This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Sunday 12 January; 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

Monday 13 January 201; Treadwell’s Open Circle – Deep Winter Ritual for solitary pagans led by Lisa Grace and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. For further details, tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 13 January; The Golden Teachings: Awakening Your Heart with Aang, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Start: 7pm. Cost: £12. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Tuesday 14 January 2014; Magic and Belief in the Middle Ages. Talk by Dr Sophie Page, journalist and lecturer, City University 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/

Wednesday 15 January; Living Light: Embodying Sacred Love with Vaz, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Lancaster Suite, 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Start: 7pm. Cost: £12. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 16 January; The Immune System of the Soul.Talk and book signing by Mike George 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 16 January; 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: £12. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 17 January; Fabulous Beasts. Lecture by Edwin Courtenay 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 17 January; Interview with an Occultist - David Beth, head of Theion Publishing. 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/

Saturday 18 January, Wassail with Pentacle Drummers. Venue: Stone Cross Nurseries, Dittons Rd, BN24 5ET Pevensey, East Sussex. Time: 6.30pm - 11pm

Sunday 19 January; The Fay - The Fairy Folk: Their Magick and Mystery. Workshop with Edwin Courtenay, author of Reflections: The Masters Remember (Theosophy Anthroposophy)at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost: £65/£85 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html

Sunday 19 January; 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.