Past events

Thursday 15 October; CoA Samhain open ritual organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Time: 8pm start. Tickets cost £2 for CoA members and £5 for non-members. Bring food and drink to share. No need for advance booking, just turn up on the night. For more details, call 0870 442 290 or visit the website http://www.witchfest.net/

Thursday 15 October; Lairs of Cthulhu: Archaeology, Myth and Mystery in HP Lovecraft. Lecture by James Holloway (Cambridge) at Treadwells, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £5 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com.

Friday 16 October; Demonstration of mediumship with Tuula Jukola at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October. Halloween Bash. Pagan festival with stalls, entertainment, lectures and workshops at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. Noon to 8pm. Tickets £15 one day, £25 two days. For more details tel: Jeanette of Caducaus Jewellery on 020 8539 3569 or visit www.paganfestivals.com/

Sunday 18 October; Candle-Making for Ritual and Magic: A Hands-on Day Course run by Nathalie Beveridge of Little Owl Candles. Venue: Treadwells, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. Time: 11am to 6.00 pm. Entry £45 in advance, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com.

Tuesday 20 October; Healing Your Ancestral Patterns. Lecture with David Furlong at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Tuesday 20 October; The Devil is a Gentleman: The Life and Times of Dennis Wheatley: book launch party organised by Dedalus Press at Treadwells, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. 7pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com.

Wednesday 21 October; Robert Cochrane: The Man, the Myth and his Magick. Talk by Shani Oates at The Moot With No Name, Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm. Admission £2.