Pagan Events Over Imbolc and Chinese New Year

Thursday 30 January; PFL Imbolc Open Ritual facilitated by Catuvellauni Druid Grove. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Ritual ends around 9pm followed by feasting until 10pm. 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 30 January. Religion and the Evolving Vampire Myth. Talk by Prof J Gordon Melton, author of The Vampire Bookand Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena, The, Venue: The London Fortean Society, The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Cost: £3/£2 concessions. Time: 8pm - 10pm. Just turn up, no need to book in advance. The society meets on the last Thursday of each month. For more details, visit http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday, 31 January; Kingston Zodiac Walk - Aquarius. Meet at 12 noon by the car park at Osterley Park, Isleworth, Middlesex. Charge: £10. For more details and to reserve a place, email Rosemary Hanson at rosemary@limelightessences.co.uk

Friday, 31 January; The Enigma of Sele. Lecture about a mysterious priory in Sussex by Bob Brown at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Doors open 6.45pm. Admission £8 non-members, £6 members. http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php

Friday, 31 January; Soul Body Fusion®. An introduction and demonstration by Jonette Crowley at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Friday 31 January to Sunday 2 February; Inform Anniversary Conference on Minority Religions: Contemplating the Past and Anticipating the Future. Venue: New Academic Building, London School of Economics, London. Tickets: £120 standard/£85 concessions. Single day registrations £55. For full details and to book visit http://www.inform.ac/node/1575

Saturday 1 February; AnderidaFest 2014 - Pagan Festival with talks from Maxine Sanders and Rufus and Melissa Harrington plus others. Evening entertainment from Damh the Bard and the Pentacle Drummers. There are also stalls, rituals, food and a beer tent. Venue: Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, West Sussex (Near Brighton). Tim: 10am - 10.30pm. Tickets £20 in advance, £25 on the door. http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/Anderida_Gorsedd/AnderidaFest_2014.html

Saturday 1 February; Certification: Reiki I Attunement, training with Savitri through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: 18 Paddocks Close, South Harrow, HA2 8NP. Cost: £90. Starts 10am. For more details and to book, visit: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Saturday 1 February; First Stirrings Wheel of the Year Festival at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gathering at the Well Head at 12pm for celebration and meditation until 12.30pm, then gather around the fire on the lower lawn for quiet conversation. Free admission from 10am until noon, then normal price admission. For more details about Chalice Well, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Saturday 1 February; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Imbolc Ritual at Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire. An open Druidic style rite to celebrate Imbolc. Meet at the Red Lion pub around noon for a ceremony about 1.30pm. Offerings of song, poetry, mead, bread and cake welcome.

Saturday 1 February; Woodland Imbolc ritual with Hern's Tribe at an outdoors venue in Croydon. Time: 3pm start. Meet at Coombe Lane tram stop in Croydon at 3pm. All welcome, free event but bring food and drink to share. For full details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/638690759510275/

Saturday 1 February; The Circle of Ankerwycke will be holding their famous open Imbolc ritual and celebration beneath the Ankerwycke Yew near Staines on at 8pm. Please make contact for further details and an invitation by emailing ankerwytch@hotmail.co.uk or calling 07735528320.

Saturday 1 February; Hendon Heathens Moot - free meeting open to all paths on the first Saturday of every month. Venue: The Greyhound, Church End, Hendon, London NW4 4JT. Time: 6pm-9pm at the pub, then over the road to Jammy Dodgers Variety Club for live blues and rock jam, dancing and more pints until 2am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/151618854867807/

Sunday 2 February; Herbs for Imbolc - Day Course with Natasha Richardson. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.45am for 11am start, finishes 5.30pm. Price: £45 (£25 deposit, balance due on the day). For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 2 February; Imbolc 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 2 February; Imbolc ritual with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue is in Wimbledon, details given to members of the group who are attending. Starts: 12.30pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Sunday 2 February; Anderida Gorsedd Imbolc open ritual and annual Eisteddfod in honour of Brighid for the title of Chief Bard of Anderida 2014. Venue: Long Man of Wilmington, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm, walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards, the Giants Rest pub.

Sunday 2 February; London's Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Horse. Festivities start at 10am with New Year’s parade led by the Lucky Money God to Chinatown. Opening ceremony at noon in Trafalgar Square, followed by music and other entertainment until 6pm. There is more happening in Chinatown, including a dragon dance. Free, public event. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/

Monday 3 February; Book Launch: The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Floodby Irving Finkel. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm, speeches 7.45pm. Ends 9.30pm. Free but RSVP to info@treadwells-london.com. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 3 February; Psychic Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held on Mondays fortnightl) starting at 7.30pm. Cost £5. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/.

Monday 3 February; Occupy Love. Film night at Alternatives, St. James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm to 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 concs. Advance booking required. To book tickets and for more info visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx

Tuesday 4 February; Spiritual Experiences in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Neuropsychiatric Symptom or Portal to the Divine? Talk by Dr Niall McCrae of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London. Venue: the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Room LG01, New Academic Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Talks start at 6.10pm. Free event. For more details, contact Robert Brotherton r.brotherton@gold.ac.uk or visit http://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/speakers/

Tuesday 4 February; The Astrological Dynamics of the Universe.Lecture by Demian Allan at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Tuesday 4 February;  Living Light: Embodying Sacred Love with Vaz arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Regency Suite, 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Start: 7pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Tuesday 4 February; Cobwebs and Cauldrons Moot with speaker Andrew Rae. Venue: White Horse, 118 High Rd, London RM6 6NU. Doors open 7.30pm, talk starts 8pm. Cost: £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/219738441552663/

Wednesday 5 February; Reason as Slave to the Passions - From Hume to Hubris - the Truth is Tribal. Talk by Charlie Veitch at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Thursday 6 February; The Work of Samuel Sagan. Talk by JaneClaire Stevens 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/

Thursday 6 February; Inner Light: Journey of Empowerment with Lidija, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Elizabeth Fry Room, Westminster Quakers Meeting House, 8 Hop Gardens off St Martins Lane (alleyway between Gymbox and Cote Brasserie), London, WC2N 4EA. Start: 7pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 6 February; Project Crossroads with the Pagan Federation London. Charitable event to give out food and clothing to the homeless, so please bring two sandwiches to distribute. Meet at 7.30pm at Caffe Nero, 333 High Holborn London, WC1V 7PX (outside Chancery Lane Tube Station). Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/431303220329566

Thursday 6 February; Your Year Ahead - a workshop on personal numerology and astrology for 2014 run by Cobwebs and Cauldrons. Venue: Bonlife, 48 North Street, Romford, Greater London. Starts 7pm. Cost £25 (£10 deposit to secure place). You will need to supply your date, time and place of birth so your chart can be created. https://www.facebook.com/events/1451965105016832/

Thursday 6 February; Earthstars, the Goddess, the Grids and the Grail. Talk by Chris Street, author of Earthstars: Geometric Groundplan Underlying London's Ancient Sacred Sites and Its Significance for the New Age.Venue: Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1. Time: 7.30pm start (doors open at 7pm. http://www.earthstars.co.uk/ http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Thursday 6 February; Carl Jung: The Roots of his Thought and Practice. First in a series of four evening classes with Kenneth Rees. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm – 9pm. Fee per meeting: £7/£5/ TS members: £4. Website: www.theosoc.org.uk

Friday 7 February; Temple of Levanah Monthly Meditative Circle with Vivianne Crowleyand Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwell's Books 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.20pm - 9pm. Cost: £8 per session. Space is limited so it is essential to book your place in advance by emailing: BMDeosil@aol.com

Friday 7 February; A Safe Journey Home.Lecture by Felicity Warner at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Saturday 8 February and Sunday 9 February; Mystical Arts - a new fayre and concert evening in Glastonbury with stalls, entertainment, talks, readings and workshops. Venue: The Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EL. Entry during the day is free, tickets for the evening entertainment are £10 each. For full details and to book, visit: http://www.mysticalarts.co.uk/

Sunday 9 February; Woodland Wicca Circle - an introductory-level Wiccan ritual with some basic instructions in Wicca, witchcraft and ritual magic, suitable for newcomers and beginners to the Craft. These rituals are part of a monthly training programme facilitated by Gardnerian HP Mani of Pagan Frontiers and take place outdoors at London locations including Richmond Park, Trent Park, Queen’s Woods, woods in Croydon, Hyde Park and riverside locations by Thames. The events are free but small donations to running costs are appreciated. For more details and to reserve a place, visit: http://www.witchcraftandmagic.org/html/wicca_full_moon_rituals.html

Sunday 9 February; Ghouls' Night Out - Do As Thou Wilt. An evening of comedy, film, live music and talks on the subject of British occultism in the 1970s. Venue: The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. Time: 7pm-10.30pm. Tickets £7 from More info: www.facebook.com/GhoulsNightOutLondon. Tel: 020 7837 5371.