This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of England 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 to the end of 2017; Poppets, Pins and Power – an exhibition on the craft of cursing at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. http://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/

Now to 30 September; Austin Osman Spare exhibition at the Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd’s Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Wednesday 31 May; Stillness and Meditation at Mandeville Place. Venue: School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, London. Free lunchtime event starting 1pm. https://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/

Wednesday 31 May; Let’s Meditate – group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Starts 6pm. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 31 May; Multi-Dimensional Healing with the Spirit Doctor Team. Lecture by Susan Gash at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 31 May; The Goddess Space Secret Sharing Circle. London Venue: details given to those who book a place in advance. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.meetup.com/The-Goddess-Space/

Wednesday 31 May; 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 1 June; The Tale of Thor’s Wedding – Storytelling for children from Norse myths organised by the Museum of London. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Time: Several 30-min sessions during the afternoon, starting at 1pm. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

Thursday 1 June; What is Post-Traumatic Growth? Talk and book signing with Miriam Akhtar. Venue: 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 1 June; Bringing Psi and Science Together. SPR lecture by Sean O’Donnell. Venue: Society for Psychical Research, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Members free, nonmembers £5. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 1 June; An Invitation to study the Ancient Mysteries! Hosted by London Wellness Meetup. Venue: Henry the 8th Hotel, 23 Leinster Gardens, London. Time: 7pm. Free admission. https://www.meetup.com/London-Spiritual-Classes-and-Workshops/

Thursday 1 June; Consciousness: An Evening with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki at Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email [email protected].

Thursday 1 June; The Magical Life of Charles Leland, the Witches’ Folklorist. Lecture by Jonah Locksley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 2 June; Gallery Talk – The Parthenon sculptures. Venue: Room 18, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Friday 2 June; Energy Work for the Body. Talk by David Manning at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 3 June; Tarot Development morning (all levels). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Manor House, 129 Wanstead High Street, E11 2RL. Time: 10.15am. Tickets £8, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Saturday 3 June; Workshop – Discover the Goddess of the Silver Moon Diana, through her rituals, mantras and sacred prayers. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Tickets: £20 advance tickets, £39.99 on the door. Time: 11am-5pm. For details or to book a place email [email protected] or call 020 8850 7803.

Saturday 3 June; Tarot and Magic: A one-day masterclass with David Goddard at Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £45. Tel: 020 7405 2120 or email [email protected].

Sunday 4 June; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 10am-noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/296838697408844/permalink/299021030523944/

Sunday 4 June; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: https://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Sunday 4 June; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 4 June; Poison in the Wood – Deadly Plants. Guided walk hosted by Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets: £10/£12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poison-in-the-wood-deadly-plants-tickets-33404068468

Monday 5 June; Radicals: Individuals, groups and movements rejecting the way we live now, and attempting to find alternatives. Talk by Jamie Bartlett. Part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series at Goldsmiths. Venue: Room LG01, Prof Stuart Hall Bulding, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Time: 6.10pm. Free entry, no need to book. Details: http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/apru/speakers

Monday 5 June; London’s Street Trees: A Guide to the Urban Forest. Talk by Paul Wood. Venue: Stanfords, 12-14 Long Acre, Covent Garden. WC2E 9LP. Tickets £4 (redeemable against cost of London’s Street Tree by Paul Wood). https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/londons-street-trees-a-guide-to-the-urban-forest-with-paul-wood-tickets-34693844222?

Monday 5 June; Dreaming through Darkness. Talk by Charlie Morley organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£8 online. For more details and to book tickets http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 5 June; Lunar Ladies: the Moon Goddess in Western Art. Lecture by Fleur Shearman. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 6 June; Fine Tune Your Intention – with the Power of Tarot. Talk by Avril Price at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 6 June; (date tbc); Enfield Town Circle Pagan Moot. Venue: Crown and Horseshoes pub, 15 Horseshoe Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6PZ. Time: 7.30pm. For more details join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnfieldTownCircle/

Tuesday 6 June; Gef the Talking Mongoose. Talk by Christopher Josiffe and Chris Hill at London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Tickets £6.08 online. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.facebook.com/LondonForteanSociety/  Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gef-the-talking-mongoose-tickets-33398544947

Tuesday 6 June; Witches’ Inn Gathering. Venue: Red Lion, 48 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1DP. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Witches-Inn/1568424150049437

Wednesday 7 June; Let’s Meditate – group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Starts 6pm. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 7 June; Shift into Freedom. Talk and book signing with Loch Kelly. Venue: 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 7 June; Vulnerability and Power in the Shaman’s World. Talk by Ya’Acov Darling Khan organised by Alternatives. Venue: Regent’s University, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS, Time: 7pm. Tickets £20/£25. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Wednesday 7 June; Tune Up – Tune In with Sense and Spirit. Call Your Power Back. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Rd, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. http://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/

Thursday 8 June; The Magic of Medicine: Faith and Healing – A History: Walking Tour by Discover Medical London / Royal College of Physicians Museum. Time: 2pm-4pm. Tickets £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-magic-of-medicine-faith-and-healing-a-history-walking-tour-tickets-33434428275?aff=es2

Thursday 8 June; What is Mindfulness? Talk and book signing with Tamara Russell. Venue: 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 8 June; The Druid Order Open Meeting. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5. http://druidorder.macmate.me/meetings.html

Thursday 8 June; Museum Street Irregulars! Talk at 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]

Friday 9 June; Meetup with Lee Morgan and talk about Traditional Witchcraft. Lee will discuss the vision that underlies his interconnected works known as ‘the haunted books’ which began with A Deed Without a Name. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks

Friday 9 June; Crystals and the Earth’s Higher Vibrational Chakras. Lecture by Judy Hall at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£12. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 9 June; Earthstars Group Meeting. From Sickle to Cyberspace: thoughts on contemporary Druidry. Talk by Penny Billington. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT. Time: doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm. Entry £12.  https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 9 June; Oasis of Sound – Sound Bath and Mantra with Anne Malone. Organised by the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. Venue: The Life Centre Islington, Brittania Row, London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Friday 9 June; Witchcraft Documentaries of the 1970s. Lecture by Gary Parsons. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Ticket price £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 9 June; Perceiving the spirit within ourselves and others. Lecture by Dr Peter Gruenewald. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £5/£3. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Friday 9 June; Alexandrian Witchcraft Soirée in London.Venue: contact organisers for details. Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/223891508099104/

Saturday, 10 June; Upminster Sanctuary Open Day with free mini treatments. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster, Havering, RM142XH. Time: 11am-4pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/414554278926428/

Saturday, 10 June; Crossed Palms Psychic Fayre hosted by Crossed Palms. Stalls, readers, talks and workshops. This is an event run in tandem with The Witches Inn. Venue: Brooklyn Bar and Billiards, 9 Queensway, Redhill, RH1 1QT. Time: Noon – 5pm. Free admission. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/832653606897734/

Saturday, 10 June; Scrying by Candlelight – afternoon workshop on crystal ball reading, mirror and water divination with me, Lucya Starza. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. The shop is near the British Museum. The workshop runs from 2pm to 5pm, with a break for refreshments in the middle. The cost is £20 per person. All materials, as well as tea, coffee and biccies, are included. To book a place, email [email protected], phone 020 7405 2120 or pop in to the shop.

Sunday 11 June; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: https://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Sunday 11 June; Hatha Yoga and Self Care with Lily Silverton. Yoga and self-massage. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Rd, London E9 7AD. Time: 11am. Tickets: £25. http://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/

Sunday 11 June; Discovering the Tarot (The Mythic Tarot deck). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Crosse Keys, 9 Gracechurch Street, London. Time: 12.30pm-4pm. Tickets £8, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday 11 June; The Ageless Wisdom For Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Entry: Donations welcome. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/

Note: I do not organise any of these events except my scrying by candlelight workshop. Although I try to make sure the details on my listing are accurate, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability etc. Please contact the organiser before attending any event. If you want an event listed on my blog, or spot anything that needs changing, please email [email protected].

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