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Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Pagan events in and near London
After losing the entire current contents of my events page thanks to a technical glitch, I have attempted to recompile the information. If you spot any errors, please let me know.
Here are events in London and other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com. Please also email me if you spot any errors in my listings.
Wednesday 27 April. Creative Meditation. Half-hour guided lunchtime meditation to experience the richness of our inner world in all its colours, shades and contrasts. Venue: Inner Space, 36 Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm-1.30pm. To register for a place visit http://www.innerspace.org.uk/
Wednesday, 27 April; Unveiling the Mystery of Divine Birth: Women's Greatest Shamanic Practice. Talk by American author Marguerite Rigoglioso. Optional, affordably priced meal at 7pm offered by the Women's Café followed by the talk at 8pm. Free event. Location: Dalston Boys Club, 68 Boleyn Road, Dalston, London N16 8JG. For more info, contact Caroline Smart on 07515505732. For more information on Marguerite Rigoglioso’s work, visit http://cultofdivinebirth.com/.
Wednesday 27 April; Shinto and the Web of Life. Talk by Aidan Rankin at pagan forum The Moot with No Name, arranged through Atlantis Bookshop. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm. Admission £5/£3.
Thursday 28 April; Crossing over Annan Water: A Scottish Ballad for Magical Journeys. Talk by Dr Michael Berman at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Thursday 28 April; PFL Beltane Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. Turn up by 7.30pm for pre-ritual social. The ritual starts at 8pm. Entrance: PF members/consc £5. All others £6. Please also bring seasonal food/home-made food and drinks to share at the feast after the ritual. Visit http://www.pflondon.org/
Friday 29 April - Monday 2 May; Weekend Sweatlodge and Vision Quest with the Eva Mack. Location: The Martinsell Centre, Wiltshire. Cost: £245 – includes vegetarian food. For details and to book places, visit http://martinsellcentre.com/sweatlodge-events/
Friday 29 April; Steve Roud on London folklore. Location: Museum of London. Time: 6.45pm-8pm. Book in advance, tickets cost £6 (concs £4.50, Friends £3). For more details and to book visit http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/
Friday 29 April; Shamen, Megaliths, and City Builders - The Hidden Connections. Talk by Lucy Wyatt at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm. http://www.rilko.net/
Friday 29 April; Book launch party for Wormwood Star: Marjorie Cameron (Mandrake Press) at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Saturday, 30 April; Free and Open Gorsedd Beltaine Rite by the Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri at The Sun Circle, Avebury, Wilts, Avebury, United Kingdom. Druidic style open ceremony to welcome in summer - all faith paths welcome. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for ceremony from 1.30pm-3pm. Offerings of bread or cake, mead, poetry and song are welcome.
Saturday 30 April; The Circle of Ankwycke Beltane ritual. Location: Ankerwycke, near Staines. Time: 7.45pm for 8pm start. For more details and to reserve a place call 07733 554321.
Saturday 30 April; launch party for ATUA: Voices from La Société Voudon Gnostique by Fulgur Ltd and Treadwell's at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Sunday 1 May at 5am; Beltane on the Beach with Coven of the Bright Isle, Broadstairs, Kent. The Coven of the Bright Isle, a normally closed Wiccan group based in Thanet, is holding an open Beltane Ritual. The ritual is timed to coincide with May Morning sunrise. Meet before the start of the ritual at 5am, on the beach by Broadstairs pier, on Viking Bay in the heart of the town. There is plenty of parking by the pier, which is at the bottom of Harbour Street.
Sunday 1 May; Fowlers Troop and the Deptford Jack in the Green will be out and about in Greenwich this May Day. Jack will start from the Ashburnham Arms, Greenwich, around 12 midday. From there the troop will make tour of Greenwich and return to the Ash later in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come along. Details of the route are on the Deptford Jack in the Green web page at http://www.deptford-jack.org.uk/mayday2011.htm
Sunday 1 May; Understanding Beltane: Intensive One-Day Course on Symbolism, Folklore, Custom, Magic. Workshop with Suzanne Corbie at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Price: £45 (£25 deposit, balance due on the day). Time: 11 am to 6pm. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Sunday 1 May; Anderida Gorsedd Imbolc open ritual at the Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm for a walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards back to the Giants Rest pub in Wilmington for a social drink together.
Sunday 1 May; Cauldron of Cerridwen Open Beltane Ritual. Open ritual to celebrate the Sabbat. Meet in the Golden Grove pub, Ruxbury Rd, St Annes Hill, Chertsey, at 8.30pm to travel to the ritual site. Bring food and drink to share, a torch and suitable clothing for an evening in the woods.
Tuesday, 3 May; Ghosts, the Afterlife and the Paranormal. Peer-led discussion at Romford Sacred Hart Moot. This pagan moot meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month, from 7pm to 10.30pm in La Tasca, The Brewery, Romford, Essex RM1 1AU. Email Sarah at: romfordsacredhart@hotmail.com. More details on http://www.sacredhart.350.com/
Wednesday 4 May. Creative Meditation. Half-hour guided lunchtime meditation to experience the richness of our inner world in all its colours, shades and contrasts. Venue: Inner Space, 36 Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm-1.30pm. To register for a place visit http://www.innerspace.org.uk//
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 May; Daimonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence. Two-day conference about the question of inspired creativity, whether the source of this is termed god, angel, spirit, muse or daimon, or whether it is seen as an aspect of the human imagination. Venue: The Centre for the Study of Myth, University of Kent, Canterbury. Tickets cost £60 or £30 for students. Deadline for booking is 15 April. For a booking form, contact DR William Rowlandson, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, Tel: 01227 824717.
Sunday 8 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 5pm-8pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Monday, 9 May; The Forbidden Universe - The Occult Origins Of Science and The Search For The Mind of God. Talk by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Monday, 9 May; Monday Evening Journeying Group with Shaman UK. First of a regular Monday evening meeting for those with some experience of journeying - this is not for beginners. Time 6.30pm-9.30pm. Location: The Open Centre, 188 Old St., London EC1V 9FR. Cost £10. To confirm your place please email info@shaman.uk.com no later than May 2nd.
Tuesday 10 May; Death Roads, Spirit Trails and Fairy Paths. Talk by Dave Shead at London Earth Mysteries Circle. Admission is £4.50, concessions £4, members £3, concessions are £4. Talks are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.15PM at First Floor, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. http://www.londonearth.com/
Wednesday 11 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 6pm-9pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details visit the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Thursday 12 May; Ghosts of London: Phantom Riveters, Escapees from the Dream Menagerie and Malevolent Clothing. An exploration of capital haunting in story and song by Nigel Of Bermondsey 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: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions. No need to book in advance. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.
Friday 13 May; Some Secret Place. Ritual evening for pagans with Peter James Mahoney and Friends at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking advised. Some experience necessary. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Saturday 14 May; Alchemy Working With The Elements and The Harmony Of The Earth. One-day workshop starting at 10am at the Helios Centre, 116 Judd Street, London. Cost £45. For further details and to book contact anthea on antdurand@aol.com, also see link http://www.meetup.com/energyhealers-428/
Sunday, 15 May; The Love of Rhiannon. Goddess workshop with priest of Avalon David Spofforth. Venue: Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD. Time: 1pm for 1.30pm start. Ends at 5.30pm. Cost: £15 on the day, £10 in advance. For more details and to book places visit http://www.priestofavalon.com/
Monday 16 May; Croydon Crows. PF moot held every 3rd Monday of each month at the Skylark pub, South End, South Croydon from 8pm onwards.
Thursday 19 May; Decadent London – A walk back to the 1890s. A Guided Walk with Antony Clayton, author of Decadent London, exploring the people and places of London’s West End in the 1890s. Starts at 6pm. The event is free and open to all, but advance booking is essential. Meet on the First Floor of Westminster Reference Library, 35 St Martin’s Street, London WC2H 7HP. To book a place, email: referencelibrarywc2@westminster.gov.uk or telephone 020 7641 5250. For details of other events see www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/news/wrfevents/
Saturday 21 May; Shamanism and Sex. One-day workshop by Shaman UK at The Open Centre, 188 Old St, London, EC1V 9FR. Time: 10am - 5pm. Cost: £65. Booking essential. For more details and to book places email info@shaman.uk.com.
Monday, 23 May; Easter Month and Ostara – Is She Really An Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Or Something Much More Exciting? Talk by Hildegarde Maier at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Monday, 23 May; Cross Bones Vigil and Ceremony to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. Gather from 6.45pm in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1, opposite the Boot and Flogger, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge, 5 minutes walk away. The event is free and starts at 7pm. http://www.crossbones.org.uk/
Tuesday 24 May; Sun, Moon, Venus and the Pyramids: A Study in Harmony and Sacred Geometry. Talk by Simon Michell at London Earth Mysteries Circle. Admission is £4.50, concessions £4, members £3, concessions are £4. Talks are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.15PM at First Floor, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. http://www.londonearth.com/
Saturday, 28 May; Outdoor Shamanic Workshop: Guidance, Connecting and Healing From Nature. One-day workshop with Anthea Durand and Margaret de Bethlen. Time: 10.30am – 5pm. Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Cost: £45. For further info see http://www.meetup.com/energyhealers-428/events/16111078/ or email Anthea on antdurand@aol.com or Margaret on pumog@yahoo.com
Bank Holiday Monday, 30 May; Beltane Bash and Pagan Pride Parade. Parade and festival with music, workshops, talks and stalls at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. The Pagan Pride Parade is free and starts at at Conway Hall at 10.30am. Tickets for the Beltane Bash festival cost £16. Organised by Jeanette of Caduceus Jewellery. For more details, call 020 8539 3569 or visit http://www.paganfestivals.com/
Thursday 2 June; Tantric Sex: An Avenue to Pleasure. Talk by Mike Lousada at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. Doors open at 6pm, the event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £10. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://thehendrickslectureseries.co.uk/
Monday, 6 June; Stonehenge and Avebury. Talk by Merlin at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Monday, 6 June; Monday Evening Journeying Group with Shaman UK. Regular Monday evening meeting for those with some experience of journeying - this is not for beginners. Time 6.30pm-9.30pm. Location: The Open Centre, 188 Old St., London EC1V 9FR. Cost £10. To confirm your place please email info@shaman.uk.com
Tuesday, 7 June; Men and Wicca. Talk by Chris Crowley at Romford Sacred Hart Moot. This pagan moot meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month, from 7pm to 10.30pm in La Tasca, The Brewery, Romford, Essex RM1 1AU. Email Sarah at: romfordsacredhart@hotmail.com. More details on http://www.sacredhart.350.com/
Sunday 19 June; Anderida Gorsedd Summer Solstice open ritual at the Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm for a walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards back to the Giants Rest pub in Wilmington for a social drink together.
August 12-14; Artemis Gathering. Three-day festival of witchcraft in the Oxfordshire countryside with talks, workshops, a bar and catering facilities, organised by The Children of Artemis. Early bird weekend tickets cost £30 for members, £35 for non-members until the end of April, then go up to £32/£37. For more details or to by tickets visit http://www.witchfest.net/artemis_gathering.htm
Saturday; 8 October and Sunday, 9 October; The Pagan Federation's 40th anniversary celebration. A full day and evening of music, dance, art, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and discussions to celebrate the creative richness of contemporary Paganism on the Saturday followed by a free family-friendly gathering on the Sunday. Venue: Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. For more details, visit http://www.pflondon.org/
Saturday 12 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Early bird tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. You can buy tickets and get more details at http://www.witchfest.net/wf_international.htm
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Pagan events in and near London
Here are events in London and other parts of the UK that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com. Please also email me if you spot any errors in my listings. I do try to keep them accurate, but can sometimes make mistakes.
Thursday 14 April; A Discussion of All Things May Day. Monthly talk at South East London Folklore Society (SELFS). Venue: The Old King's Head (pictured), Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High St, London SE1 1NA. Entry: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions. No need to book in advance. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.
Thursday 14 April; Towards a Philosophy of Demonology: Far Reaches of Continental Philosophy and the Occult. Talk by Dr Patricia MacCormack of Anglia Ruskin University at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 15 April; Open evening and social at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 4.30pm - 9pm. Cost: £10. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Sunday 17 April. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 5pm-8pm. Tickets for this date are now sold out but cost £9 (concs £7). For more details visit the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Monday 18 April; Croydon Crows. PF moot held every 3rd Monday of each month at the Skylark pub, South End, South Croydon from 8pm onwards.
Tuesday, 19 April; Robert Johnson: The Devil and the Blues. Talk by Phyllis Pointer at Romford Sacred Hart Moot. (This event was rescheduled from 5 April). This pagan moot meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month, from 7pm to 10.30pm in La Tasca, The Brewery, Romford, Essex RM1 1AU. Email Sarah at: romfordsacredhart@hotmail.com. More details on http://www.sacredhart.350.com/
Wednesday 20 April. Creative Meditation. Half-hour guided lunchtime meditation to experience the richness of our inner world in all its colours, shades and contrasts. Venue: Inner Space, 36 Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm-1.30pm. To register for a place visit http://www.innerspace.org.uk/
Wednesday 20 April. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 6pm-9pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7) and can be booked through the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Thursday 21 April; Vodou Flags: Sequined Spirits of Haiti. Talk by Gabriel Toso at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 22 April; PF London Earth Day Event. A variety of celebrations to celebrate Earth Day including Earth-centred drumming, meditation, picnic and creative work at Trent Park, North London from 2pm-5pm. Trent park is a 5-min walk from Cockfosters underground station. Just turn up and participate!
Saturday 23 April; Cross Bones Vigil and Ceremony to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard (pictured). Gather from 6.45pm in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1, opposite the Boot and Flogger, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge, 5 minutes walk away. The event is free and starts at 7pm. http://www.crossbones.org.uk/
23rd-25th April; The Magical Faerie Festival in Canterbury with a procession, stalls, workshops and entertainment. Special guest: Toyah Willcox. Venue: The Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, Kent. For further information visit http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/ or phone 07845438340. The festival is organised by the publishers of The Magical Times magazine: http://www.themagicaltimes.co.uk/.
Tuesday 26 April; Meeting at London Earth Mysteries Circle. Admission is £4.50, concessions £4, members £3, concessions are £4. Talks are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.15PM at First Floor, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA.
Thursday 28 April; Crossing over Annan Water: A Scottish Ballad for Magical Journeys. Talk by Dr Michael Berman at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Thursday 28 April; PFL Beltane Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. Turn up by 7.30pm for pre-ritual social. The ritual starts at 8pm. Entrance: PF members/consc £5. All others £6. Please also bring seasonal food/home-made food and drinks to share at the feast after the ritual.
Friday 29 April; Steve Roud on London folklore. Location: Museum of London. Time: 6.45pm-8pm. Book in advance, tickets cost £6 (concs £4.50, Friends £3). For more details and to book visit http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/
Friday 29 April; Shamen, Megaliths, and City Builders - The Hidden Connections. Talk by Lucy Wyatt at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm. http://www.rilko.net/
Friday 29 April; Book launch party for Wormwood Star, by Marjorie Cameron
(Mandrake Press) at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Saturday 30 April; launch party for ATUA: Voices from La Société Voudon Gnostique by Fulgur Ltd and Treadwell's at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 May; Daimonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence. Two-day conference about the question of inspired creativity, whether the source of this is termed god, angel, spirit, muse or daimon, or whether it is seen as an aspect of the human imagination. Venue: The Centre for the Study of Myth, University of Kent, Canterbury. Tickets cost £60 or £30 for students. Deadline for booking is 15 April. For a booking form, contact DR William Rowlandson, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, Tel: 01227 824717.
Sunday 8 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 5pm-8pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Monday, 9 May; The Forbidden Universe - The Occult Origins Of Science and The Search For The Mind of God. Talk by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Wednesday 11 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 6pm-9pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details visit the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Friday 13 May; Some Secret Place. Ritual evening for pagans with Peter James Mahoney and Friends at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking advised. Some experience necessary. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Sunday, 15 May; The Love of Rhiannon. Goddess workshop with priest of Avalon David Spofforth. Venue: Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD. Time: 1pm for 1.30pm start. Ends at 5.30pm. Cost: £15 on the day, £10 in advance. For more details and to book places visit http://www.priestofavalon.com/
Saturday 21 May; Shamanism and Sex. One-day workshop by Shaman UK at The Open Centre, 188 Old St, London, EC1V 9FR. Time: 10am - 5pm. Cost: £65. Booking essential. For more details and to book places email info@shaman.uk.com.
Monday, 23 May; Easter Month and Ostara – Is She Really An Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Or Something Much More Exciting? Talk by Hildegarde Maier at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Bank Holiday Monday, 30 May; Beltane Bash and Pagan Pride Parade. Parade and festival with music, workshops, talks and stalls at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. The Pagan Pride Parade is free and starts at at Conway Hall at 10.30am. Tickets for the Beltane Bash festival cost £16. Organised by Jeanette of Caduceus Jewellery. For more details, call 020 8539 3569 or visit http://www.paganfestivals.com/
Thursday 2 June; Tantric Sex: An Avenue to Pleasure. Talk by Mike Lousada at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. Doors open at 6pm, the event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £10. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://thehendrickslectureseries.co.uk/
Monday, 6 June; Stonehenge and Avebury. Talk by Merlin at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
August 12-14; Artemis Gathering. Three-day festival of witchcraft in the Oxfordshire countryside with talks, workshops, a bar and catering facilities, organised by The Children of Artemis. Early bird weekend tickets cost £30 for members, £35 for non-members until the end of April, then go up to £32/£37. For more details or to by tickets visit http://www.witchfest.net/artemis_gathering.htm
Saturday; 8 October and Sunday, 9 October; The Pagan Federation's 40th anniversary celebration. A full day and evening of music, dance, art, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and discussions to celebrate the creative richness of contemporary Paganism on the Saturday followed by a free family-friendly gathering on the Sunday. Venue: Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. For more details, visit http://www.pflondon.org/
Saturday 12 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Early bird tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. You can buy tickets and get more details at http://www.witchfest.net/wf_international.htm
Thursday 14 April; A Discussion of All Things May Day. Monthly talk at South East London Folklore Society (SELFS). Venue: The Old King's Head (pictured), Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High St, London SE1 1NA. Entry: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions. No need to book in advance. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.
Thursday 14 April; Towards a Philosophy of Demonology: Far Reaches of Continental Philosophy and the Occult. Talk by Dr Patricia MacCormack of Anglia Ruskin University at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 15 April; Open evening and social at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 4.30pm - 9pm. Cost: £10. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Sunday 17 April. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 5pm-8pm. Tickets for this date are now sold out but cost £9 (concs £7). For more details visit the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Monday 18 April; Croydon Crows. PF moot held every 3rd Monday of each month at the Skylark pub, South End, South Croydon from 8pm onwards.
Tuesday, 19 April; Robert Johnson: The Devil and the Blues. Talk by Phyllis Pointer at Romford Sacred Hart Moot. (This event was rescheduled from 5 April). This pagan moot meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month, from 7pm to 10.30pm in La Tasca, The Brewery, Romford, Essex RM1 1AU. Email Sarah at: romfordsacredhart@hotmail.com. More details on http://www.sacredhart.350.com/
Wednesday 20 April. Creative Meditation. Half-hour guided lunchtime meditation to experience the richness of our inner world in all its colours, shades and contrasts. Venue: Inner Space, 36 Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm-1.30pm. To register for a place visit http://www.innerspace.org.uk/
Wednesday 20 April. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 6pm-9pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7) and can be booked through the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Thursday 21 April; Vodou Flags: Sequined Spirits of Haiti. Talk by Gabriel Toso at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 22 April; PF London Earth Day Event. A variety of celebrations to celebrate Earth Day including Earth-centred drumming, meditation, picnic and creative work at Trent Park, North London from 2pm-5pm. Trent park is a 5-min walk from Cockfosters underground station. Just turn up and participate!
Saturday 23 April; Cross Bones Vigil and Ceremony to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard (pictured). Gather from 6.45pm in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, SE1, opposite the Boot and Flogger, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge, 5 minutes walk away. The event is free and starts at 7pm. http://www.crossbones.org.uk/
23rd-25th April; The Magical Faerie Festival in Canterbury with a procession, stalls, workshops and entertainment. Special guest: Toyah Willcox. Venue: The Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, Kent. For further information visit http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/ or phone 07845438340. The festival is organised by the publishers of The Magical Times magazine: http://www.themagicaltimes.co.uk/.
Tuesday 26 April; Meeting at London Earth Mysteries Circle. Admission is £4.50, concessions £4, members £3, concessions are £4. Talks are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.15PM at First Floor, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA.
Thursday 28 April; Crossing over Annan Water: A Scottish Ballad for Magical Journeys. Talk by Dr Michael Berman at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Thursday 28 April; PFL Beltane Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. Turn up by 7.30pm for pre-ritual social. The ritual starts at 8pm. Entrance: PF members/consc £5. All others £6. Please also bring seasonal food/home-made food and drinks to share at the feast after the ritual.
Friday 29 April; Steve Roud on London folklore. Location: Museum of London. Time: 6.45pm-8pm. Book in advance, tickets cost £6 (concs £4.50, Friends £3). For more details and to book visit http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/
Friday 29 April; Shamen, Megaliths, and City Builders - The Hidden Connections. Talk by Lucy Wyatt at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm. http://www.rilko.net/
Friday 29 April; Book launch party for Wormwood Star, by Marjorie Cameron
(Mandrake Press) at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Saturday 30 April; launch party for ATUA: Voices from La Société Voudon Gnostique by Fulgur Ltd and Treadwell's at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry free but booking essential. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 May; Daimonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence. Two-day conference about the question of inspired creativity, whether the source of this is termed god, angel, spirit, muse or daimon, or whether it is seen as an aspect of the human imagination. Venue: The Centre for the Study of Myth, University of Kent, Canterbury. Tickets cost £60 or £30 for students. Deadline for booking is 15 April. For a booking form, contact DR William Rowlandson, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, Tel: 01227 824717.
Sunday 8 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 5pm-8pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Monday, 9 May; The Forbidden Universe - The Occult Origins Of Science and The Search For The Mind of God. Talk by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Wednesday 11 May. A Walk Into the Grey Soul of London. The event is being organised as part of the Museum of London's Urban Myths season, taking a mystical look at Finsbury through Arthur Machen's horror fiction, stopping off at some historic pubs along the way. From 6pm-9pm. Tickets cost £9 (concs £7). For more details visit the Musuem of London website at http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ For more information, call 020 7001 9844 or email info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Friday 13 May; Some Secret Place. Ritual evening for pagans with Peter James Mahoney and Friends at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry £7, booking advised. Some experience necessary. Tel: 020 7240 8906 or email: info@treadwells-london.com. www.treadwells-london.com/lectures.asp
Sunday, 15 May; The Love of Rhiannon. Goddess workshop with priest of Avalon David Spofforth. Venue: Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD. Time: 1pm for 1.30pm start. Ends at 5.30pm. Cost: £15 on the day, £10 in advance. For more details and to book places visit http://www.priestofavalon.com/
Saturday 21 May; Shamanism and Sex. One-day workshop by Shaman UK at The Open Centre, 188 Old St, London, EC1V 9FR. Time: 10am - 5pm. Cost: £65. Booking essential. For more details and to book places email info@shaman.uk.com.
Monday, 23 May; Easter Month and Ostara – Is She Really An Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Or Something Much More Exciting? Talk by Hildegarde Maier at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Bank Holiday Monday, 30 May; Beltane Bash and Pagan Pride Parade. Parade and festival with music, workshops, talks and stalls at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. The Pagan Pride Parade is free and starts at at Conway Hall at 10.30am. Tickets for the Beltane Bash festival cost £16. Organised by Jeanette of Caduceus Jewellery. For more details, call 020 8539 3569 or visit http://www.paganfestivals.com/
Thursday 2 June; Tantric Sex: An Avenue to Pleasure. Talk by Mike Lousada at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. Doors open at 6pm, the event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £10. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://thehendrickslectureseries.co.uk/
Monday, 6 June; Stonehenge and Avebury. Talk by Merlin at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
August 12-14; Artemis Gathering. Three-day festival of witchcraft in the Oxfordshire countryside with talks, workshops, a bar and catering facilities, organised by The Children of Artemis. Early bird weekend tickets cost £30 for members, £35 for non-members until the end of April, then go up to £32/£37. For more details or to by tickets visit http://www.witchfest.net/artemis_gathering.htm
Saturday; 8 October and Sunday, 9 October; The Pagan Federation's 40th anniversary celebration. A full day and evening of music, dance, art, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and discussions to celebrate the creative richness of contemporary Paganism on the Saturday followed by a free family-friendly gathering on the Sunday. Venue: Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. For more details, visit http://www.pflondon.org/
Saturday 12 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Early bird tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. You can buy tickets and get more details at http://www.witchfest.net/wf_international.htm
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Pagan events listing moved to www.badwitch.co.uk
I am delighted to announce that I have moved my listing of pagan events in London and the UK to a page within A Bad Witch's Blog, at www.badwitch.co.uk
This was something I always intended to do, but my lack of technical expertise meant I wasn't able to until now. Recently Blogger introduced a pages function, which allows those using its blogging templates to have up to 10 extra pages on their blog, accessed by tabs at the top of the page.
I have now used this for my events listings!
I hope you feel it is an improvement.
Go to www.badwitch.co.uk to see what you think
This was something I always intended to do, but my lack of technical expertise meant I wasn't able to until now. Recently Blogger introduced a pages function, which allows those using its blogging templates to have up to 10 extra pages on their blog, accessed by tabs at the top of the page.
I have now used this for my events listings!
I hope you feel it is an improvement.
Go to www.badwitch.co.uk to see what you think
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Pagan events, festivals and lectures
Now until Sunday 5 September. Myths and Monsters; exibition at Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ. Telephone 020 8699 1872 or visit http://www.horniman.ac.uk/. The opening hours are 10.30am – 5.30pm.
Saturday 4 September; Pagan Federation of the South-East annual Pagan picnic. Venue: Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex. Meet at 11.30am at the clocktower. Bring food and drinks to share, and accoustic musical instruments.
Wednesday, 8 September; Talk at The Moot with No Name, upstairs at the Devereux Public House, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, The Strand, London WC2R 3JJ. Price £3/£5. Time 7.30pm. http://www.theatlantisbookshopevents.com/page2.htm
Wednesday, 8 September; Women’s Moon Lodge. A new initiative following the Native American tradition, for women to gather at the new moon to relax in a safe comfortable environment, share knowledge, experiences, stories and honour the divine feminine in each of us. The meeting will be in held in Chingford, from 7-10pm. It is for women aged over 18 only. For more details send an email to Tressy at quathia@hotmail.com and Elle at avalonblessings@googlemail.com
Thursday 9 September - Tuesday 14 September; Heritage Open Days with English Heritage. Chance to visit places with rich cultural heritage for free - some of the places open are likely to be of interest to pagans as it includes thousands of sites all over England, except London. For more details, visit http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/
Thursday, 9 September; The Knights Templars in London. Talk by Rob Stephenson at South East London Folklore Society (Selfs), The Old King's Head, King's Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High Street, London SE1 1NA. Talks are on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm. The cost is £2.50/£1.50 concessions.
Thursday, 9 September; The Launch of Greenmantle Magazine. This new pagan magazine will be launched at an event from 7.30pm-11pm at The Farm Tavern, Farm Road, Off Western Road, Brighton, Sussex.
Friday, 10 September; Some Secret Place: Pagan Ritual Evening. Peter James Mahoney and friends' monthly pagan ritual evenings for solitary witches and solitary pagans looking to explore group ritual. Group size is small - maximum 17 people. You can come once, regularly, or intermittently. This is not suitable for people who are unfamiliar with the ideas of paganism. Absolute beginners can contact Treadwell's for suggested resources. Price: £7. Time: 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Email Peter at somesecretpeter@googlemail.com with any questions or for more information. To book a place, call Treadwells on 020 7240 8906 or visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/index.html
Saturday, 11 September, Wicca Introduced. Introductory course on Wicca and witchcraft run by Children of Artemis in Croydon, Surrey, just south of London. Wicca Introduced runs from 11am to 6.30pm. Ticket Prices are £20 for CoA members and £25 for non members. For more details and to book tickets, visit http://www.witchfest.net/wiccaintro.htm
Saturday, 11 September; Occult London Walk by Esoteric Source. The walk begins at Chancery Lane tube station at 2pm and visits sites in London associated with Aleister Crowley, Gerald Gardner and other occult personalities. There will be a visit to Atlantis bookshop and to a couple of London Pubs. All are welcome. The walk lasts about 2.5 hours. The cost is £5.
10th - 12th September, Anderida Gorsedd Autumn camp. Location: Near Lewes, East Sussex. The theme is 'Shamanism and the Bulls Hide Trance' and the guest speaker is author and academic Graham Harvey. There are only a small number of tickets available for the camp, if you want to go, book early from the Gorsedd's website at http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/.
Saturday 11 September; Power Animals Workshop at a London location. Time: 10.30am - 2pm. Cost £35. For more details and to book, visit http://www.lauradaligan-psychic.com/
Sunday 12 September, Day for Gerald Gardner. Venue: Conway Hall, Holborn, London. The doors will open at 10am for an 11 start. Tickets are £20. For further details, email enquiries@centre-for-pagan-studies.com
Monday 13 September; The Witches’ Nature - a film about Sicilian witchcraft & Wicca at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm (half-hour earlier than normal). Admission £2. For more details, visit http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, 14 September; From Science to Spirit - The Human Aura/Bio-field Revealed. Lecture by Nigel Garion-Hutchings at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Wednesday 15 September; Bataille, Haiti and Voodoo. Dr John Cussans will discuss the influence of Haitian Voodoo on the development of social psychopathology in Europe during the 19th century. Lecture at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Thursday, 16 September; Croydon CoA Witches Gathering. Venue: The Dog, and Bull, Surrey St, Croydon. Starts at 8pm. CoA Members £1, non-members £2. For more info call 0870 442 290.
Friday, 17 September; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Friday, 17 September; Spirit of Place. Talk by Alanna Moore at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 September; Open House London. Chance to visit sites of interest for free - some might be of interest to pagans. To find out more, visit www.open-city.org.uk
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 September, The Omphalos Equinox Fair, presented by The Omphalos Magickal Society. Two-day event with talks, art gallery and trade stalls. Venue: St. James Wine Vaults, St. James square, Bath, UK, BA1 2TW. Cost £5.50 per day by advance ticket, £8 on the door (numbers strictly limited: to guarantee entry purchase in advance). For tickets, visit: http://www.theoccultreview.com/page4.htm. For more details, email omphalospaganmoot@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 23 September; Autumn Equinox Open Ritual by Herns Tribe with Pagan Federation London. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Event ends at 10pm. Entrance: £5. Just turn up, no need to book in advance, but bring seasonal food and drink to share.
Friday, 24 September, Faerie Ball in Hove, East Sussex, with music from The Dolmen, Rigantona and Tribal Unity. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets cost £20. To book call 07845 438340 or visit http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
25 & 26 September; Brighton and Hove Faerie Event at The Hove Centre, Hove, East Sussex. Free entry and lots to do with entertainment, stalls and workshops. Times: 11am - 6pm daily. For more details: http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
Saturday, 25 September; Working with Crystals. One-day introductory crystal workshop at City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London. The fee is £48. To enrol or for more details, call 020 7492 2622 or visit the City Lit website at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/
Saturday, 25 September; the Gorsedd of Bards of Caer Abiril is holding an Autumn Equinox open ritual at the stone circle at Avebury, in Wiltshire. Meet at 2pm beside the Red Lion pub before heading to the stone circle for the ritual, which will go on until about 4pm. All are welcome, but please bring offerings of music, poetry, bread, mead and cakes.
2 October; The London Faerie Ball. Venue: Elixir Bar, Camden, London. Tickets cost £20. For more details call 07845438340 or visit the website http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
Saturday, 2 October; Rhiannon, Mare of Sovereignty. Final workshop in a series of four, called Pwyll, Rhiannon and the Spirits of the Land, by Deertracks. The workshops take place in Harrow & Wealdstone, which is just north of London, 15 minutes by train from Euston. For more information, and to book tickets, visit http://www.firetree.net/wheel/Deertracks/Workshops/rhiannon.html
13 October; The Life and Legend of Austin Osman Spare. Phil Baker profiles the strange career of this extraordinary artist, visionary and magician. Lecture at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Friday, 15 October; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Thursday, 21 October; CoA Samhain Open Ritual. Venue: The Dog, and Bull, Surrey St, Croydon. Starts at 8pm. CoA Members £2, non-members £5. For more info call 0870 442 290
Saturday, October 23; Blue Moon Festival. Enchanting festival to welcome in Samhain that aims to enchant, entertain and teach. It runs from 11am - 5pm at Bedford Pub, 77 Bedford Hill, London. Admission is £12 on the door or if you buy tickets from Treadwells or Atlantis bookshops.
Thursday 28 & Friday 29 October; Samhain at Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Hants. For more details, call 02392 598838 or visit http://www.butser.org.uk/
Friday 29 October: Magical Mindsets: The Varieties of Sacred Geometry. Talk by Paul Devereux at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
Friday, 5 November; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Saturday 6 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. http://www.witchfest.net/
Saturday 13 November; Re-kindling the Ancestral Fires. Talk about bringing the wisdom, memory and communion with the ancestors into our lives. Time: 7pm-12pm. Venue: Trosley Woods, Vigo Village, Kent. Cost: £35 per person (includes a vegetarian meal). For more details and for booking information, email rob@woodspirit.org.uk
18 November; Women of the Golden Dawn. Talk by Geraldine Beskin at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 December: Tales of Winter Magic at Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Hants. For more details, call 02392 598838 or visit http://www.butser.org.uk/
Friday 26 November: The Wonders of Yew. Talk by Fred Hageneder at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
If you know of any pagan events and want them listed on A Bad Witch's Blog, email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com or leave a comment below.
Saturday 4 September; Pagan Federation of the South-East annual Pagan picnic. Venue: Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex. Meet at 11.30am at the clocktower. Bring food and drinks to share, and accoustic musical instruments.
Wednesday, 8 September; Talk at The Moot with No Name, upstairs at the Devereux Public House, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, The Strand, London WC2R 3JJ. Price £3/£5. Time 7.30pm. http://www.theatlantisbookshopevents.com/page2.htm
Wednesday, 8 September; Women’s Moon Lodge. A new initiative following the Native American tradition, for women to gather at the new moon to relax in a safe comfortable environment, share knowledge, experiences, stories and honour the divine feminine in each of us. The meeting will be in held in Chingford, from 7-10pm. It is for women aged over 18 only. For more details send an email to Tressy at quathia@hotmail.com and Elle at avalonblessings@googlemail.com
Thursday 9 September - Tuesday 14 September; Heritage Open Days with English Heritage. Chance to visit places with rich cultural heritage for free - some of the places open are likely to be of interest to pagans as it includes thousands of sites all over England, except London. For more details, visit http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/
Thursday, 9 September; The Knights Templars in London. Talk by Rob Stephenson at South East London Folklore Society (Selfs), The Old King's Head, King's Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High Street, London SE1 1NA. Talks are on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm. The cost is £2.50/£1.50 concessions.
Thursday, 9 September; The Launch of Greenmantle Magazine. This new pagan magazine will be launched at an event from 7.30pm-11pm at The Farm Tavern, Farm Road, Off Western Road, Brighton, Sussex.
Friday, 10 September; Some Secret Place: Pagan Ritual Evening. Peter James Mahoney and friends' monthly pagan ritual evenings for solitary witches and solitary pagans looking to explore group ritual. Group size is small - maximum 17 people. You can come once, regularly, or intermittently. This is not suitable for people who are unfamiliar with the ideas of paganism. Absolute beginners can contact Treadwell's for suggested resources. Price: £7. Time: 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Email Peter at somesecretpeter@googlemail.com with any questions or for more information. To book a place, call Treadwells on 020 7240 8906 or visit the website http://www.treadwells-london.com/index.html
Saturday, 11 September, Wicca Introduced. Introductory course on Wicca and witchcraft run by Children of Artemis in Croydon, Surrey, just south of London. Wicca Introduced runs from 11am to 6.30pm. Ticket Prices are £20 for CoA members and £25 for non members. For more details and to book tickets, visit http://www.witchfest.net/wiccaintro.htm
Saturday, 11 September; Occult London Walk by Esoteric Source. The walk begins at Chancery Lane tube station at 2pm and visits sites in London associated with Aleister Crowley, Gerald Gardner and other occult personalities. There will be a visit to Atlantis bookshop and to a couple of London Pubs. All are welcome. The walk lasts about 2.5 hours. The cost is £5.
10th - 12th September, Anderida Gorsedd Autumn camp. Location: Near Lewes, East Sussex. The theme is 'Shamanism and the Bulls Hide Trance' and the guest speaker is author and academic Graham Harvey. There are only a small number of tickets available for the camp, if you want to go, book early from the Gorsedd's website at http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/.
Saturday 11 September; Power Animals Workshop at a London location. Time: 10.30am - 2pm. Cost £35. For more details and to book, visit http://www.lauradaligan-psychic.com/
Sunday 12 September, Day for Gerald Gardner. Venue: Conway Hall, Holborn, London. The doors will open at 10am for an 11 start. Tickets are £20. For further details, email enquiries@centre-for-pagan-studies.com
Monday 13 September; The Witches’ Nature - a film about Sicilian witchcraft & Wicca at pagan forum Secret Chiefs. Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8pm (half-hour earlier than normal). Admission £2. For more details, visit http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, 14 September; From Science to Spirit - The Human Aura/Bio-field Revealed. Lecture by Nigel Garion-Hutchings at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Wednesday 15 September; Bataille, Haiti and Voodoo. Dr John Cussans will discuss the influence of Haitian Voodoo on the development of social psychopathology in Europe during the 19th century. Lecture at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Thursday, 16 September; Croydon CoA Witches Gathering. Venue: The Dog, and Bull, Surrey St, Croydon. Starts at 8pm. CoA Members £1, non-members £2. For more info call 0870 442 290.
Friday, 17 September; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Friday, 17 September; Spirit of Place. Talk by Alanna Moore at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 September; Open House London. Chance to visit sites of interest for free - some might be of interest to pagans. To find out more, visit www.open-city.org.uk
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 September, The Omphalos Equinox Fair, presented by The Omphalos Magickal Society. Two-day event with talks, art gallery and trade stalls. Venue: St. James Wine Vaults, St. James square, Bath, UK, BA1 2TW. Cost £5.50 per day by advance ticket, £8 on the door (numbers strictly limited: to guarantee entry purchase in advance). For tickets, visit: http://www.theoccultreview.com/page4.htm. For more details, email omphalospaganmoot@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 23 September; Autumn Equinox Open Ritual by Herns Tribe with Pagan Federation London. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Event ends at 10pm. Entrance: £5. Just turn up, no need to book in advance, but bring seasonal food and drink to share.
Friday, 24 September, Faerie Ball in Hove, East Sussex, with music from The Dolmen, Rigantona and Tribal Unity. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets cost £20. To book call 07845 438340 or visit http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
25 & 26 September; Brighton and Hove Faerie Event at The Hove Centre, Hove, East Sussex. Free entry and lots to do with entertainment, stalls and workshops. Times: 11am - 6pm daily. For more details: http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
Saturday, 25 September; Working with Crystals. One-day introductory crystal workshop at City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London. The fee is £48. To enrol or for more details, call 020 7492 2622 or visit the City Lit website at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/
Saturday, 25 September; the Gorsedd of Bards of Caer Abiril is holding an Autumn Equinox open ritual at the stone circle at Avebury, in Wiltshire. Meet at 2pm beside the Red Lion pub before heading to the stone circle for the ritual, which will go on until about 4pm. All are welcome, but please bring offerings of music, poetry, bread, mead and cakes.
2 October; The London Faerie Ball. Venue: Elixir Bar, Camden, London. Tickets cost £20. For more details call 07845438340 or visit the website http://www.thefairyball.co.uk/
Saturday, 2 October; Rhiannon, Mare of Sovereignty. Final workshop in a series of four, called Pwyll, Rhiannon and the Spirits of the Land, by Deertracks. The workshops take place in Harrow & Wealdstone, which is just north of London, 15 minutes by train from Euston. For more information, and to book tickets, visit http://www.firetree.net/wheel/Deertracks/Workshops/rhiannon.html
13 October; The Life and Legend of Austin Osman Spare. Phil Baker profiles the strange career of this extraordinary artist, visionary and magician. Lecture at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Friday, 15 October; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Thursday, 21 October; CoA Samhain Open Ritual. Venue: The Dog, and Bull, Surrey St, Croydon. Starts at 8pm. CoA Members £2, non-members £5. For more info call 0870 442 290
Saturday, October 23; Blue Moon Festival. Enchanting festival to welcome in Samhain that aims to enchant, entertain and teach. It runs from 11am - 5pm at Bedford Pub, 77 Bedford Hill, London. Admission is £12 on the door or if you buy tickets from Treadwells or Atlantis bookshops.
Thursday 28 & Friday 29 October; Samhain at Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Hants. For more details, call 02392 598838 or visit http://www.butser.org.uk/
Friday 29 October: Magical Mindsets: The Varieties of Sacred Geometry. Talk by Paul Devereux at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
Friday, 5 November; Enchantment - An Evening of Chant and Mantra. Evening with Stewart Pearce at The College of Psychic Studies 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £5/£8. Advance booking essential. Tel: 020 - 7589 3292. http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html
Saturday 6 November; Witchfest International. Large pagan and witchcraft convention organised by The Children of Artemis. Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Tickets cost £16 for CoA members and £20 for non-members. http://www.witchfest.net/
Saturday 13 November; Re-kindling the Ancestral Fires. Talk about bringing the wisdom, memory and communion with the ancestors into our lives. Time: 7pm-12pm. Venue: Trosley Woods, Vigo Village, Kent. Cost: £35 per person (includes a vegetarian meal). For more details and for booking information, email rob@woodspirit.org.uk
18 November; Women of the Golden Dawn. Talk by Geraldine Beskin at The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin. The event starts at 7pm on the dot at Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, 11 Mare Street, London E8. Tickets £6 or £4 with adequate proof of extreme poverty. For more details and to book tickets visit the website http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 December: Tales of Winter Magic at Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Hants. For more details, call 02392 598838 or visit http://www.butser.org.uk/
Friday 26 November: The Wonders of Yew. Talk by Fred Hageneder at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Admission £7 non-members, £5 members. Time: AGM at 6.30, lecture at 7.15pm.
If you know of any pagan events and want them listed on A Bad Witch's Blog, email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com or leave a comment below.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Past events
Tuesday 31 August; Crowly and Jung. Talk by Paul Weston at pagan forum Secret Chiefs (note this is on Tuesday due to the Monday being a Bank Holiday). Venue: Devereux public house, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex Street, London WC2R 3JJ. Meet from 7.30pm, event starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2. http://secretchiefslondon.wordpress.com/
Friday, 27 August 2010
past event
Saturday 28 August, Pooka's Pageant - an annual pagan performing arts convention. Venue: The Oddfellows Hall, next to Ipswich Museum, Old High Street, Ipswich. Tickets £5 on the door, £3 in advance. For details, visit the website http://pookaspageant.webs.com/
Monday 30 August; Epping Dark Sky Moot. Pagan moot at 7.30pm at The Black Lion Pub, Epping High Street, CM16 4DA. For more details call 07534120611 or email: shimmeringblue16@yahoo.co.uk.
Monday 30 August; Epping Dark Sky Moot. Pagan moot at 7.30pm at The Black Lion Pub, Epping High Street, CM16 4DA. For more details call 07534120611 or email: shimmeringblue16@yahoo.co.uk.
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