Monday 21 June 2010

Pagan events in and near London

For details of future events visit my events page at http://paganevents.blogspot.com/, but here are this week's events of interest to pagans in London and other parts of the UK:

Now until 27 June. Free exhibition on the East Anglian witch hunt of 1645-7 at Epping Forest District Museum, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1EL in conjunction with the Renaissance in the Regions group. For more information and opening times call 01992 716882 or visit the website http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/museum/

Now until 23rd July. The Spirit of Nature. Art exhibition at Littlehampton Museum, Church Street, Littlehampton. West Sussex. BN17 5EW. Entry to the exhibition is free, and any paintings sold will benefit The Goddess Foundation, Sussex International Womens Day Group (formerly Arun IWD), and Worthing Women's Aid. For more details, visit http://www.littlehampton-tc.gov.uk/

Now until Sunday 5 September. Myths and Monsters; exibition at Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ. Telephone 020 8699 1872 or visit http://www.horniman.ac.uk/. The opening hours are 10.30am – 5.30pm.

Monday 21 June; huge Litha celebration and ritual near Oakhampton, Devon. It starts at 8pm. For further information, please call Eileen on 07889 126311.

Monday 21 June; Ceres, mother and provider. Talk by Pam Crane at Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Event starts at 7pm. Admission: Members £6, Concessions £4, Non-members £8 Non-Members Concessions £6. For more details visit http://www.astrolodge.co.uk/

Monday 21 June; Shiva - Origins, Symbolism, Aspects. Talk by Kumar Devadasan at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm (half-hour earlier than normal). Admission £2. For more details, visit http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/

Tuesday 22 June; Midsummer Magic and Monsters. Talk by Scott Wood at London Earth Mysteries Circle, Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. From 7pm. Admission £4 non-members, £3 members. http://www.londonearth.com/

Tuesday 22 June; Animal Healing. Masterclass by Elizabeth Whiter at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 9pm. Cost: £8/£12. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Wednesday 23 June; Weekly pagan talk at The Moot with No Name. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm. Admission £2.

Wednesday 23 June; Cross Bones Vigil and Ceremony. Free monthly vigil at 7pm on the 23rd of each month to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard.
Gather from 6.45pm in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1, opposite the Boot and Flogger, just north of the junction with Union Street, London. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge, 5 minutes walk away.

Wednesday 23 June; Avalonian Aeon - A Personal Occult Odyssey Book Launch by Avalonian Aeon Publications, Paul Weston and Friends at Treadwell’s, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. Time: 7pm to 10pm. Free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906. For more details visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 24 June; A Life in Magic: Phil Hine in Conversation with Christina Oakley Harrington at Treadwell’s, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30 start. Tickets £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906. For more details visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 24 June; Magic and the Occult. Exhibition including Better Place Portraiture in which artists Flora Whitley , Darren Banks and Christopher Rollen attempt to contact the spirits of departed pets; and Occult Jam, a culinary performance. Venue: Barbican Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. Time: 6:30–10pm. Free to same day ticket holders. For more details call 020 7638 8891 or visit http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery

Friday 25 June; Book launch of Philena Bruce's Know That You are Loved: Self-healing Techniques for Everyoneat Treadwell’s, 34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB. Time: 6.30pm to 9pm. To book a place and for more details call: 020 7240 8906 or visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 27 June, Wyrd-i-Day in the Web of Magic. PF London one-day event with talks, workshops, stalls and rituals at University of London Union, Malet St, London. Time 11am-5.30pm. Advance tickets £10/£12, on the door £12/£14. http://www.pflondon.org/

Sunday 27 June, Meditation in the Park. Day of meditation, picnics and prizes from noon-4pm. Free event, for everyone, even if you have never meditated before. Bring your own picnic and something to sit on. Venue: Russia Dock Woodland Green, Rotherhithe, London SE16. For more details, visit the website http://www.meditationinthepark.com/

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