This Week's Pagan Events In and Near London

Here is a listing of pagan events over the next couple of weeks. 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 – 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 26 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 26 September; Aries Full 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

Wednesday 26 September; 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 usually meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Wednesday 26 September; The Power of Chakras and Kundalini with Darren Springer hosted by Funzig. Venue: Dead Dolls House, 181 Upper Street, London, N1 1RQ. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/funzing-talks-the-power-of-chakras-kundalini-19123/

Thursday 27 September; Your Zodiac Soul: Twelve Gateways to Wholeness. Talk by John Wadsworth. 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 27 September; The Extraordinary Power of Conversation with Rob Kendall, organised by Watkins Media and 42 Acres. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

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/

Thursday 27 September; Earthstars Group meeting: Landscape Healing in the New Forest. Talk by Corrine Edwards, Sue Bowness and Greg Pain. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT. Time: 7.30pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/events/702160653474747/
Thursday 27 September; Jack Parsons and Friends: Rockets, Magick, SF and Sex. Talk by David Barrett at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX.. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Friday 28 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 28 September; Going Deeper – Exploring Our Deeper Potential. Talk by David Manning. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets: £14/£12. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 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 29 September; The Nameless Arte 2018 Conference on the origins of magic from around the world. Venue: The Balmoral Centre, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS07AU. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nameless-arte-2018-conference-tickets-42399057723

Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 September; Hermetic Magic Masterclass with Rufus Harrington and Julia Phillips. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: starting 10.30am each day. Tickets: £100. Tel: 020 7405 2120. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hermetic-masterclass-tickets-49689642057

Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 September; The Occult Revival, Myth or Reality? Two-day conference organised by the Astrological Lodge. Venue: 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 9am-4pm. For more details, email [email protected] https://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/home-3-2

Saturday 29 September; The Canterbury Mystical Market hosted by The Magical Times Magazine. Venue: The Westgate Hall, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2BT. Time: 11am-4pm. Tickets: http://www.mysticalarts.co.uk/

Saturday 29 September; Michaelmas Festival with talks and concerts. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: 2.30pm-6pm. Donations welcome. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/

Saturday 29 September; Celtic Traditions of Creativity Bardic Workshop with Jonathan Woolley. 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/

Sunday 30 September; Max Meditation class with Lisabetta every Sunday. Drop-in class suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators. Venue: The Little Escape Therapy Centre, 4 Paxton Mews, off Westow St, London SE19 3RW. Time: 10am-11am. Cost: £12 per class, £30 for 3 classes.
http://www.harmonious-healing.com.

Sunday 30 September; Haust: Autumn Celebration at Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Petersfield PO8 0BG. Time: 10am-4pm. www.butserancientfarm.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/events/445850032603141/

Sunday 30 September; Introduction to Runes – experiential outdoor workshop with Woodland Witches, Pagans and Magicians in Queen’s Wood, Highgate. Meet at the Woodmans’ pub garden at 10.30am. At 11am everyone will walk to the woods. Event ends 4.30pm. Cost: £25. 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 30 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 30 September; Autumn Gathering with Earthkin Family Moot. Private venue near Turnpike Lane, North London. Time: 2pm-4pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/682708018771376/

Sunday 30 September; Women Goddess Circle event: Dragon Magick. Connect with the beautiful and wise energy of the Dragons through myth, meditation, ritual and ceremony led by Lisabetta Vilela. Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, SE19 1TN.
Time: 6pm-8.30pm. Tickets: £30. [email protected] https://harmonious-healing.com/

Sunday 30 September; Diving In: The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization. Talk by Sandra Maitri organised by Alternatives. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £20 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 1 October; London Dreamtime Story Circle at Library London. Venue: Library London 112 St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4BD. Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start. Price: £6/£2. For more details, email [email protected] or visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Monday 1 October; Concert with Tina Malia at Alternatives. Venue: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.15pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £20. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 2 – Wednesday 31 October; London Month of the Dead events organised by Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation. A month of talks, concerts and other events on the theme of death at venues including Kensal Green Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, Brompton Cemetery and The Petrie Museum. Ticket prices vary but include a Hendrick’s Gin cocktail. http://londonmonthofthedead.com/firepower.html

Tuesday 2 October; Awakening the Light Within. Talk by Victoria More. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets: £14/£12. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 2 October; Shamanism and the Medicine Wheel – start of 20-week course. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £35. www.aho.community

Tuesday 2 October; Witches’ Inn Gathering. Venue: The Hatch Public House, 44 Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Tuesday 2 October; Seeking the Almas and Other Unknown Animals. Talk by Richard Freeman  at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London Bridge, London SE1 3SS. Time: 7.45pm for 8pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Thursday 4 October; 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

Thursday 4 October; Andy Burnham on The Old Stones. 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 4 October; Psychic Aspects of Relationships with Francesca G Rossetti. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12.50. Tel: 020 7405 2120.

Thursday 4 October; Charlie Morley: Lucid Dreaming – Transformation While You Sleep. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Friday 5 October (tbc); 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 5 October; Abstract – Sex Magick and Overcoming Obstacles (Particularly for Women) with Soror Hypathia. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. Tel: 020 7405 2120.

Friday 5 October; Spiritual Science – Why Science Needs Spirituality. Talk by Steve Taylor. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Pl, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm – 8.30pm. Tickets: £14/£12. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

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

Saturday 6 October; Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge) conference. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets £50/£55. Details: https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/ or http://www.rilko.org/2018-autumn-conference/

Saturday 6 October; Gnosticism and Magic. Day-long class on Western Esotericism with David Goddard. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 11am-5pm. Tickets: £50. Tel: 020 7405 2120.

Saturday 6 October; Heart Beat Drumming Collective with 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/

Sunday 7 October; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 11am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/

Sunday 7 October; 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 £18. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday 7 October; Scrying by Candlelight. I am running a four-hour afternoon workshop on divination with crystal balls, mirrors, water and flame. Venue: Treadwell’s Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm (with a break in the middle). Cost: £40 per person. You can reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing [email protected], visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/scrying-from-black-mirrors-to-crystal-balls/

Sunday 7 October; The Pantheon of Pancras – a new guided walk from the writers of The Thin Veil of London. Meet at a pub in St Pancras, London. Time: 2pm – 6.30pm. Tickets: £20 per person (£15 for students and concessions). https://www.minimumlabyrinth.org/the-pantheon-of-pancras.html

Sunday 7 October; The Crick Crack Club presents Rhiannon: a Celtic Myth retold. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets £8. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Sunday 7 October; New Moon Prayer – the Flow of the Moment and Fire Ceremony with Wild Women Gatherings. Venue: Private address near Forest Hill station, London SE23. Time: 3pm. Advance booking essential, recommended donation: £15. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my candle magic and scrying workshops. 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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