Friday 2 August 2013

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Saturday 3 August; Exploring Folklore: The Superstitious World Old and New. One-day course as part of a folklore summer school series. Venue: City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, Camden, London WC2B 4BA. 10.30am to 3.30pm. Full fee of £21 per class, a senior rate of £13 and concessionary rate of £7. http://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Saturday 3 August; Lammas Sabbat Rite and Picnic. This event is for members of the The London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: Pub near Primrose Hill and Chalk Farm, North London (actual venue details to be given to Meetup group members. Time: 1.30pm – 4pm. To find out more about the group and event, visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/events/126044442/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1&_af_eid=126044442&_af=event

Saturday 3 August; Free and Open Gorsedd Lughnasadh Rite at Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire. An open Druidic style rite to celebrate Lughnasadh and the first harvest. Meet at the Red Lion pub around noon for a ceremony about 1.30pm. Offerings of song, poetry, mead, bread and cake welcome. (Photo by Mark Jones)

Saturday 3 August; Hendon Heathens Moot. The Greyhound, Church End, Hendon, London NW4 4JT. 6pm until 9pm (then over the road at a blues and rock club until the early hours). This moot meets on the first Saturday each month. https://www.facebook.com/groups/151618854867807/

Sunday 4 August; Drum Birthday Celebration at Caer Corhain Shamamic Development Centre of the Isle of Sheppey, North Kent. Bring your drum. For more details and information on how to book, visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Sunday 4 August; Herbalist Walk at Mile End with Natasha Richardson. This is organised through Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS, but the walk starts near Mile End Tube Station. Cost £10. Time: 12.45pm for 1pm start. Walks lasts 2.5 hours. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 4 August; Lammas on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Starts at 12.45pm, ends at around 2.30pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm.

Sunday 4 August; Lammas Celebration. Evening service led by the Wheel of the Year Group at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. http://www.rosslynhillchapel.com/

Monday 5 August; 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/

Tuesday 6 August; Walk the Sign of Leo in the Kingston Zodiac with The Limelight Essences led by Rosemary Hanson. Meet at 12:00 midday in the car park in Bourne Hall, Ewell, Surrey, for a walk on Epsom Downs. There are places to buy refreshments on the route, but bring water to drink and also snacks. Cost: £10. Please reserve your place on the walk in advance by emailing Rosemary@limelightessences.co.uk

Wednesday 7 August; Weird Science. Talk at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Wednesday 7 August; Exploring Folklore: Children's Games, Rhymes and Customs One-day course as part of a folklore summer school series. Venue: City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, Camden, London WC2B 4BA. 10.30am to 3.30pm. Full fee of £21 per class, a senior rate of £13 and concessionary rate of £7. http://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Wed Aug 7; Awaken your Intuition through Creative Consciousness with Ma Nithya Sudevi. Organised through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Conference Room, Canterbury Hall, 11 – 18 Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EE. Time: 6pm – 8pm. Suggested donation £10. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/events/127813162/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1

Wednesday 7 August; Confessions of a Scribe of Thoth. Talk by Paul Green, author of the novels The QliphothLibros Libertad) and Beneath the Pleasure Zones,just released in Kindle format by Mandrake of Oxford. Venue: The Moot With No Name. Venue: Devereux pub, Devereux Court (opposite the Royal Courts of Justice), London. 7.30pm for 8pm start. Cost £3/£2. This moot meets every other Wednesday.

Wednesday 7 August; Talk on Shamanism at the Cobwebs and Cauldrons Moot. Venue: The Sun Pub, 47 London Road, Romford RM7 9QA. Time: 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Entry: £3. Bring a drum if you have one.

Thursday 8 August; Naming Monsters. Talk by Hannah Eaton at South East London Folklore Society (SELFS). Venue: The Old King's Head, Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High St, London SE1 1NA. Entry: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions. No need to book in advance. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/

Friday, August 9 - Monday, August 12; Artemis Gathering 2013. Outdoor pagan camping event in a friendly family atmosphere. Venue: Horley Campsite, Wroxton Road, Horley, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AU. For full details and prices, visit the Children of Artemis event information website: http://www.witchfest.net/

Friday, August 9 - Sunday, August 11; The Pagan Federation London Lammas Camp. Three-day Festival at Debden House Camp Site, Debden Green, Loughton, Essex IG10 2NZ. For more details, visit: http://london.paganfed.org/

Saturday 10 August; A Bloke at Work Heard it From... Urban Legends. One-day course as part of a folklore summer school series. Venue: City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, Camden, London WC2B 4BA. 10.30am to 3.30pm. Full fee of £21 per class, a senior rate of £13 and concessionary rate of £7. http://www.citylit.ac.uk/ (Pictured: The Big Book of Urban Legends: 200 True Stories Too Good to be True)

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