Wednesday 10 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 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 (and other dates); Morning Meditation. Free online event via Mirthy. Time: 9am. https://www.mirthy.co.uk/event-calendar/30-minute-morning-meditation/

Thursday 11 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 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 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 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 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 (every Thursday); 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 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 (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 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;  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 (and other dates); Laughter Yoga Playshop. Time: Time: 7pm. Free online event but £2 donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/freestuffandfreeevents/

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

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; Ancient Egyptian Tales - Adventure, Magic and Love. Storytelling by Kevin Groves. Free online event. Time: 4pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/kevin-groves-storyteller-32844359329?

Saturday 13 August; Launch Party for Paul Watson Art Show. The aart show itself will continue for three weeks. 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 workshop with Rebeccah Dean via Magickal Women and Company. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.magickalwomenconference.com/events

Sunday 14 August; Annual Osun River Ritual 2022 by Way Wive Wordz. Venue: 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

Sunday 14 August; Paganism 101 Workshop. Online event by Covenant of Earth and Sky. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/714184329689151

Monday 15 August; Wytchery in the Park. Informal meet-up for members of the witchcraft training group. Meet in St. John's Lodge Gardens, Regents Park, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: Free. https://www.meetup.com/the-wytchery/

Monday 15 August; Near-Death Experiences: Four Decades of Research. Online talk by Jan Holden via The Society for Psychical Research. Time: 8pm. Tickets free for members, £5 non-members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Monday 15 August; The Green Girl and other Suffolk Stories by Kirsty Hartsiotis. Zoom event through The Last Tuesday Society and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Time: 9pm. Tickets · from £5.82. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Tuesday 16 August; The Role of the Shadow in Tarot & How to Read It. In-person workshop with Avril Price. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 10am - 5pm. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 16 August; Rose and Lavender Ceremony for Self Love. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Tuesday 16 August (date tbc); Witches of London Gathering with Children of Artemis. Venue: Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BN. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/childrenofartemis

Tuesday 16 August; Sacred Waters: Healing Holy Wells and Folk Science. Zoom lecture by Dr. Celeste Ray 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 17 August; Cunning Folk Reading Group - 'Weird Woods Tales from the Haunted Forests of Britain' from the British Library Tales of the Weird series.. Online event. Time: 7pm. Price: Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cunning-folk-7829505560

Wednesday 17 August; Top 7 Herbs for Spells. Herbal lore talk with Hannah Sanders, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 17 and 24 August; Creating a Magical Servitor. Two-session workshop with chaos magician Mark Vincent, via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start. Tickets: £40. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Wednesday 17 August (tbc, usually 3rd Wednesday each month); The More Mead Moot. Venue: The Hope pub, Carshalton, Surrey,  Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/

Wednesday 17 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 17 August; Cunning Libraries: Magic Books of Early Modern Folk Magicians. Zoom lecture by Dr 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 18 August. Drum Circle run by Lynn Gosney. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Time: 7.45pm. Entry: donations welcome. https://www.facebook.com/events/4881017145315028/4881017188648357/

Friday 19 August; Sacred Tea Ceremony and Earth Balancing Meditation with Sound Bath with Freya via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Venue: Hampstead Heath, London. Time: 1pm. Tickets £7, you  must reserve a place. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Friday 19 August; Guyanese Kwe Kwe and Folk Songs practice sessions, organised by Way Wive Wordz. Venue: Johmard Community Centre, 65-67 High Street Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2JF. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/way-wive-wordz-16931449271

Friday 19 August; London Witches. Walking Tour with Maria Beadell organised by Treadwells. Meet outside Farringdon Tube Station. Time: 8pm start. Tickets: £16.50. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Saturday 20 August; Spirit Portraits with Mediumship. In-person workshop with June-Elleni Laine. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am - 5pm. Tickets: £110. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 August; Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense. Online workshop with Nicholas Pearson via the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £80. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 20 August; Goddess Sekhmet Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/goddess-sekhmet-workshop-august-20/

Sunday 21 August; Astral Projection Workshop. Venue: She's Lost Control, Valentine Road, London. Time: 11am. Tickets: £48. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Sunday 21 August; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot. Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-Kith-of-The-Tree-and-The-Well/

Sunday 21 August; More Treasures from The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Zoom lecture with Simon Costin 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. 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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