Pagan events and festivals

Tuesday 10 February; Doctors, Delusions and the Great Wen: Alternative Medicine's London Roots. Talk by Roberta Bivins, an Associate Professor of the History of Medicine of The University of Warwick. Venue: The Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH. Tickets cost £7 or £5 concessions. The event starts at 7.30pm. Advance tickets necessary, call 020 7392 9220 during office hours. For more details, visit http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=347

Tuesday 10 February; Past Lives and the Akashic Record. Special lecture by past life regression expert David Wells at the College for Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. 7pm-9pm. Tickets £10 members, £15 non-members. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 11 February; The Ghosts of Tarot Past & Spirits of Tarot Future Tarot. Talk by authors Liz Dean (Golden Tarot, Art of Tarot) and Kay Stopforth (Quantum Tarot) at The Moot With No Name. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2. Meet from 7.30pm, talk starts at 8.pm. Admission £2. For details visit http://www.theatlantisbookshopevents.com/page13.htm

Thursday 12 February; Talk on druidism. One in a series of druid talks, followed by a druid meditation, questions and tea, at Treadwells, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. 7.30pm start.

Future events:

11 & 12 April. Magical Fairy Festival. Family festival and parade organised by Magical Festivals. Venue: The Westgate Hall, Canterbury, Kent. Entry is £5 for adults and £2.50 for children, under 12s are free. Event starts at 10am each day. You can book tickets at http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/. For more details call Matthew on 07845438340 or email matthew@magicalfestivals.co.uk

Saturday April 25; Spring Clean Detox, Herb Day, Walk ‘n’ Workshop with The Wild Wicked Witches. Venue Lee Valley Village YHA, Hertfordshire. Time: 10.30am -5pm, Cost: £60 / £45 concessions, deposit of £20 and booking essential. For details, call Karen on 07865081927 or Fiona on 07830195745. www.sensorysolutions.co.uk

Saturday 25 April; London Lore. Conference run by the Folklore Society and the South East London Folklore Society at The Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH. Tickets cost £10 or £8 concessions. The event runs from 10am to 5.30pm . To book tickets call 020 7392 9220 during office hours. For more details, visit http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=343

Saturday 16 May 2009; Witchfest South. Witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis with talks and workshops, entertainment, a bar and catering plus stalls. Venue: Stanley Halls, South Norwood, south London. Tickets cost £9 for CoA members and £12 for non-members. http://www.witchfest.net/

August 7, 8 & 9; Artemis Gathering. Three-day festival in the Oxfordshire countryside with talks, workshops, a bar and catering facilities. Early bird weekend tickets cost £31 for members, £34 for non-members. http://www.witchfest.net/artemis_gathering.htm

Saturday 7 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. http://www.witchfest.net/

If you know of any pagan events and want them listed on A Bad Witch's Blog, email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com or leave a comment below.