Friday 7 August 2015

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are some of the events taking place in and around London over the next week that could be of interest to pagans.

Friday 7 August; Open Evening at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 5pm-9pm. Cost: £20. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday, 8 August; Sacred Walks and The Kingston Zodiac Adventure - walking the Leo sign. Meet at Surbiton Station, High Street, Surbiton, at noon. Walk takes about 3 hours. Cost £10/£5, advance booking required: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Walks-Kingston-Zodiac-Adventure/

Saturday 8 August; Meet the Archetypes: Tarot. Workshop with Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am - 5.30pm. Tickets £55. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 9 August; Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas, Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome.

Sunday 9 August; PFL Lammas Family Picnic at Coram's Fields, 93 Guildford Street, London WC1N. Family gathering for the festival of first harvest - bring some picnic food to share. Coram's Fields is a children's playground and adults are only allowed with accompanying children. Starts at noon. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/527764950708771/

Monday 10 August; Treadwell's Open Circle. Wiccan-style ceremony for those with some experience led by Lisa Grace and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwell's, 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 August; London Energy Share meet-up. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 52 St Martins Lane London WC2N 4EA. Cost: £10. Time: 7.15pm. To reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/londonenergyshare/

Tuesday 11 August; Gallery talk. Gods of the Greeks. Venue: Room 18, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm-2pm. Free event, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Tuesday 11 August; 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 11 August; Kosmic Gnosis. Lecture by David Beck. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets £7. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 11 August; Britain's Most Extraordinary Home. Talk about Talliston House, the home of author John Trevillian, at Nova Stellar Wicca Meet-Up Group for genuine seekers to the Craft. Venue is normally a pub in London, but the location for this event will only be shown to members of the meet-up group. Door open 7pm, talk starts 8.30pm. You must reserve a place in advance by emailing mickijl@yahoo.co.uk or via the group website. The group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Wednesday 12 August; Free Outdoor Event - Guided Meditation and Picnic Social with Himesh and the London Spirituality Meetup Group in Regents Park. Meet at Regents Park tube at 6.40pm to walk to St Johns Lodge. Free event but bring water and a picnic and something to sit on. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Thursday 13 August; Alchemy Class with The Unseen - learn to hand dye a colour-change feather. Venue: New Wing, Somerset House, London, WC2R 1LA. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Pre-booked tickets: £45. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alchemy-class-tickets-17043902772

Thursday 13 August; The Lore of Cats. Talk at 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 normally the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com

Thursday 13 August; 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/

Thursday 13 August; Adventures of a 21st-Century Dowser.Book signing and talk by John Baker 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 13 August; Divine Light Attunement with Savitri of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Cost: £33. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 14 August; South Essex Red Tent. Women only event. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Time: 7.30pm. Suggested donation to cover costs is £5. Wear something red. http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/

14, 15, 16, 17 August; Artemis Gathering 2015. Outdoor pagan camping event in a friendly family atmosphere. Venue: Horley Campsite, Wroxton Road, Horley, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AU. Tickets £44/£37. For full details, visit the Children of Artemis event information website: http://www.witchfest.net/

Sunday 16 August; Pagan Picnic with Nova Stellar Meetup - a London-based Wiccan meetup group aimed at those wanting to learn about the Craft. Location: Hyde Park, London W2. Time: 2pm. This is a family friendly event and children are welcome, but is only for members of the Nova Stellar Meetup group. To find out how to join the group and to reserve a place on the picnic email mickijl@yahoo.co.uk

Sunday 16 August; Witchcraft Workshop with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Price: TBA. Time: 2pm. Visit http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ or email cobwebsandcauldrons@gmail.com

Sunday 16 August; 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.

If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

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