Thursday 17 September 2015

Autumn Equinox Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London and a few in other parts of England over the Autumn Equinox that could be of interest to pagans.

Now to 1 October; The Faerie Land: Michael Drayton'sVision of Britain. Exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society, 1, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR. Times: Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm. Cost: Free. Website: http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/Exhibitions/Exhibitions.htm

Thursday 17 September; Alchemical Mythology lecture by Paul Cowlan. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Tickets £8. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 17 September; Open Earthstars Group meeting led by Chris Street. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Sites-and-Sacred-Walks/

Thursday 17 September; Croydon CoA Gathering: Social evening open to all Pagan Paths at 1 Mathews Yard off Surrey Street, Croydon. Event held on the third Thursday of the month at 8pm. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Thursday 17 September; Earth Healing Meditation with Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup-group. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Cost: £8. More details and bookings: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Thursday 17 September; The Circle of Ankerwycke moot on the third Thursday in each month. Venue: Function room at the back of the Two Rivers Pub, 43 Church Street, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4EN. Time: 8pm.

Friday 18 September; Living with the Morrigan. Interview with a Priestess: Morpheus Ravenna, author of The Book of The Great Queen.Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Tickets £8. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 18 September; The Wheel Of The Year - Wiccan-style Autumn Equinox ritual with South London Wicca Meetup. Venue: Private house in Tooting Bec, London. Time: 7.30pm. To find out more or to reserve a place, visit: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/events/225205759/

Saturday 19 September; Autumn Equinox: Lore and Magic workshop with Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.45am arrival for 11am start. Finishes 5.30pm. Tickets £55 (£30 deposit, balance on the day). Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 19 September; Beginners' Henna Workshop. Venue: with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Price: £25 per person, deposit required to secure a place. Time: 11am to 3pm. Visit http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ or email cobwebsandcauldrons@gmail.com

Saturday 19 September; Woodland Autumn Equinox Seasonal Ritual with Mani Novalight of Witchcraft and Magic and Pagan Frontiers. Location: Queens Wood, Muswell Hill Road, London N10. Meet at the nearby Woodman's pub from 4pm for a walk to the ritual site. Bring food and drink to share and suitable clothing. Details and tickets: http://www.paganfrontiers.com/

Saturday 19 September; Druid Autumn Equinox (Alban Elfed) Ritual in Greenwich, arranged via the London Pagan and Heathen Circle. Meet in front of The Greenwich Picture House, 180 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN at 5.30pm. At 6pm the group will walk to Maidenstone Hill to perform the ritual. Bring food and drink to share. For details and to reserve a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/London-Pagan-Circle/

Saturday 19 September; Autumn Equinox Open Ritual with the Cauldron of Cerridwen at Avebury stone circle, in Wiltshire. Time: noon. Free event. For more details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1493633394284077/

Saturday 19 September; Healing with the Wheel of the Year and the Gifts of Mabon with Tiffany Lazic, author of The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year.Venue: Atlantis Bookshop,49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 1.30pm-5pm. Cost: £25. If you wish to attend contact Bali at The Atlantis Bookshop either by calling 020 7405 2120.

Sunday 20 September; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Sunday 20 September; Learn to Make Your Own Runes with Chris Leverett. Venue in Purfleet, Essex. Time: 10.30am -5.30pm. Cost: £50. Details and booking: http://www.inspiralmediums.com/ourshop/prod_3993527-Magical-Mirrors-and-Mystic-Runes-a-crafting-day-with-Chris-Leverett.html

Sunday 20 September; Healing Energy Workshop with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 4pm. Cost: £10. http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Sunday 20 September; 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.

Monday, 21 September, World Peace Day Picnic and Ceremony in Hyde Park with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at the Italian Gardens, Hyde Park, London. Once gathered, the group will go to a slightly quieter place for the ritual. Time: 1pm-4pm. For more details and to sign up to this event: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/ Peace day info: http://www.peaceoneday.org/welcome

Monday, 21 September, Meditate in Trafalgar Square on World Peace Day. Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Time: 6.30pm to 7pm. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/events/225088025/

Monday 21 September; The Simplicity of Stillness.Lecture by Marlise Karlin. 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/

Tuesday 22 September; 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 22 September; Talk about Merlin and Pagan Moot. Venue: Souk Medina Tea Room, 1a Short's Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AT. Time: 6pm-9pm. Free event. http://www.meetup.com/London-Pagan-Circle/

Tuesday 22 September; 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 22 September;  Demonstration of Mediumship Using Ribbons with Gerrie March. 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 23 September; Wheel of the Year Festival - Autumn Equinox Meditation at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gather at the Well Head at noon for celebration and meditation until 12.30pm, followed by a chance to chat on the lower lawn. Free admission to the gardens from 10am to noon. http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Wednesday 23 September; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. 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/

Wednesday 23 September; Energetic Convergence Attunement (Autumn Equinox) with Aang and Vaz of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Regency Suite), 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm, Tickets: £45. Details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016; Celts: Art and Identity Exhibition. Venue: Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery (Room 30), British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets £16.50, children under 16 free. Booking online at: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/celts.aspx and by phone: 020 7323 8181

Thursday 24 September; The Power of Relaxation. Book signing and talk by Yogi Ashokananda 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 24 September; PF-London Autum Equinox Open Ritual facilitated by Circle of the Four Winds. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Ritual ends around 9pm followed by feasting until 10pm. Entrance: £6/£5 PF members. Please bring seasonal food and drinks to share at feast after ritual. For more details, visit http://london.paganfed.org/

Thursday 24 September; London Fortean Society talk on Satanic Ritual Abuse and False Memories, by Professor Emeritus Jean La Fontaine of LSE. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Tickets: £4/£2. Time: 7.45pm. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 24 September; The Sacred Directions – A Temple Journey around India. Lecture by Giles Bryant through Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Tickets: £12 pay on the door. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacred-Space-at-Steiner-House/104790729559515? http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Thursday 24 September; The Power of Relaxation.Book signing and talk by Yogi Ashokananda 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 24 September; Workshop: The Voice of your Womb. Women-only workshop with Anna Aria of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Price: £10. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 24 September; Take a Temple Journey around India with Giles Bryant. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Sites-and-Sacred-Walks/

Friday 25 September; The Simplicity of Stillness.Book signing and talk by Marlise Karlin at 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/

Friday 25 September; Angels and the Seven Governors. Lecture by Joseph (Patrick) MacDermott at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Unlike other RILKO Lectures in the series, this meeting is open to RILKO Members ONLY. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 6pm - 9pm (earlier than usual start for this meeting.). Entrance: £8/£6. http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php

Friday 25 September; Sticks, Stones and the Zodiac. Lecture by Crichton Miller, author of The Golden Thread of Time: A Quest for the Truth and hidden knowledge of the Ancients.
. 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/

Friday 25 September; The Fairies of Deptford Creek as part of Deptford X. Venue: a secret location near Deptford. Time: 7pm. Tickets £3, booking essential, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com. For more details, visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ or http://www.deptfordx.org/programmes/13/events/267

Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 September; Plant Consciousness 2015 conference. Venue: Regent's University Conference Centre, Tuke Hall, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NS. Standard Ticket £139, 1-day £89. Details and tickets: http://plantconsciousness.com/

Saturday 26 September; Altared States: Magical Altars. Workshop with Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. £55 (£30 deposit, balance due on the day). Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 26 September; Woodland Wicca - Full Moon Ritual and Magical social in Wimbledon Common, suitable for those wanting to learn about Wicca and Witchcraft. Meet by the old Fountain Bus Stop S, Parkside Avenue, London SW19, London between 4pm to 4.15pm to walk to the ritual site. Wear suitable clothing and bring food and drink to share after the rite. For details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/events/222441907/

Saturday 26 September; The Crick Crack Club Presents Morgana Le Fey - Performance Storytelling by Xanthe Gresham and Nick Hennessey. Venue: Rich Mix (Theatre) 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: Tickets: £9/£7 concessions. For tickets, contact Rich Mix Box Office: 020 7613 7498. Website: http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/the-crick-crack-club-presents-morgana-le-fay/

Sunday 27 September; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Sunday 27 September; Alban Elued / Autumn Equinox on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Starts at 12.45pm, ends at around 2.30pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm.

Sunday, 27 September; Harvest Supermoon Eclipse Ritual for Earth Healing with the Global Wicca Earth Healing Temple. Venue: St James Park London. Meet at the Bali Memorial at St James Park, SW1A 2BJ and look for the group's sign.  Time: 2.45pm. London free attendence. For more details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/

I try to ensure my listing is accurate, but I do not organise any of these events. Please check the details with the organiser before attending to avoid disappointment. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

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