** Arrive, register, settle in, stretch, warm up to gentle music. **⭐ 7.15pm Doors Close:** To ensure a safe container, there is no entry after 6.45pm. Please arrive in plenty of time so we can all begin together!! **⭐7.15-7.30pm Welcome & Guided Warm Up:** A chance to arrive, connect and be guided through embodied movement to open and prepare you for the dance! **⭐7.30-8.50pm Ecstatic Dance Journey:** Unfacilitated Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya - you do you! **⭐8.50pm-9pm Ending and Closing Circle:** A time to end our dance journey, relax into stillness and finish in circle. * * * #### What is Ecstatic Dance? Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world!! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness. There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer! * * * #### **GUIDELINES To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:** - **Speech:** No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others. - **Footware:** We like to dance barefoot (or in socks as the floor is carpeted) to ground, but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes! - **Boundaries /consent:** Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation. - **Substances:** No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice - **Screen free:** No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance. - **Feel free:** dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space. Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you! * * * #### **What should I wear/bring?** - Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still - the church can be quite cold! - Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music. - A journal and pen if you like to write. - Your beautiful self, a water bottle (refill available) and curiosity! **Please note:** We use incense at this event to cleanse the space - if you are allergic/have asthma, please let us know when you book. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakul4ax22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 24, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakunsgj22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakuoygh22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 10, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakuq4rx22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakurcfi22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| WED 28th Oct 7-9pm Ecstatic Dance with Reya | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM UTC | Highfield Trinity Methodist Church : Highfield, Holland Pl, Highfield, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakuslqq22 | Curator | ### **Welcome back to the dance - drop into your body, out of your head and move!** **✴✴✴** * * * #### **Schedule:** **⭐7pm Doors Open & Arrival:** Arrive, register, settle in, stretch, warm up to gentle music. **⭐ 7.15pm Doors Close:** To ensure a safe container, there is no entry after 6.45pm. Please arrive in plenty of time so we can all begin together!! **⭐7.15-7.30pm Welcome & Guided Warm Up:** A chance to arrive, connect and be guided through embodied movement to open and prepare you for the dance! **⭐7.30-8.50pm Ecstatic Dance Journey:** Unfacilitated Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya - you do you! **⭐8.50pm-9pm Ending and Closing Circle:** A time to end our dance journey, relax into stillness and finish in circle. * * * #### What is Ecstatic Dance? Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world!! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness. There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer! * * * #### **GUIDELINES To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:** - **Speech:** No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others. - **Footware:** We like to dance barefoot (or in socks as the floor is carpeted) to ground, but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes! - **Boundaries /consent:** Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation. - **Substances:** No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice - **Screen free:** No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance. - **Feel free:** dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space. Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you! * * * #### **What should I wear/bring?** - Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still - the church can be quite cold! - Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music. - A journal and pen if you like to write. - Your beautiful self, a water bottle (refill available) and curiosity! **Please note:** We use incense at this event to cleanse the space - if you are allergic/have asthma, please let us know when you book. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Saturday Morning Weekly Group Class | Wed, Sep 30, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakutwu322 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Heart Circle - a place to pause, reconnect & explore what it means to be alive in these changing times | Fri, Oct 16, 5:00 PM UTC | Paper Garden, Teredo Street, London, UK | 3mxkakuvdml22 | Curator | The _heart circle_ is a space to slow down, breathe, and be together. Here we listen, to ourselves, to each other, and to the more-than-human world we’re part of. In these times of uncertainty, we’ll gather our stories, questions, joys, and grief, holding them with care. We’ll use simple practices from meditation, somatics, and shared inquiry to help us drop into a deeper connection, with our own bodies, with community, and with the earth beneath our feet. Co-facilitated by Ariyanandā from Open Ground and Michel from Social Landscapes, the circle is a place where stillness and play can meet, and where new ways of relating to the world can quietly take root. Sessions are held online and in person in London, and are **funded by the National Lottery Community Fund**. You are welcome to attend multiple of our heart circles. While they all follow a similar format, they are different in the themes that will be explored. | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuwldq22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuxrro22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakuzbsr22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakv2ckn22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Thursday Night Weekly Group Class | Thu, Oct 1, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakv37xj22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Wednsday Morning Weekly Group Class | Wed, Oct 7, 9:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakv46vr22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Soundbreathe Breathwork Class | Fri, Oct 23, 5:15 PM UTC | Soundbreathe Studio, Charles Road, Hoylake, Wirral CH47 2AE | 3mxkakv522t22 | Curator | # **Reset, Release, Recalibrate. ** # # **Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey ** # **with ** # ** Caroline Parry At Soundbreathe ** Breathwork allows you a space where you can gently uncover the incredible power held within. Join practitioner, Caroline Parry, for an intimate and at times transformative breathwork experience. She will expertly guide you on a gentle journey, exploring the amazing benefits of conscious breathing with a specially designed and curated playlist. More than just an unconscious act, your breath is a vital key to unlocking deeper levels of well-being. Through careful guidance, we'll delve into how intentionally shifting your breathing patterns can profoundly influence your physical, mental, and emotional landscape. Each session is unique to the individual and the breath will go where it needs to. Discover the remarkable potential that lies within you. Breathwork can offer a wealth of benefits for mind, body and spirit. This is an invitation to explore a versatile practice that nurtures your whole being. Come and experience the profound gift of your own breath in a supportive and welcoming environment. We look forward to sharing this special journey with you! Caroline has had extensive training in this powerful modality and is a professional member of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GBPA) adhering to the highest ethical standards in breathwork. You will be required to fill in a form about your health and agree to our waiver, this is a gentle form of breathing and generally safe for everyone however you will be required to take full responsibility for your own health and wellbeing during the session. For certain health conditions an adapted practice will be suggested by your practitioner. **Time:** Please aim to arrive at **doors open at 6:15pm (no earlier please)** to get settled in, **we will start at 6:30pm** and finish no later than 6:30pm. **No entry after 6:30pm after the session has started.** **Location:** Soundbreathe, Charles Street, Hoylake Wirral CH472AE Please allow 24 hours for cancelation. We look forward to welcoming you. | |||
| Dancing Awareness: Self Enquiry | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | The Meditatio Centre, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX, UK | 3mxkakv6f3c22 | Curator | _ **The magic of meditation and the joy of movement combined** _ The format of the evening is very simple. We do an hour of contemplation followed by about an hour of movement to an eclectic range of music. ### Self Enquiry Self Enquiry is at the heart of many great wisdom traditions, but also an exploration that can arise naturally in anyone curious about who (or what) they are. We'll engage in paired, structured enquiry into our essential nature, looking for ourselves, open to any answer that may arise. ### Spontaneous Movement This part isn't guided, except by the natural impulse of your living body, and a deliberately eclectic range of music. You might shake, stretch, lie still, dance. Just see what happens…. Personally, I see if I can allow the meditation to continue as I dance. It seems to integrate it with normal life over the coming days. Also, its a beautiful, spacious and peaceful venue with an inspiring library. ### **About Non Duality** Whilst it might seem that we are separate from the world we observe, the nondual perspective is that you and the world aren't two different things. They are "not two". They are "non-dual." Because this is already true, it's not something that needs to be created or cultivated - simply noticed. The separation is an illusion that can be seen through. “You are awareness. Awareness is another name for you. Since you are awareness there is no need to attain or cultivate it. All that you have to do is to give up being aware of other things, that is of the not-Self. If one gives up being aware of them then pure awareness alone remains, and that is the Self.” - Ramana Maharshi ### Feedback from previous offerings: _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **The glimpses of what I experienced were revelatory. I felt very supported in the fellowship and in the experience and compassion showed by Amir. Thank you** _” - Erika _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **Amir created such a friendly, open atmosphere and guided us to explore lots of fascinating states of mind. He also has a good balance between facilitating but not being too dominant; it felt like a shared journey. Lovely bunch of people and it was also nice seeing the same people every week. Can't wait for further courses like this** _.” - Alice _ **★★★★★ "Hands down, one of the richest, most rewarding courses I've attended. Brilliant facilitation." Jen Allanson** _ _ **I am so grateful to have come to these practices this way, and to have had the chance to begin learning them amongst and from such lovely and supportive people** _” - Melanie _ **★★★★★ ** _“_ **This was a beautiful, beautiful event. It was peaceful and liberating, although surely some people might have felt other emotions. I appreciated a lot the fact that aside from nice words and a space, we were actually taught techniques and discussed them. Amir is a wonderful presence. Recommended!” ** _- Giuseppe ### Amir Giles  Amir curates discussions and gatherings to explore fundamental aspects of life, awareness, and our experience of reality. The explorations are especially inspired by nondual traditions, the science of perception, and a variety of approaches to investigating who we are, from meditation to the Headless Way. He favors curiosity over conclusions, participation over preaching. He initiated Adventures in Awareness in 2019, co-directed the Psychedelic Society from 2019 to 2025, is trained as a practitioner of **Internal Family System’s Therapy** , and runs Bernardo Kastrup’s weekly membership programme [With Reality in Mind](https://www.withrealityinmind.com/). He was a facilitator on The Finders Course, and has completed 2 years of an MA in Chiropractic. He has a background in theatre and performance, having performed, [danced](https://vimeo.com/95222715), choreographed and directed on stage, television and [cinema ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6230817/)with Paramount Pictures, MARVEL, the BBC, the [Royal Court](https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/amir-giles/), Royal Opera House, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the [Royal Ballet ](https://arkivmusic.com/products/arthur-pitas-the-metamorphosis-royal-ballet-80549)and the Royal Albert Hall. ## **The Venue** | [The Meditatio Centre](https://meditatiocentrelondon.org/) is a vibrant and welcoming oasis in the hub of London. It is open to people from all walks of life, from any religious, spiritual or secular tradition. It has regular meditation sessions and teaching on the practice and hosts an annual programme of events to explore the deeper dimensions of life. They host events that look at the contemplative aspects of modern living: science, the arts, business, the environment, interfaith and the mystical core of Christianity. Workshops enliven the space – yoga, movement, poetry, dance – local artists are also invited to exhibit their work. |  | | |||
| Sacred Temple - CLOSER 12th Dec | Sat, Dec 12, 2:00 PM UTC | St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK | 3mxkakv7d4622 | Curator | I welcome you to come CLOSER. To join me for an afternoon of safe and warm exploration of the connection to your own intimacy and life force energy. You will be guided to connect to your own sacred sexual energy, allowing you to have a deeper connection to your body, more pleasure and power in your life. All within the safe and sacred circle of sisterhood. Using breathwork, meditation, music, tantric exercises and sharing, you will learn how to open your body to feel and channel sacred sexual energy for healing, transformation and full body connection. When we slow down…. and I mean really really slow down….we are able to connect fully, to allow our incredible bodies to open to life force energy and to identify where we are holding pain, blocks or emotions that may limit the flow of our full potential. This is a journey of exploration and deep self love. During this three hour women’s only workshop you will work individually through guided exercises and processes. Noticing where any resistance arises and gently navigating the layers of what may arise. All held in love, acceptance, no judgement and with an open heart. **What you will learn:** **Full body connection: ** Connecting your mind, body and soul and opening the channel that you were born with to allow the full flow of life force energy to flow through you. Deepening the intimacy you have to yourself and others. **Release blocks and tension:** Lovingly bringing awareness to areas in your mind or body that may be blocking your channel of energy and releasing them to allow yourself to be fully expressed and vital. **Identify your desires and boundaries:** Through self exploration and guided processes, you will get to meet your edges. To identify when your body is communicating a desire or a boundary. Learning what it feels like, so that you can apply this in all areas of life, not just the bedroom. Learn where your No and Yes truly are and be celebrated in them. **Manifest:** Using this energy as a tool to manifest what you desire in life. Not a materialistic wish list of stuff, but a true aligning to your soul’s purpose. **Boost mood and energy:** Learn how to ‘turn it on’ whatever or wherever you are. Bringing a shift in mood and energy even in the most challenging situations. **Womb connection:** Be guided on a journey to meet your womb essence. The ultimate power and creativity that lives inside of you. Your personal and constant access to the divine, inside of you at all times. **What to expect:** - A deep dive into the idea of sacred sexuality. What it is. The history. How it is felt. - Meditations, breath and movement to help connect the mind and body. - Guided exercises to teach you how to turn on and tune in to your own energy. Using visualisations, movement, self touch (can be clothes on or off) and discussion, you will explore the edges of your personal energy and boundaries and be given the change to feel the charge through your body. - Optional partnered exercises will use exercises such as eye gazing, breath and meditation to further your experience of exploring your intimacy. If you prefer to do this alone, that is totally fine and will still be very beneficial to your process. - Share, learn and heal together in the group. We will reflect and integrate in a sacred and safe container of trust and love, held by Rhia with experience and care. - Delicious healthy snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. - Aftercare and emotional support is offered for all participants for anything that may arise during the workshop. Whether that is a question, past emotion or reflection, you are always welcome to connect and share with Rhia. Whether it is a day, week, month or years after the workshop, the door is always open. If you feel excited to join this workshop or you are curious, but maybe have some nerves holding you back from signing up, please feel free to message me any time. I am always more than happy to talk through the event and any emotions that you might be feeling. For me, there is nothing more valuable than the connection to my body and divine life force energy, and the wisdom, intelligence and pure pleasure that follows. Sharing this with you will be an honour. Be CLOSER to yourself…..come CLOSER to FREEDOM. With so much love, Rhia x **When: ** 2-5pm Saturday 12th December 2026 **Price: ** £60 per ticket (if you need a concession price, please get in touch) **Venue: ** The event will be held in a beautiful venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire **Cancellation and Refunds: ** We have a no refund policy. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch. You may be able to sell your ticket, as long as the person/people attending complete the registration form. **Facilitator: ** **Rhia ** is a Somatic and Energy Healer, Trauma Therapist, Womb & Sacred Sexual Priestess, specialising in sacred embodiment. She has been practicingthe healing arts for over 15 years and is passionate about supporting people to access the divine through the body. She is committed to creating sacred spaces of connection, learning, truth, pleasure and joy so that everyone can feel safe on their journey to becoming truly free. [www.rhiapratsis.com](http://www.rhiapratsis.com/) Instagram: @rhia\_pratsis\_sacred\_embodiment **Contact: ** For any questions, please contact Rhia [07940037932](tel:07940037932) / [sacredtemplespace@gmail.com](mailto:sacredtemplespace@gmail.com) | |||
| Flowjam - October | Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM UTC | St Luke's Church, Greetham Street, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea, UK | 3mxkakvabl622 | Curator | ✨ Join us again to co-create the magic of Flowjam at St Luke's Church! It's all about music, connection, expression, and community. ✨ 📅 Saturday 31st October at 6pm. 📍 St Luke's Church, Greetham Street, Portsmouth, PO5 4LU All in an alcohol-free space. All are welcome ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Come for the music, the connection, the creativity — or just come and hang out. There’s no pressure to perform or participate. Dip in and out, join whatever feels good, or simply enjoy the atmosphere. ❤️ No experience needed — just bring your beautiful self (and your instruments if you want to join the open mic or the jam). Highlights include: 🥁 Drumming Circle 🎤 Open Mic (come early to sign up!) 🔊 Voice Activation 🎨 Collaborative Art + Flow Space 🎸 Open Jam Sessions 🌮 Café serving Teas and coffees - also tacos tbc 💰 Suggested donation £10 (to cover the event cost) 👑 Cash preferred, card accepted ✅ Parking Options: On-site car park at St Luke’s Church, Southsea (Greetham Street, PO5 4LH) - please make sure you enter your number plate when you come in. On-street parking on Greetham Street / surrounding residential streets On-street parking may have resident restrictions, meters, or time limits — you’ll need to check signage when you arrive. | |||
| WOMEN'S SAMHAIN DANCE with DJ Shivani Rose | Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM UTC | Winsley, Bradford-on Avon, UK | 3mxkakveqgf22 | Curator | THIS IS A WOMEN ONLY EVENT CACAO INCLUDED Hello Beauties 💃🕺, I feel honoured to be offering this very special ceremonial dance experience for you as we stand at the threshold of the Samhain portal when the veil between the world of matter and the world of spirit is at its thinnest. This portal offers us the opportunity to connect with our ancestors; to be guided and supported by them, but also to intentionally release the pain and the patterns that they suppressed and unwittingly passed down through the generations. Samhain is when the Celtic Year ends and the next one begins so at this threshold we will journey into the inner world to release what they couldn’t, and to begin the new year unburdened and free from the weight that we have carried from our lineage; to plant into the deep earth the seeds of our Soul truth. ✨We will do this through ritual and ceremony in the woods, around the fire in a beautiful Tipi. ✨We will do this through prayer, intention, meditation, release statements, music, dance, and somatic / emotional release. ✨We will do this with love, rage, joy and grief. ✨We will do this as individuals and as a collective. So, bring what you’ve got, feel the safety and freedom to express and release in the way you need to, and burn away what you no longer need to carry forward. I’ll assist you with ritual, vibration, prayer, frankincense, a golden flame and a lot of love ✨ ✨ THE EVENING INCLUDES: Opening ceremony with (free) Cacao Prayers at the altar to connect with the ancestors Guided meditation into the inner world 80-minute inner dance journey on headsets (ambient, tribal, breakbeat, EDM, deep techno, DnB, rock, organic) Release statements into the fire. Integration with music by Amy Bisazza, and with optional cuddles. Closing ceremony to share and give thanks. ✨ NB, if needed, there will be emotional support available from my experienced support team. ✨ THERE ARE ONLY 18 TICKETS AVAILABLE: £20 concession £25 regular £30 supporter **PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6:45pm** I look forward to seeing you on the dancefloor. Kelly Shivani Rose x ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ **ABOUT ME: ** I'm DJ Shivani Rose, a Conscious Dance DJ that is known for carefully crafting magical, soul-nourishing dance journeys through the full spectrum of human emotion and expression. My immersive sets invite both introspection and ecstatic release, creating space to reconnect, express and return to bliss. I am also a trauma-informed Soul Guide, Reiki Practitioner and Holosomatic Bodywork Therapist, with a degree in Psychology and Sociology and a background in Tantra and earth-based ceremony. My work gently guides people through the sacred darkness and returns them to their bliss. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ | |||
| Wild Holy Threads | Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM UTC | St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes, UK | 3mxkakvh5xi22 | Curator | Spinning Threads of reconnection to Land and Soul A journey the grief and beauty of finding deeper connection through a celebration of the magic of ancestral crafts of spinning and weaving. With a special gathering of artists inspired by fibre and the sacred within the land With music from Seren Rose and Mae Bird, mystical folk artists that weave soul and land together, inspired deeply by a journey with ancestral crafting. Collaborative weaving project with Tor Woven, who will be showcasing her work "Spinning Hope and Weaving a space for Grief" which includes 5 weavings using yarn spun by over 21 women across the UK in a ritual of grief and hope. Poetry and woven art by Rosemary Ridel O'Brien, weaver, teacher and collaborating artist in the book "The Wheel" a collection of poetry and images inspired by spinning and weaving with the land. Sacred Whirling Dance with Hannah Jewel. Snacks, Drinks and fibercraft stalls | |||
| Worm Time Dialogues - Samhain | Sat, Oct 31, 1:30 PM UTC | Good Shepherd Studios, Good Shepherd Studios, 15A Davies Ln, Bushwood, London E11 3DR, UK | 3mxkakviofd22 | Curator | Worm Time Dialogues follow the Wheel of the Year and are a gentle invitation to attune to the rhythms and cycles of nature, and explore your relationship to nature time. If you are feeling the weight of the fast-paced, productivity-focused, mechanistic experience of time, then this workshop is for you. This Worm Time dialogue will draw inspiration from the energy and wisdom available to us at Samhain. This Celtic festival on October 31st, is a seasonal midpoint celebration marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of Winter. Together we will explore what we can learn and experience by paying attention to nature's rhythms. _“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.” - Lao Tzu_ **What is a Worm Time dialogue?** This workshop is an invitation to slow down, listen, reflect, share and connect with yourself, others and the world around you. It is grounded in the principles and practice of Bohm Dialogue - a facilitated listening practice that allows individuals to develop communication, thinking and relating skills and groups to deeply enquire together, share meaning and create new thinking. It combines this with the emergent philosophy of '[Worm Time](https://www.creatingmeaning.club/worm-time-1).' Worm Time, formerly known as ‘doing nothing,’ is a period of creative rest, where we can -_metabolise _our experiences -_compost_ our thoughts and feelings -_turn over_ new ideas Like the magically complex world that exists in the soil under our feet, allowing ourselves creative rest, is the time for the invisible ‘work’ to take place. The integration of our outer and inner worlds. **Session overview** The session will begin with a series of short framing exercises, individually, in pairs and small groups. These simple creative exercises are designed to cultivate curiosity and stimulate deeper thinking on universal experiences and feelings that can be explored in more depth during the dialogue. The dialogue itself is practised in a circle: creating an inclusive and non-hierarchical space. The process requires deep listening that allows for inquiry into what is important to individuals and the group. Participants are not required to speak unless they feel moved to do so; the group will follow the ‘flow of meaning’ and moments of silence are welcome. Dialogue does not require agreement during the process or specific outcomes. However, it does require a willingness to participate with respect, openness and non-judgement. **Find out about** [**further dialogues here.**](https://dandelion.events/u/creating_meaning) **A note on pricing** I believe that the world urgently needs more dialogue, and that the experience and skills of dialogue should be accessible to anyone. I keep my public facing dialogue workshops as low-cost as possible, to cover the cost of venue hire for in-person workshops and a small contribution for online sessions. - If the cost is still inaccessible to you and you would like to attend please get in touch. - If you are an organisation and would like to discuss how dialogue could benefit you please get in touch. My facilitation and dialogue work in organisations is what allows me to offer low-cost public dialogues. [jessica@creatingmeaning.club](mailto:jessica@creatingmeaning.club) | |||
| Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Monday Morning Weekly Group Class | Mon, Oct 19, 11:41 AM UTC | Plot 9, Restell Cl, London, UK | 3mxkakvjyjh22 | Curator | #### What is Kundalini Yoga & Meditation? Kundalini Yoga (KY) is known as the yoga of awareness and is considered by some to be mother of all yogas. It is a complete yoga system including: - Kriyas (exercises) - Mantras (chanting) - Mudras (hand positions) - Pranayama (breath work) - Meditation The beauty of KY is that it allows you, from day one, to practice at your chosen level of intensity without any prior experience or skill. KY is a very powerful tool with some students seeing profound changes after just a few classes. KY classes draw from a huge range of kriyas, each designed to strengthen a particular aspect of the mind and body. Different kriyas will target the glandular, immune, lymphatic and nervous systems. KY has been shown to be effective in treating depression, anxiety and physical pain. **Structure of the class:** - at the start of each class we 'tune in' by chanting [Adi Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-adi-mantra/) and [Mangalacharan Mantra](https://www.sikhdharma.org/mangala-charan-mantra-protection/) (listen to musical versions here: [Itunes](https://www.shazam.com/track/226556178/tune-in-adi-mantra-and-mangalacharan-mantra) & [Spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU) [- t](https://open.spotify.com/track/3cUrHGTFYmADS7zGsucfIU)he class continues with 1hour of exercise (kriya), - then a deep relaxation and - finally a meditation. To close the class we 'tune out' by chanting 'Sat Nam' three times. Don't worry about learning these before your first class- you will soon pick them up! | |||
| Moving Meeting Connecting | Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM UTC | Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8ER | 3mxkakvlmvv22 | Curator | # _Moving Meeting Connecting _ #### _with Lucia Walker_ #### #### _Moving with ease _ #### _ Meeting yourself, other dancers and the physical forces of this planet _ #### _ Connecting with simplicity and depth_  **About the workshop ** Exploring how we can direct our attention and refine the ability to be present with ourselves, our partners and the dance that arises. Balancing the excitement of moving and connecting with the calm of receptivity and co-ordination, we allow dances to emerge from meetings with others and from the interplay of physical forces; momentum, pressure, structure, movement. We will increase our awareness of how we respond, allowing us to both refresh what we already know and develop new abilities of contact and connection. We will also learn to notice and support the flow of choices and co-incidences that allow us to enjoy and influence the dance. The workshop will include quiet and subtle work as well as energetic and playful movement. Each participant is invited to participate according to their own ability and energy. It will be suited to those new to Contact Improvisation as well to experienced dancers who wish to deepen their practice. **Lucia Walker brief bio ** I am based in Wales and work internationally as an Alexander teacher and movement artist. I have been dancing all my life and involved with AT and Contact Improvisation for 40 years. I continue to practise, perform and teach Contact Improvisation and Instant Composition, exploring how to easily enter a creative state of presence and how to appreciate the changes that come with age. I also teach AT to groups and individuals as well as training teachers. Enjoyment of the sense of vitality and well-being that arose from learning Alexander Technique, and a desire to support people to be more fully themselves and to express themselves more easily in their chosen life activities, stimulated me to train as a teacher. I met Contact Improvisation in 1982, studying with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson and practising through teaching with Jointwork Dance Group and others. Both AT and CI work with principles that enable us to consciously co-operate with our human design, able to be both active and receptive, calm and lively. I facilitate regularly for Independent Dance (London), Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative (FATC) at Ebhudlweni rural arts centre South Africa and participate in collaborative projects as well as continuing solo work. Lifelong learning is supported by teaching people from a wide range of ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds. I love the way movement exploration, awareness practices and play can provide both a method of self-care and a ‘common language’ which lies beneath different cultural experiences and styles of dance. [https://www.instagram.com/luciavw/](https://www.instagram.com/luciavw/)  | |||
| Deep Reset Sound Bath with Heart Opening Plant Bobinsana | Thu, Oct 29, 7:30 PM UTC | Rise, Whittox Lane, Frome, UK | 3mxkakvnnu622 | Curator | **Deep Reset Sound Bath with Heart Opening Plant Bobinsana** Come journey with ritual sound artist Oyu for an evening of deep reset through the safe container of an immersive sound bath with the aid of Bobinsana - the heart opening and inner dreaming master plant from the Amazon Rainforest. In the safe container of healing resonance, we will connect more deeply and listen to our hearts as we journey into our inner landscape where feelings arise and visions take root. Oyu weaves a unique and deep tapestry of sound with influences from the East features Grotta Sonora artisan gong, Native American flutes, monochord, Tibetan singing bowls, shamanic drum, otherworldly vocal and healing mantras. Bobinsana is traditionally used by indigenous healers in the Amazon for its heart opening, emotional support and inner visioning yet grounding qualities. We will take a small dose in the form of a tincture. Avoid taking Bobinsana during pregnancy, breastfeeding, or if you are trying to conceive. You can opt out if it doesn’t feel right for you. Most of our participants left the space feeling refreshed and felt a deeper sense of connection within one self. _“Oyu’s sound healing ceremony was, for me, a transcendental experience. She is an astonishingly skilled sound healing practitioner.”_ _“A sacred setting, a special evening held with graciousness and love.”_ _“I felt the presence of my ancestors during the sound journey. The freedom of Oyu’s voice evoked a sense of liberation for my ancestors whose voices had been suppressed. It was a beautiful healing experience for me.”_ **Things to bring/materials required (please note there are no yoga mats etc at the venue)** Water bottle, cushion, eye cover, yoga mat, blanket, anything that helps make you feel comfortable to sit or lay down. **Contraindications** It is **important** that you have read this section before making your booking. **By booking this event, you are agreeing that a sound bath involving gong is safe for you and that you take full responsibility for your own wellbeing.** Please seek advice from a medical doctor if a sound bath is right for you if you have any health concerns, especially these conditions. - Epilepsy - Pacemakers / electronic implants / stents - Heart / cardiovascular conditions - Recent surgery - Extreme anxiety / certain mental health conditions - Sound sensitivities - Pregnancy especially in the first trimester.  **About Oyu** Oyu is a ritual sound artist who weaves storytelling, ancestral vocal and mystical soundscapes into living prayers that facilitate awakening and personal transformation. Through the power of sacred sound, she creates a grounded and safe container where nervous system softens and inner landscape opens. Deeply connected to the spirits of nature and often guided by the wisdom of trees, she channels soul songs that bring remembrance, harmony, and timelessness into the space she holds. She has been bringing vocal awakening & sound healing rituals to events and festivals in Europe & the UK, including Being Gathering, Medicine Festival, Buddhafield and LoveJam. Follow her on Instagram [@oyu.sound](https://www.instagram.com/oyu.sound) | |||
| Lewes Contact Improvisation with Live Music | Sun, Oct 25, 3:30 PM UTC | Cliffe Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes, UK | 3mxkakvpqmm22 | Curator | Next Contact Improv jam in Lewes in on Sunday 25th October with Sonia Ter Hovanessian & Nicola Lionello performing. (Sacred Devotional Duet) Looking forward to welcoming you x Marc & Shaz @Cliffe Hall, Lewes £ 12 or £ 15 (pay which you want) “The soft, welcoming, inclusive, loving intent energy of you both, Marc & Shaz, that sets a container of deeply held capacity, for us all to find and fill our space in, both individually and collectively. It’s rich and nourishing, the focus on seasonal change was such a perfect lens for that. I would go out of my way to recommend it to anyone I know, who shows an interest in the practice, as I’m sure some jams could seem technically intimidating to the uninitiated. What you’ve created is quite the opposite.” | |||
| 🎧 Immersive Breathwork Journey by JT Strength & Flow | Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 PM UTC | JT Strength & Flow, Creek Road, London, UK | 3mxkakvqyza22 | Curator | **JT Strength & Flow – Immersive Breathwork Journey** _Please read Health and Safety before booking_ **A space to slow down, reconnect and breathe.** Experience a guided Breathwork journey designed to give you time away from the noise of everyday life and reconnect with your body, breath and mind. Using immersive headphones and a carefully curated soundscape, this session combines guided breathing with sound to create a focused, personal experience. Before the Breathwork begins, we’ll ease into the session with fascia release and gentle yoga-based stretches to help you settle into your body and prepare for the practice. **What to expect** - Gentle fascia-focused movement and yoga-based stretching. - A guided Breathwork practice supported by immersive audio and sound. - Time to relax, ground yourself and reflect at the end of the session. No previous Breathwork or yoga experience is necessary. You’ll be encouraged to listen to your body, work at your own pace and take a break whenever you need to. **Health and Safety Precautions:** Breathwork can involve physical and emotional responses and may not be suitable for individuals with certain health conditions. These include, but are not limited to: - **Cardiovascular issues ** - **Respiratory ailments** - **High, or significant fluctuations in blood pressure** - **Epilepsy or history of seizures** - **History of aneurisms** - **Severe psychiatric conditions (particularly psychosis or paranoia) ** - **Bipolar** - **Recent surgery ** - **Osteoporosis ** - **Glaucoma** - **Those on heavy medications** - **Active addiction** - **Pregnancy** If you are unsure whether this practice is suitable for you, please contact Jem before booking and seek advice from your healthcare professional where appropriate. This session is for general wellbeing and is not a substitute for medical or mental health treatment. **Come as you are, take a moment for yourself, and leave feeling grounded and reconnected.** Hosted by Jem JT Strength & Flow | |||
| Serpent & The Dove | Fri, Nov 13, 6:30 PM UTC | Lekdanling - Tibetan Cultural Centre, Collent St, London, UK | 3mxkakvs2kq22 | Curator | A movement journey for womxn to explore eros and sensuality as natural expressions of our life-force. **FLOW** Arrival: 18.10 - 18.25pm. _Due to the intimate nature of this container, late arrivals aren't permitted so please respect the arrival timings._ We begin with an opening circle and short introduction to these two currents. Then there'll be a 30 min warm up with light facilitation, leading us into a 90 minute free movement space following Gabriella Roth’s 5Rhythms map. We complete together with a closing circle. **BOUNDARIES** Removing clothing - with the exception of lower underwear / knickers - is welcome and completely optional. If you wish, bring along clothing to play with that connects you to your erotic and sensual expression. Self touch - with the exception of genital stimulation - is welcome and completely optional. Essentially, you are free to run your hands over your body if you're moved to do so. There will be no touch with others. **CARE** Whilst the intention of this event isn't to surface and process trauma, it’s possible that uncomfortable and difficult emotions could arise. There will be two designated cushion areas in the room - one if you’d like a facilitator to come and support you, and another to be by yourself without interruption. If you’re unsure if this event is a good match for you at this time, please contact one of the facilitators for a brief chat. **CULTURE** We wish to co-create a celebratory space. No one else defines what feels or looks erotic or sensual other than ourselves. Here we can practice embodying our sovereignty around what is and is not erotic or sensual , acknowledging that this expression is skewed by centuries of patriarchal conditioning! We invite everyone to notice common tendencies when they arise; expectations, comparison, judgements - both of others and ourselves. There is nothing to perform! The invitation is to keep returning to the subtle or not so subtle impulses that feel organic and right from the inside, celebrating that regardless of how it does or does not look. **FACILITATORS** **Judit Juhasz** is a certified 5Rhythms Teacher and trainee of Gestalt therapy. She is passionate about dancing and shaping her inner world through movement. **Katy Molloy** is a certified practitioner of Internal Family Systems, Shamanic healing and Psychosexual Somatic Therapy. A big part of her journey has included working therapeutically and somatically to access more of the life force available to us. If you have any questions, please contact…. | |||
| Free Circle Training (NOVEMBER) w/ Come What May (Online) | Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM UTC | – | 3mxkakvubgm22 | Curator | ### This is a FREE training! Come What May is a Sexual Wellness non-profit organisation led by a team of experienced Sex Educators, Facilitators and Practitioners. Our intention is to create safe, inclusive and free-to-access spaces for people to dissolve sexual shame and find their truest sexual expression. Over the past three years we have hosted almost 200 free events for our community, including bi-weekly Men's, Women's and Mixed Circles, as well as workshops and month-long events. #### _ **We have big dreams: ** _ #### _ **we aim to sit 100,000 people in Circle.** _ To do that, we need to build a network of trusted Circle Leaders that believe in our vision, and want to offer and share this work with their own community. OUR NO.1 CORE VALUE AT COME WHAT MAY IS SAFETY. Hosting a Circle is easy... **But hosting a Circle where people feel safe and held can be a challenge, especially when discussing shameful, sensitive and intimate subjects such as sex.** ### Here, we offer our signature Circle Training. This training is free (donations optional), open to anybody, and led by heart-centred, passionate and experienced Facilitators.  JotePrakash is an Inspiro Awakening Coach, a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, a Musician, a Writer, and a Ritual Space Holder. He has been holding Sacred Space for 8 years now including running a festival, rejuvenating events for spaceholders, men's retreats and an online Space-Holder Training called Inspiro. JotePrakash is also the Head of Circle Trainings at Come What May. Seán is the Founder and President of Come What May. He is a Speaker, Sex Educator and Facilitator, as well as Executive Coach and Regenerative Angel Investor. #### ### DETAILS **Timings?** 10-4.30pm each day. **Where?** All online. **How to join?** Just sign up here and all info will be sent out. #### **WHO'S THE TRAINING FOR?** People who: -want to be an integral part of the Come What May movement -want to learn how to hold safe spaces -believe sexuality is an important topic -want to support their own communities -see a future working with Come What May -fuckin' awesome, funny, cheeky, human beings ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ #### **WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE** -12 hours tuition -ongoing group support -comprehensive guide, tools and techniques on how to create a safe container -modules for each section of a Circle including how to open and close a deep sharing space **The question is, why not sign up for free today?** | |||
| Brotherhood Circle - 6 weeks course | Fri, Oct 9, 2:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakvxawc22 | Curator | ”It is like having a brotherhood that I never had.” What if you had a place to bring what you usually keep to yourself? To speak honestly. And meet other men who are willing to do the same. To be seen, challenged, supported, and perhaps discover something about yourself that you couldn’t see alone. ✨ Men from my weekly online circle shares the impact for them: ”Reflecting on what this group gives me that I don’t get anywhere else, it’s the commitment to self-discovery. With you guys, I don’t have to hold back, censor myself, or explain where I’m at. I can just be, learn, and stay inspired.” ”My personality type has changed! Same heart, different antenna. I’ve gone from being led by my values into the world of ideas, to being led by those same values into the world of direct, present experience.” ”I am better at holding space for others as a result of being a part of this group.” ”More confidence speaking about the topics that matter to me.” ”It used to be so different from my real life, but now the gap is smaller.” \* I invite you to a new Brotherhood Circle, starting Friday October 9th, at 4 pm CET. 🗓️ 90–100 min, 6 consecutive Fridays, until November 13th. Through surrendered leadership and surrendered teaching, we’ll explore the art of being present, spontaneous and real with each other. ⚡️ At the heart of it: the power of vulnerability. We’ll practice creating safety, capacity and connection — both within ourselves and with others. Over these six weeks, you’ll get tools and practice for developing your emotional and relational intelligence. Drawing from Circling, Somatic Inquiry, the Meisner Technique, ACT, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Somatic Experiencing. 💲 $125 for all six weeks. ⚡️ MAX: open to 6 men. Currently 3 spots available, join today! ⚡️ Payment in installments is possible. ⚡️ If you miss a call, you’ll receive any new content. \* After these six weeks, there will be an option to continue for another six - at the same price - with room and support to practice leading, for those who want to. After that, the circle will continue per call at the standard Danje’s Room rate. Secure your spot by paying $125, or message Alexander Danje if you need a split-cost solution. 🙏 | |||
| Sacred Remembering: A Voice, Mantra and Sound Journey | Sun, Jan 31, 10:30 AM UTC | Mincingfield Lane, Southampton SO32 2AE, UK | 3mxkakvyquw22 | Curator | # Sacred Remembering: A Voice, Mantra and Sound Journey Somewhere along the way, we were taught that singing belongs to the talented. That the voice must be earned, trained, perfected before it is worthy of being heard. This is a space to remember that your voice was never meant to be performed. It was always a birth right. A prayer. A way home to yourself. There is a voice inside you that was never lost. Only forgotten. Sacred Remembering is a ceremonial afternoon of voice, mantra and sound. A space to open the heart, awaken the voice, and remember what has always been yours. ~~~~~ ### What You’ll Experience #### Cacao Ceremony We open with cacao, a heart softening plant medicine that invites presence, warmth and openness. A gentle way to arrive fully and prepare the body and heart for what is to come. #### **Voice Activation and Exploration** Through humming, toning and simple vocal exploration, we begin to wake up the voice. No experience needed. No performance required. Only a willingness to let sound move through you. #### **Kirtan: Devotional Song and Mantra** Kirtan is a sacred chanting practice from India, rooted in the Bhakti tradition and woven into various yogic and Tantric paths. Every voice is welcome and this practice is accessible to all. Kirtan is not about singing perfectly. It is about remembering the voice as a pathway to connection and exploring your own inner sanctuary. #### **Sound Journey** We close with an immersive sound journey to integrate everything that has moved through you. Lie back and receive as sound and vibration create space for the body to soften and the mind to quiet. #### **A Touch of Mystery** Our time together holds space for unexpected insights, subtle shifts, and moments of magic that unfold when you allow yourself to fully open to transformation. ~~~~~ ### Who This Is For For anyone who has ever felt the call of their own voice. Whether you have been chanting for years or have never made a conscious sound in a room full of people, you are welcome here. This gathering holds space for the seasoned practitioner and the quietly curious in equal measure. The only requirement is an openness to meet your voice exactly as it is. No training. No experience. No performance. Just you, your breath, and a willingness to let something ancient in you remember itself. ~~~~~ ### **The space ** This ceremony will be held at MaxWell-Being, a vibrant and serene wellness venue nestled in a tranquil setting. The retreat will take place in MWB's gorgeous yurt, complete with a cosy fireplace that invites warmth, presence, and connection. Free parking on site.  ~~~~~ #### **ABOUT US** **Anaïs - @unfurling.alchemy ** Anaïs is a Spiritual Mentor, Cacao Ceremonialist, Rahanni Celestial Healing Teacher and Plant Alchemist. She works with women and mixed groups who sense that something in them is ready to shift. That quiet feeling that the life built on the outside no longer matches who they are becoming on the inside. Through ceremony, sound, plant ally wisdom and deep mentorship work, she creates spaces for that knowing to surface and be trusted. Her work is initiatory in nature. Not fixing, not improving. A process of coming back to what was always true. Anaïs hosts monthly Cacao and Sound Journeys in Southampton, holds 1:1 mentorship and healing containers, and is the creator of The Threshold, a self-paced programme for women ready to stop overriding themselves and start living from the inside out. **Holly - @hollyhoodyoga** Holly is a senior yoga teacher, mother, circle facilitator, and kirtan leader. She discovered chanting during her yoga teacher training in 2015 and was instantly drawn to the way it wove together her spiritual practice and lifelong love of music. Having grown up singing and playing various instruments, kirtan felt like coming home. Since 2017, Holly has been sharing kirtan in South-West London and, more recently, across Hampshire and Surrey. She has also accompanied her teacher, Nikki Slade, at festivals including Latitude and Tribal Earth, singing response and playing melody. Holly leads kirtan with devotion, and playfulness. She is passionate about helping others gently dissolve the barriers that keep them from rediscovering the joy, connection, and healing medicine of their own voice. ### **Things to note: ** This retreat is designed to complement your personal growth journey but is not a substitute for professional therapy. If you are in need of therapeutic support, we recommend seeking one-on-one guidance from a licensed psychotherapist. Should you be facing significant mental health challenges, we kindly ask that you contact us prior to the retreat so we can explore together whether this experience is the best fit for you at this time. **ACCESS:** We do our best to include everyone in our events, regardless of health and financial circumstances. We have "no one turned away for lack of funds" policy, therefore if you would like to join but are financially struggling please email me: [info@unfurlingalchemy.co.uk](mailto:info@unfurlingalchemy.co.uk) directly to discuss. | |||
| The Future of Psychedelics Community Dialogue with the Psychedelic Faculty of Exeter University | Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 PM UTC | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Bradninch, Place, Exeter, UK | 3mxkakvzv3a22 | Curator | # **Community Dialogue on the Future of Psychedelics** The Psychedelic Society and The Ouroboros Foundation invite you to an evening of focused inquiry and open community dialogue with the psychedelic faculty of Exeter University. This panel offers a rare public conversation on the future of psychedelic research in the UK — scientifically, culturally, therapeutically, and ethically. We will also introduce the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC), a new academic initiative bridging neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, ecology, and the arts. This event provides the first public glimpse into EPIC’s direction, ambitions, and emerging research landscape. ## Topics we’ll explore - What the next decade of psychedelic science may look like in the UK - How EPIC could shape national psychedelic research and policy - The role of interdisciplinary collaboration in understanding psychedelic experience - How universities can balance scientific rigour with public interest, cultural sensitivity, and ethical responsibility ## What to expect - A facilitated panel discussion - Open Q&A with attendees - Space for community dialogue and reflection This gathering brings academia and community together — illuminating the possibilities, tensions, and transformative potential of psychedelics in the years ahead. Join us for an evening of insight, connection, and thoughtful conversation. # About EPIC  The Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC) is a pioneering research and teaching hub exploring psychedelics across mind, medicine, and culture. Bringing together neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, ecology, and lived‑experience perspectives, EPIC examines how psychedelic experiences can inform personal, social, and ecological wellbeing. EPIC’s work sits deliberately between disciplines and worldviews — bridging scientific inquiry with cultural understanding, ethical reflection, and community engagement. Through its postgraduate programmes, research collaborations, and public events, EPIC is shaping a new generation of thinkers and practitioners committed to exploring psychedelics with rigour, sensitivity, and imagination. ## Our Guests  **Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes** is a philosopher of mind and metaphysics whose work explores consciousness, altered states, and the nature of reality through thinkers such as Whitehead, Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Bergson. His research spans panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and the philosophical implications of psychedelic experience. He is a lecturer at the University of Exeter and a lead educator on the MSc _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_, where he brings philosophical depth to contemporary psychedelic studies. Peter is co‑director of Breaking Convention, Europe’s largest psychedelics conference, and serves on advisory boards including DrugScience, Dreamshadow, the Tyringham Institute, and Psychedelic Press. He is also the founder of the Mind at Large Project, which advances public understanding of consciousness and psychedelic philosophy. His work sits at the intersection of metaphysics, culture, and the psychedelic renaissance, offering rigorous yet accessible insights into how psychedelics challenge and expand our models of mind.  **Celia Morgan** is Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Exeter and co‑founder of the Exeter Psychedelics Interdisciplinary Centre. Her research focuses on how context shapes the effects of psychedelic and dissociative medicines, with particular emphasis on ketamine‑assisted therapy for addiction. She has led major clinical studies examining how childhood adversity, deprivation, and behavioural patterns influence vulnerability and treatment outcomes. Her work spans behavioural research, cognitive testing, qualitative interviews, experience sampling, and advanced neuroimaging methods. She has conducted large clinical trials combining psychological therapy with controlled administration of psychoactive substances in the treatment of addiction. She is widely recognised for advancing interdisciplinary, context‑aware psychedelic science and for her leadership in developing safe, evidence‑based therapeutic frameworks.  **Dr. Leor Roseman** is a Senior Lecturer and psychedelic researcher at the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC), where his work bridges neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology, anthropology, and conflict studies. His research explores how psychedelics shape social connection, group bonding, communitas, and collective experience — and how these processes influence cultural, political, and peacebuilding contexts. He is the founder of Ripples, a non‑profit developing psychedelic peacebuilding initiatives with Israeli and Palestinian activists, informed by his long‑term ethnographic and phenomenological research. Before joining EPIC, he spent a decade at Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research, contributing to foundational work on neural network dynamics, psychedelic imagery, and the therapeutic mechanisms of peak, breakthrough, and communitas experiences. His current projects examine how psychedelic movements emerge, how revelatory experiences ripple into social and political change, and how interdisciplinary methods — from fMRI to microphenomenology — can deepen our understanding of psychedelic mind, medicine, and culture.  **Dr. Andy Letcher** is Programme Director for the PGCert and MSc Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture at the University of Exeter. An ecologist turned scholar of religion, his work explores how psychedelic experiences are shaped by spirituality, ritual, animism, and the wider nonhuman world. He specialises in the critical and psychological study of “dark green” religions — including Paganism, shamanism, contemporary animisms, and emerging psychedelic spiritualities. He is the author of _Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom_ and has published widely on psychedelic mysticism, ritualised mushroom use, and the cultural meanings that shape psychedelic experience. His recent research focuses on contemporary Druids and the evolving spiritual ecologies surrounding psychedelics. Before joining Exeter, he taught at Schumacher College, where he created and led the MA Engaged Ecology, and previously lectured at Oxford Brookes and Bath Spa University. His interdisciplinary work brings together ecology, religious studies, psychology, and cultural analysis to illuminate how psychedelics transform meaning, belief, and relationship with the more‑than‑human world.  **Dr Anjali Bhat** is a neuroscientist and psychotherapist whose work investigates the neural correlates of psychedelic experiences and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic‑assisted treatments for psychiatric and autoimmune conditions. Taking an interdisciplinary, mixed‑methods approach — spanning neuroimaging, experience sampling, computational modelling, and epigenetics — her research builds a multilevel understanding of how psychedelics such as LSD influence brain, body, and mind. She lectures on the MSc _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_ at the University of Exeter, bringing expertise from her doctoral training in Neuroscience and Mental Health at University College London, where she specialised in computational neuroscience, neuroimmunology, and psychosis under the mentorship of Karl Friston. Dr Bhat’s work sits at the intersection of cognitive science, cellular neuroscience, and psychotherapy, contributing to emerging models of how psychedelic experiences unfold and how they may support healing across diverse clinical populations.  **Dr. Simon Ruffell** is a Lecturer in Psychology and Psychedelics at the University of Exeter. He trained in psychiatry as a medical doctor and holds a PhD in research psychology examining ayahuasca use and mental health in Amazonian contexts. His research explores psychedelic-assisted interventions, psychological integration processes, and the cultural and ethical dimensions of plant medicine use. Alongside his academic training, he has undertaken long-term study of Shipibo-Konibo healing practices in the Peruvian Amazon. This experience informs his work on decolonial and culturally responsive approaches to psychology, with particular attention to how Indigenous knowledge systems conceptualise mental health, healing, and relational wellbeing. His work draws on clinical, qualitative, and interdisciplinary methods to examine the interface between Western psychiatry and Indigenous medical systems. His research activity includes collaborative projects with academic institutions, non-profit partners, and Indigenous-led organisations exploring naturalistic ayahuasca use and the translation of emerging evidence into clinically, culturally, and ethically informed frameworks. ## Meet your Facilitators  ** Zephyr Wood** is the South West UK Events Coordinator for the Psychedelic Society and a director of The Ouroboros Foundation, working at the intersection of community engagement, psychedelic culture, and contemporary mental‑health discourse. She completed her BSc in Sustainable Development at the University of Wales, Bangor, and is a graduate of Exeter University’s inaugural Postgraduate Certificate in _Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture_, awarded with distinction. Her academic interests focus on animism and panpsychism as frameworks for understanding consciousness, relationality, and human–environment connections. Zephyr contributes to emerging interdisciplinary conversations in psychedelic studies by foregrounding cultural context, ecological awareness, and community‑rooted approaches to mental‑health innovation.  **Sam Gedhill** completed his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Oxford and is currently pursuing his MSc at the University of Exeter, where his research explores how neurodiversity shapes and influences the psychedelic experience. He is a Grofian breathwork–trained facilitator and serves as a Breathwork Ambassador for Ouroboros Wellness, supporting community wellbeing through integrative breathwork practice. ## **The Evening** - **19:00:** Doors open - **19:30:** Welcome & introduction - **19:35:** Panel discussion begins - **20:15:** Live conversation & Q&A with EPIC faculty - **20:50:** Closing - **21:00:** Event end ## The Venue  Exeter Phoenix - Gandy St, Bradninch, Place, Exeter EX4 3LS # About the Psychedelic Society The Psychedelic Society creates welcoming, transformative spaces for connection, community, and conscious exploration. Their events blend storytelling, guided conversations, nature connection, and embodied practices to help people meet openly and authentically. Through gatherings hosted on Dandelion, they bring people together to explore creativity, intimacy, and the living world in a safe, inclusive, and playful way. # About the Ouroboros Project The Ouroboros Foundation is a UK non‑profit building a community‑rooted base for independent psychedelic mental‑health research. The Foundation supports work beyond clinical‑trial models and outside corporatised spaces, nurturing diverse, justice‑focused projects grounded in collective wellbeing. This discussion is part of Ouroboros’ community‑building journey. By bringing researchers, practitioners, and community members together, the event helps seed future independent psychedelic research and strengthens the collaborative ecosystem surrounding the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre (EPIC). Through dialogue, shared inquiry, and collective intention, we aim to support a more accessible, culturally sensitive, and community‑led future for psychedelic research in the UK. We build community. Join us. | |||
| Intro to Systemic Education Training Free Online Workshop | Fri, Nov 27, 4:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakw4qbe22 | Curator | **INTRO TO SYSTEMIC EDUCATION TRAINING** _New From the London School of Systemic and Family Constellations_ **Open For All Systemic Practitioners** The London School of Systemic and Family Constellations and Illi Adato are honoured to host **Aitabé Fornés, M.Ed.** for an introduction to this unique training in **Systemic Education**. _A Free Introductory Zoom Workshop_ **‘Intro to Systemic Education Training Workshop’** **Friday 27 November 2026** 16:00–17:30 UK time 11:00–12:30 EST · 08:00–09:30 PST · 21:30–23:00 India time Join Aitabé Fornés and Illi Adato for a free introductory workshop exploring the principles and possibilities of **Systemic Education**. This workshop is an opportunity to discover how systemic principles can be applied to education and learning, and how this approach can support **children, young adults, families, educators, and learning communities**. It is also an opportunity to learn more about the **Systemic Education Training** and to explore whether this area of practice resonates with you. **Reserve your place** for the free introductory workshop by registering through the link below: [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education) **Please note:** Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. The workshop is completely free — all you need to do is register through the link above (or via the QR code) and we’ll send you everything you need to join. **Further Introductory Workshops** Following the November workshop, there will be **two further Zoom workshops** for those who are interested in exploring the subject in greater depth and learning more about the training: **15 January 2027** **19 February 2027** These three workshops will provide an opportunity to progressively explore the field of Systemic Education, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the training and the possibilities it offers. **About the Training** Certification Training Commences on the 30th of March 2027 The training is designed for **Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and others who feel called to support children, young adult, families, educators, and learning communities**. More than a certification, it is an opportunity to deepen your systemic practice while developing and launching your own meaningful professional offering. Throughout the programme, you will explore **systemic principles in education** , cultivate embodied and intuitive ways of knowing, receive mentoring and peer support, and develop a **capstone project** that reflects your unique vision and expertise. The training is intended to support participants in bringing systemic perspectives into educational settings and developing approaches that are relevant to their own professional experience, interests, and vision. **Reserve your place** for the free introductory workshop by registering here: [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/intro-systemic-education) **Please note:** Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. The workshop is completely free — all you need to do is register through the link above (or via the QR code) and we’ll send you everything you need to join. | |||
| Into Stillness: A Sound Journey with Christian Dimarco | Fri, Nov 20, 7:00 PM UTC | The Amadeus, Shirland Road, London, UK | 3mxkakw6chz22 | Curator | ### INTO STILLNESS A sound journey with Christian Dimarco End your week lying back in a beautiful chapel in Little Venice, letting live sound wash the noise of the week away. Renowned Sound Journey facilitator Christian Dimarco leads an immersive evening of sound, breath and deep relaxation at The Amadeus, a short walk from Warwick Avenue Station. For the full line-up, schedule and FAQs, see the event on Eventbrite: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-stillness-a-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2002314535677](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-stillness-a-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2002314535677)  This evening is an invitation to: - Slow down and step away from the demands of everyday life - Ground yourself and reconnect with the present moment - Release tension and cultivate a sense of inner calm - Explore deeper states of relaxation and awareness - Experience the transformative potential of live sound ### WHAT HAPPENS ON THE NIGHT Christian weaves a rich, evolving live soundscape around you: - Didjeridu - World flutes - Tribal percussion - Singing bowls - Ethereal vocals He pairs these instruments with conscious breathing practices, so the evening becomes something you sink into rather than simply listen to. You're invited to relax, turn inward and just be present. Sound and breath have been used across cultures for generations in meditation, ritual, wellbeing and self-exploration. During the journey you may move through periods of deep relaxation, stillness, introspection and renewed awareness.  ### WHAT YOU MAY TAKE HOME Many people experience: - Deep relaxation and stress reduction - Improved sleep and restorative rest - Greater emotional balance and resilience - Enhanced mental clarity, focus and creativity - A greater sense of calm and groundedness - Relief from physical and emotional tension - Increased feelings of connection and wellbeing - Deeper meditation and self-awareness - Renewed vitality, inspiration and presence Everyone's experience is different, and these are potential experiences rather than guaranteed outcomes. ### ABOUT CHRISTIAN DIMARCO Christian Dimarco is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer and Sound Journey facilitator who has been guiding immersive sound journeys, meditations and workshops for over a decade. Drawing on years of research and personal practice with sound, he creates experiential spaces that invite you into deeper states of relaxation, awareness and presence. His music is deeply influenced by world traditions and contemplative practices, with soundscapes inspired by meditation, the rhythms of nature and the diverse musical cultures of the world. Whether performing on stage or holding space in an intimate setting, Christian brings together ancient sound traditions and contemporary musical expression, encouraging people to listen deeply, breathe consciously and simply be.  ### A NOTE FROM CHRISTIAN “I look forward to welcoming you in London and sharing this unique sound experience with you. My intention is to create a space where you can slow down, breathe, listen and reconnect with yourself, allowing the sound to become a journey rather than simply something you hear.” With love, Christian Dimarco Music Producer | Sound Journey Facilitator ### WHO IT'S FOR No previous experience is necessary. Whether you're completely new to sound journeys or already have an established meditation or wellbeing practice, you're welcome. ### WHAT TO BRING This journey is meant to be experienced lying down. Please bring your own yoga mat or comfortable padding, a blanket and a cushion/pillow so you can be as comfortable as possible. ### HOW TO PREPARE - Eat a light meal beforehand - Stay well hydrated - Wear comfortable clothing - Give yourself permission to switch off and disconnect for the evening ### EVENT DETAILS Friday 20 November 2026, 7:00 to 9:00 PM The Amadeus, 50 Shirland Rd, London W9 2JA (Little Venice) Nearest station: Warwick Avenue (walking distance) The chapel setting provides a beautiful and atmospheric space in which to experience the sound journey. Doors open 15 minutes beforehand. Please arrive in good time: to preserve the integrity of the experience, the doors close once the session begins and late arrivals cannot be accommodated. Please also allow up to 15 minutes extra at the end, as the closing portion of the journey may vary slightly. ### BOOKING Spaces are limited and advance booking is essential. No need to print your ticket. Simply show your booking confirmation email, or give the name used for your booking. ### STAY CONNECTED Follow Christian for upcoming sound journeys, music and events: Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic) Website: [https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco\_london](https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco_london) Holistique UK website: [https://www.holistiqueuk.com/](https://www.holistiqueuk.com/) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/](https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/) Join our announcements-only WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lt0dct5oiSgDquvouwSNDl | |||
| Special In-Person Weekend Retreat with Neelam in Santa Fe, NM | Sat, Oct 24, 4:00 PM UTC | Santa Fe, NM, USA | 3mxkakwajqo22 | Curator | We're excited to announce an in-person only retreat with Neelam in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico! This is her first in-person retreat in over 10 years! Space is very limited, so we highly encourage early sign-up to secure your spot. Once you register, additional information will be sent to you. **Dates** **Saturday, October 24** — 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM **Sunday, October 25** — Possible additional half-day, roughly 1/2 PM – 4/5 PM (exact times to be confirmed closer to the weekend) **\*IMPORTANT\*: Please do not speak to Neelam or refer to this event in any way to her. Any and all questions must be directed to Jennifer at JSimon @ Neelam.org** **Travel & Lodging** This is an in-person-only event. Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lodging and transportation. If you're traveling, we recommend arriving Friday and departing Monday, to allow full time for the retreat and any Sunday teaching. Staying anywhere in the Santa Fe area will work well. Taxis and Ubers are limited; some carpooling with other attendees may be possible. The closest airport is Santa Fe (SAF), though flights there are very limited. For most attendees, Albuquerque (ABQ) is a better option, with many more flights and connections. From ABQ, it's a gorgeous drive through the desert — a beautiful way to arrive into Santa Fe. **Registration Fee** If the ** Base Registration Fee ** ($200 - See below) is a financial hardship, please reach out to us — scholarships may be available. Please email jsimon @ neelam.org **Room Fee** Estimating between $75-$100 (depending on number of attendees and costs). The exact cost will be calculated/shared prior to the event. This includes lunch, snacks, and coffee/tea during the retreat, as well as rental items needed to facilitate the space. **Register here:** https://register.neelam.org/a/oct-in-person-event | |||
| The Sound Within: An Immersive Sound Journey with Christian Dimarco | Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 PM UTC | St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate, London, UK | 3mxkakwd36i22 | Curator | ### THE SOUND WITHIN An immersive sound journey with Christian Dimarco Step out of the City's rush and into stillness. For two hours, beneath the beautiful, atmospheric interior of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, renowned Sound Journey facilitator Christian Dimarco surrounds you with live sound, breath and deep relaxation, a short walk from Liverpool Street Station. For the full line-up, schedule and FAQs, see the event on Eventbrite: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sound-within-an-immersive-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2003741278102](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sound-within-an-immersive-sound-journey-with-christian-dimarco-tickets-2003741278102) This evening is an invitation to: - Slow down and step away from the demands of everyday life - Ground yourself and reconnect with the present moment - Release tension and cultivate a sense of inner calm - Explore deeper states of relaxation and awareness - Experience the transformative potential of live sound ### WHAT HAPPENS ON THE NIGHT Christian weaves a rich, evolving live soundscape around you: - Didjeridu - World flutes - Tribal percussion - Singing bowls - Ethereal vocals He pairs these instruments with conscious breathing practices, so the evening becomes something you sink into rather than simply listen to. You're invited to relax, turn inward and just be present. Sound and breath have been used across cultures for generations in meditation, ritual, wellbeing and self-exploration. During the journey you may move through periods of deep relaxation, stillness, introspection and renewed awareness.  ### WHAT YOU MAY TAKE HOME Many people experience: - Deep relaxation and stress reduction - Improved sleep and restorative rest - Greater emotional balance and resilience - Enhanced mental clarity, focus and creativity - A greater sense of calm and groundedness - Relief from physical and emotional tension - Increased feelings of connection and wellbeing - Deeper meditation and self-awareness - Renewed vitality, inspiration and presence Everyone's experience is different, and these are potential experiences rather than guaranteed outcomes. ### SEATED OR LYING DOWN: CHOOSE YOUR TICKET Most of the Sound Journey is experienced seated in the beautiful church pews at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. A limited number of lying-down spaces are available as a separate ticket option. When booking, simply select the option that suits you best: seated or lying down. If you choose a lying-down ticket, please bring your own yoga mat or comfortable padding, a blanket and a cushion/pillow so you can be as comfortable as possible. All spaces are limited, so please select your preferred option when you book. ### ABOUT CHRISTIAN DIMARCO Christian Dimarco is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer and Sound Journey facilitator who has been guiding immersive sound journeys, meditations and workshops for over a decade. Drawing on years of research and personal practice with sound, he creates experiential spaces that invite you into deeper states of relaxation, awareness and presence. His music is deeply influenced by world traditions and contemplative practices, with soundscapes inspired by meditation, the rhythms of nature and the diverse musical cultures of the world. Whether performing on stage or holding space in an intimate setting, Christian brings together ancient sound traditions and contemporary musical expression, encouraging people to listen deeply, breathe consciously and simply be.  ### A NOTE FROM CHRISTIAN “I look forward to welcoming you in London and sharing this unique sound experience with you. My intention is to create a space where you can slow down, breathe, listen and reconnect with yourself, allowing the sound to become a journey rather than simply something you hear.” With love, Christian Dimarco Music Producer | Sound Journey Facilitator ### WHO IT'S FOR No previous experience is necessary. Whether you're completely new to sound journeys or already have an established meditation or wellbeing practice, you're welcome. ### HOW TO PREPARE - Eat a light meal beforehand - Stay well hydrated - Wear comfortable clothing - Give yourself permission to switch off and disconnect for the evening ### EVENT DETAILS Thursday 19 November 2026, 7:00 to 9:00 PM St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TL Nearest station: Liverpool Street (walking distance) The church setting provides a beautiful and atmospheric space in which to experience the sound journey. Doors open 15 minutes beforehand. Please arrive in good time: to preserve the integrity of the experience, the doors close once the session begins and late arrivals cannot be accommodated. Please also allow up to 15 minutes extra at the end, as the closing portion of the journey may vary slightly. ### BOOKING Spaces are limited and advance booking is essential. No need to print your ticket. Simply show your booking confirmation email, or give the name used for your booking. ### STAY CONNECTED Follow Christian for upcoming sound journeys, music and events: Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.facebook.com/christiandimarcomusic) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic](https://www.instagram.com/christiandimarcomusic) Website: [https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco\_london](https://linktr.ee/christiandimarco_london) Holistique UK website: [https://www.holistiqueuk.com/](https://www.holistiqueuk.com/) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/](https://www.instagram.com/holistique.uk/) Join our announcements-only WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lt0dct5oiSgDquvouwSNDl | |||
| Sunday Soothe Sound Bath with Ellie | Sun, Mar 21, 4:00 PM UTC | Berry Farm Cotswolds, Silver Street, South Cerney, Cirencester, UK | 3mxkakwgw4322 | Curator | A deeply relaxing sound bath to help you reset for the week ahead, slow down and reconnect with yourself in the peaceful Cotswold countryside. Using crystal singing bowls, chakra chimes and other therapeutic instruments. The calming vibrations help settle the nervous system, reduce stress and encourage deep relaxation in a world where it can be hard to find, while supporting the body's natural sense of balance. An hour dedicated to you. Free private onsite parking. Blankets, mats and pillows are included. Tea/coffee and a sweet treat provided afterwards. | |||
| Emerging Landscapes - Autumn Textile Retreat with Slow Stitch & Botanical Colour | Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM UTC | The Good Space, Exeter Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, UK | 3mxkakwit3z22 | Curator |  # _ **Wild botanical colour & slow rhythmic hand stitching to explore the architectural wisdom of thresholds.** _ #### _ **Hosted by burn & dye** _ _ **In this unconventional creative experience, traditional crafts meet plant wisdom, artful meditation and seasonal ritual to explore the paradox of the season with The High Priestess from the Tarot as our muse.** _ ### ART AS RITUAL From the moment you enter the workshop, you enter ceremony. Ritual will be woven into the day from the wild altar we will create together with wild plants from the local landscape, intention setting and somatic meditations, and the High Priestess Tea Ceremony that will open the mystery, lead us onto the path of dreams . _ **The High Priestess is dying to remind you that being undone is not a malfunction. It is a natural shedding of the soul before something new can emerge. A mysterious natural process that leads to renewed energy. ** _ #### In this workshop we will lean into the invitation of the season to learn **the art of being undone - while making beautiful textile art ** ### Is this for you? - There is deep medicine and learning for anyone who feels the call regardless of experience. We will work with simple stitches. The rhythm of the stitch invites us to slow down, respond to the process and be with the present moment. _ **Beginners are very welcome. If you're already a stitcher, this is an opportunity to experiment with a more intuitive approach and loosen the expectation of perfection. ** _ - You do not need experience in Tarot (or even an interest to learn it) **The High Priestess will provide a wild and mysterious blueprint for mastering the threshold.** Her wisdom will show us how to harness the _potential of the in-between while slow rhythmic stitching unlocks a distinct form of intuitive internal momentum that opens up the path of dreaming._The Material is suitable for Tarot curious - _enthusiasts or anyone who appreciates art and mystery, and divine feminine badassery. The High Priestess brings it all!_ - _You don’t even need to be particularly into crafts or textile art to enjoy this experience. You only need to hear the call onto the dreamers path, value beauty, and be brave enough to enter the mystery. _  ### The Call ### In Autumn, you haven’t just arrived at a threshold. You are in one. Death is visible in the landscape. The scent of smoke and damp earth lingers on the seasons dying breath. As the natural world, surrenders to the darkness, you might long for permission to soften with the liberating exhale of the fallen. #### This is a wild and ancient call onto an invisible path between worlds. # It whispers…. It’s time to unravel. Slow down. It is safe to soften. A time to dream. It’s OK to let go. ## But there is something else there too. Resistance. A restlessness you can’t shake. The forced momentum that refuses to let go of those unfinished projects that began in the thrust of excitement and raw potential earlier in the year. Guilt that accompanies the thought of turning away from all those expectations, the ones that come from outside, but especially the ones that have taken up residence in your inner world, leaving no space for your dreams. You wonder if you could even bear the feeling of being so painfully undone anyway. ## Autumn is a mysterious threshold, that dissolves boundaries. ## **The Paradox** You think it might be more productive to push on through. Ignore your needs. But the call is heard in the paradox. There is so much medicine to be found in this mysterious in-between, if only you knew how to harness it. If only you could slow down long enough. In this beautiful workshop that is also a creative sanctuary, we will do just that.  ## _ **Slow Stitch** _ The physical act of stitching is, in itself is a negotiation of thresholds. Each time the needle pierces the cloth, it moves from the visible surface to the hidden underside, bridging two worlds with a single thread. You'll learn some foundational stitches and experiment with composition, layering, natural textures and organic forms inspired by the autumn landscape. There are no strict patterns to follow as you explore your creative edge. You will work intuitively, allowing the cloth, thread and your inner landscape to shape the piece. We are at once _ **creator** _ and _ **witness** _ through this process. What emerges can reveal what we cannot yet put into words. The rhythm of the stitch becomes a way of finding your own way of moving — discovering when to follow, when to pause, when to change direction and when to trust what you cannot yet see. By removing the pressure of a goal and prioritising intuitive guidance, connection to the land, and ancestral practice, you are facilitating pure High Priestess medicine. Summoning the parts of us that are wild, free and ancient. At the end of this session, you may choose to turn your work into a ritual cloth - an anchor for future threshold work, I will show you how to do this. You may wish to turn your work into a wall hanging, I will provide pieces of driftwood and instructions to do that too. Or you may wish to continue with the project in other ways. The potential is endless.  _The fabric of your being - all the materials you will work with are dyed with plants from the local landscape - bringing layers of meaning and medicine into your work and forging a strong connection with the natural world._ ## _ **ECO-Print** _ Eco-printing is a sustainable textile process where natural pigments and plant forms are transferred directly onto fabric using heat. You'll work with pre-prepared natural fibres and locally grown and gathered autumn plants to create otherworldly prints on cloth in a co-creative practice where result is never completely predictable. You begin with intention, and well prepared fabrics ready to receive the colour and hold onto it, but you don't completely control the outcome. The plants, fabric, heat and water all participate, and what emerges, is greater than the sum of what enters. This is pure alchemy, and very addictive. At the end of the workshop you’ll have some beautiful cloth to use in future textile projects, along with guidance for working the whole process at home.  _Liberate your practice._ ## **What’s included** - _ **All textile, materials, plants and equipment you'll need for the day** _ - _A slow stitch kit with Japanese needles, threading tool and thread._ - Ritual cloth to take home— and a new love for the work in progress - eco-dyed cloth to use in future Untamed Textile projects - Artful meditation practice for exploring your inner emerging landscape - An instructional workbook with stitches, ECO-print and botanical colour recipes, seasonal rituals and practice guidance - to work with your ritual cloth. - A hearty seasonal vegetarian lunch - The High Priestess Tea Ceremony - and access to drinks and snacks all day. ## The Venue **The Good Space, 4B Commerce House, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NH.** What3Words: ///debate.happening.soil _The Good Space is_ a vibrant, creative community hub in Dawlish, Devon, and the beautiful setting for this experience. I love this space, and you will too. Its really easy to get here by car from Exeter (and beyond) there is free parking close by, a bus stop outside, and Dawlish Warren Station is just 20 mins walk away as is the sea. You can look up travel and read more about the venue[here](https://www.thegoodspace.co.uk/visit-us). If you would like to join the workshop from further afar, there is loads of good value accommodation close-by and loads of other reasons to visit this area. Contact me for recommendations!  | |||
| Psychedelic Integration Circle HASTINGS: Community & Reflection | Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM UTC | The Humble Hub studio, Shepherd St, Saint Leonards-on-sea, UK | 3mxkakwk3ag22 | Curator | ### Whether you’re processing a recent experience or simply curious, the circle offers grounded support, thoughtful conversation, and a sense of connection with others. Are you looking for a supportive space to land and make sense of a psychedelic experience? Maybe something is still unfolding, or you’re left with questions, insights, or feelings you’d like to explore. This is a small, welcoming circle rooted in the Hastings community. A space to come together, share if you want to, listen if you’d rather not, and be met with warmth, respect, and understanding. You don’t need to have the right words or a clear story. Just come as you are. The circle is gently held by experienced facilitators, with a focus on integration, safety, and thoughtful support. There is space for reflection, connection, and being alongside others who get it. ## **What to expect** Our circle is a confidential, non judgemental space for anyone who has experience with psychedelics, or is considering working with them. You might be carrying a challenging experience that you’d like to make sense of, or something meaningful you’d like to share and explore more deeply. There is no pressure to speak. You are welcome to share, or simply listen. The space is held with respect, openness, and a shared understanding that everyone’s experience is their own. **Please arrive 10 minutes early.** We begin on time and won’t be able to let people in once we’ve started, as this helps create a safe, contained space for everyone. When you arrive, please help yourself to a cup of tea and take a moment to settle in. ## **What we offer** Hastings Psychedelics is a community led circle rooted in connection and shared exploration. It is held by psychedelic informed practitioners and community members who care about creating a welcoming, grounded space to talk honestly about psychedelic experiences and what they mean in everyday life. We bring together lived experience, professional insight, and a genuine curiosity about how these journeys shape us. Rather than focusing on titles, we focus on people. This is a space where stories matter, questions are welcome, and growth is approached with care. At the heart of Hastings Psychedelics is our monthly integration circle. It offers a safe and supportive place to share your experiences, explore their meaning, and learn more about psychedelics in a thoughtful and responsible way. Whether you are a seasoned psychonaut, integrating something profound, navigating a challenging experience, or simply feeling curious, we offer knowledge, support, education, and friendship. This is a reflective, discussion based space. The use of psychedelics or other psychoactive substances is not permitted during the circle. In line with the law, we do not encourage substance use, provide illicit substances, or offer referrals to illegal psychedelic services. ## **Meet the Hastings Psychedelics team**  Claire is a Psychedelic Practitioner and Integration Coach who supports people through times of change and into a deeper connection with themselves. With 13 years in local community leadership in the not for profit sector, alongside her own transformative experiences, she became increasingly curious about what truly supports healing, connection, and wellbeing. Originally trained as an RGN, Claire later trained as a Psychedelic Practitioner with Synthesis Institute and Alef Trust, and continues her studies with Grof Legacy Training. In 2024, she co founded Hastings’ first psychedelic integration circle and is passionate about integration, transpersonal development, harm reduction, and community. She also co hosted Hastings’ first Psychedelic Conference in March 2026, creating a space to open up conversation, explore what research and history are showing so far, and invite a wider community dialogue about how psychedelics might support wellbeing, connection, and creative growth. She is currently building a woodland retreat with her partner David, creating a nature based space for connection, reflection, and healing. [Website](Claire is a Psychedelic Practitioner and Integration Coach who supports people through times of change and into a deeper connection with themselves. With 13 years in local community leadership in the not for profit sector, alongside her own transformative experiences, she became increasingly curious about what truly supports healing, connection, and wellbeing. Originally trained as an RGN, Claire later trained as a Psychedelic Practitioner with Synthesis Institute and Alef Trust, and continues her studies with Grof Legacy Training. In 2024, she co founded Hastings’ first psychedelic integration circle and is passionate about integration, transpersonal development, harm reduction, and community. She also co hosted Hastings’ first Psychedelic Conference in March 2026, creating a space to open up conversation, explore what research and history are showing so far, and invite a wider community dialogue about how psychedelics might support wellbeing, connection, and creative growth. She is currently building a woodland retreat with her partner David, creating a nature based space for connection, reflection, and healing. Website: https://www.themedicinecoaches.com/)  Liz is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and facilitator working at the intersection of psyche, somatics, and emergent leadership. Based in Hastings, in 2024 she co-founded the thriving community psychedelic integration group and is on faculty with the Institute for Conversational Leadership (David Whyte). Liz’s work weaves Internal Family Systems, systemic practice, and ritual to support people returning to their inner ground after transformative experiences. Having completed training in psychedelic-assisted therapy with PsyEdu, she brings a grounded, relational approach to altered-state integration. She is also the creator of Six Chambers, a women’s leadership journey for the post-patriarchal era, centring depth, embodiment, and humane connection. Website:[www.sixchambers.uk ](http://www.sixchambers.uk/) **Disclaimer** We do not provide or facilitate access to psychoactive or illicit substances. If you have any questions about psychedelic integration or about this group, you’re welcome to contact Claire and Liz at: HastingsIntegration@gmail.com | |||
| Kundalini Activation Workshop @kapbyjuliet at Still Point Studio Ilfracombe, North Devon | Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM UTC | Still Point Studio, High Street, Ilfracombe, UK | 3mxkakwlc6n22 | Curator | Juliet Leonard is the UK's only L2 Kundalini Activation Process and non duality Facilitator. Also known as **Life Force Activation** , she is an authority for Kundalini and Non dual states of consciousness through transmission. She was attuned by Master Venant Wong and Ekhart Tolle as his **Teacher of Presence. ** This is a rare visit to Ilfracombe and her workshops often sell out across the UK. Benefits: - Awakening - Negative Energies Clearing - Healing can happen - Intuition develps - Psychic realisations - Personal problems identified and begin recovery processes naturally - Enhanced Clarity - Deeper Feeling and sensing - Sense of purpose - Profound phenomenal experiences proving the field of Consciousness. This is a powerful transmission of raw kundalini and non dual consciousness to raise your own frequency, clear negative energies held in your energetic body, **dissolve** mistaken belief systems and habits that no longer serve you and ultimately raise your own Kundalini Energy and **awaken** to Consciousness. This is a minimum two hour event at the beautiful Still Point Studio. Yoga mats and blankets are provided, feel free to bring your own too. Wear clothes to lie down in and do not eat much before the session. Places are limited to 18 in this venue. _ **What is KAP?** _ KAP is a direct energy transmission of Raw Kundalini and non dual states of Consciousness. This is a downward descending energy that clears and cleans your energetic field through your chakras. It raises your frequency so that negative energies are forced to detach and be processed. The energy stirred is your own life force energy which in turn may activate your own Kundalini awakening process. This is a physical experience of energetic movement within your physical body. Meaning that your physical body will respond in cathartic release or kriya (movements or changes caused by a spiritual practice) that can be seen and felt. It feels amazing and natural. Please see videos for examples of people in process. This **video will explain** more about how KAP works and What it is….. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/HTeyzPokCuk?si=4ezhrJ5x-qvRZ2hG"></oembed> Like reiki and healing modalities, KAP is received passively by the recipient with no skills or experience required. KAP is not part of a religion and requires no faith at all to work. Shakti energy is very much present in this transmission, therefore it has an innate intelligence to provide the upgrades only right for the person at that time of their lives and conditions. It will never give any more or less than the person needs. You receive exactly what you need with every session in a steadily increasing process. The ‘process’ continues for a few days after the session. Integrating this energy creates gentle shifts to benefit you in all areas of your life including an awareness and intuition in relationships, physical and mental wellbeing, diet and health choices. KAP has a profound effect on the brain, a rewiring occurs creating shifts in self belief, intuition, psychic abilities, perspective and recovery. KAP has shown to create improvements in those with chronic depressive illness and PTSD or a traumatic history. Although not it's primary goal, which is the raising and connection of human consciousness, it can have healing effects on many. KAP has a very positive effect on those living with Kundalini Syndrome, an uncomfortable condition sometimes caused accident or by will-power practices or sometime trauma. KAP will help your body to catch up and be better evolved to hold the increased energetic activity you feel. You will be put back in control of your enhanced spiritual development. **A Sacred Practice** : Kundalini Activation Process is rooted in ancient yogic traditions, designed to awaken the dormant energy within you. Each session offers the chance to experience **spiritual enlightenment** , **emotional healing** , and a deeper sense of connection to the divine. **Suitable for everyone?** Well, almost everyone. Those with delusional psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and current manias should not attend, nor should those with epilepsy. Women in their third trimester of pregnancy are also advised to wait until after birth as the sessions can be very physical. We advise that you do not drink or do drugs within at least 24 hours of receiving KAP, including medicinal mushrooms etc. Smoking or vaping or drinking caffeine is completely fine. For some people, eating only a light vegetarian meal on the day of receiving KAP is beneficial to their energetic experience. **About Me** : As a dancer, actress, and Early Years Professional specializing in children with special needs, I have spent my life dedicated to healing and caring for others. As a wife and mother of three—two of whom have special medical and educational needs—I bring a profound sense of compassion and dedication to my work. I am also a certified Reiki practitioner, with years of experience in energy healing. I have offered KAP to hundreds of clients most of whom return whenever they feel like a boost. My approach is grounded in deep care, compassion, and a commitment to helping you awaken to your fullest potential. Join me for this **cathartic** and **transformational** experience, where divine energy flows to clear away blockages and expand your consciousness. Visit [**SoulFlowEnergy.com**](http://www.soulflowenergy.com) to see testimonials and hear about the profound changes others have experienced through this work. Step into your true divine potential and embrace the powerful shifts that await you. This class lasts two hours with a one hour transmission, before is an introduction and after a debrief and sharing. Feel free to contact me to ask any questions about Kundalini Activation I'll be happy to help. Juliet x | |||
| Sound of the Roots | A Journey Through Sound & Guided Forest Therapy | A Day in the Woods with Moss & Mind with Lily X FlowState with Luke | Sun, Nov 29, 11:00 AM UTC | Hailey Wood, Cirencester, UK | 3mxkakwo3qg22 | Curator | Dear Gentle Soul, This is an invitation to slow down, connect with nature, just be within the wisdom of the woods and immerse yourself in healing sounds and the forests’ frequency. Together, Luke from FlowState, and I have created a retreat day that blends healing sounds with guided Forest Therapy in the heart of nature. Encouraging you to listen inward and let nature hold the process. A nourishing day for your mind, body and soul. A space for all to try something different, surrounded by nature and community. **A bit about us: ** _I'm Lily, founder of Moss & Mind, a nature connection practice based in the Cotswolds. I guide people back into meaningful relationships with the natural world through Forest Therapy, watercolour, seasonal workshops and restorative retreats. I believe there are many pathways into nature connection. Some people arrive through creativity, others through stillness, community or time beneath the trees…but each path leads to the same place. A deeper relationship with the natural world, ourselves and one another._ _Luke is the practitioner behind FlowState, creating a sonic space for you to regulate, unwind and find grounding. An aural accompaniment to hold you in a moment of reflection of the experiences in the forest. Findingbreath for the winter ahead, gentle seated movement to find your ground and connection to the body that will carry you forward.Melody inspired by the birds in the trees, resonance from Tibetan bowls harnessing the undulating force of the wind and harp like arpeggios for you to find an inner flow._ Connecting you to your roots and embracing the power of who you are. Forest therapy is an invitation to slow down and return to the natural rhythm of the woodland. Through gentle sensory experiences, mindful wandering and moments of stillness, we open ourselves to the sights, sounds, scents and energy of the land around us. It is a space to quieten the mind, soften the body and reconnect with something deeper within ourselves, with the land and with the living world that holds us. Combine that with a Sound Journey which is an invitation to let go, soften and be carried by sound. Through a tapestry of resonant tones, vibrations and gentle frequencies, the sounds create a space for deep rest, reflection and inner stillness. With no need to do or achieve anything, you can simply breathe and allow the sound to move through you. This combination is a way for us to create space to settle the mind, release tension and reconnect with yourself. Luke and I's paths began to cross through a shared love of the natural world and a desire to help people reconnect with the land around them, with themselves and with one another. Luke from **FlowState** and Lily from **Moss & Mind** have been brought together by a belief that nature and sound have a powerful way of creating space for connection, reflection and restoration. Through our different practices, we’ve found a shared passion for building community and creating experiences that invite people to slow down, listen deeply and feel more rooted in themselves and the world around them. Now, we’re bringing our practices together to create beautiful retreats, weaving together creativity, forest therapy and deeply immersive sound journey's into gatherings of slowing down, reconnecting and simply being. A space to step away from the noise, breathe a little deeper and reconnect with yourself, nature and the people around you. **Plan of the day: ** You will walk gently through a beautiful Beech woodland to meet us at the wooden Roundhouse. There will be tea and a warm fire to welcome you to this space. Once settled we will guide your through the plan of the day and from there, the rest of the day will unfold gently and intuitively - a true “Day for You”. You'll be led through soothing meditations and sound journey's using a variety of instruments, helping you to soften, settle and reconnect with yourself and nature. Between sound, we'll take short woodland walks to breathe in the forest air, allow the invitations to deepen our connection to nature, gather inspiration and allow the land to lead. The day is designed to be deeply nourishing - a blend of calm and connection. Leaving you feeling grounded, open and restored. Part of our intention and invitation for this day is to offer you a space where rest and slowness feels possible and welcomed. **Important details:** - No experience needed with sound journeys or forest therapy, just bring your open heart, curiosity and your love for nature! This is suitable for all! Mixed gender event. - Please feel free to bring some lunch and snacks with you to keep you going, there will be tea making facilities. - There are toilet facilities available. - The walk from the car to the Roundhouse is about 5 minutes through the woodland. - Please dress for the weather, it likes to keep us guessing and we will be outside or undercover in the roundhouse for the entire day and may get a little cold when we are still. Sensible shoes and layers please! The terrain can be uneven underfoot and at times a little muddy so decent footwear is a good idea. Connecting with the forest frequencies as nature slowly awakens. Any questions or further information needed, access requirements, additional needs or if you get lost on the day, please let me know, but be aware that signal may be a challenge on the day of the event! We are aware that this particular day may be challenging for some, please be assured that this is a day for you all to slow down, rest and nourish yourself in nature - we are here to hold this space for you. Please drop me an email on [mossandmindconnect@gmail.com](mailto:tawny.studios@outlook.com) or send me a message on 07399340886. We can't wait to see you there! With love and creativity, Lily & Luke x Financially, we have tried to keep this retreat as accessible as possible while still creating a truly nourishing experience. If you'd like to discuss payment options or have any questions before booking, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us - we're always happy to chat. | |||
| Blue Lotus & 9D Breathwork Ceremony | Tue, Oct 13, 6:30 PM UTC | Frome, UK | 3mxkakwpbyq22 | Curator | **Blue Lotus + 9D Breathwork Ceremony with Wolf Spirit** **Letting Go & Moving On** **13 October 2026 | Frome** This journey is for you if you feel ready to put something down. Old stories, past pain, resentment, grief, conflict, attachments, patterns, relationships, versions of yourself that no longer align with your true self. We might know it’s time to move on, but something in us is still holding on or holding us back. We’ll begin with **Blue Lotus** , a beautiful plant with a long ceremonial history in ancient Egypt, where it was associated with ritual, beauty, dreaming and altered states of awareness. It is often worked with today as a gentle plant ally for relaxation, inward connection, intuition and softening the edges of the mind and body. From that quieter, receptive space, we move into **Letting Go & Moving On** , a 9D Breathwork journey focused on release, forgiveness, freedom and making space for who we truly are. The evening will also weave together **energy healing and alignment, sound healing and live music** , all held within a carefully supported, trauma informed space. A space to honour, forgiver and integrate what has been, release what is done, and step forward into what is to come. | |||
| Sacred Temple - SOULGASM 5th Dec | Sat, Dec 5, 2:00 PM UTC | St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK | 3mxkakwqhrd22 | Curator | The journey of SOULGASM continues! Prepare to enter this sacred temple space where ALL of you is truly welcome. This is about freedom to express your sacred sexuality in the authentic way that flows through you in the moment. I will be creating a space where you are invited to use your incredible sensual body and sexual energy to connect to the universal collective consciousness (god/goddess/whatever wording you choose), and I will lead you to be on this path to abundant joy as much as possible. And…..this is ultimately your journey and only you know how it feels and looks. I will guide you through exercises to experiment and play with this idea within loving and honouring boundaries and consent. Allowing your mind, body and soul the freedom to dance and move so that you feel alive. Maybe that’s being in the room and soaking up the energy in blissful silence. Witnessing the ecstatic energy that is ever present without you needing to ‘do’ a damn thing. Maybe it’s crying with relief at simply being allowed to be YOU and giving yourself the permission to follow the impulse to ask someone to stroke your hair or kiss someone. Maybe it’s so much more or less than that. Come...explore….be free….whilst being held in safety and love. Let your SOUL be ignited. Rhia x This temple is for all. Singles and couples are welcome. Please complete the google form below to register for the event and purchase your ticket below. [http://bit.ly/4ilLopH](http://bit.ly/4ilLopH) **When: ** 2-8pm Saturday 5th December 2026 **Price: ** £80 per ticket (if you need a concession price, please get in touch) **Venue: ** The event will be held in a beautiful venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire **Cancellation and Refunds: ** We have a no refund policy. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch. You may be able to sell your ticket, as long as the person/people attending complete the registration form. **Facilitator: ** **Rhia ** is a Temple Arts Practitioner, Intuitive Healer, Trauma Therapist, Womb Priestess, Bodyworker, Associate Teacher for the Sanctuary of Sophia and Priestess of Andraste specialising in sacred embodiment. She has practiced sacred s\*xuality and the healing arts for over 15 years and is passionate about supporting people to access the divine through the body. She is committed to creating sacred spaces of connection, learning, truth, pleasure and joy so that everyone can feel safe on their journey to becoming truly free. [www.rhiapratsis.com](http://www.rhiapratsis.com/) Instagram: @rhia\_pratsis\_sacred\_embodiment **Contact: ** For any questions, please contact Rhia [07940037932](tel:07940037932) / [sacredtemplespace@gmail.com](mailto:sacredtemplespace@gmail.com) | |||
| Apple Crumble! | Tue, Oct 27, 12:00 PM UTC | Ragmans Lane Farm, Lower Lydbrook, Lydbrook, UK | 3mxkakwrtuk22 | Curator | ## ## **Apple Crumble! Community Apple Processing at Ragmans Lane** Monday 26th October – Thursday 5th November (departing Friday 6th November) Apple Land might be over, but the apple season isn't done with us yet! Join us back at Ragmans Lane, the stunning permaculture orchard farm in Gloucestershire, for a week of apple processing, cider making, compost building, shared food and autumnal celebration. After the festival, we'll be heading back to Ragmans to finish building our giant compost heap, work through the apple harvest, and make the most of the season together. Expect hands-on days, good cider, shared meals, and plenty of space to help transform rescued apples into something useful and delicious. ### **A deeper dive into the orchard** Apple Crumble is a deeper immersion into orchard life and food resilience. We're focusing on the Ragmans Lane Farm revival project, and we're calling in those who want to get their hands in the compost, help bring the land back to life, and make the most of its harvests. If you'd love to feast with us, work with us and become part of our core Old Tree team, this one's for you! Apple Crumble is part of the wider Old Tree apple season, bringing people together around orchards, food, soil and the practical work of harvest. The most important thing is wasting as little of this glorious fruit as possible!! ### **Samhain and Bonfire Night!** During the stay we're throwing a Samhain fundraiser party at Ragmans, with cider flowing from Old Tree's own stock. And to send the week off with a bang, we'll finish with a Bonfire Night party on the 5th November. Come and celebrate the turning of the season with us! ### **What's the Deal?** Stay with us for as many nights as you like. Simply select a ticket for each night you'd like to join us from the list below. We'll be staying together in the communal bunkhouse with its own bathrooms and kitchen, and there's a lovely sheltered spot outside where we can have a fire, play music and sing in the evenings. ### **Will I have to pay for anything?** The only cost is your bed, which is priced on a sliding scale of £4–£8 per night, so please choose what you're able to. We'll be sharing meals together throughout the week. ### **What should I bring?** Please bring a sleeping bag for the bunkhouse, plenty of warm clothes, waterproofs and sturdy boots, maybe even a hot water bottle! Late autumn days on the farm can be chilly, and so can the evenings round the fire. We can't wait to see you back at Ragmans for one last crumble of the season!     | |||
| PsySoc Social FROME: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling | Wed, Oct 28, 6:30 PM UTC | Archangel, King Street, Frome, UK | 3mxkakwtihy22 | Curator | # PsySoc Social Frome An evening of real talk, new friends & wild tales **Tired of small talk? So are we.** Come drop the mask and dive into something a little more real. Join us for a night of **Psychedelic Speed-Friending** , where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most. Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into **Psychedelic Storytelling,** our beloved open mic session where _you_ get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night. **A Beautiful Psychedelic Community: ** Get access to our wonderful community coalescing around all things fungi. Many people at our socials have become life-long friends. Most of our members come alone, this is a safe and welcoming space for everyone, no matter your age, sexuality, background, gender, ethnicity or nationality. Fungi know no boundaries, which is the ethos we bring to our socials.  # **VENUE** Archangel, 1 King St, Frome BA11 1BH # **OUR TEAM** ### Carly Birch  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # Find Your Community with The Psychedelic Society .png) | |||
| CEiliDH | Fri, Nov 20, 7:00 PM UTC | Moor Imagination Centre, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, UK | 3mxkakwuswd22 | Curator | It's been a little while since our last Ceilidh, but Banned from the Moor are finally BACK and we can't wait to dance together again! A cèilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. We love a Ceilidh at MIC and so do those who have attended those we've held so far! But be warned:- there is a risk of face-ache from so much smiling!! Come ready to join in the fun! No experience necessary—just bring your enthusiasm and a spirit of adventure. Let's get together for a night of lively music, traditional dancing, and great company! **Featuring! '** [**Banned from the Moor**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bannedfromthemoor.co.uk/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1s6YfBqdI_-WOCjGVW3HXa) **' ** Enjoy traditional Scottish music, delicious refreshments, and plenty of opportunities to dance the night away! Do dheagh shlainte! 🥳 💃🕺 ('to your good health') 🥰 FYI :- Friday, November 20, 2026, the Moon will be in a [Waxing Gibbous](https://theskylive.com/moon/2026-11-20) phase with about 80.8% illumination | |||
| ANCESTOR RITUAL | Sun, Nov 1, 1:30 PM UTC | FLINTS, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakwxfvz22 | Curator |  # ANCESTOR RITUAL ### A Samhain gathering with Geraldine #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1 November** **1:30pm - 3:00pm** **Flints, Newgate Gap, Margate** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) As the year turns towards darkness and Samhain brings us to the threshold between worlds, join Geraldine for a contemplative **ancestral correspondence rite** exploring remembrance, gratitude, healing and connection. Together, we’ll enter a guided meditation journey to meet with our ancestors, make offerings of gratitude and cultivate a deeper relationship with the unseen. Held within a shared and welcoming space, this **alchemising grief ritual** invites us to honour the **cycle of life and death** , give thanks for the **third harvest** , and acknowledge the ancestors and more-than-human companions who accompany us through the turning of the seasons. **Journey inward and meet your ancestors** **Offer gratitude and remembrance** **Honour the cycle of life and death** **Explore the threshold of Samhain** **Cultivate connection with the unseen** You don’t need any previous experience with ritual or ancestral practice. Come as you are, with an open heart and a willingness to listen. ### WHAT TO BRING A **small offering** for the ancestral altar — something meaningful, seasonal or symbolic **Comfortable clothing** and/or a blanket for the meditation journey ### MEET YOUR GUIDE As an interdisciplinary fine artist, Geraldine’s work is informed by an exploration of spiritual practices and a deep engagement with more-than-human worlds. She works in correspondence with site-led interventions, allowing place, landscape and the more-than-human to shape and inform her practice. An initiate in Western esoteric traditions, Geraldine has cultivated a lifelong personal practice that she describes as folkcraft. Her work as a folkwytch is deeply rooted in animist connection, forging a relationship with the seen and unseen world. Within the public dimension of her esoteric practice, Geraldine works with life-cycle rituals and holds space within the expanded field. She creates temporary sites of participatory sacredness, offering gateways towards reconciliation with our ancestors and our more-than-human kin. [@geradline.hudson\_](https://www.instagram.com/geraldine.hudson_/)   | |||
| Soul Deep: Women's Samhain Ritual, London | Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM UTC | House of Moon, Marlborough Road, London, UK | 3mxkakx3c6q22 | Curator | ### _If you are longing to be held, to drop into non-doing, to be met by other women in your expression and feel the loving embrace of community, this is for you._ In the moments you you're tired of carrying too much, when you feel overwhelmed and part of you just wants holding, what is it that you need? _Soul Deep is a women's embodiment and tantra temple in London: a space for somatics, ritual, eros, expression and deeper connection._ In the moments you've forgotten what it means to be alive, or when you feel lost or uncertain, beneath the thoughts, stories and projections is a remembrance of self. **A coming home**. _It's found in the sensation, in the pulsation of every particle, in the sweet caress of the brush onto canvas, or your voice into the space around you. It's deep within your body's wisdom if you can only let yourself play there in the exquisite dance of your own eros. _ Held in the wisdom of tantra and somatics, this is a space on Halloween, Samhain, to welcome all parts of you home in your body through eros, embodiment and expression with other soul-led women. Choosing to gather on Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival marking the threshold between summer and winter, is potent. This day is a time when the harvest has ended, the days grow darker and the veil between worlds was believed to become thin. It is a time of gathering, remembrance and honouring what has passed as we turn inward and listen more deeply. Choosing to step in is an act of devotion to you, to all women, to the divine. To step in is a choice to deepen your relationship with yourself, your body and all that is within and around you. To step in is to remember. The remembrance of what it is to dwell beneath the surface and hum in harmony with your soul. This is the essence of why we gather. There is something ancient and deeply human in women gathering in ritual: coming together to slow down, listen, share, witness, experience and remember what matters beneath the noise of everyday life. _You must learn one thing._ _The world was made to be free in._ _Give up all the other worlds_ _except the one to which you belong._ _Anything or anyone_ _that does not bring you alive_ _is too small for you._ _ __- Sweet Darkness, by David Whyte _ **We don't stay on the surface, we go deep. Soul Deep. ** No experience needed, come as you are. This is primarily a space of embodiment. Temple is a sacred space to explore, there is no expectation for anything to happen. Sexuality is not the focus, although that form of expression is welcomed if it arises. We are here to drop deeply into body and meet each other from that place. Join our Soul Deep WhatsApp Group here: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/IrnwajiwsgXFxOTmp2vBzN](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IrnwajiwsgXFxOTmp2vBzN) > **Come together → both get £10 off. Some experiences are beautiful to enter alone. Others become something else when you share them with a woman you know and love. See the SOUL MATE ticket option upon booking. ** | |||
| Wake the Lion, Blend, Nottingham | Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 AM UTC | Blend Coffee Shop, Sneinton Market, 30 Avenue C, Nottingham NG1 1DW, UK | 3mxkakx4fpw22 | Curator | Drop the rigid morning routine. It's time to Wake The Lion. We are back at Blend, Sneinton Market for an exclusive early morning rave. No routines. No awkward small talk. No one telling you how to move. Just an hour of pure, freestyle dance to a high-energy, feel-good soundtrack that will shake off the week and ignite your inner lion. Whether you want to wildly let go, find your inner strength, or just groove with a morning coffee in hand—this is your safe space to find your roar! Www.instagram.com/wakethelionup | |||
| PLUGHOLE - Sheffield's Weirdest New Material Night! | Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM UTC | Alder, Percy Street, Neepsend, Sheffield, UK | 3mxkakx5gi522 | Curator | Welcome to Plughole: A night of alternative weirdness, where performers try out new material - That would otherwise have fallen down the drain! Yeahhh, that's right! The cabaret of your dreams (and nightmares) The one you've been waiting for, in that backdoor of your mind, the backdoor of your soul. It's been calling to you, it has, indeed, arrived. Get ready for Sheffield's weirdest New Material night! Expect Alternative comedy, Cabaret, Circus, Dance, burlesque, Drag, Collective games and more! When? 22nd Otober (4th Thursday of the month) Where? - Unit 111, J C Albyn Complex, Percy St, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8BT What time? 7pm doors for a 7.30pm start. PAY WHAT YOU CAN. - Our Tickets have a BIG sliding scale to accommodate all financial means from £5 - £20 Last but not least, if you're a performer and want to take part, email - plugholescratch@gmail.com | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Mon, Dec 14, 6:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakx6luq22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Thu, Nov 26, 6:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakx7vwg22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| Monthly Mentoring for Systemic Practitioners + Online Group Constellation | Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakxb6st22 | Curator | **MONTHLY MENTORING FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _A NEW FORMAT · MORE SUPPORT · DEEPER PRACTICE_ **Facilitated by Illi Adato** For **over 10 years** , internationally recognised teacher **Illi Adato** has been mentoring practitioners through these Monthly Mentoring sessions. We are excited to introduce a **new format** for our Monthly Mentoring sessions, designed to offer more support, connection, and practical exploration for **Systemic Practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds**. Each **2.5-hour session** is an opportunity to integrate your prior learning, explore new insights, and receive support with challenges arising in your practice or learning journey. Whether you are working with clients, developing your facilitation skills, or navigating your own professional growth, this space is here to support you. **Advance registration is required (£37):** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **WHAT'S NEW?** ✨ **Support for Your Practice & Learning Journey** Bring questions, challenges, and experiences from your work or studies. Receive guidance and explore new perspectives to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. ✨ **Online Group Constellation** As part of this new format, each series will include at least one online Group Constellation. The **Issue Holders** will be selected from within the participants, creating an opportunity to experience and explore the work together. ✨ **A Space for Connection & Growth** Connect with fellow practitioners, share experiences, and deepen your understanding of systemic principles through discussion, practice, and inner work. **WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?** 🔹 **Helping the Helper** As practitioners, we are used to holding space for others — but who is helping the helper? See what is behind your own challenges, uncover hidden resources, and develop greater awareness to support your work and wellbeing as well as your clients’. 🔹 **Case Consultation & Practice Support** Bring real cases from your client work or learning journey for exploration and guidance. Together, we can look at what may be emerging and discover new perspectives. 🔹 **Facilitation & Experiential Practice** Explore systemic processes, develop your facilitation skills, and receive support as you grow into your role as a practitioner. 🔹 **Integration & Professional Development** Deepen your prior learning and integrate new insights and approaches to Systemic work. Explore how innovative systemic practices can continue to evolve within your professional offering. **WHO IS THIS FOR?** _ **OPEN TO ALL SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONERS** _ This includes: 🔸 Current students and alumni of the London School of Systemic & Family Constellations 🔸 Family and Systemic Constellations practitioners and facilitators of all backgrounds 🔸 Practitioners integrating systemic work into their existing professional practice 🔸 Those exploring new directions in their learning and professional journey Whether you are newly beginning your training or have years of experience, you are welcome to join this space for learning, support, and connection. **UPCOMING SESSIONS** 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 19 OCTOBER 2026 26 NOVEMBER 2026 14 DECEMBER 2026 Each session: 2.5 hours · Online via Zoom **Session Times:** 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (UK Time) 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (PST) **INVESTMENT** FREE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS £37 / $50 for all other Participants **BOOK HERE:** [**https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business**](https://calendly.com/illiadato/monthly-mentoring-support-for-your-business) **JOIN US** Come and be part of this new format of Monthly Mentoring — a space to receive support, deepen your practice, and connect with a growing international community of Systemic Practitioners. **Advance registration is required.** For further information, please email: [**office@londonconstellations.uk**](mailto:office@londonconstellations.uk) **London School of Systemic & Family Constellations** **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** You can also access the **Systemic Constellations Video Crash Course** for just **£6**. After payment, you’ll receive a video link and password: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course](https://calendly.com/illiadato/systemic-principles-crash-video-course) To book a **personal 1:1 Zoom session** with **Illi Adato** , choose a suitable date and time: 🔗 [https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session](https://calendly.com/illiadato/1st-personal-session) | |||
| THE DARK GODDESS RETREAT - Master the art of transformation in uncertain times | Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 AM UTC | Glastonbury, UK | 3mxkakxfxy522 | Curator | ### A 3-day immersion for women ready to meet what’s unresolved, let go of the conditioning that has kept them small, and step into their power and their medicine. _“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Carl G. Jung_ ### Why now? Humanity needs more women standing fully in their power, sharing their gifts. We need women who can model a different way of leading - one that has integrity, that supports life rather than depletes it. If something in that lands, this is you. ### Into the dark, for the light We spend the first nine months of our lives in darkness. It’s where the seed gestates before it becomes anything at all. Darkness isn’t the opposite of growth - it’s often where growth begins. The Dark Goddess – such as Kali, Cerridwyn, Persephone, Hecate, Hel, Medusa, Ereshkigal among her many faces - is the primordial feminine force of transformation. She can be blunt and she doesn’t do bypassing but everything she does, she does in service of the highest aspect of Love. Working with her is an initiation into the parts of yourself you’ve learned to avoid, and it’s precisely there that your power has been waiting. ### This is for you if - You’ve been called to embody your gifts and share your medicine, but keep meeting resistance - You’re ready to go deeper into your own healing, and your healing gifts - You want to strengthen your relationship with the more-than-human and unseen world - You know you’re powerful and want to learn to wield that consciously - for your good, and the highest good of all - You’ve tried plenty of modalities, and something is still not shifting - Your vision feels blocked and you’re unsure how to fully step into your gifts - You’re missing a sisterhood you’ve known before, and it’s time to find your way back to it ### What this retreat will help you remember Who you are, beneath the conditioning that shaped you: - The wisdom and healing gifts that, not so long ago, cost women their lives - Your power and your life force, so you have something real to offer the world. Over the years, I’ve watched this work bring about genuine, lasting change in the women who do it. On the land of Avalon, we will: - Reconnect you with your innate wisdom and gifts - Clear the blocks that have kept you from fully embodying your essence and power - Welcome and heal your masculine energy so it can unite with the feminine - giving your wisdom form, and letting you actually act on it. ### What to expect - Ancestral and cultural healing - Deepening your relationship with Spirit (nature & animal spirits, ancestors, etc) - Greater trust in your inner knowing - Addressing and healing the witch wound - Moving beyond the fear of your own gifts - Shifting the persecution complex and imposter syndrome - Looking at outdated narratives that block your power and don’t serve nor honour you any longer - Shamanic journeying and elemental work - Time with Glastonbury’s sacred sites: Chalice Well, White Spring, the Abbey, the Tor - and with the land itself - A 1-hour integration call (Zoom), 10 days after you return home ### What this retreat is not **Real, not performative.** This is not group therapy, and it is not spiritual entertainment. **Grounded, not escapist.** Everything here is meant to be practical and liveable once you’re back in daily life. **Work, not a tour.** This is not a sightseeing trip through Glastonbury’s sacred sites. ### Before you sign up This work will likely surface things you’ve avoided for good reason. Before you commit, make sure you have: - A support system in place for your return: a therapist, help with childcare, someone you trust to talk to, access to nature. - At least one full day to land when you get home, free of work and other commitments. Staying an extra day in Glastonbury can help. ### Co-faciliator for the retreat _ **Julie Imbard - Breathwork Facilitator** _ I didn’t come to this work out of curiosity. I came because something in me was stuck, and I needed to find out why. I’d done the therapy. Years of it. I understood what had happened to me. I could talk about it clearly, calmly even. But understanding wasn’t changing anything. My body was still bracing for something that had already ended. Breathwork was the first thing that reached past the story. Not by helping me make sense of it which was already done, on paper. It got me out of my head and into what I was actually carrying. That’s the shift I keep coming back to: from thinking about it to feeling it, and finally letting it move. Alchemy:Rewire is the method I use to bring people there. It’s breath-based work that goes straight for what’s held in the body: grief, fear, old patterns, things words never quite touch. For this retreat, I’ll be co-facilitating: holding the breath and nervous system side of things, so each of you has the space to go as deep as you need to. | |||
| Unlocking More; Journey through Family Constellations exploring desire, alchemising resistance and opening to possibility | Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM UTC | Akasa, Prince Edward Road, London, UK | 3mxkakxh7yo22 | Curator | # Unlocking More ### ### Journey through Family Constellations exploring desire, alchemising resistance and opening to possibility _A one-day constellation experience with Imani Faith_ There is more you want from this life. What keeps you from claiming it? Perhaps you’re ready for deeper love, greater visibility, a different relationship with money, or the freedom to follow a calling that won’t leave you alone. You can feel the desire. Yet each time you move towards it, something pulls you back. On Unlocking More, we’ll get curious about that pull. What looks like resistance or self-sabotage may have a deeper story. This is a day to bring what you’re longing for into the room and discover what stands beside it and what happens when that part is brought into awareness. **What happens in a constellation?** Systemic Family Constellations is a live, experiential process of entering a new paradigm within your life. Someone brings a question about their life, and other people in the circle may be invited to represent parts of it: a person, a relationship, a feeling, an obstacle or a possibility. As they find their places, dynamics that were hard to name can become visible and shifts start to occur naturally. I guide the constellation, following what emerges rather than deciding in advance where it should go. It doesn’t have to be a family issue. You can bring a question about love, money, work, purpose, belonging or your next chapter. We start there and see where the entanglement is. We’ll work together in one shared circle. I’ll introduce the practice, guide the constellations and leave space to reflect on what the day opens up. You may offer a question to be considered for a constellation, represent in someone else’s, or witness. You choose how you participate. The field works it's gifts upon us all. What are you ready to stop circling around and begin moving towards? No previous experience needed. This is a space that welcomes all, just as you are. Saturday 31 October 2026 · 11am–6pm Akasa, Hackney, London £175 per ticket Teas and refreshments are provided. About Imani Faith: My practice is rooted in Systemic Family Constellations and shaped through advanced training, supervision, international study and years spent exploring story, spirituality and human behaviour. My training follows a lineage connected to the development of Family Constellations through Bert Hellinger, alongside contemporary approaches exploring ancestry, embodiment, consciousness and the field. International study has taken me into rooms with practitioners and teachers from across the world, including the International Constellations Intensive in Sintra, Portugal. My curiosity reaches beyond one discipline. Into consciousness and epigenetics. Quantum physics and the nature of reality. Ancestry and embodiment. Spirituality, intuition and the subtle dimensions of human experience. I am fascinated by what we inherit. By what we sense. By what remains unseen. By the relationship between the systems behind us and the life waiting ahead of us. And by the moment something that has quietly shaped a life is finally seen. Because what we can see, we can begin to meet differently. Special Guest: Sophia Kai - Sophia is a multilingual writer and musician from Sri Lankan, Greek and East African heritage. Her art is widely known for exploring the depth, contradiction and vulnerability of the human experience while articulating resistance to systems that constrain dignity, memory and freedom, both inwardly and socially. Sophia’s work encourages a more deliberate relationship with music and art, rooted in sustained listening rather than fast consumption. Supported by: Aliya Lily - Aliya is a singer-songwriter whose music explores the depth, tenderness and beauty of the human experience. Rooted in love, nature and a life lived between cultures, her work is inspired by the many landscapes that have shaped her. She joins Family Constellation as part of the supporting team, and offers soundscapes to accompany the journey. Farah Orths - Farah Orths is a Hay House Author, channel, ceremonialist, and musician who brings the unconditional love of the Divine into the human realm as an awakening force of healing. Her teachings invite radical softening into receiving God's holding and guidance just as you are. Her work is centred around our relationship to receiving your innate abundance and wholeness and moving into the world from this place. | |||
| BEYOND THE VEIL - PSYCHEDELICS, ANCESTORS & THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES OF DEATH | Sun, Nov 1, 7:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxiszw22 | Curator |  # BEYOND THE VEIL ### Psychedelics, Ancestors & the Ancient Mysteries of Death #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **7:00pm–9:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has toilets on the ground floor** BEYOND THE VEIL What if the ancient rituals surrounding death were never simply about mourning? As the nights draw in and we enter the season traditionally associated with the dead, the ancestors and the unseen world, cultures across the globe have long recognised a time when the boundary between worlds becomes thin. Join **ethnomycologist, educator and psychedelic researcher Darren Le Baron** for a fascinating journey into the hidden connections between death, ancestral traditions, psychedelics, mythology and altered states of consciousness. From the ancestral altars of Día de los Muertos in Mexico to Fèt Gede in Haiti; from European Samhain traditions and ancient mystery systems to initiation rites, funerary ceremonies and encounters with the spirit world, Darren explores the remarkable similarities that emerge across cultures separated by time and geography. Why do stories of descent into the underworld, death and rebirth, communion with ancestors, spirit encounters and ritual transformation appear again and again throughout human history? And what role have **plants, fungi, ceremony and altered states of consciousness** played in humanity's attempts to communicate with — or understand — what lies beyond ordinary perception? Drawing on historical research, ethnomycology, mythology and his own experiences researching traditional communities across Africa and beyond, Darren will uncover some of the forgotten, transformed and sometimes obscured meanings behind our rituals and symbols of death. **Beyond the Veil** is an exploration of the ancient human fascination with what comes after death — and the extraordinary ways in which people have used ritual, mythology and altered consciousness to cross the threshold between the known and the unknown. **Come curious. Leave questioning what you thought you knew about death, the ancestors and the unseen world.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  ### ### **DARREN LE BARON** **Darren** is an ethnomycologist, educator and psychedelic researcher based between the UK, Caribbean and Africa. His work explores the relationships between fungi, psychedelic traditions, ancient cultures, mythology, ritual and humanity’s enduring connection with the natural and ancestral worlds. Alongside his work in mycology, Darren has spent years researching **ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines, psychedelic traditions, ancestral practices, mythology and mystery systems**. His research has taken him across Africa and beyond, learning from traditional communities and exploring how cultures throughout history have understood altered states of consciousness, initiation, death, rebirth, the spirit world and our relationship with the ancestors. Darren is a dynamic international speaker and educator. He is a member and presenter with the London Psychedelic Society and a chair and committee member of Breaking Convention. He has also presented at the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, All Things Fungi, Ozora, Noisily, Lightning in a Bottle and numerous gatherings around the world. At the heart of Darren’s work is a fascination with the knowledge humanity has inherited from those who came before us — and what ancient traditions, fungi, plants, ritual and altered states of consciousness might teach us about **life, death, transformation and our relationship with the unseen world**. [@daren\_le\_baron](https://www.instagram.com/darren_le_baron/)    | |||
| WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIUMSHIP | Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxkbij22 | Curator |  # WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS ### An Introduction to Mediumship ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November 2026** **5:30pm - 7:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What if you could learn to listen beyond the ordinary?** As Samhain is said to mark a time when the veil between worlds grows thin, _Walking Between Worlds_ invites you to step into the mysterious world of mediumship. This immersive 90-minute introduction explores what it means to **sense, receive and interpret information believed to come from the spirit world** — taking you on a journey through: - The Spirit World - The Veil - The Vessel - The Senses - The Spirit - The Message - The Return Blending tradition, grounding, psychic and mediumistic awareness with practical exercises, you’ll discover the different ways information can be experienced — through **images, feelings, sounds, sensations, symbols and that inexplicable sense of knowing.** You’ll also have the opportunity to explore your own intuitive and spirit senses through guided practical work. **No previous experience is needed.** You don’t need to be a believer. You simply need to be curious, open-minded and willing to explore what might lie beyond the everyday. Come with an open mind. Leave with a different way of seeing — and perhaps a little more curiosity about what exists between the worlds. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### SIMONE — GUARDIAN OF THE VEIL Simone is an **energy healer, psychic medium and shamanic practitioner** whose work sits at the meeting point of healing, spirit and the unseen. Her approach brings together ancient and contemporary energetic practices with **mediumship, intuitive development and shamanic work** , held with grounding, discernment and integrity. At the heart of Simone's practice is the belief that working with the unseen isn't simply about _opening the door_ — it's about learning how to move through that doorway **consciously, safely and with awareness**. Her work supports people in developing a deeper, more embodied relationship with the unseen, while maintaining the grounding and discernment needed to navigate experiences of spirit and intuition. [@guardian\_of\_the\_veil](https://www.instagram.com/guardian_of_the_veil/) #### THIS SAMHAIN... Step beyond the familiar. Enter the liminal space. Remember those who came before. **The veil is thin.🕯️🌑**    | |||
| JONNY FOREVER + DEATH DISCO | Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM UTC | Margate Arts Club, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxlp3222 | Curator |  # Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry — A Pagan Requiem ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **2:00pm – 4:30pm** **Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2PT** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **A ritual for grief, ghosts, rage, love and letting go.** **“Opens an ancient understanding of grief inside you.”** — Gemma Cairney, BBC 6 Music **★★★★★** **Derek Awards** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Gavin Liddell** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Danielle Arkwright** **★★★★★** **Audience Review — Ophelia Lark Pearce** Following its acclaimed, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, **Jonny Forever** brings _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_ to Margate — an intensely intimate live performance that sits somewhere between concert, theatre, requiem and ritual. Created in the wake of his father’s death, this is a story of bereavement told through **live music, mythic storytelling, film, animation, home video and ritual**. Jonny takes us deep into the underworld of memory, weaving emotionally raw songs with VHS footage filmed by his late father, newly created animation and fragments of a fictionalised 1990s childhood. A chthonic stag becomes a guide through the landscape of grief as past and present bleed together — documentary becomes memory, memory becomes myth. At the centre of the performance is an altar, around which Jonny explores **remembrance, anger, forgiveness, love and release**. The audience are not simply spectators, but witnesses to a shared ceremony in which private grief becomes something communal. The work moves through the cycle of **diagnosis, decline, death and aftermath** , holding space for the full and contradictory experience of grief — its devastation, absurdity, tenderness, rage and unexpected beauty. And then, somehow, it turns towards the light. ### THE RITUAL Built around Jonny Forever’s debut album, _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_, the performance has been described as a **“pagan requiem”** — a genre-defying collision of stark songwriting, expansive soundscapes, spoken word and ritual. The show culminates in a collective release: a final prayer giving way to an ecstatic, euphoric finale that reframes grief not simply as an ending, but as **connection, continuity and transformation**. Following the performance, Jonny will lead **DEATH DISCO** — an ecstatic cut-and-paste DJ set that raises the spirits of the living and the dead. Drawing on pop classics, floor-fillers, oddities, unlikely mashups, funeral rites and esoteric poetry, the audience are invited to dance through whatever the ritual has stirred up. **Come for the requiem. Stay for the wake.** ### ABOUT JONNY FOREVER  Jonny Forever is a multidisciplinary artist working across music, storytelling, performance and ritual. A musician, composer, performer and storyteller with more than two decades of experience, his work creates spaces where grief, transformation and collective witnessing can meet. _Thank You, Fuck You, and I’m Sorry_ received five-star reviews at the **2026 Edinburgh Fringe** , alongside the FringeReview **Hidden Gem Award** and a **Best of the Fringe** accolade from The Vile Arts. Jonny is also the musical director, arranger and performer for **Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon** , a cult live show he helped develop and which has toured the UK and Europe to sold-out audiences. [@jonnyforever\_](https://www.instagram.com/jonnyforever_/) ### CONTENT NOTE This performance explores **death, terminal illness, grief and bereavement** , including emotionally intense material relating to family relationships and loss. It also contains **coarse language, ritual elements and moments of audience participation**. For anyone who has lost someone. For anyone who has loved deeply. For anyone who has sat in the darkness and wondered how to find their way back. **Thank you. Fuck you. And I’m sorry.** **★★★★★ Derek Awards** · **HIDDEN GEM — FringeReview** · **BEST OF THE FRINGE — The Vile Arts** > **Something very special and utterly unique. Bravo.”** > — Ed O’Brien, Radiohead > **“Lyrical storytelling to make my skin shiver.”** > — Hollie McNish > **“Opens an ancient understanding of grief inside you.”** > — Gemma Cairney, BBC 6 Music > **“A gifted sonic sermon on the art of loving, losing, and rallying back towards the light. Colossally, cosmically brilliant.”** > — Michael Pedersen > **“Hidden Gem.”** > — FringeReview > **“Best of the Fringe.”** > — The Vile Arts > **“Recommended.”** > — BBC Radio Scotland > > You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. > >  > >  | |||
| DEAD GOOD TALKS - DOODLES IN THE DARK | Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM UTC | Fort Road Hotel, Fort Road, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxmw2o22 | Curator |  # **DEAD GOOD TALKS – THE ART OF LUCID DREAMING** ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **1:00pm – 3:00pm** **Fort Road Hotel Bar, 18 Fort Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1HF** **️ FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has an accessible lift** ### **DOODLES IN THE DARK** #### **With Dave Green** #### **And an introduction by Ryan Smith** Have you ever been aware that you were dreaming, and used that awareness to influence the course of your dream? If so, you've experienced lucid dreaming. In this talk, renowned artist and author Dave Green will take us on a mind-expanding journey into the 'art' of lucid dreaming. He’ll be sharing lessons from his book, _Doodles In The Dark_ about how to lucid dream and how to make artwork – not of our dreams but within the dream state itself. Join us on a genre-bending journey through the history, science, philosophy and spirituality of the dreaming mind. It’s a talk for artists, oddballs and anyone interested in the creative power of their nocturnal reveries. With time for an audience Q&A and an opportunity to buy signed copies of Dave’s profound and at turns hilarious book. **Your dreams are waiting. It’s time to wake up inside them.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE SPEAKER**  ### DAVE GREEN Dave Green is a London based artist who creates simple line drawings in his [lucid dreams](https://dave-green.co.uk/pages/faq) which he re-creates upon waking up. Lately he has been experimenting with giving his pen and paper to other people in his dreams to see what they create. His art has been featured in BBC Science Focus and DreamTime magazine. He has lectured about his work at Tate Modern and is the subject of a documentary by The World Science Festival called 'The Dreaming Pen'. [@davegreen5000](https://www.instagram.com/davegreen5000/)    | |||
| MYSTIC MARKET | Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxofh622 | Curator |  # Mystic Market at Bar Nothing ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **12:00pm – 5:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate** **FREE RSVP** [**@\_bar\_nothing**](https://www.instagram.com/_bar_nothing/) [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Step into the magic at Mystic Market — an indoor gathering of curious treasures, witchy crafts, mystical makers and seasonal delights at Bar Nothing, Margate.** As the Samhain season turns towards winter, come in from the cold and spend the afternoon exploring a treasure trove of **witchcraft, folklore, divination, handmade goods, vintage finds, books, zines and magickal curiosities**. Browse the stalls, discover something strange and wonderful, have your cards or palms read, find a new book, pick up a piece of enchanted jewellery or simply settle in with good food and warming drinks. ### WHAT YOU’LL FIND **Witchy crafts & magical makers** **Tarot & palm readers** **Magickal** J **ewellery** **Handmade broomsticks** **Herbal remedies & plant alchemy** **Esoteric & otherworldly guides** ### FOOD & WARMTH We will be serving up delicious, comforting, seasonal food — perfect for settling in and warming yourself after a day of wandering Margate. Come browse, eat, drink, divine, discover and gather with the magical community of the **Samhain Society’s Dead Good Festival**. Whether you're a seasoned witch, a curious seeker, a lover of folklore or simply someone who enjoys beautiful strange things, **there's something waiting for you at the Mystic Market.** ### **VENDOR LIST** Thomas Wood Mystery : tarot [@thomas\_wood\_mystery](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fthomas_wood_mystery%3Fstkn%3DMWJlNnU2OWwzOThwdw%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299710216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1QaFeiIJlrDGI88wwlqNHXHCRj8Ui%2F12dyXuv%2Fg0Bj8%3D&reserved=0) House of Her Kent : tarot [@houseofher\_kent\_](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhouseofher_kent_%3Fstkn%3DNXNzc3k0NjE0d2Ni&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299735304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TN5a0ZQSIYn%2BunkufKcjYiBaGaqQJBAk%2BeOdCJlmsDs%3D&reserved=0) Guiding Hands : palm reading [@guidinghandreadings](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fguidinghandreadings%3Fstkn%3DNmJjcTh6ZzQ0N25y&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299835217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9othlL97CKNEMr7%2FiMhPb7KlWfZ8Of4Q2IjkD50rg3M%3D&reserved=0) Theia Coven : tasseography coffee grind Readings [@theia\_coven](https://www.instagram.com/theia_coven/) Fallen Flowers: handmade flower craft [@fallenflowersuk](https://www.instagram.com/fallenflowersuk/) Seashells Soul Sanctuary : Sea Spell Bar [@seashellssoulsanctuary](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fseashellssoulsanctuary%3Fstkn%3DMXYyd2t1Y2hqcmh6cA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299870325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8zoF4wp1otW9ybOi5vLktNKofEw915C3kUiUwnbonns%3D&reserved=0) Poshteca Jewellery [@poshteca](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fposhteca%3Fstkn%3Db3Rmc3d4ajQzNWI0&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299880785%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TCrsW68PllQETJUI6atzKWfPVXi8ixfbSYpUY0KVGf4%3D&reserved=0) Anahatha Apothecary [@anatha.apothecary](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fanahata.apothecary%3Fstkn%3DZ3h5ZXJ1cnJ3NzR1&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299891180%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zTdc6cB1qgCih0Ax2542xTRmOeZfgONTCEIbBvmYs3k%3D&reserved=0) Soul Crescent Therapies [@soulcrescenttherapies](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsoulcrescenttherapies%3Fstkn%3DNG9mampsejNwaHVi&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299900986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=53MQstIdBwvNlsSeGZ3JUnLQKXQcPmBUT1fAbYlHe64%3D&reserved=0) Luna and Wild: candles and incense [@lunarandwild](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flunarandwild%3Fstkn%3DMTNsaWF6MjV6bW04eQ%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299910879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kD3UhjX6AjmIv6oF6he%2FtE0v5IjewuSGmXg2m6LtzFc%3D&reserved=0) Herb Lester: esoteric guides [@herb\_lester](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fherb_lester%3Fstkn%3DZzhudzQyZmg5cjRk&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2be92c92b6454526bb3108df2320a844%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639268295299920652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0WmhJdv%2Bvi7G07p0123tj5jf8lY32p5%2BFbxx4ZZCGzg%3D&reserved=0) **Come curious. Leave enchanted!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   | |||
| DARK MARGATE WALK | Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM UTC | The Margate Bookshop, Market Place, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxpoir22 | Curator |  # **Dark Margate Walk** ### ** By Dan Thompson - Unreliable Historian** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November** **11:00am - 12:30pm** **Meet-up point:** The Margate Bookshop, Market Place, Margate ** £10** **Finishing point: ** Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Margate This is an outdoor event Step into the hidden histories and stranger stories of Margate on a **one-hour guided walk** with artist, writer, anarchist and self-confessed **unreliable historian Dan Thompson**. Wandering through lost rivers, sacred springs, ancient burials and chalk secrets, Dan uncovers a dark, rotten and wonderfully unreliable Margate, exploring **two thousand years of local history and Kentish folklore**. From Iron Age hillforts and Roman echoes to a medieval harbour and a Brutalist tower block; from the Lion Queen of England and East End gangsters to Zeppelin, David Bowie and the first woman to teach astronomy to girls — this is Margate as you've never heard it before. Built on stories, strange connections and bad memories, the walk travels from prehistory to David Bowie's R&B band, uncovering the people, places and forgotten histories that have shaped this peculiar seaside town. The walk lasts approximately **one hour to one and a half hours** , taking place on level ground with some gentle hills. **Ticket sales support the community programme at Marine Studios.** Come prepared to see Margate differently — to follow its forgotten paths, question its official stories, and meet the eccentrics and troublemakers hiding in its history. **Expect folklore, forgotten secrets and one or two mysteries to wrangle with along the way.** ### After the walk, enjoy the **Mystic Market ** at Bar Nothing ### (where the walk finishes)  **WHERE YOU’LL FIND** - **Witchy crafts & magical makers** - **Tarot & palm readers** - **Magickal** J **ewellery** - **Handmade broomsticks** - **Herbal remedies & plant alchemy** - **Esoteric books & otherworldly guides** Browse the stalls, discover something strange and wonderful, have your cards or palms read, find a new book, pick up a piece of enchanted jewellery or simply settle in with good food and warming drinks. ### FOOD & WARMTH We’ll be serving up **delicious, comforting, seasonal food** , perfect for settling in and warming yourself after the walk. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDE**  ### **DAN THOMPSON** **Dan** is a historian, writer, anarchist, artist and storyteller based in Margate. Through his Seaside History Club, he explores the hidden, curious and often overlooked histories of coastal towns, bringing together local archives, folklore, archaeology and storytelling. His walks and talks reveal the strange, magical and eccentric stories woven into Margate’s streets, buildings and shoreline, offering a fresh and often unexpected way of seeing the town and its past. [danthompson.co.uk](http://danthompson.co.uk/) [@danthompson33](https://www.instagram.com/danthompson33/) [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) | |||
| THE ANCESTRAL BODY - A Somatic Practice for Collective Change | Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM UTC | FLINTS, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakxr4dc22 | Curator |  # **THE ANCESTRAL BODY** ### **A Somatic Practice for Becoming Ancestors** #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 1st November 2026** **Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm** **Flints, Newgate Gap, Cliftonville, Margate** **£15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What happens when we listen to the body, and let it help us feel?** Our bodies feel what our minds often can't bear to look at. They hold our grief for what we've lost, our fear of what we may still lose, and the love beneath both. They carry the stories of those who came before us, and they are shaping the world we'll leave for those who come after. We're living through a polycrisis: ecological, social and political breakdown happening all at once. Many of us carry grief, anger, fear and numbness with no place to put them. What might become possible if we let the body help us metabolise these feelings, so they could move through us and become care, courage and action instead of overwhelm? Join Jo, Trainee Elder, Somatic Teacher and engaged citizen, for a contemplative session on becoming ancestors: learning to receive what we've inherited, and to take responsibility for what we pass on. This is not a talk. It's an invitation to take part in a practice. Inspired in part by the work of Joanna Macy, Jo will guide participants through gentle somatic contemplation, listening to the body, and a practice of speaking to both our past and future ancestors. It's a chance to feel held within a much longer story than this single moment in time. **Together, we'll explore questions such as:** What does the body know about grief before the mind has found the words? How can we metabolise complex emotions rather than carrying them, numbing them or turning away? What have we inherited from our benevolent ancestors that may help sustain us? What might our future ancestors — the generations not yet born — want to say to us now? How might our bodies come into deeper relationship with our non-human kinfolk, and help us imagine a more interconnected future? Can honouring our pain for the world become a source of strength rather than despair? And perhaps most importantly: **What would it mean to live today as a future ancestor?** This is not about fixing yourself. It's not about finding answers to the crises we face, or feeling hopeful on demand. **It's a chance to slow down, feel what is here, let grief and love have their place, and remember that we belong to a long line of people behind us and ahead of us. You do not have to have children of your own to take part – this is a much bigger invitation of being ancestors for the earth we leave behind.** Samhain is a time when the veil between worlds is said to be thin, which makes it a fitting moment for this work. **Come as you are.** **Come with your grief, your love and your questions.** **Come ready to listen to the body you inherited, and the ancestors you are becoming.** **A note on accessibility:** The venue is stair-free access but the toilet facilities inside are not. Please inform us of accessibility needs ahead of time. The session will begin on time, and latecomers cannot be guaranteed entry. ### A REGENERATIVE EXPERIENCE Ticket sales from this workshop will fund the Charity, Women for Women. From war-torn towns to the halls of the United Nations, their global community of women is working to create a more just world—a world where every woman’s voice, role, and contribution are visible and valued. [https://womenforwomen.org.uk](https://womenforwomen.org.uk) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### JOANNA MILLER Joanna Miller is a Trainee Elder, Somatic Teacher and engaged citizen whose work explores developmental, collective and systemic trauma, shame and grief. She is a Board Member and Senior Trainer of the Focalizing Institute, a somatic training institute that trains therapists and healers in somatic skills internationally. Having trained directly with some of the leaders in her field, Jo describes herself as forever the student, and a very grateful teacher. Her approach is relaxed, grounded and deeply human. Expect a warm Northern accent, an accessible approach to somatic practice and plenty of space to feel what you feel without judgement. Jo comes from a long line of working-class, big-hearted folk from the north of England, ancestors she carries with her, and now calls the blue sea of Margate home, alongside her two cats, Zac and Poncho. At the heart of this part of her work is a simple but powerful belief: **When we let our bodies help us grieve and love this world, we become the ancestors the future needs.** [**@joannamiller\_healing**](https://www.instagram.com/joannamiller_healing)    | |||
| SAMHAIN PROCESSION & RITUAL | Sat, Oct 31, 8:00 PM UTC | Secret Location- Margate | 3mxkakxtat222 | Curator |  # Samhain — Procession & Ritual ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **20:00 – 21:00** **Cliftonville Beach, Margate, Kent** _Secret meeting location revealed the night before_ **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This is an outoor event .** **Step into the dark and luminous threshold of Samhain — the Witches’ New Year — for an unforgettable night of ritual, procession and revelry.** On the night when the veil between worlds is said to be at its thinnest, gather with fellow witches, wizards, seekers and curious souls for a torchlit journey through Margate and into the darkness of the sea. Come dressed in your **finest witch or wizard regalia** and prepare to walk between worlds. We’ll gather at 8:00pm at a secret meeting point in Margate, revealed to participants the night before. **High Priestess Tree Carr and wizard Paul Buckingham** will open the evening with a grounding ritual at the altar, using smoke cleansing and sacred resins to prepare us for the journey ahead. From there, we’ll set off together in a **torchlit procession towards Cliftonville Beach** , carrying the spirit of Samhain with us as we cross from the everyday world into sacred space. At the beach, Tree and Paul will lead a **Samhain ritual and ancestor invocation** , accompanied by drumming and singing. Through circle casting, intention-setting and offerings of remembrance, we’ll honour our beloved dead, acknowledge those who came before us, and open ourselves to the mysteries of the unseen. Samhain is a time for endings and beginnings — a moment to pause at the threshold, release what no longer serves us, remember the dead and welcome the turning of the wheel. Come in your finest pagan masks! Bring your LED lanterns and LED candles, your offerings and your ancestors with you. **Walk with us into the night.** **Meet:** Secret Margate location, revealed the night before **Destination:** Cliftonville Beach **Led by:** High Priestess Tree Carr & Wizard Paul Buckingham **Dress:** Folklore, pagans, cunningfolk, masks, animal magic, witches, wizards A note on accessibility: the route will be step free and take no longer than a 15 minute slow walk but there may be some steep inclines. Please inform us of accessibility needs ahead of time and we'll do our best to assist. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.  | |||
| NEVER ABOVE TAROT | Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM UTC | Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2QY, UK | 3mxkakxvdqb22 | Curator |  # NEVER ABOVE TAROT ### Deck Launch & Release with Richie Disaster #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **6:00pm–7:30pm** **LowLife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY** **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Come celebrate the launch of a brand-new tarot deck born from tattooing, symbolism, transformation and the strange, beautiful language of the cards.** Join Margate-based artist **Richie Disaster** for the official launch of **NEVER ABOVE TAROT** — an evening celebrating the creation, evolution and release of their new tarot deck. Richie will share the story behind the deck, including their journey with Tarot and the relationship between **art, symbolism, religious iconography, traditional tattooing and divination** that runs through their work. The launch will also feature a **gallery wall displaying every card in the deck** , giving you the chance to see the complete visual world of NEVER ABOVE TAROT. Each individual card print will be available to purchase **at random**. Rather than choosing your favourite, you'll be invited to **pull a card from the deck** — and that card becomes your print. You might pull the card you needed. Or the card you absolutely didn't want. Either way, **it's yours.** Come along to hear the story behind NEVER ABOVE TAROT, explore the full deck, meet the artist and celebrate its arrival into the world. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT RICHIE DISASTER  ### RICHIE DISASTER **Richie Disaster (he/they)** is an artist whose work is deeply influenced by **traditional tattooing, religious iconography, symbolism, ritual and the idea of evolution and change**. Originally from Scotland, Richie has found a home in Margate and is part of the creative community behind **Lowlife** — the independent community space, bar and shop they run with friends. Their work brings together the visual language of tattooing, esotericism and contemporary art, creating imagery that feels simultaneously ancient, strange and completely of its time. Now, that visual world becomes a Tarot deck. **NEVER ABOVE TAROT has arrived.** Come pull a card. Come meet your fate. Come celebrate the launch. **Saturday 31st October · Lowlife · Margate** 🃏 **NEVER ABOVE TAROT** **The card chooses you.** [**@richie\_disaster**](https://www.instagram.com/richie_disaster/)   | |||
| THE MAPS OF FATE: AN INTRODUCTION TO PALM READING | Sat, Oct 31, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkakxzfez22 | Curator |  # THE MAPS OF FATE ### An Introduction to Palm Reading #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **5:30pm-7:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **What if the map of your life was already in your hands?** Your palms carry a fascinating landscape of lines, shapes and markings — and for centuries, palm readers have looked to them for clues about character, relationships, vitality, talents and the paths we might take through life. Join **Hazel from Hex Tarot** for an interactive introduction to the ancient art of palm reading, where you’ll learn how to begin reading the landscape of your own hands. During this hands-on workshop, you’ll make a **print of your palm** and learn how to identify and interpret some of its key features. Hazel will guide you through the major lines and markings, helping you understand how palmistry has traditionally been used to explore questions of **fate, fortune, personality, relationships, confidence and life direction**. This is an opportunity to slow down, look closely at yourself from a different perspective and consider what your hands might have to say about where you’ve been — and where you might be heading. Come with curiosity. Come with questions. Come ready to get your hands dirty. **Your fate is in your hands. Literally.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### **HAZEL — HEX TAROT** Hazel is a practising witch and medium whose nature-based practice draws on traditional British and European approaches to mediumship and divination. She founded **Hex Tarot** in 2016 and works internationally, offering professional **palm reading, tarot reading, astrology and apparel**. In 2022, she created her own oracle deck, **The Magickal Folklore Lenormand** , bringing together her love of folklore, magic and divination. Hazel lives in Wales with her family. [@hex\_tarot](https://www.instagram.com/hex_tarot/) 🖐️ **Hands-on workshop** 🔮 **Palmistry · Divination · Folklore · Fate** 📜 **Make your own palm print to take away** ✨ **No previous experience necessary** **Come and discover the maps you’ve been carrying all along.**    | |||
| ESOTERIC TRAVEL AGENCY | Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkaky4s3o22 | Curator |  # **THE ESOTERIC TRAVEL AGENCY** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October** **3:00pm–5:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £10** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **Ever wanted to plan an esoteric adventure but found yourself lacking the enthusiasm, encouragement or frankly adequate level of weirdness from your loved ones?** Perhaps you want to visit a standing stone. A forgotten shrine. A portal. A haunted doll. An unusually sinister gravestone. A village with suspiciously witchy folklore. But who will _get it_? Enter the **Esoteric Travel Agency!** This is your supportive travel companion for journeys into the strange, mysterious and mildly unhinged. Join **Esoteric Isle** for an afternoon seminar exploring some of the UK’s most intriguing esoteric hotspots, followed by mingling, plotting and conspiring with your fellow Esoteric Travellers. We’ll explore how to find the weird places hiding in plain sight, then use **divination techniques to help plan your own esoteric adventure** , turning vague travel obsessions into actual plans and, ideally, physical journeys. Because sometimes you don't need another person asking: _“But why do you want to go and look at that old stone?”_ You need someone saying: **“YES. You absolutely should go and look at that old stone. Here’s how.”** **COME WITH A PLACE IN MIND.** **COME WITH A STRANGE OBSESSION. COME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!** The Esoteric Travel Agency is open for business. **Esoteric Isle** , aka Anna, is a writer, tour leader, grave tender and novelty merchandise creator with a specialist interest in England’s tarot history. With more than a decade of experience in travel writing, she is passionate about uncovering hidden stories, strange places and overlooked corners of the landscape — and sharing them with anyone willing to listen. This summer saw the launch of the Esoteric Isle Tarot History Tours, which quickly became an instant hit. 2027 promises a year of Esoteric Travel with spring tour tickets flying out and a physical Esoteric Isle guidebook planned for publication with publishers Herb Lester! **Your next esoteric adventure awaits.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **ANNA WILLATT** Esoteric Isle aka Anna is a writer / tour leader / grave tender/ novelty merch creator with a specialist interest in England's tarot history. With over a decade's experience in travel writing, she's passionate about uncovering hidden stories and places and sharing them with whoever will listen. This summer saw the launch of the instantly popular Esoteric Isle Tarot History Tours (2027 dates to be announced soon) and a physical guide is planned for 2027 with publishers Herb Lester. [@esotericisle](https://www.instagram.com/esotericisle/)   | |||
| BLACK SHUCK - A Creative Art & Storytelling Workshop | Sat, Oct 31, 1:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkaky7gom22 | Curator |  # BLACK SHUCK ### A Creative Art & Storytelling Workshop #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** The great black hound. A messenger of death. A guardian of the lost. A shadow at the edge of the road. **Saturday 31st October 2026** **1:30pm - 3:00pm** **On a Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) Across storm-dark coastlines, lonely roads and ancient fields, stories have long been told of animals who arrive as messengers — omens of death, change, warning or remembrance. Among them prowls **Black Shuck** , the legendary black hound of East Anglia. For some, his appearance is an omen of death. For others, he walks beside the lost, the grieving and the forgotten. But Black Shuck is not the only one. Many of us carry half-remembered stories of animal omens, strange encounters, family superstitions, dreams and local legends — stories passed down through generations, whispered at night or recalled years later with the question: _Did that really happen?_ **BLACK SHUCK** invites you into the shadowy space between folklore and real life to explore these stories together. Through conversation, storytelling and art-making, we’ll wander through tales of animals, death, dying, ageing and memory, asking what these old stories might still have to tell us about being human and what it means to live well while we can. This is not a workshop about having the right answers. It is a space for curiosity, imagination, reflection and shared stories. **Come with a tale, a memory, a superstition, a dream or simply come curious!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDES  ### LUCY ST. SMITH **Lucy St. Smith** is a visual artist, writer and facilitator. Since studying Art History and Fine Art at Goldsmiths, she has been a passionate advocate for community and participatory arts, collaborating across a wide range of settings, from Tate Modern to the Green Gathering. [Lucy Stockton-Smith](https://www.lucy-stockton-smith.co.uk/whats-happening)  ### JUSTINE ROBINSON **Justine Robinson** is a healthcare professional with 14 years’ experience in palliative care, supporting individuals and families through some of life’s most tender and profound transitions. She is passionate about building communities that nurture authentic connection and creating compassionate spaces where people feel seen, heard and supported as they explore healing, meaning and belonging together. [@justine\_dreaming](https://www.instagram.com/justine_dreaming/) #### Come into the darkness. Bring your stories. Meet the hound!   | |||
| DREAM ART CORNER WITH PAUL BUCKINGHAM | Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1UA, UK | 3mxkakycakd22 | Curator |  # DREAM ART CORNER ### Dreams, Art & Inner Journeys with Paul Buckingham #### **A Dead Good Festival event** **Saturday 31st October** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate** **11:00am - 3:00pm** **Free RSVP |** **Drop in during the Dream Art Corner sessions** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has toilets on the ground floor** ### WHERE DREAMS BECOME ART For a few hours on **Thursday 29th October and Saturday 31st October** , artist **Paul Buckingham** will set up his easel at Smith & Sun, creating a laid-back **Dream Art Corner in the window of Smith & Sun**. Step into a welcoming space dedicated to the strange, vivid and mysterious world of dreams. Come along to **talk, share and listen** with Paul about all things dream-related. Bring a dream that has stayed with you, a recurring image, a strange night-time story, or simply your curiosity. Learn how Paul creates and responds to the dream world through his artwork, turning the ephemeral language of dreams into something tangible. Perhaps the conversation might inspire you to pick up a paintbrush and have a go yourself and: - **Share your dreams** - **Watch dreams become art** - **Explore your inner landscapes** - **Connect, listen and be inspired** There’s no need to understand your dreams — and no pressure to share them. This is a space to drop in, chat and be curious about what happens when we give our inner worlds a little more attention. **Register your free place and we'll send you all the details. ** **Bring your dreams. Bring your imagination. Come and see where they take you.** **Step into the Dream Art Corner and let the dreaming begin.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE ARTIST**  ### PAUL BUCKINGHAM Artist Paul Buckingham has been journaling and painting his dreams and visions for the past five years. His curiosity about exploring dreams grows day by day; engaging with them by recreating his experiences through a love of painting has opened up a world of wonder and mystery and a renewed way of approaching life. [@paulnuckingham85art](https://www.instagram.com/paulbuckingham85art/) | |||
| A BEASTLY PRINT WORKSHOP | Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM UTC | Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2QY, UK | 3mxkakydx7322 | Curator |  # A BEASTLY PRINT WORKSHOP ### **A Printmaking Workshop Presented By PRINT SOCIAL** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 31st October ** **Time: 10am–12:00pm** ** Venue: Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY** **️ Suggested donation £2 per participant** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### PRINT SOCIAL present ‘A Beastly Print Workshop’, a fun printmaking workshop for all ages. In this hands-on workshop, PRINT SOCIAL will introduce you to the wonderfully tactile world of printmaking. Using pre-carved lino stamps, you'll be guided through the process of creating your own unique printed artwork to celebrate Samhain. Expect to get stuck in, play with ideas, make some lovely mess and discover the magic of seeing an image come to life through print. All materials supplied - lino stamps, inks, rollers, paper, colouring pens, aprons, etc. All skill levels catered to. Messy clothes or aprons recommended. The workshop is free, but we recommend a donation of £2 per participant to cover the cost of PRINT SOCIAL'S materials (cash or card on arrival). _Children must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult throughout the workshop._ **Come learn. Come create. Come print!** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDES**  ### PRINT SOCIAL PRINT SOCIAL is a collective of like-minded linocut print obsessives, established in 2022. They meet once a month at Resort Studios in Margate to carve, print and chat about all things _linocut_. They run occasional exhibitions and non-profit workshops in and around Thanet. [@matpringle ](https://www.instagram.com/matpringle/) [@haggytea](https://www.instagram.com/haggytea/) [@pud.designs](https://www.instagram.com/pud.designs/) [@linocutboy](https://www.instagram.com/linocutboy/)    | |||
| DEAD GOOD TALKS – SHAPESHIFTERS, BEASTS AND THE MODERN WITCH | Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyftti22 | Curator |  # **DEAD GOOD TALKS – SHAPESHIFTERS, BEASTS AND THE MODERN WITCH** #### **A Dead Good Festival event** **Friday 30th October** **6:30pm–9:30pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1RU** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### **Talks -Books -Double Bill!**  #### **THE BOOK OF BEASTS: RECLAIMING ANIMAL WISDOM** **With Elizabeth Sulis Kim** **In conversation with Tree Carr** **Presented by the Samhain Society and The Margate Bookshop** Join us as we dive into a modern bestiary with an ancient heart. With authors Elizabeth Sulis Kim and Tree Carr to guide us, we’ll meet twelve emblematic animals from Elizabeth’s newly published book that can restore our relationship with the natural world. Steeped in folklore, mythology, magic and religion, _The Book of Beasts_ tells the story of our shapeshifting relationships with animals, from reverence to persecution, friendship to fear, awe to indifference. It asks us what we actually know about the creatures we share this world with – and offers us a different way of living together. The conversation will set a course across the globe and through time, from our deep past into the future, bringing together the animals which have captivated us for millennia. There will be an opportunity for audience questions, and an interval for buying signed copies of Elizabeth’s book ### **MEET THE AUTHOR**  ### ELIZABETH SULIS KIM Elizabeth Sulis Kim has written for publications including _Mslexia_, _Ambit_, _Fiddler's Green_, _Hellebore_, _BBC Culture, The Guardian,_ and _The Independent. _ In 2020, her novel was shortlisted for Penguin’s #WriteNow. She is the editor of _Cunning Folk Magazine_ and the anthology _Spiritus Mundi_, published by Liminal 11. Her debut narrative non-fiction book, _The Book of Beasts: Reclaiming Animal Wisdom_ was published by Chatto & Windus in August 2026. Her next book, _The Art of Folklore_, will be published by Frances Lincoln in March 2027. [@elizabethsulis](https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsulis/) ### **MEET THE CHAIR**  ### TREE CARR Tree will chair the talk with Eliazabeth. Tree Carr is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology therapist and Death Doula whose work explores dreams, magic, death, consciousness, creativity and the unseen. Author of eleven books spanning dreamwork, witchcraft, tarot, counterculture and death, she has spoken at Tate Modern, the Barbican, the Freud Museum, Breaking Convention, NYU and the Royal College of Art. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming and consciousness studies at the College of Psychic Studies. [@tree\_carr](https://www.instagram.com/tree_carr/) ## **…followed by…** #### **THE WITCHES PANEL** **Presented by the Samhain Society** **What does it mean to be a witch in the 21st century?** Not the witch of the Halloween costume. Not the witch of the crystal shop cliché. Not the sanitised, Instagram-friendly version of witchcraft. We mean **real, living witches** — people who practise, question, challenge, create, organise and navigate the world through a magical lens. Join us and our panel of practising witches as they explore the relationship between **witchcraft and activism**. We’ll talk about **systemic misogyny, patriarchy, capitalism, colonialism, queer liberation, racism, marginalisation and oppression** — and ask what it means to use witchcraft not simply as a spiritual practice, but as a way of understanding, challenging and resisting the systems around us. We'll explore questions like: Why has the witch historically been so threatening? Is witchcraft inherently political? What can witch persecution teach us about marginalisation today? How can magical practice build community, resilience and resistance? **Ultimately: what kind of world are witches trying to create?** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE WITCHES**   ### TREE CARR Tree Carr is a High Priestess Witch, ritualist, dreamworker, Death Doula, transpersonal psychology practitioner and author. Her work explores magic, dreams, death, consciousness, altered states and the unseen. Co-creator of WITCH with Charlotte Church, she creates rituals, ceremonies and workshops through Samhain Society and other cultural spaces. Tree teaches witchcraft, dreamwork and consciousness studies, drawing on decades of experience across mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts.. [@tree\_carr](https://www.instagram.com/tree_carr/)  ### KELLY-ANN MADDOX Kelly-Ann Maddox is a counsellor, card slinger, wordsmith and witch whose work centres on spiritual rebellion, self-knowledge and forging your own path. Author of _Rebel Witch: Carve the Craft That's Yours Alone_ and _Witch in Darkness: Magick for Tough Times, Bad Days and Moments of Total Catastrophe_, she challenges rigid ideas about witchcraft, encouraging personal, experimental and meaningful practice. Her work explores witchcraft as a tool for navigating difficult times, breaking cycles and and refusing to conform. [@kellyann\_maddox](https://www.instagram.com/kellyann_maddox/)  ### YSHA — THE ACTIVIST WITCH Ysha / The Activist Witch is a queer, decolonised, intersectional witch, tarot practitioner, researcher and educator based in Wales. A non-binary, autistic person of colour with Italian and Egyptian heritage, their work explores witchcraft through feminism, anti-capitalism, queer liberation and social justice. They are active in grassroots organising and founded the international Witches for Palestine project, exploring witchcraft as a practice rooted in collective liberation. [@activist.witch](https://www.instagram.com/activist.witch/)  ### DESIREE DIAZ — SACRED WISE MAGIC Desiree Diaz, founder of Sacred Wise Magick, is an intuitive healer and practitioner weaving together nature, plant spirit connection, ritual, energy work and modern witchcraft. Her practice explores relationships with plants, the body, ancestry, intuition and the natural world, alongside ceremonial and community-based work. Rooted in deep respect for the living world, Desiree explores meaningful ways to bring magical practice into contemporary life. [@sacredwisemagick](https://www.instagram.com/sacredwisemagick/)  ### HAZEL - HEX TAROT Hazel is a practising witch and medium whose nature-based practice draws on traditional British and European approaches to mediumship and divination. She founded Hex Tarot in 2016 and works internationally, offering professional palm reading, tarot reading, astrology and apparel. In 2022, she created her own oracle deck, The Magickal Folklore Lenormand, bringing together her love of folklore, magic and divination. Hazel lives in Wales with her family. [@hex\_tarot](https://www.instagram.com/hex_tarot/)    | |||
| HERBAL MAGICK AND PLANT SPIRITS - FOR YOUR ANCESTRAL ALTAR | Fri, Oct 30, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyhdcl22 | Curator |  # **HERBAL MAGICK & PLANT SPIRITS ** ### **For Your Ancestral Altar** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October 2026** **Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm** **On a Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £25** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **Honouring the ancestors this Samhain** Join Desiree for a Herbal Magick Workshop exploring the traditions of Samhain, ancestral connection, and the sacred art of Ancestral Altar Veneration. Together, we’ll explore how herbs can be used to honour, celebrate, and connect with our ancestors during this powerful seasonal time. In this workshop, you’ll: - Discover the role of herbal magick around Samhain - Explore ways to create and tend an ancestral altar - Learn about herbs traditionally used in ancestral offerings - Make your own herbal offering to take home and use in your own ancestral practice A hands-on, enchanting workshop for anyone curious about herbal magick and ancestral traditions. Come gather, create, connect, and honour those who came before us. **Come with curiosity. Leave with your own herbal offering. ** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **DESIREE DIAZ** Desiree, founder of Sacred Wise Magick, is a witch, rootworker, spiritual business mentor for practitioners and creator of spell and conjuring oils. In all her offerings, Desiree creates a sacred space to bring you the highest level of transformation and her focus for decades has been on teaching magick in a safe way to help you reconnect with your spirituality holding you with her 30 years of spiritual and witchcraft experience. Her focus is helping healers and founders really embody the energy of their business and reclaiming the full expansion of what they are capable of, and are meant to do. Desiree and her business Sacred Wise Magick, have been featured in Forbes, Dazed, Glamour Magazine, and Elle Magazine, celebrating her powerful healing sessions, products, tarot readings and spiritual advice. [@sacredwisemagick](https://www.instagram.com/sacredwisemagick/)   | |||
| DIRT, BONE & MEMORY- WORKING WITH THE MATERIAL DEAD | Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyiirv22 | Curator |  # **Dirt Bone and Memory** ### **Working with the Material Dead** #### With Toni Coe-Brooker #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October 2026** **Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate CT9 1UA** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has a toilet on the ground floor** **Dirt, Bone & Memory** **In this intimate, practical Death Witchcraft workshop, Toni invites you to encounter the material dead: the remains, possessions and fragments through which relationships with the dead are remembered, maintained and sometimes transformed.** Working with objects from Toni’s own collection and practice, we will explore the magick and folklore surrounding bones and grave dirt, the strange intimacy of hair and ashes, memento mori and mourning jewellery, photographs as objects of connection, and the personal belongings that pass from the hands of the dead into those of the living. What makes an ordinary object become a relic? Can an object carry something of the person who once owned it? What does it mean to possess part of the dead? And where are the boundaries when we choose to work with what remains? We will also venture into the ethics of material death work: taking from graveyards, collecting bones, handling remains, inherited objects, consent, reciprocity and our responsibilities towards both the dead and the places that hold them. **Create your own small reliquary, choosing and assembling materials with intention to form a vessel for memory, ancestral practice or your own relationship with death.** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**  ### **TONI COE-BROOKER** Toni is a death witch, sound ceremonialist, ancestral tarot reader and co-host of the Embracing Magick podcast. Her practice explores our relationships with death, ancestry, spirit and the material traces left behind by those who came before us. Her work encompasses graveyard magick, ancestral practice, spirit communication, death and mourning rituals, genealogy, bones, objects of memory, dreamwork and ecological death. Through workshops and ceremony, Toni approaches death work as a way of deepening our relationship with both the dead and the living, while exploring the ethics, boundaries and responsibilities of working at that threshold. **Come explore what the dead leave behind—and discover how the things that remain can become vessels for memory, magick, and connection.** [**@waxandkohl**](https://www.instagram.com/waxandkohl/reels/)    | |||
| JUSTICE MAGICK AND WITCHING FOR THE WORLD | Fri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM UTC | Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU, UK | 3mxkakyk6jh22 | Curator |  # Justice Magick and Witching for the World ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October** **1:30pm – 3:00pm** **Bar Nothing, 17 Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### _Calling all witches of conscience._ As the Witches’ New Year approaches, what would it mean to turn your magick towards justice? Join award-winning witchcraft author and mentor **Kelly-Ann Maddox** and grassroots activist, educator and **Activist Witch Alisha Ahmed (Ysha)** for an energising afternoon exploring the intersection of **witchcraft, activism, community and collective liberation**. This is a practical and inspiring exploration of how your deepest ethics can find a place within your sacred practice — from protecting marginalised communities and fundraising, to energy cleansing, community-building, blessing, shielding and spellwork for change. Kelly-Ann and Ysha will explore how witches can bring their spiritual practices into the wider world, while building the confidence, boundaries, resilience and community needed to make meaningful change. ### WE’LL EXPLORE - Choosing and committing to the causes that matter to you - Finding your sacred role and discovering how witchcraft can serve it - Building confidence, boundaries and community - Developing your own **justice magick philosophy** - Using blessing, hexing, cord-cutting, shielding, shadow work, astral building and road-opening in activist practice - Bringing consistency, vision and wellness to community work - Finding your people, claiming your power and making things happen together - Staying inspired and strengthened by witchcraft in the work towards collective liberation The session will include a **Q&A** , along with a **worksheet** to help you process and develop your own ideas afterwards. ### WITCHES’ NEW YEAR Samhain marks a threshold — a time of endings, beginnings, reflection and renewal. As we enter the spiritual year ahead, this gathering asks us to consider not only what we want to transform within ourselves, but **what kind of world we want to help create**. Bring your convictions. Bring your questions. Bring your magick. And point it towards justice. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. * * * ## MEET YOUR GUIDES  ### Kelly-Ann Maddox **Kelly-Ann Maddox** is an award-winning Tarot reader, bestselling witchcraft author and qualified Spiritual Counsellor with over a decade of experience working with clients and groups. Her work centres on **sovereign spirituality, self-love and shadow work** , helping witches and mystics locate their inner power and develop free-wheeling magickal practices that work for them. Kelly-Ann has fundraised for organisations including **Black Trans Alliance, War Child, Medical Aid for Palestinians and Cwtches to Gaza** , and is a member of **Witches for Palestine**. Her work consistently explores the relationship between witchcraft and activism, placing worldly concerns and collective responsibility at the heart of spiritual practice. [kelly-annmaddox.com](https://www.kelly-annmaddox.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) [@kellyann\_maddox on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kellyann_maddox/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)  ### Alisha Ahmed (Ysha) — The Activist Witch **Alisha Ahmed (she/they)**, also known as **Ysha, The Activist Witch** , is a Fat Queer Non-binary Autistic Immigrant Witch of Colour of Egyptian heritage, raised in Italy and now living in South Wales. Since 2021, they have created educational video essays exploring intersectionality, and through **Activist Witch** , they and their wife Raven explore the intersections of activism and witchcraft as tools of rebellion against oppressive systems. Ysha has fundraised in support of **Black Lives Matter, Mermaids UK, Miles for Refugees and Medical Aid for Palestinians** , and founded **Witches for Palestine** in 2024. They are an intersectionality educator at **Glitter Cymru** , chair of **Glitter Sibling** , and founder of the **Cymraeg Collective of Activist Witches**. Through their grassroots work, Ysha brings a powerful focus on finding community, claiming collective power and turning spiritual conviction into meaningful action. [activistwitch.co.uk](https://activistwitch.co.uk/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) ### 🔥 Witchcraft for the world **Your magick is not separate from the world.** Come and explore what happens when we bring our values, our practices and our power into conscious relationship with the communities and causes we care about. **The Witches’ New Year is coming.** **Let’s enter it with our convictions in our hearts and our magick pointed towards justice for all.** | |||
| MAKING CONNECTIONS - Live Tarot Readings & Insights with Cult Mother Tarot | Fri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, UK | 3mxkakylzgz22 | Curator |  # MAKING CONNECTIONS ### Live Tarot Readings & Insights with Cult Mother Tarot #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival event** **Friday 30th October** **1:30pm–3:00pm** **The Queer Library in the basement of Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate CT9 1UA** **️ £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This event is in the basement of a venue with only stairs.** **Toilets are on the ground floor. ** #### **Bring your questions. Step into the circle. See what the cards have to say.** Join **Cult Mother** for an intimate, interactive tarot experience where the cards become a doorway into **symbolism, intuition, reflection and your own inner knowing**. Gather close as Cult Mother guides the group through shared live readings, exploring the stories, symbols and mysteries held within the cards. Together, we’ll look beyond the obvious and follow the threads that emerge — making connections between the cards, the questions we bring, and the meanings we discover along the way. **What to expect:** - Live, intuitive tarot readings - A closer look at the symbols and stories within the cards - Space for reflection, curiosity and conversation - Insights that invite you to find your _own_ meaning and connections **There’s no need to be a tarot expert — or even to have touched a deck before.** You don't want to miss this up-close opportunity to learn from the force behind **Cult Mother Tarot. ** **This experience takes place at The Queer Library which is in the basement of Smith & Sun. Stair access only. Toilets are on the ground floor of this venue. ** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE ### HANNAH JOY GRAVES The force behind **Cult Mother** , Hannah Joy Graves is more than a tarot reader — she's a **witch revolutionary**. A modern mystic with a punk-rock soul, Hannah combines deep esoteric knowledge with warmth, humour, fierce intuition and a healthy disregard for the rules. Known as the **Enfant Terrible of Esoterica** , she doesn't simply read the cards — she electrifies them, bringing wit, wisdom and an unfiltered human perspective to tarot. Through her readings, classes and thriving online community **The Cult** , Hannah encourages people to move headfirst into their own magic, embracing both the mystery and the messiness of being alive. Her work moves through tarot, shadow work, revelation, personal transformation and the gloriously chaotic business of being human. **The Cult is for the curious, the wild-hearted and those who refuse to colour inside the lines.** **Come with a question. Come with curiosity. Come ready to see what unfolds when we make connections.** **The cards are waiting.** [**@cultmothertarot**](https://www.instagram.com/cultmothertarot/)    | |||
| ALCHEMY & THE TAROT | Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyn66e22 | Curator |  # ALCHEMY & THE TAROT ### WITH CULT MOTHER **Solve et Coagula ! Dissolve. Transform. Recombine.** **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 30th October** **10:00am–11:30pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** ** £22** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has a toilet on the ground floor. ** #### **What if the Tarot is a map of the Great Work?** For centuries, alchemists sought the ultimate transformation: the **Philosopher’s Stone** , the mysterious substance capable of turning base matter into gold. But alchemy wasn't only concerned with transforming metals. It was also concerned with transforming **the self**. Join **Hannah Joy Graves aka Cult Mother** for an intriguing journey into the hidden relationship between **Alchemy, Hermeticism and the Tarot**. Together, we'll explore the history of alchemy and its influence on the esoteric traditions that shaped many of the tarot decks we know today. We'll journey between the **macrocosm and the microcosm** — the universe above and the human being below — and ask whether the Tarot itself can be understood as a map of transformation. Could the cards represent the stages of **The Great Work**? Could The Fool's journey be an alchemical journey? And what might the Tarot have to tell us about our own process of dissolution, destruction, transformation and rebirth? We'll explore the mysterious stages of the alchemical process: **Calcination → Dissolution → Separation → Conjunction → Putrefaction → Distillation → Coagulation** From breaking things down to putting them back together in an entirely new form. **Solve et coagula.** Dissolve what no longer serves you. Separate the essential from the unnecessary. Transform. Recombine. This class will add another fascinating layer to your understanding of the Tarot — revealing connections between the cards, Hermetic philosophy, alchemical symbolism and the eternal human desire to **turn lead into gold**. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### MEET YOUR GUIDE  ### HANNAH JOY GRAVES The force behind **Cult Mother** , Hannah Joy Graves is more than a tarot reader — she's a **witch revolutionary**. A modern mystic with a punk-rock soul, Hannah combines deep esoteric knowledge with warmth, humour, fierce intuition and a delicious disregard for convention. Known as the **Enfant Terrible of Esoterica** , she doesn't simply read the cards — she electrifies them, bringing wit, wisdom and an unfiltered human perspective to tarot. Through her readings, classes and thriving online community **The Cult** , Hannah encourages seekers to move headfirst into their own magic, embracing both the mystery and messiness of life. Her work explores tarot, shadow work, revelation, transformation and the everyday chaos of being human. **The Cult is for the curious, the wild-hearted and those who refuse to colour inside the lines.** Come prepared to look at Tarot differently. Come prepared to get your hands dirty. **The Great Work awaits.** [**@cultmothertarot**](https://www.instagram.com/cultmothertarot/)    | |||
| SHUFFLE - MAJOR ARCANA LAUNCH | Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM UTC | On A Whim, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakypfxn22 | Curator |  # SHUFFLE - MAJOR ARCANA LAUNCH ### A Tarot Exhibition with Megan Metcalf #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October** **5:30pm–7:30pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** **FREE RSVP** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **What happens when you take a century-old Tarot deck, tear it apart and put it back together again?** Come and celebrate the opening of a new Tarot-inspired exhibition by Margate artist **Megan Metcalf** , where the iconic archetypes of the Major Arcana are ripped, layered, cut and reassembled into something entirely new. Inspired by the visionary artist **Pamela Colman Smith** , creator of the imagery behind the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, Megan has spent months literally _shuffling_ Pixie’s iconic designs — transforming familiar symbols into raw, tactile and contemporary collage. > “For me, collage is a physical way to connect to her designs and the symbolism. It’s about taking those century-old symbols and reassembling them in my creative language.” — Megan Metcalf Megan’s work explores the magic that happens when something familiar is broken apart and given a new life. **Shuffle** is both a celebration of Tarot’s enduring visual language and a playful act of creative reimagining. And this isn’t an exhibition you simply look at. Step inside Megan’s **life-sized “Become the Sun” installation** , put your face into the artwork and take home a Polaroid of yourself becoming the Sun — available for a small donation. ### GET YOUR CARDS READ To make the evening even more magical, **Yvette’s Intuition** will be offering **10-minute Tarot readings** - using Megan's new card deck - throughout the event. **Want a reading? Book your 10-minute slot in advance, then come along to the exhibition at On A Whim and get your cards read by Yvette!** [Book your tarot reading with Yvette](https://yvettesintuitionbooking.as.me/megan-metcalf-tarot-launch-readings) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT THE ARTIST  ### MEGAN METCALF **Megan i** s a multidisciplinary fine artist based in Margate, Kent. With over a decade of experience as a professional fine artist and seven years specialising in live event illustration, Megan works like a reportage photographer — stepping into the background to capture fleeting moments, atmosphere and the raw energy of a place or celebration. For **Shuffle** , she turns her attention to Tarot, collage and the enduring visual legacy of Pamela Colman Smith. [@meganmetcalfstudio](https://www.instagram.com/meganmetcalfstudio/) ### ABOUT YOUR TAROT READER  **YVETTE FARMER** Yvette s a clairvoyant and spiritual reader who believes our ancestors can offer us loving guidance. Described by world-renowned psychic Jayne Wallace as a **“pure source”** , Yvette works through clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairalience and claircognizance, describing herself as a messenger who aims to communicate what she receives as clearly and responsibly as possible. > “Yvette’s reading is divinely channelled, she is connected beyond the tarot.” — Thomas E Durrant, London **Want a reading? Book your 10-minute slot in advance, then come along to Shuffle at On A Whim and get your cards read by Yvette on Megan's new card deck!** [Book your Tarot reading with Yvette](https://yvettesintuitionbooking.as.me/schedule/f1549c3d/appointment/98273945/calendar/7262353?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=98273945&utm_source=chatgpt.com) ### ### ART, TAROT & A LITTLE MAGIC Whether you’re a lifelong Tarot obsessive, an art lover, curious about the Major Arcana, or simply looking for something unusual to do in Margate, this exhibition is an invitation to experience Tarot from a different perspective. **Come for the art.** **Stay for the Tarot.** **Step into the Sun!**     | |||
| SIGILS IN EARTH AND FIRE : CUTTLEFISH CASTING JEWELLERY WORKSHOP | Thu, Oct 29, 1:30 PM UTC | Smith & Sun, Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyrlzr22 | Curator |  # **SIGILS IN EARTH AND FIRE** ### **Cuttlefish Casting Jewellery Workshop** #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October 2026** **Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** ** £20** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** Join **Tara Li-An** , creator of **Smith & Sun** , for an immersive journey into the worlds of **sigil magic, ceremonial fire, and ancient metal casting**. Begin by creating your own personal sigil — a symbol charged with your intention. You’ll be guided through the process of designing and drawing your sigil before activating it through the transformative power of **ceremonial burning**. Then, step into an ancient metalworking tradition: **cuttlefish casting** , a method of casting metal using carved cuttlefish bone moulds that dates back centuries. Using your own sigil and intention, you’ll carve a mould into cuttlefish bone before pouring molten pewter to create a **one-of-a-kind talisman** — part artwork, part magical tool, and part ancient craft. **You’ll leave with:** - Your own activated sigil - An experience of ceremonial fire magic - Hands-on experience with traditional cuttlefish casting - A unique pewter talisman forged with your personal intention **Create the symbol. Feed it to the fire. Cast it into metal. Carry the magic with you.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **ABOUT YOUR GUIDE**  **Tara Li-An** is the creator of **Smith & Sun** , a jewellery and artefact atelier rooted in myth, mysticism, and magick. Drawing inspiration from ancient symbols, memento mori, and the metalwork of early civilisations, Tara hand-carves powerful amulets and talismans in bronze, silver, and gold. Each piece is crafted with ethically sourced materials, vintage elements, and recycled metals, honouring both the earth and ancestral traditions. At the heart of her work is the belief that we are deeply connected — to our ancestors, to each other, and to the natural and spiritual worlds. Her creations serve as adornments, ritual tools, and carriers of healing intent, bridging the timeless with the contemporary. [@smithandsun](https://www.instagram.com/smithandsun/)   | |||
| DREAM ART CORNER WITH PAUL BUCKINGHAM | Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM UTC | Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakytco222 | Curator |  # DREAM ART CORNER ### Dreams, Art & Inner Journeys with Paul Buckingham #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Thursday 29th October** **Smith & Sun, 7 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA** **11:00am - 1:00pm Free RSVP |** **Drop in during the Dream Art Corner sessions** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ### WHERE DREAMS BECOME ART For a few hours on **Thursday 29th October and Saturday 31st October** , artist **Paul Buckingham** will set up his easel at Smith & Sun, creating a laid-back **Dream Art Corner in the window of Smith & Sun**. Step into a welcoming space dedicated to the strange, vivid and mysterious world of dreams. Come along to **talk, share and listen** with Paul about all things dream-related. Bring a dream that has stayed with you, a recurring image, a strange night-time story, or simply your curiosity. Learn how Paul creates and responds to the dream world through his artwork, turning the ephemeral language of dreams into something tangible. Perhaps the conversation might inspire you to pick up a paintbrush and have a go yourself and: - **Share your dreams** - **Watch dreams become art** - **Explore your inner landscapes** - **Connect, listen and be inspired** There’s no need to understand your dreams — and no pressure to share them. This is a space to drop in, chat and be curious about what happens when we give our inner worlds a little more attention. **Register your free place and we'll send you all the details. ** **Bring your dreams. Bring your imagination. Come and see where they take you.** **Step into the Dream Art Corner and let the dreaming begin.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET THE ARTIST**  ### PAUL BUCKINGHAM Artist Paul Buckingham has been journaling and painting his dreams and visions for the past five years. His curiosity about exploring dreams grows day by day; engaging with them by recreating his experiences through a love of painting has opened up a world of wonder and mystery and a renewed way of approaching life. [@paulnuckingham85art](https://www.instagram.com/paulbuckingham85art/) | |||
| THE MAGIC OF OUR WORLD - CREATIVE QUESTS | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM UTC | On A Whim, Cliff Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyupmj22 | Curator |  # The Magic of Our World — Creative Quests ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Wednesday 28th October** **7:00pm – 9:00pm** **On A Whim, 20 Cliffe Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** What if magic was a way of seeing the world? Join Sam Furness, founder of Creative Quests, for an intimate evening of storytelling, creativity and curious exploration inspired by The Quester’s Guide: Magic Issue. Our debut book. From ancestry and nature, to intention, art and the everyday - we’ll explore the many forms magic can take, and how changing the way we look at the world can change what we see. Expect writing prompts, guided creative activities and illuminating conversations - with plenty of space to follow your own curiosity. This evening is for anyone who wants to explore their creativity, reconnect with a sense of wonder, and leave seeing the world a little differently. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### ABOUT CREATIVE QUESTS  Creative Quests is a global community exploring what it means to live a curiosity-fuelled creative life. In 2025, Creative Quests released The Quester’s Guide: Magic and the Pathways of Magic prompt deck - created with a global collective of creatives, thinkers and magic-makers.  # MEET YOUR GUIDE  **Sam Furness** is a cultural producer, experience designer and Quester who creates playful, immersive experiences designed to unlock creativity, curiosity and connection. Through **Creative Quests** , Sam invites people to step beyond the everyday through adventurous, collaborative and imaginative encounters. Blending culture, storytelling, exploration and participation, their work encourages people to see familiar places and ideas differently, embrace curiosity and discover new possibilities. Sam’s practice is rooted in the belief that creativity flourishes when we explore together, take playful risks and approach the world with an open mind. [@creative.quests](https://www.instagram.com/creative.quests/reels/)   | |||
| DEAD GOOD FILMS - Magic, Folklore & Liminal Thresholds | Wed, Oct 28, 5:30 PM UTC | Margate Arts Club, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakyvxfw22 | Curator |  # DEAD GOOD FILMS ### Magic, Folklore & Liminal Thresholds #### **A Samhain Society Dead Good Festival Event** **Wednesday 28th October** **Doors: 5:30pm – 10:00pm** **Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2PT ** ** £15** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) **This venue has step free access for toilets. ** ** ** As the nights draw in and the veil begins to thin, we’ve carefully selected a collection of **Dead Good Films** to accompany the Samhain season. These films take us into the liminal places where the ordinary world gives way to something stranger: where **magic, folklore, myth and mystery** still linger. From **sacred sites and ancient stone circles** to forgotten landscapes, ancestral echoes and the **mythic shapeshifting creatures of folklore** , these films explore the thresholds between worlds, between human and other-than-human, life and death, waking and dreaming. F **olk magic, ancient traditions, strange encounters and otherworldly landscapes.** These are films that capture the spirit of Samhain and its invitation to look beyond the veil. #### **FEATURING Q&A's with the directors! ** **18:00 Listen to the Past's Long Pulse and The Land Remains + Director's Q&A** **19:00 Selkie + Director's Q&A** **20:00 The Magic in The Mundane+ Director's Q&A ** A cinematic journey into the wild, weird and wonderful! **Come gather in the dark.. The old stories are still alive!** [Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions. **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ## THE FILMS  ### **LISTEN TO THE PAST'S LONG PULSE** **A film by Boris Thompson-Roylance** Filmed at the ancient standing stones of Avebury and Stanton Drew, this cross-cultural exchange brings Japanese and British folklore into dialogue through landscape, ritual, memory, stillness and movement.  ### **THE LAND REMAINS** **A film by Boris Thompson-Roylance** The Land Remains places Britain’s renewed interest in folklore and ritual in dialogue with the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge, exploring how land, migration, and belonging shape national identity today. ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **Boris Thompson-Roylance** **Boris ** is a director and filmmaker known for concept-driven music films, concert visuals, commercials and thought-provoking documentaries exploring folklore, identity and ecology. His work spans major campaigns for Vinted and Red Bull, alongside music films and visuals for artists including Imogen Heap, Nick Mulvey and Franc Moody. His documentary _The Land Remains_ explores Britain’s renewed relationship with folklore, land and ritual against a backdrop of contemporary social issues. Boris has also worked as an executive producer on projects including _Swede Caroline_ and _Matar_. #  <oembed url="https://vimeo.com/698209932?fl=pl&fe=vl"></oembed> ### **SELKIE** A film by Adam Carr, starring Ephyra Ana In Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies – meaning ‘seal-folk’ – are beings capable of therianthropy: changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. Emerging when the time and tides are correct, seducing or being held captive by human lovers, they are similar to their cousins the ‘kelpies’ and ‘finfolk’. Our composite shape-shifting water siren emerges from her underwater world to ours, casting her spell of seductive and violent dance. Is it love and desire, or appetite and malice? Soon a fleeting wisp, she returns to the aquatic depths, leaving only our quickened pulse and vacant stare. **AWARD NOMINATIONS:** ★★★★★ BEST SHORT FILM: Buenos Aires International Film Festival ★★★★★ BEST SHORT FILM: Hermetic International Film Festival ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **ADAM CARR** **Adam** is a UK filmmaker and director with over 15 years’ experience creating short films, music promos, fashion films and art-driven moving image. His work explores mythology, folklore, identity and the strange spaces between the everyday and the otherworldly. He co-founded the cult Shoreditch video shop and production company **TODAY IS BORING** with his partner, Tree Carr. His films include the award-winning _Into the Blue_, _This Is Not a Fashion Film_, _My Name Is Swan_, pagan folk-horror _The Forest Whispers_, and _Selkie_, inspired by Celtic and Norse mythology. <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDP8gLEJY2s"></oembed> ### **THE MAGIC IN THE MUNDANE** A film by Leigh Brooks, starring Dennis McKenna, Dr. David Luke and more What if the extraordinary has been hiding in plain sight all along? "Magic in the Mundane" is a cinematic journey into the overlooked miracles of everyday existence. Filmed across breathtaking landscapes and intimate spaces, this feature length documentary gathers philosophers, writers, psychedelic guides, death doulas, trauma workers, ritual keepers, pilgrims, pantheists, pagans, monotheists and thinkers to explore where wonder lives when we're not looking for it. The film ventures into the nature of consciousness itself, asking whether artificial minds might one day perceive the sacred and how psychedelics can dissolve the veil between the self and what lies beyond it. It sits with death not as an ending but as a threshold, examines how trauma fractures and forges spiritual sight, and follows ancient and modern pilgrims alike as they walk toward meaning. Through ceremony and ritual, it seeks what broken spiritual memory has forgotten, while pantheism and paganism offer frameworks where divinity breathes through every stone and stream. Through stunning on-location cinematography and an evocative original score, these voices converge without consensus. Nothing is definitive. Each topic remains an open door, an invitation to wonder. The documentary refuses easy answers, trusting the audience to step through ... or not. Who are we when no one is watching? The magic was never elsewhere. It was always here, waiting for us to notice. **AUDIENCE REVIEWS:** ★★★★★ “Magic in the Mundane inspires reconnection” ★★★★★ “A beautiful film offering different perspectives into the magic that is this human journey” ★★★★★ “Challenges preconceptions and nurtures a deeper respect for the diversity of human experience” ★★★★★ “Not only does the magic exist, but it’s much easier to find than we think it is.” ★★★★★ “Moving, insightful human experience” ### MEET THE DIRECTOR  ### **LEIGH BROOKS** Leigh Brooks is an award-winning British film director, editor and content producer based in Margate, Kent. He is co-founder and director of Firebelly Films, where he works across film and video production. His directing credits include music documentaries and films exploring the stories behind artists and their work. ### Selected filmography Magic in the Mundane (2026) — Director, producer, writer and editor Hate to Love: Nickelback (2023) — Director The Sound of Scars (2022) — Director Terrorvision: Wired Up and Scary (2017) — Director Model Song (2014) — Music video director | |||
| DEATH & DREAMING | Sun, Oct 25, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakyxrvd22 | Curator |  # Death & Dreaming: Liminal Thresholds ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 25th October** ** 19:00 – 20:30** **Online Lecture · £15** What if dreaming and dying are not entirely separate experiences, but two encounters with the **liminal. ** Both hold the qualities of those mysterious threshold states where the familiar world falls away and something unknown begins to emerge This online lecture, **Tree Carr** explores the deep and ancient relationship between **dreaming, death and the journey of the soul**. Drawing on sacred and esoteric traditions including the Egyptian _Book of the Dead_, the Tibetan _Bardo Thodol_, and Greco-Roman underworld mythologies, Tree will highlight the archetypal journey of the **psychopomp, ** the guide who accompanies souls through the realms between life and death. Discover how dreams have long been understood as portals to other realms, and how dreamwork can offer ways of preparing for death, navigating grief and encountering visionary states of consciousness. You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   * * * ## ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  TREE CARR **Tree** is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology therapist, Death Doula and High Priestess Witch whose work explores dreams, death, altered states of consciousness, creativity, ritual and psychedelic integration. For over three decades, she has worked at the intersection of **mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts** , helping people explore the liminal spaces of dreaming, transformation and meaning-making. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming, quantum dreaming and consciousness studies at the **College of Psychic Studies in London** , and has lectured and facilitated workshops at institutions and events including Tate Modern, the Freud Museum, Breaking Convention UK, the Barbican, New York University, the Royal College of Art and Mind Body Spirit Festival UK. She has undertaken postgraduate study in **Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology** with Alef Trust, further study at MetaIntegral Academy in California, and holds a Crossfields Institute Diploma in _The Living Well Dying Well Person-Centred Approach to Death & Dying_. She has also studied ecology, spirituality and the paranormal at the Sophia Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and mediumship and creativity at Arthur Findlay College. Tree is the author of eleven books spanning dreams, magic, death, culture and consciousness, including _Dreams_, _Conscious Dreamer_, _Dreamwork_, _The Witch’s Cat Tarot_, _Accused! The Witch Trials of Britain_, _Technomancy_, _Into the Pines_ and the forthcoming _Re-Enchanting Death_. As a **Death Doula** , Tree offers spiritual, emotional, existential and practical support around death and dying. As a **Transpersonal Dreaming Guide** , she works with dreams, symbolism, lucid dreaming, recurring dreams and ritual. Her wider practice encompasses psychedelic integration, consciousness studies, witchcraft and creative exploration. Her work has been featured across publications including _The Guardian_, _The New York Times_, _The Sunday Times_, _Stylist_, _VICE_, _Grazia_, _ES Magazine_ and _Sky History_. ### | |||
| SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL | Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 AM UTC | Broadstairs Railway Station, Broadstairs, UK | 3mxkakyz7p622 | Curator |  # SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Saturday 24th October** **11am–3pm** **Meet at Broadstairs Rail Station** **Finish at FLINTS, Margate** **£30 General Admission | £15 Low Income** Join **Girl Hike CIC** and **Esoteric Isle** for a gentle coastal walk from **Broadstairs to Margate** , where we’ll explore the darker, stranger and more magical history of Thanet. As we make our way along the coast, we’ll drop into the gothic and explore stories of those who came before us and their relationship with our esoteric coastline. From **Mary Shelley and the gothic imagination** to Thanet’s island past, forgotten histories, strange characters and the places where folklore, landscape and the supernatural meet. This isn't just a walk more as it’s an invitation to look at Thanet differently. We’ll uncover some of the hidden stories embedded in the coastline, share tales of the people and places that have shaped its strange atmosphere, and consider why this little corner of England has attracted artists, outsiders, seekers and the spiritually curious for centuries. And when we reach Margate, we’ll **close the circle at FLINTS with a closing ceremony** , bringing our journey to an appropriately magical end. **Note: ** While we love your dog, in order to maintain everyone’s safety and comfort on the trail, our hikes are dog-free. If your dog is a registered Emotional Support Animal with an accompanying letter from a mental health professional, please email us at info@girlhike.world and we can chat further. ### What to expect The walk runs from **11am to 3pm** , so please expect to spend several hours outdoors. We walk **rain or shine** — the only time we cancel a hike is if the **Met Office issues a weather warning**. The weather can be variable at this time of year, so we recommend bringing: - **Layers** , ideally packed in a backpack so you can add or remove them as needed - **Waterproofs** , if you have them - **Shoes or hiking boots with a good tread** - **Water** - **A small snack** to keep you going along the way - **Please no dogs** There’ll be a **tea stop at FLINTS at the end of the hike** , so you won’t need to carry a thermos unless you’d like to. Whether you’ve lived in Thanet for years or you’re visiting for the weekend, come and discover some of the esoteric history that makes this isle such a fascinating, mysterious and downright magical place. ### TWO GUIDES. ONE VERY GOTHIC COASTLINE. ### MEET YOUR GUIDES  ## **Anna Wilatt — Esoteric Isle** Anna is a writer, tour leader, grave tender and novelty merchandise creator with a specialist interest in England’s tarot history. With more than a decade of experience in travel writing, she has built a career around uncovering hidden stories, strange places and overlooked corners of the landscape — and sharing them with whoever will listen. Through **Esoteric Isle** , Anna creates tours and events exploring the occult, folklore, history and weirdness hiding in plain sight. @Esotericisle  ## **Alaina Crystal — Girl Hike CIC** Alaina Crystal is the founder of **Girl Hike CIC** , a feminist hiking collective on a mission to make hiking more joyful for women+. Girl Hike CIC combines the outdoors with community, curiosity and expert-led experiences, creating welcoming spaces for people who want to explore, move and connect. Alaina is also the creator of **The Coven in the Corner Office** , a podcast and community exploring spirituality, intuition, witchcraft, creativity and modern working life. Together, **Girl Hike CIC and Esoteric Isle** bring two women-led ventures rooted in curiosity, storytelling, the outdoors and a healthy fascination with the strange. Come for the walk. Stay for the stories! **Leave with a little more magic in your relationship with the coast.** 🌊 **SEASIDE GOTHIC STROLL** 🕯️ **Part of Samhain Society’s Dead Good Festival** 🥾 **Broadstairs → Margate** 🔮 **History · Gothic · Folklore · Esotericism · Ritual** **The circle is waiting.** [**@wearegirlhike**](https://www.instagram.com/wearegirlhike/) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.    | |||
| MASK MAKING - Craft Your Samhain Spirit | Fri, Oct 23, 3:00 PM UTC | Lowlife, Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, UK | 3mxkakz2prs22 | Curator |  # MASK MAKING ### Craft Your Samhain Spirit #### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Friday 23 October** **4:00pm - 9:00pm** **Lowlife, 139 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2QY** **All ages welcome** **Drop in, around 4 hours** **£5** [**Our festival takes place across more than seven venues, each with its own layout, facilities, lighting, seating and environmental conditions.** **Please take a moment to read the following information before attending: Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) #### **Come and make something strange, wild and wonderful for Samhain.** Join us at **Lowlife** for a fun, hands-on evening of mask making, banner making, folklore and autumnal creativity as we prepare for the **Samhain Procession through Margate on Saturday 31st October at 8pm**. Samhain is a time of thresholds, transformation and things getting a little bit weird! So… we're inviting families, friends, witches, makers, curious creatures and anyone who fancies getting crafty to come and create their own **Samhain mask or procession banner**. Expect an evening of **making, experimenting and getting gloriously messy** as we transform simple materials into masks, symbols and decorations worthy of a Halloween procession. All craft materials are included in your ticket, but you're very welcome to bring along your own **twigs, leaves, feathers, dried flowers, bark or other autumnal treasures** to incorporate into your creations. No previous crafting experience is needed. Come with an idea, come with your children, come with your friends or simply turn up and see what emerges. And then, a week later, bring your creations back to Margate and **take part in the Samhain Procession on Saturday 31st October at 8pm.** This is a family-friendly gathering of folklore, craft, community and Samhain magic. **All ages welcome. Children must be supervised by a responsible guardian throughout. ** [**You can read our Accessibility, Access & Inclusivity Statement here. **](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DamMCpEQKVzr5wGUehcFoT50HJgwsXAzYcogt4Ry2xk/edit?tab=t.0) You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here. ### **MEET YOUR GUIDE**    | |||
| DEATH & THE PSYCHOPOMP | Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakz4gec22 | Curator |  # Death & The Psychopomp: Myth & Archetypes ### **A Dead Good Festival Event** **Sunday 18th October** **19:00 – 20:30 (BST) ** **Online Lecture · £15** Across cultures and throughout human history, stories have emerged of mysterious figures who accompany souls through the passage between life and death. Known as **psychopomps** , these “guides of souls” occupy the threshold between worlds. They appear in many forms, as gods, deities goddesses, ancestors, animals, spirits and mythic beings offering companionship, protection and guidance through the unknown. In **Death & The Psychopomp : Myth & Archetypes** , Tree Carr takes us on a journey into the mythic, cultural and spiritual world of these extraordinary Threshold Walkers. From **Hermes and Charon** to ancestral traditions and otherworldly guides, how different cultures have imagined the journey between life and death and what these ancient stories might still have to tell us today. Rather than approaching death solely as an ending, this lecture invites us to consider the **threshold** : the space of transition, transformation and uncertainty. This is a journey through **myth, archetype, psychology and spiritual imagination** , inviting us to consider what the figure of the psychopomp represents within our own lives. ### ABOUT YOUR GUIDE  **TREE CARR** Tree is a published author, TEDx speaker, transpersonal psychology practitioner and Death Doula whose work explores dreams, death, altered states of consciousness, creativity and psychedelic integration. For more than three decades, Tree has worked at the intersection of mysticism, psychology, storytelling and the arts, helping people navigate the liminal spaces of dreaming, transformation and meaning-making. She is a graduate of Alef Trust’s programme in **Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology** , and has undertaken further study at MetaIntegral Academy in California. She holds a Crossfields Institute Diploma in _The Living Well Dying Well Person-Centred Approach to Death & Dying_ and has studied ecology, spirituality, the paranormal, mediumship and creativity. Tree teaches dreamwork, lucid dreaming, quantum dreaming and consciousness studies at the **College of Psychic Studies** in London. She has lectured and facilitated workshops for organisations and institutions including Tate Modern, the Freud Museum, the Barbican, Breaking Convention, the Psychedelic Society UK, the Royal College of Art and New York University. She is the author of eleven publications spanning dreams, magic, death, culture, creativity and consciousness, including _Dreamwork_, _A Spell A Day_, _The Witch’s Cat Tarot_, _Accused! The Witch Trials of Britain_, _Technomancy_, _Into the Pines_ and _Re-Enchanting Death_. As a **Death Doula** , Tree provides spiritual, emotional, existential and practical support around death and dying. As a **Transpersonal Dreaming Guide** , she works with dreams, symbolism, lucid dreaming and ritual. She also works as a **High Priestess Witch** , facilitating circles, ceremonies and ritual practices. Her work has taken her across the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA, and her writing and commentary have appeared in publications including _The Guardian_, _The New York Times_, _The Sunday Times_, _Stylist_, _VICE_, _Grazia_, _ES Magazine_ and Sky History. ### Step across the threshold. Come curious. Come open-minded. Come ready to explore the ancient stories of those who have always stood at the boundary between worlds. **The session will be recorded, so if you can't attend live, you'll be able to catch up afterwards.** You can read [our ticket terms and conditions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZSdrUX0V00eRRVd_brA3aKdIZYJ0307f5qk2icIuSdE/edit?tab=t.0) here.   | |||
| Spring Foundation Course 2027 | Sat, Apr 24, 9:00 AM UTC | Ashley Vale Action Group - Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, Bristol, UK | 3mxkakzguly22 | Curator | Our Foundation Course offers you a wonderful opportunity to learn the healing art of Shiatsu. It is a great introduction to Shiatsu, giving you the skills to give a rewarding Shiatsu to friends and family. The Foundation Course is a complete elementary course in its own right and can also be taken as the first stage of the One Year Course and the Three Year Shiatsu Practitioner Training. This course runs over 3 weekends: April 24/25; May 15/16; June 5/6 2027 **Venue:** The Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9YP **Times** : Sat/Sun 10.00 - 5.00 **Fee** : £444, payable in full or in two instalments. Click the booking link opposite to pay in full or two instalments option available at the bottom. | |||
| Fungi Field Trip FROME: An Autumn Walk Exploring Fungi, Mycelium & Woodland Ecology | Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 PM UTC | A woodland close to Frome (exact location tbc) | 3mxkakzkyy522 | Curator | It’s peak fungi season, so we’re heading out on a Fungi Field Trip to see what the woods are fruiting. We’ll begin with a warming **medicinal mushroom tea** , introductions, and a chance to meet the group before heading out into the woodland. As we wander, we’ll learn how to read the clues fungi give us: shape, colour, texture, scent, habitat, and the trees and plants growing nearby. The walk is suitable for complete beginners, but there’ll be plenty for anyone looking to sharpen their ID skills and deepen their understanding. We’ll also zoom out from individual mushrooms to the bigger fungal picture, exploring the **mycelial networks beneath our feet** , the relationships fungi form with plants and trees, and their essential role in decomposition, regeneration, and woodland ecology. Along the way, we’ll touch on some traditional culinary and medicinal uses too. This is primarily a **no-pick walk** , with the focus on observation, identification, and curiosity rather than filling baskets. We’ll also explore responsible foraging and what it might mean to have a more respectful, reciprocal relationship with the fungal world. Expect mushrooms, mycelium, ecology, good conversation, and an afternoon of looking at the forest a little differently. No previous knowledge needed. Just curiosity and suitable footwear. |  |  |  |  | **Please note:** this is an observational walk, not a foraging event. We won’t be collecting or consuming psychedelic mushrooms. Under 18s are very welcome when accompanied by an adult, but everyone attending will need their own ticket. The event will take place in **woodland near Frome**. Exact meeting details and what to bring will be shared in the week before the event. **You’ll need your own transport** , so if you need a lift, bring a mate with a car and make a day of it. # YOUR FACILITATOR ## **Alice Pefanis**  Alice Sophia Pefanis is a mycologist researching the application of low tech, nature based solutions for freshwater remediation. She began foraging fungi in Eastern Europe as a child and later honed her identification skills in Canada and the United Kingdom, going on to specialise in edible, medicinal and mycoremediation species across the Northern Hemisphere. With a background in mycology, ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture, her work centres on the application of fungal systems, particularly mycofiltration, to reduce nutrient and microbial pollution in freshwater environments. She has led field based research trials investigating the performance of hyperlocal wood decaying fungi, including Trametes versicolor, in dynamic freshwater systems, alongside multiple trials using Pleurotus pulmonarius to remediate dairy wastewater and sewage overflow pollution. Alongside her research, she lectures on ecology and agriculture courses, leads fungal forays in the UK and delivers workshops that translate scientific knowledge into applied and accessible practices, supporting communities to engage with fungi as collaborators in ecosystem repair. ## **Carly Birch**  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # | |||
| Fungi After Dark FROME: Biofluorescent Fungi & a Spooky UV Woodland Walk on the Eve of Halloween | Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM UTC | A woodland close to Frome (exact location tbc) | 3mxkakzmxce22 | Curator | On the night before Halloween, join us in a woodland near Frome for an after-dark wander into the stranger side of the forest. We’ll start with introductions, a warming **medicinal mushroom tea** , and some time to get to know the group before heading out with UV torches in search of **biofluorescent fungi** and other hidden woodland wonders. Once the ultraviolet lights come on, the familiar starts to shift. Fungi, lichens and other natural materials reveal colours and patterns our eyes would normally miss, turning the woodland into a vivid, otherworldly landscape hiding just beyond ordinary perception. We’ll move slowly, following whatever glows, fluoresces or catches our curiosity, while learning about the fungi and ecology around us. The evening ends with an explanation of **how biofluorescence actually works** , and why changing the way we look can reveal an entirely different version of the world around us. No specialist knowledge needed, just curiosity, warm clothes and a willingness to spend an autumn evening poking around in the dark. |  |  |  | **Please note:** this is an observational walk, not a foraging event. We won’t be collecting or consuming psychedelic mushrooms. Under 18s are very welcome when accompanied by an adult, but everyone attending will need their own ticket. The event will take place in **woodland near Frome**. Exact meeting details and what to bring will be shared in the week before the event. **You’ll need your own transport** , so if you need a lift, bring a mate with a car and make a night of it. # YOUR FACILITATOR ## **Alice Pefanis**  Alice Sophia Pefanis is a mycologist researching the application of low tech, nature based solutions for freshwater remediation. She began foraging fungi in Eastern Europe as a child and later honed her identification skills in Canada and the United Kingdom, going on to specialise in edible, medicinal and mycoremediation species across the Northern Hemisphere. With a background in mycology, ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture, her work centres on the application of fungal systems, particularly mycofiltration, to reduce nutrient and microbial pollution in freshwater environments. She has led field based research trials investigating the performance of hyperlocal wood decaying fungi, including Trametes versicolor, in dynamic freshwater systems, alongside multiple trials using Pleurotus pulmonarius to remediate dairy wastewater and sewage overflow pollution. Alongside her research, she lectures on ecology and agriculture courses, leads fungal forays in the UK and delivers workshops that translate scientific knowledge into applied and accessible practices, supporting communities to engage with fungi as collaborators in ecosystem repair. ## **Carly Birch**  Carly is a facilitator, event curator, and co-director of the Psychedelic Society, supporting strategy, long-term vision and team leadership. Grounded in the belief that exploring consciousness is an inalienable right, she is especially interested in how the surrounding culture influences the way these experiences are met, interpreted, and integrated. Her work centres on strengthening social and spiritual connection, and on the shared intelligence that communities carry. With a commitment to fostering a more connected, curious, and open-minded culture, Carly creates gatherings and immersive retreats that offer practical ways to deepen relationship with self, others, and the natural world, while helping broaden and refine public understanding of psychedelics. Alongside her work with the Psychedelic Society, Carly is certified in Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and has completed a year-long psychedelic informed practitioner training with VITAL. She brings in-person experience supporting and managing psychedelic retreats, and also supports Heroic Hearts Project UK, assisting with ayahuasca retreats for veterans and law enforcement workers. # | |||
| Songs and dances of peace in Bristol | Sun, Nov 1, 1:30 PM UTC | The Beehive Centre, 19A Stretford Road, Whitehall, Bristol BS5 7AW, UK | 3mxkakzpj5o22 | Curator | A gentle session of participatory sacred dance and singing for love and justice, Suitable for all - no prior experience needed _What would it be like for our voices and our steps to be a sacred act of care? Amid all that is happening in the world and in our lives, the bits we celebrate and the bits we grieve, here is a space where simply moving becomes a form of prayer, a sacred offering of breath, body, and intention that may touch hearts and lives in ways we may not even be aware of. This event is suitable for all - come as you are with what is in your heart for a participatory session in which we are invited to explore how simple singing and movement may be a radical act of love. This session may lead to future sessions running more regularly in Bristol - come and support the seeding of something new! All are welcome. We will be accompanied by soulful live music and lovingly co-held by a team. The session may include an opportunity for some sharing._ **Getting there and access** The venue is wheelchair accessible. There is free onstreet parking. Buses 6 and 7 pass by the venue from central Bristol and St Paul's. Buses 45, 18, 41, 43 and 44 go to the main entrance of St George's Park which is an 8-10 walk away through the park. **Welcoming marginalised identities** We are seeking to hold the space in a disability-friendly way. We also wish the space to be a space where you will be welcomed as a member of a marginalised identity - migrant-friendly, neurodivergent-friendly, BIPOC-friendly, queer-friendly, and trans-friendly in a time and a place where those things are sadly not a given. Let us know if anything from us would support you coming. **Timings** Arrive from 1.30pm and have a hot drink and/ or bring a snack before we gather. We'll gather at around 2pm and finish before 4pm, with a short break in the middle. **About the sliding scale** We're asking for sliding scale contributions wanting to cover our costs as well as wanting the session to be affordable. If the lowest amount on the sliding scale is not affordable we will not turn you away - please get in touch with us if this is the case and let us know what would be affordable. If you can afford towards the middle or the upper end of the sliding scale please consider paying at this end - that will support us to offer lower rates for others and also know our costs will be covered. If you don't want to have to ponder this, there is a 'standard' £20 option available on the booking page. We anticipate the very basic costs (hall hire, refreshments and travel costs) will be around £80. Once our costs are covered, any additional income would be divided between grassroots community cause(s) and the people holding the space on a needs and requests basis. Preparing and holding the event can take many hours and lots of energy. While this is offered as a community event not as a money spinner, income can also be really supportive in sustaining and resourcing ourselves as we lovingly offer this. | |||
| PsySoc Social NEWQUAY: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling | Wed, Nov 18, 6:30 PM UTC | CSpace, 5-7 The Crescent, Newquay TR7 1DT, UK | 3mxkakzqybe22 | Curator | # PsySoc Social NEWQUAY An evening of real talk, new friends & wild tales **Tired of small talk? So are we.** Come drop the mask and dive into something a little more real. Join us for a night of **Psychedelic Speed-Friending** , where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most. Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into **Psychedelic Storytelling,** our beloved open mic session where _you_ get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night. **A Beautiful Psychedelic Community: ** Get access to our wonderful community coalescing around all things fungi. Many people at our socials have become life-long friends. Most of our members come alone, this is a safe and welcoming space for everyone, no matter your age, sexuality, background, gender, ethnicity or nationality. Fungi know no boundaries, which is the ethos we bring to our socials.  # **VENUE** CSpace, 5-7 The Crescent, Newquay TR7 1DT, UK # **OUR TEAM** ### Rosie Leeson  As a transformational coach, Rosie specialises in shadow work, dreamwork, tarot, magick, intuitive sound healing, and psychedelic integration. Holding an MSc in Transpersonal Psychology, Spirituality and Consciousness, her practice weaves together science and mysticism, guiding individuals toward wholeness by integrating unconscious aspects of the psyche and supporting them to confidently share their unique gifts with the world. Grounded in intuitive wisdom and psychological depth, her work facilitates transformative journeys of self-discovery and authentic expression. She believes in the power of rewilding ourselves to live in deeper connection to the natural rhythms of the Earth. # Find Your Community with The Psychedelic Society .png) | |||
| Psychedelics & Relationships 4-Week Course with Sarah Tilley | Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkakzvvhl22 | Curator | # Psychedelics & Relationships - A Four-Week Course with Sarah Tilley ### Exploring love, attachment, intimacy, sexuality, and what happens when psychedelic experiences enter relationships Join individual sessions or access the full four-part course. All sessions are recorded and available to participants. * * * ## About Psychedelic research has largely focused on the individual: the individual brain, the individual experience, and the individual therapeutic outcome. But human beings live in relationships. We fall in love, attach, have sex, raise families, fight, repair, care for one another, grow apart and sometimes find our way back. Our closest relationships can become both a source of profound wellbeing and the place where some of our oldest patterns are repeatedly activated. In this four-part series, couples therapist and psychedelic practitioner Sarah Tilley will guide us from the origins of our relationship patterns, through sex and intimacy, into the psychedelic relational experience itself and finally ask what it takes for an extraordinary experience to become sustained change in ordinary life. Drawing on more than two decades of therapeutic practice, her work with couples using legal psilocybin in the Netherlands, and research collaboration with Imperial College London, Sarah brings together attachment, sexuality, trauma, embodiment, relationship therapy, altered states and emerging relational science. Rather than presenting psychedelics as a quick fix for struggling relationships, the series explores a more complex proposition: Psychedelics may create an opening. Relationships are where change has to learn how to live. **Central questions we will cover:** - How much of the person we become inside a relationship belongs to the relationship we are in — and how much was learned long before it began? - When desire disappears, is sex the problem - or is the body communicating something about the wider relationship? - If psychedelics can temporarily change our experience of the self, what happens to the space between two selves? - How does an extraordinary experience become an ordinary way of living together? _Led by Sarah Tilley, each session is delivered live online via Zoom and runs for 90 minutes._ * * * ## Highlights - Four-part exploration of psychedelics, love and relationships - Attachment, developmental patterns and adult intimacy - Sexuality, desire, embodiment and changing relationships - What happens when psychedelics enter the relational field - Shared vs. separate psychedelic experiences within couples - The role of vulnerability, emotional regulation and co-regulation - Integration and translating psychedelic insights into everyday relationships - Emerging research alongside clinical and real-world observations - Live audience discussion and Q&A - Recordings available for all registered participants - Attend individual sessions or join the full series * * * ## **Who is This Course For?** This series is designed for anyone interested in the intersection of psychedelics and human relationships. It may be particularly relevant to: - People interested in psychedelic experiences and integration - Couples and individuals interested in relationship psychology - Therapists, counsellors and helping professionals - Practitioners working with psychedelics or altered states - Those interested in sexuality, intimacy and embodiment - People interested in attachment, trauma and emotional regulation - Researchers and students exploring psychedelic science - Anyone curious about how profound individual experiences interact with the relationships in which we live **No clinical or scientific background is required.** This series is educational and exploratory and is not a substitute for medical advice, psychotherapy or individual assessment. * * * ## Curriculum: #### Session 1: **Why Love Is So Difficult: Attachment, selfhood and the unconscious relationship** Wednesday 11 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _Why can the person we love most become the person who activates us most deeply?_ We don't enter relationships as blank slates. Long before our first adult relationship, we begin learning what closeness feels like, whether our needs will be met, how much of ourselves it is safe to express, and what we need to do to maintain connection. These early adaptations can reappear decades later inside intimate relationships. This opening session explores the psychological architecture beneath adult relationships - attachment, developmental experience, emotional regulation, autonomy and differentiation - and asks what psychedelics may reveal about patterns that ordinarily remain difficult to see. Sarah will also explore an important observation emerging from her work with couples: sometimes greater intimacy begins not by becoming closer to our partner, but by becoming **more connected to ourselves**. We will explore: - How early attachment experiences can shape adult intimacy - Why partners can activate old emotional survival strategies - Pursuit, withdrawal, accommodation and other repeating relationship patterns - Losing ourselves inside relationships - Differentiation: remaining ourselves while remaining connected - Emotional regulation and co-regulation - The difference between reacting to our partner and reacting from our history - How altered states may bring previously defended or disconnected parts of ourselves into awareness - Why insight is only the beginning of relational change Central question: _How much of the person we become inside a relationship belongs to the relationship we are in and how much was learned long before it began?_ * * * #### Session 2: Where Did the Sex Go? Desire, intimacy and the changing body Wednesday 18 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _How can two people love one another and stop wanting one another?_ Sexual disconnection is one of the most common and painful experiences in long-term relationships, yet desire rarely exists independently of the rest of our lives. Stress, resentment, caregiving, parenting, hormones, ageing, illness, work, identity, emotional safety and our relationship with our own bodies can all enter the bedroom with us. Rather than treating libido as an isolated problem, Sarah explores sexuality as part of a much larger relational ecosystem - and considers what altered states may contribute to our understanding of embodiment, vulnerability and erotic connection. We will explore: - Why desire changes across long-term relationships - Love, attachment, intimacy and eroticism - Familiarity, autonomy and the erotic self - Stress, resentment and the loss of sexual connection - Menopause, hormones, ageing and changing identity - Caregiving, work and life transitions - Emotional repair and sexual reconnection - Embodiment, touch and vulnerability - What altered states may reveal about sexuality and the body Central question: _When desire disappears, is sex the problem - or is the body communicating something about the wider relationship?_ * * * #### Session 3: **Two People, One Trip** Wednesday 25 November 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST _What happens when psychedelics enter the relational field?_ Most psychedelic research begins with an individual. But a couple is not simply two individuals sitting next to each other. There is me, you — and us. Each partner brings an attachment history, nervous system, sexuality, defences and expectations. Together, they create a relational system that can have patterns of its own. So what happens when psychedelics enter that system? Drawing on Sarah's work with couples and emerging psychedelic research, this session explores what can happen when altered states change the way people experience themselves and one another — including shared and separate psychedelic experiences. We will explore: - Moving from the individual mind to the relational field - The couple as a dynamic system - Me, you and us - Separate versus shared psychedelic experiences - Vulnerability, emotional disclosure and relational safety - Experiences of closeness, connection and merging - Self–other boundaries and differentiation - When one partner changes more quickly than the other - Projection, power, consent and relational ethics - Co-regulation and the relationship as a place of safety - How relational change may ripple into families and children - Why an intense psychedelic experience is not necessarily the same as intimacy Central question: _If psychedelics can temporarily change our experience of the self, what happens to the space between two selves?_ * * * #### Session 4: Can Psychedelics Change a Relationship? Wednesday 2 December 7–8:30 PM UK / 2-3:30 PM EST The trip is only the beginning A psychedelic experience may last hours. A relationship unfolds over years. _The final session asks perhaps the most important question of the series: what does it take for a psychedelic insight to become sustained relational change?_ Sarah draws together lessons from clinical practice, psychedelic couples work and emerging research to explore what happens after the breakthrough — when people return to children, work, ageing parents, financial pressures, old arguments and familiar patterns. The session will distinguish between established evidence, emerging research and clinical observation, while exploring how relational change might be supported and measured over time. We will explore: - The difference between a psychedelic breakthrough and sustained change - Why old relationship dynamics can return - Integration as a relational process - Individual development within couple development - Purpose, agency and creativity as relational variables - Emotional and sexual reconnection - Rupture, repair and practising new behaviours - What emerging research suggests about psychedelics and relationships - How relationship wellbeing might be measured over time - Couples, children and the wider family system as future areas of research - Where psychedelic relational science might go next Central question: _How does an extraordinary experience become an ordinary way of living together?_ * * * ## What You'll Gain Across the four sessions, participants will develop a richer understanding of intimate relationships through a psychedelic and relational lens. You will explore how developmental history influences adult partnership; why sex and desire change over time; how psychedelic experiences can affect connection, selfhood and relational dynamics; and why integration may need to take place not only within the individual but between people. The series also offers an introduction to the emerging field of psychedelic couples research, distinguishing between established knowledge, early findings, clinical observation and questions that remain unanswered. Above all, it offers a different way of thinking about psychedelic transformation: _Not only "What happened to me?" but "What happens between us now?"_ * * * ## The Series Journey The four sessions form a progressive exploration of relationships across four dimensions: ### PAST → BODY → ALTERED STATE → TIME Session 1 - Past Where did our ways of loving come from? Session 2 - Body What happens to sex, desire and intimacy as two lives unfold together? Session 3 - Altered State What happens to _me, you and us_ when psychedelics enter the relational field? Session 4 - Time What allows an experience to become sustained relational change? Together, the sessions explore an emerging question within psychedelic practice: _What if the unit of transformation isn't always the individual?_ * * * ## **Format** Four live 90-minute online sessions Each session combines teaching, clinical and real-world observations, emerging research and time for audience questions and discussion. The sessions are educational rather than practitioner training. Sarah may discuss anonymised and composite clinical material where appropriate, with identifying details removed or changed to protect confidentiality. The course does not advocate psychedelic use and will distinguish throughout between clinical observation, established evidence, emerging research and areas where evidence remains limited. * * * ## Sarah Tilley  Sarah Tilley is a couples therapist, psychedelic practitioner and founder of [Beautiful Space](https://beautifulspace.org/), where she specialises in relationship wellbeing and psychedelic-assisted relational therapy. Her work brings together more than two decades of experience working with relationships, intimacy, sexuality and personal development with contemporary psychedelic practice. Through Beautiful Space, Sarah has developed a structured approach to working with couples incorporating psychological preparation, legal psilocybin experiences in the Netherlands and longer-term therapeutic integration. She has also collaborated with researchers at Imperial College London on observational research exploring psilocybin-assisted relational therapy with couples. * * * ## Your Organiser  Ryan Khan is the Online Events Coordinator for The Psychedelic Society and a life-long psychedelic enthusiast. He is completing his MSc in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine & Culture at The University of Exeter where he specialised in the extra-pharmacological factors affecting psychedelic assisted therapy. Ryan also sits at the intersection of psychedelic research, education and therapy. He works as a Research Associate at Pneuma Science and Content Lead at PsyStandard. | |||
| Samhain Sing - Vocal Improv Soirée | Fri, Oct 30, 5:45 PM UTC | Gasworks Studio, Narroways Rd, Bristol, UK | 3mxkakzxobe22 | Curator | We're back, and very excited to welcome you to our Samhain Vocal Improv Soiree, those returning and those of you coming for the first time :) After a string of very special events in the first half of the year it feels like there's a gently growing Vocal Improv community in Bristol, and having these seasonal events invites a time to reconnect with each other through the shifting cycles of life, re-rooting after the summer's adventures as the nights draw in, and sharing what's alive in these times of transition. Something magic has been created in these spaces, with the freedom and playfulness to explore vocal improvisation held by such supportive collaborators and audience alike. We welcome you to come and find out what music wants to emerge in the moment… bring your tenderness, your shyness, your sparkles, your bigness, your silliness and sensitivity… your voice…there's space for it all! We'll start with a facilitated warm-up and big group sing together, then bring 'n share meal, followed by our Vocal Improv Cabaret where you can join in small group improvised singing, and space to try out new ideas if you want to invent a new form! You can choose if you want to pop your name in the hat for the cabaret or just relax into what's on offer. It's completely fine to come and just listen to the music being created as a supportive audience. ### **Please bring: ** - **Some food to share:** any salads, sides, toppings or snacks would be great… we will cook a bunch of yummy potatoes! - **Blankets to help make the space feel cosy** - **Your own water bottle** We will provide a selection of teas. ### **Timings:** **5:45pm** - Arrivals **6-7pm** - Group sing **7ish** - Shared food **8pm ** - Vocal Improv Cabaret: chance to sing in small groups, or just listen :) **9:30pm iiish** - Closing ### **Address** : Gasworks Studio 27 Narroways Road Bristol BS2 9XB | |||
| Tantric Touch Day (mixed gender) with Jem Ayres | Sat, Dec 5, 1:30 PM UTC | Kemptown, Brighton, UK | 3mxkal22llj22 | Curator | **Tantric Touch Day with Jem Ayres** **HumanKind Studio, Brighton** **Saturday 5th Dec 2026, ** **1.30-10.00pm** Join Jem Ayres, Orgasmic Embodiment Coach as she guides you in a sensual exploration of touch exercises. Tantra is about bringing presence to your experience and finding your truth in the moment. You’ll be guided to connect with yourself and others through practices in conscious touch, breath, movement and Tantric massage. This days weaves the spiritual with the physical, guiding you to deepen your relationship with your body, your energy, and the way you connect with others. Using Tantric & Taoist exercises and grounded, experiential practices, we begin with ourselves — learning to listen to the body, awaken our inner energy, and meet others from a place of presence and authenticity. You'll be working solo as well as guided practices in pairs and small groups, with a shared language in consent and boundaries. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/99Kpt2lvrn8"></oembed> This event is open to all beings, whether newbies or well-versed in these types of spaces, both individuals and couples who are curious to explore connection, intimacy, and personal growth within a supportive community. You will be supported and held by Jem and her assistants throughout the event. Some of these practices are clothing optional, and we honour and support your boundaries around this. (Attend in your onesie and you're still very much welcome!) - You are always in choice - you do not need to do anything you don’t want to. - Consent, confidentiality and boundaries will be the basis of our work and we’ll weave these into practices. - Honour your own organic pace. - This is a sober event, no alcohol or drugs. - Please bring a cushion to sit on, a blanket and a massage towel with you. **Your facilitator: Jem Ayres** Orgasmic Embodiment Coach. Jem is a certified Sex Geek: A Sexological Bodyworker, Tantra practitioner, a workshop facilitator, public speaker and founder of Orgasmic Embodiment. She has over 10 years’ experience in the field of self-development through the body. Jem teaches what she calls ‘Sexual Self-Development’ to individuals and couples. Multi-talented and creative she is passionate about helping people to connect with themselves through the body, fine-tuning into the subtleties of our life force, using sexual energy to fuel all areas of life. **Venue** **Humankind studio,** 22 Montague Street, Kemp Town, BN2 1JX ** **** ** On Google maps here: [https://goo.gl/maps/PPBX9WQmkSdjudLAA](https://goo.gl/maps/PPBX9WQmkSdjudLAA) **Date & time: ** Saturday 5th December, 1.30-10.00pm **T&Cs: ** Please be aware tickets are non-refundable or transferable. I always get alot of requests for refunds or transfers. This would make my events unsustainable so I have a hard boundary around this. Please don't book unless you're sure you can commit to attend. Please don't put me in the position of needing to remind you of this boundary. | |||
| Kundalini Activation South Molton @Studio, West Ford, Ash Mill, South Molton, EX36 4QW | Wed, Oct 21, 5:30 PM UTC | West Ford Devon (Enchanted Retreats), Ash Mill, South Molton EX36 4QW, UK | 3mxkal246pu22 | Curator | Juliet Leonard is the south west & Birmingham's only Kundalini Activation Process facilitator. Also known as Life Force Activation, she is a guide for Kundalini and Non dual states of consciousness through transmission. This is a powerful transmission of raw kundalini and non dual consciousness to raise your own frequency, clear negative energies held in your energetic body, dissolve mistaken belief systems and habits that no longer serve you and ultimately raise your own Kundalini Energy and awaken to Consciousness. KAP is a direct energy transmission of Raw Kundalini and non dual states of Consciousness. This is a downward descending energy that clears and cleans your energetic field through your chakras. It raises your frequency so that negative energies are forced to detach and be processed. The energy stirred is your own life force energy which in turn may activate your own Kundalini awakening process. This is a physical experience of energetic movement within your physical body. Meaning that your physical body will respond in cathartic release or kriya (movements or changes caused by a spiritual practice) that can be seen and felt. It feels amazing and natural. Please see videos for examples of people in process. This video will show you more about what KAP is and how it works…. <oembed url="https://youtu.be/HTeyzPokCuk?si=4ezhrJ5x-qvRZ2hG"></oembed> Like reiki and healing modalities, KAP is received passively by the recipient with no skills or experience required. KAP is not part of a religion and requires no faith at all to work. Shakti energy is very much present in this transmission, therefore it has an innate intelligence to provide the upgrades only right for the person at that time of their lives and conditions. It will never give any more or less than the person needs. You receive exactly what you need with every session in a steadily increasing process. The ‘process’ continues for a few days after the session. Integrating this energy creates gentle shifts to benefit you in all areas of your life including an awareness and intuition in relationships, physical and mental wellbeing, diet and health choices. KAP has a profound effect on the brain, a rewiring occurs creating shifts in self belief, intuition, psychic abilities, perspective and recovery. KAP has as show to have a fantastic improvement in those with chronic depression and PTSD and a traumatic history. Although not it's primary goal, which is the raising and connection of human consciousness, it can have healing effects on many. KAP has a very positive effect on those living with Kundalini Syndrome, an uncomfortable condition caused by will-power practices or sometime trauma. KAP will help your body to catch up and be better evolved to hold the increased energetic activity you feel. You will be put back in control of your enhanced spiritual development. Most people can experience KAP however there are a few exceptions: those with epilepsy, mania and delusions, schizophrenia and those over seven months pregnant. We advise not to drink alcohol or do drugs within 24 hours of receiving KAP. Eating only lightly helps the energy. This class last two hours with a one hour transmission, before is an introduction and after a debrief and sharing. Feel free to contact me to ask any questions about Kundalini Activation I'll be happy to help. ✨pay what you can afford to is available at this venue, for those in hardship, limited spaces. | |||
| Conscious Connected Breathwork | Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 PM UTC | In person - The Christian Community in Stroud | 3mxkal25sju22 | Curator | **Conscious Connected Breathwork hosted by Dave** Whether you are a seasoned breather, or a first-timer, you are warmly welcome to this conscious connected breathwork session held in the beautiful christian community in Stroud with a surround sound system of emotive music and optional touch to support your opening and release. **Flow of the session:** - Arrive 5.50 for 6pm start - Movement Activation - Check-in & Intention Sharing - 30-45 Breathe - Integration - Tea, Nibbles & Sharing **About the breath** Conscious connected breathwork is a type of breathwork that focuses on inhaling and exhaling continuously. There are different modifications of the practice depending on the intensity you desire and your personal needs. You will be guided at the start of the session with the different variations so you can make the practice suit you. If you are experiencing anxiety or intensity in your life it is possible to do the practice in a way that does not stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. I will not be pushing you at all and will encourage you to listen to your own body wisdom. The speed of the practice is completely self directed, so whilst being held in the circle you can choose your own rhythm. **Benefits** There are many well recognised benefits to breathwork but ultimately it is unique to each individual so you are invited and encouraged to bring your own personal intention to the session. Whether you’re exploring emotionality, physicality or spirituality, there will be space to share and integrate – both individually and together within the circle. **Breathwork benefits can include:** - Reduced stress, anxiety and anger - Healing of trauma and PTSD - Increased focus, energy, clarity and resilience - Re-igniting aliveness and healing numbness/apathy - Emotional release and deeper self-connection **Physical benefits may include:** - Better sleep - Improved mood - Healthier respiration - Nervous system regulation - Lower blood pressure and improved heart health - Boosted metabolism and digestion - Enhanced brain activity, concentration & focus As with any practise there are contraindications to practising breathwork. I shall list them here and if you are experiencing any of these (or anything else you feel may be relevant) please message me via phone or email directly (contact details below) before booking the session so we can see if breathwork is suitable for you / adjust your practise accordingly. If anything is on your mind at all - please mention it. You will not be met with any judgement and it will stay confidential. **Contraindications:** - Epilepsy or seizures - Heart conditions or arrhythmia - High blood pressure - Low blood pressure with a history of fainting - Delicate pregnancy - Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis - Untreated or severe PTSD - Pre-existing lung disease - Recent major surgery - Glaucoma or detached retina - Severe osteoporosis **About your host** **Dave ** is a trauma informed conscious connected breathwork facilitator trained with Steph Magenta in the dual-accredited UKBA recognised ‘7 directions breathwork’ school. He is also certified as a pranayama facilitator, yoga teacher and bodyworker. He has been practicing breathwork almost daily for 8 years, supporting individuals for 5 and running groups for a few years. He has a lot of experience managing intense emotions, catharsis, energetic release and kundalini both through his own journey and through supporting others to release through breathwork and plant medicine. His journey with breathwork began after 10 sessions of rebirthing that transformed his life so radically he felt impelled to train and offer the healing power of breath to others. He has a passion for holding beautiful, nourishing, deep and enriching spaces for people to explore themselves from a place of grounded presence and nervous system regulation. The foundation of all his offerings rest in deep presence, nervous system grounding, freedom of expression, non-judgement and individual empowerment. Thank you for reading! Looking forward to breathing together. If you would like to join the stroud breathwork whatsapp group here is the link : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EZmajRTZ3H12sfzMVtF8YW?s=cl&p=i&mlu=4&ilr=4](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EZmajRTZ3H12sfzMVtF8YW?s=cl&p=i&mlu=4&ilr=4) With love, Dave **Contact:** 07432037055 downtoearthdave@gmail.com | |||
| Men's Temple | Sun, Nov 8, 10:30 AM UTC | Ashley Vale Action Group - Wildgoose Space, Mina Road, Bristol, UK | 3mxkal27x3f22 | Curator | Welcome to Men’s Temple. We welcome you to join our deepening collective of men building trust and safety together. We invite eros, movement, groundedness, mutual support, and whatever else feels right. Men’s temple is a space where men of all sexual orientations to meet in curiosity and enquiry. **Why do we hold this space?** We see how deeply subtle distrust and fear between men can affect how we show up in the world, and our space comes from a yearning to find clear, secure and supportive connection between men. It’s a space to listen to and express boundaries, and stretch your comfort zone in the ways you choose to, finding new ground for cameradery, playfulness and pleasure. We want to create a space for men that doesn’t presuppose how we will show up, but invites us to simply keep showing the truth of what is, guided by our own bodies. We have loved seeing the moments of expression and bravery that men have brought, and how this has affected the room. The deeper that each man goes in exploring who they really are in relationship to others, the more the magic in the room grows. **What themes do men typically explore?** Some themes which we have seen men work through in the space are: How is it to be heard and seen by other men? What support do we desire from the collective of men? What would it feel like to truly receive the support we wish for? What are our wounds around connection with men? What kind of intimacy would we like in our relationships to men? What are our fears? **Who can join?** Anyone who is identifies as a man, or who would like to do so within the Temple container. You may exploring platonically or erotically. Others in the space may be in erotic intimacy with each other, so a readiness to witness this and to be with your own feelings around this is necessary. **IF YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOU, PLEASE CONTACT US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.** FOR COUPLES: Please make your agreements together before you arrive. If you want to come along with your partner, and play with them exclusively, that’s completely fine. Temple is a sober space. Date : Sunday 8th Nov, 2026 Time : 10.30am - 5.30pm Venue : Wildgoose Space, 228 Mina Road, St. Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9YP. **Things to bring:** An offering/flower for the temple shrine A dish to share for lunch Something tasty and delicious to share with the group for snack during the day (we will provide herbal teas and a fruit platter.) **Cancellation:** We have a no refund policy for the Temple. However, you are welcome to sell your ticket on to a friend. If you do so, please do let us know and send us their email so we can give the info about the temple. For any questions please contact us: For any questions please contact Hugs or Conor: Hugs: [connectwithhugs@gmail.com](mailto:connectwithhugs@gmail.com) (to arrange a call) Conor: +44 (0)7479 362456 Welcoming you with an open hearts, Conor & Hugs **About us:** _ **Hugs** _ Hugs brings heartfelt holding and teachings to the team. He is a certified Sexological Bodyworker and Sacred sexual practitioner. His passion is supporting others to deepen their pleasure capacity and widen their orgasmic expansion. Through body based learning, insight medibation and self love practices he guides you through deeper layers of your pleasure patterns, using discussion, demonstration and embodied exercises. [https://www.orgasmicexpansion.com/](https://www.orgasmicexpansion.com/) _ **Conor:** _ Conor is a student of Temple culture, and a close ally of Shanti and Hugs in our shared mission to strengthen and deepen our community. Creating temple space for men has been his ongoing mission, after he experienced a powerful process of healing in his connection to other men whilst on a sacred sexuality retreat. Conor holds space with deep reverence and radical irreverence, believing that we have to laugh at our attachments to find the reality of our experience. | |||
| Self-Pleasure sessions for Vulva owners. (Online) | Mon, Nov 30, 7:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkal2bwut22 | Curator | **Pleasure always starts with the self.** A series of Online Self-Pleasure Workshops for those who have vulvas, who wish to deepen their practice of pleasure. ## **What are the Online Self-Pleasure Workshops?** A devotional time to be yourself, your body and your own creative, sexual energy. Whether its to recharge, kick-start or to learn something new, lets make self-touch a celebration of yourself. Having a series of guided online sessions means you can meet your body as it shows up each day, and start to build new neuro-pathways to pleasure, unlearning old habits and creating new patterns. ## **Why This Workshop Matters?** Self-touch without expectation can be comforting, sensual, nourishing, pleasurable, soft, exciting, arousing… whatever you need in the moment. We’re not trying to push the body in any particular direction. **Below is a video of me talking about my Online Self-Pleasure Workshops.** <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVLFyNXnRE"></oembed> ## **Who This Workshop Is For?** **These Online Self-Pleasure Workshops are for Vulva owners who wish to:** - **Be empowered in their own body** - **Stoke their own inner-fire and heighten arousal** - **Create new habits of touch** - **Take responsibility for their own pleasure** - **Self-regulate during pleasure to enhance sensation** - **Learn new skills and techniques for pleasure** - **Discover how to spread sexual energy through their body.** - **Explore genital self-massage** - **Open up to a wider orgasmic range** - **Release the goal in sex** - **Let go of any shame, guilt or fear around our pleasure.** - **Experience guided practices** ## **How the Online Sessions Work?** We’ll join together at the start and at the end to connect as a community, but during the practice you won’t be on screen and you’ll be muted. This isn’t about voyeurism or exhibitionism. Its about being truly with yourself. You’ll all be in your own space, hearing my voice. No nudity required on the screen. You’ll be taught techniques for expanding sensation and guided through an exercise, encouraging you to let the body lead. I will lead us through a meditation of self-connection allowing us to drop into a deeper space for feeling sensation and relaxing into arousal. I will be teaching touch techniques for you to try during your practice. Then I will be guiding you with suggestions at how we can be with our body in a way lead by curiosity, sensation and exploration, not goal. But ultimately this is a time to give yourself permission to be with your body as a landscape to be explored in a new way. If you’ve opened up your own pathways to pleasure and let curiosity lead you then you’ll be more likely to be able to fully receive, ask for what you want and build your own arousal without depending on another to satisfy us. Long gone are the days where we hand over our pleasure to others expecting them to magically meet our needs. When we can self-resource ourselves through our own touch it has a very tangible affect on all other aspects of our life. ## Dates: **Dates:** Mondays: 30th Nov & 7th & 14th Dec 2026 You don't need to attend all of them, but highly recommended to benefit from revisiting the practice. **Online, 7.00-9.00pm** **Cost:** £90 all 3 (£35 each) To keep the group small and intimate, I’m keeping the number of places limited. **About Jem Ayres:** Jem is a certified Sex Geek – A Sexological Bodyworker, Tantra practitioner and teacher, a workshop facilitator, public speaker and Orgasmic Embodiment coach. She has over 10 years’ experience in the field of self-development through the body. Jem now teaches what she likes to call ‘Sexual Self-Development’ and those who have met Multi-talented and creative she is passionate about helping people to connect with themselves through the body, fine-tuning into the subtleties of our life force, using sexual energy to fuel all areas of life. **T&Cs:** Please be aware that course fees aren't transferrable or refundable. | |||
| Psychedelic Arts Integration Circle | Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM UTC | – | 3mxkal2dm2w22 | Curator | ## **An online integrative arts space for the mysterious, the meaningful, and the more-than-everyday** We’ve all had extraordinary moments, emotional surges, spiritual flashes, vivid dreams or shifts in consciousness. These non-ordinary states tend to expand our sense of ourselves and the world around us. Creativity helps us meet them. In this online session, we’ll use simple arts practices to reflect on these experiences, giving them shape, colour, gesture, and story, often beyond what words can hold. _"Miranda holds a space where our subconscious can unfurl, where I felt safe to explore the images and make meaning of them that helped me with integrating my psychedelic experiences."_ |  |  | ## What to expect **A held, creative space** where safety and collaboration come first. So that play, experimentation, and sharing feel genuinely possible. **Process over perfection.** This isn’t an “art class.” We’re setting judgments aside to follow curiosity and see what the making reveals. **Integrative Arts Psychotherapy–informed techniques** (not therapy): move themes across drawing, movement, mark-making, image, and text, like turning a crystal and catching new facets of light. **Meditative drawing & active imagination** to meet inner imagery and learn practical skills for your ongoing creative self-inquiry. Across sessions we’ll move through **different themes**. ## Who it’s for Absolutely no art experience needed. If you can make a mark, you can join. ## What you'll need Loose paper/ journal/ sketch book. What ever art materials you have to hand but at least three different coloured pens or pencils. If you have them: ( no worries is if not) Colour art materials of your choice, water colours, coloured pencils. ink, oil pastels, pastels, felt pens etc. Anything that helps you to feel safe, grounded and comfortable, eg. Favourite objects, pictures, blanket, candles. A place where you won't be disturbed for the session. ## What you’ll take away Ways to explore non-ordinary experiences through art Tools to ground insight and integrate meaning A renewed sense of play, presence, and possibility **Come curious. Leave surprised.** People are often delighted by what emerges when they stop aiming for masterpieces and start listening to the process. _"Holding a playful space of curiosity and exploration Miranda provided an excellent interactive workshop at Breaking Convention 2025, Europe's largest conference on psychedelic consciousness at the University of Exeter. She provided a wonderful opportunity for delegates to switch from words to pictures and expand their minds with conscious doodling. Recommended." _ _ **Julian Vayne, Breaking Convention.** _ # YOUR FACILITATOR ### Miranda Jones  Miranda is an artist and Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, working with young people and adults. As well as her clinical therapy practice, she recently trained as a Lucid Dreaming Facillator with Charlie Morley. Dreams are an important part of her own practice, as well as her work with others. She teaches drawing as a meditation and the use of the arts for integrating non-ordinary experiences. One of her favourite things is supporting people as they find and run with their creative spark. Together with Trix Robertson, she created Mossy Crow, an ever-expanding realm of art, stories, ceremonies and installations, inspired by nature and the wild imagination. Travelling, both inwardly and outwardly has been a large part of her life, as has living off grid in intentional communities. Festivals, protests and circus have been focal areas of expression although these days her own art centres around finding ways to express mystery, awareness, less conscious layers of experience, and subtle shifting nature. She specialises in arts for wellbeing and mental health, teaching and facilitating with diverse groups, sometimes using the outcomes to inform large scale interactive installations and public art commissions, with partners such as National Trust, Corporate Clients, the NHS and European and UK festivals. [thewondering.co.uk](https://thewondering.co.uk/) [Facebook @](https://www.facebook.com/thewonderingtherapy/)[thewonderingtherapy](https://www.facebook.com/thewonderingtherapy) [instagram @thewonderingtherapy](https://www.instagram.com/thewonderingtherapy/) **Terms and Conditions for the Reflective Arts Integration Circle, Miranda Jones (The Wondering)** 1. Non-Therapeutic Nature: This class is designed for creative exploration of extraordinary experiences. It is not an art psychotherapy group, and no therapeutic services are provided. If you have recently received or are currently receiving treatment from a psychiatrist, psychotherapist or counsellor for an ongoing mental health problem, we strongly advise that you obtain approval from your mental health professional before proceeding further with this course at this time. 2. Participant Responsibility: Since we are working together within a virtual space, we strongly recommend that participants work within their own mental and physical comfort. Participants remain fully responsible for their own mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing during and after the class. Miranda Jones shall not be held liable for any harm (mental or physical) caused to yourself or others during the course or any harm (mental or physical) caused to yourself or others based on the content of the training received on the course. 3. No Substitute for Professional Help: If participants feel dysregulated, emotionally unsafe or in need of mental health support, they should seek assistance from their GP, suitable help lines or a licensed mental health professional. This class is not a replacement for professional mental health care. 4. Confidentiality: Participants agree to respect the confidentiality of others in the class. However, it’s important to note that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed outside the online environment. **Acknowledgment:** By participating in the class, participants acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions. | |||
| Clown Psychomagic Ritual: Samhain Weekend- Bristol | Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM UTC | Bristol, UK, near Eastville Park | 3mxkal2fs4a22 | Curator | Clown Psychomagic Ritual: Samhain Weekend- Bristol **A two-day outdoor workshop exploring clown, ritual theatre, psychomagic, ceremony, embodiment, imagination and play.** WHEN: October 31st & November 1st (Halloween/ Samhain Weekend) Saturday/Sunday- 12:00pm - 6pm WHERE: Bristol, Near Eastville Park in nature and an outdoor covered area with fire pit, close to the elements. INVESTMENT: (2 day in person course- 12:00pm - 6pm) £130 - Early bird (book before October 5th @ Midnight 2026) £165- 200 £ Sliding scale (scroll down for more info) - Optional Sunday Sauna Integration add on from 6pm-7pm- 10£ to join, you can decide on the weekend or include this price in your ticket, as you wish. TO REGISTER: Registration: To avoid ticket link fees, please email: info.clownlife@gmail.com to secure your place \*\*\* THE INVITATION: Halloween and Samhain fall on the same weekend this year, so we're going to make the most of it. This is a **playful, experiential workshop for anyone curious about clown, creative expression, ritual and the ridiculous nature of being human.** No previous clown experience is needed, and you don't need to be a performer. Over the two days we'll learn and practise the fundamentals of contemporary clown, then use clown as a gateway into **ritual theatre, psychomagic, symbolic action and ceremony.** We'll play, move, perform, make things up, dress up, laugh, create rituals, work with intention and explore what happens when we give our imagination and expression a little more freedom. The work can be silly. It can be profound. Usually it's both. 🌑 **WHAT WILL WE ACTUALLY DO?** I'll begin by introducing you to some of the foundations of clown: **presence, play, vulnerability, risk, failure, relationship with an audience, taking space and full expression.** From there we'll explore what happens when these principles move beyond conventional performance and into **ritual and ceremony.** We'll work with: 🤡 **Clown** Presence, play, vulnerability, failure, risk, taking the stage, finding the ridiculous and expressing yourself more freely. 🎭 **Ritual Theatre** Using performance, movement, voice, costume, symbolism and imagination to give form to something we want to explore. 🔮 **Psychomagic** Creating symbolic and embodied actions around personal intentions, questions, endings and beginnings. 🌿 **Nature & the Elements** Working outdoors with the land, autumn, darkness, fire and the changing season. 🃏 **Tarot & Archetypes** We'll do one of my Clown Tarot Rituals as a taste of the wider _Clowning the Tarot_ practice that I offer. 🔥 **Samhain Ceremony** Exploring the seasonal threshold of endings, beginnings, remembrance, release and renewal supported by our clown lens. 👥 **Collective Creation** Making rituals and performances together, witnessing one another and discovering what emerges from the group. And, of course: **You can Expect A LOT of ridiculousness.** 🔮 **WHAT IS PSYCHOMAGIC?** Psychomagic is an approach associated with Chilean artist and filmmaker **Alejandro Jodorowsky** , exploring the use of symbolic action, ritual, theatre and imagination as a way of engaging with our inner lives. My own practice has grown from years of studying clown alongside ritual theatre, shamanism, ceremony, nature-based practices, near Linguistic programming and personal development. I'm interested in what happens when we stop simply **thinking or talking about something** and give it an embodied form. For example: What if instead of saying _"I'm ready to let this go,"_ you create a symbolic action that represents releasing it? What if instead of trying to overcome your fear of being seen, you deliberately play with being ridiculous? What if an intention isn't just something you write down, but something you **embody, perform, witness and commit to?** Clown is a particularly powerful vehicle for this because it teaches us to risk being seen, embrace failure, laugh at ourselves and discover freedom in the very places where we might normally feel embarrassed or inhibited. This weekend is an opportunity to experiment with those principles through **play, ritual, performance and community.** You don't need to believe in magic.You can approach the work as theatre, psychology, imagination, ritual, art, personal exploration or simply an experiment. 🖤 **WHAT MIGHT YOU TAKE FROM THE WEEKEND?** This isn't a course where I'm promising that everyone will have the same transformation. You may come with something specific you want to explore, release or call towards yourself.Or you may simply come because you want to play, perhaps you are tantalised by this unique and unusual combination of methodologies. Whatever your reason for coming, you will: - Expand your understanding and practice of clown - Become more comfortable being seen - Take creative and performative risks - Explore vulnerability without taking yourself too seriously - Discover new ways of using movement, voice and imagination - Develop ideas for performance and creative work - Explore a personal question through Tarot and archetype - Create an embodied ritual around an intention - Experiment with symbolic action and ritual theatre - Experience the power of collective witnessing - Reconnect with play, curiosity and imagination - Laugh at yourself and the strange absurdity of being alive - Spend time outdoors and reconnect with the changing season - Let go of something that you no longer need - Honour something you've learned or experienced - Plant an intention for where you're going next How deeply you engage is up to you. You don't have to share anything personal that you don't want to share. ## 🎃 WHY SAMHAIN? Halloween has always been one of my favourite times of year. Growing up in Canada, I loved making my own costumes and throwing myself into the strange permission Halloween gives us to dress up, become ridiculous and step outside the ordinary rules for a while. But underneath the costumes and mischief is something much older. **Samhain marks the turning of the year towards winter and is traditionally associated with the end of the harvest, the beginning of the darker half of the year, remembrance of the dead and the crossing of a threshold between what has been and what is yet to come.** For me, it's this symbolism that makes Samhain such a rich landscape for ritual and creative exploration. It's a time to ask: **What has come to an end? What is worth remembering and honouring? What are we ready to let go of? What are we carrying with us into the next season? And What might be waiting to emerge?** Rather than approaching these questions through discussion alone, we'll explore them through **clown, embodiment, imagination, symbolic action, performance and ritual.** And because this is also Halloween... We'll bring some mischief to the threshold. Costumes, play, absurdity, darkness, laughter and the strange freedom of welcoming more parts of ourselves in for a while. I'm interested in what happens when the **sacred and the ridiculous** are allowed to exist together. When we can honour an ending and approach something mysterious through play.When something as simple as putting on a costume, taking the stage or performing a symbolic action can give us a new way of relating to ourselves and the world around us. **That is the Samhain threshold we'll be playing with together.** 🤡 **WHO IS THIS FOR?** This workshop is for **anyone curious about clown, creative expression, ritual and play.** You might be: Actors, clowns, comedians, performers, dancers, musicians, artists, writers, facilitators, teachers, therapists, ceremonialists... Or someone who has never performed anything in their life. Experienced performers can use the weekend to explore new territory for their creative practice and discover ways that ritual, archetype and psychomagic might inform performance. Beginners can experience clown without the pressure of becoming a professional performer or needing to be "good" at it. You don't need to be funny or confident.You don't need previous clown experience or even to identify as spiritual. **Curiosity is enough.** I particularly love bringing a diverse mix of people into the room. The work becomes richer when different ages, backgrounds, experiences, cultures and perspectives meet. 🔥 **THE WEEKEND** **SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER-** 12pm meet at location & walk together to nature venue **Entering the Ridiculous** 12:30pm–6pm - Arrival and grounding - Movement and embodiment - Introduction to contemporary clown - Presence and relationship - Play and finding the ridiculous - Vulnerability and risk - Taking the stage - Full expression - Costume and imagination - Clown Tarot Ritual - Halloween celebration **SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER-** 12pm meet at location & walk together to nature venue **Crossing the Threshold** 12:30pm–6pm - Ritual and embodied opening - Clown practice - Movement, voice and song - Introduction to ritual theatre & psychomagic - Collective creation - Working with intention - Psychomagic and symbolic action - Working with the land and elements - Samhain ceremony- Personal and collective ritual & co- created ritual theatre - Integration and reflection **Optional sauna + spring plunge Add (10£ Additional cost)- Available from 6pm Sunday to turn the event into a retreat like experience and enjoy an even deeper integration to the work.** 🌿 **THE SETTING** The entire workshop takes place outdoors under cover at a beautiful nature-based community space in Bristol, near Eastville Park. We'll be working with the land, weather, autumn, darkness and the elements rather than trying to create a perfectly controlled indoor environment. There may be a fire, depending on weather conditions. Please come prepared for the outdoors: - Warm layers - Waterproofs - Sturdy outdoor shoes - Lunch for both days - Water bottle - Power bank - Clothes you can move in - Costumes if you have ones you'd like to play with or add to the pile that is already there. Tea will be provided. 🖤 **THIS IS NOT THERAPY** This is a **creative, embodied and experiential workshop** , not a therapy course or substitute for professional mental-health care. The work may be personally meaningful and can sometimes be experienced as transformative, but there is no expectation that you will have a particular therapeutic experience. You decide what you want to explore and how deeply you want to engage and you will be supported in the process. 🌙 **ABOUT ZUMA PUMA** Zuma Puma is a clown artist, ritual ceremonialist, creative facilitator and founder of Clownlife. She has spent more than 18 years studying clown and comedy with teachers around the world, including Philippe Gaulier in Paris and Francine Côté / the School of Clown and Comedy in Montréal, alongside more than 40 other teachers and practitioners. Her work brings together **clown, ritual, ceremony, nature, creative practice, mythology, Tarot and personal exploration.** She founded Lost Cabaret London, has trained thousands of participants through clown and creative practice programmes throughout the last decade, and is the creator of _Clowning the Tarot_ and _The Clown Arcana Major Arcana Tarot deck and show_. Her ongoing research explores what happens when the tools of clown are taken beyond conventional performance and into **ritual, ceremony and life itself.** 🌑 **COME PLAY AT THE THRESHOLD** This weekend is an experiment- every one of these courses is unique- this weekend will never happen again, in this way, at this time, with these people. Come if you want to explore.Come if you want to create. Come if you want to be seen. Come if you're standing at a threshold of your own. Bring your curiosity.Bring your ridiculousness.Bring a costume if you fancy it. And bring whatever you're ready to explore. **CLOWN PSYCHOMAGIC RITUAL: SAMHAIN** **31 October & 1 November 2026 | Bristol** **12pm- 6pm** **Early Bird £130 | Full Price £155–£200** 🤡🌑🔥🌿 | |||
| VOCAL IMPROV MEDICINE - November Singing Workshop & Sound Journey to Rewild our Voice with Kat Bonny | Sat, Nov 14, 2:45 PM UTC | EVOKE, Seven Sisters Road, London, UK | 3mxkal2hoap22 | Curator |  Moving away from performance, scales, lyrics to remember and notes to hit, we are not here to tame our voice or make it behave… Instead, we co-create a safe and supportive space to playfully experiment, be curious, find our naturally wild and intuitive voice, release blocks and feel deeply. #### **Open to all** Can't sing? Love to sing? All voices, abilities and perceived inabilities welcome. #### **Let’s reclaim our voice as a sacred gateway:** - To connect and reconnect to ourselves, each other, Nature and the Divine - To cultivate mindful presence, confidence, healthy nervous system regulation, and transmute emotional wounds into well-being. - To unlock flow states, the ability to channel, improvise, and unleash our spontaneous creativity and intuition - To enter altered states of consciousness, carry our prayers, and cast the healing and manifesting magic of our attention and intention - To authentically express our experience, wishes and boundaries, and share our unique and much-needed gifts into the world - To experience freedom, play, fun and silliness. #### **Sessions include:** - Gentle and playful vocal warm-ups with embodied movement practices. - Meditative and somatic practices using voice, attention and intention as tools to regulate the nervous system and work with energy. - Accessible introductions to various singing techniques from around the world, from shamanic and indigenous styles to toning, nature sounds, jazz scat and beatboxing. - Collective vocal improvisation jam to co-create music together, supported by games, tips and tricks to help us explore our way into group improvisation. - Sound journey: from relaxing sound baths to shamanic drum journeys, with some guided visualisation conducive to meditative trance states. Kat and guest musicians will layer vocal harmonies with world music instruments and shamanic drum beats on the live loop machine. An opportunity to relax and integrate, or journey deep with intention. - Social tea break to gather ourselves and connect as a community. ### WORKSHOP TRAILER: <oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODYhGHG0msY"></oembed> ### REVIEWS: Saffran says: > Heart opening, voice opening, beautifully held: I loved the session I did with Kat. She helped us do things we'd never done before, while always feeling safe and nurtured. I couldn't recommend it more for those who want to explore their voices (whether they are"singers" or "not singers" 😊 ) ### **9 DATES:** **DROP INTO ANY SESSION…** Or join the whole 9 month journey. [ - Sat 17th Oct 2026 - Root Chakra: Supported by Strong Foundations](https://dandelion.events/e/october) [ - Sat 14th Nov 2026 - Earth Star Chakra: Connection to Underworld & Ancestors](https://dandelion.events/e/vim-november) [ - Fri 11th Dec 2026 - Sacral Chakra: Creativity through Feeling and Relating](https://dandelion.events/e/december) [ - Fri 22nd Jan 2027 - Solar Plexus: Personal Power & Totem Animal](https://dandelion.events/e/january) [ - Fri 26th Feb 2027 - Heart Chakra: The Rhythm and Breath of Compassion](https://dandelion.events/e/february) [ - Fri 26th March 2027 - Throat Chakra: Expressing and Manifesting through Creativity](https://dandelion.events/e/march) [ - Fri 23rd April 2027 - 3rd Eye Chakra: Imagination as Gateway to the Spirit Worlds](https://dandelion.events/e/april) [ - Fri 21st May 2027 - Crown Chakra: Oneness and the Bliss Body](https://dandelion.events/e/may) [ - Fri 11th June 2027 - Soul Star Chakra: Finding Purpose through Flow](https://dandelion.events/e/june) Each session is themed around a chakra, and I will sometimes be joined by guest co-facilitators and musicians, so join the WhatsApp group for updates, like-minded connections, and herbal tea flavour requests: [WhatsApp community invite link](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JQFyJOzMRVp7Fj4uXGURue) ### **THE PRACTICALS** **Venue:** EVOKE, Unit A Rowan Apartments, Seven Sisters Road, London, England, N4 1FS **Time:** 14:45 - 18:00 **What to bring:** - Wear comfortable clothes to move into - Water bottle for hydration - Notebook and pen to journal - Reusable mug for the tea break This is a Drug and Alcohol free event - Over 18 only Parts of the event may be filmed/photographed for future promotion. Refund Policy: No refunds. But up to 24h before the event, you can ask to transfer your ticket to a future session instead, by contacting [hello@katbonny.com](mailto:hello@katbonny.com). ### **FACILITATOR**  #### **Kat Bonny** Witchy Songstress, Voice Activation facilitator, and neurodivergent mystic living with chronic pain. From folk blues songwriting to shamanic vocal improvisation, sprinkled with a little Arctic beatboxing, polyphonic overtones, nature sounds and old-time jazz, her musical expression journeys through varied landscapes, taking a collection of instruments for the ride: from piano to frame drum, vocal harmonies layered as sound journeys on her live looping machine, to the old raggedy travelling banjo. With a passion for rewilding the voice using vocal improvisation to express our creativity from a more embodied, spontaneous and authentic place, she likes to design singing workshops exploring unusual ways to use our voice, from indigenous singing techniques from around the world to nature sounds, jazz scat, beatboxing, and the art of collaborative vocal improvisation, infused with shamanic and somatic practices. Her ongoing healing journey from chronic pain and complex trauma, as well as her experience with shamanic trance states deeply informs her practice, exploring how voice, breath, movement, rhythm, attention and intention affect our nervous systems, states of consciousness and well-being. So that music becomes medicine for our creative expression, self-empowerment, healing and spiritual connection. ### STAY IN THE LOOP: > [JOIN](https://www.katbonny.coJOIN)[Kat's Newsletter](https://www.katbonny.com/) > [Join the VOCAL IMPROV MEDICINE WhatsApp community](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JQFyJOzMRVp7Fj4uXGURue) > [Insta @katbonnymusic](https://www.instagram.com/katbonnymusic/#) > [Youtube @katbonnymusic ](https://www.youtube.com/@katbonnymusic) > [Listen to / Buy Kat's Music](https://katbonny.bandcamp.com/) > [www.katbonny.com](http://www.katbonny.com) #### #### THANK YOU for being here _See you in the wild places!_ |