London Pagan Events Over Imbolc & Chinese New Year

Thursday 31 January; PFL Imbolc Open Ritual by Path of Fire working with John Dee's The Opening of the Veil. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London. Time: 8pm start. Entrance: £6/£5 PF members. Please bring seasonal food and drinks to share at feast after ritual. For more details, visit http://london.paganfed.org/

Thursday 31 January; Interview with a Priestess of Isis. In conversation with Caroline Wise at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 1 February; An Evening Of Angelic Readings with Amanda Roberts at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking advised. Tel: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Saturday 2 February; Imbolc Sabbat Rite organised by the London Wicca Meetup Group. A traditional Wiccan rite to celebrate Imbolc at a location in Wimbledon. The group meets in a pub before the short rite. It will finish before 5pm. For more details visit http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/events/90678522/

Saturday 2 February; Hendon Heathens Moot. Venue: The Greyhound, Church End, Hendon, London NW4 4JT. Time: 6pm.

Sunday 3 February; Druidic Imbolc (Candlemas) Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome.

Sunday 3 February; Celebration of Imbolc dedicated to the goddess Brigid. Wheel of the Year ritual drawing from Celtic earth/pagan traditions at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Tel: 020 7433 3267. http://www.rosslynhillchapel.com/

Monday 4 February; What Cernunnos Means To Me. Talk by Miguel Rowlanes at The Moot With No Name. New venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start.

Monday 4 February; Treadwell's Open Circle. Wiccan-style ceremony for those with some experience led by Lisa Grace and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 4 February; Trusting your Inner Psychic. Talk by Sally Morgan, author of My Psychic Life.Venue: Alternatives, St. James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm to 8.30pm. Tickets £10/£5 concs. Advance booking essential. To book tickets and for more info visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx

Tuesday 5 February; The Pagan Munch - a friendly social event for pagans interested in exploring their kinks and fetishes including BDSM. Venue: the Old Nick Pub, 20-22 Sandland Street, Holborn, London WC 1R4. Time: 6.30pm - 11.30pm.

Tuesday 5 February; Kenneth Grant: Dracula's Tantric Rituals. Talk by Alistair Coombs at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 5 February; Psychic Cafe at Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum Street, City of London, London, Greater London WC1A 1LY. Cost: £8. Time: 7pm. To book a place, call Atlantis Bookshop on 020 7405 2120. http://www.theatlantisbookshopevents.com/page4.htm

Thursday 7 February; Underground London Quiz. Londonist editor Matt Brown is running a quiz on subterranean London as part of a series of events with the Bishopsgate Institute. Venue: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £4. For more details and to book visit http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk

Saturday 9 February; Blood and Iron - Ogun and the Warrior Mysteries of Voodoo. Talk by Stephen Grasso at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1.45pm for 2pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking essential. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 9 February; The Enchanted Market. Spriggan Mist presents an all-day market with live music and workshops. Venue: Pinewood Bar and Cafe, unit 8 Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham. For details, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/294155654018657/

Sunday 10 February; London's Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Snake. Festivities start at 10am with New Year’s parade from Trafalgar Square through Chinatown and ending at Rupert Street at 11am, Dotting of the Eye ceremony in Trafalgar Square to bring the dragons and lions to life, marking the start of the day's entertainment; 1pm to 5.30pm music and other performances; 5.55pm fireworks. This is a free, public event so just turn up and have fun. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/

Sunday 10 February; Treadwells Social Sunday: A chance to socialise with a cup of tea and hear a reading of an occult short story by Algernon Blackwood. TIme of readings: 2pm and 4pm. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Shop open from noon. Free social event. info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/