This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London and other parts of the UK over the bank holiday weekend and the following week that could be of interest to pagans.

Now to 29 August; The School of Light – play about spirituality, the occult, astrology, UFOs and a skeptic. Venue: White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DJ. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £14 (£10 Concessions). Box Office: 0844 8700 887 (£1.50 booking per call). More details: http://whitebeartheatre.co.uk/event/details/school-of-light/

Now to Sunday 6 September; Power of Poison exhibition. Venue: Old Truman Brewery, Loading Bay, Ely’s Yard, 15 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR. Tickets: adult: £9, child: £5. Open every day from 10am to 6pm/7pm/8pm. Details: http://powerofpoison.co.uk/the-exhibition/

Wednesday 26 August; Free Outdoor Event – Guided Meditation and Picnic Social with Anna 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 27 August; Robert Anton Wilson. Lecture by Ian ‘Cat’ Vincent. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Tickets £7. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 27 August; Divine Goddess Attunement with Mother Mary and Kuan Yin with Lidija of the London College of Spirituality. Women-only event. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: 7pm. Price: £33 per person. http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 27 August; The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Actually Change You?Book signing and talk by M. Farias and C. Wilkholm 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/

Friday 28 August; Group Healing Night with Crystal Bowl Bath with Vaz, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Columbia Hotel, 95 – 99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Start: 7.30pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Saturday 29 August – Sunday 30 August; Hendon Heathens Summer Thyng – Meeting up for Heathen talks and workshops and good company. Venue: Moat Mount Outdoor Centre, Barnet Way, Mill Hill, London NW7 5AL. Starts at noon. Prices: £5 Saturday, £10 Sunday, £5 camping. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/927414000649726/

Saturday 29 August; Wicca Training Circle and Full Moon Ritual – run by Wiccan High Priest Mani Navasothy. Part of a monthly training group organised through the London Woodland Witches Wiccans Eco-Magicians Outdoor Pagans. Location is on Wimbledon Common, Parkside, London SW19. Time: 3pm-6pm. To find out the exact meeting location and to reserve a place, visit http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 29 August; Workshop to make your own clay animal orb with Yves Orbs. Venue: with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Price: £25 per person, deposit required to secure a place. Time: 11am to 3pm. Visit: http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/

Sunday 30 August; 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 30 August; Psychometry workshop with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Price: £20. Time: 11am – 2pm. Visit http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/

Sunday 30 August; Occult London: Guided Walk with Delianne Forget organised through Treadwell’s bookshop. Meet 2pm at a central London tube station – details given after you book. Price: £10. Call 020 7419 8507. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 31 August; Sacred Walks and The Kingston ZodiacAdventure – walking the Virgo sign in Beddington. Meet at Carshalton Train Station outside the entrance, Carshalton, SM5 2HT, at noon. Walk takes about 2 hours. Cost £15, advance booking required: http://www.meetup.com/Sacred-Walks-Kingston-Zodiac-Adventure/

Tuesday 1 September; 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/

Tuesday 1 September; Gallery talk – How to read Maya glyphs: Yaxchilan’s history written in stone. Venue: Room 27, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm-2pm. Free event, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Wednesday 2 September; 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

Wednesday 2 September; Justice for Carol: False Recovered Satanic Childhood Abuse Memories. Talk by Dr Kevin Felstead at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Veue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/

Wednesday 2 September; The Witches’ Inn Gathering. Venue: The Feathers Hotel Merstham in Merstham, Surrey RH1 3EA. Starts at 8pm. Moots are normally on the first Wednesday of each month. For more details and to reserve a place visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witches-Inn/1568424150049437

Thursday 3 September; Orpheus in the Otherworld. Lecture by Ruth Clydesdale. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets £8. Advance booking required. Call 0207 419 8507. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday, 5 September; Journey into Past Lives. Lecture and Meditation with Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: Noon. Tickets: £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Saturday, 5 September; Hendon Heathens Moot, Venue: Greyhound Pub, Church End, Hendon, London, NW4 4JT. Time: 6pm. Hendon Heathens meets at this pub the first Saturday of every month.

Sunday 6 September; 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 6 September; Occult London: Guided Walk with Delianne Forget organised through Treadwell’s bookshop. Meet 2pm at a central London tube station – details given after you book. Price: £10. Call 020 7419 8507. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 6 September; 100 Poets for Peace: Bishop David Parry and 99 other poets (at least) reciting 3 original poems for global peace in central London. Every background, colour, ideology and outlook is welcome. An anthology will be published of the best works, while Coffee and doughnuts will be shared on the day itself (£5 registration to cover costs). Time: noon. For details or to participate, email [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/events/482715088563647/

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