Wednesday 20 November 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 - 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 hosted by Rachel Patterson. Simple suggestions to help you connect with nature and your magic each day for 30 days. Free event, in your own home, at your own time: https://www.facebook.com/events/2419622258356977/

Wednesday 20 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 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, 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 22 November; 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/

Friday 22 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 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. This is the last vigil to be conducted by John Constable (John Crow) who originated this event. 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, 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 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.

Sunday 24 November; Kith of the Tree and the Well Heathen Moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 2pm, talk at 3pm followed by a short seasonal rite. Entry £2. https://www.facebook.com/events/561803474583773/

Monday 25 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 25 November; Study Group: The Temple Legend. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm.  Entry: £3. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ and https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiners-spiritual-science/

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.

Tuesday 26 November; Moon Magic Gong Bath with Amanda Jane Chappell. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Wednesday 27 November; Here Be Witches Shorts Programme. The Final Girls presenting a curated programme of short films that explore the cult of the witch. Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London WC1N 1JD. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://dice.fm/event/l38mw-here-be-witches-short-films-27th-nov-the-horse-hospital-london-tickets

Wednesday 27 November; Sagittarius New 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

Wednesday 27 November; Sacred Singing. Open your heart and voice through chanting. Venue in London N16. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/683456182148551/

Wednesday, 27 November; Resurgence Talks: A Green and Prosperous Land – A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside with Professor Dieter Helm. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £12. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Wednesday, 27 November; Hertford and Ware Moot Moot. (Usually the last Wednesday of each month.) Venue: The White Horse, 33 Castle Street, SG14 1HH Hertford, Hertfordshire. Time: 8pm. Entry: £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Wednesday, 27 November; Fortean Travels in London. Talk by Chris Roberts, author of Bus Travel in South London – stories from the city over the water, at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Thursday 28 November; On the Mystery of Being. Talk and book signing by Shakti Caterina Maggi. 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 28 November; Yoga's Hidden Occultism. Talk by Phil Hine. 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/

Friday 29 November; Honouring the Elder Moon Gong Bath with Diana Vernon. Relax in a candlelit hall where the resonance of gongs will help you recharge your spiritual self. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: Members £22/non-members £25. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 30 November; Grounding and Protection workshop with Lucy Aumonier. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time:10am-5pm. Tickets: £105/£85.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturdays 30 November and 7 December. Two-day workshop on Carl Jung: The Roots of his Thought and Practice, with tutor Kenneth Rees. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1 (nearest tube stations – Holborn, Russell Square). Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Course No: 454. Fees: £57/ £20. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 (or online). Enquires: 0208 671 6372. www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 30 November;  Images and echoes of the Homeric world - Gallery Talk. Venue: Room 12, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, but advance booking required. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/gallery_talks.aspx

Saturday 30 November; Tales of Death and Magic: storytelling and music around the fire in a secret garden. Venue: A secret location in Peckham/Bermondsey. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £6 email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com to book a place. Dress warmly. For more details, visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 30 November; Gong Bath with Guru Ben. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.healingandteaching.co.uk or contact Ben on: yogawarrior1@hotmail.com

Saturday 30 November - December 1; Aphrodite's Monthly Festival, hosted by Aphrodite's Flame. Everyone around the world is invited to light Aphrodite's Flame in honour of her monthly festival. Keep a candle lit for as long or as short a time as you wish from dusk on the date listed to dusk the following day. https://www.facebook.com/aphroditesflame/

Sunday 1 December; Are you about to get lucky? (Jupiter is on the move). Workshop with Yasmin Boland. Run by Alternatives. Venue: Regent's University, Acland Building, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS. Time: 10am-1pm. Tickets £50 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Sunday 1 December; Marseille Tarot III: 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 1 December; Crowleymass - Commemorating the Death of Aleister Crowley. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Tickets: £10, includes a gift. Time: 1pm. For more details, call 020 7405 2120 or pop in to the shop. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Sunday 1 December, West: Jerusalem's Pillars: A William Blake Walk. Part of a month of Blake walks by poet and walking artist Niall McDevitt in conjunction with New River Press.  Meet at the Marble Arch. Time: 1pm-3.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.facebook.com/events/896577437395325/

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.

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