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

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