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. 

Now to 31 December; The London Stone on Display. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Free exhibition during museum opening ours. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

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/

Tuesday 27 June; Wildflower Walk. Guided walk hosted by Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10/£12. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evening-wildflower-walk-3-tickets-32884973842

Tuesday 27 June; The Future of Mother Earth – Messages from an Okinawan Shaman. Lecture by Kazumi Ohishil 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 27 June; Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magick. An evening seminar with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Ticket price £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 27 June; Manifesting Dreams with Lara Waldman. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Rd, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25. http://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk/

Wednesday 28 June; 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 28 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, 28 June; Goddess Awakening Workshop London. Venue: Secret Studio On Clapham, Near Clapham Junction Station, St. Johns Hill, London SW11 1SP. Time: 6pm. Cost: £45. https://www.meetup.com/Goddess-Awakening-here-now/

Wednesday, 28 June; Midsummer Magic Workshop hosted by Living the Ancient Way: Myths and Magic of Old. Venue: Pimp Hall Park and Nature Reserve, Entrance off Kings Road, London E4 7HR. Time: 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/462797190730271/

Wednesday, 28 June; An Evening of Acceleration in Consciousness with Deborah Mills at the College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £14/£16. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday, 28 June; The Secret Garden Sharing Circle, Women-only event. Venue: Little Venice, London. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.meetup.com/The-Goddess-Space/

Wednesday, 28 June; Shakespeare and the Stars. Lecture by Priscilla Costello. 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/

Wednesday, 28 June; 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 29 June; Sufism and Holistic Education. Talk and book signing with Daniel Thomas Dyer. 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 June; Thursday evening Tarot (All abilities). Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Plough 27 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LH. Time: 7pm. Tickets £5, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Thursday 29 June; Abbé Boullan: Paris’ Satanic Priest. Talk by Madeleine Ledespencer. Hosted by London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/402504

Friday 30 June; British Museum talk on British Witchcraft part 2 with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, Time: 7pm. Details and reservations: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 30 June; A Demonstration of Mediumship with Q and A by Maria Antoniou 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 30 June; The Spiritual Structures of Social Organisations. Lecture by Angus Jenkinson. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7pm. Entry £5/£3. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Saturday 1 July; Coach trip to Glastonbury from Romford to visit the Wytches Market, organised by Mamma Moon Magick. Adults £40, advance booking required. Details: https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Saturday 1 July; Here Be Dragons Workshop. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, London, SE9 6SH. Time: 11am. Tickets £20 in advance, £39.99 on the day. For details or to book a place email [email protected] or call 020 8850 7803.

Saturday 1 July; Beginners Tarot workshop. Event with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Knights Templar, 95 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DT. Time: 11am. Tickets £18, advance reservation necessary. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/

Sunday 2 July; Really Get to Know Your Wild Plants Through the Seasons – Pea Family. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 10am-3.30pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/really-get-to-know-your-wild-plants-through-the-seasons-pea-family-tickets-35202359204

Sunday 2 July; 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 2 July; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 10am-noon. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 2 July; Cochrane Memorial Rite with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue: The Woodman, 414 Archway Road, Highgate, North London. Time: Meet at 2pm to go to do the rite at 3pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Sunday 2 July; 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

Monday 3 July; Making the Leap. Talk by Steve Taylor organised by Alternatives. View the book on Amazon. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Talk starts: 7pm. Tickets £12/£8 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 3 July; Moonlight Goddess Gathering – monthly event organised by Anoushka through Funzing. Venue: Clifton Gardens, London, W9 1DT. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £20. Details and bookings: http://uk.funzing.com/funz/2940?
Monday 3 July; Allison C. Meier talking on Victorian spirit photographs at London Skeptics in the Pub (in Camden). Venue: The Monarch Bar, 40-42 Chalk Farm Road, Camden London NW1 8BG Time: 7.30pm. http://london.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/11343/Is-there-anybody-there

Tuesday 4 July; Healing the Ancestors. Lecture by Joan Osborne 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 4 July; LDN Talks at Night: A Skeptic’s Guide to Ghosts with Professor Chris French, author of Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience. Venue: Hoxton Street, London, N1 6PJ  (exact address provided after booking). Time 7pm. Tickets: £12. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/ldn-talks-night-a-skeptic-s-guide-to-ghosts-9019

Tuesday 4 July; Moonlight Goddess Gathering – monthly event organised by Anoushka. Venue: Private address in Little Venice, London. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £20. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/The-Goddess-Space/

Tuesday 4 July; Kenneth Grant: Foundations of the Typhonian Trilogies. Lecture by Michael Staley. 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 4 July; Romford Moot hosted by Mamma Moon Magick, Venue: Golden Lion, Romford, Essex. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/815290371979834/

Tuesday 4 July; 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

Thursday 6 July; Swami Saradananda and talk about The Power of Breath. 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 https://www.meetup.com/WatkinsBooks

Thursday 6 July; Guildford Moot (every 1st Thursday). Venue: Kings Head, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey. Time: 7.30pm. Details on Facebook, meetup and Twitter.

Friday 7 July; ‘Quiet of Quintilis’ – A Gongbath with Diana Vernon (MCSH). Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16. Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £20 Members/£22 non-Members. www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Friday 7 July; Wicca Full Moon Ritual by river Thames (Central London) with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Meet at Tate Modern green outside Tate Modern and Bankside Gallery, London SE1. Time: 7.30pm. Cost: £2. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a blanket to sit on. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Friday 7 July; Our Inter-Dimensional Selves are Aligning to Make Contact. Talk by Loraine Doherty hosted by Earthstars Sacred Space. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entry donations. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Saturday 8 July; Psychic Saturday hosted by Crossed Palms. Venue: Brooklyn Bar and Billiards, 9 Queensway,Redhill RH1 1QT. Time: Noon-5pm. Free admission. https://www.facebook.com/events/1831152730534002/

Saturday 8 July; Candle Magic Afternoon Workshop – I am running another session of my candle magic workshops based on my book Pagan Portals – Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell’s Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm to 3.15pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/events/ or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing [email protected] or visiting the shop. (View my book at Treadwell’s)

Saturday 8 July; PF London and other pagan groups are marching in Pride in London this year. Although all wristbands to take part in the parade are allocated, you can still watch the march and celebrate afterwards: https://www.facebook.com/events/1374969055930484/

Saturday 8 July; Enchanted Woolwich – dusk wander and storytelling with London Dreamtime and Living London. Venue: Secret location in Woolwich. Time: 7.30pm. Price: £6. For details email [email protected] or visit http://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Sunday 9 July; 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 9 July; Farnham Pagans (every 2nd Sunday). Venue: Caffe Nero, Castle Street, Farnham, Surrey. Time: 2pm. Details on Facebook and meetup.

Sunday 9 July; Drawing Down the Moon ritual with Leatherhead and Guildford Pagan and Witchcraft Group. Meet at: Newlands Corner Car Park, Shere Road, Nr Guildford, Surrey GU4 8SE. Time: 8.30pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-Guildford-area-Witchcraft-and-Pagan-Meet/

Note: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic workshop at Treadwell’s. I try to make sure my list is accurate, but please check with the organisers before going to any event. If you know of an event that you want listed – or spot a correction that needs to be made – please email the details to me at [email protected].

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