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. 6 March – 22 June; Vikings life and legend. BP exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG. Open daily 10am–5.30pm, Fridays until 8.30pm. Tickets: Adults £16.50, free or reduced prices for members and Art Pass holders. http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/vikings.aspx Now to 16 March: Pscho.Geography: Art exhibition curated by Marina Potok at Art Hub Gallery, 5-9 Creekside, Deptford London SE8 4SA. Open on Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun from 12 - 5pm. http://arthubgallery.squarespace.com/home/2014/2/27/psychogeography.html Now to Saturday 22 March; Ethel Le Rossignol: Exhibition of a Series of Psychic Drawings Given Through Her Hand as an Assurance of Survival After Death. Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London WC1N 1JD. Time: Mon–Sat, 12pm–6pm. http://www.thehorsehospital.com/now/a-goodly-company-ethel-le-rossignol/ Wednesday 12 March; Victorian Spiritualism: Florence Marryat. Lecture by Dr Tatiana Kontou of Oxford Brookes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £7, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/ Thursday 13 March; Fairy and Other Folks in Old Oaks. Talk by Roy Vickery 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. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month. http://www.selfs.org.uk/ To guarantee a seat, email nigelofbermondsey@gmail.com Thursday 13 March; The Salon of the Third Eye - London's Fiends and Phantoms. Launch night for a series of talks exploring topics such as magic, mystery, weird science and the imagination. Venue: The Lost Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London Sw8 2JU. Time: 7.30pm. Entry:£2/£1. Friday 14 March; Group Healing Night: All Welcome - Relax and Receive with the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Westminster Quaker Meeting House, 8 Hop Gardens, off St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EA. Time: 7pm. Cost £10. Advance booking: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/ Saturday 15 March; Spring Equinox Lore and Magic - Day workshop and ceremony with Suzanne Corbie. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.45am for 11am start, finishes 5.30pm. Price: £45 (£25 deposit, balance due on the day). For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/ Sunday 16 March; Druidic Alban Eiler (Spring Equinox) Celebration on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, between 12.30pm and 12.45pm to prepare the site ready for a prompt 1pm start. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. All are welcome. Sunday 16 March; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot on the third Sunday of each month. Venue: Upstairs at The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Road, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB (near Farringdon tube). Time: 3pm-6pm. Sunday 16 March; From The Living And The Dead – How We Can Influence What Others See. Talk by Marian Barton. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 6pm. Fee £7 TS members: £5. Website: www.theosoc.org.uk Monday 17 March; The Golden Teachings, Awaken your Heart, with Aang, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Start: 7pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/ Monday 17 March; The Devil is a Gentleman. Talk by Phil Baker at the Sohemian Society. Venue: Wheatsheaf pub, Rathbone Place, London W1. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Monday 17 - Tuesday 18 March; Visions of Enchantment: Occultism, Spirituality and Visual Culture. A two-day international conference at the University of Cambridge, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RU. Standard tickets £105.50, without conference dinner £50.50; student fee without conference dinner £30.50. For full details and to book tickets, visit: http://www.visionsofenchantment.com/ Monday 17 March; Psychic Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held on Mondays fortnightly starting at 7.30pm. Cost £5. For more details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/. Monday 17 March; You Say You Want a Revolution... Talk by Lynne McTaggart at Alternatives, St. James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm to 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 concs. Advance booking required. To book tickets and for more info visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx Tuesday 18 March; Cosmic Influences on Behaviour? Are human personality, health and vocational choice influenced by the position of the planets? Lecture by Glenn D. Wilson at the Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2. Time: 6pm. Free entry, but seats are first come, first served. Details: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cosmic-influences-on-behaviour Tuesday 18 March; Building a Grail Space Around Us. Talk about sacred space by Nic Pople at Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1. Time: 7.30pm - 9pm. Cost £3.50. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ Wednesday 19 March; How Hermetic was Renaissance Hermetism? Lecture by Professor Wouter Hanegraaff, Professor of the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam. Venue: The Warburg Institute Lecture Room, University of London, School of Advanced Study; Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. Time: 4.30pm. Admission free without ticket. http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/home/ Wednesday 19 March; Secrets from the Soul: The Cutting Tradition. Storytelling with London Dreamtime at the Grant Museum of Zoology; Rockefeller Building, University College London, London WC1E 6DE. Time: 6.30pm start. Free event, book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secrets-from-the-soul-stories-discussion-about-fgm-tickets-10150577651 Wednesday 19 March - Sunday 23 March; Magical Art/e. Free art exhibitions, talks and live music in a 13th century tower in East London. Venue: St Augustine's Tower Hackney, Behind 354 Mare Street, St John's Churchyard, Hackney, London E8 1HR. For full details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/819937231355341 Thursday 20 March; Spring Equinox Festival at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gathering at the Well Head at 12pm for celebration and meditation until 12.30pm, then gather around the fire on the lower lawn for quiet conversation. Free admission from 10am until noon, then normal price admission. For more details about Chalice Well, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/ Thursday 20 March; London's Myths and Legends. Talk by Robert Stephenson. Venue: Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury Street, London EC2V 7HH. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/guildhall-library/Pages/default.aspx  GHLevents@cityoflondon.gov.uk Thursday 20 March; Astrology Decoded. Talk and book signing by Sue Farebrother at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/ Thursday 20 March; Croydon CoA Witches Gathering with talks and social activities at 1 Matthews Yard, Off Surrey Street, Croydon. 8pm start. Entry: £1/£2. For more details visit: http://www.witchfest.net/ Thursday 20 March; PFL Spring Equinox Open Ritual facilitated by Vivianne and Chris Crowley and the Temple of Levannah. Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London. Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start. Ritual ends around 9pm followed by feasting until 10pm. Entrance: £6/£5 PF members. Please bring seasonal food and drinks to share at feast after ritual. For more details, visit http://london.paganfed.org/ Thursday 20 March; The Oldest Sex Magic Text? An Early Mesopotamian Tablet. Lecture at Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £10, advance booking recommended. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/ Thursday 20 March; Shamanic Spirit Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in Croydon, South London. The circle is held monthly on Thursdays starting at 7.30pm. Cost £5. For details and to book places call 07952 041477. For more information, visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/. Friday 21 March; Unlimited Mediumship with Q and A with Daniel Pitt. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html Saturday 22 March; Spring Equinox Mantra Dance. Strict Dress Code: White/Theme of gods and goddesses. Venue shown only to members of the meet-up group. Cost: £18 for meetup members, on the door is £25. http://www.meetup.com/london-ecstatic-dance Saturday 22 March; Woodland Spring Equinox ritual with Hern's Tribe at an outdoors venue in Croydon. Time: 1pm start. Meet at Coombe Lane tram stop in Croydon at 1pm. All welcome, free event but bring food and drink to share and wear suitable walking shoes and outdoor clothing. For full details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/638690759510275/ Saturday 22 March; Druidic ceremony to celebrate the The Equinox and the balance of light and dark at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from Noon for ceremony around 1.30pm. The ritual should end at 3.30pm, then back to the pub. Offerings of bread, mead and song or poetry welcome, wear robes if you have them. Overnight camping is allowed in the overflow car park on 23 March. Sunday 23 March; Spring Equinox pub Meetup and Wiccan Training with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Meeting at a pub in the Clapham area for training and to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Time: 12.30pm. For full details, visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/events/166780722/ Sunday 23 March; Anderida Gorsedd Spring Equinox 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 23 March; Celebration of the Equinox. Wheel of the Year ritual drawing from Celtic earth/pagan traditions at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. Tel: 020 7433 3267. http://www.rosslynhillchapel.com/ Sunday 23 March; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard. 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, SE1 1TA, opposite the Boot and Flogger pub, just north of the junction with Union Street. Nearest tubes Borough or London Bridge. The event is free, but donations are welcome. For more details, visit http://www.crossbones.org.uk/ Monday 24 March; Alchemy’s Mutus Liber. Lecture by Paul Cowlan. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Price: £7. For further details, email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/ Monday 24 March; The Golden Teachings, Awaken your Heart, with Aang, arranged through the London College of Spirituality. Venue: Latvian House, 72 Queensborough Terrace, London, W2 3SH. Start: 7pm. Cost: £15. For more details and to book places visit http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/ Monday 24 March; How Philosophy Saved My Life. Talk by Jules Evans at Alternatives, St. James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL. Time: 7pm to 8.30pm. Tickets £12/£8 concs. Advance booking required. To book tickets and for more info visit the Alternatives website: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/Site/Talks.aspx Tuesday 25 March; Chertsey Moot. A social moot held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Golden Grove pub, Ruxbury Road, St Annes Hill, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9EN. All welcome. From 8pm to 11pm. For more details, email: sian_ap_pysgotwr@yahoo.co.uk Tuesday 25 March; Belief Systems and Self Healing. Talk by Vernon Frost. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html Wednesday 26 March, The Circle of Ankerwycke monthly moot is at the Bells pub, 124 Church Street, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4ZB. This long running and very friendly moot always has a warm welcome for new members. Time: 8pm. Further details from 07733554321, 07735528320 or email brockwitch@yahoo.co.uk Thursday 27 March. The London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. Cost: £3/£2 concessions. Time: 8pm - 10pm. Just turn up, no need to book in advance. The society meets on the last Thursday of each month. For more details, visit http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/ Friday, 28 March; The Cerne Giant. Lecture by Peter Knight at Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko). Venue: Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1U 8EA. Doors open 6.45pm. Admission £8 non-members, £6 members. http://www.rilko.net/EZ/rilko/rilko/home.php Friday 28 March; Is There Anybody Out There? A Shamanic Mediumship Demonstration with Barbara Meiklejohn-Free. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Cost: £10/£12 Advance booking advised. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit http://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/index.html Sunday 30 March; Witches Flying Ointments and Native Herbs - Afternoon Class in Herbalism and Magic. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: Arrive 12.45pm for 1pm start, finishes 5.30pm. Tickets £30, advance booking essential. For further details: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/ Monday 31 March; Grail Alchemy: Initiation in the Celtic Mystery Tradition. Mara Freeman discussing her new book. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Phone Bali on 020 7405 2120 for more details. Thursday, April 3; Cinema Arcane Presents: Casting The Runes and Robin of Sherwood: Lord of the Trees and special guest Q and A. Venue: University of East London, Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD. Time: 7pm. Free event, drinks available. https://www.facebook.com/events/222199981306311 Friday, 4 April; Midnight in Sutton House. Storytelling with London Dreamtime in association with the National Trust. Venue: Sutton House, 2-4 Homerton High St, E9 6JQ. Time: 10.30pm to past midnight. Tickets £5 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midnight-in-sutton-house-tickets-10693692121 Friday, 4 April; Temple of Levanah Monthly Meditative Circle with Vivianne Crowley and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwell's Books 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.20pm - 9pm. Cost: £8 per session. Space is limited so it is essential to book your place in advance by emailing: BMDeosil@aol.com Saturday 5 April; Hendon Heathens Moot - free meeting open to all paths on the first Saturday of every month. Venue: The Greyhound, Church End, Hendon, London NW4 4JT. Time: 6pm-9pm at the pub, then over the road to Jammy Dodgers Variety Club for live blues and rock jam, dancing and more pints until 2am. Thursday 20 March; London's Traditional Customs and Ceremonies. Talk by Robert Stephenson. Venue: Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury Street, London EC2V 7HH. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/guildhall-library/Pages/default.aspx  GHLevents@cityoflondon.gov.uk Sunday 13 April; Woodland Wicca Circle - an introductory-level Wiccan ritual with some basic instructions in Wicca, witchcraft and ritual magic, suitable for newcomers and beginners to the Craft. These rituals are part of a monthly training programme facilitated by Gardnerian HP Mani of Pagan Frontiers and take place outdoors at London locations including Richmond Park, Trent Park, Queen’s Woods, woods in Croydon, Hyde Park and riverside locations by Thames. The events are free but small donations to running costs are appreciated. For more details and to reserve a place, visit: http://www.witchcraftandmagic.org/html/wicca_full_moon_rituals.html Sunday 20 April 2014; Belostra 2014 Celebration. One-day festival with entertainment, workshops, talks, stalls and open ritual. Venue: The Bedford Pub/Theatre, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham London SW12 9HD. Doors open 12 noon and close at 10pm. Tickets: £13 all day, £7 evening only. http://paganfuturefests.org.uk/ 24 April; The Big Bang Experience. Musical event with gongs, himilayan and crystal singing bowls, bells, overtone singing and 900 people chanting sacred sounds. Venue: Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN (Nearest Tube: Highbury and Islington underground station). Time: 7pm-10.30pm. Online tickets: £12, door tickets: £17. For full details: http://thebigbangexperience.wordpress.com/ Friday 2 May; Why does Magic Work? Insights into the Illusions of the Mind. Talk by Gustav Kuhn at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. 7.30pm. http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/ 9 May - 11 May; Tribal Weekend With Neil Burridge and Will Lord at Caer Corhain Shamamic Development Centre of the Isle of Sheppey, North Kent. Cost: £100. For more details and information on how to book, visit http://www.touchtheearthuk.com/ Saturday 17 May; Fellowship of Isis London Gathering. Venue in central London tba. Tickets: £20 or £30 to include a 3 hour goddess walk on Sunday 18th May. For booking details contact info@starofelen.com. Friday, 27 June - Sunday 30 June; The Kith of Yggdrasil Althing 2014. Three-day Heathen event with Blots, workshops, talks and more. Moat Mount Outdoor Centre, Barnet Way, Mill Hill, London NW7 5AL. Starts: noon Friday. Prices are £10 per day for Saturday and Sunday. 12 to 17 years old pay half price and must be accompanied by an adult, and under 12's have free entry. No fee for Friday and Monday. Camping:£5 per person per night. For information and booking contact: thekithofyggdrasil@hotmail.co.uk Friday 4 July; Byron Katie will give a short talk about The Work and sign books, including her latest book A Friendly Universe at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm-7pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/