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 - 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 - 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

Wednesday 3 July; 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 July; 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 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.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/

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

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/

Thursday 4 July; 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/

Friday 5 July; 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 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; 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; The Immeasurable: preview night for art exhibition on practice based research on care, female knowledge, slow practices, belief systems, healing and sharing. Venue: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, Warspite Road Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, SE18 5NR. Time: 6.30pm. Details: https://www.thames-sidestudios.co.uk/news/exhibitions/currentexhibs/the-immeasurable-curated-by-hannah-conroy-and-linda-persson-6-28-jul-2019

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 - 28 July; The Immeasurable: art exhibition on practice based research on care, female knowledge, slow practices, belief systems, healing and sharing. Venue: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, Warspite Road Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, SE18 5NR. Time: noon-5pm, Thursdays to Sundays. Details: https://www.thames-sidestudios.co.uk/news/exhibitions/currentexhibs/the-immeasurable-curated-by-hannah-conroy-and-linda-persson-6-28-jul-2019

Saturday 6 July; Culture Mile Family Summer: The Wishing Bee: Free storytelling by London Dreamtime as part of this summer festival. Venue: A beautiful garden in the Square Mile. Time: Various times from 12.30pm. Entry: Free. For more details, email vanessa@londondreamtime.com, visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/ or www.culturemile.london

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, Roman London Walking Tour organised by the Museum of London. Starts at Museum of London, London Wall. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £12.50. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london/event-detail?id=2008

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; Develop Your Untapped Psychic/Clairvoyant Skills - One-Day Workshop with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue: The Light Zone, Apt B, 61 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3DB. Time: 11am start. Cost: £77 for one ticket or £100 for two people. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Sunday 7 July; 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 July; Goddess Artemis - Mugwort for Psychic Enhancement. Workshop with The Seed Sistas. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets: £105/£85.  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

Sunday 7 July; Mum and kids red tent. Time noon. Venue in Croydon. You must be a member of this group to attend. https://www.meetup.com/South-London-Red-Tent/

Monday 8 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 8 July; The Tao of Miracles. Talk by Jason Chan. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £20. https://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 8 July; Group Study - The Temple Legend at Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Entry £3. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/

Monday 8 July; British Witchcraft - Monthly Study Circle. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton, SM5 2PR. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Monday 8 July; Golden Dawn, Hidden History. Lecture by Dr Tony Fuller. 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.

Monday 8 July; An Evening With Sorita D'Este. Talk 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/

Tuesday 9 July; Mysteries of the Goddess with Noémi Bates at The Aetherius Temple, 36 Kelvedon Road, London, SW6 5BW. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mysteries-of-the-goddess-with-noemi-bates-tickets-54645509189?

Tuesday 9 July; Introduction to Crystals with Rain. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/course/waking-the-witch-a-look-at-nature-based-beliefs/

Wednesday 10 July; Aleister Crowley on Drugs. Talk by Gary Lachman, hosted by A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat. Venue: Century Club, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D6. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £12. https://acuriousinvitation.com/aleistercrowleyondrugs.html?

Wednesday 10 July; Embodied Archetype Workshop - The Goddess Bridget. Workshop for Women. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.aho.community

Wednesday 10 July; Eclipse Season Breathwork with Lucy North. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £32. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 11 July; The Great Wizards of Antiquity. Talk and book signing with Guy Ogilvy. 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 11 July; The Mesmerist: How Hypnotism Came to 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

Thursday 11 July; The Old Stones. Talk hosted by The Megalithic Portal and London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-old-stones-registration-63426935672?

Friday 12 July; 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/#

Saturday 13 July, Magic of the Elements - Day Workshop with Jane Meredith. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets · £45. Call or email the bookshop to reserve your place on 020 7405 2120 or atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2322851591295953/

Saturday 13 July, Herb Magic: Spells, Lore, Workings. Afternoon Class with Rebecca Beattie. 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/

Sunday 14 July;  High Magic 2: Using planetary Kameas and Seals for Sigil Magic. Workshop with London Woodland Witches. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate, North London. Meet at The Woodmans pub patio area by 10.45am to be led to the woodland site for 11am. Cost: £20. Wear outdoor clothing and bring food and drink. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Sunday 14 July; 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 14 July; Forest Bathing in the woods, in Queen's Wood, Highgate. Meet in the cabin behind Queen's Wood Cafe, Highgate. Time: 6pm. Price: £25. https://www.meetup.com/London-Forest-Bathing-Nature-Connection-Meetup/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my scrying workshop 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.