Wednesday 4 April 2018

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in and near London over the next 10 days 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 - 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 - Friday 6 April; Living with gods: me and my world - free Easter activities every morning. Great , British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11am. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Wednesday 4 April; 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 4 April; The Brave White Buffalo Women's Circle. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Wednesday 4 April; Money Magic with Melissa. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 4 April; The restless ghost of Wrocław. Talk by Deborah Hyde. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Thursday 5 April; The Yoga of The Three Energies. Talk by James Swartz. 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 5 April; Earthstars Group Meeting - Conversations with the Earth Spirit. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 5 April; First Steps in Thelema. Evening workshop with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 6 April; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Entry £15/£13. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Saturday 7 April; Study Day: Understanding Religion through Objects. Venue: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10.30am. Tickets £23, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 7 April; Talk and Heathen Rite for Spring with Andre and Amanda Henriques. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 3pm start. Tickets £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 8 April; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 8 April; Secret Doctrine Study Day organised by the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 11am to 5pm. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 8 April; Spellcraft workshop: Candles, Cords and Runes Magic. 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, bring a blanket to sit on and bring a hot drink and food. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 8 April; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 8 April; Barefoot in the Woods and Fire Ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Hackney (details sent to those attending - advance booking essential). Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Tuesday 10 April; 'Neighbours in her look malicious signs did see', Jasmine Losasso talks about ways witches appeared in 17th century pamphlets and woodcuts. Venue: London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Time: 2pm. Tickets: Free, but registration necessary. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neighbours-in-her-look-malicious-signs-did-see-tickets-41105436467?

Tuesday 10 April; Nova Stellar Presents an evening with Jake Stratton-Kent. Venue: The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk starts at 8pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472510443017948/

Tuesday 10 April; Dealing with the Dead: Sentiment versus Efficiency. Venue: The Old Operating Theatre Museum, 9A St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY. Time 7pm. Tickets: £10/£8. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dealing-with-the-dead-sentiment-versus-efficiency-tickets-41309771639

Wednesday 11 April; 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 April; 42 ACRES  and Mama Xanadu: Spring Tonics Wild Alchemy Session. Venue: 42 ACRES Shoreditch, 66 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £29. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/42-acres-mama-xanadu-spring-tonics-wild-alchemy-session-tickets-42979432640

Thursday 12 April; Everyday Kundalini. Talk by Kathryn McCusker. 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 April; The Highgate Vampire with London Dreamtime 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: £5/£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 April; Open Evening. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 4.30pm-9pm. Cost: £25. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 13 April; Scared to Death in the Woods. Storytelling with London Dreamtime and George Hoyle. Venue: A secret location in woods in London. Time: 7.30pm. Price: £6 per person.  For details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 14 April; Photography, Storytelling and Myth. One-day workshop. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 10am. Tickets: £65/£85. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/photography-storytelling-myth-tickets-42229972986?

Sunday 15 April; 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 15 April; 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.

Note: I do not organise any of these events. Although I try to make sure the details on my listing are accurate, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability etc. Please contact the organiser before attending any event. If you spot something that needs correcting on my listing, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

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