This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London and other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at [email protected].

Now – 31 January 2016; Celts: Art and Identity Exhibition. Venue: Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery (Room 30), British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets £16.50, children under 16 free. Booking online at: http://www.britishmuseum.org/ and by phone: 020 7323 8181

Throughout October to All Souls Day; London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat in conjunction with Brompton and Kensal Green cemeteries. Tours, talks, workshops and entertainment on the theme of death. For a full list of the events and to book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Friday 9 October; Your Soul Contract Decoded.Book signing and talk by Nicolas David Ngan at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 9 October; Druid Mysteries.Lecture by Philip Carr-Gomm, Head of the Order of the Bards, Ovates and Druids. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 9 October; A celebration of Celtic culture now – an evening of song, dance and spoken word performances. Venue: Great Court and galleries, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 6pm-8.30pm. Free event, just drop in. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 9-Saturday 10 October; UK Tarot Conference 2015. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Details and prices: Friday afternoon 2pm-4pm Masterclass £45; Friday evening 6pm-10pm Tarot workshop followed by cocktail party £60; Both Friday events £99; VIP Friday evening and Saturday £155; Saturday only 9.30am-5.30pm £99; VIP ticket both Friday events and Saturday. Bookings can be made by cheque or PayPal. Call 01843 847803, email [email protected] or visit http://tarotconference.co.uk/

Saturday, 10 October; Singer, Shaman, Sage – The Druid Mysteries. One-day workshop by Philip Carr-Gomm, Head of the Order of the Bards, Ovates and Druids. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am – 5pm. Cost: £85. For details and to book call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday, 10 October; Introduction to Shamanism. Venue: City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, Camden, London WC2B 4BA. Time: 10.30am-5.30pm. Cost: Full fee: £61 Senior fee: £48 Concession: £37. Course code: PG678. For more details and to book places, visit the on-site advice desk from Monday to Friday during term-time, visit http://www.citylit.ac.uk/ or call 020 7492 2530.

Saturday, 10 October; Moon Mother Market – A day of celebrating the mother aspect in all of us, with workshops and talks from a wide variety of paths. Venue: The Barley Barn, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8QW. Time: 10am – 5pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/834780726602081/

Saturday, 10 October; Folk Song Conference at Cecil Sharp House, London NW1 7AY. Tickets: £30/£25. Day event. http://www.cecilsharphouse.org/

Saturday 10 October; Intuition Development and Sensing Energy Workshop. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Time: noon. Price: £15. Details and reservations: http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Sunday, 11 October; 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, 11 October; Dawn of the Oak Moot – monthly pub meet-up in London for pagans, witches, heathens druids and other interested people. Venue: The Castle Farringdon, 34 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/639314259543040/

Sunday, 11 October; Witchcraft Workshop. Venue: with Cobwebs at Cauldrons, Unit 137, Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB. Time and other details TBA. Visit http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ or email [email protected]

Sunday, 11 October; Death Cafe – discussing mortality with tea and cake. A conversation group in the cemetery with Stephen Coates. Venue: Abney Park, Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 0LH. Time: noon. Email the Death Cafe organisers at [email protected] to rsvp

Monday 12 October; Enchantment – An Evening of Chant and Mantra with Stewart Pearce. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Monday 12 October; 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 12 October; Treadwell’s Open Circle. Wiccan-style ceremony for those with some experience led by Lisa Grace and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £8, advance booking required. For further details: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 12 October; Film Screening – Compassion in Action with Dalai Lama. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 12 October; The Heart of a Hero. Storytelling by Chirine El-Ansary at the Crick Crack Club. Venue: Soho Theatre, Dean Street, London W1D 3NE. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £10 (£8). Details and booking: http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/crick-crack-club-the-heart-of-a-hero/

Tuesday 13 October; 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 13 October; South Essex Red Tent. Women only event. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Time: 7.30pm. Suggested donation to cover costs is £5. Wear something red. http://www.cobwebsandcauldrons.co.uk/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/1591180041159586/

Tuesday 13 October; Sacred Space, Sacred Stone – Ancient Mysteries in the Sands of Egypt. Lecture by John Ward. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-9pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 13 October; Healing Energy Workshop and Meditation with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development Meetup Group. Venue: St Stephen’s Church Hall, 48 Emperor’s Gate, London SW7 4HJ. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. http://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/

Wednesday 14 October; Three Impostors present: ‘Things Near and Far’ by Arthur Machen. Venue: Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London, N1 9DX. Time: 7pm. Entry £3, redeemable against purchases. www.housmans.com

Thursday 15 October; Gallery talk – Celtic art in the Iron Age. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm. Free event but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org

Thursday 15 October; 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

Thursday 15 October; The Transformational Truth of YOU!: The Magician’s Journey.Book signing and talk by Tiffany Crosara at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 15 October; Meditation, Energy and Sound Bath with Carly Grace, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Start: 7.30pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

Thursday 15 October; 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 15 October; 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.

Friday 16 October, In search of the Celts: beyond art, language and genetics – interdisciplinary panel discussion Celticity chaired by Sir Barry Cunliffe, University of Oxford, and featuring Miranda Aldhouse-Green, Cardiff University, Martin Richards, University of Huddersfield, Simon James, University of Leicester, and John Koch, University of Wales. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm. Tickets £5, Members/Concessions £3. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Friday 16 October, Documentary: Wanassa, Kypris, Aphrodite! The Great Goddess of Cyprus. Venue: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 7pm-9pm. Free, booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 16 October; Through the Mists – The Magik and Mystery of Avalon. Lecture by Edwin Courtenay. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 16 October, Light, the Life Force and Earth Changes. Lecture by Ralf Roessner through Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm – 9pm. Tickets: £12 pay on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/453203378215273/ http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Friday 16 October, Folklore and Anthropology: The Folklore Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute joint symposium. Venue: Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy St, London W1T 5BT. Time: 10am to 5pm. Free event but booking essential. Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-and-anthropology-tickets-17209362667

Saturday 17 October; Ritual and Magic – delve into the supernatural side of the Museum of London’s archaeological archive and explore London’s remains of curses, witching bottles and animal sacrifice. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Time: 11am – 12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. £9. Details and tickets: www.museumoflondon.org.uk

Saturday 17 October; Crop Circles: Insights Into An Enduring Mystery. An afternoon with Gary S Bobroff and Andy Thomas. Venue: St James Church, 97 Piccadilly London W1J 911. Entrance is on the left side, in Church Place, down the outside staircase. Time: 2pm-5.30pm. Ticket: £12, available on the door, or contact Margaret Novakovic at: [email protected]

Saturday 17 October; Luxmi Pooja in the Park (part of Navarathree celebration) with Mani of London Woodland Wiccans Meet-up group. Location: Terrace Gardens, Richmond, London. Time: 2pm. More details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 17 October; The Grey Soul of London – a guided walk lead by Robert Kingham into the London of Arthur Machen. This is to celebrate The Three Impostors’ launch of their edition of Arthur Machen’s Things Near and Far. Time: 2pm to 6pm. Tickets are £10 (£7 concessions). For more details and to book tickets, visit, http://www.minimumlabyrinth.org/the-grey-soul-of-london.html

Saturday 17 October; Walkies in the Paradise Garden – Tour of Hyde Park and its dark secrets including a visit to the pet cemetery – part of London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat. Walks start at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Tickets £15. To book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Sunday 18 October; 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 18 October; Pagan Future Fests Samhain Celebration 2015. Pagan festival with live music, readings, stalls selling pagan supplies, talks, workshops, drum session and open and closing rituals. Venue: The Bedford Pub/Theatre, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD (Near Balham Station). Time: Noon – 10pm. Tickets: £15 all day (12 – 10pm), £9 evening only (5 – 10pm), accompanied children free. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.paganfuturefests.org.uk/

Sunday 18 October; City of Bone – London’s Architecture of Death. A salon in the cemetery with Gavin Stamp and Brian Parsons as part of London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat. Venue: Brompton Cemetery Chapel, Fulham Road, London. Time: 1pm. Tickets £12. To book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Sunday 18 October; Subterranean Sanctuaries – Crypts and Charnel Houses. A salon in the cemetery with Jane Sidell and Malcolm Johnson as part of London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat. Venue: Brompton Cemetery Chapel, Fulham Road, London. Time: 3.30pm. Tickets £12. To book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

I try to ensure that all my event listings are accurate, but I am not responsible for any of the events listed on this page. I recommend checking the date, time, venue and ticket availability for any event before turning up.

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