This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in London over the next week or so that could be of interest to pagans, plus a few festivals that are outside London but are well worth the journey. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at [email protected].

Wednesday 2 May; 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 2 May; Heart Beat – Drumming Collective with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Cost: £20/£22. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 2 May; The Strange Tale of Mary Overie at Southwark Cathedral. Storytelling with London Dreamtime and George Hoyle. Venue: Southwark Cathedral London Bridge, London SE1 9DA. Time: 7pm. Price: £10 via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-dreamtime-presents-the-strange-tale-of-mary-overie-at-southwark-cathedral-tickets-43606465111.  For more details, email [email protected] or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Thursday 3 May; First class in four-lesson course on Archangels with Judith Freeman. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Starts: 12.30pm. Tickets: £90 for the course. 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 3 May; Shamanic Healing. Talk by Itzhak Beery. 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 3 May; Madame Blavatsky: Esoteric Philosopher. Talk by Gary Lachman. Venue: Carlyle’s House, 24 Cheyne Row, London SW3 5HL.  Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £15, including a glass of prosecco. www.acuriousinvitation.com

Thursday 3 May; The Wheel of the Year: Foundation of Pagan Spirituality. Lecture by Dr Jonathan Woolley. 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/

Thursday 3 May; PFL Beltane 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/

Friday 4 May-7 May; Hastings Jack-in-the-Green Festival – traditional annual event to celebrate May with music, a procession, Morris Dancing, a May Queen and Jack-in-the-Green. Full four-day festival programme culminating on Bank Holiday Monday with the Jack-in-the-Green parade. For full details visit the festival website: http://www.hastingsjitg.co.uk/

Friday 4 May – 7 May; Hendon Heathens Summer Camp. Venue: Moat Mount Outdoor Centre, London NW7. Tickets: £25 weekend camping, £5 day. https://www.facebook.com/events/815484185322424/

Friday 4 May – 7 May; Beltane Fire Festival hosted by Intothewild. Venue: Coombe Wood, Broomlands, Cowden, TN8 7EA. Tickets: £99 adults. www.intothewildgathering.com

Friday 4 May – 7 May; Spirit of the Marsh Beltane Fire Gathering and festival. Spirit of the Marsh is a family gathering that aims to keep ancient traditions alive. It offers talks, workshops, music, meditations, Pagan ceremonies, children’s entertainment and the Beltane fire. www.spiritofthemarsh.com

Friday 4 May; Dreaming of a Divine Life. Talk by Joanne-Lee Philpot. 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 4 May; The Fifth Dimension and Alien Influence. Talk by Sonja Grace. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 4 May; A Short History of Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America with Jason Mankey. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Cost: £5. Call 020 7405 2120 for more details. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday 4 May; Eagle Condor Drum Circle. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. www.aho.community

Friday 4 May; 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/

Saturday 5-20 May; Hay House World Summit. Free online event offering 100 lessons from health and wellness experts and 15 inspirational films. Sign up here: https://www.hayhouseworldsummit.com/

Saturday 5-26 May; Suns, Moons and Fairy Tales. An Exhibition of the Art of Stuart Hill. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Exhibition normally open Monday-Saturday during shop hours, just pop in. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Saturday 5-Monday 7 May; Rochester Sweeps Festival 2018. The Rochester Sweeps Festival celebrates the traditional May Day chimney sweep holiday with a three-day festival in the streets of Rochester, Medway, Kent. Includes Jack-in-the-Green, Morris dancers and live music. Free event. Details here: https://www.medway.gov.uk/sweepsfestival

Saturday 5 May; Beginning Dowsing – The Weird and Wonderful Simplified. Workshop with Christopher Strong. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am – 5pm. Cost: £75/£95. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 5 May; Dragon Conference 2018 hosted by Glastonbury Dragons and Shadow of the Tor. Venue: Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset. Time: 10am-6pm. Advance tickets cost £25 each, on the door £28 subject to availability. https://glastonburydragons.co.uk/dragon-conference-2018/

Saturday 5 May; International Dawn Chorus Day: listen to the bird life of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park with The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: noon. Free event but you must register in advance. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birds-a-tower-hamlets-cemetery-park-soundcamp-2018-tickets-45290943431?

Saturday 5 May; Beltain Wickerman Festival 2018 at Butser Ancient Farm. Afternoon/evening of entertainment and refreshments culminating with the burning of the giant wickerman at dusk. Venue: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hants, PO8 0BG.  Tickets: £17.50 per adult and £12.50 per child in advance. http://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/

Saturday 5 May; Making Blended Incense. Workshop with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 5 May; Woodland Beltane Gathering and Maypole Dancing 2018 with London Woodland Witches, Pagans and Ritual Magicians. Venue: Queen’s Woods, Highgate. Meet at The Woodmans’ pub at 2pm before leaving for the ritual site by 3pm.· Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink to share. Cost: £3. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 5 May; Ancient myth in the modern world: Madeline Miller, Kamila Shamsie and Bettany Hughes in conversation. BP Lecture Theatre , British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets £5/£3. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Sunday 6 May; Glastonbury Dragons May Fayre and Dragon Procession. Venue: various locations in Glastonbury, Somerset, throughout the day. Details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1164343210264976/permalink/1955346951164594/

Sunday 6 May; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 6 May; 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/

Sunday 6 May; Beltane on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Gather at 12.45pm for 1pm start. https://www.facebook.com/LooseAssociationOfDruidsOfPrimroseHill/

Monday 7 May; Living with Magic: the Occult Venus. Evening seminar-workshop – with Rebecca Beattie. 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/

Tuesday, 8 May; Healing Ceremony to Clear and Heal – Rebirth a New Reality for Self. Venue: 14 Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP. Time: 6.45pm. Entry: £25. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Tuesday 8 May; Nova Stellar Presents an evening with Ruth Bayer talking about Wicca. Venue: The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk starts at 8pm. Entry £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472510443017948/

Tuesday 8 May; Intuition Brain Science – Improve Intuition. Lecture by Lisa K. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Cost: 12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 9 May; 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 9 May; Practical Magic workshop with Kate Taylor. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £3. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 10 May; Fertility Astrology. Talk by Nicola Smuts-Allsop. 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 10 May; Earthstars Group Meeting – Is Your Life Choreographed? Exploring Soul Resonances in Time and Space. Talk by Mark Herbert. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 10 May; Malleus Malificarum 101. Talk 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]

Saturday 12 May; Journey Stick Workshop with Discover Bushcraft. Organised by The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 10am-3.30pm. Tickets: £31.91. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journey-stick-workshop-with-discover-bushcraft-tickets-45190516050?

Saturday 12 May; Wicca Course: Working with the Horned God and Moon Goddess for Magical Empowerment with London Woodland Witches, Pagans and Ritual Magicians. Venue: Queen’s Woods, Highgate. Meet at The Woodmans’ pub at 10.45am before leaving for the woods for the workshop.· Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink. Cost: £18/£13. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Saturday 12 May; Pagan Federation Online Beltane Music Festival hosted by The Pagan Federation and Pagan Federation Disabilities Team. Starts at noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/159671141529981/

Saturday 12 May; The Power of Beltane. Workshop with Damian Allan. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost: £75/£95. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday, 13 May; 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, 13 May; Secret Doctrine Study Day organised by the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 11am to 5pm. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday, 13 May. Pagan Pride London. Venue: Russell Square, London, WC1B 5. Time: noon-6pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/104953780319859/

Sunday, 13 May; Barefoot in the Woods and Fire Ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings London. Venue: Hackney (details sent to those attending – advance booking essential). Suggested donation from £10. Time: 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events and am not responsible for them. Although I try to make sure my listings are accurate I am not always aware of late changes, cancellations or ticket availability. Please contact the organiser of any event before turning up.

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