This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are some of the events taking place in and around London over the next week that could be of interest to pagans.

Thursday 13 August; Alchemy Class with The Unseen – learn to hand dye a colour-change feather. Venue: New Wing, Somerset House, London, WC2R 1LA. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Pre-booked tickets: £45. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alchemy-class-tickets-17043902772

Thursday 13 August; The Lore of Cats. Talk 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: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions. Meetings are normally the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email [email protected]

Thursday 13 August; Enfield Town Circle Pagan Moot. Venue: Crown and Horseshoes pub, 15 Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6PZ. Time: 7pm to 11pm. This moot takes place on the 2nd Thursday of every month. More details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Thursday 13 August; Adventures of a 21st-Century Dowser.Book signing and talk by John Baker at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 13 August; Divine Light Attunement with Savitri of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Cost: £33. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Friday 14 August; South East Essex Red Tent – ‘The Way of the Wise Woman’ workshop. Women only event. Venue: Hornchurch, Essex. Time: 8pm. Suggested donation to cover costs is £5. Details: http://www.wisewomanwellwoman.ca/classes–workshops.html. To book and for address details email: [email protected]

Friday 14 August; New Moon and Shielding training with Global Wicca Earth Healing Temple London. Meet at St James Street railway station, Walthamstow, London E17 7PJ, event is at a private location. Bring any of your own ritual tools if you have. Meet at 7pm. Price: £10. To reserve a place and for more information, visit http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/

Friday 14 August; Complete reading of Homer’s Iliad.Venue: Great Court, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 9am-8pm. Free event, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

14, 15, 16, 17 August; Artemis Gathering 2015. Outdoor pagan camping event in a friendly family atmosphere. Venue: Horley Campsite, Wroxton Road, Horley, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AU. Tickets £44/£37. For full details, visit the Children of Artemis event information website: http://www.witchfest.net/

Sunday 16 August; Trew Peace Guided Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Sunday 16 August; Pagan Picnic with Nova Stellar Meetup – a London-based Wiccan meetup group aimed at those wanting to learn about the Craft. Location: Hyde Park, London W2. Time: 2pm. This is a family friendly event and children are welcome, but is only for members of the Nova Stellar Meetup group. To find out how to join the group and to reserve a place on the picnic email [email protected]

Sunday 16 August; Witchcraft: A History with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Price: TBA. Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm. Visit http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1622599148003017/

Sunday 16 August; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot on the third Sunday of each month. Venue: Upstairs at The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Road, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB (near Farringdon tube). Time: 3pm-6pm.

Monday 17 August; Pagan Pathfinders meeting. Location in Finchley, London, shown only to members. Time: 7.30pm. Details at: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders

Monday 17 August; Psychic Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held on Mondays fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. Cost £5. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Monday 17 August; London Energy Share meet-up. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 52 St Martins Lane London WC2N 4EA. Cost: £10. Time: 7.15pm. To reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/londonenergyshare/

Monday 17 August; Divine Light Attunement with Savitri of the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Price: £33 per person. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Tuesday 18 August; Sound Meditation. Venue: Goose Green Clinic, 57 East Dulwich Road, London SE22 9AP. Time: 10.45am. Cost:£12/£10. More information and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Holistic-SoundBath-Meditation-Summoning-The-Sacred-Dulwich/

Wednesday 19 August; Open Day at Crossbones. John Crow will conduct free informal tours and talk about the ‘Single Women’s Churchyard’, the Winchester Geese, the pauper’s graveyard and the body-snatchers. Venue: Crossbones Garden, Redcross Way, London SE1 1HA. Time: 2.30pm-5.30pm. Free. Donations welcome. For more information on the BOST events contact [email protected] or visit http://www.bost.org.uk/ Also visit: http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

Wednesday 19 August; Free Outdoor Event – Guided Meditation and Picnic Social with Himesh and the London Spirituality Meetup Group in Regents Park. Meet at Regents Park tube at 6.40pm to walk to St Johns Lodge. Free event but bring water and a picnic and something to sit on. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Thursday 20 August; Open Day at Crossbones. John Crow will conduct free informal tours and talk about the ‘Single Women’s Churchyard’, the Winchester Geese, the pauper’s graveyard and the body-snatchers. Venue: Crossbones Garden, Redcross Way, London SE1 1HA. Time: 11.30am-2.30pm. Free. Donations welcome. For more information on the BOST events contact [email protected] or visit http://www.bost.org.uk/ Also visit: http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

Thursday 20 August; Croydon CoA Gathering: Social evening open to all Pagan Paths at 1 Mathews Yard off Surrey Street, Croydon. Event held on the third Thursday of the month at 8pm. For any questions email [email protected] or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Thursday 20 August; The Circle of Ankerwycke moot on the third Thursday in each month. Venue: Function room at the back of the Two Rivers Pub, 43 Church Street, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4EN. Time: 8pm.

Thursday 20 August; Fortnightly Druid Order Open Introductory Evening. A chance to learn more about at The Druid Order (A.D.U.B.) at an evening with talks and a meditation. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Price: £5 on the door. For more details, visit http://thedruidorder.org/druidorder/Meetings.html

Saturday 22 August; The Way of the Shaman – Chris Waters and Inca Shamans of the Q’ero Tradition. One-day workshop. Venue: Heythrop College, University of London, 23 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HN. Time: 10.30am – 5pm. Tickets £65/£50 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Saturday 22 August; Craft of the Wise – first of four classes running in Brixton, south London, offering an introduction to the theory and practice of working as part of the Great Goddess/Green God religion or Witch Craft. Classes run from 4pm to 8pm. Teaching is free with £3 per session asked for expenses. Contact [email protected] or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/926879034020727/.

Saturday 22 August; Launch Party for The Play Goes On: The Rituals of the Rainbow Bridge by Zachary Cox, Jean M. Williams and friends. Hosted by Starfire Publishing. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Free event but preregistration essential email [email protected] to RSVP. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 23 August; Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. One-day workshop by Shamanic Spirit, in Croydon. Tickets: £40. Time: 2pm till 7pm. You can find out more and book for the course here: http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/earth-workshops/introduction-to-wicca-witchcraft/

Sunday 23 August; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1 1TA, opposite the Boot and Flogger pub, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge. The event is free, but donations are welcome. For more details, visit http://www.crossbones.org.uk/

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