Join Witchdoctor Utu for an in-depth exploration of Scottish Witchcraft. Scottish ancestry runs throughout the globe, and like many cultures whose history is wrought with forced emigration and land clearings, the Scots have a unique combination of clinging to certain cultural traditions, dress, music, and celebration that is disconnected from the indigenous magic and witchcraft of the Scottish Isles... or so it would appear.

Scotland's history with witchcraft is complex. At times indeed persecution was prevalent, yet the traditional mysticism -- ranging from veneration of the old gods to folk magic, tribal customs to pagan rituals -- was preserved among the isolated Highlands and Clan traditions. While what many would call witchcraft was cloaked and hidden among many other names in Scottish culture, witchcraft never really ceased to be practiced and flourishes to this day.

As modern witchcraft is celebrated in our current times through a host of initiatory lines, reconstruction and research, in plain sight an entire fabric of culture from the Scottish Isles and Highlands possesses an oft-overlooked and rare form of tribal magic and witchcraft that stands alone among Great Britain, and is accessible to all and any with a desire and passion to connect their Scottish roots to the traditional witchcraft of their ancestral homeland.

Who are we?! A brief history of the Scot, from the ancient and original inhabitants to the Picts, the Celts, the Norse, and our fellow islanders next door: the Irish!

The Old Gods of Scotland, from the mountain tops to the shores that are still exalted to this day.

The spirit world of Scotland, from the elevated dead to the race of island faeries, spirits of the trees, plants, waterways and animals.

Ancestral veneration: singing, eating, and drinking with our dead: its a tradition!

Offerings, celebrations, and traditions in Scottish witchcraft, tangible indigenous practices for you from the time of the ancients to the modern.

How to incorporate a stand-alone form of island witchcraft, divination, and spirit work into your life, spiritual practices, and personal magic.

You will leave this workshop with a strong understanding of Scottish witchcraft and magic, armed with formula, traditions, and customs that will connect you in a sacred way to the Scottish blood that runs through you, helping you claim the magic of your people, even if its just a wee bit, it's yours to claim!

Witchdoctor Utu is an author, the founder of the Dragon Ritual Drummers as well as the Niagara Voodoo Shrine, and is a member of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple.

Utu was born in Scotland, on an island within the Isles near Glasgow, and has been immersed in his Scottish culture throughout his life. Utu descends from a historic Clan and family filled with mystics, warriors, musicians, poets, miscreants, and wizards. As a featured presenter and teacher at pagan and witchcraft events across North America, Utu noticed a huge trend and interest in Scottish magic and tribal traditions and has begun to work with a few fellow Scots within the community to share and celebrate the witchcraft and magic of his native Scotland.

Scottish Witchcraft featuring Witchdoctor Utu