"Pagans gather for elaborate Wiccan funeral of celebrated Cornish wizard" - interesting story earlier this week at The Mirror website, although I realise I am sharing it too late for people to attend the funeral, which has already taken place. You can read the story here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/pagans-gather-elaborate-wiccan-funeral-5773404
You can also read about the funeral at the Telegraph, in a story entitled "Eron the Wizard given magical send-off in spectacular pagan ceremony": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11635926/Wizard-given-magical-send-off-in-spectacular-pagan-ceremony.html
"Gerald Gardner Defends Wicca Against False Opinions In Interview" - Reprint of a news story from 1962 on the World Religion News website: http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/gerald-gardner-defends-wicca-against-false-opinions-in-interview
"Catholic cardinal: Irish people are ‘worse than Pagans’ for passing same-sex marriage" - Story at Pink News: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/28/catholic-cardinal-irish-people-are-worse-than-pagans-for-passing-same-sex-marriage/
"Witch hunting to be subject of new Assamese film" - Story at Business Standard: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/witch-hunting-to-be-subject-of-new-assamese-film-115052901000_1.html
"Accused witch killed with an ax" - Story at examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/article/accused-witch-killed-with-an-axdeat
"Mum and daughter's 'suicide bid' after spooky Ouija board session ends with them burning down their own home" - Story at the Mirror website: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-daughters-suicide-bid-after-5787759
"Satanic Ritual Abuse In The 1980s : A Modern-Day Witch Hunt" - Story at Houston Press: http://www.houstonpress.com/news/satanic-ritual-abuse-in-the-1980s-a-modern-day-witch-hunt-7462167
"'Charlie Charlie' game poses real danger - Vatican exorcist warns against summoning demons" - Story from a Catholic perspective at the website Church: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/summoning.the.demons.playing.charlie.charlie.game.poses.real.danger.warns.vatican.exorcist/54831.htm
"Spiritualism, the occult and the beginnings of abstraction" - Details of an Australian art exhibition at Arts: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s4240096.htm?site=melbourne
Saturday 30 May 2015
Friday 29 May 2015
This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London
Here are events in London and other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.
Now - 31 May; Surreal England - Leonora Carrington, Pailthorpe and Mednikoff, Robin Ironside and Austin Osman Spare. Exhibition at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare St, London, E8 4RP. Museum open Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 10pm. Tickets £3. More details: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Now to 5 June; Fairytales from the Nightside of Wonderland - art exhibition. Venue: Falla and Mocaer, 82 Parkway, London NW1 7AN. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/456606727830235/
Now to Sunday 19 July. Numinous - photographic exhibition by Sara Hannant inspired by the tradition of offering votive rags at Cornwall’s Holy Wells. Venue: Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA. Free to enter, opening times: Tuesday–Friday 11am–5pm, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays noon–5pm. For more details, call 020 8363 8196 or visit: http://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/
Friday 29 May; Magic in Medieval Spain and Re-Thinking the Occult. Talk by Dr Francis Tobienn at Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Tickets £7. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Friday 29 May; Yoga & Gong - Vauxhall Yoga and Sound Meditation. Venue: Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15. http://www.meetup.com/Vauxhall-Gong-Bath/events/219504104/
Saturday 30 May; Meditation and Walk with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. A two-part event designed to combine the peaceful meditative practice and indoors energy interaction with splendid nature walk in the trees. Meet at Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace London, W2 3S at noon. Tickets £10. For more details and to reserve a place, visit: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/
Sunday, May 31; Making Anointing Oils Workshop with Tanya Moulding. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Tickets £55. Advance booking and deposit required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Sunday, May 31; Sacred Walks and The Kingston Zodiac Adventure - walking the Gemini sign. Meet at Walton-on-Thames Train Station, 31 Ashley Park Road, Walton-on-Thames, at noon. Walk takes about 3 hours. Cost £10/£5, advance booking required: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Walks-Kingston-Zodiac-Adventure/
Sunday, May 31; Sunday Afternoon Full Moon Social hosted by Wiccan High Priestess Caroline Westbury. South London Wicca Meetup meeting at a private house in Tooting, mostly aimed at newcomers to Wicca. Meet at 2pm for nibbles and an afternoon social in the garden, followed by a ritual at 6pm. Free but you must reserve a place in advance. Details at: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/
Sunday, May 31; Garden of the Dead with London Dreamtime. Venue: a secret location in the city. Meet at 2pm near Monument. Tickets £3, booking essential, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com. For more details, visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/
Sunday, May 31; The Kith of Yggdrasil Pub Moot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm-5pm. For more details email Phil at thekithofyggdrasil@hotmail.co.uk.
Sunday, May 31; Enhance Your Witch Power - Workshop, Spell and Ritual session with Global Wicca Earth Healing Temple London. THE VENUE FOR THIS HAS CHANGED - SEE THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. Time 3pm. Bring a mat to sit on. To reserve a place and for more information, visit http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/
Monday 1 June; 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/
Monday 1 June; Reincarnation, Karma and the Meaning of Your Life. Talk by William Bloom. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/
Monday 1 June; London Urban Legends: The Hidden Insult and Other Stories. Talk by Scott Wood, local author of London Urban Legends as part of the Brockley Max festival 2015. Venue: Ladywell Gallery, 80 Ladywell Road, London SE13 7HS. Free event. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/685569508219768/
Tuesday 2 June; Meditation and Yoga. Free weekly meetings hosted by Ruth, Katka and Galya. Venue: Phoenix Community Centre, 66 Westow Street, Crystal Palace, SE19 3AF. This takes place on Tuesday mornings from 11am - 12pm. Free event, just turn up. http://www.meetup.com/Free-Meditation-Yoga-South-London/
Tuesday 2 June; Sound Meditation. Venue: Goose Green Clinic, 57 East Dulwich Road, London SE22 9AP. Time: 10.45am. Cost:£12/£10. More information and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Holistic-SoundBath-Meditation-Summoning-The-Sacred-Dulwich/
Tuesday 2 June; Cobwebs and Cauldrons Moot. Venue: White Horse Pub, Chadwell Heath, Essex. Moot takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. 7.30pm start. http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/
Tuesday 2 June; Drumming Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in New Addington, Croydon, South London. Every second Tuesday starting 7.30pm. Cost £10. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/
Tuesday 2 June; Talk at Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Doors open at 7pm, event from 7.30pm - 9pm. Entry: £3.50 (£1 concessions, students and under 25s). http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/
Wednesday 3 June; Satanic Abuse, Multiple Personalities, False Memories and Weird Beliefs: Anatomy of a 25-Year Investigation. Talk by Dr Rosie Waterhouse at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Veue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/
Thursday, 4 June; Call of Spiritual Emergency. Talk and book signing by Emma Bragdon at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/
Thursday, 4 June; Fortnightly Druid Order Open Introductory Evening. A chance to learn more about at The Druid Order (A.D.U.B.) at an evening with talks and a meditation. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Price: £8 on the door. For more details, call Druid Order on 020 8659 4879.
Friday 5 June; Drum Birthing Workshop. Full-day workshop at Caer Corhain Shamamic Development Centre of the Isle of Sheppey, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey ME12 3SW. For more details and information on how to book, call 07885682295 or 01795 874542, email ccearthevents@live.co.uk or visit;http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/
Saturday 6 June; CFI UK Conference: Searching for Satan: Miscarriages of memory, fractured families and Satanic panics. Conference by the British Humanist Society. Venue: LG02, Professor Stuart Hall Building, Goldsmiths University, London, SE14 6NW. Time: 11am-3.30pm. Tickets: £10/£5. https://humanism.org.uk/
Saturday 6 June - Sunday 7 June; The Shamanic Lands- two-day event with talks and workshops on the ancient knowledge of the British Isles and Ireland and global shamanic wisdom. Speakers include Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Elen Sentier. Luke Eastwood, Carole Guyett and Don Santos. Venue: 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL. Standard 2-day tickets are £108. More details: http://www.theshamaniclands.com/
Sunday 7 June; She Speaks: The Oracle and the Goddess. A day of workshops and ceremony for all who are interested in the Goddess and oracular work, with special guest Caroline Wise. Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am - 5pm. Tickets £15. Advance booking essential. For more details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/969330759765073/
Thursday 28 May 2015
Pagan Eye: God Mosaic at the Verulamium Museum
This Roman mosaic is known as the sea god mosaic, but the identity of the face in the middle is a bit of a mystery. It could be the god Oceanus. However, it might not be a sea god at all. Some people think it could portray a horned god of the woods. It was made around AD160-90 and was in a house in Verulamium, which was the third largest city of Roman Britain.
The mosaic is currently on display in Verulamium Museum at St Albans. The Museum stands on the site of the Roman town and you can also visit some of the archaeological sites nearby. Inside the museum are displays of items relating to all aspects of everyday life in Roman times, including activities at temples and shrines.
So, what god do you think is depicted in the mosaic?
My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures.
If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself.
Links and previous related posts
http://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/verulamium/
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/pagan-eye-roman-london-games.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/12/pagan-london-temple-of-mithras.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/09/pagan-eye-roman-goddess-luna-at-bath.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/08/lullingstone-roman-villa-sacred-well.html
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Harry Potter and the Bricket Wood Coven
Yes, I know, the title of this post is a little misleading. Harry Potter, the famous fictional boy wizard from the J K Rowling novels, never met Gerald Gardner, the father of modern pagan witchcraft, and neither did he visit his Wiccan coven at the sleepy English village of Bricket Wood. The picture above is a Photoshop illusion too, rather than real magic. The Hogwarts Express has never pulled up at Bricket Wood station, as far as I know. I cobbled the image together myself after visiting the station and then going on the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour. Because, you see, although these two icons of modern magic are worlds apart in terms of reality and fantasy, their legacies are just down the country lane from each other.
At first glance too, the two locations couldn't be more different. Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour is a massively popular and well advertised tourist attraction showing the sets, costumes, models and monsters that appeared in the movies based on the fantasy novels and also giving a glimpse into how the films were made. Bricket Wood does all it can to hide its witchcraft history. It has no museum of witchcraft (that’s in Cornwall) and no shops selling pagan paraphernalia (you need to head into central London for them). Even Bricket Wood’s houses – neat mid-20th century bungalows and terraces with immaculate gardens – look more Privet Drive than Hogsmeade.
You can find out about Gerald Gardner’s connection with Bricket Wood through history books
or searching the internet. The Wikipedia entry says:"During the 1930s the area became popular with naturists after Charles Macaskie set up a naturist camp on the outskirts of the village. Naturists bought up plots of land on the edge of the village and built their own communities... The village also began to attract Wiccans after Gerald Gardner set up Bricket Wood coven."
Actually, the coven often met inside the naturist camp, in an old so-called "witches' cottage" in the club grounds. Gerald had bought the 16th-century cottage from a friend, Freemason John S M Ward, who was a pioneer of the restoration of historical buildings.Yet here is where the knowledgeable observer starts to see a little similarity between the fictional world and the real world. Gerald's witches' cottage actually looked very much like the one created by Warner Brothers as Harry Potter’s parents’ home. You can see the pictures of both of them here. The one on the left shows the real witches' cottage and the one on the right is a photo I took on the studio tour.
The naturist club is still there. I’ve never been inside, but the gates at the entrance bear just a slight resemblance to the movie set gates outside Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – which you can see on the studio tour.
On the other side of the village, on Bricket Wood Common, is where I felt the greatest sense of the numinous, when I walked into woods that could have been part of the Harry Potter set.The forest floor was, in places, a carpet of bluebells and their scent filled the air. In other places were gnarly, moss-covered oak trees, twisty hazels, blossom-covered hawthorns and dappled light from beach groves falling over stands of green ferns and tiny saplings pushing up through layers of old leaves. Birds were singing, squirrels darted from branch to branch and at one point a young deer ran across the path in front of me. If you want to experience the magic of nature, it doesn't get much better in my opinion.
After such as wonderful stroll through enchanting woods, I was half expecting to be a bit disappointed by the Harry Potter studio tour in nearby Leavesden, which I booked tickets for some time in advance. But I wasn't - it is marvellous. As the description of the tour on the Warner Bros website says:"As the books were still being released while the films were being made, the production crew saved many of the iconic sets, props and costumes that were created especially for the films - just in case they were ever needed later on in the series. Once filming wrapped on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in 2010, the production crew were left with a treasure trove of thousands of intricate and beautifully-made artefacts, many of which wouldn't have been saved on a typical production. The team behind Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter wanted to preserve and showcase these iconic props, costumes and sets so that Harry Potter fans could experience the magic of filmmaking first-hand. Many of the original cast and crew returned to reassemble the sets and record their memories from filming... Set adjacent to the working film studios where all eight Harry Potter films were made, the Studio Tour offers visitors the unique opportunity to explore two soundstages and a backlot filled with original sets, animatronic creatures and breathtaking special effects."
It is breathtaking. You can wander through Hogwarts' great dining hall and down Diagon Alley and also see other locations just as they were depicted in the films: the Gryffindor common room, the dormitories, Dumbledore's study and the huge dungeon where potion classes took place. You get to see props and costumes close up and learn a few secrets about how they were made and how the illusions of magic were created.A recent addition to the exhibtion is the Hogwarts Express, which you can climb on board and experience a scene from one of the movies. Photography is welcomed in most parts of the tour - though I'm not sure how happy the folks at Warner Bros will be with my poor attempt at Photoshopping the picture I took of the famous train.
If you want to find out about the Warner Bros Studio Tour, here is the website: http://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/ You can order The Complete Harry Potter Collection
of books via Amazon and also rent the movies.
One of the best history books about modern witchcraft is The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft.
The photo of The Witches' Cottage, a hut in Bricket Wood used by Gerald Gardner and his Bricket Wood Coven to perform rituals during the mid-20th century, is by Sunblade1500 and shared under Creative Commons. The rest of the photos on this page were taken by myself.
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Review: Crazy Sexy Love Notes by Kris Carr
Last week on my birthday a beautiful thing arrived in the post. Although it wasn't sent as a birthday present, it really was a delightful gift - a review copy of Crazy Sexy Love Notes,
a deck of 52 cards designed to make you feel good about life.Don't get me wrong, these aren't just positive affirmation cards that say things like "I am perfect". They are gentle and uplifting, but they tell a few home truths too. The first one I got warned me not to gossip: "Avoid bonding over complaints and feeling superior. Human beings weren't meant to be perfect, and this includes you." It was a timely comment, as I had indeed just bitched about something.
The card I drew the following day was Confidence - which you can see below, to the left. It was again just what I needed to hear as I was having a bit of a low-confidence day. I was supposed to be writing something, but couldn't seem to find the right words. The card said: "Everybody starts somewhere...don't worry about making mistakes; you can always course correct." This is absolutely great advice for any writer. A poor first draft is better than no first draft at all. You can always improve it on the rewrite.
Pictures on cards are as important as words, and these are delightful - as you can see from the few I've photographed. The art is by Lori Portka. You can find out more about her work here: http://loriportka.com/The deck works in the simplest way possible. You just pick a card. On one side is a picture and a brief phrase, on the other is a more detailed message. There's no book to look things up in or any complication at all. They are just lovely cards to guide you and help you make the most of each day. And, despite the title, they really aren't crazy at all.
Publisher Hay House says: "In this card deck from New York Times bestselling author Kris Carr, featuring gorgeous illustrations by artist Lori Portka, you'll find gentle, yet powerful reminders to help you care for and appreciate yourself at the deepest level. Let these love notes guide you back home when you lose your way, and remind you to choose love, nourish yourself, notice the blessings and accept yourself unconditionally."
Links and previous related posts
Crazy Sexy Love Notes: A 52-Card Deck
http://loriportka.com/
http://www.hayhouse.co.uk/
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/04/review-tarot-how-to-read-and-interpret.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/08/review-soul-coaching-oracle-cards-by.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/09/review-guardian-angel-tarot-cards.html
Monday 25 May 2015
News: Druid Oak, Witches, Persecution, Ethics, Fantasy
"Ancient Druid Oak features in new book on historic trees around the world" - story in The Bucks Herald: http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/ancient-druid-oak-features-in-new-book-on-historic-trees-around-the-world-1-6757539"Seduction, Witches and Long Hair" - story at Elephant: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/seduction-witches-and-long-hair/
"Understanding Witchcraft and Witch Sanctuaries in Northern Ghana" - story at Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies: http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/igwe20150521
"Green Witch: Wildcrafting for weeds and other edibles" - story at The Frederick News-Post: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/your_life/life_news_collection/green/green-witch-wildcrafting-for-weeds-and-other-edibles/article_0a36af82-85ed-5545-9a34-6b13da79d3c2.html
"A brief history of Beverly Hills' 'Witch House'" - story at boingboing: http://boingboing.net/2015/05/20/a-brief-history-of-beverly-hil.html
"The Craft
Is Getting a Remake—but Here's Why the Original Is Still the Best Witch Movie" - story at Glamour Celebs: http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2015/05/the-craft-remake-in-the-worksSunday 24 May 2015
Radio: Ritual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic
Tomorrow evening, BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting the first part of a series about changing attitudes to sexual abuse. The title is Ritual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic. The description on the BBC website says:
David Aaronovitch of The Times traces the powerful intellectual influences behind what he sees as one of the most important cultural shifts of the past 40 years: from a society in which accusations of sexual abuse were wrongly ignored to one in which the falsely accused were crushed by a system where the mantra was "victims must be believed".Ritual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic, pt 1, is on at 8.30pm, on 25 May 2015 and is repeated at 9.30pm, on 31 May. You can find out more details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vx63j
In the first of two programmes, Aaronovitch will examine the role played by unproven psychoanalytic theories which, from the 1980s, spread from the world of therapists in Canada and the USA to social work, medicine and then to law enforcement in Britain.
From the NSPCC to academia it was believed that children were being sexually abused in group Satanic rituals, which involved murder and animal sacrifice. The programme will explore how these bizarre ideas took hold, how they were related to mistaken psychotherapeutic practices, and how they resonate still.
Saturday 23 May 2015
Walks and Talks: London Tree Week
Today is the start of London Tree Week, chance to celebrate London’s trees and woodlands with a week of special events including guided walks, talks and activities.
There's stuff going on all over London every day until Sunday 31 May. One of the activities is called Stalking the Hardy Ash, a photography walkshop. The London Tree Week website explains:
Some 150 years ago poet and novelist Thomas Hardy was an architect’s technician in charge of excavating the graveyard in Old St Pancras churchyard. He arranged for gravestones to be removed so work could continue on the London and Midland railway. The gravestones were leant against an ash tree, the roots of which have enmeshed the stones over time.The free walkshop is with photographer Peter Coles. The picture above shows the Hardy Tree, but is one taken by myself.
You can find out more about London Tree Week here: http://www.london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/london-tree-week-23-31-may-2015#2
Previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/10/london-necropolis-hardy-tree.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/11/remembrance-one-tree-hill-honor-oak-and.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/05/pagan-eye-horse-chestnut-tree-in-leaf.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/11/pagan-eye-autumn-plane-tree.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/12/review-wood-wisdom-guide-to-sacred.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/12/review-wood-wisdom-guide-to-sacred.html
Magic School: Introduction to Scrying
An Introduction to Scrying, with Michelle Hawcroft
Gently relax into a short course on Scrying. Using crystal balls, mirrors, water, candle flame and other everyday items, learn how to see the past, present and future. One of the lessons is a traditional exercise for the third eye chakra to open it up more fully. This course will teach you how to focus, still your mind and trust what your guides are showing you.
Cost: £160 (Full price), members: £130
Dates: 2 June - 21 July, Tuesdays, 5:15pm, 8 weeks
Michelle Hawcroft is also giving a lecture at the Pagan Federation London conference on June 27.
You can find out more details about the course and book a place here: https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/courses/view/id/245/an-introduction-to-scrying
For details of the PF London conference, visit: http://london.paganfed.org/
Friday 22 May 2015
This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London
Here are some of the events in London and a few in other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans over the Bank Holiday weekend for the week ahead:
Now - 25 May; Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album. Art Exhibition at The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN. Open 10am-6pm daily. Entry: £7.50. Details: www.courtauld.ac.uk
Now - 31 May; Surreal England - Leonora Carrington, Pailthorpe and Mednikoff, Robin Ironside and Austin Osman Spare. Exhibition at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare St, London, E8 4RP. Museum open Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 10pm. Tickets £3. More details: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/Now to Sunday 19 July. Numinous - photographic exhibition by Sara Hannant inspired by the tradition of offering votive rags at Cornwall’s Holy Wells. Venue: Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA. Free to enter, opening times: Tuesday–Friday 11am–5pm, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays noon–5pm. For more details, call 020 8363 8196 or visit: http://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/
Friday 22 May; Hawaiian Kapa: sacred cloth and potent patterns. Gallery talk at the British Museum (room 91), Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm-2pm. Free event just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx
Friday 22 May; Free meditation course in Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, London SE22 8NB. Time: 6pm. Reserve a place here: http://www.meetup.com/Free-meditation-course-in-Dulwich-library/
Saturday 23 May - Sunday 24 May. Dry Stone Wall Drop-In at Crossbones to create a Garden of Remembrance. Organised by Bankside Open Spaces Trust. Crossbones Garden, Redcross Way. London, SE1 1TA. Time: 10am-noon and 2pm-4pm. Free event. For more information on the BOST events contact Nicola: info@bost.org.uk or visit http://www.bost.org.uk/
Saturday 23 May; Kitchen Witch Open Ritual - Prosperity; Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Gravel Hill, Horndean PO8 0QE. Ritual start at 2pm, arrive 15 minutes before start time. Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/700912503352929/
Sunday 24 May; Witch at Speaker's Corner. David Parry will be preaching about our need to return to Paganism at Speakers Corner at mid-day. A shared lunch will follow. Location: Speakers' Corner, North East corner of Hyde Park, London W1K. Time: noon. Free. Just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/events/891609400878132/
Sunday 24 May; Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. One-day workshop by Shamanic Spirit, in Croydon. Tickets: £40. Time: 2pm till 7pm. You can find out more and book for the course here: http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/earth-workshops/introduction-to-wicca-witchcraft/
Sunday 24 May; South Essex Presents the 7th Annual Beltane Pagan Picnic with live entertainment and witchy market organised by Wild Warrior Events. Vemue: Hadleigh Country Park, Wickford, Essex. Starts at noon. Entry £2 adults, children free. Details at http://wildwarriorevents.webs.com/
Sunday 24 May; Screening of The Wicker Man (1973) at Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY. Time: 8.45pm. Tickets: £5/£7.50. Box Office: 020 74943654. http://www.princecharlescinema.com/ 
Tuesday 26 May; Blogging as a Spiritual Journey. Talk and book signing by Margaret Cahill, author of Under Cover of Darkness: How I Blogged My Way Through Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/Tuesday 26 May; Chertsey Moot. A social moot held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Golden Grove pub, Ruxbury Road, St Annes Hill, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9EN. All welcome. From 8pm to 11pm. For more details, email: sian_ap_pysgotwr@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 26 May; Meditation and Yoga. Free weekly meetings hosted by Ruth, Katka and Galya. Venue: Phoenix Community Centre, 66 Westow Street, Crystal Palace, SE19 3AF. This takes place on Tuesday mornings from 11am - 12pm. Free event, just turn up. http://www.meetup.com/Free-Meditation-Yoga-South-London/
Tuesday 26 May; Meeting the Trees of Brompton Cemetery with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. An evening walk in Brompton Cemetery to explore and connect with nature. Meet at West Brompton tube station, Lillie Road, London at 6.30pm. For more details and to reserve a place, visit: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/
Tuesday 26 May; Advances in Parapsychology. Talk by Professor Chris Roe. Venue: 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/
Wednesday, 27 May; Egyptomania’s Magical Jewels. Talk by Eleanor Dobson. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Tickets £7. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Wednesday, 27 May; Altruism Talk by Matthieu Ricard. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/
Wednesday, 27 May; Sound Meditation. Venue: Goose Green Clinic, 57 East Dulwich Road, London SE22 9AP. Time: 6.30pm. Cost:£12/£10. More information and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Holistic-SoundBath-Meditation-Summoning-The-Sacred-Dulwich/
Thursday 28 May; The Gift of Alzheimer's.
Talk and book signing by Maggie La Tourelle at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/Thursday 28 May; ____ing Strange: The Weird and Wonderful World of Animal Sex. Talk by Professor David J. Hand at the London Fortean Society. Venue: Dirty Dicks, 202 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4NR. Time: 7.45pm - 10pm. Entry: £3/£2 concessions. For more details, visit http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/
Thursday 28 May; Discover your Relationship with the Heart of Home. Lecture with Christian Kyriacou at Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Doors open at 7pm, event from 7.30pm - 9pm. Entry: £12. http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Sites-and-Sacred-Walks/events/222607939/
Friday 29 May; Magic in Medieval Spain and Re-Thinking the Occult. Talk by Dr Francis Tobienn at Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Tickets £7. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Saturday 30 May; Shekinah and Her Magical Sisterhoods. A workshop with David Goddard at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time 11am-5pm. Cost: £50. You must reserve a place in advance, contact Bali on either 020 7405 2120 or atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com
Sunday, May 31; Making Anointing Oils Workshop with Tanya Moulding. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Tickets £55. Advance booking and deposit required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Sunday, May 31; Sacred Walks and The Kingston Zodiac Adventure - walking the Gemini sign in The Kingston Zodiac.
Meet at Hampton Court Train Station, Hampton Court, Surrey, at noon. Walk takes about 3 hours. Cost £10/£5, advance booking required: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Walks-Kingston-Zodiac-Adventure/Sunday, May 31; Scrying Workshop with Cobwebs at Cauldrons at Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Cost: £20. Time: 11am. More details at http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ or email cobwebsandcauldrons@gmail.com
Sunday, May 31; Sunday Afternoon Full Moon Social hosted by Wiccan High Priestess Caroline Westbury. South London Wicca Meetup meeting at a private house in Tooting, mostly aimed at newcomers to Wicc. Meet at 2pm for nibbles and an afternoon social in the garden, followed by a ritual at 6pm. Free but you must reserve a place in advance. Details at: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/
Sunday, May 31; Enhance Your Witch Power - Workshop, Spell and Ritual session with Global Wicca Earth Healing Temple London. Meet at St Marks Gate, Victoria Park, Hackney Wick, E9 5HT at 3pm. Bring a mat to sit on. To reserve a place and for more information, visit http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/
Sunday, May 31; Garden of the Dead with London Dreamtime. Venue: a secret location in the city. Meet at 2pm near Monument. Tickets £3, booking essential, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com. For more details, visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/
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