Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of England 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 - 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 - 22 April; A Coven A Grove A Stand. Art installation rediscovering the persecution of witches and reimagining the landscape, by Susan Pui San Lok. Venue: Firstsite Gallery, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH. Free entry. Open daily 10am to 5pm. https://firstsite.uk/whats-on/coven-grove-stand/
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; Magical Exhibitions in York: Magic and Mystery. Exhibition exploring the fine line between science, religion and magic in medieval society. Venue: Barley Hall, 2 Coffee Yard, York, YO1 8AR. Open 9am-5pm daily. Normal admission costs. https://barleyhall.co.uk/whats-on/magic-mystery/
Monday 1 April - 31 October; Betwixt and Between: Isobel Gowdie, the Witch of Auldearn - the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic's summer exhibition. Venue: The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. Entry with museum ticket. https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/
Wednesday 3 April; 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 3 April; London Kabbalah Group weekly meeting. Venue: The Meditation Centre, St Marks, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £10. https://www.facebook.com/thelondonkabbalahgroup/
Wednesday 3 April; Making evil: The science behind humanity’s dark side. Talk by Dr Julia Shaw at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org
Thursday 4 April; Astro-Herbalism with the Seed Sistas. 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/ or https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/
Thursday 4 April, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 April; 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 4; Western Esoteric Traditions. First class in ten-week course with Dr Chris GiudiceVenue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £265 (£140 deposit). You can reserve a place by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/
Friday 5 April; London Baroque book launch and Minimum Labyrinth 10th anniversary celebration. Venue: Hoop and Grapes, 80 Farringdon Street, EC4A4. Time: 7pm. Free event but you must book a ticket in advance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-baroque-book-launch-minimum-labyrinth-10th-anniversary-tickets-56126162864
Friday 5 April; New Moon Gong Bath with Diana Vernon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22/£25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Friday 5 April; Intuitive Tarot Readings Night - beginners welcomed - with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue: The Light Zone, Apt B, 61 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3DB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £13/£15. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/
Friday 5 April; Meditation and OM Healing. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Free event. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/
Friday 5 April; The Spancel of Death - A Play of Irish Witchcraft Written by T.H. Nally. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Book online at http://www.treadwells-london.com or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Friday 5 April; “Hatpin Horror” for London Hat Week 2019. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location near Bermondsey Tube. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: Tickets: £12.50 - advance booking essential via https://www.londonhatweek.com/event/the-hat-pin-horror-a-london-hat-week-storytelling-experience/ For more details email vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/
Saturday 6 April; Sekhmet's Flame - a day exploring the solar lioness goddess Sekhmet in North London. Led by Caroline Wise and Carrie Kirkpatrick. Time: 11am - 7pm. Price: £65. http://carriekirkpatrick.com/goddess-enchantment/4594059592?
Saturday 6 April; Red Tent. Women-only meeting organised by South London Red Tent. Venue is a private house in South London and you must be a member of the group to sign up. Time noon. https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/
Saturday 6 April; Heart Beat. An evening of drumming and song with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm - 7.30pm. Tickets: £21/£23. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Sunday 7 April; An Introduction to Norse Shamanism and Myth Telling with Andreas Kornevall . 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 7 April; 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 7 April; 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. Book online at http://www.treadwells-london.com or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Sunday 7 April; Bethnal Green Mobile Apothecary - monthly herb harvest and medicine making workshop. Venue: Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, London E2 9RR. Time: 11am. Tickets: £9.46/£18.31 https://www.facebook.com/events/2061391110609842/ or https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bethnal-green-mobile-apothecary-tickets-58269681185?
Sunday 7 April; New Moon Tea Ceremony and Women's Circle. Venue: Crucifix Lane, London, SE1 3JW (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 6pm. Tickets: £25. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/new-moon-tea-ceremony-and-women-s-circle-7446
Monday 8, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 April; Readings from Aleister Crowley's The Book of the Law at noon each day. An annual tradition at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time noon. Free event, just turn up. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/
Monday 8 April; Free Beginners Astrology Class by Astrological Lodge of London. (Every Monday evening). Venue: 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA, Time: 6pm-6.50pm. Tickets: Free. https://astrolodge.co.uk/
Monday 8 April; The Magical Power of Flowers with Maria-Teresa at 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 8 April; Young Urban Witch: The Sacred Hare. Evening mini-workshop for the under-30s with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Book online at http://www.treadwells-london.com or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Tuesday, 9 April; Myths of the Origins of Fire, hosted by Radical Anthropology Group. Venue: Daryll Forde Seminar Room, Anthropology Building, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW. Time: 6.45pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/272144450388085/
Wednesday 10 April, Feminist Icons - Sculpting the Goddess organised by Crabtree and Evelyn. Venue: Crabtree and Evelyn Islington Townhouse, 294 Upper Street, London N1 2TU. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feminist-icons-sculpting-the-goddess-tickets-58436501148?
Thursday 11 April - 15 September; Smoke and Mirrors - exhibition about the psychology of magic. It includes items from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. There are also live performances of stage conjuring on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free admission. https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/W_vuwBQAACoA_SY2
Thursday 11 April; 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.facebook.com/events/388899435177005/
Thursday 11 April; The Lost Gods of London. 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 12 April; The Lonely Sea and the Loneliness of Initiation from 'The Ancient Mariner' to Modern Spiritual Renewal. Seminar with With Dr Andrew Welburn Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Entry £5. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/
Friday 12 April; Open Evening at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 4.30pm-9pm. Cost: £25 Advance booking advised. For details visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Friday 12 April; Through a Glass Darkly: An Intimate Performance by Mike Coffey. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Saturday 13 April; An Introduction to Shamanic Journeying with Shamanic Walks of Consciousness. Venue: Shamanic Space, 11 Hilly Fields Crescent, Brockley, · South London. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets £97.50. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanic-Walks-of-Consciousness/
Saturday 13 April; Practical Wicca: Altars, Broom, Wand & Pentacle making workshop with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Wimbledon Woods. Meet outside Windmill Tea Room, Windmill Road, London, SW19 5NQ. Time: 10.30am-5.30pm. Cost: £30/£25 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/
Saturday 13 April; The Thin Veil of London. Two-hour walk around Holborn and Bloomsbury, interwoven with mysteries from the stories of Arthur Machen, with Minimum Labyrinth. Tickets: £17.50 (£12.50 concessions). Two performances: 3pm and 6pm. Details and booking: www.minimumlabyrinth.org.
Sunday 14 April; 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 14 April; Scrying by Candlelight. Four-hour afternoon workshop on divination with crystal balls, mirrors, water and flame. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm (with a break in the middle). 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/
Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my scrying by candlelight workshop. 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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