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 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 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/
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/
Thursday 3 November; Goldsmiths Showoff - Strange Days. Venue: Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Rd, London SE14 6TY. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £6.50/£5.50. Details and tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/375981
Thursday 3 November; 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 3 November; Nomad's Musuem; part of The Light and Shadow Salon. Hosted by The Library of Obscure Wonders. Venue: Horse Hospital, 30 Colonnade, London, WC1N. Time: 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £5 on the door. Details: http://www.thehorsehospital.com/now/light-and-shadow-salon-nomads-museum/
Thursday 3 November; PF-London Samhain Open Ritual run by Facilitated by Three Past Midnight. 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/
Friday 4 November; Ask Master Chou a Question. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £15/£20/£22. Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Friday 4 November; Intro to multidimensional channelling: angels and celestials with Alexandra Wenman of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Diorama Arts Studios, 201 Drummond Street London, London NW1, Time: 7pm. £15. Details and reservations: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/
Friday 4 November; Our Consciousness of the Dead. Talk by Dr Sue Peat. Venue: 35 Rudolf Steiner House, Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Entry: £5 (£3 concessions) - no need to prebook, just turn up. Details: http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/
Saturday 5 November; Altered States in Magic. A workshop with Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Cost: £70 per person. info@treadwells-london.com.
Sunday 6 November; Intuition in Tarot Reading. Intermediate Level Workshop with Sue Merlyn . Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Cost: £70 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/candle-magic-workshop or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing info@treadwells-london.com or visiting the shop.
Sunday 6 November; Samhain celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome.
Monday 7 November; Transformative Money Magic. A walk around the City of London with a goup of artists and pagans to perform several acts of ritual magic. Meet at the Monument in London. at 12.30pm. Event lasts until 5pm. Book a place and get more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/517164858486507/
Monday 7 November; The Chemistry of Connection. Talk by Patrick Holford. 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 8 - Sunday 20 November 2016; Festival of Non-Violence. Art exhibition together with a series of events and workshops. Venue: London Inter Faith Centre, 125 Salusbury Rd, London NW6 6RG. Festival of Non-Violence website: http://londoninterfaith.org.uk/study/festival-of-non-violence/ London Inter Faith Centre website: http://londoninterfaith.org.uk
Tuesday 8 November; How Many Kinds of Paranormal belief are There? Talk by Dr Anna Stone and Professor Mark McDermott of the University of East London. Part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series 2016/17 at Goldsmiths. Venue: Room LG01, Prof Stuart Hall Bulding, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Time: 6.10pm. Free entry, no need to book. Details:http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/apru/speakers
Tuesday 8 November; Metaphysics and the Eternal Questions: Who Are We? Why Are We Here? Talk by Petra Knickenberg. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £14/£18. Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Tuesday 8 November; An Evening with Philip Heselton, author of Doreen Valiente - Witch, with Nova Stellar Wicca Meet-Up Group for genuine seekers to the Craft. Venue is a pub in central London - details given to members of the Meet-Up group. Door open 7pm, talk starts 8pm. Tickets £3. You must reserve a place in advance. The group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/
Tuesday 8 November; Behind The Veil - Shamanism. Journey Group - theme: forgiveness. Journey experience needed. Venue: Private venue in London, address on booking. Time: 7.15pm. Suggested donation: £10-£25. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Behind-The-Veil-Shamanism/
Wednesday 9 November; Psychic Development. First part of four-week afternoon workshops. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH.Cost is £60 for the four classes. Time: 2pm. For details or to book a place email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 020 8850 7803. You can also visit the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Wicca-Moon-101700123226695/
Wednesday 9 November; The Story Orpheus and Eurydice Storyelling evening with Andreas Kornevall. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £10, advance booking required. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Thursday 10 November; Meetup with Anthony Peake, author of Opening the Doors of Perception. Venue: 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 10 November; 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 10 November; Guardian Goddesses of London. A talk by Caroline Wise hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm. Entrance is £12, pay at the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/1764224157152384/ or https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/
Friday 11 November; Meetup with Gary Lachman and talk about Colin Wilson: The Outsider and Beyond. Venue: 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/
Friday 11 November; Defence Against the Dark Arts. Talk by Edwin Courtenay. 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/
Friday 11 November; Sound Bath and Mantra with Anne Malone and the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. (Every 2nd Friday of the month.) Venue: The Life Centre, 15 Edge Street, Notting Hill, London W8 7PN. Time: 7.30pm. Cost £15 advance book recommended.
Friday 11 November; Shakespeare's Prospero. Talk with Patrick Dixon. Venue: 35 Rudolf Steiner House, Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Entry: £5 (£3 concessions) - no need to prebook, just turn up. Details: http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/Details: http://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/
Saturday 12 November; Introduction to Shamanism. Workshop by Trefor Wickens, hosted by Shamanic healing and Cunning Men. Venue: 28 New James Court, Nunhead London SE15. Time: 11am-5pm. Cost: £35. Advance booking essential. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/180881762356121/
Saturday 12 November; Candle Magic Afternoon Workshop - I am running another session of my popular candle magic workshop at Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm to 3.15pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/candle-magic-workshop or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing info@treadwells-london.com or visiting the shop.Saturday 12 November; Advancing the Tarot workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Cost is £20. Time: 4pm. For details or to book a place email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 020 8850 7803. You can also visit the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Wicca-Moon-101700123226695/
Saturday 12 November; Winternights Heathen ritual blot. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 5pm to 8pm. £5 in advance. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/128346347630019/
Saturday 12 November; Meet Ceridwen in Her Cave. Hosted by Goddess in London. Venue: Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP. Time 7 PM - 9 PM. https://www.facebook.com/events/1222951897750647/
Sunday 13 November; Woodland Wicca Full Moon Esbat. Meet at the mall monument by bus stop Parkside Avenue, Wimbledon, at 3pm. Wear outdoor clothing. You must reserve a place in advance. Cost: £3. Details and bookings: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/events/231056897/
Sunday 13 November; Myths retold - The Odyssey. Crick Crack Club storytelling for adults with Ben Haggarty. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre (in the Clore Education Centre beneath the Great Court), The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG Time: 38.30pm. Tickets: £8/£6. Details: http://www.crickcrackclub.com/MAIN/EVENTSF.HTM
Note: I am not responsible for any of the events listed here except for my candle magic workshop at Treadwell's. 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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I'd love to see the Doreen Valiente foundation exhibition.
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