This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Now to 18 May; Modern Witchcraft Exhibition, curated by Juan Bolivar with Objects of Superstition and Antiquity from the Cuming Museum and Southwark Art Collection. Venue: ASC Gallery, Erlang House, 128 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8EQ. Free event. Open: Monday to Saturday 1.30pm - 5pm. Tel: 020 7274 7474. Website: www.ascstudios.co.uk

Friday 10 - Sunday 12 May; The Magical Faerie Festival 2013. A weekend of live music by Inkubus Sukkubis, Pythia and more, workshops, a large faery market, camping and more. Special guest is Kit Berry, author of the Stonewylde novels.Location: Findon, near Worthing, West Sussex. Adult weekend tickets are £50 before 1 March, £60 if bought afterwards and day tickets are £25. For more details visit http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/. This event is organised by The Magical Times Magazine - http://www.themagicaltimes.com/

Saturday 11 May; Loving Ourselves - Loving Another. One-day workshop with Priestess and Interfaith Minister Rebecca D’arcy. Venue: Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum Street, City of London, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am – 5.30pm. Cost: £45. For details and to book a place email revrebeccadarcy@gmail.com

Saturday 11 May; Theta Healing Talk with Andy Cruickshan. Venue: Mysteries of Covent Garden, 11 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9DA. Time: 4pm - 6pm. Free event, but advance booking essential. Call 020 7240 3688 to register.

Sunday 12 May; Treadwells Social Sunday: A chance to socialise with a cup of tea and cake and at 2pm and 4pm there will be a reading from a pagan classic book. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Shop open from noon. Free social event, but contact the shop in advance to reserve a place and refreshments. info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 12 May; May Day in Ballad and Song. Acoustic Performance by Lisa Knapp (whose music includes Wild and Undaunted)Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start. Tickets £10, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 13 May; William T Stead - Victorian Journalist, Campaigner and Occultist. Talk by Roger Luckhurst, author of The Mummy's Curse: The true history of a dark fantasyand WT Stead: Newspaper Revolutionary.Venue: The Moot With No Name. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start.

Monday 13 May; Inside-out Healing: Transforming Your Life Through the Power of Presence.Talk by Richard Moss at Alternatives, St. James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm to 8.30pm. Tickets £10/£5 concs. Advance booking required. To book tickets and for more info visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx

Thursday 16 May; Druid Order Open Introductory Evening. A chance to learn more about at The Druid Order (A.D.U.B.) at an evening with talks and a meditation. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Price: £7. For more details, call Druid Order on 020 8659 4879.

Thursday 16 May; Croydon CoA Witches Gathering with talks and social activities at the The Green Dragon, High St, Croydon. 8pm start. For more details visit: http://www.witchfest.net/

Friday 17 May; The Invisible Universe. Lecture by  Harry Oldfied at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Cost: £15/£20 Advance booking essential. For details, including time call: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Friday 17 May; A Very English Magical Manuscript - The Folger Miscellany. Talk on Elizabethan Magic by Dan Harms, author of The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia: A Guide to H. P. Lovecraft's Universe,Necronomicon Files: The Truth Behind the Legend.and The Long-Lost Friend: A 19th Century American GrimoireVenue: 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/

Saturday 18 May; Chaos Magick: Divining the Future. Afternoon workshop with Nikki Wyrd. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 12.45pm for 1pm start. Tickets £25, advance booking essential. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 18 May; Shaking Things Up - Socrates V the Establishment. Debate and discussion with philosopher Rick Lewis. Venue: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH. Time: 2.30pm. Free entry and no booking required but limited places. http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/

Saturday 18 May; Tribal Unity present Touch the Earth Live! Pagan folk band Touch the Earth performing live with a lightshow and guests the belly dance group Tribal Unity. Venue: The Basildon Lower Academy, Timberlog Close, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UX. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. http://www.tribalunity.co.uk/

Sunday 19 May; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot on the third Sunday of each month. Venue: Upstairs at The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Road, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB (near Farringdon tube). Time: 3pm-6pm.

Sunday 19 May; Film: Conjuration to Beelzebub - NOKO Order 41. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 5.45pm for 6pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/