This Week's Pagan Events in and Near London

Saturday, 12 October; Introduction to Shamanism. Venue: City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, Camden, London WC2B 4BA. Time: 10.30am-5.30pm. Cost: Full fee: £54 Senior fee: £33 Concession: £24. Course code: PG678. For more details and to book places, visit the on-site advice desk from Monday to Friday during term-time, visit http://www.citylit.ac.uk/ or call 020 7492 2530.

Saturday, 12 October; Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. One-day workshop by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London, on Saturday 12 October. Time: 2pm to 7pm. Cost £40. For more details and to book places visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/ or call Megan on 07952 041444.

Sunday 13 October; Introduction to Crystals and Chakras with Cobwebs N Cauldrons. Venue: Bonlife, 43 North Street, Romford, Essex. Time: 10am-4pm. Tickets: £50 (£10 non-refundable deposit). For more details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/cobwebs.cauldrons

Sunday 13 October; City of Conspiracy walking tours in Occult London. Times: 1pm, 3pm and 6pm (each tour lasts about 90 minutes). For more details, visit: http://www.cityofconspiracy.com/

Monday 14 October; Self Care for the Sensitive Soul. Talk by Cheryl Richardson 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

Wednesday, 14 October; Tale of Pryderi, Son of Rhiannon - Stories from the The Mabinogionwith Fiona Collins. 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 15 October; 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/

Tuesday 15 October; The Music Of Our Landscape, talk by Colin Kingshot. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Wednesday, 16 October; Etheric Gateways. Talk by Christian Kyriacou at The London Forum Meetup. Venue: The George Pub, upstairs bar, 213 Strand, London WC2 1AP (Opposite the Royal Courts of Justice. Nearest tube, Temple). Time: 7m-9.30pm. Entrance £8. http://www.londoncircles.net/

Wednesday 16 October; Gobekli Tepe - The Truth About the World's Old Stone Temple. Talk by Andrew Collins. Venue: Temple Bar, 1 Milford Lane, London, WC2R 3LL. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £3/£2 concessions.

Thursday 17 October; Alphamusic and Archangels. Talk by composer John Levine at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 18 October; Angelic Sanctuary: Relax, Rejuvenate and Receive Healing organised by Lidija and the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Westminster Quakers Meeting House, 8 Hop Gardens, off St Martins Lane London WC2N 4EA. Time: 7pm. Tickets £12 - book online: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 18 October; The 10 Spiritual and Practical Secrets for Attracting What You Want. Lecture by David Hamilton PhD. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Saturday 19 October; City of Conspiracy walking tours in Occult London. Times: throughout the day (each tour lasts about 90 minutes). For more details, visit: http://www.cityofconspiracy.com/

Sunday 20 October; Pagan FutureFests Samhain 2013. Pagan festival with talks, workshops, market and ceremony. Venue: The Bedford Pub/Theatre, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD. Noon - 10pm. Tickets £13 all day, £7 evening only. For details visit http://www.paganfuturefests.org.uk/

Sunday 20 October; 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.