Wednesday 3 August 2022

This Week's Pagan Events Online & Around London

Here is a listing of weird, wonderful and witchy events in London or online plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next couple of weeks. If you know of an event you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now - 25 September. Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic. Exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 for adults/free for members. https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions-events

Now to 6 January 2023; Wicked Spirits? Witchcraft and Magic. Exhibition at Colchester Castle, Essex, CO1 1TJ. https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/wickedspirits/

Every Wednesday and Friday; Open Days at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am - 4pm. Free, just pop in. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 3 August;  Magic Grannies Participatory Story Telling. Family event  as part of the Wood Street Library Events collection, Venue: Wood Street Library, Wood Street Library, 1 Troubridge Square, Wood Street, London, E17 3GN. Time: 11am. Tickets free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/wood-street-library-events-573809

Wednesday 3 August (first Wednesday of the month); Drumming and Meditation online with Taz Thornton. Time: 7pm Price: free. https://www.facebook.com/TazThorntonOfficial#

Wednesday 3 August; Drum Healing Session. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 3 August; Lincolnshire Witches; Witch Bottles Workshop. Online event via Heritage Lincolnshire. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £11.37 – £16.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/heritage-lincolnshire-20095110961

Wednesday 3 August; Sensory Sound and Gong Bath. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Wednesday 3 August (every Wednesday); The Witching Hour on the Witches Inn YouTube channel. Time 8pm. Free. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4Kl-MbdjsApFvodCnvANA

Wednesday 3 August; Rosemary and Revenants: Necromancy in Early Modern England. Zoom talk by Dr A Cummins through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Thursday 4 August (and other dates); Morning Meditation. Free online event via Mirthy. Time: 9am. https://www.mirthy.co.uk/event-calendar/30-minute-morning-meditation/

Thursday 4 August; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 for non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 4 August; Dr Mervat Nasser talking about The New Hermopolis. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Court, · London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 5.30pm. Tickets: free. https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks

Thursday 4 - 8 August; All About Love Festival 2022. Venue: Secret Garden Site, Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2PH. Early tickets: £175. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/allaboutlove1/626753/#

Thursday 4 August; Colin Besland on "The Haunted Flat: a Chester poltergeist.” Talk on a paranormal subject for ASSAP members. Time: 7pm. Free event, with Zoom link details emailed out to members. To join ASSAP, for £5 per year, visit http://www.assap.ac.uk/.

Thursday 4 August; PF London Lammas Open Ritual with Pagan Federation London.  Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members. https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon

Thursday 4 August; Light on the Shadows - Doreen Valiente, Chaos Magic and 21st century Witch. Online talk. Part of the Doreen Valiente 100th Year Celebration collection by The Doreen Valiente Foundation.  Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £11.37 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/doreen-valiente-100th-year-celebration-141779

Friday 5 August (every Friday); Friday Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 5 August; Developing Your Psychic Abilities. In-person workshop with
Geoffrey Beitz. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am - 5pm. Tickets: £110. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 5 August (and other dates); Laughter Yoga Playshop. Time: Time: 7pm. Free online event but £2 donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

Friday 5 - Sunday 14 August; Spirit of Awen Camp. Venue: West End Farm, Church Road, Arlingham, Gloucestershire, GL2 7JL. Tickets: Early Bird full adult tickets £185, weekend tickets £125. https://www.spiritofawen.co.uk/

Friday 5 - Sunday 7 August; Salem Witchcraft and Folklore Festival. Livestreamed and Recorded with talks and workshops. Starts at 4pm. https://www.facebook.com/SalemWitchcraftAndFolkloreFest

Friday 5 August; The Witches Circle Monthly Class. Venue: Kallima Wellbeing Centre, 8A Adam Business Centre, Cranes Farm Rd, Basildon, SS14 3JF. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £16.76. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/kallima-wellbeing-centre-15972923230

Friday 5 August;  History and Mythology of the Jinn. Free online event by DiviNation. Time: 11pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1187911335085132

Saturday 6 August; Hear the Rainblow Aura and Sound Experience. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 10am. Tickets: £55.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Saturday 6 August; Decoding Psychic Symbols. Online workshop with Hernan Cotroneo via The College of Psychic Studies. Time: 11am. Tickets: £105. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 6 August; Candle Magic workshop based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 6 August (and other dates); Conversations with the Pagan Federation President. Your chance to ask questions and have your say. Time: 2pm. Free online event but you must book. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversations-with-sarah-kerr-pagan-federation-president-tickets-255400428557?

Saturday 6 August; Ancient Egyptian Tales - Corrupted Souls. Storytelling by Kevin Groves. Free online event. Time: 4pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/kevin-groves-storyteller-32844359329?

Saturday 6 August; Hiroshima Day Peace Picnic. Free by South East London Network for Peace, Justice and Solidarity. Venue: Hilly Fields Stone Circle, Ladywell, South East London. Time: 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/557710606059814/

Sunday, 7 August; Shamanic Introductory Workshop. Venue: Earls Court. London SW5. Time: noon. Tickets: £40. https://www.meetup.com/london-shamanic-journeying-meetup-group/

Sunday 7 August; Druidic Lammas/Lughnasadh Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, at12.30pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome

Sunday 7 August (first Sunday of the month); Woodspirits  Lammas Celebration. Meet at Cheshunt station before walking to Lee Valley Park. Time: 3pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 7 August; Story Co-Operative (Theme: Light). Organised by London Dreamtime. Meet at the Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE, storytelling at Pullens Yards Hall, entrance on Crampton Street. Time: 3pm, but earlier if you want to order food. Free but you must reserve  a place. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 7 August (first Sunday of the month); Luna Iter Ritual. In-person ritual in Hackney, East London for members of the group. Please note that Luna iter will be celebrating this Lammas ritual in Lammas Field in the Hackney marshes, not in the tower and not meeting at the usual pub. This time they are meeting at the Anchor and Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry Clapton London E5 9HG, by the river Lea. Meet from 3pm. Entry: £8/£6. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154

Sunday 7 August. Live Q and A on Living Boundaries and Abundance. Free online event by Kahreela A. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.meetup.com/GoddessAwakening/events/287465341/

Monday 8 August (every Monday); Candlelit Lunar Yoga. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15 per session.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Monday 8 August; History's Most Popular Curses... and Protections Against Them. Zoom lecture by Rebecca Beattie via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Monday 8 August; Lammas Celebration. Free online event by GreenSpirit. Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1129000530990002/

Tuesday 9 August; Noa Menhaim talking about The Life Fantastic.  Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Court, · London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: free. https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks

Tuesday 9 August; Sound Bath for Mars Magic - Experiential Session. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Tuesday 9 August; The Beast of Coglin Grange talk by Deborah Hyde at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Venue: Davy's Wine Vaults, 161 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London SE10 8JA. Time: 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Wednesday 10 August (every Wednesdays); Evening Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 10 August; Excellent Booke: A Manual of 16th century English Necromancy.  Zoom talk by Dr A Cummins through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 10 August; Awakening Wednesdays: Online Drop-in Group with Harry MacDonald via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £10 (free for members). https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 11 August; Pathworking Afternoon. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £5. Call to reserve a space: 0208 850 7803. Details: https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk

Thursday 11 August, The Magic of Sleep. Talk by Dr. Rebecca Beattie as part of the Festival of Sleep. Venue: Museum of the Home - Learning Pavilion, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10-£15. https://www.sleep.museumofthehome.org.uk/

Thursday 11 August; The Afterlife Tarot. Talk and signing by Ever Orchid  Venue: Watkins Bookshop, 19-21 Cecil Court, · London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: free. https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks

Thursday 11 August; The Universe Within. Online talk with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki via Magickal Women and Company. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.magickalwomenconference.com/events

Thursday 11 August; A Sea Witch in Conversation.  Levannah Morgan talks moon magic and sea mysticism with Christina Harrington. Free online book launch event for A Sea Witch's Companion via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start.. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 11 August; Full Moon Ritual in Aquarius with Yasmin Boland. On Facebook Live. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/yasminbolandmoonology

Thursday 11 August;  Full Moon Celestial Sound Journey. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15/£25.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 11 August;  Full Moon In Aquarius Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £30.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Thursday 11 August; Giants: A talk with Cunning Folk via South East London Folklore Society. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE,  Time: 8pm, Free but donations of £5/£3 welcome. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Friday 12 August; 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.” Free. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Friday 12 August; Women's Full Moon Circle for the Sturgeon Moon - part of the Women's Circles collection by The Reformed Bohemian. Online event. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-reformed-bohemian-39644491363

Friday 12 August;  Practical Magic: Incense Making. In-person workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £22 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Friday 12 August; Wicca Full Moon Circle and Birth of the Goddess Isis Ceremony by the Thames with Mani via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Meet at the Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Saturday 13 and 20 August; Embodied Tarot - Discover your Deck Through Movement. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 11am. Tickets: £35. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Saturday 13 August; Sweat Lodge organised by Aho Studio. In-person event. Venue: Berkeley farm, a few miles outside London. Time: 1pm - 6pm. Tickets: £80. www.aho.community

Saturday 13 August; Practical Magic: Magical Herbs. In-person workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5pm. Cost: £60 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 13 August;  Positive Affirmations for Sensitive People. Online workshop with Mel Collinsvia the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 13 August; IRL Women's Sacred Healing Sharing Circle Meet Up.  Venue: Kyoto Garden, Holland Park, Holland Park Avenue, · London. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £5.80. https://www.meetup.com/soul-tribe-in-search-of-a-deeper-connection-with-others/

Saturday 13 August; Launch Party - Paul Watson Art Show. Drinks to launch the art of Paul Watson's 3-week show. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 6pm. Tickets: free.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Saturday 13 August; Creating Talismans with Astrological Magic. Online talk/workshop with Rebeccah Dean via Magickal Women and Company. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.magickalwomenconference.com/events

Sunday 14 August; Sounds and Aromas to Enhance Psychic Mediumship. In-person workshop with Gerrie March. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am - 5pm. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 14 August; Annual Osun River Ritual 2022 by Way Wive Wordz. Venue: National Trust - Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Road, London, SM4 5JD. Time: 11am. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/way-wive-wordz-16931449271

Sunday 14 August; Shamanic Group with Les Fuller. All welcome Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-3pm. Cost: £10. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 14 August; The Magic of Cleopatra's Needle. In-person event by David Wassailer. Meet at Cleopatra's Needle, London. Time: 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/651754362910746/

Sunday 14 August; Labyrinth Walking Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk/

Sunday 14 August; Touchstones of Belief: a Rich Legacy of Charms and Amulets in Scotland. Zoom lecture by Professor Hugh Cheape through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Note: I am not responsible for any of these events except my candle magic workshop. 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.

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