This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here is a listing of events in London over the next couple of weeks that could interest pagans, plus a few in other parts of the UK. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now to Sun 17 Mar; Cats on the Page - free exhibition that includes a section on witches' cats. Venue: The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. https://www.bl.uk/events/cats-on-the-page

Now - 2 June; The Lore of the Land. Exhibition exploring our deep-rooted relationship with the natural world. Venue:  The Studio, Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ. https://www.horniman.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/the-lore-of-the-land#image-0

Now - October; Waking the Witch. Touring exhibition curated by Legion Projects and supported by Arts Council England. Venues: (Until 23 March) 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe; (1 May - 8 June) Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury; (September - October 2019) Bonington Gallery, Nottingham. http://www.wakingthewitch.uk/#

Now - 22 June; Two Magical Exhibitions in York. 1) Magic and Mystery. Exhibition exploring the fine line between science, religion and magic in medieval society. 2) Seers and Shamans: Magic in the Viking Age (runs from 20 February - 27 February). Venue: Barley Hall, 2 Coffee Yard, York, YO1 8AR. Open 9am-5pm daily. Normal admission costs. https://barleyhall.co.uk/whats-on/magic-mystery/

Wednesday 6 March; Forest Bathing in Queen's Wood, Highgate. Meet in the cabin behind Queen's Wood Cafe, Highgate. Time: 9.30am. Price: £25. https://www.meetup.com/London-Forest-Bathing-Nature-Connection-Meetup/

Wednesday 6 March; Treasures of Roman Britain. Gallery Talk. Venue:  Room 49, 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

Wednesday 6 March; 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 6 March; Pisces New 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 6 March; Feminist Icons - Sculpting The Goddess with The Big Art Herstory Project. Venue: The Last Crumb Cafe London, 71-73 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 0AS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.intothetrove.com/events/2019/3/6/feminist-icons-sculpting-the-goddess?

Wednesday 6 March; The Crick Crack Club's Alternative Tarot: Lovers and Addicts. Adult storytelling with Sarah Lisa Wilkinson, Daniel Morden, TUUP, and Clare Murphy. Venue: Rich Mix Studio 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA. Tickets: £8 door / £6 advance (adults only). Time: 8pm. Rich Mix Box Office: 020 7613 7498. Event link: https://richmix.org.uk/events/lovers-addicts/

Thursday 7 March; Moon One: Seven Moons to Magic. Talk at the Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: London venue tba. Time: 6.30pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Thursday 7 March; Tea Ceremony and Labyrinth at St. Augustine's Tower with Sound Mysterium. Venue: St. Augustine's Tower, Hackney, London E8 1HT London, United Kingdom. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tea-ceremony-labyrinth-at-staugustines-tower-tickets-56675609273?

Thursday 7 March; At Home with the Ancients - Egyptian Tea Ceremony and Sound Journey with Blue Lotus Flower. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £35. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March; 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 March; 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 8 March; Psychedelic Shamanism. Lecture by Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £9. Book online at http://www.treadwells-london.com or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Friday 8 March;  Symbols of The Goddess: Decoding The Divine. Using life drawing to channel and revere the Goddess, with Steel Barbara. Venue: The Lacemakers Sweatshop, Unit R4 55, Wallis Road, London E9 5LH. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symbols-of-the-goddess-decoding-the-divine-tickets-57273889746?

Saturday 9 March; Pagan Spring Conference. Venue: Penstowe Manor, Kilkhampton, Bude, EX23 9QY. Time: 9.15am-10.30pm. Tickets: £25. https://paganphoenixsw.com/

Saturday 9 March; Wild Witchcraft Conference. Speakers include: Rachel Patterson, Vikki Bramshaw, Jonathan Argento and Lyn Thurman. Venue: Merchistoun Hall, 106 Portsmouth Road, Horndean, Hampshire, PO8 9LJ. Time: 10.15am-5pm. Tickets: £30/£25. https://lyceumwitchcraft.com/product/wild-witchcraft-conference/

Saturday 9 March; Spirits – A Rational Satanic Perspective. Talk by Ben Dean of the Church of Rational Satanism. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 2pm-5pm, Tickets: £6.66. Call 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 9 March; Queering Magic - Theory and Practice. Day-long intensive workshop with Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Tickets £75. Book online at http://www.treadwells-london.com or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 10 March; Dragons - Awaken to the energy of Rebirth and Master the Self with the Shamanism and Evolving Consciousness group. Venue: Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP. Time: 9.15am-5.15pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Sunday 10 March; The Art of Springtime: Its Myth, Metaphor and Meaning. Full-day event with Mary Attwood. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets: £85/£105. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 10 March; Sunday 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. https://harmonious-healing.com/

Sunday 10 March; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford London, E18 2JR. Time: 11am-4pm. Cost: £10 pay at door.   http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 10 March; Develop Your Untapped Psychic/Clairvoyant Skills. One-day workshop with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Beginners welcome. Venue: The Light Zone, Apt B, 61 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3DB. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Cost: £77 or two tickets for £100. You must reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Sunday 10 March; Isidias Navigatum 2019: Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony for Wealth with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at Hollyhock Cafe, Terrace Gardens, Petersham Road, TW10 6UX to walk to the banks of the Thames. Time: 2pm. Cost: £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-Pagans-Magicians/

Sunday 10 March; The Crick Crack Club presents The Intermediaries: Tales of the Orisha. Storytelling. Venue:  BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets £10. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 11 March; Indigo Sea Concert with Ajeet Kaur at Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £15/£20 for concessionary and standard tickets. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 11 March; Ruth Bayer and Caroline Wise will be giving a lively illustrated presentation on their latest psychogeographical book project ‘Here Comes the Candle, a Photographic Summoning of London Ghosts’. Nova Stellar Meetup. 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/

Monday 11 March; Spring Equinox Witchcraft. Evening seminar with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 12 March; Your Creative Self - spiritual art workshop with Patricia McNally. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford London, E18 2JR. Time: 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Entry: £6/£5. Contact:  YourCreativeSelf@outlook.com. Details: https://artfromtheheart1.blogspot.com/2019/02/and-north-wind-will-blow.html

Wednesday 13 March; Dream Visits from the Dead. Lecture by Rosemary Ellen-Guiley. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £13/£15. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 14 March; Dreams: The Unconscious Revealed - An Interactive Workshop with Laura Smith. Venue: 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SX. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dreams-the-unconscious-revealed-an-interactive-workshop-with-laura-smith-tickets-55082551394?

Thursday 14 March; Myths and Mysteries of the Thames. Talk by Robert Stephenson 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 March; Wake us up and Lead us to Realisation. Lecture by Alistair Appleton. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £13/£15. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 16 March, Marseille Tarot II: Minor Cards. Full-day class with Adrien Mastrosimone. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets £75. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 16 March, Creative Tarot. Part Two: The Mysteries of the Major Arcana. Second of two workshop with Julia Phillips Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop,  49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 2pm, Tickets: £69.88 – £107.19. More information: call 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/  Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-tarot-tickets-54343230064?

Sunday 17 March; Working with the Goddesses of the Spring Equinox. One-day workshop with Sarah Jane Dennis. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets: £85/£105. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 17 March; March Red Tent: Womb Based Past Life Regression at South London Red Tent. Venue: Private address in London, SW16. Time: 11.30am-3pm. Cost: £10 https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/

Sunday 17 March; Hidden Goddesses of London walking tour with Ross Norman. Two and a half hour walk, starting at St Pauls Cathedral and ending at Crossbones Graveyard near London Bridge. Starts at noon. Free event, but you must reserve a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-goddess-of-london-tickets-54697044332?

Sunday 17 March: Luna Iter - Journey of the moon - for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers. Pub moot followed by a ritual close to each full moon. Venue: Pembury Tavern 90 Amhurst Rd, London E8 1JH. Moot usually starts at 4.30pm, then at 6pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events. I try to make sure my events listings are accurate but am not always aware of changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organiser of any event before turning up. If you spot something that needs correcting please let me know by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com