This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK 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.

Wednesday 11 April Sale of secondhand folklore books and ‘Folklore’ issues hosted by The Folklore Society. Venue: The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 5pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/814391265427332/

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 Gnostic Lecture: The Zodiacal Belt hosted by Gnosis London. Venue Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/436839656738332/

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 – Saturday 28 April; Esoteric Harlequinade. Sean Jefferson Art Exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Private preview on the evening of 13 April (ticketed event); exhibition normally open Monday-Saturday during shop hours, just pop in. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.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; Friday 13 Goddess Circle with Lucy North. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 13 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/

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?

Saturday 14 April; Foundations of Integral Sound Healing: Sound Bath. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

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.

Sunday 15 April; Barefoot in the Woods: Magic of Deep Nourishment with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Forest Hill, London SE23 (details sent to those attending - advance booking essential). Suggested donation £10. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Sunday 15 April Ēostre Blot and Picnic.  Celebrate the beginning of Summer with The Kith of Yggdrasil, Meet at The Fox On the Hill pub, 149-153 Denmark Hill, Camberwell, Southwark, SE5 8EH at 2.30pm to walk to the outdoor site for the rite. Bring a picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/133630680811635/

Monday 16 April; The Five Secrets to Personal Transformation. Talk by Davidji. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Doors open 6.30pm.. Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 16 April; Young Urban Witch Workshop: Herbs in Magic. Evening mini-workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 16 April; Meditation and Mazes at Pagan Pathfinders. Meeting suitable for all pagans in Finchley, London N3. Time: 7pm. (Meeting is usually on the 3rd Monday each month.) Free, but bring food and drink to share. Contact Pagan Pathfinders for more details: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders/

Monday 16 April, Red Bead Woman. Mythologist Martin Shaw storytelling about epic transformations. Venue: Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, Soho, London W1D 3NE. Time: 8pm. Tickets from £10. https://sohotheatre.com/shows/crick-crack-club-red-bead-woman/

Tuesday 17 April; Wicca New Moon Ritual Circle with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Meet in the heated patio area of the Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 7.30pm to walk to Queen's Woods at 7.45pm promptly. Fee: £3/£2. 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/

Tuesday 17 April; Relationships as a Path of Discovery. Talk by With Steve Briault. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £7/£5 http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Tuesday 17 April; 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, 18 April; Why Ancient Cypress is Important - gallery talk. Room 72, 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

Wednesday 18 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, 18 April; Discussion forum: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral and Psi. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 6.30pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Wednesday, 18 April; 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 19 April; SoulWorks: Living Your Soul Story. Talk by Jane Bailey Bain. 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 19 April; History of the Chakras II: From India to England. Lecture by Phil Hine. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 19 April; Holy lands and theme parks: religious visitor attractions worldwide. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 4pm. Tickets free, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 20 April; The Witches Banquet: Memorising the Tarot Cards and Spreads (Wiccan Moot) Venue: Souk Medina, 1a Short's Gardens, London WC2H 9AT. Time: 6.30pm. Free event but as the meeting is in a restaurant you will need to pay for your own food and drink. https://www.meetup.com/London-Wicca/events/ or https://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Saturday 21 April; Wiccan Path for Beginners. Training day with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Meet in the heated patio area of the Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 10am to walk to Queen's Woods. Day ends at 5.30pm. Fee: £20. 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/

Saturday, 21 April; Sigils, Talismans and Magical Signs. Full-day workshop with Julian Vayne  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Tickets £75, deposit £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday, 21 April; Pagan Future Fests - Belostra Festival 2018. Day of workshops, entertainment, a market, food and a bar. Venue: Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill, London SE25 6AB. Starts at noon. Tickets £15. Details: https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/ Tickets http://paganfuturefests.org.uk/id2.html

Saturday 21 April; Foragers feast and pharmacy with The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Seasonal wild foods and herbal remedies with Kenneth Greenway, Cemetery Park manager and botanical pharmacist Fawz Farhan. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets: £42. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/foragers-feast-pharmacy-tickets-41490906418

Sunday 22 April; The Dark Arts Fayre. Venue: The Lounge Promotion, Nightclub Kolis, 1 Archway Rd, London N19 3TD. Time: noon-6pm. Entry: £3. https://www.facebook.com/events/150819355608906/

Note: I am not responsible for 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 changing, please email the correct details to badwitch1234@gmail.com