Thursday 3 March 2016

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London over the coming week or so 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 - 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 3 March; Kundalini Rising. Talk and book signing by Judy Hall 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 3 March; 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 3 March; Opening the Masculine and Feminine Within. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Thursday 3 March; Egyptian Alchemy. Lecture by Joanna Bristow-Watkins. hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entrance is £12, pay at the door  https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 4 March; Irish Fairy Lore. Lecture by Dr Jenny Butler. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 4 March; The Triple Goddess in Contemporary Society. Talk by Michelle Hawcroft and Avril Price. 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 4 March; Group Healing Night with Crystal Bowl Sound Bath organised by the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Windsor Suite, Columbia Hotel, 95- 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Saturday 5 March - Saturday 19 March; Tarot of the Sidhe art exhibition and private sale of original artwork. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-6pm each day. There is also a private viewing on the evening of Friday 4 March by invitation, contact the shop for information about getting on the invite/guest list. Call the shop on 020 7405 2120.

Saturday 5 March; Divination Tools and Techniques Workshop run by Swati Prakash. Part of a series of workshops forming a course in divination. Venue: London venue TBA. Cost £60 for the course. Starts 11am. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/

Saturday 5 March; 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 6 March; 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 6 March; Isidias Navigatum- Goddess Isis Blessing of the Fleet Ritual 2016 by the Thames with Mani Navasothy. Meet at Richmond Train Station by 1pm for a 20 min walk to the ritual spot by the riverside. For details and to reserve a place: or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Monday 7 March: Hindu Magic: Shivarathri Ceremony in the Woods with London Woodland Witches EcoMagicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at Coombe Lane tram stop, Croydon at 6.30pm to walk to the ritual site. For details and to reserve a place: or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Monday 7 March: The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?Talk by Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 7 March: Group Healing Share with London Healing Share. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 52 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EA. Time: 7.15pm. Price: £8. http://www.meetup.com/londonhealingshare/

Tuesday 8 March; Honouring the Divine Feminine for International Women's Day. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM14 2XH. Time: 11am-2pm. Tickets £30. Details and booking: http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/re-connecting-with-the-feminine/

Tuesday 8 March; Arguments and evidence for and against an afterlife. Talk by Professor Erlendur Haraldson. Venue: LG01, Professor Stuart Hall Building, Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Time: 6.10pm. Attendance is free and there is no need to book in advance. For further information, visit http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/apru/speakers or contact Duncan Colvin (email: d.colvin@gold.ac.uk).

Tuesday 8 March; London Magicians Moot - History of Magick Part 1b: Egyptian Black Magick. Venue: Souk Media, 1a Short's Gardens, London, WC2H 9AT. Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start. For more details and to reserve a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/LondonMagicians/

Tuesday 8 March; Solar Eclipse and New Moon Magic with Mani Navasothy, author of the Eclipse Magic Workbook,London location. Time 7pm. Full details will be given to those who sign up for the event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Tuesday 8 March; Talking to Animals in Spirit. Talk by Jane Summers. 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/

Tuesday 8 March; Talk by Caroline Wise, author of Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways at Nova Stellar Wicca Meet-Up Group for genuine seekers to the Craft. Venue is a pub in central London - details given to members of the Meet-Up group. Door open 7pm, talk starts 8.30pm. Tickets £3. You must reserve a place in advance. The group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Tuesday 8 March; Shakespearean Drama and the Geometrically Significant Spaces that were Designed for its Performance. Talk by Sylvia Francke. 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 9 March; Free Lunchtime Meditation near Bond Street. Location shown only to members of the Light in London Meet-up group. Time: 1pm to 1.45. Free event. To join the group, visit: http://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Wednesday 9 March; 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

Wednesday 9 March; Exploring Intentions for the New Moon with Himesh and the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Viceroy Suite), 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Wednesday 9 March; Secret Tunnels of England: Folklore and Fact. Talk Antony Clayton, author of Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London.Hosted by London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm-9pm. Tickets: £6. Details and booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfs-secret-tunnels-of-england-folklore-and-fact-tickets-20860789182

Thursday 10 March; StoryWorks.Talk and book signing by Jane Bain 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 10 March; 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 10 March; Red Witchby Anna McKerrow launch party. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Call the shop on 020 7405 2120 to be put on the guest list.

Thursday 10 March; Jung's Women. Lecture by Dr Vivianne Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 10 March; Talk on Aleister Crowley 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

Friday 11 March; The Note from Heaven: How to Sing Yourself Into a Higher State of ConsciousnessTalk and book signing by Githa Ben-David 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 11 March; Towards Ostara Gong Soundbath - a calming and rejuvenating soundbath on the evening of a waxing crescent moon, and in the Celtic tree month of Ash, to prepare to greet the sabbat of Ostara, the Spring Equinox, in the following weeks. With Diana Vernon MCSH. 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/

Saturday 12 March; Serously Enchanted - ASSAP conference on Fairies. Venue: Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre - The Academy Holiday Inn. Bond Street. Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 3LE. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets £12-£20. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seriously-enchanted-tickets-19700529815

Saturday 12 March; Gallery Talk - Animal Symbolism in Ancient Mexico. Venue: Room 27, 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

Saturday 12 March; Lore and Mystery of Spring Equinox. One-day workshop about the lore of Spring Equinox with Wiccan priestess Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Ticket price £60, deposit of £35 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

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

No comments: