This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next 10 days 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.

Thursday 2 February; Every Breath You Take. Talk and book signing by Rose Elliot. 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 2 February; Water, Altered States and Psi. Talk by Callum Cooper, author of Telephone Calls from the Dead. Venue: Society for Psychical Research, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Members free, nonmembers £5/£2. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Friday 3 February; A Demonstration of Spirit Portraits and Clairvoyance with Angela Watkins and June-Elleni Laine. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £14/£18. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 3 February; The Crick Crack Club presents Wild Ones - an evening about our wild side at the Wellcome Collection. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2BE. Time: 7pm until late. Entry: Free, but some events must be booked in advance. Info: https://wellcomecollection.org/events/friday-late-spectacular-wild-ones

Friday 3 February; Psychedelic Magic Lecture - Julian Vayne. 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 3 February; Alexandrian Witchcraft Soirée. Event in London, location given to those who book. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/853825374759664/

Saturday, 4 February; AnderidaFest 2017. Venue: Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, West Sussex. Tickets £25/£20. Details and booking: http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/anderidafest/anderidafest-2017/

Saturday, 4 February; Magical Working with Baphomet. All-day Intensive Workshop with Julian Vayne, co-author of The Book of Baphomet. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.45am-5.30pm. Ticket price £70. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london. http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday, 4 February; Day of talks about science, religion and spirituality, part of a year-long festival called Belief and Beyond Belief about what it means to be human. Venue: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. Saturday tickets £15 for the whole day of talks. More details and booking: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/belief-and-beyond-belief

Saturday, 4 February; Imbolc - Celtic Spring Festival at  Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire. Ticket: £12 including vegetarian meal. 1pm– 4pm. Call 023 9259 8838 or visit www.butserancientfarm.co.uk.

Saturday, 4 February; Scrying by Candlelight - afternoon workshop on crystal ball reading, mirror and water divination with myself, Lucya Starza. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. The shop is near the British Museum. The workshop runs from 2pm to 5pm, with a break for refreshments in the middle. The cost is £20 per person. All materials, as well as tea, coffee and biccies, are included. To book a place, email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com, phone 020 7405 2120 or pop in to the shop.

Saturday, 4 February; Gallery Talk - Greek Gods. Venue: Room 13, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Saturday, 4 February; Imbolc public Sabbat and Valentine Rite with the The London Wicca Meetup Group. Meet at The Woodman, 414 Archway Road, London. Meet at 2pm to walk to Highgate Woods by 3pm. Wear outdoor clothing. You must reserve a place in advance. Details: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Saturday, 4 February; Sacred Cacao Ceremony and Journey to Meet your Spirit Animal. Venue: The Hive Dalston, 260-264 Kingsland Road, London E8 4DG. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25, Details: https://www.meetup.com/Dreameca-Cacao-Ceremonies-Womens-Circles-Reiki-Yoga/ 

Saturday, 4 February; Guided Meditation focusing on New Moon with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: A public venue on the underground network: details will be emailed to those who book. You must be a member of the group to take part. Time 7pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

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

Sunday 5 February; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone - talk about Theosophy. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/

Sunday 5 February; Imbolc on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Starts at 1pm, ends at around 3pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. https://www.facebook.com/events/239732333138945/

Tuesday 7 February; An extensive series of unlikely doubles: a 'big data' approach to Capgras delusion. Talk by Vaughan Bell. Part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series 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 7 February; Shamanic Drumming, Journey and Healing Circle with Behind the Veil Shamanism. All welcome, Private address in London, details on booking. Time: 7pm. Entry: £20. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Behind-The-Veil-Shamanism/

Tuesday 7 February; Healing Energy Workshop: Balance Your Body with the Meditation, Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Venue: St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, London SW7. Time: 7pm. Price: £15. Details and booking: https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Tuesday 7 February; Ecology and Psychic Evolution. Talk by Daniel Pinchbeck, author of How Soon is Now? Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £20/£18. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 7 February; Enfield Town Circle Pagan Moot. Venue: Crown and Horseshoes pub, 15 Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6PZ. Time: 7.30pm. For more details join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Tuesday 7 February; 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 7 February; 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 visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witches-Inn/1568424150049437

Wednesday 8 February Let's Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Starts 6pm. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Thursday 9 February; How Soon is Now? Talk and book signing by Daniel Pinchbeck. 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 9 February; The Thin Veil of London. Two-hour walk around Holborn and Bloomsbury, interwoven with mysteries from the stories of Arthur Machen, with Minimum Labyrinth. Tickets:  £17.50 (£12.50 concessions). Time: 6pm-8.30pm. Details and booking:  www.minimumlabyrinth.org.

Thursday 9 February; 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 9 February; PF-London Imbolc Open Ritual. 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 9 February; Talk on Charles Godfrey Leland 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 10 February; New Approaches to Energy Work. Talk by David Manning. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£18. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 10 February; Earthstars Group Meeting. New Beginnings: a presentation by Marion Briggs about Chaos or Khaos, the Greek goddess who predates all others. Venue:  Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm. Entry £12.  https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/ or https://www.earthtemple.co.uk/

Friday 10 February; Oasis of Sound - Sound Bath and Mantra with Anne Malone. Organised by the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. Venue: The Life Centre Islington, Brittania Row, London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: http://www.thelifecentre.com/  Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Friday 10 February; Gallows Ghost Music Gig. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 8pm start. Ticket price £12. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 11 February; Join a circle of witches to cast a True Love Spell for yourself. Spell kit and enchantment provided. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9. Time: 2pm. Price: £9.99 per person. To book a place contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call Wicca Moon on 0208 8507803. https://www.facebook.com/events/747131672103191/

Sunday 12 February; The Thin Veil of London. Two-hour walk around Holborn and Bloomsbury, interwoven with mysteries from the stories of Arthur Machen, with Minimum Labyrinth. Tickets:  £17.50 (£12.50 concessions). Time: 4pm-6.30pm. Details and booking:  www.minimumlabyrinth.org.

Sunday 12 February; Remote Rite: Calling Down The Moon and Candle Magic Spell with the London Pagan Community and the Grove of the Green Goddess. The spell being used in the ritual is taken from my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic and I am delighted that the group is doing this, but the event is not being organised by myself. Venue: In a place that is meaningful to you. You must be a member of the meetup group to book for this event and take part. Time: 7.30pm https://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/events/235506706/

Note: I am not responsible for any of these events except my Scrying by Candlelight workshop at Atlantis Bookshop. Although I try to make sure the details on my listing are accurate, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability etc. Please contact the organiser before attending any event.