Wednesday, 6 June 2018

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 week 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 - 28 October. Roman Dead. Exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands. Venue: No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL. Free entry.  https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london-docklands/whats-on/exhibitions/roman-dead

Wednesday, 6 June; Flateyjarbok: The last great Saga treasure - a celebration of its translation into English. Venue Den Norske Klub, 4 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4JU. Time: 1pm-5pm.

Wednesday, 6 June; 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, 6 June; Adventures in Magic and the Occult hosted by Funzing Talks. Venue: Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch, 19-23 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/funzing-talks-adventures-in-magic-and-the-occult-17038/

Thursday 7 June; Our Compassionate Kosmos. Talk by Ricardo Stocker. 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 7 June; Telepathic Hypnosis - talk by Dr Terence Palmer. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5 non-members, free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 7 June; Ronald Hutton talking on Village Witchcraft. (You can view his book The Witch on Amazon.) Organised by A Curious Invitation. Venue: Carlyle's House 24 Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HL. Time Doors open 6.30pm, talk starts 7pm. Tickets £15. https://www.acuriousinvitation.com/events.html

Friday 8 June and Saturday 9 June; Special morning tour: an introduction to ancient Egypt. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 8.50am. Tickets £30.. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 8 June; How to Use Crystals for Personal and Spiritual Development. Lecture by Judy Hall. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm start. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 8 June; 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 8 June; Southwark Festival of Words: Story Night. Storytelling for adult audiences with London Dreamtime and other storytellers. Venue: John Harvard Library, Borough High Street, London SE1. Time: 7pm. Price: Free event but you must book a place in advance.  For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Friday 8 June; Guided Shamanic Spirit Boat Journey with Gareth Hughes and Miguel Da Silva. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Saturday 9 June; Healing the Ancestral Wounds. Shamanic Workshop. Venue: Emerson College, Pixton, Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JX. Time: 10.30am-4.30pm. Tickets: £65. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/168410037186228/

Saturday 9 June; High Magic Workshop 2: Planetary Kameas, Seals and Element Pentagrams with London Woodland Witches, Pagans and Ritual Magicians. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate. Meet in the garden area of the Woodman pub at noon promptly to walk to the woods. Cost: £20).· Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 9 June; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Major Arcana. Afternoon workshop with Sue Terry. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 9 June; An Introduction to Vedic Astrology at the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Cost: £5. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Saturday 9 June, An Evening with Alex Sanders. A Celebration of the Life of the King of the Witches (6 June 1926 - 30 April 1988) starting with an Alexandrian Rite led by Maxine Sanders, followed by talks and films. Venue: Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN. Time 7pm. Tickets: £17.50. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-alex-sanders-the-king-of-the-witches-tickets-45264683888

Sunday 10 June; Shamanism Soul Retriever Healer Training. Venue: Helios Centre, 116, Judd Street London WC1H 9NS. Time: 10.15am. Entry: £75. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Sunday 10 June; Womb Kundalini Dance and Rite of the Womb 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/

Monday  11 June; The Gate of Light. Talk by Lars Muhl 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 11 - Saturday 30 June; Summer Solstice Celebration of the Goddess Juno at Wicca Moon. Each year Shirlee and her fellow witches raise awareness of the Divine Goddess of 10,000 names and funding for charity with a series of events including talks, ceremonies and workshops. The opening ceremony is at noon on 11 June and is a free event, followed by a witches' tea party. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Some events are free. Tickets can be bought for individual activities, or you can pay a special price of £165 for the entire month. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Monday 11 June; Young Urban Witches. Evening mini-workshop on practical magic 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/

Tuesday 12 June; Incense-Making Workshop - part of  the Summer Solstice Celebration at Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm-4pm. Free event. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Tuesday 12 June; Healing Ceremony With the Animal Guides - Step into your own Power. Workshop with Shamanism and Evolving Consciousness. Venue: Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard, London E14 9DB. Time: 6.45pm. Tickets £25. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Tuesday 12 June; The Secret History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult. A walking tour with storyteller Nigel hosted by Funzing Talks. Meet at Saint Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8BX. Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm. Tickets: £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/the-secret-history-of-magic-witchcraft-the-occult-17554

Tuesday 12 June; The Psychology of Superstition. Lecture by Professor Carolyn Hildebrandt, part of the APRU/FPU Invited Speakers Series. Venue: Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Whitehead Building, Goldsmiths, New Cross, London. Time: 6.10pm. Further details: https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=11497

Tuesday 12 June; Aspecting the Goddess - evening talk and reading by author Jane Meredith. (You can read a review of her book here). Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/217083132227222/

Tuesday 12 June; Live Ecstatically With Tantra hosted by Funzing Talks. Venue: The Dead Dolls House, 181 Upper Street, London N1 1RQ. Time: 7pm. Tickets £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/funzing-talks-live-ecstatically-with-tantra-17039/

Tuesday 12 June; On the Wings of Dragons. Talk by Kieron Morgan. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm start. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 12 June; Nova Stellar Presents an evening with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. 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/

Wednesday 13 June; Goddess Kirtan - Singing Her 10,000 Names - part of  the Summer Solstice Celebration at Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm-4pm. Free event. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Wednesday 13 June; 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 13 June; Wicca New Moon Circle with London Woodland Witches, Pagans and Ritual Magicians. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate. Meet in the garden area of the Woodman pub at 7pm promptly to walk to the woods. Cost: £3.· Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Wednesday 13 June; Create and Activate with Mama Moon. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 14 June; Avalon Talk and Meditation with Anne Goodman - part of  the Summer Solstice Celebration at Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm-4pm. Tickets £35 inc activation box. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Thursday 14 June; The Gate of Light. Talk by 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 14 June; Increasing Personal Power - evening talk by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 14 June; History of Chakras 4: Jung and Psychology. 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 14 June; A Beginner's History of English Folk Song with folk performer Cunning Folk (George Hoyle). Talk 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 cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com

Friday 15 June; Freya / Goddess of the Runes event - part of  the Summer Solstice Celebration at Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm-4pm. Free event, but you will need runes. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Friday 15 June; Summer Gong Bath with Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £20/£22. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 15 June (tbc); 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 15 June; Water - Elixir of Eternal Life. Talk by Ralf Roessner at Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2077702915777666/

Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 June; Two Magical Workshops with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. Gypsy Magic (this included a set of stones) and Thought-Forming workshop. Venue: Islington Ecology Centre, 191 Drayton Park, London. N5 1PH. Times: 9.30am-5.30pm each day. Tickets: £85/£80 or £155 for both. Email mariateresaharmer@yahoo.co.uk to reserve a place. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1491581800964232/

Saturday 16 June; Free Energy - Ether Technology - A question of our Time. One-day workshop by Ralf Roessner at Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: 9am-4pm. Tickets £45. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-energy-ether-technology-a-question-of-our-time-tickets-44403225242

Saturday 16 June; Manifesting with the Moon. Masterclass with Yasmin Boland organised by Alternatives. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 10am- 4pm. Tickets £40/£50 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Saturday 16 June; Venus in the Western Esoteric Tradition: Force of Love. Seminar-workshop with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm - 3pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 16 June; Astrology, Magic and Alchemy in Shakespeare’s Plays. Afternoon workshop with Priscilla Costello. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 2pm-5pm. Tickets £30. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 16 June; Isis Soul Healing - part of the Summer Solstice Celebration at Wicca Moon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm-5pm. Tickets £35 inc ritual kit. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/591360514554349/ or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Sunday, 17 June; 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, 17 June; The folklore of wild plants with the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Southern Grove, London, E3 4PX. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £14.50-£19.62. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklore-of-wild-plants-tickets-46141550620?

Sunday, 17 June; 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/groups/dawnoftheoak/

Note: I do not organise any of these events. I try to make sure my listings are accurate but do not always know about changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organisers for more information before attending any event. If you spot something that needs correcting, please let me know by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com.

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