This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London over the next week or so 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 - Wednesday 28 February; 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; 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/

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Wednesday 10 January; 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 10 January; London Energy Share. Venue: The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, London N5 1JT. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. https://www.meetup.com/londonhealingshare/

Wednesday 10 January; Study Group - Ancient Myths with David Lowe. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.15pm. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/

Thursday 11 January; The Grail. Talk by author Lars Muhl. 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 11 January; Women Who Run With Wolves Healing Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 11 January; Earthstars Group Meeting. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 11 January; Geomancy: An Old Art of Fortune Telling. Lecture by Dr Al Cummins. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 11 January; Urban Legends 101. Talk by Scott Wood, author of London Urban Legends (viewable on Amazon), 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 12 January; You are the Cave You Must Find and Enter. Talk by Lars Muhl. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-.8pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 12 January; Psychic Circle - Working with Spirit. Hosted by Mamma Moon Magick. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15/£18. For further information or to book call Rain on 07786328908 http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 12 January; 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 13 January; Ritual: its Relevance and Resonances. First part of two-Saturday course with Kenneth Rees. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1. Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Course No: 444. Fees: £54 Cons: £19. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 (or online). Website: www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 January; Two days of 30-min taster workshops for longer courses hosted by Clearly Destiny. Subjects included mediumship, tarot, channelling, Egyptian deities, Enochian magic, spiritual healing and Reiki. Venue: Clearly Destiny, 12 Woburn Walk, London WC1H 0JL London. Half hour sessions running at various times between 11am and 3.30pm. Each session costs £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/155807058387321/

Saturday 13 January; Working Magic in the Landscape: Psychogeography. Day Workshop with Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Tickets £75 (£40 deposit). Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 13 January; History of Magic with Irving Finkel. 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

Saturday 13 January; Scrying Workshop with Shirlee Moon. Venue: 50 Well Hall Rd, London SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Cost: £15. For further details call on 0208 8507 803 or email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 13 January; A Magical Cacao Celebration of Songs and Stories hosted by Aho and Mischief Maker. Venue: 13 Prince Edward Rd, London E9 5LX. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/events/1835485419794939/

Sunday 14 January; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10, bring your own lunch. http://woodfordchurch.com/


Sunday 14 January; 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 14 January; Public Readings from the Poetic Edda. Venue St Peters Church, London SW4 6BX. Time: 1pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/335250783597629/

Sunday 14 January; Music and Mythology. Storytelling and music by The Embers Collective. Venue: Balabam, 58-60 High Road, London, N15 6JU. Rime: 7pm. Tickets: £8. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-and-mythology-tickets-41703541415

Monday 15 January; Young Urban Witch Workshop: Element of Water 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/

Monday 15 January; Opening The Doors of Perception. Talk by Anthony Peake. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 15 January; LDN Talks: What Do Your Dreams Mean? Venue: Number 177 Bar and Kitchen, 177 Hoxton Street, London N1 6PJ. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/ldn-talks-what-do-your-dreams-mean-11026/

Monday 15 January; Talk on the Gods of Winter at Pagan Pathfinders. Meeting suitable for all pagans in Finchley, London N3. Time: 7.30pm. (Meeting is usually on the 3rd Monday each month.) Contact Pagan Pathfinders for more details: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders/

Tuesday 16 January; London Sister Circle - New Moon in Capricorn. Venue: Gayatri's Grace, Flat 19 Bath House, Bath Terrace, London, SE1 6PU. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10/£12. https://www.meetup.com/conscious-creations/

Tuesday 16 January; Did Matriarchy Ever Exist? Lecture hosted by Radical Anthropology Group. Venue: UCL Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW. Free. Time: 6.45pm. http://www.radicalanthropologygroup.org/

Tuesday 16 January; Science and Spiritual Practices. Lecture by Rupert Sheldrake. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-.8.30pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 16 January; 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/

Wednesday 17 January; 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 17 January; New Moon Ritual with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet in the heated patio area of The Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 7pm to walk to the ritual site in Queen's Woods for 7.30pm. Fee: £3. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink to share. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Wednesday 17 January; Women With Golden Scars Circle (Monthly Meeting), hosted by Women Who Dance With Their Souls. Venue: The Whole Health Centre, 78 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 2DP. Time: 7pm. Donation welcome of £10. https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Dance-With-Their-Souls/

Wednesday 17 January; Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub - Near-death experiences: Real or imagined? Talk by Dr Vanessa Charland. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Wednesday 17 January; Urbain Grandier the Witch: History, Literature and Film Lecture by Dr John Callow, author of Embracing the Darkness. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 17 January; More Mead Moot promoted by Pagan FutureFests. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton 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 18 January; Psychic Development with Judith Freeman. First part of four-week psychic development workshop for beginners. Time: Noon-2pm. Cost £90 per person for the complete course. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Thursday 18 January; Healing for the Dying and the Dead. Lecture by Edwin Courtenay. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-.8.30pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 18 January; Secret Powers of Attraction: Folk Horror in its Cultural Context. Organised by The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies London. Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom. Time: 7pm Tickets: £10/£11/£8. http://www.miskatonic-london.com/events/secret-powers-of-attraction-folk-horror-in-its-cultural-context/

Thursday 18 January; The Search for the Deep Self  - Spirit in Action with Deborah Ravetz. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Cost: £7/£5. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/the-search-for-the-deep-self/

Friday 19 January; Ghosts of Wapping Walk: witches, demons, hauntings. Storytelling walk with London Dreamtime. Venue Wapping. Time: 7pm. Price: £11.05 advance booking needed. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar  Bookings https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ghosts-of-wapping-walk-witches-demons-hauntings-tickets-39405410644

Saturday 20 January; 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 21 January; Roman London: A walk around the Roman city of Londinium with the Museum of London. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £12.50. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

Sunday 21 January; 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 21 January; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot on the third Sunday of each month. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-Kith-of-The-Tree-and-The-Well/

Note: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic workshop at Treadwell's. Please contact the organisers of any event you wish to go to before turning up.