Here are events over the next week or so that could interest to pagans. Most of them are in London, but some are in other parts of southern England. Several have a Yuletide them or are early celebrations of the Winter Solstice. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.
Now - 9 December; Art Exhibition - The Bees and the Kingdom of the Animals, Libuse Mikova-Mika. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: open from noon to 7pm. Details: http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/pages/exhibit.php
Now to 18 December; Exhibition: Austin Osman Spare: A Focus on Life. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Open from 11am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday and noon to 5pm on Sundays. Entry is by catalogue, which costs £5. For more details, email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com or call 020 7405 2120.
Wednesday 7 December; Study Group - Soul and Spirit and Consciousness. Venue: 35 Rudolf Steiner House, Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Entry: £3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/spiritual-science-at-rudolf-steiner-house/
Wednesday 7 December; Walter Benjamin and Weimar Germany's Astrology. Lecture by Dr Jenn Zahrt.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/
Wednesday 7 December; Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub - How to be a Psychic Con Artist. Talk by Ash Pryce. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/
Thursday 8 December; 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 8 December; The Mysteries of Samothrace. Talk by Julia Cleave hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/
Thursday 8 December; SoundBath with Gong and Singing Bowls WinterWonderlandSoundScape with Anne Malone. Organised by the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. Venue: The Life Centre, Notting Hill, 15 Edge Street, London W8 7PN. Tickets £15. Time: 7.45pm-9pm. Tickets: http://www.thelifecentre.com/ Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/
Thursday 8 December; Ritual Land Uncommon Ground. Talk and folk songs by George Hoyle 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
Friday 9 December; Open Evening - a festive evening of demonstrations, taster readings, food and drink and the chance to meet like minded people at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 5pm-9pm. Cost: £25. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Friday 9 December; The Body and Soul Wellbeing Fair. Venue: Azelia Hall, Beckenham, Bromley. Entry £2 - half price if prebooked. Time: from 6pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1596098407352795/
Friday 9 December; 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. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/
Saturday 10 December; Introduction to the Wicca Moon School of Witchery. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Free, but reserving a place in advance is advised. Time: 2pm-5pm. 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 10 December; The Wisdom Teachings of Theosophy. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/
Sunday 11 December, Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Weekly meditation. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Sunday 11 December; Code the Collection: Lucky Charms. Digital workshop. Venue: Samsung Centre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11am. Free, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/
Sunday 11 December; Woodland Wicca Full Moon Ritual. 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/
Sunday 11 December; Myths retold - Where the Bear Sleeps: The Kalevala. 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: 3pm. Tickets: £8/£6. Details: http://www.crickcrackclub.com/MAIN/EVENTSF.HTM
Monday 12 December; Winter Solstice. Talk, music, drumming and other entertainment at 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 13 December; Healing Energy Workshop: Discovering Past Lives, with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Meetup Group. Venue: St Stephen's Church Hall, 48 Emperor's Gate, London SW7 4HJ. Time: 7pm. Tickets Price: £15. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/
Tuesday 13 December; Surrealism and the Occult. Interview/talk with author Nadia Choucha. 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/
Tuesday 13 December; An Evening with Rat Scabies 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/
Wednesday, 14 December. Morley College Penny Lecture: London's Cabinet of Curiosities. Venue:
Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HT. Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm. Tickets: 1p. https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/events/847-londons-cabinet-of-curiosities-seeing-the-city-differently
Wednesday, 14 December; Find Your True Voice: Throat Chakra Healing Journey with Sound - Himesh of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Regency Suite, Columbia Hotel, 95- 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. £25. Details and reservations: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/
Wednesday, 14 December; Celtic Christmas Concert with Caitlin Downie. Venue: The Old Church, London N16 9ES. Tickets: £10 on the door or online. Time: 7.30pm. http://theoldchurch.org.uk/events/caitlin-downie-presents-a-celtic-christmas-concert/
Thursday 15 December; Celtic Christmas Concert with Caitlin Downie. Venue: The Wanstead Tap, London E7 0AQ. Tickets: £10 on the door or online. Time: 7.30pm. http://www.thewansteadtap.com/buy-tickets/caitlin-downie-a-celtic-christmas
Thursday 15 December; 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 15 December; 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 16 December; Saturnalia at Atlantis Bookshop, including storytelling with Vanessa Woolf of London Dreamtime. Venue: Atlantis Occult Bookshop 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm. Booking essential. For details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ or http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/
Friday 16 December; Celtic Christmas Concert with Caitlin Downie. Venue: United Reform Church, London E11 2RL. Tickets: £10 on the door or online. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celtic-christmas-concert-tickets-29490745614
Saturday 17 December; Winter Solstice/Yule Ritual run by London Reclaiming, a tradition of Witchcraft. Venue: New Unity, 277a Upper Street, N1 2TZ London (full wheel chair access) Time: 12.30pm. Entrance: Donation. Please bring a gift (max £5), vegetarian food and non alcoholic drinks to share after the ritual, finishing by 5pm. For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/1593167937657849/
Saturday 17 December, Creation myths of ancient Egypt Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/
Saturday 17 December; Yule Ceremony at the Rollright Stones. Public ceremony with Watchers of the Old Ways to celebrate Yule. Venue: Rollright Stones, Little Rollright, Warwickshire, OX7 5. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. No entry fee but donations towards the upkeep of the stones welcome. https://www.facebook.com/events/261317750932995/
Sunday 18 December, 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 18 December; A Blot For Holda. A gathering of Heathen, Druid and Wiccan groups from around London in Greenwich Park for a free public ceremony to honour the Goddess Holda at her sacred site in the park. Meeting from 1pm for 2pm start. Bring masks and drums if you have them. Children, animals and late-comers welcome. Picnic afterwards, weather permitting! https://www.facebook.com/events/1631275960497103/
Sunday 18 December; 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 18 December; Winter Solstice and the Cold Moon Workshop with the Suburban Shaman Group. Venue: The Wellbeing Space, Lion and Lamb Way, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PY. Time: 4pm Tickets: £20. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Suburban-Shaman-Group/
Sunday 18 December; The Kith of Yggdrasil Seidr group (Yggdrasil Seidr) is hosting a Yule Blot and Seidr Seance in a hall in Balham, S.W. London. Time: 4.30pm for a 5pm start. Cost £8, bring food to share at the feast afterwards. You must reserve a place in advance. More details on the Facbook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/847017735440530/
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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