This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here are events in and near London over Twelfth Night and the week ahead 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 – 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 – Wednesday 28 February 2018; 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/

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/

Wednesday 3 January; 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 3 January; Tarot practice evening with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: Artillary Arms (private space upstairs), 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y  8ND. 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/

Friday 5 January; 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 essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 6 January; Yearly Zodiac Tarot Spread with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: Artillary Arms (private space upstairs), 102 Bunhill Row London, EC1Y  8ND. Time: 1.30pm. 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 7 January; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 10am-noon. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 7 January; Wassail in the Pleasaunce. Meet at Pistachio’s Cafe, East Greenwich Pleasaunce, London SE10. Time: noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/321833414967035/

Sunday 7 January; Twelfth Nigh celebration. Holly King, Mummers’ Play, the Bankside Wassail and more seasonal entertainment with The Lion’s Part. Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe, Bankside and Borough Market, Southwark, London, SE1 9DT. This is a free event starting at 2pm. For details visit http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/twelfthnight/index.html

Monday 8 January; Discovering the True Meaning of the Grail. Talk by Lars Muhl. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 9 January; Treasure Hunt. Talk by Rizwan Virk. 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/

Tuesday 9 January; South London Wicca Meetup. Nova Stellar Presents an Evening with Lynn Picknett, who contributed to TV’s Forbidden Histories, was deputy editor of The Unexplained and co-author of The Templar Revelation (viewable on Amazon). Venue: The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DB. Time: Doors open 7pm, talk starts at 8pm. Entry £3. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1926481684036411/

Tuesday 9 January; Astrology of the Year 2018. Talk by Demian Allan. 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/

Wednesday 10 January; 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 10 January; Study Group – Ancient Myths with David Lowe. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.15pm. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/

Thursday 11 January; The Grail. Talk by Lars Muhl. 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 11 January; Women Who Run With Wolves Healing Circle. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 11 January; Earthstars Group Meeting. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Thursday 11 January; Geomancy: An Old Art of Fortune Telling. Lecture by Dr Al Cummins. 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 11 January; Urban Legends 101. Talk by Scott Wood 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: £3/£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 12 January; You are the Cave You Must Find and Enter. Talk by Lars Muhl. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-.8pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking essential. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 12 January; 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 13 January; Ritual: its Relevance and Resonances. First part of two-Saturday course with Kenneth Rees. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1. Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Course No: 444. Fees: £54 Cons: £19. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 (or online). Website: www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 13 January; Working Magic in the Landscape: Psychogeography. Day Workshop with Julian Vayne. Venue: Treadwell’s, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am-5.30pm. Tickets £75 (£40 deposit). Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 13 January; History of Magic with Irving Finkel. Hogwarts Curriculum Lecture – part of a series running alongside the Harry Potter Exhibition. Venue: British Library Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Tickets: £15/£10. Visit https://www.bl.uk/events/hogwarts-curriculum-lectures? or call 01937 546546

Saturday 13 January; Scrying Workshop with Shirlee Moon. Venue: 50 Well Hall Rd, London SE9 6SH. Time: 3pm. Cost: £15. For further details call on 0208 8507 803 or email [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 13 January; A Magical Cacao Celebration of Songs and Stories hosted by Aho and Mischief Maker. Venue: 13 Prince Edward Rd, London E9 5LX. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/events/1835485419794939/

Sunday 14 January; 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 14 January; Candle Magic 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. 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)

Sunday 14 January; Public Readings from the Poetic Edda. Venue St Peters Church, London SW4 6BX. Time: 1pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/335250783597629/

Note: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic workshop. Please contact the organisers before turning up to any event.

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