Wednesday 22 November 2017

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK 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 - 16 December; Curses! by Bompas and Parr. Exhibition and immersive installation at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology UCL, Malet Place, London, WC1 6BT. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/events/curses-bompas-parr

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 - 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/

Now - 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/

Now - Wednesday 28 February 2018; 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/

Wednesday 22 November; Woodland Thanksgiving feast with Hern's Tribe. Meet at Coombe Lane tram stop, Croydon, by 5.30pm. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a torch and food to share as part of a main meal. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Wednesday 22 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 22 November; Reclaim your Power through your Solar Plexus Chakra. Third session in the Chakra Series with Rachael of Welford Wellbeing. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £18 per session. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 22 November; Irving Finkel on Magic, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Board Games. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7.30pm. Cost £15, advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7405 2120  or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 23 November; Lecture: Water beings: historical and contemporary religious beliefs in the powers of water. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: free but advance booking essential. Time: 1.30pm. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Thursday 23 November; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard and the dead and wounded of the London Bridge attacks. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/

Thursday 23 November; Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture: Children's Experiences of Reincarnation, by Prof. Erlendur Haraldsson. 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/

Thursday 23 November; Harry Potter Quiz Night. Venue: Entrance Hall, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. Full price: £12. Time: 7.30pm. Booking: 01937 546546
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Friday 24 November; Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days, which I edited, officially launches today. You can order copies from Amazon, The Atlantis Bookshop orTreadwell's Books. You can also support the launch by joining in with a Thunderclap on social media: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/61034-every-day-magic

Friday 24 November; The Voice of the Gongs: Optimum Healing through the Fullness of Tone with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm-9pm. Cost: £40/£44. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 24 November; The John Michell Memorial Lecture: Voices of the Ancestors: Adventures in Prehistoric Sound. Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge) lecture by Adam Steve Marshall. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 6.45pm. Entrance: £8/£10. Details: http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php or https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/

Friday 24 November; A Crowley Rite: The Star Ruby  (Liber XXV). Evening Mini-Workshop with Marco Visconti  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 24 November; Haunted Hampstead - storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue Place: secret location in London NW3. Time: 7pm. Price: £10 tickets must be bought in advance. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar

Friday 24 November; Introduction to Paranormal Detection Equipment - 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 24 November; Goddess and the Divine Feminine - The Morrigan hosted by Mamma Moon Magick, Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry £15 in advance, £18 on the door. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 November;  'Know Thyself' - Spiritual Psychology The Outer Personality and the Deeper Self. Two-day workshop with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. First of a series of three workshops. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10am Saturday - 4.30pm Sunday. Tickets £130 - deposit £70. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 25 November; Pagan Future Fests Yule. A celebration of Yule – all traditions welcome! Live music, stalls, readings, talks and workshops. Venue: Stanley Hall, 12 South Norwood Hill, London SE25 6AB. Time: noon-10pm. Tickets £15 all day or £9 evening only (from 5pm). http://www.paganfuturefests.org.uk/  https://www.facebook.com/events/1945685695703740/

Saturday 25 November; 'Hecate's Wheel' - A day of Transformation and Magic dedicated to the Great Goddess Hecate. Facilitated by Caroline Wise and Carrie Kirkpatrick in North London. Price £55, places limited. To book please contact carriedivinemedia@gmail.com or call 07957 000 974. https://www.facebook.com/GoddessEnchantment/

Saturday 25 November; Sekhmet ritual. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Free event but donations welcome. Time: 2pm. For details or to book a place email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 020 8850 7803. You can also visit the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/127437511301642/

Sunday 26 November; Introduction to Your Inner Divine Goddess. Workshop with Valerie Pitts. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost: £75/£95. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 26 November; Surrender to the Season - learn to live in harmony with nature's phases, with Join Blo.aum, SLC and Pip Roberts. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £48. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Sunday 26 November; Meeting of Kith of The Tree and The Well. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn
26 Melior St, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm Entry £2. https://www.meetup.com/The-Kith-of-The-Tree-and-The-Well/

Sunday 26 November; Potions with Jane Pettigrew. 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

Sunday 26 November; “The Snow Queen” beneath the winter branches - storytelling by Vanessa Wood of London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location hidden in W1. Time: 3.30pm start. Tickets: £3, you must reserve a place by emailing vanessa@londondreamtime.com. Details: https://londondreamtime.com/calendar

Sunday 26 November; 'Witchmas' Festival: Gong Bath with Lani Rocillo. Venue: House of Hackney Flagship Store, 131-132 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchmas-festival-gong-bath-with-lani-rocillo-tickets-39191293213

Monday 27 November; The Transformative Power of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). Talk by Dr Penny Sartori and Kelly Walsh. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Wednesday 29 November; Lean into Love - Awakening your Heart Chakra. Fourth session in the Chakra Series with Rachael of Welford Wellbeing. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets from £18 per session. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 29 November; 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. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Thursday 30 November; Curator's introduction to Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free, but advance booking required. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Thursday 30 November; Earthstars Group Meeting: King Arthur’s Camlan. Presentation by Laurence Main. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 30 November; The Key to Theosophy study class. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Free entry but donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Thursday 30 November; Kenneth Grant's First Typhonian Trilogy. Lecture by Michael Staley . 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/

Thursday 30 November; Helen Duncan: Medium on Trial. Talk by Geraldine Beskin at The London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £2/£4. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday 1 December; Crowleymass - celebrating the anniversary of the death of Aleister Crowley. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Cost tba, advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Website: http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 1 December; The History of Witchcraft: part one in the British Museum with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, Time: 7pm. You must reserve a place in advance. Details: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 1 December; How to Hack Your Own Life - using eurythmy as rescue remedy. Workshop with Hanne Kristiansen Risvik. Hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Saturday 2 December; Digital workshop: Teens code the collection: lucky charms. For ages 13-15, but must be accompanied by an adult. Venue: Samsung Centre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11am-4pm. Free, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Saturday 2 December; Talk and Northern Rite for Winter Lecture with Heathen Blot, with Andre and Amanda Henriques. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 5pm. Tickets £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 3 December; Yule Solstice. Magical workshop with Edwin Courtenay. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost: £75/£95. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 3 December; Fungus Foray, with The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £10/£12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fungus-foray-tickets-38843394639

Sunday 3 December; Care of Magical Creatures with Patrick Aryee. 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

Sunday 3 December; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: Hazelwood Crescent, London, W10 5FT (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 4pm start. Tickets: £10 http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Please note that I do not organise any of these events except the launch of Every Day Magic - A Pagan Book of Days. I try to make sure the details on my weekly events listing are accurate, but please contact the organisers before attending any event. You can also let me know if any corrections need to be made to any of the details on this page, by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com

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