Practical Celtic Magic: A Working Guide to the Magical Heritage of the Celtic Races

by Murry Hope

A complete guide to the magical system of the Celts exploring its strongly artistic, musical, and romantic accents demonstrating its relevance to today's world.

Genres: Magic, Paganism, Witchcraft, Mythology, Nonfiction, Reference, Magick

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

A reviewer said they lost interest once the author stated his belief in faeries. This book is written by a pagan and most likely is intended for a pagan audience. Some pagans do believe in the fey (little people), just as some Christians believe in angels. To each their own. I think that unless you are of a pagan background, you may not get the full benefit of this book - which is fairly straightforward in the title itself, is it not? Practical Celtic Magic: A Working Guide to the Magical Heritage of the Celtic Races.....it's not meant to be a Celtic history book, although some history is touched upon in this book. Rather, this book is intended to be a resource for those would like to know or follow the Celtic pagan tradition. There's some good information in this book and I think it's well worth the read if the Celtic path calls out to you.

[Marie De Coster · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was interesting and informative about the celtic races. The historical aspect of the celts was in easy chunck sizes to digest and doesn't give too much boring information that you may find in a history book. However, the authour lost my interest when speaking about his personal belief in fairies. The book somewhat lost its appeal and being able to take it serious when Hope starts talking about his personal experiences regarding fairies. This was unfortuante as it started out to be very interesting.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to get you started if you are interested in Celtic Magic, gives lots of information about Celtic Gods and goddesses bloodlines and the Arthurian Legend. As well is going into Druid Lore and Tree magic/spirits. It's not a complete guide he just gives you enough info to get yourself started and look for other sources. I was a bit disappointed there weren't more rituals and spells in the book at first, but that's not what it's intended for, you are supposed to go out and make your own or find them.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inspiring little book with a surprising wealth of information, considering. As regards druidry, it contains mostly information coming from the druid orders which formed in the 17th century with their highly christianized view on celtic matters, but with hints to a pagan perspective. In here, you'll find information on rather rarely treated topics like the occult use of music and how to compose magical quatrains, which I especially liked. For a booklet almost half a century old, it's well worth reading.