This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of 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 - Wednesday 28 February 2018; Harry Potter: A History of Magic. Venue: 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/

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 - 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/

Wednesday 1 November; 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 1 November; Ian Read reading from his work on the Kindred of the Kibbo Kift. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 4pm to 7pm. Entry: £10. To reserve a place call 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 1 November; Wednesday Workshop - Life and Death. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.15pm. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiners-spiritual-science/

Wednesday 1 November; Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub - Many happy returns? Investigating reincarnation claims in Lebanon. Talk by Prof Chris French. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Wednesday 1 November; Wicca for Absolute Beginners. First session in five-week evening class course taught by Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Deposit £90 for entire course. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 1 November; Honouring and Remembering the Dead 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 2 November, Chakra Meditation. Talk and book by Swami Saradananda. 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/

Thursday 2 November, Private view of  The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: An exhibition dedicated to Cornwall’s most magical Museum, featuring photographs from Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Sara Hannant and Simon Costin. Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Thursday 2 November; Spiritual Development Circle hosted by Mimosa Spiritual Experiences. Venue: Fairkytes Arts Centre, Hornchurch, RM11 1AX. Time: 7pm. Cost: £5. https://www.facebook.com/mimosaspiritualexperience/

Thursday 2 November; PFL Samhain Open Ritual hosted by The Pagan Federation London and guests. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Entry £5/£6. https://pflondon.info/

Thursday 2 November; Earthstars Group Meeting: Samhain - a celebration of the Dead and our Ancestors. 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/

Thursday 2 November - 8 April 2018; Exhibition: Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 standard, members free but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Starting 3 November, The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: An exhibition dedicated to Cornwall’s most magical Museum, featuring photographs from Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Sara Hannant and Simon Costin. Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Friday 3- Sunday 5 November, Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Festival Birmingham. Venue: NEC Birmingham, Halls, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT. Times: 10am - 6pm Friday, Saturday, 10am - 5pm Sunday. Prices: Friday £11/£9, other day tickets £13/£11. http://www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk/birmingham

Friday 3 November; The Shamanic Path - Healing the Stories that Define Us. Talk by Jez Hughes, author of The Heart of Life. 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 3 November; Valentine Penrose, Surreal Occultress. Lecture by  Dr Sabina Sten. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 3 November; Wicca Full Moon Ceremony (Taurus) by the Thames with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Location by the Thames, SE1 (full details given to meet-up members).  Time: Meet at 7pm to walk to the ritual site. Donations of £3/£2 welcome. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Friday 3 November; Valentine Penrose, Surreal Occultress. Lecture by Dr Sabina Stent. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 3 November; 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 4 November; The Shamanic Path - Healing the Stories that Define Us. Day workshop with Jez Hughes, author of The Heart of Life, which you can view on Amazon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost: £95. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 4 November; SPR study day - Psi in Nature. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 10.20am-5.30pm. Entry: £42/£38. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Saturday 4 November and Sunday 5 November. Ritual, Astrology and Performance by Chisenhale Dance Space. Venue: Chisenhale Dance Space, 64-84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ. Time: 1pm - 5pm. Tickets: £60 for both days advance booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ritual-astrology-and-performance-tickets-38502046658

Saturday 4 November; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: London, NW1 7SU (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 2pm start. Tickets: £8 http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Saturday 4 November; Dragons! From China to Alchemy to Medieval England, Afternoon Lecture by Ruth Clydesdale Coinciding with the British Library Harry Potter Exhibition. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 3pm. Tickets £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 4 November; Launch party for Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days. This is a Moon Books community book, which I edited. There will be a cream tea and Geraldine and Bali will make the place look lovely and twinkly and snuggly as it will be dark outside. There will be early copies of the book available and I will do some readings from it. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 4pm to 7pm. The party will be free to attend, but you will need to reserve a place in advance. Tel: 020 7405 2120  or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 4 November; Full Moon Urubu Dance Tribe Drum Mantra, Cacao and Sound Bath. London venue, details shown to members of the meet-up group. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.meetup.com/london-ecstatic-dance/

Sunday 5 November; 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 November; Mimosa Love and Light Spiritual Centre. Usually held on the 1st Sunday of every month with readings, stalls, therapies, reiki and spiritual healers. Venue Harold Hill Community Centre, Gooshays Drive, Harold Hill RM3 9LB. Time: 7pm to 10pm.  Entry £4 - raffle £1.00. This is a non profit event. https://www.facebook.com/mimosaspiritualexperience/

Sunday 5 November; Druidic Samhain/Hallowmas Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome. https://www.facebook.com/notes/loose-association-of-druids-of-primrose-hill/kalendar-of-rituals-for-2017/1402901283113536/

Sunday 5 November; Candle Magic Workshop - I am running another session of my candle magic workshops based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/events/ or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing info@treadwells-london.com or visiting the shop. (View my book at Treadwell's)

Sunday 5 November; 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 5 November; The Crick Crack Club presents Beowulf. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre. British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £8. Time: 2.30pm. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Sunday 5 November; Psychic and Spiritual Development Class. 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/

Sunday 5 November; November Full Moon Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for as short or long a time as you like between 8am and 4pm PDT (US) time, which is between 3pm and 11pm GMT (UK time). You can light a candle just for an hour or so and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Details: http://peacefires.org/

Monday 6 November; Reclaim The Sacred - day of public ritual in London. Time: 1pm-4.23pm. Gathering at the Monument to the Great Fire of London at 1pm we will perform rituals at several sacred sites ending up at Trafalgar Square. https://www.facebook.com/events/477594935966902/

Monday 6 November; Kabbalah – A Spirituality for our times. Talk by Rabbah Saphir Noyman Eyal. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 7 November; Fin de Siècle Satanism in Bohemian Paris . Lecture by Madeleine LeDespencer. Event by The Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 7pm. Tickets £13.33 – £18.65. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Tuesday 7 November; Anthony Kesner presents his Students. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£1o. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 7 November; Magic for Today. First part of a five-week course with Paula Nancy and Frank Pierce. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £170 for the entire course, £90 deposit. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 7 November; Talk on In the Footsteps of the Ancestors at Romford Moot hosted by Mamma Moon Magick, Venue: Golden Lion, Romford, Essex. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Tuesday 7 November; 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/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Wednesday 8 November; Hallowe’en and Valentine: The Culture of Saints’ Days in the English-Speaking World. Lecture by Prof. Nick Groom. Katharine Briggs Lecture 2017 hosted by The Folklore Society. Venue: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 5.30pm-9pm. To book, contact thefolkloresociety@gmail.com or phone 0207 862 8564.

Wednesday 8 November; 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/

Thursday 9 November; Sacred Retreat. Talk and book signing by Pia Orleane. 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 November; 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 9 November; Annie Besant, her thoughts and forms. 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

Thursday 9 November; Uri Geller And Metal-Bending: Fact, Fiction or Fakery? Talk at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £5 plus booking fee. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday 10 November; The Thinning of the Veil. Talk by Edwin Courtenay. 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 10 November; 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 10 November; Book launch, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination. Talk and party with Gary Lachman and Floris Books. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets free but you must reserve a place in advance. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 10 November; 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, North London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Saturday 11 November - Sunday 12 November; Singing Bowls Workshop with Frank Perry and Kat Bumbul. Venue Buddha on a Bicycle, 27 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London. Time: 11am-6pm, Price: £140 - full two-day workshop, £75 - one day (Saturday or Sunday). To book email kat@soundmysterium.com or call 07724302001. https://www.facebook.com/events/1617029355027730/

Saturday 11 November; 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 11 November; Developing our Psychic and intuitive ability. Afternoon workshop with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: Central London location tba. Time: 2pm. Entry: £8, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday 12 November; 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 12 November; Herbology with Anna Pavord. Hogwarts Curriculum Lecture - part of a series running alongside the Harry Potter Exhibition. Venue: British Library Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Tickets: £15/£10. Visit https://www.bl.uk/events/hogwarts-curriculum-lectures? or call 01937 546546

Note: I do not organise any of these events except the book launch for Every Day Magic and my candle magic workshop. I try to make sure all the details are accurate, but please contact the organisers before turning up to any event. If you spot anything that needs correcting, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com