Wednesday, 18 May 2016

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in and near 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 - 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 artefacts, 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/

Now to 3 June; Hay House Online Summit - free online health and wellness event with online talks and workshops over 4 weeks (started 7 May). Sign up here: https://www.hayhouseworldsummit.com/

Wednesday 18 May; Free Lunchtime Meditation with Light in London. Venue: School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, London. Time 1pm. RSVP necessary via : http://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Wednesday 18 May; Third of three evenings with Kurikindi, Amazonian Shaman from Ecuador: The foundation of being an authentic Shaman. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Starts: 7pm. Tickets: £25 per person. Advannce booking essential. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com.

Wednesday 18 May; 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 18 May; 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 19 May; Meetup with Stephen Skinner and learn about Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic.Talk and book signing at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm. Free event. For more details call 020 7836 2182 or visit http://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Thursday 19 May; Connecting to Your Masculine and Feminine Inner Joy with Anna and Himesh of  the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Church Hall, St Luke's Church, Hillmarton Road, West Holloway, London, N7 9RE. Time:7pm. Tickets: £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Thursday 19 May; 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 19 May; 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/

Thursday 19 May; 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/

20 May - 22 May; Faerie Festival 2016. Family-friendly Pagan camping festival with workshops, entertainment and a market. Venue: Pleasant Rise Farm, Cuckmere Road, Alfriston, East Sussex BN26 5TN. Adult Weekend Ticket: £75 includes 3 nights camping; early-bird Adult Day Ticket: £25. http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/

Friday 20 May; Woodland Wicca Full Moon Ritual for May with London Woodland Witches Ritual Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Outdoor rite suitable for newcomers to the Craft. Meet outside Wimbledon Tube Station, London SW19 7NL at 7pm to then take a bus to the ritual site. Cost £3 per person. Wear suitable clothes and bring picnic food and drink. Full details and place reservation here: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Friday 20 May; Healing share run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. Starts 7.30am. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk

Saturday 21 May; Grow your Garden the Biodynamic Way. Talk by Philip Martyn and Dr Sue Peat. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 2.30pm – 5pm. Tickets £8 (£5 concessions). http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Saturday 21 May, Spiritual Baths (Hoodoo Tradition). Workshop with Lisa Mead. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm to 5.30pm. Ticket price £30. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 21 May; Remembering Katharine Briggs. Hosted by the Folklore Society. Venue: The Cello Factory, 33-34 Cornwall Road, Waterloo, London SE1 8TJ London. Time: 3pm. For more details and to book, email thefolkloresociety@gmail.com

Saturday 21 May, Shaman, Psychedelics and the Future for Humanity with Daniel Pinchbeck. organised by Mind Body Spirit Ltd. Venue: The Tabernacle - 34-35 Powis Square, London W11 2AY, Time: 7pm-10pm. Tickets: £42.18. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaman-psychedelics-and-the-future-for-humanity-with-daniel-pinchbeck-tickets-20424131126

Saturday 21 May, Ghost Stories at Queens Wood Cafe. Join Vanessa Woolf and George Hoyle of London Dreamtime for ghost stories around a campfire. Venue: 42 Muswell Hill Road London N10 3JP. Cost £25.  Time: 7.30pm. For more detials email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 22 May; 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 22 May; Workshop 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

Sunday 22 May; The Kith of the Tree and the Well Heathen Moot. Upstairs at The Horseshoe Inn, Melior St, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm.

Monday 23 May; The Negativity Bias: Why Humans are Born to Say No. Talk by Mark Matousek. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm - 8pm followed by book signing. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 23 May; 'Oscar Wilde and the Mummy's Curse, and Other Tales of the Egyptian Macabre', With Eleanor Dobson 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

Monday 23 May; 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/

Tuesday 24 May; Gong Bath 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 24 May; Meditation and Colour. Class with Angela Lord. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm – 9pm. Entry £3.50 (£1 concessions, students and under 25s). No bookings required - just turn up. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Wednesday 25 May; Meditation Circle with The Summerland Pagans. Venue details given to those who reserve places. Time: 7pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/The-Summerland-Pagans/

Wednesday 25 May; Hertford Pagan Moot. Topic of the evening is End of Life and Rites of Passage. Venue: White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH (45 mins from central London). The pub does not have disabled access. This moot meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. contact via Facebook page Hertford Pagan Moot

Thursday 26 May; Late opening of the John Dee exhibition - Scholar, Courtier, Magician: the lost library of John Dee. Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4LE. Late opening this evening until 7pm, last entry at 6.30pm. (normally only Monday-Friday until 5pm). Free admission. Visit the website for details: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events

Thursday 26 May; Meetup with Judy Hall and learn about the Crystal Healing Oracle Kit. Talk and book signing at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details call 020 7836 2182 or http://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Thursday 26 May; Clearing Sexual Wounds: Sacral Chakra Meditation with Sound Journey run by Himesh with 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 26 May; 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 26 May; The Lakota Star People. Talk at 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 26 May; Snake Oil! The Golden Age of Quackery in Britain and America - lecture by Caroline Rance, author of The Quack Doctor.Talk organised by the London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Tickets: £4/£2. Time: 7.45pm. Details: http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday 27 May; Spiritual Ecology: Eyes of the Wild - Evening Lecture by Eleanor O'Hanlon. Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. Time: 6.30. Tickets £12/£8. Details and booking: https://www.stethelburgas.org/

Friday 27 May; A Demonstration of Spirit Portraits and Clairvoyance with Angela Watkins and June-Elleni Laine. 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 28 May; Spiritual Ecology and the Circle of Life. A one-day workshop with writer and conservationist Eleanor O'Hanlon. Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. Time: 10am. Tickets £65/£35. Details and booking: https://www.stethelburgas.org/

Sunday 29 May, Sigil Magic. Workshop with Mark Vincent. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm to 5.30pm. Ticket price £30. 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

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