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Did You Know: Placing a broom across any doorway allows your departed friends and family to speak to you if they so choose. As long as the broom remains in place, they can communicate freely. If you feel as though you are being followed and haunted by unfriendly ghosts, stepping over a broomstick will prevent them from disturbing you.
Throughout history, the besom is traditionally linked to Witchcraft, and "flying Witches". It is still widely used today in magick ritual, to "sweep" the psychic dirt away, cleanse the circle, or ritual area. There are many explanations for the idea that Witches can fly on broomsticks, one belief being that Witches often used the mandrake root for pain relief. And to be graphic, menstruation pain. Mandrake contains scopalamine, which is (along with atropine) also found in thorn apple and belladonna. Both were believed commonly used in 'witches potions' to induce out of body experiences. The root would be concocted into a paste which seeped through the skin when applied to relieve the pain. Being highly hallucinogenic, this may have given the feeling or "flight" or "riding the broomstick". It is also said that in the times of the Witch hunts, that the Church wanted to spread fear surrounding Witches, and during those times, what better way that to accuse them of having the ability to fly. Whatever the reason, the broomstick, or "besom" is still a widely used tool in Pagan rite, and often used in blessings of fertility.
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Brooms - Besoms
Round Besom >> Price:52.95
A hand crafted besom broom lovingly made with materials from Nature. Use this broom to sweep away negativity or hang it up for protection in your home or sacred space. Made from broom corn, grown specifically for constructing besoms, the handles are made from unvarnished pine wood with a cord threaded through the end for hanging.
Please allow for variations, as each one of these brooms is unique. Measuring approximately 45" - 54" long, additional shipping charges may apply when ordering this piece.
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Teen Besom >> Price:35.95
Handcrafted besom lovingly made with materials from Nature. Use to sweep away negativity and hang for protection in your home or sacred space. Made from broom corn, grown specifically for constructing besoms. Handles are made from pine wood and varnished for protection, with a leather or twine thong threaded through the end for hanging.
Please allow for variations; each one is unique. Sizes are approximately 40" - 46" long. Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Child's Besom >> Price:20.95
This handcrafted besom lovingly made with materials from Nature. Use to sweep away negativity and hang for protection in your home or sacred space. Made from broom corn, grown specifically for constructing besoms. Handles are made from pine wood & varnished for protection, with a leather thong threaded through the end for hanging.
Please allow for variations, each one is unique. Sizes are approximately 32" - 39" long. Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Altar Besom Broom >> Price:17.95
A hand-crafted besom altar broom; lovingly made with materials from nature for all your ritual needs. Use this two-toned broom to sweep away negativity, then hang it up for protection in your home or sacred space. Made from broom corn, grown specifically for constructing besoms, the handles are made of unvarnished pine wood with a cord threaded through the end for ease of hanging.
Please allow for variations, as each one of these fabulous altar brooms are unique. These altar brooms measure approximately 21" in length.
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Cinnamon Brooms
Cinnamon Broom 36" >> Price:15.95
This delightfully fragranced broom fills any space with the sweet aroma of warm cinnamon. Traditional uses for a cinnamon broom include hanging it above the doorframe of the main entrance to help ward off negative influences and intrusion of harmful intentions.
You can also give yourself or others a few sweeps before doing anything involving games of chance or subjects relating to business. It measures approximately 36" in length. Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Cinnamon Broom 24" >> Price:14.95
Highly fragranced broom fills your space with the aroma of warm cinnamon. Traditional uses include hanging above the doorframe of the main entrance to help ward off negative influences and intrusion of harmful intentions.
Give yourself or others a few sweeps before doing anything involving games of chance or subjects relating to business. 24" long.
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Cinnamon Broom 12 >> Price:8.95
Highly fragranced broom fills your space with the aroma of warm cinnamon. Traditional uses include hanging above the doorframe of the main entrance to help ward off negative influences and intrusion of harmful intentions.
Give yourself or others a few sweeps before doing anything involving games of chance or subjects relating to business. 12" long.
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Cinnamon Broom 6 >> Price:5.95
Use the Rais Broom of Calela To sweep the Hindrance of Refusal and negative influences from the home or business and increase your luck. It attracts an increase in business and works in sweeping away psychic excess to help clear thinking and to aid in decision making process, as well as prearranging good fortune. Use of this broom is known for causing good luck with drawings, lotteries, and all other games of chance.
For home or office use, hang above the doorframe of the main entrance to help ward off negative influence and intrusion of harmful intentions. For use on the body give yourself or others a few sweeps before doing anything involving games of chance or subjects relating to business. 6" high.
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The besom is a tool for ritual and magick, generally used to purify a space before ritual begins. Before a ritual is performed the practitioner may use a besom to create a sacred space, by sweeping the area while visualizing the psychic dirt (negative energy) being cleared away. This ancient custom also helps to get the mind ready for the ritual, quieting the mind and narrowing one's focus. The besom is a purifier and is viewed by some to be related to the element of water. The besom is also seen as a symbol of protection. Many witches keep a besom by their door, or hanging from their door, to protect the home from unwanted outside energies. In keeping with this ancient tradition, this handcrafted besom is made from materials from nature.
Some folklore of the Besom
- An old English Saying: "Buy a broom in May, and you will sweep your friends away."
- In Welsh Tradition among the Gypsies, there was an old custom of the broomstick wedding. The couple solemnized their rites before witnesses by jumping over a broom placed in a doorway, without dislodging it. To dissolve the marriage, they had to reverse the process, jumping backwards out of the house, over the broom, before the same witnesses.
- An old Yorkshire belief: should a young girl inadvertently step over a broom handle she will become, a mother before she becomes a wife.
- In Sicily, on Midsummer's Eve, a broom is placed outside the home to ward off any wickedness that might come knocking.
- Never sweep after the sunset, for fear chasing away happiness or hurting a wandering soul.
- Brooms laid across the doorways are believed to keep evil out.
- Never use a broom when there is a dead person in the house.
- Never bring old brooms into new houses as a broom becomes attached to houses so leave the old one behind.
- Never walk on a broom.
- Never use a broom to sweep outside the house, unless the inside of the house is cleaned first.
- If you sweep under someone's feet tell them that you will dance at their wedding. Otherwise they will have bad luck.
- A new broom should sweep dirt out of a house only after it has swept something in.
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Last Updated Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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