This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next 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].

Last day: Wednesday 28 February; Harry Potter: A History of Magic. Venue: PACCAR Gallery, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Timed slots every day. Tickets £16 adult, £8 child. Enquiries: 01937 546546. https://www.bl.uk/

Now – 8 April; Exhibition: Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 standard, members free but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Now to 25 March. Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street , Cambridge, Cambs CB3 0AQ. Museum entry £4/£2. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/

Last Day: Wednesday 28 February; The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: An exhibition dedicated to Cornwall’s most magical Museum, featuring photographs from Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Sara Hannant and Simon Costin. Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd’s Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Wednesday 28 February; Temples and festivals in Roman Britain – gallery talk. Room 49, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Wednesday 28 February; Time to Meditate – group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Wednesday 28 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. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Thursday 1 March; The Magic of Psi. Lecture by Serena Roney-Dougal. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 1 March; Holistic Food Growing for the 21st Century. Talk by Spencer Christy. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £7/£5 http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/whats-on/

Friday 2 March; Pleased to Meet You: The New Consciousness Crystals. Talk by Judy Hall. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 2 March; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation – Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Entry £15/£13. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 2 March; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: Hazelwood Crescent, London, W10 5FT (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £16. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Friday 2 March; Esoteric Yoga – part of a monthly workshop. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £15. http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 2 March; Tamesis Full Moon Ceremony by the Thames. Meet at the seats outside the Tate Modern gallery, Bankside, London SE1 9TG at 8pm. Ritual will start on the bank of the Thames by 8.30pm promptly. Fee: £3. https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 3 March; Geomancy workshop with Thaumast. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon start. Tickets £40, you must reserve a place in advance. Call 020 7405 2120 or email [email protected]  http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 3 March; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Minor Arcana. Afternoon workshop with Sue Terry. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 3 March; Yoga Nidra: Explore Life Between Dream and Sleep. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £20. www.aho.community

Saturday 3 March; Dream Analylis and Interpretation Workshop with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue to be confirmed. Time: 2.30pm. Entry: £7, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday 4 March; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 4 March; Journey to the Heart Cacao Gong Ceremony. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 11.30am. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Sunday 4 March; Isidias Navigatum: Isis Blessing of the Fleet Ritual with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet at Richmond station at 1.30pm to take a bus to the ritual site at Terrace Garden. Ritual starts at 2pm. Fee £3. https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 4 March; Wild Women’s Temple: Fire ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Private address in Forest Hill, SE18. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Monday 5 March; Walk With Me film screening about  Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh – narration by Benedict Cumberbatch. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 5 March; Tarot Reading Practice Evening with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Venue to be confirmed. Time: 7pm. Entry: £5, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Tuesday 6 March; The Anthropology of Angels and Interdimensional Beings. Lecture by Elizabeth Wood. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 6 March (date tbc); Romford Moot organised my Mamma Moon Magic. Venue: The Golden Lion, Romford. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Tuesday 6 March; 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/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 March; Three day Tarot Workshop at Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. For further details contact [email protected] or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/  or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/events.html

Thursday 8 March; The Parthenon: The First Monument to Civilisation? Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free, but advance booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 8 March; How to Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room. Talk by Jacob Burak. 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 March; Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick. Evening seminar with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 8 March; Sacred Geometry and the Earth Temple. Talk by Chris Street and film telling the story of Henry Lincoln and Erling Haagensen’s discoveriesat Earthstars. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £12. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 8 March; Jack Parsons – Rocket Scientist and Wizard. Talk by David Barrett 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: £5/£1.50 concessions. Time: 8pm. (Meetings are normally the second Thursday of each month.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2438110887/ To guarantee a seat, email [email protected]

Friday 9 March;  Reading Margery Kempe’s inner voices. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free, but advance booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 9 March; Psychic Circle – Working with Spirit. Hosted by Mamma Moon Magick. Venue: The Upminster Complementary Healing and Teaching Sanctuary, Pea Lane, Upminster RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Entry: £15/£18. For further information or to book call Rain on 07786328908 http://www.healingandteaching.co.uk/

Friday 9 March; 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, North London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/

Saturday 10 March; Psychic Saturday hosted by The Witches’ Inn and Crossed Palms. Venue: The Essential Training Organization, The Pilot Building Quarryside Business Park Thornton Side Unit 1, Redhill, RH12LJ. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/1953520881580412/

Saturday 10 March; Heart Beat – Drumming Collective – March with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £22/£20. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 10 March; The Sun in the Western Esoteric Tradition: Planetary Radiance. Afternoon seminar with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 10 March; Natural History of Witchcraft. Venue:Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL, University Street, London. WC1E 6DE. Time: 6pm. Tickets £5, advance booking essential.
www.ucl.ac.uk More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/108012396644802/

Sunday 11 March; 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: 11am. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 12 March; Young Urban Witch Workshop: Crystals in Magic. Evening mini-workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 6.30pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 12 March; Herne the Hunter – From Ghoul to Godhead. Talk by Dr John Callow, author of  Embracing the Darkness, at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £5. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Tuesday 13 March; Nova Stellar Presents an Evening with Steve Ward. Venue: The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk starts at 8pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/events/174739726481955/

Tuesday 13 March; Austin Osman Spare and Kenneth Grant: Two Magicians. Lecture by Michael Staley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Wednesday 14 March; Time to Meditate – group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 14 March; Matthew Sweet: Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Each Other. Talk at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £6. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 15 March; Shamanic Witchcraft. Talk by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters. 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 15 March. Aleister Crowley: Life and Legacy. Talk at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. Venue: Kensington Central Library, Lecture theatre (back of library); 12 Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX. Time: 6.30pm. Free event, booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aleister-crowley-life-and-legacy-tickets-41113995066

Friday 16 March; Ninja Skills. Talk by Antony Cummins. 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 http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Saturday 17 March, Soul Stones workshop 1: More than Stones, with Lexi Penn-Carver. Courses held in relaxed home/studio at 145 Valley Way,  Stevenage,  Herts,  SG2 9DD. Time: 10am-5pm. Adult tickets £48/£58. 07722 997719. Tel: 07722 997719. http://www.soulstones.co.uk/workshops.htm

Saturday 17 March; Study day: An Introduction to the Classical World. BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £23, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturdays 17 and 24 March; The Fruits of Consciousness: shamanism and the initiatory journey. Two-day course with Ken Rees. Venue: Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square London, WC1N. Time: 10.15am-5.30pm. Fee: £54/£19. http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/

Saturday 17 March; Poppets and Magical Dolls in Folk Magic: A Practical Workshop Afternoon mini-workshop with me Lucya Starza. This workshop is based on my forthcoming book Pagan Portals – Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 17 March; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Spring Equinox Celebraton. Druidic ceremony to celebrate the equinox at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for ceremony about 1.30pm. The ritual should end at 3pm, then back to the pub. Offerings of bread, mead and song or poetry welcome. Overnight camping is allowed in the overflow car park.

Saturday 17 March; Ostara Ceremony at the Rollright Stones. Public ceremony with Watchers of the Old Ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Venue: Rollright Stones, Little Rollright, Warwickshire, OX7 5. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Entry fee £1. Bring a picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/756673324526563/

Sunday 18 March; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10, bring your own lunch. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 18 March; Woodland Spring Equinox Gathering and Open Ritual 2018 with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet in the heated patio area of The Woodman’s Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 1pm to walk to Queen’s Woods. Fee: £3/£5. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 18 March; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 18 March; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/171173920273572/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my poppet workshop at Treadwell’s on March 17. I try to make sure that the details on my listings are accurate, but I do not always know about changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you spot anything that needs correcting, do email me at [email protected]

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