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 - 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/

All of November; Witchy 30-Day Challenge November, organised by Kitchen Witch Coven of Natural Witchery ·and Rachel Patterson. Free event, in your own home, at your own time: https://www.facebook.com/events/2419622258356977/

Wednesday 13 November; 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 13 November; 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 13 November; Taurus Full Moon Gong Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Two sessions: 7pm and 8.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 14 November; Diana Durham: Coherent Self. Talk and book signing with Steve Kippax. 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 14 November; Crone's Season Goddess Workshop with Lucy North. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 14 November; The Bible's Own Witches. Lecture by Dr Alinda Damsma. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £10. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 14 November; Flying Saucers - A Modern Myth? Talk by Paula Dempsey 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 November, Meditation and Om Healing. (Weekly, usually on Friday). Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Entry free. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Friday 15 November; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, SE19 1TN. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Saturday 16 November; Psycon - a day of talks on occult and Fortean themes in relation to art, culture and performance. Venue: Concrete, The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6JJ. Tickets £60/£70. Starts 9am. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psycon-tickets-52409712862

Saturday 16 November; The Nameless Arte 2019 Conference. Speakers include Gemma Gary, Shani Oates, David Rankine, Martin Duffy, Jon Kaneko-James, George Georgiev. Venue: The Balmoral Centre, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS07AU.  Tickets: £30 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nameless-arte-conference-2019-tickets-55479666175 Doors open 9am. Ends 6.30pm. More info: http://www.altarofcharme.com/events/

Saturday 16 November; Origins Conference 2019. Keynote speaker is author Christopher Dunn. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone,  London, NW1 6XT. Starts: 9.30am. Saturday tickets £52. Caroline Wise is also running a Sunday museum tour, at £18. http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/

Saturday 16 November; SPR study day: Making Space for Psi. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London, W14 0RL. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets: £38/£42. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Saturday 16 November; You are a Goddess. Workshop with Sophie Bashford. Run by Alternatives. Venue: Regent's University, Acland Building, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS
United Kingdom. Time: 10am-:5pm. Tickets £95 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Saturday 16 November;  Roman temples in Britain and Gaul: recent discoveries and interpretations. Symposium. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Tickets: £20. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 16 November; Divination and magic with Runes - 1-day beginners' course with London Woodland Witches. Venue: Queen's Woods, Highgate, North London. Meet at The Woodman pub patio area at 10am to walk to the outdoor site. Ends 5.30pm. Fee: £0. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Sunday 17 November, Sunday Meditation class with Lisabetta (almost) 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 17 November; Marseille Tarot II: Minor Cards. Full-day classes with Adrien Mastrosimone. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Tickets: £75. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 17 November;  Foraging Walk with John the Poacher on Hackney Marshes. Meet at Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 11am-3.30pm. Tickets: £35. www.aho.community

Sunday 17 November, Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnoftheoak/

Sunday 17 November;  Blessings to the River Thames with London Nature Water Spirits Gratitude Meetup Group. Venue: 1 Old Billingsgate Walk,  London, EC3R 6DX. Bring a flower. Time: 4pm. https://www.meetup.com/London-Nature-Spirit-Consciousness-Gratitude-Meetup-Group/

Sunday 17 November; Rite at Luna Iter for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers. Venue: a historic site in East London for the ritual. Time: 4.30pm. Fee: £7. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154/

Monday 18 November; 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 18 November; Here Be Witches: Witch's Cradle and Black Sunday. An exploration of witches in film at The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY.  Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £11.50/£9. https://princecharlescinema.com/PrinceCharlesCinema.dll/

Monday 18 November; Tibetan Sacred Arts: Creating a Sand Mandala. Demonstration and Concert by Drepung Kongpo Khangtsen Monks at Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6pm. Talk: 7pm - 8.30pm. Ticket cost: by donation. For more details and to book: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 18 November; Live From Miskatonic: Gary Sherman In Conversation, hosted by The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London WC1N 1JD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £18.70. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/479441?

Monday 18 November; Women's Suffrage and the Occult. Second in the 'Occultism and Modernity' series of lectures by Dr Chris Giudice. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £10. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 19 November; Witches of London Gathering. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting 7.30pm. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/ or https://www.facebook.com/coawitchesoflondon/

Tuesday 19 November; Usborne World of the Unknown: All About Ghosts : A Celebration at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London Bridge, London SE1 3SS. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £5/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 20 November; High Magic for Beginners workshop with Mani. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Tickets: £20. Time: 6.30pm. For more details, call 020 7405 2120 or visit http://theatlantisbookshop.com/ or https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/events/265472503/

Wednesday 20 November; Witch Bottles and Worn Shoes: Home Protection Folklore. Talk at the Geffrye Museum. Venue: 136 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £13/£16. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witch-bottles-worn-shoes-home-protection-folklore-practices-tickets-78595052919?

Thursday 21 November; Here Be Witches: Belladonna of Sadness. An exploration of witches in film at The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY.  Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £11.50/£9. https://princecharlescinema.com/PrinceCharlesCinema.dll/

Thursday 21 November; Meeting the Shadow with Obsidian Mirror by Ricardo Goni. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £33. www.aho.community

Friday 22 November; A Demonstration of Angel Mediumship with Edwin Courtenay. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £13/£15.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 23 November; The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles. The London Fortean Society one-day symposium on the folklore, magic and monsters of the British Isles and beyond. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 10am - 5pm. Tickets: £22 / £16 concessions plus booking fee. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Saturday 23 November; Vigil for the Outcast at Crossbones to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/GooseandCrow/

Sunday 24 November; NWK Moot. Venue: Chistlehurst caves.  Time: 11am. You must be a member of the group to attend. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 24 November,  North: William Blake and the Visionary Poets of Hampstead. Part of a month of Blake walks by poet and walking artist Niall McDevitt in conjunction with New River Press. Meet at Hampstead underground station. Time: 1pm-3.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.facebook.com/events/896577437395325/

Sunday 24 November; Sigil Magic Workshop with Mark Vincent. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £40 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Monday 25 November; Candle Magic Workshop. Evening workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Note: I am not responsible for any of these events except my candle magic workshop at Treadwell's. I try to ensure the details I list are accurate, but do not always know about late changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organisers before turning up to any event. If you spot something that needs correcting or are running an event you want listed, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com