Pagan Events in London over Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is on Monday 8 February and the start of the Year of the Monkey. Although this isn’t specifically a pagan celebration, it is marked in London with a big free festival, which in 2016 is on Sunday 14 February. Here are details of that and lots of other events that could be of interest to pagans over the coming week.

Now – 29 July 2016; Scholar, courtier, magician: the lost library of John Dee. London exhibition. Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE. Entry free. Opening times vary but normally only Monday-Friday until 5pm, visit the website for details: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events

Thursday 4 February; BioHarmonizing and Abulafia’s Ecstatic Kabbalah. Talk and signing by Frank Ra 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 4 February; Giant Skeletons  and Mounds in North America. Lecture by Hugh Newman hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Public lecture. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entrance: £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 4 February; 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

Friday 5 February; Spiritual Crisis, Shamanic Awakening with Jez Hughes, author of The Heart of Life.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/

Saturday 6 February; Past Life Healing Workshop run by Swati Prakash and Mani Navasothy. Venue: The Victoria pub, 10a Strathearn Place, London. Cost £20. Starts 11.30am. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/ or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 6 February; Albion Mysteries – Hern’s Tribe February New Moon Ceremony. Meet at Coombe Lane tram stop, Croydon, to walk to the woodland site for the ritual, Time: 3pm. Details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 6 February; 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 7 February; 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 7 February; Croydon Phoenix Chinese New Year Parade with lion dancing, performances, food stalls and arts activities. Venue: Park Street, Croydon. Free event. Time: Noon start. https://www.spacehive.com/CroydonPhoenix

Sunday 7 February; Dark of the Moon Workshop. One-day contemplative day retreat led by James Nichol and Elaine Knight. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Anyone with an interest is welcome. Tickets £45 waged, £25 unwaged. To book a place please contact [email protected] For more details visit http://contemplativedruidevents.tumblr.com/

Sunday 7 February; Imbolc Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm 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.

Monday 8 February; The Moon Gate and the City of God – life, beauty and faith in China. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free event but advance booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 8 February; 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 8 February; Opening Spiritual Realms with Creative Imagery. Talk by Martha Fiennes. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 9 February; 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 9 February; Talk by occultist Julian Vayne at Nova Stellar Wicca Meet-Up Group for genuine seekers to the Craft. Venue is normally a pub in London, but the location is normally only shown to members of the group. Door open 7pm, talk starts 8.30pm. You must reserve a place in advance by emailing [email protected]. The group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Tuesday 9 February; An evening with Richard Estep, author of In Search of the Paranormal.Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets free, advance reservation essential. Call the shop on 020 7405 2120.

Tuesday 9 February; Drumming Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Tuesday 9 February; Wimbledon Pub Social for Woodland Witches run by Mani Novalight. Venue: The Wibbas Down Inn, 6-12 Gladstone Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QT. Time: 7pm. Details and to reserve a place: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Wednesday 10 February; Healing Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. Time: 7.30pm. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/

Thursday 11 February; Ritual of the Hexagram. Mini workshop by Marysia Kay. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm to 9.15pm. Ticket price £15 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 11 February; 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. For more details join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Thursday 11 February; A Beginner’s Guide to John Dee Talk by George Doyle 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: £3/£1.50 concessions. Time: 8pm. Meetings are normally the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email [email protected]

Thursday 11 February; Men and Women of Heron Drum Circle. Venue: Caer Corhrain, 1 Southleas farm cottages, Lower Road, Minster, Sheppey ME12 3SW. Time: 7.30pm. For more information visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/

Thursday 11 February; The Witches Gathering Croydon, South London with Children of Artemis. Venue: 1 Matthews Yard , just off Surrey Street, Croydon. Time: 8pm. Held on the third Thursday of the month. Details: http://witchcraft.org/local-gatherings/

Friday 12 February; 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/

Saturday 13 February; Valentine’s Ritual with The London Wicca Meetup Group. Meet at the The Wheatsheaf pub 2 Upper Tooting Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 7PG. Time: 6pm.. For details and to book a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Saturday 13 February; Magickal Future Life Progression Workshop run by Swati Prakash and Mani Navasothy. Venue: The Victoria pub, 10a Strathearn Place, London. Cost £20. Starts 11.30am. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/ or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 14 February; London’s Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Monkey The event starts at 10am with a parade from Trafalgar Square, followed by free performances in Trafalgar Square and China Town. Free, public event. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/

Sunday 14 February; Tainted Love storytelling with Bernadette Russell and London Dreamtime  and at a secret location in Deptford. Time: 5pm. Price: £3. For details email [email protected]. For more details, visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 14 February; Summoning The Sacred Sound – meet for evening Sound Bath Meditation in Dulwich. Venue: Goose Green Clinic, 57 East Dulwich Road, London SE22 9AP. Time: 6.30pm. Cost:£12/£10. More information and booking: http://www.meetup.com/Holistic-SoundBath-Meditation-Summoning-The-Sacred-Dulwich/

The information above is correct to the best of my knowledge, but always contact the organiser before attending an event to check times, details and ticket availability. If you spot anything that needs changing or know of any other pagan events that you would like to see listed, please email [email protected]

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