Wednesday 24 May 2017

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of England over the couple of weeks 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 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 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; Wicca New Moon: Gaia-Selene Circle (monthly, outdoor circle) with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Outdoor location Queen's Woods, Highgate. North London. Meet at The Woodmans' pub garden by 7pm then go to the woods. Cost: £3 You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a blanket to sit on. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

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/

Friday 26 May; Imagination, and the Plant Archetype. Lecture by David Lowe. Lecture at Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5/£3. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Saturday 27 May;  The Tale of Thor's Wedding - Storytelling for children from Norse myths organised by the Museum of London. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Time: Several 30-min sessions during the afternoon, starting at 1pm. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

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

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

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

Tuesday 30 May; Moonlight Goddess Gathering - monthly event organised by Anoushka through Funzing. Venue: Clifton Gardens, London, W9 1DT. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £20. Details and bookings: http://uk.funzing.com/funz/2940?

Tuesday 30 May; Chertsey Moot. A social moot held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Golden Grove pub, Ruxbury Road, St Annes Hill, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9EN. All welcome. From 8pm to 11pm. For more details, email: sian_ap_pysgotwr@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday 31 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 31 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 31 May; Multi-Dimensional Healing with the Spirit Doctor Team. Lecture by Susan Gash at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. Call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 31 May; Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH (45 mins from central London). The pub does not have disabled access. This moot meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. contact via Facebook page Hertford Pagan Moot.

Thursday 1 June; What is Post-Traumatic Growth? Talk and book signing with Miriam Akhtar. 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 1 June; Bringing Psi and Science Together. SPR lecture by Sean O'Donnell. Venue: Society for Psychical Research, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Members free, nonmembers £5. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 1 June; An Invitation to study the Ancient Mysteries! Hosted by London Wellness Meetup. Venue: Henry the 8th Hotel, 23 Leinster Gardens, London. Time: 7pm. Free admission. https://www.meetup.com/London-Spiritual-Classes-and-Workshops/

Thursday 1 June; The Magical Life of Charles Leland,  the Witches' Folklorist. Lecture by Jonah Locksley. 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 2 June; Gallery Talk - The Parthenon sculptures. Venue: Room 18, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Friday 2 June; Energy Work for the Body. Talk by David Manning 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/

Saturday 3 June; Tarot Development morning. (All levels). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Manor House, 129 Wanstead High Street, E11 2RL. Time: 10.15am. Tickets £8, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Saturday 3 June; Workshop - Discover the Goddess of the Silver Moon Diana, through her rituals, mantras and sacred prayers. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Tickets: £20 advance tickets, £39.99 on the door. Time: 11am-5pm. For details or to book a place email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 020 8850 7803.

Saturday 3 June; Tarot and Magic: A one-day masterclass with David Goddard at Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £45. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com.

Sunday 4 June; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 10am-noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/296838697408844/permalink/299021030523944/

Sunday 4 June; 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 4 June; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 4 June; Poison in the Wood - Deadly Plants. Guided walk hosted by Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets: £10/£12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poison-in-the-wood-deadly-plants-tickets-33404068468


Monday 5 June; Radicals: Individuals, groups and movements rejecting the way we live now, and attempting to find alternatives. Talk by Jamie Bartlett. 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

Monday 5 June; Dreaming through Darkness. Talk by Charlie Morley organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 5 June; Lunar Ladies: the Moon Goddess in Western Art. Lecture by  Fleur Shearman. 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/

Tuesday 6 June; Fine Tune Your Intention - with the Power of Tarot. Talk by Avril Price at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. Call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 6 June; Gef the Talking Mongoose. Talk by Christopher Josiffe and Chris Hill at London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Tickets £6.08 online. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/LondonForteanSociety/  Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gef-the-talking-mongoose-tickets-33398544947

Tuesday 6 June; (date tbc); 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 6 June; Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: Red Lion, 48 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1DP. 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 7 June; Shift into Freedom. Talk and book signing with Loch Kelly. 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/

Wednesday 7 June; Vulnerability and Power in the Shaman’s World. Talk by Ya’Acov Darling Khan organised by Alternatives. Venue: Regent's University, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS,  Time: 7pm. Tickets £20/£25. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Thursday 8 June; The Magic of Medicine: Faith and Healing - A History: Walking Tour by Discover Medical London / Royal College of Physicians Museum. Time: 2pm-4pm. Tickets £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-magic-of-medicine-faith-and-healing-a-history-walking-tour-tickets-33434428275?aff=es2

Thursday 8 June. Talk at 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 June; Earthstars Group Meeting. From Sickle to Cyberspace: thoughts on contemporary Druidry. Talk by Penny Billington. 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/

Friday 9 June; 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. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Friday 9 June; Witchcraft Documentaries of the 1970s. Lecture by Gary Parsons. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday, 10 June; Upminster Sanctuary Open Day with free mini treatments. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 11am-4pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/414554278926428/

Saturday, 10 June; Crossed Palms Psychic Fayre hosted by Crossed Palms. Stalls, readers, talks and workshops. This is an event run in tandem with The Witches Inn. Venue: Brooklyn Bar and Billiards, 9 Queensway, Redhill, RH1 1QT. Time: Noon - 5pm. Free admission. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/832653606897734/

Saturday, 10 June; Scrying by Candlelight - afternoon workshop on crystal ball reading, mirror and water divination with me, Lucya Starza. I am also the author of the book Pagan Portals: Candle Magic. 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.

Sunday 11 June; 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 11 June; Discovering the Tarot (The Mythic Tarot deck). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Crosse Keys, 9 Gracechurch Street, London. Time: 12.30pm-4pm. Tickets £8, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Note: I am not responsible for any of these events except my Scrying by Candlelight workshop. Although I try to make sure my events listing is accurate, please check with the organisers of any event you want to go to before turning up.

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