Glimpse into what your future holds with an individual tarot reading with Melissa Mercury at The Last Tuesday Society. Guests will be invited to order a Devil’s Botany Absinthe cocktail to sip on while embarking on a 15 minute private tarot reading.
Individual tarot readings will last roughly 15 minutes.
Event is for over 18s only.
MELISSA MERCURY
Melissa qualified in Tarot at London School of Astrology in 2016 and has been reading the cards professionally ever since. She has read for over 10,000 people and been a guest on the Love Island and Paranormal Activity podcasts. In 2024 she appeared on stage with Gail Porter at Paranormal Activity Live to discuss the history of tarot and offer guests a live reading.
Melissa uses tarot as a tool to guide and support people looking for clarity in areas such as love, work and mental health. Tarot can provide clarity, confidence and a safe space to discuss difficult subjects. It’s a fantastic way of exploring and growing.
THE ABSINTHE PARLOUR
A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled with unusual spirits, from the old world and new, together in one curious exhibition of extraordinary elixirs. Allow each round to provide you with a passage to the furthest corners of the world, transported to an experience outside the boundaries of time. Seek and you shall find: hidden here are explorations of alchemy & magick, pleasure & fantasy, celebrating the point at which curiosity unlocks a world unknown.
The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London.
Shortlisted “Bar of the Year 2024” – The Spirits Business 2024 Absinthe Menu Shortlisted “Specialist List of the Year” – Imbibe 2020 Voted “Best Bar in London” – DesignMyNight Awards 2019
This workshop is the perfect introduction for anyone interested in learning more about tarot in a fun and relaxed environment. Join Melissa Mercury as she invites you to start your journey with the cards. You don’t need to be ‘psychic’ or have any experience to join, just an open mind. All you need to bring is yourself, notebook and pen, and a tarot deck (preferably the Rider Waite Smith Deck or one similar). There will be the option to purchase a deck on the night if you would like one.
This workshop includes:
+ A brief history of tarot
+ Meanings of the Major Arcana – the first and most famous 22 cards in the deck
+ Guided meditation
+ 3 card tarot spreads – the opportunity to get hands on and practise your skills with supervision and guidance from Melissa
+ Downloadable PDF with the card meanings and spreads
Also included with your tickets:
+ A glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur
+ Admission to the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities
About Melissa Mercury, owner of Mercury Tarot:
Melissa qualified in Tarot at London School of Astrology in 2016 and has been reading the cards professionally ever since. She has read for over 10,000 people and been a guest on the Love Island and Paranormal Activity podcasts. In 2024 she appeared on stage with Gail Porter at Paranormal Activity Live to discuss the history of tarot and offer guests a live reading.
Melissa uses tarot as a tool to guide and support people looking for clarity in areas such as love, work and mental health. Tarot can provide clarity, confidence and a safe space to discuss difficult subjects.
Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.
Glimpse into what your future holds with an individual tarot reading with Melissa Mercury at The Last Tuesday Society. Guests will be invited to order a Devil’s Botany Absinthe cocktail to sip on while embarking on a 15 minute private tarot reading.
Individual tarot readings will last roughly 15 minutes.
Event is for over 18s only.
MELISSA MERCURY
Melissa qualified in Tarot at London School of Astrology in 2016 and has been reading the cards professionally ever since. She has read for over 10,000 people and been a guest on the Love Island and Paranormal Activity podcasts. In 2024 she appeared on stage with Gail Porter at Paranormal Activity Live to discuss the history of tarot and offer guests a live reading.
Melissa uses tarot as a tool to guide and support people looking for clarity in areas such as love, work and mental health. Tarot can provide clarity, confidence and a safe space to discuss difficult subjects. It’s a fantastic way of exploring and growing.
THE ABSINTHE PARLOUR
A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled with unusual spirits, from the old world and new, together in one curious exhibition of extraordinary elixirs. Allow each round to provide you with a passage to the furthest corners of the world, transported to an experience outside the boundaries of time. Seek and you shall find: hidden here are explorations of alchemy & magick, pleasure & fantasy, celebrating the point at which curiosity unlocks a world unknown.
The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London.
Shortlisted “Bar of the Year 2024” – The Spirits Business 2024 Absinthe Menu Shortlisted “Specialist List of the Year” – Imbibe 2020 Voted “Best Bar in London” – DesignMyNight Awards 2019
Glimpse into what your future holds with an individual tarot reading with Melissa Mercury at The Last Tuesday Society. Guests will be invited to order a Devil’s Botany Absinthe cocktail to sip on while embarking on a 15 minute private tarot reading.
Individual tarot readings will last roughly 15 minutes.
Event is for over 18s only.
MELISSA MERCURY
Melissa qualified in Tarot at London School of Astrology in 2016 and has been reading the cards professionally ever since. She has read for over 10,000 people and been a guest on the Love Island and Paranormal Activity podcasts. In 2024 she appeared on stage with Gail Porter at Paranormal Activity Live to discuss the history of tarot and offer guests a live reading.
Melissa uses tarot as a tool to guide and support people looking for clarity in areas such as love, work and mental health. Tarot can provide clarity, confidence and a safe space to discuss difficult subjects. It’s a fantastic way of exploring and growing.
THE ABSINTHE PARLOUR
A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled with unusual spirits, from the old world and new, together in one curious exhibition of extraordinary elixirs. Allow each round to provide you with a passage to the furthest corners of the world, transported to an experience outside the boundaries of time. Seek and you shall find: hidden here are explorations of alchemy & magick, pleasure & fantasy, celebrating the point at which curiosity unlocks a world unknown.
The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London.
Shortlisted “Bar of the Year 2024” – The Spirits Business 2024 Absinthe Menu Shortlisted “Specialist List of the Year” – Imbibe 2020 Voted “Best Bar in London” – DesignMyNight Awards 2019
Mapping the Beings of Hyperspace: A Guided Exploration
Join psychedelic explorer and consciousness researcher David Jay Brown, author of The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities, for a fascinating and interactive journey into the mysterious realms of psychedelic hyperspace. In this unique presentation for London’s Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History—a haven for the wondrous, the arcane, and the otherworldly—David will discuss his groundbreaking work in developing a taxonomy of otherworldly intelligences encountered during DMT experiences.
Reports from psychonauts suggest that the DMT dimension is populated by a bewildering array of advanced, autonomous beings—entities that appear intelligent, communicative, and at times even more real than everyday reality. As the boundaries of consciousness expand, so too does the need to map the terrain and catalog the inhabitants of this interdimensional ecosystem.
From the trickster jesters and self-transforming machine elves to the mantis and octopoid healers, reptilian time-lords, and classic Grey aliens, David will introduce you to the most commonly encountered DMT entities, drawing from decades of research, firsthand accounts, and his own experiences. This talk invites participants to consider the profound implications of these encounters—whether they are aspects of the psyche, independent intelligences, or emissaries from parallel realities.
Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion that blends science
[Image by Sarah Phinn Huntley]
Speaker Bio
David Jay Brown is the author of 19 books on the evolution of consciousness, including Dreaming Wide Awake, The New Science of Psychedelics, and The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities. He holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University and has spent over three decades investigating altered states, transpersonal phenomena, and the frontier science of consciousness.
Speaker Bio
Sara Phinn Huntley is an artist, writer, and researcher who has spent two decades exploring the convergence of psychedelics, technology, and philosophy. As a DMT psychonaut and hyperspace cartographer, she’s pioneering the use of VR technology to investigate visual and spatial imagination in real-time.Her multidisciplinary work documents psychedelic states through an innovative blend of mediums exploring chaos mathematics, geometry, and performance, creating what she calls a “cargo cult effect of higher dimensional artifacts.” Her research has been published by the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies and featured in notable works including Diana Reed Slattery’s “Xenolinguistics”and “The Illustrated Field to the DMT Entities” with David Jay Brown.
Curated and hosted by
Maya Bracknell Watson is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, retired cult leader and psychedelic researcher.
Her background is in psychedelic parapsychology research with Greenwich University, specialising in exceptional human experience and entity encounters on psychedelics, and as an artist. She has studied shamanism for 10 years, working closely with Amerindian indigenous shamanic cultures of Mexico and Peru and western neoshamanic groups, focusing on the introduction and integration of indiginous and animistic knowledge and perspectives to westerners and western ontologies.
She publicly lectures on the subjects of psychedelics and shamanism, and produces art on the subjects informed by her research and experience, including films, performances, writing and immersive worlds. She has performed and exhibited at the Tate Britain and Breaking Convention and is the creator and host of Psychedelicacies, an online lecture series.
Walking between the worlds of art, psychedelic science and shamanism she works to bridge them and uses each as investigatory tools to inform and articulate each other.
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Despite the antiquity of the topic, motherhood in Mesopotamia has received little attention in modern scholarship. Yet mothers are extremely important cultural figures throughout many periods, with numerous heroes of Mesopotamian epic depicted having close connections to their mothers. Maternal figures often play a pivotal role in myths, and historical kings as well as legendary ones are shown to value their mother’s guiding wisdom. In this talk, we consider the connection of motherhood, wisdom, and protection in Mesopotamia, and discover that even quasi-divine heroes who cut pathways through mountains and battle giant monsters cannot succeed without the support and wisdom of their mothers.
Bio
Dr Louise M. Pryke is a research associate at the University of Sydney. She is the author of several books including Ishtar (2017), Gilgamesh (2019), and Wind (2023).
Curated & Hosted by
Marguerite Johnson is a cultural historian of the ancient Mediterranean, specialising in sexuality and gender, particularly in the poetry of Sappho, Catullus, and Ovid, as well as magical traditions in Greece, Rome, and the Near East. She also researches Classical Reception Studies, with a regular focus on Australia. In addition to ancient world studies, Marguerite is interested in sexual histories in modernity as well as magic in the west more broadly, especially the practices and art of Australian witch, Rosaleen Norton. She is Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History at The University of Queensland, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Image: Plaque with face of the demon Humbaba, Babylon, c. 2000-1600 BCE. The Met. Public Domain.
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Cholera in Victorian England: Medicine, Myths, and Modernity
Step into the 19th century and explore the devastating impact of cholera on Victorian England. Learn how this deadly disease swept through crowded cities, challenging public health systems and sparking fear across all classes of society. Discover the evolving understanding of disease transmission, from miasma theory to the groundbreaking work of pioneers like John Snow, whose mapping of outbreaks paved the way for modern epidemiology.
Through vivid historical accounts, we will delve into the era’s social and medical responses, including sanitation reform, quarantine measures, and curious remedies like “cholera belts” and aromatic pouches. This lecture examines how cholera shaped public health policies and attitudes toward urban living, leaving a legacy that resonates to this day. Join us to uncover the interplay between science, society, and the human will to overcome epidemic crises in a rapidly industrializing world.
Bio:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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Join us for an enchanting lecture that transports you to the heart of Scandinavia, where the magic of midsummer comes alive through captivating stories and folklore! As the sun shines brightest and the nights are filled with enchanting possibilities, discover the rich tapestry of midsummer traditions that have been passed down through generations. From tales of mythical creatures dancing in the twilight to the spirited celebrations that honor the earth’s bounty, these stories reflect the deep connection between the people and their natural surroundings. We’ll explore the vibrant customs, rituals, and legends that define this magical season, shedding light on how midsummer shapes cultural identities and community bonds across the Nordic countries. Perfect for lovers of folklore and those curious about Scandinavian heritage, this lecture promises to inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the age-old stories that continue to illuminate our world. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the joyous spirit of midsummer.
Bio:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day
Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture at our museum – tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Absinthe
Doors open at 6:00pm and lecture starts at 6.30pm
Dark Fairy Tales From Around The World with Viktor Wynd – LIVE
Join master storyteller Viktor Wynd in the heart of the fairy tale world of his museum for a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Absinthe and listen to him telling tales. Be warned these are not the Ladybird or Disney versions and may not be suitable for the tenderist ears.
This evening Mr. Wynd will tells some his favourite tales heard around the world, from nasty Germans chopping up people and eating them to disgusting, macabre and delightful tales from Borneo, learn of the birth of the leeches, the reason mosquitos are always buzzing human ears, why it is best not to suckle caterpillars – or indeed strange babies and something about bedbugs that might give you nightmares. Giant Octopuses, man eating pigs and a buried moon from Papua New Guinea, or possibly shapeshifting magickal creatures from Wales – the world will be your oyster.
Viktor Wynd, proprietor of London’s eponymous (nay infamous) Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History has spent the last twenty five years telling stories to audiences across the globe. Fascinated by traditional fairy tales his repertoire includes tales from The Brothers Grimm, The Arabian Nights, Scandinavia, Russia, Italy, France, Ireland, Africa, Papua New Guinea & North America – so far.
We are unable to give refunds for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances
Devil’s Botany is London’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar.
In person at the museum NOT BY ZOOM! Join the reclusive Viktor Wynd on a journey, (with a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Absinthe) into the bowels of the earth and his basement museum. See things that no one else sees, or notices, hear how he collected dodo bones and shrunken heads, extinct bird feathers, old master etchings and more. Mr. Wynd has been described as ‘a sick orchid’ by John Waters, ‘ a true exquisite’ by Derren Brown’ & as ‘one of the great latter-day collectors’ by The Times Literary Supplement and guarantees that no two tours will ever be the same as he attempts to explain the origin of the idea and tell you what it is all about, he will ramble from subject to subject, object to object and vaingloriously explain all the obscure objects of his desire.
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