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/

Thursday 25 February; Thursday Psychic and Spiritual Circle. Venue: Fairkytes Art Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX. Time: 7pm. £8. https://www.facebook.com/events/1753835108172765/

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/

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/

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. For details, visit: 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/

Saturday 27 February; Gallery Talk – Even More Gods and Goddesses. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Sunday 28 February; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. For details, visit: http://www.meetup.com/londonspiritualcommunity

Sunday 28 February; Wiccan Path in the Woods – A One-day Course for Beginners. Starts at 10.30am and runs to 4.30pm. Meet at a cafe in Wimbledon, south London, and then travel by bus to a woodland location nearby for the workshop. 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; February Moot – The Kith Of Yggdrasil. Venue: Shakespeare’s Head, 64-68 Kingsway, London WC2B 6BG. Time: 2pm-4pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/386666481457402/

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/

Sunday 28 February; Dawn of the Oak. Monthly Pagan moot. Venue: Upstairs at The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Road, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB (near Farringdon tube). Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1678963142357159/

Monday 29 February; Introductory meeting of the Temple of Maskim Hul (Babylonian Magickal Order). Venue: Souk Media, 1a Short’s Gardens, London, WC2H 9AT. Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start. For more details and to reserve a place visit: http://www.meetup.com/LondonMagicians/ or http://www.meetup.com/Temple-of-Maskim-Hul-Babylonian-Magickal-Order/

Monday 29 February; The Universe According to Reiki. Talk by Torsten Lange. Venue: Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Talk: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets £15/£10 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 29 February; Group Healing Share Leap Year Special with London Healing Share. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 52 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EA. Time: 7.15pm. Price: £8. http://www.meetup.com/londonhealingshare/

Monday 29 February; Bore Hole: “How I came to drill a hole in my head to get permanently high”. Talk by Joe Mellen organised by London Fortean Society, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Tickets: £5. Time: 7.30pm. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Monday 29 February; Spirit and Channelling 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/

Monday 29 February; Tarot Archetypes – The Star  Card. Talk by Marysia Kay. 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 1 March; 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 March; Healing Ancestral Programming. Talk by Art Giser. 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 1 March; Cobwebs and Cauldrons Moot. Venue: Romford White Horse Pub, 118 High Road, RM6 6NU. Moot takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. 7.30pm start.

Tuesday 1 March; The Witches’ Inn Gathering. Venue: The Feathers Hotel in Merstham, Surrey RH1 3EA. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details and to reserve a place visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witches-Inn/1568424150049437

Wednesday 2 March; Astrology – Your Year Ahead hosted by Cobwebs and Cauldrons. Venue: Unit 137 Romford Shopping Hall, Romford RM1 3AB. Time 7pm. Cost £30. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/813270885468504/

Thursday 3 March; Kundalini Rising. Talk by Judy Hall 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 3 March; 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 3 March; Opening the Masculine and Feminine Within. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. Details and booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality

Thursday 3 March; Egyptian Alchemy. Lecture by Joanna Bristow-Watkins. hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entrance is £12, pay at the door  https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 4 March; Irish Fairy Lore. Lecture by Dr Jenny Butler. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Ticket price £8 in advance. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 4 March; The Triple Goddess in Contemporary Society. Talk by Michelle Hawcroft and Avril Price. 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 5 March – Saturday 19 March; Tarot of the Sidhe art exhibition and private sale of original artwork. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-6pm each day. There is also a private viewing on the evening of Friday 4 March by invitation, contact the shop for information about getting on the invite/guest list. Call the shop on 020 7405 2120.

Saturday 5 March; Divination Tools and Techniques Workshop run by Swati Prakash. Part of a series of workshops forming a course in divination. Venue: London venue TBA. Cost £60 for the course. Starts 11am. Details: http://www.meetup.com/Global-Wicca-Earth-Healing-Temple-London/

Saturday 5 March; 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 March; Isidias Navigatum- Goddess Isis Blessing of the Fleet Ritual 2016 by the Thames with Mani Navasothy. Meet at Richmond Train Station by 1pm for a 20 min walk to the ritual spot by the riverside. For details and to reserve a place: or http://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

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.

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