Wednesday 25 July 2018

Lammas Pagan Events In and Near London


Lammas is on August 1 and is a pagan festival to celebrate the start of the harvest. Here are details of some of the events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans up to that time and in the week ahead. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now - Saturday 28 July; Exhibition The Art of Magic based on missing artefacts once housed in the archive of The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Venue: Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD. Time: Noon-6pm. https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/the-art-of-magic-

Wednesday 25- Tuesday 31 July; Hay House Heal Summit 2018, Free online event. https://www.hayhousehealsummit.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 25 July; The Secret Language of the Renaissance. National Gallery tour with by Richard Stemp, organised through Watkins Books. Venue: National Gallery. Time: 2.30pm. For more details tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Wednesday 25 July; 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 25 July; Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH (45 mins from central London). The pub does not have disabled access. This moot usually meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Thursday 26 July; Leopard Warrior. Talk by John Lockley. 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 26 July; The Pendle Witch. A play. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £13.45 per person. https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/Treadwell%27s-Books/The-Pendle-Witch/13271736/

Thursday 26 July; Marvelous Mushrooms, Toxic Toadstools and Fortean Fungi. Talk at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX.. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Friday 27 July - Sunday 29 July; Full Moon Weekend by the Sea with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Kalyanaloka Buddhist and tea retreat centre, 58 Slinfold close, · Brighton, Sussex. Advance booking essential. Details: https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Friday 27 July; The Way of the Leopard. Talk by John Lockley. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.92. https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Friday 27 July; Drawing down the moon rite on the full lunar eclipse with the The Wiccan Moot. Venue: pub in Wimbledon. Time: 7pm. Advance booking recommended. https://www.meetup.com/London-Wicca/

Friday 27 July; 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 27 July; Full Moon Let it Go, Make it Happen workshop with Wolf Sister. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Sessions at 7pm. Tickets: £35. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 27 July; Total Lunar Eclipse and Dragon Magic: Full moon Ceremony by river Thames with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at the seats outside the Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG at 7.30pm to walk to the ritual site. Fee: £3. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink to share. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans

Saturday 28 July; 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

Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 July; The Eastbourne Lammas Festival. Two-day festival with a seafront procession, live music, belly dancing, Morris dancing, stalls, pagan ceremonies and more. Location: Western Lawns, Seafront, Eastbourne, Sussex. Free event. For more details, visit the website: http://www.lammasfest.org/

Saturday 28 July; Goddess Festival with full programme of talks and workshops and a market. Venue: 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London, NW3 2BQ. Entry to the market is free. Full access tickets: £10 for super early bird ticket, £12.50 for early bird, £16.50 for standard advance and £22 on the door. Website: www.awakenthegoddess.co.uk

Saturday 28 July; Wild Medicine Day with Forage Botanicals. Venue Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe St, London SE16 5ET. Time:10.30am - 3pm. Tickets £50. Details: www.foragebotanicals.co.uk

Saturday 28 July; The Tarot - A Complete Resume of the Cards. Workshop with Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue: The Crosse Keys, 9 Gracechurch Street, · London. Time: 11am. Tickets: £15. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Saturday 28 July; Full Moon Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for as short or long a time as you like between 10am and 6pm PDT (US) time, which is from 6pm UK time. You can light a candle just for an hour or so and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Details: http://peacefires.org/

Saturday 28 July; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Lammas Ritual at Avebury Sun Circle, in Avebury, Wiltshire. Open druidic style ceremony to mark Lammas. Meet from noon in the Red Lion pub. Ritual starts at 1.30pm. Free event, offerings of mead and food welcome. https://www.facebook.com/events/231736534071035/

Saturday 28 July; Space Clearing Webinar with Edwin Courtenay, run by the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 5pm UK time (but available to access after this time). Cost: £14/£18. For details visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 28 July; The Art of Magic. An Exhibition and Performance based on missing artefacts once housed in the archive of The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Venue: Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD. Performance at 7pm. Tickets £5.  https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/the-art-of-magic-closing-performance

Saturday 28 July; Art in the Crypt hosted by Hell Fire Club Books Esoteric Publishers. One-night exhibition showcasing a group of artists working with esoteric currents, alchemical processes, alien parasites, conjured spirits and the manifestation of the forces of light and darkness: Sean Woodward, Sasha Chaitow, Jason Atomic, Savage Pencil, Zoetica Ebb, Alberto Bona, Amodali Zain and Madeleine LeDespencer. Venue: The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church, Euston Rd, London NW1 2BA. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. http://hellfireclubbooks.com/shop/art-in-the-crypt-london/

Saturday 28 July; Starlight storytelling in Richmond. Storytelling for adult audiences with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location near Richmond station. Time: 8pm start. Price: £4 - you must reserve a place in advance. Bring a candle and something to sit on. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 29 July; The Out-of-body Experience, Lucid Dreaming, Hypnagogia and The Lucia No 3 Workshop with Anthony Peak at Alternatives. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 10am-5.30pm. Tickets £95 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Sunday 29 July; Shamanism Healer Training - Becoming the Alchemist- Connect to Your Source Gold within. Venue: Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP. Time: 10.15am-5.15pm. Tickets £75. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Sunday 29 July; Lughnasadh/Lammas Wheel of the Year ritual at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Tel: 020 7433 3267. http://www.rosslynhillchapel.com/

Monday 30 July; Your Zodiac Sign - a look at the 12 signs of the zodiac and their traits. Workshop with Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue: The Green, Wanstead. Time: 10.30am-2.30pm. Tickets: £8. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Tuesday 31 July; Wisdom Keepers Series: Yawanawa Culture, Songs and Medicines. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £26.15. https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/type/wisdom-keepers-series/

Wednesday 1 August; Wheel of the Year Festival - Fruition at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gather at the well head for midday meditation until 12.30pm, followed by conversation on the lower lawn. Free admission to the gardens from 10am to noon. For more details, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Wednesday 1 August; 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 1 August; When Prophecy Fails… Again. Talk by Dr David V Barrett. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org

Wednesday 1 August; Change, Dream, Create workshop. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 2 August; Start of 10-week online tarot course run by Shirlee of Wicca Moon. Cost: £250 for the entire course. Details: https://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6456785-10-Week-Online-Tarot-Course.html

Thursday 2 August; The Day the Buddha Woke Up. Talk by Rima Fujita. 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 2 August; PFL Lammas Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Friday 3 August; College of Psychic Studies Summer Open Evening with demonstrations and taster sessions. Venue: 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 3 August (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/

Saturday 4 August; Get to Know Wild Plants - Dead Nettle Family. Walk organised by the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Southern Grove, London, E3 4PX. Time: 10am-4pm. Tickets: from £26.79. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-to-know-your-wild-plants-dead-nettle-family-tickets-47664908023?

Sunday 5 August; 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

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

Sunday 5 August; Druidic Lughnasadh/Lhammas Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, by 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome.

Sunday 5 August; Woodland Lammas 2018: Gathering and Norse Harvest Ceremony with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. eet in Garden area of Woodman pub, Archway Road, Highgate, North London, from 2pm to walk to woods at 2.30pm. Ceremony starts at 3pm. Fee: £5/£3. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink to share. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans

Please note: I try to keep my events page accurate, but if you do spot any errors, please let me know by leaving a comment. If you know of any other events you would like mentioned, please email badwitch1234@gmail.com

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