Wednesday 22 August 2018

This Week's Pagan Events In & Near London


Here is a listing of events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next couple of weeks 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 22 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 22 August; Astral Projection Workshop with Jade Shaw. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm-9.30pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 23 August; Wasteland to Pureland. Talk by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. 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 23 August; Vigil at Crossbones to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard and the dead and wounded of the London Bridge attacks. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/

Thursday 23 August; Drink and Draw social evening. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 23 August; Spiritual Development Circle hosted by Mimosa Spiritual Experiences. Venue: Fairkytes Arts Centre, Hornchurch, RM11 1AX. Time: 7pm. Cost: £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/2102023836737122/

Friday 24 – Monday 27 August; Into the Wild Festival. Venue: Chiddinglye Farm, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4QS. Weekend adult tickets £113, Sunday adult tickets £50. https://event.bookitbee.com/17359/into-the-wild-2018

Friday 24 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 24 August; A Night of Pagan Poetry organised by Math Jones and Eileen Thenamelessone. Venue Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden, London. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/292912921478587/

Friday 24 August; A Ceremony of Love with Luxmi and Aphrodite. Full moon ritual by Thames with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meeting  by the main door of Tate Modern at 7.30pm for a ritual on the river bank at 8pm. Cost: £3/£2. 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 25 August; 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 25 August; Men's Mysteries Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Time: noon-5pm. Cost: £35.99 each including a fantastic ritual kit for you to take home. Tel: 020 8850 7803.  https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 25 August; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Minor 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 25 August; 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 4pm PDT (US) time, which is from 5pm 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/

Sunday 26 August; Pagan Pride Anglia Festival. Venue: Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, MK9. Starts at noon. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/1760760567468888/

Sunday 26 August; Herb Magic: Spells, Lore and Workings. Afternoon Class with Rebecca Beattie. 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/

Sunday 26 August; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: London, NW1 7SU (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £18. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Monday 27 August; Luna Iter - Journey of the moon - for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers with Luna Iter- Wiccan Seekers London NE. Pub moot followed by a ritual close to each full moon. Venue: Different venue than usual as the Pembury is being refurbished: The Old Ship, 2 Sylvester Path, Hackney E8. (Usual venue is Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney). Moot starts at 4.30pm, then at 6pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.meetup.com/Luna-Iter-WiccanSeekersLondonNE/

Monday 27 August; Full Moon in Pisces - Earthly Love. Moonpsycles meditating with the rhythm of nature and astrology. Meet at Hyde Park (close to Lancaster tube station entrance), 1 Lancaster Gate Road, Bayswater Road, London W2 4QH. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/MOONPSYCLES/

Tuesday 28, 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; 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/

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. 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

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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