This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here is a list events over the next week or so that could be of interest to pagans. Most of the ones I list are in London, because that is where I live, but a few are in other parts of England. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now - Tuesday 23 May; Exhibition of The English Magic Tarot artwork. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LY. Exhibition is free to view during shop opening times, Monday to Saturday from 10.30am-6pm. Telephone: 020 7405 2120. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Now - Tuesday 23 May; Hay House World Summit 2017. Series of free online talks on mind, body, spirit subjects. For more details and to sign up visit: https://www.hayhouseworldsummit.com/

Now to 30 September; Austin Osman Spare exhibition at the Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now to the end of 2017; Poppets, Pins and Power - an exhibition on the craft of cursing at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. http://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/

Wednesday 17 May; Stillness and Meditation at Mandeville Place. Venue: School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, London. Free lunchtime event starting 1pm. https://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Wednesday 17 May; Spring Storytelling for Dementia Awareness Week with London Dreamtime. Event for dementia sufferers and their carers as well as others. Venue: Barnes Green Church Road Barnes, London SW13 9HE. Time: tbc. Price: free. For details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Wednesday 17 May; 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/

Wednesday 17 May; What Death Can Teach About Living Fully. Talk by Frank Ostaseski organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. For more details and to book tickets http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Wednesday 17 May; The Ancient Wisdom Teachings. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Entry: Donations welcome. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/

Wednesday 17 May; Do You Believe in Ghosts? Talk by Chris French. Venue: Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AH. Time:doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets: £10. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/9747

Wednesday 17 May; 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/ http://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Thursday 18 May; Destination Earth. Talk and book signing with Nicos Hadjicostis. 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 18 May; Thursday evening Tarot (All abilities). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Plough 27 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LH. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Thursday 18 May; House of Heron Drum Circle to Shamanic Journey. Venue: Caer Corhrain, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey, ME12 3SW. Time: 7.30pm. This takes place on the third Thursday each month. For more information visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Thursday 18 May; 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.

Friday 19 May - 21 May; Sussex Faerie Festival 2017 hosted by Magical Festivals and Events and The Magical Times Magazine. Venue: Alfriston Camping Park, Pleasant Rise Farm, Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex,, BN26. Tickets and detais: www.magicalfestivals.co.uk

Friday 19 May - 21 May; The Mind Body Soul Experience Manchester. Venue: EventCity, Manchester, M41 7TB. Online admission costs: Adults £10/Concessions £8. On the door: £12/£10.
www.mbsevents.co.uk

Friday 19 May - 21 May; Roots Gathering - A micro festival that focuses on bringing folk together to celebrate our traditions, arts and crafts. Venue: Hole Park, Rolvenden, Kent TN17. Adult weekend tickets £75. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roots-gathering-tickets-30795674692

Friday 19 May; Awakening Mystery: Coming alive to all that you are. Lecture by Dr. Christine Page at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 19 May; Leonor Fini, Surrealist Sorceress. Lecture by Dr Sabina Stent. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 19 May; Lecture - The Spiritual Significance of Contemporary Architecture. Lecture at Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5. Details: https://www.meetup.com/spiritual-science-at-rudolf-steiner-house/

Friday 19 May; Earthstars Group Meeting. The Awen of Taliesin. Talk by Annette Armstrong, a companion of The Druid Order. 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/

Saturday 20 May; London Tarot Festival. Day of talks, workshops and market. Venue: Islington Ecology Centre and Gillespie Nature reserve, London. Time:10am-5pm. Tickets £45, includes entry to all talks and workshops, available from The Atlantis Bookshop, Musuem Street, London or online at http://tarotconference.co.uk/

Saturday 20 May; Herb Magic with Plants of the Nine Herbs Charm. Afternoon Workshop with Trefor Wickens. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm - 5.30pm. Ticket price £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 21 May; Seriously Monstrous - a one-day conference from ASSAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena) about monsters and cryptozoology. Venue: Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre, Bond Street South, Bristol, BS1 3LE. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets £10/£20. Booking and details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seriously-monstrous-tickets-30208773254

Sunday 21 May; 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 21 May; Wiccan Path for Beginners: 1-day free course with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Outdoor location Queen's Woods, Highgate. North London. Meet at The Woodmans' pub garden from 10.30am then go to the woods. Free. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a packed lunch. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 21 May; The Ageless Wisdom For Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Entry: Donations welcome. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/

Sunday 21 May; Unearth the lost Roman city and its remains - guided walk around London organised by the Museum of London. Venue: Start at Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £12.50/£10. Booking and details: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

Sunday 21 May; 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.

Monday 22 May; LDN Talks at Night: Psychology of Alien Encounters. Talk by Professor Chris French. Venue: Old Street, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/9688/

Tuesday 23 May; Crossbones May Fair - a special opening and promenade performance on the site of  the outcasts' burial ground hosted by John Constable, aka Crow, author of The Southwark Mysteries with singers and poets. Venue:Crossbones, Redcross Way, London SE1 1TA, Times: 5pm garden opens, 5.30pm Crow's magical mystery tour of the garden plus theatrical performances and songs. 7pm the 156th Cross Bones Vigil for the Outcast (at the Red Gates in Redcross Way). Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. For more details, visit http://www.crossbones.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/117731948785450/

Tuesday 23 May; You Are the Only One Who Knows - The Healing Power of Life. Lecture by Philippa Lubbock at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 24 May; Stillness and Meditation at Mandeville Place. Venue: School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, London. Free lunchtime event starting 1pm. https://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Wednesday 24 May; 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 25 May; Insights From the Masters. Talk and book signing with Fiona Odgren. 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 25 May; The Druid Order Open Meeting. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5. http://druidorder.macmate.me/meetings.html

Thursday 25 May; Sacred Circle of Sisterhood - New Moon Circle for Women with Behind The Veil - Shamanism. Venue: The Hall, St Philips Church, Earls Court Road, London W8 6QH. Time: 7.30pm. Price: £25. https://www.meetup.com/Behind-The-Veil-Shamanism/

Thursday 25 May; Camlet Moat and the Crouch End Spriggan. Talk by Jason Hollis, author of Haunted Enfield. Hosted by London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4.40/£2.20. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/395429

Friday 26 May; British Museum talk on British Witchcraft part 1 with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, Time: 7pm. Details and reservations: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 26 May; The Knights of the Round Table. Lecture by Edwin Courtenay at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 26 May; Lore and Belief in the Case of the Talking Mongoose. Lecture by Chris Josiffe. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 27 May; Occult Energy in Embodied Magic. Afternoon Workshop with Dave Lee. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm. Ticket price £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 28 May; Edible Trees - Foraging in the Woods. Hosted by Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Tickets: £15/£18. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edible-trees-foraging-in-the-woods-tickets-33399828787

Sunday 28 May; The Kith of The Tree and The Well heathen moot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/799739386857817/

Sunday 28 May; Spring into Yin with Lisa Hood. Music and meditation. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Rd, London E9 7AD. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets: £18. http://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/

Sunday 28 May; Haunted Deptford Night Walk. Venue: Secret location in Deptford. Time: 9pm. Price: £10. For details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ Buy tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haunted-deptford-night-walk-tickets-33357662667

Note: I do not organise any of these events. 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.