This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of southern England 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 31 December; The London Stone on Display. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Free exhibition during museum opening ours. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

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 9 August; 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, 10 August; Meetup with Alison Murdoch and talk about spiritual transformation and illness. 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 August - 3 September; Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono. Play about a young witch, for families and children, adapted for the stage by Jessica Siân. Venue: Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD. Time 7.30pm (Matinee Starts 3pm). Price £20/£16, preview tickets £12, £64 family ticket (4 tickets: must include at least one adult and one under 16). http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/kikis-delivery-service-2/

Thursday 10 August; Rollo Ahmed: London's Black Magician. 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/

Thursday 10 August; And Did Those Hooves in Ancient Times. Talk 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.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2438110887/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com

Friday 11 August; Shamanic Journeying Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in New Addington, Croydon, South London. Time: 6.30pm. For details and to book places call 07952 041477 or visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Friday 11 August; Conan Doyle and the Mysterious World of Light. Paranormal talk by Matt Wingett, the author of a book of that name, with Spooky London Pubs. Venue: King and Queen Hotel, 1 Foley St, London W1W 6DL. Time: 7pm. Entry by donation of £2 to charity. Copies of the book will be available at £10. https://www.meetup.com/spookylondonpubs/

Friday 11 August; Open Circle every Friday for anyone wishing to develop their psychic and mediumistic abilities. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 7.30pm. Cost: £3. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Friday 11 August; 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 11 August; Om Healing for body mind and soul. Venue: The Dhyana Centre, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 8pm. https://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Friday 11 - Friday 19 August; Broadstairs Folk Festival. Week-long traditional folk festival with lots of free events and workshops. http://www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/

Saturday 12 August; Really Get to Know Your Wild Plants Through the Seasons - Mint Family. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 10am-3.30pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/really-get-to-know-your-wild-plants-through-the-seasons-mint-family-tickets-35203404330

Saturday 12 August; Building the Mystic Temple with David Goddard of Rising Phoenix ~ Magic, Mysticism and Meditation Meetup Group. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A, Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £60. https://www.meetup.com/Rising-Phoenix-Magic-Mysticism-and-Meditation/

Saturday 12 August; Transylvanian Folk Magic in Practice. Afternoon mini-workshop with Will Hunter. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Ticket price £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 12 August; Experience Spirits of Nature (Introduction: Come and Touch One!). Meet at the Gandhi Statue in Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London at 4pm. Cost: £10. https://www.meetup.com/Experience-Spirits-of-Nature/

Sunday 13 August; 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 13 August; Farnham Pagans (every 2nd Sunday). Venue: Caffe Nero, Castle Street, Farnham, Surrey. Time: 2pm. Details on Facebook and meetup.

Sunday 13 August; Psychic and Spiritual Development Class with the Psychic and Spiritual Development Group. Venue: Violet Hill Studios, 6 Violet Hill, St Johns Wood, London NW8 9EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.meetup.com/London-NW8-Psychic-and-Spiritual-Development-Group/

Monday 14 August; The Goddess Diana and her Festival. A talk and rite with Caroline Wise. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Ticket price £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 August (each evening);  Summer of Art Free Workshops - Gong Bath and Sound Scaping hosted by Mystery School of Sound and Tower Hamlets Events. Time: 6pm-9pm. Free event, but you must get a ticket in advance. http://exhibitions.weebly.com/summer-of-art-2017.html

Monday 14 August; Channelling the Messages from the Body Workshop with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Group. Venue: St Stephen's Church Hall, 48 Emperor's Gate SW7 4HJ. Time 7pm. Tickets £15 advance booking essential. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Monday 14 August; LDN Talks@Night - Paranormal Activity - or Suggestion? Talk by Dr Michael Heap. Venue: Blueberry Bar and Kitchen, Shoreditch, London. Time: 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £12, must be booked in advance. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/ldn-talks-paranormal-activity-or-suggestion-11225

Tuesday 15 August; Witches Gathering - Children of Artemis London Moot. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting at 7.30pm onwards. This pagan moot meets on the third Tuesday of each month. If you have any questions, email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Tuesday 15 August; Channeling the Messages from the Body Workshop with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Group. Venue: St Stephen's Church Hall, 48 Emperor's Gate SW7 4HJ. Time 7pm. Tickets £15 advance booking essential. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Tuesday 15 August; West Byfleet and Woking Monthly Moot. (This moot meets on the third Tuesday of each month) Venue: The Station Pub next to West Byfleet Station. Time: evening. More details can be found on NW Surrey Pagans  meetup group, or West Byfleet and Woking Moot's Facebook page. Alternatively email Westbyfleetmoot@gmail.com

Wednesday 16 August; 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 16 August; 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 17 August; Folk Song in England. Conversation with Steve Roud and others. Venue: Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road
London, NW1 2DB. Time 7pm. Full Price: £12. https://www.bl.uk/

Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 August; Lancaster Castle hosting Lancashire Witches Weekend. Ticketed event, prebooking advised. Basic entry £1, which includes some events. Additional charges for the optional Pendle Witches Walk (£8), broomstick training (£6) and visits to the Well Tower dungeon to meet Ol'Demdike (£3). Visit www.lancashirewitches.co.uk or call 01524 419486.

Saturday 19 August; Energy Awareness Workshop: Learning to Feel Energy Workshop with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Group. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time noon. Tickets £15 advance booking essential. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Saturday 19 August; Hoodoo in your Kitchen Workshop.  Afternoon workshop with Lisa Mead (Dr Beetle. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm. Tickets £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 20 August; 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 20 August; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 20 August; Woking Pagan Moot (every 3rd Sunday). Venue: Caffe Nero, Commercial Way, Woking, Surrey. Time: 2pm. Details on Facebook and meetup.

Sunday 20 August; 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.

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, cancellations or ticket availability etc. Please contact the organiser before attending any event.