This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London over the coming week or so 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 – 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

Now – 12 September; Austin Osman Spare – A Major Retrospective. Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History, 11 Mare Street, London E84RP. Opens 1pm Saturday 6 Feb. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now to Friday 19 February; Half-term activity for families: Teeth, scales and tales: animal gods. Venue: Great Court, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Starts 11am and goes on all day. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 18 February; Gallery talk: Chinese jades: natural and supernatural. Venue: Room 33, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 18 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

Thursday 18 February; House 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 18 February; Meditation, Energy and Sound Bath with Carly Grace. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Thursday 18 February;  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 19 February: One-day workshop on the Science of Magic at the Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London. Free event, but registration closes on 5 February. Time: 9am,-6.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-of-magic-workshop-eps-tickets-17424769956

Friday 19 February: An Introduction to Metaphysics. Lecture by Petra Knickenberg. 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/

Sunday 21 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 21 February; Doreen Valiente Talks and Film followed by launch party for Philip Heselton’s book Doreen Valiente: Witch. Venue: Treadwell’s Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Starts at noon, party ends at 6pm. Tickets: £20 for the talks and party, free if you just want to go to the party. Ring 0207 419 8507 or book online https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/doreen-valiente-talks/

Sunday 21 February; 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 22 February For the Love of Poetry. Venue: Poets Corner, Richmond Park, Richmond. Starts 11.45am. Free event, bring vegan food and drink to share. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Monday 22 February; Woodland Wicca Monthly Full Moon Ritual run by Mani Navasothy. Meet at Wimbledon Common, Bus Stop S, Parkside Avenue, London SW19, at 7pm. For details and to reserve a place:  http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/ or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Monday 22 February; Protection in the Hoodoo Tradition. Talk by Lisa Mead. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm to 9.15pm. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 23 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 23 February; February London Heathen Munch. Social chat about Heathenry and kink at Coffee, Cake and Kisses, 54 Warren Street, London W1T 5NN. Time 6pm-9pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/585199081633180/

Tuesday 23 February; Talk on the History of Black Magic. Venue: Souk Medina Tea Room, 1a Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AT. Time: 6pm-9pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Temple-of-Maskim-Hul-Babylonian-Magickal-Order/

Tuesday 23 February; 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/

Tuesday 23 February; Embracing the Shadow. Talk by Charlie Morley. 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/

Tuesday 23 February; Mindfulness Meditation Training – first part of an 8-week evening class course with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm to 9.15pm. Pice £200 for the course. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 23 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 23 February; Chertsey Moot. A social moot held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Golden Grove pub, Ruxbury Road, St Annes Hill, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9EN. All welcome. From 8pm to 11pm. For more details, email: [email protected]

Wednesday 24 February; The Book of Samurai.Talk and book signing by Antony Cumins 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/

Wednesday 24 February; Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH (45 mins from central London). The pub does not have disabled access. This moot meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. contact via Facebook page Hertford Pagan Moot

Thursday 25 February (note – one week later than usual this month); Croydon CoA Gathering: Social evening open to all Pagan Paths at 1 Matthews Yard off Surrey Street, Croydon. Event normally held on the third Thursday of the month at 8pm. For any questions email [email protected] or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Thursday 25 February;  Kobbo Kift – Pagan Boy Scouts. Talk by Annabella Pollen. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm to 9.15pm. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 25 February; The Curse of the Voynich Manuscript. Talk at London Fortean Society, The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Tickets: £4/2. Time: 7.45pm. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday 26 February, Ley Lines, Templars and Destiny Amid Our England Landscape. Lecture by Mark Herbert at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Public lecture. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £7/£5. http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php

Friday 26 February; Divination in Ancient Egypt. Talk by Judy Hall. 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/

Sunday 28 February; Wiccan Path in the Woods – A One-day Course for Beginners. Starts at 10.30am at a London location, full details only given to members of the group. Details: http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 28 February; Understanding Soul Groups, with New Thought Minister Heather Andrews-Dobbs. Venue: South Woodford Spiritualist Church, Grove Crescent, London E18 2JR. Time: 11am-4pm. Cost: £20 for one person, or £15 each for two people if you book in advance. Bring a packed lunch. Email [email protected] or call Heather Andrews-Dobbs 020 8529 8097 mob: 07773 127178

Sunday 28 February; A Nice Social Afternoon with the South London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: Private House in Tooting Bec. Time: 2.30pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/South-London-Wicca-Meetup/

Note: I do not organise any of these events so please check with the organisers about tickets and timings before turning up to anything listed on my blog. I try to keep my listings accurate, but do not always know of late changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you know of an event you want listed, or notice a correction that needs to be made, email me at [email protected]

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