@spiritspacecollective: The Witch’s broom, also known as a besom, isn’t just folklore. It’s a working tool of energy, ritual, and protection.. but like anything associated with the Witch archetype, it was eventually ridiculed, demonised and diminished. Its true power was watered down through centuries of fear, mockery and cultural suppression. In the old ways, besoms were used to sweep not just dirt but energy, cleansing ritual spaces before spellwork or sabbats. They were placed by doors to guard the home, hung over hearths for protection and laid across thresholds to keep out unwanted spirits. Besoms also played a role in ancient fertility rites. At Beltane, couples would leap over the broom to bless their union and call in new life. It was a symbolic act of crossing into a new chapter of commitment, of abundance and of creation together. The image of witches riding brooms has real historical roots. In early folk traditions, women would straddle besoms during their fertility rites, symbolising growth, planting and connection to the land. Later, hallucinogenic flying ointments were applied using broom handles, absorbed through the skin. These practices were misunderstood and sensationalised by inquisitors, turning sacred ritual into accusations of witches flying to meet the Devil. The besom holds both masculine and feminine energy, a shaft of wood (the wand) and bristles of the earth (the womb) making it a tool of balance, transformation and sacred beginnings. I hold my besom with such deep reverence and in return, it meets me with power, protection and respect. #besom #witchesbroom #witch #witchcraft #witchesoftiktok #witchtok #witches #divinationtool

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Monday 12 May 2025 05:25:28 GMT