All talks start at 7:30 pm prompt. Please arrive a little early.

Talks are run on a donation basis and a collection bowl will be passed around at the end of talk. Suggested donation: £5.  

Lodge opens at 6:30pm if you want to use library or have refreshments and a chat downstairs.

We will be updating this page as more dates are confirmed.

Bristol Theosophical Lodge 2026

June

23rd – Summer Party – 100th Anniversary of the Bristol Theosophical Lodge

There will be a variety of activities to celebrate 100 years since Annie Besant opened the Lodge in 1926. Bring food to share and your favourite memories! Here’s what we have planned, come to some, come to all:

6 to 7pm – Open House with activities in the meeting room, freedom to browse the unique metaphysical library at the Bristol Lodge and info about the TS, the Lodge and their history.
7:00 to 7:30 – ‘Explore the Library’ activity.
7:30 to 8:30 – Shared meal downstairs and in the garden. Please bring your food contribution down before then.
8:30 to 9:00 – Inspirational music with Laura Jenkins – if you have something to offer please bring it along and let us know!

July

7th – Thriving in a Time Beyond Hope with Rachel Corby

Humankind collectively is currently on a trajectory with a particularly gloomy end point. We are in a time where even promising concepts such as sustainability, are in fact a myth. Bearing all of this in mind, life has the potential to feel overwhelming and hopeless. But rather than linger in the territory of no hope, my invitation is to explore what comes next. What can life beyond hopeless feel and look like? Can a whole new world of possibility open up? And if so, what is our role?

21st – Kirtan with Tom Crews & Mike Ford

Kirtan is a devotional practise where the group chants sacred mantras together supported by musicians. It can be a very profound, grounding and heart-opening practise. Tom first encountered Kirtan in India and now holds Kirtan in Bristol – he will talk a little about the practise first before we chant together. Tom will lead this evening on the harmonium, supported by Mike Ford who is an accomplished tabla drum player. And don’t worry, Tom will teach you everything you need to know to experience the simple but beautiful experience of sacred chanting!