Druidic magicians

Celtic magick was the domain of the Druid, a class of magician who were said to hold the secrets to - and command of - the elements.

Magick too was interwoven deeply within Celtic society, with numerous magickal rituals cast for all kinds of reasons.

From spells to make it rain, to fertility magick and water rituals, the Druids were the masters of the magickal arts.

One type of popular spell which has been documented to have been performed by the Druids is that of the “Feth Fiada”.

This was a type of spell which was in essence an invisibility spell, and was the creation of a magickal mist or veil which rendered the caster invisible.

This seems to have been a mixture of magickal ritual, chemistry and theatrics, but was extremely effective.

The powdery substance seems to have been thrown or blown into the vicinity of the onlookers, but the actual mixture of chemicals and substances used in the ritual are unknown, as Druids typically didn’t write any of their practise down. In fact, the only accounts we have this even happened comes from the Romans who witnessed it.

From those accounts, the effects seem to have been completely mesmerising and caused the confusion and spectacle it was intended to.

It's possible the actual mist was comprised of various combustible materials, perhaps phosphorous, sulphur and lime powders, combined with various plant seeds.

The effect seems to have been a thick mist, which completely disappeared backrest vision and created a total state of confusion, enabling the wiley Druid to make his escape.

However they pulled it off, this was just one of many magickal acts attributed to the Druids.

It seems science and magick aren’t so different after all...

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