This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London over the next week or so that could be of interest to pagans - plus a few events 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 - 29 October; London Month of the Dead - series of talks, performances and workshops hosted by A Curious Invitation. Venues include Brompton Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, Kensal Green Cemetery, St Brides Church and the Petrie Museum. Tickets from £10/£12. Details and Bookings: http://www.londonmonthofthedead.com/

Now - Sunday 5 November; Certaine Wytches: Fear, Myth and Magic - exhibition by Anne Jackson. Venue: Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. Entry: Free. There is also a series of talks and other events running alongside the exhibition, tickets £5/£7/£3. Details: http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk/certaine-wytches/

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/

Now to 31 December; The London Stone on Display. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Free exhibition during museum opening hours. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

Now - Friday 27 October; Exhibition - 'Perception has Nothing to do with your Eyes'. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ and https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiners-spiritual-science/

Wednesday 11 October; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 11 October; Shamanic Drumming, Journeying and Healing Circle with Behind the Veil Shamanism. Venue: English National Ballet School, Hortensia Rd, London SW10 0QS. Time: 7.15pm Tickets: £25. https://www.meetup.com/Behind-The-Veil-Shamanism/

Thursday 12 October; Warriors of Love. Talk and book signing by James Cowan. 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 12 October; Magician and the Fool by Susan Wands talk and reading from the book. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LY. Time 7pm. Free event but you must reserve a place. Telephone: 020 7405 2120. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 12 October; Women's Singing Circle with South London Red Tent. Venue: Balham Spiritualist Church, 211 Balham High Road, London SW17 7BQ. Time 7.30pm. Tickets: £15.73. https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/

Thursday 12 October; Who was Peter Bellamy? 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 13 October; Magician and the Fool. Talk and book by Susan Wands. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 13 October; Unlucky in Peckham. Storytelling for adults only with London Dreamtime. Venue: Secret location in Pekham. Time: 7pm. Price: £6. For details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Friday 13 October; Psychic Circle. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15 per session. http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 13 October; Tea Leaf Reading hosted by Mamma Moon Magick. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15 per session. http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 13 October; 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/

Saturday 14 October- Sunday 15 October; London Tantra Festival 'Heaven on Earth-Dare to live in Ecstasy'. Venue:  Wimbourne Studios, 151-155 New North Road, London, N1 6TA. Starts 9.30am Saturday. Tickets: Saturday: £55. Sunday: £40. Weekend: £80. ·http://tantrafestivals.co.uk/

Saturday 14 October; Psychic Saturday hosted by The Witches' Inn and Crossed Palms. Venue: The Essential Training Organization, The Pilot Building Quarryside Business Park Thornton Side Unit 1, Redhill, RH12LJ. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/339063503188595/

Saturday 14 October; A New Way of Death - Guided Tour of Nunhead Cemetery. Part of the London Month of the Dead series of talk. Venue: Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, London, SE15 3LW. Time: 2pm. Tickets £10. Details and Bookings: http://www.londonmonthofthedead.com/

Saturday 14 October; A Haunted Evening at Fairkytes. Venue: Fairkytes, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1AX. Time: 11pm. Tickets £30. https://www.facebook.com/events/1990068847893026/

Sunday 15 October; 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 15 October; Wicca Course - part three. Ritual Magic/Wheel of the Year. This is an outdoor course with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue:  Wimbledon Woods (meet outside Windmill Tea Room), Windmill Road, London, SW19 5NQ. Time: 11.30am. Cost: £13. 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/

Sunday 15 October; Abode of the Dead. Guided Tour of Abney Park Cemetery. Part of the London Month of the Dead series of talk. Venue:  Abney Park Cemetery, 215 Stoke Newington High St, Stoke Newington, London N16 0LH. Time: 11am. Tickets £10. Details and Bookings: http://www.londonmonthofthedead.com/

Sunday 15 October; Making Blended Incense for Magic. Afternoon Mini-Workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 15 October; The Ageless Wisdom for Everyone study class. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Free entry but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 15 October; 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. https://www.meetup.com/The-Kith-of-The-Tree-and-The-Well/

Monday 16 October; Young Urban Witch Workshop: Element of Earth. Evening mini-workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 17 October; SPR lecture - Star Gate Archives with De Edwin May. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry free for members, £5 non-members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Tuesday 17 October; Altered States of Consciousness and Exceptional Human Experiences. Talk by Dr David Luke. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 17 October; Witches Gathering. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting for 7.30pm. onwards. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Tuesday 17 October; How on Earth did we get Here? Evolution from a spiritual perspective. Talk by Marion Briggs . Hosted byEarthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry by donations. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Wednesday 18 October; Exploring Roman London. Walk with by Rob Smith, Footprints of London. Meet at Tower Hill Tube Station, Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ at 10.30am. Tickets £9 – £12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-roman-london-tickets-37096613971

Wednesday 18 October; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 18 October; 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 19 October; Wicca New Moon Circle: with Lesser Banishing Ritual of Pentagram.  Meet in the garden area of The Woodman's Pub, Archway Road. Highgate, North London by 7.30pm to walk to Queen's Woods. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a blanket to sit on. Tickets: £3. https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Friday 20 October - Sunday 22 October; The Mind Body Soul Experience London. Venue: Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY. Time: 11am Friday - 5pm Sunday. Day tickets £12/£13, 3-day tickets £26. https://london.mbsevents.co.uk/

Friday 20 October - Wednesday 28 February 2018; Harry Potter: A History of Magic.Venue: PACCAR Gallery, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Timed slots every day. Tickets £16 adult, £8 child. Enquiries: 01937 546546. https://www.bl.uk/

Friday 20 October; Paranormal Discussion Night with Spooky London Pubs. Venue: King and Queen Hotel, 1 Foley St, London W1W 6DL. Time: 7pm. Entry: £2 donation to Macmillan Cancer Support https://www.meetup.com/spookylondonpubs/

Friday 20 October; Transhuman Technology and the Soul. Talk by William Henry. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 20 October; 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/

Saturday 21 October; Discover the Tarot (One day classroom based workshop) with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead E11 2NT. Time: 9.30am. Entry: £20. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday, 22 October; October Plenty. Autumn harvest celebration combining ancient seasonal customs and contemporary festivities with The Lion's Part. Venue: Shakespeare's Globe, Bankside and Borough Market, Southwark, London, SE1 9DT. Free event from noon. For details visit http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/octoberplenty/

Please note that I do not organise any of these events. Although I try to make sure the details are correct, I am not always notified about changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organisers before turning up to any event.