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• Thursday, July 24, 2025
• 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM BST
• Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment · London

On the Day of Leo New Moon, we unearth Sekhmet warrior Goddess, from the sandy shores of river Thames – honour her, and seek her powers & magic for Protection and Victory in our own lives! It’s no secret that Lion power protects London – as is evidenced by the hundreds of Lion figures, statues all around Town, not to mention the 4 Lions in Trafalgar square!

Our History of Sekhmet rituals – why we began

During Victorian era, it is said that one of the Sekhmet statues brought from Egypt, was ona bridge and fell into river Thames. Some years ago, we decided to enact this by sculptinga Sekhmet statue out of Thames clay, performed a ritual and then took it and sunk it gently into river Thames by Waterloo bridge! (Yes, Mani walked waist deep into river and laid the statue). It was called Submerging Sekhmet, and was done as protection .. following various attacks on London at the time. Few years afterwards, we decided to do a `Sekhmet Rising’ ceremony ina different way. We carved a larger sculpture and secretly burried her in the sands of river Thames. And in ceremony, we all `unearthed’ her and made offerings of beer and wine. Since then we have performed this ceremony every year.

Egyptian Mythology & context:
Sekhmet is said to be a lion-headed warrior Goddess. It is believed she was at war and in a frenzy of battle, lost her control, and began to kill all friends and enemies and drank their blood. Her terrified followers decided to fill barrels wih beer and colour it red, and placed them before the firece Sekhmet.. She drank them all and got drunk and eventually reached calm and balance.
It is for this reason that in our ritual, we pour beer and wine a plenty over her statue as offering.

Outline of Ceremony (varies) :

Once sacred space is set up with consecrations, there will be energy raising with some chants..followed by the `unearthing’ (digging out) of Sekhmet statue. Attendees may come to the altar to make a beer/ wine offering to the Goddess. This is followed by an empowerment invocation to call Sekhmet power into our selves.. Mani (facilitator) will lead all in some guided magical work, then let each person complete their own magic.

• Important: Bring some Beer, wine, Flowers as offering.

Then the sacred circle will be closed and feasting & socials will take place (optional).

Attendance Fee:
£7 / £5 concessions (cash at ritual start)

Meeting point (please read this carefully):

During summer time in London, the area gets very busy and noisy. However we go down to more secluded spot for ritual.

Gather on the pavement-steps under the the Millennium Bridge (south bank side, near Tate Modern Gallery) . One of our team member will be there with a Lantern to meet you all! We walk down to river bank, set up altar and start ceremony.

Riverside Terrain access / Health & Safety :

• These events are held in a public area by riverbank, with some wet concrete steps going down, and gravel to walk. Ritual spot is about 5-10metres from river Thames’ waters edge. We organise these Thames-rituals **at low tide** after checking Port of London authority Tide time tables..
• The venue is NOT suitable for those with mobility, respiratory, heart conditions . Those with health conditions & concerns should check well in advance with Organisers on this matter.
• We regret organisers don’t have the manpower to assist anyone attending with mobility or health issues or carrying bags..
• All attendees are responsible for their own well-being and Haelth & safety.

Inclusivity:———-
Please be kind, compassionate and on good behaviour throughout the whole gathering. We have a mixture of experienced & beginners at these rituals. Also, some people may have hidden difficulties, vulnerability and disabilities. We are inclusive of all race, pagan beliefs, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+ We will not tolerate any form of bullying harassment or discrimination. While organisers are not experts, we will do our best to safeguard.

What to bring? (optional)——–

• Moon crowns, flower crowns, antler crowns ( real or artifical craft items).
• Ritual cloaks / capes, masks you may like to wear.
• Torch light for safe walking in woods/ riverside at night.
• Extra warm clothing & rain-coats/ outdoor shoes or boots (and ankle covered socks! ).
• Small ground sheet or blanket to sit on for social.
• Lanterns / candles
• Your own Cups/chalice to drink from.

Please bring food & drinks to share ————

Organisers bring a small amout of food & wine to put on altar and bless to share. Kindly bring some food or drinks to add to the feasting. It can be vegetarian, vegan or meat items. All are okay. Thank you. Example:

• Bread / pitta bread, french bread
• Humus, dips, butter, cheese, biscuits, crisps
• egg bites, ham / chicken slices
• fruits, nuts
• Red/ white wine, soft drinks, fruit juice,

Tidying up:—–
Once ritual is done, many people like to just rush off. However please be helpful by doing the following.

• Take any rubbish out to bins on pavements (empty botles, wrappers, used paper cups. There are recycling bins for botles and cans.
• If there are unopened food items, please share thme out and take them home. Organisers have full bags coming in and can’t take these food home, no matter how well your intentions.

Policy:—–
NO Drugs, NO filming during ritual ! No children allowed. Our events are for members’ personal, magical, spiritual purposes only!

Contacting Organiser:
Please send us a private message if you need more info . We get very busy with preparations and travel on the day of ritual. So pls avoid last minute enquiries / comments.
We look forward to sharing our magic with you.

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

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

Links —

Our facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonWoodlandWitches
Woodland Witches meetup
www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches