Wednesday 30 December 2015

Pagan Events in London over New Year's Eve


Here are some of the events taking place in London over New Year's Eve and the week ahead that could be of interest to pagans.

Now – 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/ and by phone: 020 7323 8181

Tuesday 29 December; Drumming Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Wedensday 30 December; Hendon Heathens Chill Out. Venue: Oak Harrow Garth, Burnt Oak, NW London. Time: 3pm-11pm. Details and to reserve a place: https://www.facebook.com/events/1524877344507217/

Thursday 31 December; Ecstatic Dance London presents its New Year's Eve celebration - Conscious Rave-Silent Disco in a secret London location close to Highbury and Islington station, London. Time: 9.30pm-1am, 1 January 2016. Tickets £25/£35. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-dance-london-presents-new-years-eve-celebration-tickets-19340419716

Friday 1 January; Om Healing for Body, Mind and Soul with Light in London Meet-up Group. Venue: The Dhyana Centre, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 8pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Saturday 2 January 2016; Hendon Heathens Moot, Venue: Greyhound Pub, Church End, Hendon, London, NW4 4JT. Time: 6pm. Hendon Heathens meets at this pub the first Saturday of every month.

Sunday 3 January; 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 3 January; River Thames Blessing Ceremony followed by a visit to Bankside Twelfth Night Celebrations. Organised by London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Northern end of the Millenium Bridge, Peter's Hill, London EC1. Time: noon. Full details: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 3 January; Twelfth Night celebrations in Southwark, mixing ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity. On the Bankside, by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Free event. For more details, visit http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/twelfthnight/index.html

Monday 4 January; Group healing share with London Energy Share. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 52 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EA. Time: 7.15pm. £10, you must reserve a place in advance. http://www.meetup.com/londonenergyshare/

Tuesday 5 January; 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 5 January; The Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: The Feathers Hotel Merstham in Merstham, Surrey RH1 3EA. Starts at 8pm. Moots are now the first Tuesday of each month. For more details and to reserve a place visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witches-Inn/1568424150049437

Tuesday 5 January; Gongs by Candlelight with Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £18/£20. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 5 January; 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/

Wednesday 6 January; Twentieth-century Literary Pagans. Lecture with Rebecca Beattie, author of Nature Mystics: The Literary Gateway to Modern Paganism.Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: Time: 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets £8. For further details and to reserve a place email: info@treadwells-london.com or visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 6 January; Healing Share run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The healing share is held fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Thursday 7 January; Gallery talk: Scanning Sobek: Mummy of the Crocodile God. Room 3, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm-2pm. Free event that you can just turn up for. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Thursday 7 January; 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: £5 on the door. For more details, visit http://thedruidorder.org/druidorder/Meetings.html

Thursday 7 January; Colouring for Contemplation.Talk and signing by Amber Hatch and Alex Ogg 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/

Friday 8 January; An Introduction to Healing with Sacred Oils. Lecture by Felicity Warner. 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 8 January; Group Healing Night with Crystal Bowl Sound Bath. Venue: Windsor Suite, Columbia Hotel, 95- 99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Saturday 9 January; Kenneth Grant Day followed by Starfire Publishing's book launch party for Kenneth Grant: A Bibliographyby Professor Henrik Bogdan at Treadwell's. Venue: Basement in Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store St, WC1E 7BS, London. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets for the day are £15. If you just want to go to the launch party in the evening, that is free you must reserve a place in advance. Details: https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/kenneth-grant-day/

Sunday 10 January; 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 10 January; New Year New Moon Success Spell. Venue: Victory Park Mirror Maze, Fortune Walk, Stratford international, London E15 2ER. For time and more details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/

Note: I do not organise any of these events so please check with the organisers about tickets and timings before turning up to anything listed on my blog. I try to keep my listings accurate, but do not always know of late changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you know of an event you want listed, or notice a correction that needs to be made, email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

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