Wednesday, 29 June 2016

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London and a few in other parts of the UK over the next 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 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 27 November, Sunken Cities - Egypt’s Lost Worlds. Major exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets £16.50. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Wednesday 29 June; Speaking to the Dead in Dreams - Imagination, ESP or More? Talk by Cal Cooper and David Saunders. 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/

Wednesday 29 June; Hertford Pagan Moot. 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 30 June;  Secrets of Heaven. Talk and book signing with Theresa Cheung at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 30 June; Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. Evening Workshop with  Marysia Kay . Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Ticket price £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 30 June; The Cock Lane Ghost: A London Ghost Story. Talk by Roger Clarke, author of A Natural History of Ghosts, organised by London Fortean Society. Venue: The Pipeline, 94 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EZ London. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets £4/£2. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/362476

Thursday 30 June; Spiritual and Psychic Circle. Workshop on tabletipping. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex. Time: 8pm. Cost £8 including refreshments. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/487657071425013/

Friday 1 July; Santa Muerte, Love Sorceress: 'Come to me .. or else!' Lecture by Andrew Chesnut. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Ticket price £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 1 July;  Friday Late Spectacular: In Pursuit of Pain - an evening of talks. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free event but booking advisable for talks. https://wellcomecollection.org/pain

Friday 1 July; Group Healing Night with Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Windsor Suite), 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate W2 3NS,. Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Saturday 2 July; Magical use of herbs in folklore and practice - workshop run by Trefor Wickens. Venue: The Yoga Shed, 62b College Rd, Bromley, BR1 3PE. Time: 11am-5pm. Cost £25. Booking and more details: http://www.hayleyrogers.com/apps/webstore/

Saturday 2 July; Meeting the Trees of Holland Park with Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Meet at High Street Kensington Tube Station, Kensington, London W8 5SA. Starts at noon. Cost £5. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Saturday 2 July; Making Silver Amulets. Afternoon Workshop with Jutta Rethe. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm start. Ticket price £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 2 July; 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 July; 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 July; Sister Circles and Cycle Mapping for Women. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary Pea Lane Upminster Essex, UK, RM14 2XH. Time: 7pm. Cost £30. You must reserve a place in advance and pay a deposit. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142591585783071/

Monday 4 July; Recovery 2.0 and The Infinite Pharmacy Within. Talk by Tommy Rosen, organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 4 July; Wimbledon Wicca Moot (June 2016). Venue: The Wibbas Down Inn, 6-12 Gladstone Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QT. Time: 7pm to 10.30pm. Details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Tuesday 5 July;  UK Satanic Abuse Scare, 25 Years On. Evening conference of talks organised by Inform and Treadwells. Venue: LSE New Academic Building, 54 Lincolns Inns Fields, London , WC2A 3LJ. Time 5.30pm - 9.30pm. Tickets £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 5 July; Cobwebs and Cauldrons Moot. Venue: Romford White Horse Pub, 118 High Road, RM6 6NU. Entry £4. Moot takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. 7.30pm start.

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

Wednesday 6 July; Free Lunchtime Meditation near Bond Street. Part of the free lunchtime events listed by Light in London. Venue is shown to members of the group. Time: 1pm. Free. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Thursday 7 July; Meetup with Chris Nelson and learn how to relax in the urban jungle at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit http://www.watkinsbooks.com/ or http://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Thursday 7 July; 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 July; Walking the Ginger Line. Psychogeography and the London Overground with Iain Sinclair. Lecture organised by A Curious Invitation. Venue: Thomas Carlyle's House, Cheyne Row, London SW3 5HL. Doors open at 6.30pm, talk starts at 7pm and ends at 8pm. Ticket, including a glass of prosecco, £15. http://www.acuriousinvitation.com/iainsinclair.html

Friday 8 July; 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/

Friday 8 July; “UnRipped” with Vanessa Woolf of London Dreamtime and poet John Crow. Secret Location in London E1. Pay what you can. 8pm. Booking essential email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ or http://eastendwomensmuseum.org/

Saturday 9 July; A Time for Calm. Cast a spell for tolerance and kindness, wherever you are. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1077116499040365/

Sunday 10 July; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Note: I am not responsible for any of the events listed here. Do check with the organisers about tickets and timings before turning up to any event. I try to keep my listings accurate, but do not always know of late changes, cancellations or ticket availability.

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