Pagan events in and near London

Here are highlights of this week's pagan events in and near London. To find out about future events, click on the events link at the top of the page.

Monday, 23 May; Easter Month and Ostara – Is She Really An Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Or Something Much More Exciting? Talk by Hildegarde Maier at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house (pictured), 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/

Monday, 23 May; Cross Bones Vigil and Ceremony 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. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge, 5 minutes walk away. The event is free and starts at 7pm. http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

Tuesday 24 May; Sun, Moon, Venus and the Pyramids: A Study in Harmony and Sacred Geometry. Talk by Simon Michell at London Earth Mysteries Circle. Admission is £4.50, concessions £4, members £3, concessions are £4. Talks are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.15PM at First Floor, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. http://www.londonearth.com/

Tuesday 24 May; Polyamory and Paganism. Talk by Raven Kaldera at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp

Wednesday 25 May; BDSM and Pagan Spirituality. Talk by Raven Kaldera at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp

Wednesday 25 May; Pagan forum The Moot with No Name, arranged through Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: Devereux public house (pictured), 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm. Admission £5.

Thursday 26 May; Ethical Psychic Vampirism. Talk by Raven Kaldera at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp

Thursday 26 May; Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. Evening class running from 7.30pm-10pm at Atlantis bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Fee: £13. For full details and to book a place on the course, visit http://www.witchcraftandmagic.org/html/course_details.html#intro-wicca-course

Friday 27 May; Magic and Mysteries of the Northern Tradition. Talk by Raven Kaldera at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp

Saturday, 28 May; Outdoor Shamanic Workshop: Guidance, Connecting and Healing From Nature. One-day workshop with Anthea Durand and Margaret de Bethlen. Time: 10.30am – 5pm. Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Cost: £45. For further info see http://www.meetup.com/energyhealers-428/events/16111078/ or email Anthea on antdurand@aol.com or Margaret on pumog@yahoo.com

Sunday 29 May; Pagan Pride Parade starting at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. Meet from 10.30am, event starts at 11am. Organised by Atlantis Bookshop. Note: this is a change of date and organiser. For more details visit http://www.paganfestivals.com/

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