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On the Goddess Babalon

01 Sunday Jun 2025

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I’m thrilled to share with you that I’ve just signed a new book contract… an introduction to the Goddess Babalon!

And yes, this is the Babalon my first two singles – “Red Goddess, Come“, and “Her Body, The Temple“ were written in honour and praise of!

Pagan Portals: Babalon

Goddess of life, love, lust, liberty, & death

Due out 2026 with Moon Books publishing.

If you haven’t heard of Babalon (the Goddess, not the city “Babylon”) then here’s the short version: Babalon is a modern goddess with ancient roots, and could be best summarised as an earthy goddess of life, death, love, lust, and everything in between.

She embodies total, unconditional, self-acceptance, and is a powerful ally in reclaiming your personal power, pleasure, and freedom. For many she is a symbol of feminine empowerment and liberation, but she goes beyond that, encompassing all genders as she encompasses all of life, and even being the moment of dissolution-creation that is the gateway between potential and manifestation.

Creatrix, seductrix, initiatrix.

Babalon found her birth (or rebirth) as we know her today within the occult religion/philosophy of Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley in 1904 – in which learning your True (Divine) Will and striving to live it is key – and through ritualists and devotees inspired by her vibrant, challenging appearance within, but, as you can see, she has much to offer people outside of Thelema as well. (To my Thelemite friends, please excuse the simplification!)

Perhaps you’ve met her in her role as goddess of pleasure through my book, Crimson Craft, (or in my magical poetry in Twisted) perhaps you’ve caught glimpses of her in occult spaces as a femme fatale figure, or as a goddess that holds space for feminine rage in modern writings about her.

Perhaps you’ve been put off by the hypersexualised imagery that so often gets associated with her – she was, after all, presented as a stereotypical model of women’s sexual liberation, with titles such as Holy Harlot. Or perhaps you’ve heard her whispers of queer understanding and felt that there is something behind the sensationalism in the “Woman Girt with a Sword”.

Babalon is all of these things, and more.

The hypersexualised, free-loving, femme fatale, and the unconditional love. The Earth of the womb and the tomb. The queer space of the othered, the reclaimed rage, the sweet touch under the tough personae.

And this is why I’m writing about Babalon as a pagan and an occultist, as a queer woman and a sensual witch. I first met her over 15 years ago and about 10 years ago began to work with her in earnest. Most people I meet seem to feel like you must be promiscuous, masochistic, or hedonistic to connect with her, but that isn’t true.

You can be, of course.

Babalon calls you to be those things if they are true to you. And she calls you to not be if they are not.

Babalon asks one thing: that you live your life as your full self.

And I can’t wait to introduce you!

Meet Babalon

In celebration of the new book contract I’m offering a live class, free and online, on 16th June. “Introduction to Babalon” – will be a talk on the basics of Babalon as I understand her, with a magical mini-ritual to connect with her magic, plus a special offer on an upcoming adventure with Babalon…

Sign Up Here to Meet Babalon

As always, there will be a replay, but I always make time after the recording for those who do come live to ask questions and share… so pop it in your calendar now and make sure you’re signed up to get the Zoom and replay link here.

Do you know Babalon? Share in the comments what she means to you, I’d love to hear.

Is she new to you? What does the description above make you feel?

Come and dance with the Scarlet Goddess.

She’s never far away.

Sign up here for the Recording

Want to go deeper?

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  • A live circle on Zoom each month to explore ritual and practices to meet and build a relationship with the goddess Babalon and her lineage.
  • PLUS an asynchronous Book Club in the forum to read Pagan Portals: Babalon before release!
  • and a forum to get direct magical support from Halo and your peers in this work!
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Covens, Belonging, and The Crimson Coven

05 Thursday Sep 2024

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Growing up I always loved the idea of a coven, a space to learn and weave magic, to celebrate and heal, a space of community and immersion in enchantment.

I think the biggest thing that called me about it though was a desire for belonging.

A circle in which I could both explore magic with others, and be accepted, to come home to the sacred nature of life together.

Over time I realised I needed to feel at home in my body first, to find a sense of safety that would let me relax into the divine and tap into the witch-power within, and this fed into my crimson craft work.

But more, this is my dream for the Crimson Coven.

Offered as a training space, but, more that that, a magical circle in which you can experience the divine, your power, a space to belong in all of your parts.

(This is why I’m offering a free talk on kink and magic on 9th September in TEA – one part of ourselves that is often excluded is our desire and it’s role in any spiritual path, ​RSVP for Kinky Magic here​.)

This is a big part of why I want to invite you into the Crimson Coven as a member, rather than focussing on stand-alone courses.

Can you imagine the deep healing and magic possible when you find a sense of belonging?

Can you dream of what it would be like to gently uncover your heart’s desire, to find safety in your body, to feel loved by the gods?

Will you gather your courage to step into a Crimson Coven and be all that you are?

Come Home to the Crimson Coven.

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Doors Open for The Crimson Coven

The Crimson Coven Membership is now open! Within the academy schools of magic are slowly blossoming, and the first is the Crimson Coven (not to be confused with the Collective, which has now merged with the main space and remains free). You can sign up to the courses as stand-alone offerings, but I love making space for people to really explore the topics at hand.

In the Crimson Coven you’ll learn tools and concepts for your own embodied magic, and experience the energy of divine eros to help you tap into your power. You’ll work on creating deeper relationships with the deities of love and passion, and discover their support.

Included in your Crimson Coven Membership is:

  • a live, experiential, class every month (starting with the elements of eros series),
  • access to the pre-recorded course Deities of Love,
  • heart-centred meditations,
  • a growing library of pre-recorded crimson classes…

This is also where I’ll be sharing previews of my work-in-progress show Blood & Roses, and offering the Rope for Ritual and Magic classes in the New Year.

You can sign up for just £49 a month, or get discounts for a quarterly or annual membership.

Join the Coven Here

(PS: There are a number of scholarships available – get in touch if you need to apply for one.)

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NEW COURSE: Elements of Eros

30 Tuesday Jul 2024

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Elements of Eros is a 5 month immersion in the magic of pleasure and embodied power in the Crimson Coven, through the magical powers of the elements – earth, air, fire, water, and spirit.

Our first class will be on Tuesday 17th September, and there will be a replay.

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In this course you will…

  • Tune into your sensual nature, rediscover your sacred body, and unlock your magic. 
  • Reconnect with your body to reclaim your true power and come home to yourself. 
  • Open to Divine Love to experience total support.
  • And make space for your self as a whole human being to reignite your magic and creativity.

I discovered paganism about the time that puberty discovered me. At the same time that I was learning about the sacredness of nature, I was also learning that other people thought they had a say in how I lived in my body – rather than embodiment feeling divine it began to feel dangerous, the expectations of others restricting how I was allowed to be physically, the disapproval and unwanted attention both serving as reminders that my body was not my own.

I disappeared into my mind, into fiction and fantasy, and pushed down the connection to the divine that I saw in the natural world, but struggled to trust in my own body.

But it niggled me. My traditions are ones of immanence, of wholeness, of embodiment. My gods call me to ecstasy.

I knew I was missing something and I wanted it back.

So many of the places I looked for it were wrong for me though, it wasn’t about sex with others, but my connection to myself, to the divine within. Not finding the erotic with other people, (which is wonderful and brilliant but not what I was seeking), but the divine eros that is mine.

I’m a pagan, a witch, a ritualist… so I began working with the magic of the elements in the body specifically to heal this part of myself. I pulled out tools I’d learned, crafted ritual workings, and reached out to the deities of love and passion for help.

And I set about contacting that power of eros in myself, to reclaiming my sense of being safe in my own body, to connecting with divine embodiment, to unlocking that place of power that the world told me I wasn’t allowed to express.

And this is what Elements of Eros is all about. Giving you elemental tools to connect more deeply with the life and love that flows through you, to rediscover your sexual power in a safe container, to come home to your body, and to release fears that keep you from being whole.

Working with the earth of the body, the air of the breath, the water of your emotions, the fire of your desire, and the divine spirit of mystery and ritual that weaves through it all, you will connect with the magic of Eros, your divine nature, power, and pleasure.

This is for you if…

  • … you want to really Know that the divine is immanent in the world, rather than just believing it to develop a deep trust which results in the total support of the gods.
  • … you would love to feel safer in your body, to bring ease to your life and space to heal.
  • … you want more pleasure in your day to make every day more fun.
  • … you are curious about sacred sexuality but don’t fancy getting naked in a room with strangers.
  • … you are ready to unlock your own power as a whole, embodied, magical being to manifest your dream life.

This is not for you if…

  • … you are dealing with fresh or acute trauma.
  • … you object to mentions of sex in a sacred context.
  • … or you are just looking for an orgy.
  • … you are uncomfortable with paganism, queer inclusivity, or magic.

The course includes:

  • 5 live, interactive classes on Zoom, with replays
  • 5 Workbooks to help you deepen your work
  • Bonus access to my course “Foundations of Witchcraft” and my “Grounding” bundle
  • The opportunity to shape the supporting materials through Q&As
  • And support in the Crimson Coven forum!

Say yes to more magic, more pleasure, and more eros here!

Got questions? Here’s a taste of the magic possible:

In July I offered a ritual experience of the elements of eros in TEA, and you can dive into the replay here!

Dive into the Experience

Tune into your sensual nature, rediscover your sacred body, and unlock your magic in this immersive, enchanted, deep dive!

Yes, I choose Eros!

My debut single: Red Goddess, Come

27 Tuesday Jun 2023

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I’m so thrilled to be able to announce my debut single!!! It’s been sent out to distributors, the release date is set, the art is made… all there is to do now is tell EVERYONE so that people can listen! This song was crafted in ritual, written with love, and based on the Crimson Craft invocation to the Divine Lovers, used to hold space for our work in the Crimson Coven with embodied magic, divine love, and sacred sexuality… (Discover more about Crimson Craft here.)

OUT 1ST AUGUST 2023!

My debut single, Red Goddess, Come, is a hypnotic invocation to the occult Goddess of passion and pain, Babalon, and the Goddesses of Love who share Her lineage, inviting you into the temple of your heart with bone-deep beats and sensual chanting. Calling you home to where Love and Desire become magic.

Sign up here to get your invite to the launch party tomorrow!

Launch Party and Blessing Ritual – 1st August 2023

A blessing ritual and launch party for a magical, musical, project, on the Full Moon! Come along, celebrate the launch of my debut single, and then I’ll lead us in a Crimson Craft blessing ritual for both the Blood & Roses album/show and your own life filled with pleasure, play, and love… starting in the hour of Venus!

If you’d like to participate in the ritual bring a drink you enjoy (red is good, but anything is fine), a red (or white) candle if you can, and something to offer to the Red Goddess – rose petals or incense are great, or have somewhere to pour some of your drink to share with Her.

In this party we will celebrate love, pleasure, and the Red Goddess, asking for Her blessings on this project, and on your lives too – if you so desire.

I hope you’ll come to celebrate with me on 1st August 2023!

Have you ever turned up your favourite song and felt its pulse in your bones, your heart? Felt that vibration that tells you “you are here, you are alive, you are part of this moment, this song”?

Felt that bass line anchoring you in your body, even as the melody lifts your spirit and your mood?

Drum beats have always carried us into the otherworld by speaking to the part of us that is manifest, physical, flesh. The ritual drum calls to the bones of you to dance… To let your spirit fly into possibility.

Today, we have sounds at our fingertips beyond the skin of the drum… And still they play the beat of magic.

Red Goddess, Come is my offering to you of beats to feel in the bones of your spirit, calling you into the temple of sensual magic. Calling you home to yourself.

And calling to the Goddesses of the Crimson Craft, the ones who hold the lineage of Inanna, Aphrodite, Freya… To bless the bodies that give you the gift of sensual pleasure. This pleasure which opens the door to the magic of the red witch.

Let this music enchant you back into your body, back into your self.

Let it reintroduce you to the wisdom of being present in your flesh, the intuition of your body.

Let it open your heart to the blessings of Babalon and the lineage she carries.

Listen now, and come home to love.

Launch party tomorrow: Red Goddess, Come

In other news, you can find the replay of the Summer Solstice ritual here for a taste of the work we do in the Crimson Coven, and the next workshop is magic with water, love, and selkies on Wednesday…

Find out more about upcoming workshops

Red Goddess, Come is the first in a series of songs inspired by a Thelemic Mass of Babalon, working with the magic of the Crimson Craft – embodied witchcraft rooted in Divine Love and sacred sensuality. Find out more about the project, Blood and Roses, here.

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Apprentice with Me

01 Monday May 2023

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I love teaching magic. It is a true delight to share the work of my heart in ways that empower others to transform their lives.

For 2023 I am offering monthly workshops with limited spaces in the Crimson Craft, and online retreats around the festivals… all tailored towards supporting you in uncovering your own embodied magic.

And for those that want to take multiple classes, I’ve set up an Apprentice level on Patreon to give you a special bundle and make it more affordable!

Apprentice level Patrons get:

  • the monthly workshop
  • access to the growing library of (audio) recordings of previous workshops and talks
  • a special booking link to give you 50% off Crimson Craft retreats
  • plus all the bonuses that you get on Patron including meditations, music, and musings.
Become a Patron
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Summer Dates and Themes (recordings available if you register and can’t attend live)

(Find other workshops here!)

May’s Workshop – Words of Love & Blessing (affirmations, spells, and poetry as magic with the element of Air) – Sunday 21st May ’23

RETREAT: Summer Solstice – The Compass of Pleasure – Sunday 18th June ’23 (intuition, the body, and pleasure)

June’s Workshop – Water of Love (self love and the element of water) – Sunday 28th June ’23

July’s Workshop – Fires of Devotion – Sunday 16th July ’23 (connecting to gods and the divine through the element of fire)

RETREAT: Lammas – Radiance, Power, & Presence – 6th August ’23 (booking link to come)

August’s Workshop – Theme TBA – Sunday 27th August ’23

Become a Patron

Becoming a Patron at any level of support is also a wonderful way of supporting my work and getting advance access to material, meditations and musings, and other bonuses. I really appreciate each and everyone of you.

Crimson Chat – Become Your Own Beloved with Lee Harrington

28 Friday Apr 2023

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I’m super excited to let you know about our special guest in the Crimson Coven for May… Lee Harrington! I have been a fan of his work for years now, “Sacred Kink” being my favourite book on the overlap between magic and kinky practices, and Lee has kindly agreed to come and talk about his new book for the Crimson Coven, on Tuesday 2nd May ’23, at 6:30pm BST (UK time).

And you can watch the livestream directly in YouTube even if you’re not a member! Read on for more!

Find the Recording here – subscribe to be notified when we go live

Lee’s latest book came out on 25th April and it sounds like something we could all do with reading…

Become Your Own Beloved: A Guide to Delighting in Self-Connection

By Lee Harrington

LEARN HOW TO EASE THE PAIN OF LONELINESS, HEAL LONGTIME EMOTIONAL WOUNDS, AND CELEBRATE YOURSELF AS A COMPLETE BEING IN THIS INCLUSIVE GUIDE BY AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED EDUCATOR.

Whether you’re struggling with isolation, dealing with loss, or want to delve deeper into what makes you “you,” this inclusive guide is brimming with incredible insights and practical exercises to support you. It goes well beyond how to enjoy your own company and shares how to develop a deep and joyful connection to yourself that lasts a lifetime—no matter who you are and what you’ve been through.

In this book, you’ll learn invaluable practices such as how to meet yourself anew, examine labels placed on you, and forgive yourself for any regrets or missteps. And while all the exercises will help you learn to celebrate yourself as a whole being, they also can help you have more fulfilling relationships with others and find support in community.

About Lee Harrington:

Lee Harrington (he/they) is an internationally known spirituality, identity, relationships, and personal authenticity author and educator. He brings a combination of playful engagement and thoughtful academic dialogue to a broad audience, having taught classes, shared presentations, and delivered keynotes worldwide for over twenty years. An award-winning author and editor on gender, sexual, and sacred experience, his many books include “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond,” “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macrame,” and “Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Journeys.” He has been blogging online since 1998 and has been teaching since 2001. You can check out Lee’s adventures, as well as his podcast, tour schedule, free essays, videos, and more, over at PassionAndSoul.com.

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And in case you’re new here…

The Crimson Coven is our private group for exploring divine love, sacred sexuality, and embodied magic through a pagan lens. Each week there are prompts and a livestream on a related topic, usually including a meditation to support your connection to the divine within and without.

Each month or so I host a guest speaker for a Crimson Chat, and I’m thrilled to have Lee join us to talk about his new book, “Become Your Own Beloved”. This is a topic dear to my heart, and I’m excited to hear about the ways in which Lee has written about self-love, self-care, and self-commitment.

Members of the Crimson Coven and Lee’s Patrons will get access to the zoom room for an interactive experience and a chance to ask questions, check the group for details.

The chat will be livestreamed to YouTube here.

PS: I also run monthly workshops, and regular crimson craft retreats… join my mailing list to hear about upcoming offerings!

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