This week's pagan events around London

Here are highlights of this week's events in London and other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans. You can see details of future events on my events page via the link at the top of the page. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

Monday 22 August; Showing of the film Agora,about a female pagan astronomer in ancient Alexandria, and a talk about Greek and Roman science. Location: Greenwich Picture House, 180 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN. Time: 6.30pm. For more details and to book tickets, visit http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Greenwich_Picturehouse/News/Item/Science_Fiction_Agora/. I wrote about the film Agora here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/10/looking-at-death.html

Tuesday, 23 August; Swearing on the Horns. Artist Laura Eldret presents a three part staging of the ancient ritual across pubs in Hampstead and Highgate. Camden Art Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG. Event starts at 6.30pm. For more details, visit http://www.camdenartscentre.org/home/

Tuesday, 23 August; 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/

Wednesday 24 August; Gerald Gardner’s Initiation into the Witch Cult - Discovering Pieces of the Jigsaw. Talk by Philip Heselton, author of Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration: An Investigation into the Sources of Gardnerian Witchcraft,at pagan moot 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 £5/£3. Visit http://www.theatlantisbookshopevents.com

Wednesday 24 August; Witches, Wizards and Warlocks: A Guided Walk in Magical London with Delianne Forget, organised by Treadwells (pictured), 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 6.50pm for 7pm start. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com

Wednesday 24 August; Middle Pillar Ritual Workshop by Marysia Kay at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Ticket price £10 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 25 August; Occult London: A Walk for Occultists: A Guided Walk in Magical London with Paula Dempsey, aimed at those who already know a bit about London's occult characters and history. The walk is organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 6.50pm for 7pm start. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. You can read my review of this walk here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/06/occult-london-walk-for-occultists.html

Friday 26 August; Dark Working Sorcerers: Illusion and the Occult. Feats by The London Magician at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Ticket price £10 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/