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The Druids, ovates, and bards were in some ways part of the public religious cult, because they formed colleges or fraternities. But there were others who were on the fringes: the magicians or sorcerers. These were secret dealers in rituals and beliefs that had come down from remote times and had little to do with mainstream Celtic religion.

The underground cult of magic was scarcely visible to travelers and other outsiders. There were probably many magicians and sorcerers living far from the oppida (See Oppidum), far from the mainstream cult centers, out in the countryside, where they trafficked in cures and magic charms.