Thursday 29 September 2016

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are pagan-friendly events in London and a few in other parts of the UK over the next week or so. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now to 27 November; Folklore, Magic and Mysteries: Modern Witchcraft and Folk Culture in Britain - exhibition of artefacts, manuscripts and documents from the Doreen Valiente Foundation (the picture at the top shows a Book of Shadows on display there). Venue: Preston Manor, Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD. Opening times: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm until 30 September, then at weekends and some Fridays in October and November. Free entry to exhibition with Preston Manor admission (adult £5.85, child (5-15) £3.15). Details: http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/prestonmanor/

Now - 20 November; The Asahi Shimbun Displays: Rock art power and symbolism in southern Africa. Exhibition in Room 3, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Free, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

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/

Thursday 29 September; Sacred Dance, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Relevance. Light in London - Free spiritual events. Venue: The New Acropolis, 19 Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN. Time: 7pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Thursday 29 September; The Death of Gregory Akerman. Comedy show hosted by the London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Tickets £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 29 September; PF-London Autumn Equinox Open Ritual run by Facilitated by The Goddess Temple of London. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Ritual ends around 9pm followed by feasting until 10pm. Entrance: £6/£5 PF members. Please bring seasonal food and drinks to share at feast after ritual. For more details, visit http://london.paganfed.org/

Thursday 29 September; Shakespeare’s Cymbeline – Finding a New Vision for Britain. A presentation by Annette Armstrong hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Public lecture. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entrance: £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 29 September; The Death of Gregory Akerman. Comedy show hosted by the London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Tickets £4/£2. Time 7.45pm Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/608911159269067/

Friday 30 September; The Body and Soul Wellbeing Fayre. Psychic readings, holistic practitioners, therapists, organic body care products, natural products, lifestyle and nutritional advisers plus stalls selling items relating to mind, body and spirit. Venue: Venue28, 28 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4LS. Time: 6pm-10pm. Tickets £1.50 in advance, £3 on the door: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed2egh1k6ee554ab&llr=ocadipwab

Friday 30 September; Our Journey From Naivety To Wisdom. Lecture by Thomas Saunders, author of The Authentic Tarot – Discovering Your Inner Self. Venue: Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Public lecture. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £8/£6. http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php

Friday 30 September; Where Two Streams Meet - a presentation of Traditional Witchcraft from two streams. In conversation with Griffin Ced (House of Ced) and Stuart Inman (Clan of the Entangled Thicket: 1734. Venue: Upstairs at The Plough, Museum Street. London WC1A 1LH. Starts: 7pm. This is likely to fill up fast so if you want to attend, come along before 7pm. Price: £3.

Friday 30 September; Voices From The Shadows. Talk by Clive Jackson on Crystals and Human Energy Centres, organised through the London Pagan Community Meetup Group. Venue: A public venue in Central London near an Underground station. Details will be e-mailed to those who sign up. Time: 7pm. Website: http://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Friday 30 September; Best of Both Worlds - An Evening of Spirit Communication with Gordon Smith. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £20/£25. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 October; Magical Astrology with Cat Cox - Water and the WaterHouses. Day workshop at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Starts: 11am. Tickets: £55 per person. Advannce booking essential. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com.

Saturday 1 October; The Canterbury Mystical Market (Autumn). Hosted by The Magical Times Magazine. Venue: The Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2BT. Starts 11am. Tickets: £2.50. Details: http://www.mysticalarts.co.uk/

Saturday 1 October; Apple Day at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Starts 11am. Tickets: £4.20 Adult, £2.10 Child. http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Saturday 1 October; Start of London Month of the Dead - talks, performances and workshops hosted by A Curious Invitation. A guided tour of the City's forgotten burial grounds and a private view of the Museum of London's bone archive with Jelena Bekvalac and Robert Stephenson at 11am. Tickets £15. Death Cafe At Kensal Green Cemetery at 11am - free event but booking essential. A Torchlit Cemetery Walk and Candlelit Ghost Stories with Giles Abbott at Kensal Green at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Details and Bookings: http://www.londonmonthofthedead.com/

Saturday 1 October; The 52nd Wiccan Rede Gathering, A social meeting to eat and drink with a short talk about Doreen Valiente and the Wiccan Rede. Venue: The Plough, 27 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LH,. Time: 7pm. For details and to book a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Saturday 1 October; 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.

Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 October, Plant Consciousness Conference. Venue: Regent's University, Regent's Park, Inner Cir, London NW1 4NS. Tickets: £144 for 2 days, £89 for 1 day. Details: http://www.plantconsciousness.com/

Sunday 2 October; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Sunday 2 October; A Presentation of the Ced Tarot - A Traditional Witchcraft Deck from the Stream of Ced. Class presented by Griffin Ced, WitchFather of the House of Ced. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 1pm to 4pm. Price £15. To reserve a place, visit the shop or call 020 74052120.

Sunday 2 October; Open New Moon Sabbat with the South London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: A Private House near Clapham South tube station, London. Time: 2pm. You must be a member of the group to sign up to this event: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Monday 3 October; The Fertile Ground of Bewilderment. Talk by Charles Eisenstein organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL, Doors open 6.30pm. Talk starts: 7pm. Book signings at the end. Tickets £10/£15 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 4 October; Colin Wilson - The Outsider Sixty Years On. Talk with Gary Lachman in The Last Tuesday Society lecture series. Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £11/£5.95 online. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Tuesday 4 October; The Diary of a Sceptical Dowser. Talk and Book Launch with Christopher Strong. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, Queensberry Place, London, SW7. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £14/£18. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 4 October; 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 4 October; 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 5 October; South Essex Red Tent. Women only event. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex. Time: 8pm. Suggested donation to cover costs is £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/1709303282727272/

Thursday 6 October;  What is Hypnosis? Talk by Tom Fortes Mayer 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 6 October; Purple Sky Psychic Fair. Venue: Chessington Community College, Garrison Lane, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2JS. Starts 10am. Shamanic Spirit will be running events there. For more details visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk

Thursday 6 October; Intro to Multidimensional Channelling: Nature and Spirit Guides with Alexandra Wenman. Event organised by the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House,
72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 6 October; First session in four-week evening class course on Intuitive Development and Psychic Reading with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Venue: St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, London SW7. Time 7pm. Price: £150 for the entire course. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Thursday 6 October; Temple of Levanah Meditation Circle with Vivianne  and Chris  Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Ticket price £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 6 October; Introduction to Multidimensional Channelling: nature and spirit guides, with Alexandra Wenman and the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. £15. Details and reservations: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 7 October; Coffee Morning Talk on Candle Magic - I'm giving a free talk based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic at Penge Library, in South London. The talk will last about an hour and free tea and coffee are provided. Venue: Penge Library at 46 Green Lane, London SE20 7JX. Time: 11am.  There is absolutely no charge for this, but you must book a place in advance. Call 020 8313 4036 or pop in to the library.

Friday 7 October; 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: £14/£18. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 8 October; London Month of the Dead - talks, performances and workshops hosted by A Curious Invitation. Through a Glass Darkly - A Gothic Magic Lantern Show with Mervyn Heard. Venue: Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Rd, London SW5. 7.30pm. Tickets: £12 Details and Bookings: http://www.londonmonthofthedead.com/

Sunday 9 October; Native Psychotropics and Flying Ointments workshop with Apiary Studios. Venue: Apiary Studios, 458 Hackney Road, London, E2 9EG. Time: 10.30am-4pm. Tickets: £64.31. Details and booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/native-psychotropics-flying-ointments-workshop-tickets-26829060442?

Sunday 9 October; Myths Retold - Kali. Crick Crack Club storytelling for adults with Emily Hennessey and Sheema Mukherjee, sitar. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre (in the Clore Education Centre beneath the Great Court), The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 3pm. Tickets:  £8/£6 via www.britishmuseum.org or call 020 7323 8181. For more details: http://www.crickcrackclub.com/MAIN/EVENTSF.HTM

Note: I am not responsible for any of the events listed here except my candle magic talk at Penge Library. 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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