Pagan Events In & Near London for the Full Moon

With a full moon and a lunar eclipse on the evening of Friday 10 January, it is time to make the most of the magical energy. Here's a listing of events in London and nearby 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 – 26 January 2020; The front of the Tate Britain has been transformed into a winter temple in an immersive art exhibition by Anne Hardy, combining light and sound to explore the natural rhythms of the earth, the tides of the Thames and the winter solstice. Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG. Entry: free. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/anne-hardy?

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 - 8 March 2020; Troy: Myth and Reality exhibition. Venue: The Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. You need to prebook tickets unless you are a British Museum member. Standard tickets: £20. https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/troy-myth-and-reality

Now - 23 May 2020; Gods and goddesses of Roman Britain eye-opener tour - daily gallery talk. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11.15am-11.55am. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/gods-and-goddesses-roman-britain-eye-opener-tour

Thursday 9 January; 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.” Time: from 6pm UK time. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Thursday 9 January; MenSpeak Mens Group with Kenny Mammarella D'Cruz. Run by Alternatives. Venue: Unitarian Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, Notting Hill, London W8 4RT. Time: 7pm. Tickets £25 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Thursday 9 January; Meeting Aleister Crowley with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. Book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 9 January; Eclipse Breathwork with Lucy North. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 9 January; Sacred Singing. Open your heart and voice through chanting. Venue in London N16. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Singing-107030010683454/

Thursday 9 January; Talk on the Folklore of Animals 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. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2438110887/ To guarantee a seat, email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com

Friday 10 January; Forest Therapy and Nature Connection on Hampstead Heath with the Sensing Earth Forest Therapy Meetup Group. Time: 10am-12.30pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Earth-Forest-Therapy/

Friday 10 January; London Mari Lwyd Llundain 2020, hosted by The Spring Heeled Jacks and London Welsh Centre. Time: 6.30pm: Rehearse the song lyrics before Mari arrives at the Boot pub, London WC1H 8BS at 7pm; 7.45pm The Harrison, WC1H 8JF; 8.30pm Calthorpe Arms, WC1X 8JR; 9pm London Welsh Centre, WC1X 8UE. Parts of the evening will take place in Welsh but the event is suitable for everyone regardless or fluency in Welsh. The event is free of charge. https://www.facebook.com/events/2316653998461900/

Friday 10 January; Full Moon Eclipse - Forgive, Release and Move On! Workshop with Ysmin Boland. Run by: Alternatives. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £50 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Friday 10 January; Astrology Themes for 2020. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.facebook.com/events/461618607876840/

Friday 10 January; 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 10 January; Sacred Sounds Monthly Gong Bath with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22/£25.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 10 January; 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/

Friday 10 January; Full Moon Ceremony and Magical Work by the Thames with London Woodland Witches. Meet under the Millennium Bridge, South Bank near Tate Community Gardens, SE1 9JE at 7.30pm. Fee: £5/£3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Friday 10 January; Full Moon Gong Ceremony. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Friday 10 January; Full Wolf Moon Meditation. Venue: Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Arlesey Rd
Ickleford, Hitchin, SG5 3UA. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £18. https://johnharrigan.bigcartel.com/product/fullmoon?

Saturday 11 January; Kambo Ceremony with Iwan Bran y Dderwen. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 9.30am. Tickets: £75. www.aho.community

Saturday 11 January; Crystal Skull Workshop with Senor Angelo. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, Eltham, London SE9 6SH. Time: noon-4pm. Tickets: £19.99. To book call 020 8850 7803
or email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk. More details: https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 11 January; 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/

Saturday 11 January; Holistic Sound Works: Dreamtime Orchestra and Holistic Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL. Time: 7pm. Tickets · £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-sound-works-dreamtime-orchestra-tickets-80241758259?

Saturday 11 January; Is Bowie A God? Talk hosted by Cunning Folk. Venue: The Wanstead Tap, Arch 352 Winchelsea Road Forest Gate, London E7. Time: 8pm. Entry: £7. www.thewansteadtap.com

Sunday 12 January (tbc); 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 12 January; Healing Seminar: A New Year, A New You! Hosted by Astrological Lodge of London. Speakers: Sue Farebrother: Tarot and your year ahead; Kim Farnell (author of Leo Rising): Amulets and Astrology; Gill Dorren: Astrology and Diet; Israel Ajose: Jupiter in Capricorn, Saturn and Pluto conjunction and the Year 2020. Venue: 50 Gloucester Place,  London, W1U 8EA. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets: £45/£40. https://astrolodge.co.uk/a-new-year-a-new-you/

Sunday 12 January; Embodied Archetype Workshop: Huntress and Priestess. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 11am-6pm. Tickets: £60. www.aho.community

Sunday 12 January; 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 12 January; Rite at Luna Iter for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers (normally on a Sunday close to the full moon each month). Venue: meet at Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road,London  E8 1JH from 5pm, moving on to a historic site in East London for the ritual at 6pm prompt. Fee: £7/£4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154/

Monday 13 January; 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 13 January; Occultism and the Novel. Talk by Dr Christian 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 14 January; A talk by Rebecca Beattie at January Nova Stella Meet Up. Rebecca is the author of Nature Mystics: The Literary Gateway to Modern Paganism. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EX . Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/610352726385222/

Tuesday 14 January; Talk on Stress-Free Living. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Time: 7pm. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Tuesday 14 January; Astrology of the Year Ahead - 2020 with Demian Allan. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £13/£15.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 14 January; Film Nite - Short Night Of Glass Dolls (1971). Venue: Helgi's, 177 Mare Street, London E8 3RH. Time: 8pm for 8.30pm. Free entry. https://www.facebook.com/events/771579923321496/

Wednesday 15 January; Connecting More Deeply: a personal development group meeting in Queen's Wood, Highgate, for six Wednesday mornings per term. Winter term dates are: 15 Jan, 29 Jan, 12 Feb, 26 Feb, 11 March, 25 March . Meet near Highgate station. Time:  9.30am-noon. Price: £300 for the entire term. https://www.meetup.com/London-Forest-Bathing-Nature-Connection-Meetup/

Wednesday 15 January; Time to Meditate - group meditation (usually every Wednesday). Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.buddhaonabicycle.com/

Wednesday 15 January; Meet your Spirit Animal with Sushma Sagar. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 15 January (date tbc), Hertford Moot and Ware Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse, 33 Castle Street, SG14 1HH Hertford, Hertfordshire. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Friday 17 January; Winter Ghost Exploration in Wapping - storytelling with London Dreamtime for adults only. Venue: secret Wapping location. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10, advance only from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wapping-ghost-exploration-tickets-57004108824. More details: https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Friday 17 January; Heathen / Northern Spirituality Introduced. Workshop with Andre Henriques. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 17 January; All Night Gong Bath - Feminine Power. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 10pm-7am. Tickets: £59. www.aho.community

Saturday 18 January; An Introduction to Shamanic Journeying. Venue: Shamanic Space, 11 Hilly Fields Crescent, Brockley, · south London. Time: 10am to 5pm. Tickets £97.50 including food. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanic-Walks-of-Consciousness/events/267316395/?

Saturday 18 and 25 January; Underworld Journeys: Myth, Psyche and Initiation, course by pagan tutor Kenneth Rees. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1 (nearest tube stations – Holborn, Russell Square). Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Fees: £57/£20. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 or online at: www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 18 January; Lead Like A Goddess In 2020. Workshop with Elodie Levasseur.  Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 12.45pm- 5pm. Tickets:  £38.32 – £49. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Saturday 18 January; 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 18 January; DCO Wassail Walk hosted by Hikes of Surrey. Meet on the South side of St Martins Church, Dorking, RH4 1DW,at 1.30pm.  Free event. Tickets and info: https://www.hikesofsurrey.com/book-online/dco-wassail-walk?

Sunday 19 January, Ancestral Healing Practitioner Training. First day of 6-day course with Anthea of  Shamanism and Evolving Consciousness. Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP. Price: £169 for the entire course. Time: 10.15am-5.15pm for  6 weekend days. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Sunday 19 January, Spriggan Mist's Wassail 2020. Music, Morris dancing and toasting the new year. Venue: The London Stone, 14 Church Street, Staines, TW18 4EP. Time: 2pm-9pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/973986039619599/

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 blog are correct, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organisers before attending any event. If you notice something on my blog that needs correcting, please let me know by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com