London Pagan Events for Valentine's Day & Beyond

Today might be Valentine's Day, but there are always lots of pagan events in London to help you on your path to your heart's desire. Every week I list many of those taking place in the capital and a few in other parts of the UK. 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/

Now to 25 March. Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street , Cambridge, Cambs CB3 0AQ. Museum entry £4/£2. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/

Now - Sunday 18 February; Jorvik Viking Festival 2018 in York. Various events taking place throughout the week. Main venue: 15 Coppergate Walk, YO1 9WT York. Tickets and information
www.jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk

Wednesday 14 February; True Love New Love Valentine's Spellcasting Event. Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 6pm. Cost: £12.99 for entry and everything needed. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/  or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/events.html

Wednesday 14 February; The Bleeding Heart Walk with Scott Wood of Haunt London and London Fortean Society. Starts: Bleeding Heart Yard, London, EC1N 8. Times: 7pm. Tickets: £7.70. https://www.facebook.com/pg/LondonForteanSociety/events/

Wednesday 14 February; 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 14 February; The Zero Point Field. Talk by Andrew Martin. 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/

Thursday 15 February; Lost Knowledge of the Imagination. Talk by Gary Lachman. 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 15 February; Breaking the Code of Psi. Lecture by Simon Duan. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 6.30pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 15 February; Divination with Marc Salem. 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: 7pm. Tickets: £15/£10. Visit https://www.bl.uk/events/hogwarts-curriculum-lectures? or call 01937 546546

Thursday 15 February; Rose Quartz Love Stoned with Wolf Sister. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 16 - Sunday 18 February; Into the Wild Winter Warmer festival. Venue Emerson College, Pixton, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5JX. Tickets and information: www.intothewildgathering.com

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

Friday 16 February; Woodland Wicca: New Moon Ritual and Partial Solar Eclipse Magic  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. 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/

Friday 16 February; Magickal Alchemy- workshop looking at how nature, the seasons and our energy can be used to transform our lives. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15. For further information or to book call Rain on 07786328908 http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 16 February; Alexandrian Witchcraft Soiree. Venue: Address in Central London. Time: 8pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/163582384284460/

Saturday 17 February; Day conference on Anna Kingsford and her links with astrology, esoteric Christianity, women's rights, the anti-vivisection movement, the Theosophical Society and her work with occultist Edward Maitland. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets £40/£20. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Saturday 17 February; Study Day: Faith, Belief and Religion in the Classical World. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10.30pm. Tickets £49. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 17 February; Sacred Feminine: The Art of the Goddess with the London Drawing Group. Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11am. Tickets: £26.71. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacred-feminine-the-art-of-the-goddess-tickets-41089354365?

Saturday 17 February; Witch Bottles for Practical Magic Afternoon Mini-workshop - Tanya Moulding Witch. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 17 February; Spirits and Shamans in Native North American Arts - gallery talk. Room 26., British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 17 February; Earthkin Gathering. Family-friendly pagan moot in a private home near Turnpike Lane, North London. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/578049512539478/

Sunday 18 February; 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 18 February; Exploring Shamanic Journeying. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. www.aho.community

Sunday 18 February; Loving Yourself. Women-only event with South London Red Tent. Venue is a private house and you must be a member of the group to sign up. Time 11.30am. Wear something red. https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/

Sunday 18 February; London's Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog. The event starts at 10am with a Dragon and Lion Dance and parade in Charing Cross Road, followed by free performances in Trafalgar Square and China Town from noon. Free, public event. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/ or https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/4733685-chinese-new-year-in-london

Sunday 18 February; Wild Women’s Temple: Deep Nourishment with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Private address in Forest Hill, SE18. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Sunday 18 February; A Magical Cacao Celebration of Songs and Stories. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Monday 19 February; Launch of Aleister Crowley in America by Tobias Churton. Venue The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time  6pm. Free entry, but you must reserve a place in advance. Call 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com  http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Monday 19 February; The Power of Eight. Talk by Lynne McTaggart. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 19 February; Luisa Casati, the Bewitching Muse. Lecture by Dr Will Visconti. Venue: Treadwell's, 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/

Monday 19 February (tbc); 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 20 February; Field Dynamics - An Experiential Evening Event with David Manning. 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 20 February; 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 20 February; Urban Legends of the London Underground. Talk by Scott Wood, hosted by Haunt London. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £5.50. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/418634

Wednesday, 21 February; Plant Folklore for Walk Leaders. Event for those who are involved with plant walks and education. Organised by The South London Botanical Institute. Venue: The South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London SE24 9AQ. Time: 10am-4pm Tickets: £30. Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plant-folklore-for-walk-leaders-tickets-41490559380

Wednesday 21 February; 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 21 February; The Brave White Buffalo Women's Circle. Chance to share stories of healing. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. www.aho.community

Wednesday 21 February; 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/

Wednesday, 21 February; 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 22 February; Falling into the Mystery. Talk by Zahir Khan. 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 22 February; Post-Psychoanalysis Part 3: Sorcery and Trance. Organised by Post-Psychoanalysis. Venue: Draper Tenant's Hall, Hampton Street/Newington Butts, London SE17 3AN. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-psychoanalysis-part-3-sorcery-trance-tickets-39951664504

Thursday 22 February; The Supernatural in the Great War. Lecture by Matt Wingett. 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 22 February; Cryptozoology – On the track of Unknown Animals. Talk by Richard Freeman at The London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 22 February; Guardians, Guides and Lovers. Talk by Jack Gale at Earthstars. 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/

Friday 23 February; Guanyin and the Madonna and Child: cross-cultural comparisons - gallery talk. Venue: Room 1, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 23 February; 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/

Friday 23 February; Gerrie March Presents Her Students. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£10. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 23 February; Psychic Aspects of Relationships – Clearing Old Patterns that Block Relationships. Talk by Francesca G Rossetti at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Doors open: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £8/£10. Details: http://www.rilko.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/

Friday 23 February; Katy Bohinc: Poetic Invocation The Feminine Divine - Scarlet Imprint launch event for Trinity Star Trinity. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.45pm for 7pm. Free entry but you must book a place in advance. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 February;  'Know Thyself' - Spiritual Psychology The Opposites Within. Two-day workshop with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Secnd of a series of three workshops. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10am Saturday - 5.30pm Sunday. Tickets £130 - deposit £70. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 25 February; Wiccan Path for Beginners: One-day course 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 10.30am to walk to Queen's Woods. Fee: £13. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 25 February; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/171173920273572/

Sunday 25 February; Luna Iter - Journey of the moon- for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers with Luna Iter- Wiccan Seekers London NE. Pub moot followed by a ritual close to each full moon. Venue: Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney. Moot starts at 4.30pm, then at 6 pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.meetup.com/Luna-Iter-WiccanSeekersLondonNE/

Note: I do not organise any of these events. I try to make sure my events listings are accurate but am not always aware of changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organiser of any event before turning up. If you spot something that needs correcting please let me know by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com