Wednesday 29 August 2018

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here is a listing of 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 to Sunday 2 September; Paul Kidby: Discworld and Beyond. Art exhibition relating to Terry Pratchett's fiction. Venue: Maidstone Museum, St Faith's Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1LH. Tickets are adults £4, children £2. https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/whats-on/

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 29 and Thursday 30 August; LSA Astrology Summer Classes. A selection of classes each day for all experience levels. Venue: Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. Time: various classes between 2pm and 9pm. Email admin@londonschoolofastrology.co.uk or call 020 8402 7772 to book. https://www.facebook.com/events/223419318286357/

Wednesday 29 August; Stories at the Garden Museum. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: The Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7LB. Time: 11.30am. Price: free. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Wednesday 29 August; Time to Meditate - group meditation (every Wednesday). 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 29 August; Pisces Full Moon Gong Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Sessions at 7-8pm and 8.30-9.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 29 August; Chat about Pagan / Ritual Tools and Paraphernalia at 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 30 August; Full Moon After Party. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Noon-1.30pm. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk


Thursday 30 August; Elliott O'Donnell: Strange Cults and Secret Societies of Modern London. Talk at London Fortean Society. View the book Strange Cults and Secret Societies of Modern London on Amazon. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX.. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Friday 31 August - 9 January 2019; Spellbound: Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft exhibition in Oxford. Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH. Tickets: £6/£11.25/£12.25. https://www.ashmolean.org/

Friday 31 August; 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 31 August; The River Thames: Myths and Legends – Storytelling with George Hoyle and Southwark Cathedral. Venue: Southwark Cathedral London Bridge, SE1 9DA. Time: 7pm. Price: £5. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-river-thames-myths-and-legends-storytelling-with-george-hoyle-tickets-46189914277

Friday 31 August; Love’s Secret: A Journey to the Beyond with Katie Abbott. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £30 (all proceeds donated to The Hunger Project). For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Saturday 1 September; 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 1 September; The Fifth London Folk Festival. Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. Time: 10.30am - 11pm. Tickets: £30 adults. https://uk.patronbase.com/_CecilSharpHouse/Productions/5Q/Performances

Saturday 1 September; Kabbalah and the Divine Feminine. Workshop with Maggy Whitehouse, author of Living Kabbalah, Total Kabbalah and The Marriage of Jesus. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets £50. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Sunday 2 September; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Monday 3 September; London Dreamtime Story Circle at Library London. Venue: Library London 112 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BD. Time: 6pm. Price: £6. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Tuesday 4 September; Ancient Persia: Who are Zoroastrians? Gallery talk. Venue: Room 52, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free entry. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Tuesday 4 September; Effective Spell: Chaos Magic and Hypnosis for Results. Start of intensive four-week Course with Mark Vincent Mark Vincent. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Price: £140  (£80 deposit, balance due on first night). Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 4 September; Heart Beat Drumming Collective 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/

Tuesday 4 September; Luthaneal Adams talking about magic in ancient Greece and Rome at Romford Moot. Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford, RM1 1HR. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Tuesday 4 September; Ghosts of South London. Talk by George Hoyle, at The London Fortean Society. Venue: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London Bridge, London, SE1 3SS. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £5/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Tuesday 4 September; Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: The Hatch Public House, 44 Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Wednesday 5 September; Time to Meditate - group meditation (every Wednesday). 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 5 September; Tarot Card Reading for Beginners. Start of eight-week course with Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Price: £220  (£110 deposit, balance due on first night). Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 5 September; The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories. Talk by Karen Douglas. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org

Thursday 6 September; Love Without Duality: Awakening in Intimacy. Talk by B Prior. 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 6 September; Candle Magic Workshop. I am running an evening workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing info@treadwells-london.com or visiting the shop.

Saturday 8 September; 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 8 September; Spiritual Psychology: the Outer Personality and the Deeper Self. Two-day Workshop with Vivianne and Chris Crowley . Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: Sat 10.30am– 5.30pm; Sun 10.30am–5pm. Price: £150. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 8 September. The Way of the Kairomancer: Navigating by Synchronicity. Workshop with Robert Moss organised by Alternatives Events. Venue: The Study Society, 151 Talgarth Road, London, W14 9DA. Time 10.30am. Tickets: £70 – £85. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-way-of-the-kairomancer-navigating-by-synchronicity-tickets-45474011994

Saturday 8 September; Tales of magic and adventure from the scribes of ancient Egypt. Gallery talk. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 8 September. I will be reading from my book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls at Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/or www.wiccamoon.co.uk

Saturday 8 September; Guided Walk – The Great Fire of London hosted by Astrological Lodge of London. Discover the history and astrology of the Great Fire of London on a guided afternoon/evening walk through central London. Meet at Monument, Fish St Hill London, C3R 8AH. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets: £5. Advance booking essential: https://astrolodge.co.uk/event/516/

Sunday 9 September; Start of Ancestral Healer Training course - 6-modules - with Shamanism and Evolving Consciousness. Venue: Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard,
London E14 9DB. Time: 10.15am-5.15pm. Tickets £75. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Sunday 9 September; 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 9 September; 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 £18. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 9 September; A Year With Our Gods: Mabinogion. Online conference hosted by Land Sea Sky Travel. Time:10.30am - 8.30pm EDT. Tickets: from $40. https://www.facebook.com/events/1434167596695651/

Sunday 9 September; Secret Doctrine Study Day at the Theosophical Society in London. Some knowledge of the teachings of Helena Blavatsky required. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 11am-5pm. Donations of about £3 welcome. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 9 September; New Moon: Divine Feminine Play and Fire Ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings. Venue: Private address near Forest Hill station, London SE23 3HB. Time: 3pm. Suggested donation: £15. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Sunday 9 September; New Moon Rituals with Wolf Sister and Danielle Copperman. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 4pm-pm. Tickets: £40. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic workshop and Poppets and Magical Dolls book signing. 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 want an event listed on my blog, or spot anything that needs changing, please email badwitch1234@gmail.com.

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