This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Thursday 6 November; The Haunted and the Hunters: The 'Parasociology' of 'Ghost Hunting'. Lecture by Dr Leo Ruickbie at Society for Psychical Research, Lecture Hall of the Kensington Central Library, Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7RX. Time: 6.35pm. Cost: Members and Associates: Free / Non-Members: £5 / Students, Over 60s or Unwaged: £2. http://www.spr.ac.uk/page/events-guide

Saturday 8 November to Sunday 9 November; Gateways Of The Mind London '14 - Explorations Deep Into Consciousness. Venue: The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, W11 2AY. Two-day ticket £165, one-day ticket £95. For details and booking: http://www.gatewaysofthemind.com/london

Saturday 8 November to Sunday 9 November; The Soul Alchemy Experience - Retrieve, Transform and Heal workshop with Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, author of The Shaman Withinand David Wells at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am - 5pm. Cost: £150/£190 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday, 8 November; Sacred Walks and The Kingston Zodiac Adventure - walking the Scorpio sign. Meet at Morden Underground Station, London Road, Merton, at noon. Walk takes about 3 hours. Cost £10/£5, advance booking required: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Walks-Kingston-Zodiac-Adventure/

Saturday, 8 November; Woodland Wiccan Esbat Ritual facilitated by Wiccan priest Mani Navasothy. Gather at the Woodman's Pub on the corner of Archway Road and Muswell Road, Highgate, near Highgate tube station at 4pm for a walk to woods for the ritual, ends at 7pm. Wear sensible outdoor clothes and bring some food and drink to share at the feast after ritual. Free event but you must reserve a place before attending. Visit http://www.WitchcraftAndMagic.org or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Wiccans-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 9 November; Water Ritual at The Motherstone Fountain in Greenwich Park for members of the London Pagan Holy Wells, Sacred Springs and Ley Lines Meetup Group. Meet at St Mary's Gate by National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Park, Greenwich, at 11.30am. To join the group and reserve a place, visit: http://www.meetup.com/London-Pagan-Holy-Wells

Sunday 9 November; Film at the British Museum: Germany in shadows: Faust. Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 2pm-4pm. Tickets £3/£2. For more details and to book tickets visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 10 November; A Religion of One's Own. Talk by Thomas Moore organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 10 November; 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 required. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 10 November; Psychic Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held on Mondays fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. Cost £5. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Tuesday 11 November; An Evening of Soul Portraits and Clairvoyance with Angela Watkins and June-Elleni Laine 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 https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 11 November; Cobwebs N Cauldron Last Ever Drumming Circle. Drumming, chanting and healing. Refreshments provided. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Bring drums, rattles etc, cost is £5. 8pm. http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/

Wednesday 12 November; Spirit Work for Beginners with Cobwebs at Cauldrons at Romford Shopping Hall. Cost is £20. 10am-noon. http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/

Wednesday 12 November; Witch Hunters. Seriously Strange London ASSAP lecture by Jon Kaneko-James. Venue: Function Room, Star of Kings pub, Kings Cross, London. Time: 7pm-9pm. Cost: free to ASSAP members, £5 to non-members. For more details: http://www.assap.ac.uk/london/index.html

Thursday, 13 November; John Crow Speaks. 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. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com

Thursday, 13 November; Earth Warrior Album Tour 2014. Venue: The Garage London, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 1RD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. http://mamacolive.com/thegarage/listings/upcoming-events/15264/omnia-earth-warrior-uk-tour/

Thursday, 13 November; Enfield Town Circle Pagan Moot. Venue: Crown and Horseshoes pub, 15 Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6PZ. Time: 7pm to 11pm. This moot takes place on the 2nd Thursday of every month. For more details join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Friday 14 November; Group Healing Night organised by the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Westminster Quakers Meeting House, 8 Hop Gardens, off St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EA, London. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10, booking essential. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 14 November; Psychic Sensing: Our New Age Social Media. Talk by James Philip 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 https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 15 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft conference and evening entertainment with live music run by Children of Artemis. Stalls, talks, workshops, music, food, bar and more. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, South London. Time: 10am Saturday morning to 2am Sunday Morning. Online tickets £17 for CoA members, £22 for non-members. Tickets also available on the door. visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Sunday 16 November; How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body.Day with author David Hamilton organised by Alternatives. Venue: Heythrop College, University of London, 23 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HN United Kingdom. Time: 10.30am - 5pm. Tickets £65/£50. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Sunday 16 November; 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 16 November; Soul Centred Astrology. Talk by Wanda Sellar. Venue: 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Starts at 6pm. Tickets: £7, £5 concessions, £4 TS members. For full details: http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk