Thursday, 11 February 2016

Pagan Events in London over Valentine's Day


Here are some of the events that could interest pagans over Valentine's Day and the week ahead. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now - 29 July 2016; Scholar, courtier, magician: the lost library of John Dee. London exhibition. Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4LE. Entry free. Opening times vary but normally only Monday-Friday until 5pm, visit the website for details: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events

Now - 12 September; Austin Osman Spare - A Major Retrospective. Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare Street, London E84RP. Opens 1pm Saturday 6 Feb. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Thursday 11 February; Never Say Never. Talk and book signing by Rosemary Gallagher 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 11 February; Ritual of the Hexagram. Mini workshop by Marysia Kay. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm to 9.15pm. Ticket price £15 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 11 February; 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 11 February; A Beginner's Guide to John Dee. 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: £3/£1.50 concessions. Time: 8pm. Meetings are normally the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com

Thursday 11 February; Men and Women of Heron Drum Circle. Venue: Caer Corhrain, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey ME12 3SW. Time: 7.30pm. For more information visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Thursday 11 February; The Witches Gathering Croydon, South London with Children of Artemis. Venue: 1 Matthews Yard , just off Surrey Street, Croydon. Time: 8pm. Held on the third Thursday of the month. Details: http://witchcraft.org/local-gatherings/

Friday 12 February; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra with Stewart Pearce. 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/

Saturday 13 February; Tea, Cake and Spiritual Social - Orpington. Venue: Mystic Brew Teas, Orpington High Street, Kent, BR6. Starts 2pm. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Saturday 13 February; Heart Song Circle - Exploring Heart Magic. Meet at Highgate Tube Station by 1pm for a walk to Highgate Woods for outdoor magic all afternoon - advance booking essential. Costs: £11.11 pre pay with pay pal to joiedewinter@hotmail.com Details: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 13 February; Valentine's Ritual with The London Wicca Meetup Group. Meet at the The Wheatsheaf pub 2 Upper Tooting Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 7PG. Time: 6pm.. For details and to book a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Saturday 13 February; Magickal Future Life Progression Workshop run by Swati Prakash and Mani Navasothy. Venue: The Victoria pub, 10a Strathearn Place, London. Cost £20. Starts 11.30am. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/ or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 13 February; Scarlet Imprint Book Launch - Star.Ships by Gordon White. Copies of the book will be available on the night. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets free, advance reservation essential. Call the shop on 020 7405 2120.

Sunday 14 February; 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 14 February; Co-creating with Dragons. One day workshop with Antoinette O'Connell and Ana Vidal - includes one set of Dragon Cards and Mandala and one set of 9 Dragon Balancing Essences. hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 10am start. Entrance: £165. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Sunday 14 February; London's Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Monkey The event starts at 10am with a parade from Trafalgar Square, followed by free performances in Trafalgar Square and China Town. Free, public event. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/

Sunday 14 February; Tainted Love storytelling with Bernadette Russell and London Dreamtime  and at a secret location in Deptford. Time: 5pm. Price: £3. For details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com. For more details, visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 14 February; Summoning The Sacred Sound - meet for evening Sound Bath Meditation in Dulwich. 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/

Monday 15 February - Friday 19 February; Half-term activity for families: Teeth, scales and tales: animal gods. Venue: Great Court, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Starts 11am and goes on all day. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Monday 15 February; 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/

Monday 15 February; Feng Shui Secrets for Inspirational Living. Talk by Davina Mackail. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets £15/£10 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 16 February, 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 16 February, A Little Drink In A Local Pub with the South London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: Imperial Durbar, 14 Trinity Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 7RE. Time: 6.30pm to 11.45pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Tuesday 16 February, Channel to the Other Side. Talk by Tim Braun. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £12/£15. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 16 February, London’s Literature and the English Soul. Talk by Christopher Hudson. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: lecture starts 7.30pm. Entrance: £3.50/£1. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Wednesday 17 February; Why it is Important to Understand why we Want to be Free. Talk and book signing by Erlend Bakke 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/

Wednesday 17 February; A Night for Giordano Bruno - celebration with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Ticket price £8 in advance, all materials supplied. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 17 February; More Mead Moot promoted by Pagan FutureFests. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carhsalton SM5 2PR. Time: from 7.30pm. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/

Wednesday 17 February; Healing Share 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/

Thursday 18 February; Gallery talk: Chinese jades: natural and supernatural. Venue: Room 33, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 18 February; 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 18 February; House of Heron Drum Circle. Venue: Caer Corhrain, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey ME12 3SW. Time: 7.30pm. For more information visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Thursday 18 February; Meditation, Energy and Sound Bath with Carly Grace. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Thursday 18 February; Croydon CoA Gathering: Social evening open to all Pagan Paths at 1 Matthews 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 18 February;  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 19 February: One-day workshop on the Science of Magic at the Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London. Free event, but registration closes on 5 February. Time: 9am,-6.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-of-magic-workshop-eps-tickets-17424769956

Friday 19 February: An Introduction to Metaphysics. Lecture by Petra Knickenberg. 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/

Sunday 21 February; Doreen Valiente Talks followed by launch party for Philip Heselton's Doreen Valiente: Witch. Venue: Treadwell’s Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Starts at noon, party ends at 6pm. Tickets: £20 for the talks and party, free if you just want to go to the party. Ring 0207 419 8507 or book online https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/doreen-valiente-talks/

Sunday 21 February; 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.

The information above is correct to the best of my knowledge, but I do not organise any of these events and am not responsible for them. If you spot anything that needs changing or know of any other pagan events that you would like to see listed, please email badwitch1234@gmail.com

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