Scottish Witchcraft & Magick: The Craft of the Picts

Everyday Magick from a Lost Land 

The Highlands of what is now Scotland were once inhabited by people known as "Picts." The area was called "Pictland" and did not become "Scotland" until as late as the eleventh century. In Scottish Witchcraft & Magick, popular author Raymond Buckland presents the colorful history, lore, and practices of Pictish witchcraft. 

This fascinating guidebook explores Pictish-Scottish magick, sacred tools, herbal lore, folk wisdom, song and dance, recipes, and seasonal celebrations. Become acquainted with long-forgotten deities and fairies — Muireartach the Hag of the Sea; Fionn the Warrior Magician; and the Sluag, Host of the Unforgiven Dead — as well as kelpies and giants, brownies and mermaids. Learn what it means to ride the wind; practice divination using a scrying stone; pay a visit to the Tobar an Torraidh (the Well of Fertility), the Loch Maree, and the Ring of Brogar. Scottish Witchcraft & Magick includes photographs and illustrations as well as step-by-step instructions, so you can begin to practice the lost magick of the Picts.