Wednesday, 26 June 2019

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


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 - 8 September; Museum of the Moon. Luke Jerram's artwork featuring NASA imagery of the Moon. Venue: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD. Free to visit Various classes including meditation and yoga are bookable at an extra charge https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/museum-of-the-moon.html

Now - 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

Now - 27 October, Secret Rivers: discover the secrets of London's historic waterways. 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

Now - 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/

Now - Friday 28 June; Art Exhibition - The Book of Shadows - the Lost Code of the Tarot by Andrea Aste. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. For more details, call 020 7405 2120 or visit http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 26 June; 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 26 June; Free Guided Tour of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (takes place every Wednesday). Venue: UCL, Malet Place, London, WC1 6BT. Time: 2pm. Free, but you must book in advance: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticketing/booking?

Wednesday 26 June; 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 26 June; Book Launch: Beyond the North Wind by Christopher McIntosh. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 6pm. Call 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 26 June; Magic in West Africa and Beyond. Talk by Dr Tim Landry.  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets £10. Book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 26 June; Resurgence Talks: Green Changes Everything with Siân Berry. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £12. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Wednesday 26 June; Saints, Sleep-Surgery and Medieval Dream Miracles. Lecture by Dr Bill MacLehose, at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Thursday 27 June; Shamanic Journeying with a Drum with Sarah Fox. Venue: Clearly Destiny, 12 Woburn Walk · London. (Every Thursday until July 11) Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £12. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanic-Journeying-with-a-drum/

Thursday 27 June; Living a Life of Harmony. Talk and book signing with Darren Cockburn. Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details visit the websites http://www.watkinsbooks.com/  or https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Thursday 27 June; The Occult in British Horror Cinema talk and screening. Venue: Helgi's, 177 Mare Street, London E8 3RH. Time: Doors open 6pm, talk at 7pm. Tickets: £6.66. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/474538?

Thursday 27 June; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning the Sacred. Venue: Brown and Green Life Cafe, Crystal Palace Park,Thicket Road, London SE20 8DT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 28 June; Meditation and Om Healing. (Weekly event, usually on a Friday). Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Entry free. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/#

Friday 28 June; 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. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Friday 28 June; Know Yourself, Free Yourself. Talk organised by Golden Rosycross. Venue: Pullens Centre, 184 Crampton Street, London SE13 3AE. Time: 7pm. Tickets: free, but you must reserve a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-yourself-free-yourself-tickets-63575593311?

Saturday 29 June; Herbal Harvest - Making your own products, with Capital Growth. Venue: Trowbridge Gardens (Hackney Herbal), 1 Trowbridge Road, London, E9 5LD. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £27.09 – £42.99. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herbal-harvest-making-your-own-products-tickets-57007708591?

Saturday 29 June; Online Pride Festival, hosted by The Pagan Federation and Pagan Federation Community Support Team. Starts at noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2267967366623767/

Saturday 29 June; Candle Magic Workshop. Afternoon workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-3.15pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 29 June; Welsh Language Workshop with Elin Heron. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 1pm-5pm. Tickets: £40. For more details, call 020 7405 2120 or visit http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 29 June; Pop-up workshop on using a pendulum, for divination and spell casting and ghost busting. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm. Free event, to book a place contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham

Saturday 29 June; Songs of High and Low Magic - performances by Cunning Folk. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. For more details visit https://www.facebook.com/CunningFolkMusic/

Sunday 30 June; 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 30 June; June Red Tent - Poetry and Dreams. Venue is a private house and you must be a member of the group to sign up. Time 11.30am. Wear something red. https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/

Sunday 30 June; NWK Moot. Venue: Chistlehurst caves.  Time: 11am. You must be a member of the group to attend. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 30 June; A Blot for Holda. Heathen ritual in Greenwich Park. Meet at 2pm, ritual at 3pm. Bring food and drink to share and a mask if you have one. Free event. Details: https://www.meetup.com/The-Kith-of-The-Tree-and-The-Well/

Sunday 30 June, “The Baal Shem of London”. Storytelling by London Dreamtime for the Big Jewish Fete 2019. Venue: Highbury Fields, north of Highbury Pool, Islington, London N5 1QP. Time: 2pm main stage, 3pm literary tent TBC. Entry: Free, but email vanessa@londondreamtime.com to reserve a place. For more details visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 30 June; Waking the Witch - A Look at Nature Based Beliefs. Event with Mamma Moon Magic. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/course/waking-the-witch-a-look-at-nature-based-beliefs/

Monday 1 July; 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 1 July; Diverse Wisdom - Short Talks, Big Message. Talk and book signing by writers of colour in the personal development, holistic health and spirituality space. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £20. https://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 2 July; Tree of Life - talk. Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: The Hatch Public House, 44 Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT. Starts at 8pm. Moots are usually the first Tuesday of each month. Suggested donation £5. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Tuesday 2 July; Talk on Psychic and Spiritual Awakening at Romford Pagan Moot. Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford RM1 1HR. Time: 7pm. Entry: £4 and raffle in aid of Essex wild life £1.  https://www.facebook.com/Romford-Pagan-Moote-634178063700381/

Tuesday 2 July; Why Science Leaves So Much Out: What lies Beyond the Observable and the Measurable. Lecture by Oliver Robinson. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15/£13.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 3 July; Astral Projection Workshop with Jade Shaw. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.u

Wednesday 3 July; Cancer New Moon Gong Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Two sessions: Time: 7pm and 8.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 3 July; Tuning into Summer and the Fire Element. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £5.98. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Thursday 4 July; Tibetan Yoga. Talk and book signing with author Ian Baker. Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details visit the websites http://www.watkinsbooks.com/  or https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks/

Thursday 4 July; Wicca New Moon Circle with London Woodland Witches . Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate, North London. Meet at The Woodmans pub patio area by 7pm to be led to the woodland site. Cost: £3. Wear outdoor clothing and bring food and drink to share. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Friday 5 July; Magic of the Elements - Evening Talk and Trance with Jane Meredith. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets · £7. Call or email the bookshop to reserve your place on 020 7405 2120 or atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2322851591295953/

Friday 5 July; Launch Event for The Brazen Vessel, Scarlet Imprint, by Alkistis Dimech and Peter Grey Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: Free entry but you must reserve a place https://scarletimprint.com/events/london-launch-the-brazen-vessel?

Friday 5 July; Animal Healing and Communication. Lecture by Angela Watkins. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15/£13.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 6 July, Scrying for Beginners. 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 visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 6 July, 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 July; London Permaculture Festival. Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Time: 11am-6pm. Tickets on door: £10/£5 concs. www.londonpermaculturefestival.com

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my scrying and candle magic workshops at Treadwell's. 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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