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Esoteric Scotland was founded in 2021 to explore Scotland's connection to esoteric trends and occult studies, be that in the past, present or future. The project is born from my PhD thesis which is exploring Scotland's connections to European esoteric trends found in the late medieval and early modern period. However, this site aims to explore beyond the confines of these periods to try and build a more comprehensive discussion of Scotland's links with the esoteric.

13th century Kabbalist ring? - Isle of Bute

Image from https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/project/silver-ring/ Under Scottish law, all portable antiquities of archaeological, historical or cultural significance are subject to claim by the Crown through the Treasure Trove system. The Treasure Trove Scotland (TSS) project records all discoveries found within Scotland and there have been a number of Medieval objects found ascribed with sacred names, many of them likely used as medical amulets. Unfortunately, the finds registe

Nov 14 min read

Divination & Fortune-Telling in Robert Burns "Hallowe'en".

Image:"Dooking for Apples" in The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities (1832). Robert Burns, "Hallowe'en" (1785) is considered my many to be a work that helped to solidify the festivities of All Hallows Eve in Scotland (Nicholas, 2002,38). Burns poem forms part of a corpus of 18th century Scots poems that describe the customs and activities that Scots engaged in during Halloween night. These include: Robert Fergusson, "Hallow-Fair" (1772), John Mayne, "Hallow

Oct 313 min read

Welcome to Esoteric Scotland

Fàilte - Wylcome - Welcome. Welcome to Esoteric Scotland. The site helping to promote the field of esoteric studies in and about...

May 23, 20211 min read

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