This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

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 Rememberat 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.

Sunday 19 January; Atlantean Temple of Light workshop with Aang, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Start: 1pm. Cost: £40. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Monday 20 January; How to Make a Difference. Talk by John-Paul Flintoff, author of How to Change the World: The School of Life.Venue: 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 information visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx

Monday 20 January; Golden Teachings - Awaken 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 further information and to book places at the event visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Tuesday 21 January and Wednesday 22 Janaury; Sensory herbcraft workshop on herbs for the nervous skystem. Two-day event run by Sensory Solutions with tastings and discussion of herbal treatment for anxiety and stress. Venue: Northaw village, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Cost: £25. For full details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1466845190208516/

Tuesday 21 January; 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.
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Tuesday 21 January; A New Consciousness Emerging. Lecture by Ian Lawton 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

Thursday 23 January; Supersoul and Afterlife. Talk and book signing by Ian Lawton, author of Supersoul: A Radical Worldview for a New Consciousness.Venue: 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 23 January; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1 1TA, opposite the Boot and Flogger pub, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge. The event is free, but donations are welcome. For more details, visit http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

Thursday 23 January; An Introduction to Wicca and the Initiatory Cycle of the Order: Imbolc Cycle with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue is a pub in central London, details given to members of the group who are attending. Starts: 7.30pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 24 January; Certification: Reiki III Master Attunement teacher training, training with Savitri through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: 18 Paddocks Close, South Harrow, HA2 8NP. Cost: £250. Starts 10.30am. For more details and to book, visit: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 24 January; Developing Useful Psychic Mediumship. Lecture by Gerrie March 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 25 January; Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft course run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. Cost £40. For more details and to book places call Megan on 07952 041444. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/.

Saturday 25 January; Exploring Imbolc: Symbolism, Folklore, Custom, Magic. One-day workshop including a full ritual at the end of the day with Suzanne Corbie at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Tickets £45 (£25 deposit, balance due on the day). Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Booking essential and limited places. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Top photo by Melanie Dymond-Harper