Wednesday 2 October 2019

This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London


Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK 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 - Friday 4 October, Icons. Art exhibition by Sharon Seager. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-6pm. For more details, call 020 7405 2120 or visit http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

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 - 2 February 2020; William Blake exhibition. Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG. Entry: £18/£17/Free for members. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/william-blake-artist?

Now - March 2020; Ithell Colquhoun exhibition. Venue: The Last Tuesday Society and the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RS. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now - 2 November; Damien Hirst - Mandalas exhibition. Venue: White Cube, 25 – 26 Mason's Yard, London, SW1Y 6BU.  Details: https://www.whitecube.com/exhibitions/exhibition/damien_hirst_masons_yard_2019?

Now - November; Waking the Witch. Touring exhibition curated by Legion Projects and supported by Arts Council England. Venue:  Bonington Gallery, Nottingham. http://www.wakingthewitch.uk/#

Throughout October; London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat in conjunction with London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Tours, talks, workshops and entertainment on the theme of death. For a full list of the events and to book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: https://londonmonthofthedead.com/

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

Wednesday 2 October; Study Group: The Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and the Kingdom of Nature. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 4.15pm.  Entry: £3. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ and https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiners-spiritual-science/

Wednesday 2 October; 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 2 October; Wicca New Moon Cauldron of Transformation Ritual with London Woodland Witches. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate, North London. Meet at The Woodman pub patio area at 7pm to walk to the outdoor site. Fee: £5/£3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Wednesday 2 October; Sacred Singing. Open your heart and voice through chanting. Venue in London N16. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/683456182148551/

Wednesday 2 October; Mindfulness Life Drawing Beckenham. Class is for everyone - drawers and non drawers alike. All materials provided. Venue: The Chancery pub, upstairs room, 90 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 5NP. Time: 7.30pm. Cost: £15. https://www.facebook.com/events/756669931421330/

Wednesday 2 October; Witchcraft and the Law in England. Talk by Deborah Hyde 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 3 October; Shamanic Journeying with a Drum with Sarah Fox. Venue: Clearly Destiny, 12 Woburn Walk · London.  Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanic-Journeying-with-a-drum/

Thursday 3 October; Warlocks, Grey-witches, and Cunning-women. Talk by historian Thomas Waters. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 3 October; Roots Women's Circle with Kindred Wild. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 4 October; 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 5 October, Family Storytelling: The Brompton Cemetery Time Machine with Vanessa of London Dreamtime. Venue: Brompton Cemetery meet at North Gates. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: Free, but email to reserve a place: vanessa@londondreamtime.com or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 5 October; Spellcraft workshop (for Beginners) with London Woodland Witches. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate, North London. Meet at The Woodmans pub patio area at 12.30pm to walk to the outdoor site at 1pm, Ends 5.30pm. Fee: £15. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Saturday 5 October, Witches' Tea Party. Tea and biscuits, a chance to chat with fellow witches, the odd spell will be cast and you could perhaps have a reading. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: noon - 5pm. The tea party is free, but readings cost £20. No appointment necessary. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 5 October, Making a Magical Doll. Workshop with me, with Lucya Starza, on poppets and how to use them. Venue: Friends Meeting House, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LL. Time: 1.30pm to 5.30pm.  The cost will be £20 which will include all materials, there is a suggested donation for materials of £2.  To reserve a place in advance text 07927 288904 or email rainbowhealingsanctuary@outlook.com More details: https://artfromtheheart1.blogspot.com/

Saturday 5 October,; Cacao Ceremony: Ecstatic Dance and Song Circle with the Psychedelic Society. Venue: 8 Mackintosh Lane, London, E9 6AB. Time: 2.15pm. Tickets: £25/£20. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thepsychedelicsociety/292292?

Sunday 6 October; Sound healing and yoga for anxiety/stress and depression with Tara Caldeira. Venue on Chiswick High Street. Time: 10am-4pm. Tickets: £70. https://www.facebook.com/events/2399248636986568/

Sunday 6 October; Mythic London Walk: Legendary heroes, gods and goddesses of the City of London, with Caroline Wise, organised through  Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Meet at Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet St, Holborn, London EC4Y 1AA, UK. Time: 11.45am start. Tickets £22. Book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 6 October, 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/

Monday 7 October; The Fellowship of The Spring - London Water Pilgrimage. Starts at Tower Hill, London, EC3N, ends at Westminster Abbey. Time: 10am-3.30pm. Donations encouraged. https://www.facebook.com/events/720299868486462/

Monday 7 October; 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 7 October; Young Urban Witches - Spell Casting. Evening mini-workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm start. Tickets £20. Book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Monday 7 October; Kenneth Anger and the Occult Sixties - talk and film screening. VenueL Helgi's, 177 Mare Street, London E8 3RH. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £6.66. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/481570?

Tuesday 8 October;  Nara: sacred images from Early Japan - Gallery Talk. Venue: Room 3, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/gallery_talks.aspx

Tuesday 8 October; Spirit Encounters - A Demonstration of Spirit Portraits and Mediumship with June-Elleni Laine and 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/

Wednesday 9 October; Reincarnation Reports. SPR talk. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London, W14 0RL. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £2/£5. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Wednesday 9 October; John Dee: Scientist or sorcerer? An illustrated talk by historian Will Bird. Venue: Twickenham Library Garfield Rd, Twickenham, TW1 3JT. Time: 7pm to 8pm. Price: £3. https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/libraries/libraries_whats_on/talks_and_events_in_libraries

Thursday 10 October; Rosaleen Norton: Pan's Daughter. Talk by Julia Phillips. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm start. Tickets £10. Book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 10 October; The Knap of Howar. Talk by Nicholas Cope 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 11 October, Meditative Kirtan Evening with Sonya Kumar and Daisy Bowman and Neil Kerr. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £22/£25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 11 October; Wiccan Full Moon Ceremony by the Thames with London Woodland Witches. Meet at the seats outside Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG ·at 7.30pm. The ceremony is on river bank. Cost: Fee: £5/£3. Fee: £5/£3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Friday 11 - Saturday 12 October; London Tarot Conference. Venue: Holiday Inn, Kensington High Street, London. Speakers include Geraldine Beskin, Mary K Greer, Caitlin Matthews, Davide De Angelis, Katrina Wynne, Avril Price, Richard Abbot and Anastasia Haysler. Tickets £120 per day, £230 for both days. http://tarotconference.co.uk/

Saturday 12 October; Awaken the Goddess Festival with full programme of talks and workshops ritual. Venue: The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 4JE. Full access tickets: £20 for early bird ticket, £25 normal price. Website: www.awakenthegoddess.co.uk

Saturday 12 October; Drum Birthing Workshop. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 10am-8pm. Tickets: £250. www.aho.community

Saturday 12 October; 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 12 October;  Personal Mythologies for Today. First part of two-Saturday course run by Ken Rees. Second day is 19 October. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1 (nearest tube stations – Holborn, Russell Square). Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Fees: £57 Cons: £20. Course No: 453. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 (or online). Enquires: 0208 671 6372. Website: www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 12 October; In Search of the Gothic Revival. Guided tour of West Norwood Cemetery with Caroline Swan. Part of London Month of the Dead. Times: 11am and 2pm. Tickets: £12. https://londonmonthofthedead.com/

Saturday 12 October; Hoodoo and Conjure Workshop: making old-style mojo pouches and candle dressing. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 2pm -4.30pm. Workshop is free, but the kit costs £25 per person For further details call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/ or https://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/ourshop/cat_1460861-Event-Workshops.html?

Saturday 12 October; Heart Beat - Monthly Drumming Collective with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £21/£23.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 13 October; Full Moon Event with Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for just for 10 minutes or an hour or longer and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Details: http://peacefires.org/

Sunday 13 October; A New Way of Death. A guided tour of Nunhead Cemetery and visit to the Catacombs with Keith Turpin. Part of London Month of the Dead. Times: 11am and 2pm. Tickets: £12. https://londonmonthofthedead.com/

Sunday 13 October; XR Full Moon Sacred Drumming hosted by Heron Drums at Lambeth Bridge, London, SE1. Time: 4pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2549591748413284/

Sunday 13 October; Worldwide Womb Blessing. This is a worldwide event with several times during the day. You can register here: https://wombblessing.com/ At 5pm there is a London event you can take part in, hosted by Rain McManus at The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane,  Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Tickets for the Havering event are £20 to help cover room hire costs. https://www.facebook.com/events/897168603987909/

Sunday 13 October; 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 13 October; Marseille Tarot Introduced. Workshop with Adrien Mastrosimone. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm (with a break in the middle). Cost: £75. Deposit is £40. You can reserve a place by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 13 October; London Goddess Pilgrimage by Out of The Norm Tours. Walking tour starts at: The Crypt at St Paul's, Warwick Lane, London, EC4M 8AD. Time: 11am. Free, but donations welcome and you must reserve a place in advance. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-goddess-pilgrimage-tickets-74170996447?

Sunday 13 October;  Full Moon Tea Ceremony and Women Circle with T-Lovers. Venue: Globe House Yoga, The Tanneries, Crucifix Lane, London SE1 3JW. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £20. https://t-lovers.com/tea-ceremonies/

Please note: I am not responsible for any of these events except my Poppets and Magical Dolls workshop. Although I try to make sure the details on my listings are accurate, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability for events that I'm not involved with. Please contact the organiser before attending any event. If you spot anything that needs changing, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com

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