Pagan Events In & Near London Over Autumn Equinox

Here is a listing of pagan events over the Autumn Equinox and a bit beyond that. Most of the ones I list are in or near London, because that’s where I live, but I also mention a few in other parts of the England. If you know of something you want listed, please email the details to me at [email protected].

Now – 9 January 2019; Spellbound: Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft exhibition in Oxford. Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH. Tickets: £6/£11.25/£12.25. https://www.ashmolean.org/  You can also view the exhibition catalogue, Spellbound, on Amazon.

Now – 28 October. Roman Dead. Exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands. Venue: No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL. Free entry.  https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london-docklands/whats-on/exhibitions/roman-dead

Now – Saturday 15 September; Jeanie Laub Art Exhibition. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. During normal shop opening hours: 11am-6pm. Tel: 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com

Now – 12 January 2019; Divine Proportions: Dinner cabaret from Shotgun Carousel, based on the story of Dionysus, God of Pleasure and Mischief. Venue: The Vaults, Arch 234-236, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN. Tuesday – Sunday, doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: Previews: £30, general admission: £35/£55. https://www.thevaults.london/divine-proportions

Wednesday 12 September; Time to Meditate – group meditation (every Wednesday). 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 12 September; Virgo New Moon Gong Bath. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Sessions at 7-8pm and 8.30-9.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk
Thursday 13 September; Old Ways, New Ways. Talk by Kerry Andrew 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]

Thursday 13 September; Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine. Talk by Lama Tsultrim Allione. 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/

Friday 14 September; Morning tour: an introduction to ancient Egypt. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 8.50am. Tickets £30. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx
Friday 14 September; The History of the Philosopher’s Stone: Witches’ Banquet Harvest Moon. Venue: Souk Medina, 1a Shorts Gardens, London WC2H. Time: 6.15pm. Advance booking recommended. https://www.meetup.com/London-Wicca/

Friday 14 September; 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 14 September;  Haunted Evening At The London Canal Museum, hosted by Mimosa Spiritual Experiences. Venue: London Canal Museum, 12-13 New Wharf Road, London, N1 9RT. Time: 9pm – 3am. Tickets £40 including refreshments. https://www.facebook.com/events/296644900884170/

Saturday 15 September; Mercury in Western Esotericism: Force of Communication. Workshop with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Price: £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 15 September (date changed from Friday 14 September); Scared to Death in the Woods. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: Meet in a secret location in London woods (close to tube and train). Time: 8.30pm. Price: £6. Tickets must be reserved by email with [email protected] For more details visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 15 September; Awake in Nature: practices to deepen our connection to the natural world. Organised by the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Southern Grove, London, E3 4PX. Time: 1pm-4pm. Tickets: from £31.91. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awake-in-nature-practices-to-deepen-our-connection-to-the-natural-world-tickets-43474918652

Sunday 16 September; Morning tour: an introduction to ancient Egypt. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 8.50am. Tickets £30. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Sunday 16 September; Cacao Gong Ceremony – Journey to the Heart. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 11.30am-1.30pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Sunday 16 September; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Lecture at the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 16 September; 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/groups/dawnoftheoak/

Monday 17 September; Tibet and Mongolia: Music and Sacred Dance from the Roof of the World. Concert by M.Ormiston C.Valentino organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £16.76/£22.15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 17 September; Spirit of Garbo Lecture and Launch with Moon Laramie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Price: £9/£18. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Monday 17 September; Wicca Unveiled – talk at Pagan Pathfinders. Meeting suitable for all pagans in Finchley, London N3. Time: 7.30pm. (Meeting is usually on the 3rd Monday each month.) Free, but bring food and drink to share. Contact Pagan Pathfinders for more details: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders/

Tuesday 18 September; Meditation for Life (monthly sessions). Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: 6.45pm. Cost: £35 for four sessions, or £10 per session. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Tuesday 18 September; Witches of London Gathering. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting 7.30pm. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. For any questions email [email protected] or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Tuesday 18 September; Change, Dream, Create with Leila Ghazai. Venue: She’s Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Tuesday 18 September; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: London, NW1 7SU (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £18. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?

Wednesday 19 September; 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 20 September; The Collected Letters of Alan Watts. Talk by Ann Watts. 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 20 September; Everything I Knew About Wicca Was Wrong. Lecture by Frank Pierce and Paula Nancy. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Price: £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 21 September; International Peace Day. Events all around the world. https://internationaldayofpeace.org/

Friday 21 – Sunday 23 September; 42nd SPR International Annual Conference – Psychic Phenomena and Consciousness. Venue: Newcastle Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4AD. https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?

Friday 21 September; Siberian Shamanic Ecstatic Dance with Tara Aharata. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £35. www.aho.community

Friday 21 September; 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 22 September; Morning tour: an introduction to ancient Egypt. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 8.50am. Tickets £30. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 September. Autumn Equinox Event in Avebury – two days of talks and workshops at the Henge Shop, High Street, Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142522292552565/

Saturday 22 September and Saturday 6 October; Two-day course on the Fairy Faith with Ken Rees. Venue: The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square, London WC1 (nearest tube stations – Holborn, Russell Square). Time: 10.15am – 5.30pm. Course No: 448. Fees: £56 Cons: £20. Enrolment: 0207 269 6000 (or online). Enquires: 0208 671 6372. www.marywardcentre.ac.uk

Saturday 22 September; Autumn Equinox rite with Kent Gorsedd. Venue: Coldrum Stones, Neolithic Long Barrow, Trottiscliffe, Kent.  Meet in the car park at noon, to walk to the stones. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/240658730100338/

Saturday 22 September; Tarot Cards for Absolute Beginners – Major Arcana afternoon workshop with Sue Terry. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm. Price: £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 22 September; Autumn Equinox: Ritual and Seasonal Gathering in Queen’s Wood, Highgate. Meet at the Woodmans’ pub garden at 4pm. At 4.30pm everyone will walk to the woods for setup and ceremony. Cost: £5/£3. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink to share. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Sunday 23 September; Earth Festival: Wheel of the Year – Autum Equinox at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gather at the well head for midday meditation until 12.30pm, followed by conversation on the lower lawn. Free admission to the gardens from 10am to noon. For more details, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Sunday 23 September; Open House London – a chance to look around Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: 11am-5pm. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Sunday 23 September; Anderida Gorsedd Druid group Equinox open ritual at the Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex. To take part, meet from 1.30pm to 2pm near the Long Man of Wilmington car park, for a walk up the hill at 2pm. Afterwards, those who want to to will retire to the Giants Rest pub for a social drink. https://www.facebook.com/groups/anderidagorsedd/

Sunday 23 September; Full Moon Prayer and Fire Ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings. Venue: Private address near Forest Hill station, London SE23 3HB. Time: 3pm. Advance booking essential, Cost: £15. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Sunday 23 September; 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: Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Moot starts at 4.30pm, then at 6pm moving to a historic site for the ritual. Fee: £4/£5. https://www.meetup.com/Luna-Iter-WiccanSeekersLondonNE/

Sunday 23 September; Equinox Moonlight _Ceremony with Gongs and Drums, hosted by Spiritual and Shamanic Events Listing in London. Venue: Prana Yoga Space, 7 Harrow Place (rear entrance), London, E1 7DB. Time: 6pm. Cost: £20. https://www.facebook.com/events/2255135524714250/

Sunday 23 September; Autumn Equinox Vigil at Crossbones 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/

Thursday 27 September; PFL Autumn Equinox Open Ritual with Hendon Heathens. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Friday 5 October: Fire Power – A Workshop in Candle Magic with me – Lucya Starza, based on my book Pagan Portals – Candle Magic. Part of the London Month of the Dead events organised by Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation. Venue: Dissenters’ Chapel, Kensal Green Cemetary, 364 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5AB. Time: 7:30 pm. Tickets: £20 including a Hendrick’s Gin cocktail. http://londonmonthofthedead.com/firepower.html

Please not: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic workshop. I try to make sure all details are correct, but please contact the organisers of any event you are interested in for more information before turning up.

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