Celtic Christianity & Loricae: The magical foundations of Celtic protection prayers

The first publication of 2023 and the latest in our Guides to the Underworld series has arrived: Celtic Christianity & Loricae: The magical foundations of Celtic protection prayers by Christy Millar Grattan.

In Celtic Christianity & Loricae: The magical foundations of Celtic protection prayers, Christy Millar Grattan introduces a form of Celtic protection prayer which can be very useful to the magician: the Lorica. He discusses the context of Early Irish Christianity, addressing some common misconceptions and showing that far from being an insular culture, Ireland was in dialogue with broader European magical currents. Grattan attempts to show how the Loricae represent a distinctly Celtic example of the Christianisation of magical practice most notably exemplified in the grimoires, while providing a cultural lens which may prove useful for practitioners who struggle with the Christian dimensions of grimoire magic. Finally, he cites an analysis of the structure of these Loricae, so that the reader can compose their own.

This Guide is available from our main site in print and digital editions, and from our EU site in print. EU customers please note that you should be able to purchase digital editions from the main site as long as there are no print titles in your order. This will also be available on Amazon for Kindle shortly.