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 - 11 September; Georgiana Houghton: Spirit Drawings Summer Showcase. Exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, Strand
London WC2R 0RN. Tickets £9, free for members. Details: http://courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/what-on/exhibitions-displays/georgiana-houghton-spirit-drawings

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 13 July; The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Distinguished Lecture in Egyptology - Colossal and processional statuary in ancient Egypt: Where? When? Why? Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 6pm. Tickets £30/£25. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Wednesday 13 July; Masonic and Illuminati Symbolism of the One Dollar Bill. Talk at London Magicians Forum. Venue: Souk Medina: 1a Short's Gardens, London WC2H 9AT. Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start. You must reserve a place in advance. For more details and to reserve a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/LondonMagicians/

Wednesday 13 July; Meditation and Picnic Social in the Park - free event with the London Spirituality Meetup Group. Venue: Regents Park, London NW1. Time: 6.45pm. Meet at Regents Park tube at 6.40pm to walk to the park.You must reserve a place in advance: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity/

Wednesday 13 July; Middle Pillar Ritual. 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 14 July; 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 July; Wicca. Talk by Ethan Doyle White author of Wicca: History, Belief, and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft, 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 14 July; Womens Development Circle hosted by Return of the Goddess. Venue: The Yoga Shed, 62b College Rd, Bromley, BR1 3PE. Time: 8pm. Advance booking necessary. More details: http://www.hayleyrogers.com/ 

Friday 15 July; Kambo - Frog Medicine from the Amazon. Talk by Alan Schechner. 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 15 July;Talk: Following Your Intuition and Living Your Divine Life’s Purpose with Himesh of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel (Viceroy Suite), 95 - 99 Lancaster Gate W2 3NS,. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Saturday 16 July; Introduction to shamanism workshop hosted by Shamanic healing and Cunning Men. Venue: The Yoga Shed, 62b College Rd, Bromley, BR1 3PE. Time: 11am-5pm. Cost £25. Booking and more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1185794721483067/

Saturday 16 July; Introduction to Wicca - A one day woodland-based Course for Beginners with London Woodland Witches Wiccans Ritual Magicians and Pagans. One-day course teaching the basics of Wicca and aimed at newcomers to the Craft. Meet at The Windmill Cafe, Wimbledon Windmill Museum, Windmill Road, Wimbledon Common, SW19 5NR from 10.30am to walk to nearby woods for the outdoor workshop at 11am. Ends around 5pm. Price: £18, reserve a place in advance but you can pay cash on the day. Wear suitable clothes for an outdoor event and bring a packed lunch. Details: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 16 July; Shamanistic Healing, Psycho-Regression and Peruvian Music by Francesca G. Rossetti. Venue: Antoinette Hotel, Wimbledon. Time: 1.45pm for 2pm start, ends at 6pm. Tickets: £38.12. Details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shamanistic-healing-psycho-regression-peruvian-music-tickets-26011170110

Sunday 17 July; Day Trip: Crop Circles and Avebury with the London College of Spirituality. Leaving London at 9.30am. Tickets £65. Advance booking essential: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Sunday 17 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 17 July; Visit to London Rathayatra (Krishna Chariot festival). Venue: Hyde Park, Off South Carriage Drive, London SW7 1SE,. Time: noon to 5pm. Details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 17 July; 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.

Sunday 17 July; UK and Europe Day of Healing. Wherever you are - just light a candle, of healing , love, light and balance, and direct it towards the countries of the UK and Europe. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1746600418911207/

Monday 18 July; Curator's introduction to the BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds. Lecture at the British Museum. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre , British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm. Free, but advance booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Monday18 July; Satsang with Mooji, organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets 20/£15 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 19 July - Thursday 21 July; Free online Shamanism Global Summit. More details and registration here: http://shamanismsummit.com/

Tuesday 19 July; Birth of Goddess Isis Ceremony by the Thames. Full moon ritual and 4th annual celebration of The Night of the Cradle - Birth of Goddess Isis, hosted by Pagan Frontiers of London and others. Meet on the green area outside Tate Modern Gallery at 6.30pm. Ritual lasts until 9.30pm. Details and tickets: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/events/226872953/

Tuesday 19 July; Silver Wheel: The Lost Teachings of The Deerskin Book Launch. Party and signing with author Elen Tompkins. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Starts: 7pm. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com.

Tuesday 19 July; Ritual of the Hexagram. 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/

Wednesday 20 July;  Meetup with Tara Lal, author of Standing On my Brother’s Shoulders. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit http://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Wednesday 20 July; Spiritual Ecology: Aliveness and the metamorphosis of science. Talk by Andreas Weber. Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £12/£8. Details and booking: https://www.stethelburgas.org/

Wednesday 20 July; Summerland Pagans Moot. Venue: Summerland, 92a London Road, Hemel Hempstead. Tickets: £5. Time: 7pm. http://www.meetup.com/The-Summerland-Pagans/

Wednesday 20 July; 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 July; Meetup with Phillip Pegler and learn the story of story of Martin Israel. Venue: 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.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 21 July; 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 July; 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/

Friday 22 July; The Routes to Modern Wicca. Guided talk on the history of witchcraft taking place at the British Museum with the London Wicca Meet-up Group. Meet at the Lion of Knidos in the Great Hall, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, London. Time: 7pm. You must reserve a place in advance. For details and to book a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 22 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/

Saturday 23 July; Making Perfume Oils Workshop with Tanya Moulding. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Ticket price £70 (£40 deposit in advance), all materials supplied. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 23 July; Ritual Art Workshop hosted by Foolish People and John Harrigan. Venue: Coate Studios: Creative Hub Workshops, 37 Coate Street, London E2 9AG. Time: 11am-4pm. Tickets £40/£30. https://billetto.co.uk/ritual-art-workshop-605758

Saturday 23 July; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

Sunday 24 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.