Pagan events and festivals

Tuesday 10 March; The Homunculi Mystery. Lecture by Stefan Rippel at the College for Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets £5 members, £8 non-members. Tel: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 11 march; Manly P. Hall: The Murdered Mystic?. Talk by Geraldine Beskin 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

Wednesday 11 March; Typhonian Magic of Kenneth Grant - Imagination and Creativity. Second lecture in series by Michael Staley at Treadwells, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £5, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp

Thursday 12 March; 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.

Thursday 12 March; Fairy Superstition - Puck, Robin Goodfellow, the little people and other visitors. Talk by David Boyle at South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Old King's Head, King's Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High Street, London SE1 1NA. Talk starts 8pm. Cost £2.50/£1.50 concessions. http://www.selfs.org.uk/

Future events:

Monday 16 March; Crystal Chakra Healing with Philip Permutt. A practical evening workshop introducing the concepts behind Philip Permutt's latest book The Complete Guide to Crystal Chakra Healing, published by Cico Books. Location: Isis, 1 Market Place, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 5DR. Time: from 8pm to 10pm. Tickets £7.50. Advance booking necessary, call iSiS on 01727 866720. Visit http://www.thecrystalhealer.co.uk/. For further information about the book, email sonia.pugh@virgin.net.

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. http://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 9am 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

28 June; Gaia Sol Convention 2009. Festival and convention organised by Pagan Federation London at ULU, Malet Street, London. Time: 11.30am- 6.30pm. Tickets £10/£12. http://pflondon.org/

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.