This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London and other parts of the UK 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 - 31 August; Akhenaten: Heretic, Visionary, Icon Exhibition at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT. Lunchtime tours: 1.15pm-1.45pm. For more details, email events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk or phone 020 7679 4138.

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 E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now to 30 September; Folklore, Magic and Mysteries: Modern Witchcraft and Folk Culture in Britain - exhibition of artifacts, manuscripts and documents from the Doreen Valiente Foundation. Venue: Preston Manor, Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD. Time: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm. Free entry to exhibition with Preston Manor admission (adult £5.85, child (5-15) £3.15). Details: http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/prestonmanor/

Wednesday 13 April;  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 13 April; Designing Utopia: John Hargrave and the Kibbo Kift. Talk organised by the London Fortean Society with Conway Hall. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Tickets: £5, advance booked required. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 14 April; Reflexology for Fertility.Talk and book signing by Barbara Scott 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/

Thursday 14 April; 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 14 April; John Dee, Emperor Rudolf and their Mission for Europe. Talk by Ralf Roessner with 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/

Thursday 14 April; 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 14 April; Film Screening: A River. Hosted by Frack Off London. Venue: Lush Oxford Street, 175 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-a-river-tickets-24088554515

Thursday 14 April; Root Chakra Alignment: Meet Your Fears with Himesh of 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

Thursday 14 April; 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 15 April; The Light Root and the New Spiritual Stream of Nourishment. Talk by Ralf Roessner with 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/

Saturday 16 April; Study day: What’s new in ancient Cyprus? Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 9.30am-5pm. Tickets £45/£35. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 16 April; Natural Born Shamans - A Spiritual Toolkit for Life.A 30-minute online class by Imelda Almqvist introduces key principles from her shamanic work with children and teenagers. Time: 11am BST. Free. Register here: https://www.learnitlive.com/class/8557/NATURAL-BORN-SHAMANS-A-Spiritual-Toolkit-for-Life

Saturday 16 April; A Celebration of the Goddess Flora - Day Workshop with Caroline Wise and others in honour of the 40th anniversary of the FOI and the memory of its founders. Venue in Central London. Time: 11am – 6pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1737155229836857/

Saturday 16 April; Healing Intensive with the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Viceroy Suite), 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time:1.30pm. Tickets: £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Sunday 17 April; 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 17 April; Folk Magic in Theory and in Practice. Venue: Beautifully Fit, The Yoga Shed, 62b College Rd, Bromley, BR1 3PE. 11am- 5pm. Cost £25. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569683693348287/

Sunday 17 April; 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 18 April: A Matter of Spirit. Talk by Ya'Acov Darling Khan. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm - 9pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 18 April; Witchcraft’s Artefacts. Illustrated lecture by Sara Hannant. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm - 9pm. Price: £8. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 19 April: Gallery talk: Ancient Britain beneath our feet. Venue: Room 50, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Tuesday 19 April: Secret Teachers of the Western World with Gary Lachman at the Last Tuesday Society. Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare St, London, E8 4RP. Time 7pm - 9pm. Tickets: Standard £11 Concession £5.95. Details and tickets: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event

Wednesday 20 April; The Urban Sacred in Southwark. Free one-day academic conference on Southwark’s sacred rituals and heritage. Venue: Bankside Community Space, Gt Guildford Street, London. Time: 10.45am-4pm. Details at https://iconicreligion.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/urbansacredprog200416.pdf

Wednesday 20 April; 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/

Thursday 21 April; Mediumship Skills Workshop - Psychic and Spiritual Circle. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Time: 7pm. £8. https://www.facebook.com/events/1120752834636259/

Thursday 21 April; 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.

Thursday 21 April; Drum Circle to Shamanic Journey. Venue: Caer Corhrain, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey ME12 3SW. Time: 8pm. This takes place on the third Thursday each month. For more information visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Thursday 21 April; The Witches Gathering - Croydon CoA Moot: Social evening open to all Pagan Paths at 1 Matthews Yard off Surrey Street, Croydon. Event normally held on the third Thursday of the month at 8pm. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Friday 22 April; Earth Day 2016 - Evening walk and candle-lit picnic in Richmond Park with London Woodland Witches EcoMagicians and Outdoor Pagans and Hern's Tribe. Meet at 7pm at the Richmond Gate of Richmond Park to walk to the ritual site. For details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 23 April; Earth Festival - Ecology and Yoga with Advaya Initiative. Venue: The Hoxton, 81 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3HU London Time:10.30am to 5pm. Tickets £45. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/earth-festival-ecology-and-yoga-with-advaya-initiative-tickets-22575344463

Saturday 23 April; St George in Southwark Festival - Quest for Community, Taming the Dragon of Difference. Starts with a procession at St George’s Fields, from St George’s Cathedral to St George the Martyr church in the Borough. Events all day including a free jazz concert in the evening. Details: http://www.stgeorgefestival.org.uk/2016-festival/

Saturday 23 April; St George's Day Crossbones Vigil for the Outcast at 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/

Sunday 24 April; Second part of four one-day workshops on the Path of Earth run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. Starts 10am. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk

I do not organise any of these events myself and am not responsible for them. Although I try to be as accurate as possible, it is always worth checking the details with the organiser as schedules can change. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.