Broom Lore (Part 1)

As Witches, we need to be aware of the Ancient Broom Lore that has been passed down to us from those wonderful Crones of the past.

1- Never leave home for long periods of time without telling your broom.

2- Treat your broom as you would any other member of your family,  with honour, reverence, and respect.

3- Magickal Brooms are not regular cleaning brooms and should not be used for such mundane tasks.

4- Never leave your Magickal Broom outside your cast circle.

5- Speak with your broom as you would speak to other members of your family or coven.

6- Never leave your Magickal Broom outside in the weather unless you ask the Broom.

7- Oil your broomstick with every turn of the wheel.

Brooms have long been known for their magickal ways, probably due to their shape, and their use in purification rites and kinship with magickal wands and staffs.

This common household tool has been known to be so sacred that in many parts of the world there are Broom Deities.  Here is one such Deity

Sao Ching Niang – She is the lady with the broom who lives in the Broom Star.

When there is too much rain and the crops are threatened, it is not uncommon in China to see pictures of Brooms hanging on the front door or fences to bring clear and sunny weather to the field.

As this is invoking the Great Earth Goddess herself, the Broom Star is the fertile womb of our Great Goddess, and thus, she gives us life of the fields that are represented by the Corn Fields. Hence, the broom is brought into our homes from the womb of the Goddess.

The original writer’s grandmother was a Broom Witch. Here are some of the old backwood things that can be done with a broom. On a hot summer’s day, I would watch her go out on the front porch and swing the broom over her head. Grandma would tell me to be quiet, the rain was coming. And if fact she was right. A few hours later we always had rain. So Grandma would call the rain with her broom by swinging it clockwise over her head.

In turn, if it was raining too much, she would go out and talk with her broom for a while on the front porch. She would sing “Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day”. Then she would raise her broom and swing it over her head counter-clockwise to stop the rain, and again, a few hours later the rain would stop.

The Care and Feeding of a Magickal Broom

When you first get your broom, always greet it by rubbing your hand over the entire staff of the broom. Learn the body of your broom, inspect its bumps and curves. Use anointing oil to open and activate your broom.  A good oil is made from rosemary, thyme, myrrh and lavender in the base oil. Make this oil by the full moon and then open your broom on the first day of the new moon.

When getting a new broom, it’s always good to talk with it awhile Talk with your broom, it’s amazing how much these magickal tools have to say to us and how lonely they become when cast to the side.

After your broom has been chosen and spoken to, then start using it to call in your circle, point the broom in the direction that you are casting and use this to focalize the energy. 

Once the circle is cast, then lay the broom to the east to guard the entrance until your magickal work is done. You can also sprinkle salt in the east over the broom to strengthen the seal, especially if you have been doing some intense spell casting.

Once you have finished casting your magickal work,  thank your broom and lift it from east and dismiss the quarters. A broom can also be used to cast a circle in a hurry, much the same way a staff can be used. If you need immediate protection,  point your broom to the east and cast a circle with your broom pointed to the earth, moving in a clockwise direction. This really works if you are in a hurry and need to have some sacred space like NOW.

It is a good practice to oil the broom handle with your anointing oil 4 times a year during each turn of the wheel. This helps recharge the broom and helps you reconnect with it. It likes to be stroked and caressed. Your broom is a sensuous creature and likes to be part of the Divine Feminine.

Broom Spells

The “Come to Me” Broom Spell

On a warm night put on some  Goddess clothing (loose and feminine), put on some soothing music that makes you want to dance.

Now take your broom as if it were your beloved and dance with the broom until you are

flying into the arms of your beloved. Whisper this four times to yourself….

By night’s light we shine bright

By sunlight we are right

By days end we are together by sacred rite.

Now cast your circle by laying your broom in each quarter.

Lay the broom to the east and jump clockwise over it.

Lay the broom in the south and jump clockwise over it.

Lay the broom in the west and jump clockwise over it.

Then lay it in the north and jump over it.

Once you have completed your circle, your beloved will come to you within 24 hours. Use this spell to mend fights, or if you don’t have a mate, use this to call a mate to you.

Sweeping Spells and Lore

If you feel your life is in chaos, take a look outside your front door . If the front is cluttered with leaves and dirt, then sweep your it clean with your magickal broom and envision that your life is in order and that all that comes to your will be clean and cleared.

When you move from one house to another, it is always good to change your work broom. Either burn your old one, or make sure that it is buried with honour. Always bring a new broom into the new house, but sweep some dirt from the outside in before you sweep the dirt from the inside out. 

This is to bring in good luck from the beginning and not push your luck out the door.

Always hang a broom by the front door for protection. Brooms will keep the bad things out and the good things in..

Always stand a broom on end with the brush facing up.  This helps the wear and tear on the brush and it is also said to bring love from the earth through the broomstick and given up to the heavens through the brush.

If your broom falls from your hand while you are sweeping or doing other work, make a wish before you pick it up. It’s also said that if a broom falls from it’s kept place, company is coming and it’s not good news.

When you pick up your broom after something like this happens, sweep the energy out of the

door and bid it adieu, not to return again.

If you or your family are having recurrent nightmares or night hauntings, sweep the room clockwise while stating that all that lies between here and the other world be gone and back whence you came. 

Hither, hither, hither gone.

Hither, hither, hither gone

Hither, hither, thither gone

So Mote It Be.

Now stand the broom outside the bedroom door and place a piece of garlic under the bed.

Blessed Be

(Part 2 will be published on 25th August)

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