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 10 days 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 – 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/

Wednesday 21 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 21 March; Why Ancient Wisdom Matters. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 6.45pm. Tickets: £31.91/£15.96 https://www.facebook.com/events/199082847347404/

Wednesday, 21 March; More Mead Moot promoted by Pagan FutureFests. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton SM5 2PR. Time: from 7.30pm. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/ http://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Thursday  22 March; Paranormal Events in a Hospital Setting. Lecture by Alejandro Parra. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 22 March; The White Darkness: Spirit Possession in Haitian Vodou. Lecture by Gabriel Toso  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 22 March; Earthstars Group Meeting – Spring Equinox. Film screening and discussion. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 23 March; Launch of the Seraphim Blueprint angelic spiritual system by Ruth Rendely. 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/

Friday 23 March; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard and the dead and wounded of the London Bridge attacks. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/

Friday 23 March; Folk Customs around the Spring Equinox. Seminar evening with Will Hunter and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 23 March; The Wholeworld-View of the Cosmic Hologram. Lecture by Dr Jude Currivan. 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 23 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 23 March; The Origins of Life – A New Understanding from an Ancient Knowledge. Talk by David Ash at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Doors open: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £8/£10. Details: http://www.rilko.org/lectures-2018-spring/ or https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/

Friday 23 March; Goddess Inspired Spring Equinox Ceremony. Venue in SW London. Time: 7.15pm, Tickets £15. www.crystalhealingbysarahjane.co.uk

Friday 23 March; Crouch End Spriggan. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crouch End. Time: 8pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email [email protected] to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Leaping Hare Pagan Convention 2018. Venue: St Johns and Highwoods Community Centre, Highwoods Square, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9SR. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets:  £6.50 in advance, £8 on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/510985315915067/

Saturday 24 March; HBO’s Game of Thrones Tarot Launch with creator Liz Dean. The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon. Free event but you must reserve a place, contact Bali on 020 7405 2120 or [email protected]

Saturday 24  March; Access Event: audio described tour and handling session of Living with Gods: Peoples, Places and Worlds Beyond. British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 4pm. Tickets £12, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 24 March; Magic at Dusk. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crystal Palace. Time: 5pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email [email protected] to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Power Up London with Maestro Shaman Richard Down. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Free event but you must reserve a place in advance. www.aho.community

Saturday 24 March, Earth Hour. Venue: Wherever you are. Time: 8.30pm. https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour
Sunday 25 March; Anderida Gorsedd Spring Equinox open ritual at the Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm for a walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards back to the Giants Rest pub in Wilmington for a social drink together. [Note: this is a week later than originally planned due to bad weather.]

Sunday 25 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/ [Note: this is a week later than originally planned due to bad weather.]
Sunday 25 March; Kith of The Tree and The Well Moot. Heathen moot with talk and Blot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm. Entry £2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/151618854867807/

Monday 26 March; Living with Magic: The Occult Mercury. Evening class with Rebecca Beattie. 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/

Tuesday 27 March; Journey Beyond the Mind: Women’s Shamanic Drum Circle. Venue: Knowsley, Road, Battersea, London SW11 2NY. Time: 6.45pm. Cost: £15. You must be a member of the meetup group. https://www.meetup.com/Journey-Beyond-the-Mind-Womens-Shamanic-Drum-Circle/

Wednesday 28 March; 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 29 March; How to Overcome 10 Obstacles to a Clutter-Free Home. Talk by Helen Sanderson. 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 29 March; History of the Chakras I: Origins in Saiva. Tantra lecture with Phil Hine. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 29 March; PFL Spring Equinox Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Thursday 29 March; The Myth and Mystery of the Brentford Griffin. Talk by John Rimmer at The London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Saturday 31 March; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: Hazelwood Crescent, London, W10 5FT (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 4pm. Tickets: £16. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Saturday 31 March; Luna Iter – Journey of the moon- for Pagan and Wiccan Seekers with Luna Iter- Wiccan Seekers London NE. Pub moot followed by a ritual close to each full moon. Venue: Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney. Moot starts at 4.30pm, then at 6 pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.meetup.com/Luna-Iter-WiccanSeekersLondonNE/

Sunday 1 April; Full Moon Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for as short or long a time as you like between 8am and 4pm PDT (US) time, which is between 4pm and midnight (UK time). You can light a candle just for an hour or so and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Details: http://peacefires.org/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events. 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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