This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here is a listing of events in London over the next week or so plus a few in other parts of the UK 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 - 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/  You can also view the exhibition catalogue, Spellbound, on Amazon.

Now - 12 January 2019; Divine Proportions. Dinner cabaret from Shotgun Carousel, based on the story of Dionysus, God of Pleasure and Mischief. Venue: The Vaults, Arch 234-236, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN. Tuesday - Sunday, doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: Previews: £30, general admission: £35/£55. https://www.thevaults.london/divine-proportions

Now – Tuesday 19 February 2019; Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. Exhibition at the British Library. Venue: PACCAR Gallery, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Full price tickets £16. https://www.bl.uk/events/anglo-saxon-kingdoms

Now - 11 November; International Online Congress of Witchcraft and Magic. Free grimoire of articles and spells in both English and Spanish from international personalities - including myself. My own contribution is an article about poppets and three poppet spells for the grimoire. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2213895181984914/

Wednesday 7 November; Seance at Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm. Cost: £10. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Wednesday 7 November; 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 7 November; Wicca New Moon - Healing and Psychic Protection Circle with Woodland Witches, Pagans and Magicians in Queen's Wood, Highgate. Meet at the Woodmans' pub garden at 7pm. At 7.30pm everyone will walk to the woods. Cost: £5. 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-Pagans-Magicians/

Wednesday 7 November; From ‘Wellness Wanker’ to Wellness Rebel. Talk by Pixie Turner. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org

Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November 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

Thursday 8 November - 24 February 2019. I am Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria. Exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 8 November; Santisima Muerte Workshop, includes a ritual box for all participants. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm. Cost: £15, including ritual box. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Thursday 8 November; Blessings from Beijing. Talk by Greg C Bruno. 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 8 November; Charlie Morley: The Power of the Shadow – From Darkness To Light. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Thursday 8 November; Inklings: The Stories of the Storytellers (play and book signing) hosted by His and Hers Theatre Company and Treadwells. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £10. https://www.remotegoat.com/uk/event/230990/inklings-stories-of-storytellers-tolkien-lewis/

Thursday 8 November; Gerald Gardner 101. 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 9 November; Ancient Egyptian Funerary Practices - talk for Witches' Banquet Oak Moon. Witches' Banquet monthly meeting. Venue: Souk Medina, 1a Shorts Gardens, London WC2H. Time: 6.15pm. Advance booking recommended. https://www.meetup.com/London-Wicca/

Friday 9 November; Awakening the Divine Feminine Workshop. Venue: The Chartherhouse Clinic,
98 Crawford Street, London, W1H 2HL. Time: 6.30pm. Cost: £15. https://www.meetup.com/Self-Development-and-Spiritual-Workshops-Central-London/

Friday 9 November; Intuitive Tarot Readings Night with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Beginners welcome. Venue: The Light Zone, Apt B, 61 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3DB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£15. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Friday 9 November; Carl Jung's Red Book. Talk by Brenda Crowther. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 9pm. Tickets: £14/£12. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 9 - Sunday 11 November; Ancestral Connections London hosted by Expressive Movement and African Constellations. Venue: 31 Bolney St, Vauxhall, London SW8 1EN. Time: Friday 7pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10am.Three-day tickets: £240/£190/£160. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/186076515385732/

Friday 9 November; 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 9 November; Spells: Occult Poetry for the 21st Century. Candle-lit  readings of occult poetry from the book Spells. Venue: Treadwell's, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets free/£10 with copy of book Spells. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 10 November; Understanding the Uncanny - Study Day with series of lectures. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London, W14 0RL. Time 10am-5pm. Tickets: £42/£38. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Saturday 10 November; Gnosticism and Magic. Day-long class on Western Esotericism with David Goddard. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £50. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/atlantis-events/

Saturday 10 November; Sacred Feminine: The Art of the Goddess with London Drawing Group. Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG. Time: 11am. Tickets: Tickets · £26. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacred-feminine-the-art-of-the-goddess-tickets-51401059954?

Saturday 10 November; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners  (Major Arcana). Afternoon class with Sue Terry. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm. Cost: £40 per person. You can reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing info@treadwells-london.com, visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 10 November; Manifesting with the Moon. Workshop with Yasmin Boland at Alternatives. Venue:Regent's University, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS. Time: 1.30-5.30pm. Tickets £50 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Saturday, 10 November; Poppet Making Workshop by myself at the Aspects of Witchcraft Meetup Group Guildford. Venue is a private address in the Guildford area, details sent to those who book a place. Time: 2pm-5pm. Tickets £7, all materials to make a poppet included. Details: https://www.meetup.com/AspectsofwitchcraftGuildford/events/255930564/

Saturday, 10 November; Crystal Skull Journey and Workshop with Shirlee Moon and Giselle. Venue: 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm. Cost: £15. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Sunday 11 November; Max Meditation class with Lisabetta every Sunday. Drop-in class suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators. Venue: The Little Escape Therapy Centre, 4 Paxton Mews, off Westow St, London SE19 3RW. Time: 10am-11am. Cost: £12 per class, £30 for 3 classes.
http://www.harmonious-healing.com

Sunday 11 November; 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 £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 11 November; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Lecture at the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 11 November; 11:11 The Goddess. Performance by Sun At Night London. Venue: Shoreditch Church, Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JN. Time: 5.30pm. Free. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1111-the-goddess-tickets-51736332764?

Sunday 11 November; Is There Anybody There? Spiritualism after the Great War talk by Julie Mathias, head of education at the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret. Venue: The Old Operating Theatre Museum, 9A St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-there-anybody-there-spiritualism-from-the-front-into-the-front-parlours-tickets-48835245534?

Monday 12 November; Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain. members' lecture Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £15 for main lecture theatre, £8 for live screening in Stevenson lecture theatre. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 12 November; Young Urban Witches. Evening mini-workshop on circle 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/

Monday 12 November; Instant Confidence! Talk by Paul McKenna at Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £25/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 13 November; Women's Circle with Shamanic Drum Journey with Journey Beyond the Mind. Venue: Knowsley Road, Battersea, London SW11 2NY. Time: 6.45pm. Entry: £20. https://www.meetup.com/Journey-Beyond-the-Mind-Womens-Circle/

Tuesday 13 November; The Psychic Hazards of Sex. Talk by Francesca G. Rossetti. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12.50. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/atlantis-events/

Tuesday 13 November; Two Mediums - One Evening - Messages from the Spirit World from Anthony Kesner and Daniel Pitt. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets: £14/£12. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 13 November; Nova Stellar Presents - An Evening with Mary Rands. 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/

Tuesday 13 November; The Brave White Buffalo Women's Circle with Tatanka Love. (Normally meets every Tuesday.) Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Tuesday 13 November; Witches and Bitches - an evening exploring stories inspired by those titles. Venue: New Diorama Theatre, 15-16 Triton Street, London, NW1 3BF. Time: 7.30pm. Free entry, donations welcome. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-bitches-tickets-50390931633

Wednesday 14 November; Ladamira - Ancestral Energy Ritual. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. www.aho.community

Wednesday 14 November; Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick. Evening mini-workshop with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 14 November; 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

Wednesday 14 November; Unexplained Podcast presents: The Hexham Heads. At London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £5. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Thursday 15 November; Richard Shillitoe on Ithell Colquhoun and her Bird of Hermes. 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 15 November; Mimosa Spiritual Development Circle. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Time: 7pm. Entry: £5. https://www.facebook.com/events/2266053943640954/

Friday 16 November, Witch Hunts – visual talk by Max Dashú hosted by The Feminist Library and Suppressed Histories Archives. Venue: The Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £8.68-£16. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witch-hunts-visual-talk-by-max-dashu-tickets-51114679382

Friday 16 November; Under the Reed Moon - A Gongbath with Diana Vernon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets: £20/£22. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 16 November; Introduction to crystals hosted by Mamma Moon Magick. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/course/an-introduction-to-crystals/

Friday 16 November; ‘Stories In The Dark…’ storytelling by London Dreamtime at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £14. For more details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 18 November; 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 18 November; 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/

Sunday 18 November; 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: Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Moot starts at 4.30pm, then at 6pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154/

Sunday 18 November; ‘Dark River’ Ghosts of the Thames aboard the Cutty Sark. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: Cutty Sark King William Walk, London SE10 9HT. Time: 7.30pm start. Price: £15. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ Tickets: https://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibitions-events/ships-night-dark-river

Note: I am not responsible for any of these activities except my own poppet-making workshop. Although I try to make sure my listings are accurate I do know always know about changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organiser before attending any event.