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Brooms have a long history of connection with witchcraft, almost universally regarding female witches.
Some people speculate that in the Middle Ages, women publicly accused of being witches (or at least women with knowledge of herbology), did "ride" brooms. They applied a layer of paste made out of trance inducing plants (such as belladonna) to the broomstick and "rode" it, as a way of applying the hallucinogenic herb to the thin skin of the labia where it might be quickly absorbed into the blood stream. However, due to the witchhunts and the general beliefs of the time, little to no reliable information exists to corroborate this belief. Records concerning witches of that time and their behavior are extremely unreliable, often having been extracted under torture.
Anecdotally, the broom served another purpose during periods of persecution. Witches and other magic practitioners would disguise their wands as broom sticks to avoid suspicion. It is also a tradition that brooms have been used by some as receptacles to harbor a particular spirit temporarily.
Today, the broom is included in lists of ritual tools in many pagan guide books, where it is often referred to as a besom. A broom is sometimes laid at the opening of some coven's circles. Representing the element air, brooms are utilized in the purification of areas. They are used to symbolically sweep ritual circles clean. The high priestess or high priestThe term High Priest may refer to particular individuals who hold the office of ruler-priest in local regional or ethnic contexts. In secular contexts it may refer to the head of a religious caste. In Asatru, the high priest is called a Gothi (or Gythia) walks clockwise, traces the cast circle and sweeps with the broom a few inches off the ground. This practice can be used in place of incenseLhasa, Tibet. Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, intended to release fragrant smoke for religious, therapeutic or simply aesthetic purposes as it smolders. to purify a ritual space. It is often employed by those allergic to incense, and during rituals practiced in smoke free areas. It is also a technique associated with " kitchen witches" who use what's on hand to work spells.
See also: WiccaFor the pre-Christian wiccans see Volva. For the book series Wicca see Sweep (book series) and Circle Of Three''. Wicca is the most popular Neopagan religion, originally founded by the British civil servant Gerald Gardner, probably in the 1930s, although
In many works of fictionThree Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. Fiction is the term used to describe works of the imagination. This is in contrast to non-fiction, which, broomsticks are pictured as a means of air transport for witches.
In the Harry PotterHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter is the informal name given to a collection of fantasy novels by J. Rowling, and the movies based on them. The series is named after the protagonist, Harry James Potter who was born July 31 1980 given t book series, magical flying brooms are used by QuidditchQuidditch is a fictional airborne ballgame (played on broomsticks), a sort of magical variant of football or polo, devised by J. Rowling in the Harry Potter series of children's books. Quidditch is very popular in the fictional world of Harry Potter. players as a kind of substitute for polo ponies. The brooms can also used for personal transportation, although the rider must take care not to be seen by Muggles.
Many toys and costume accessories have been made in the form of brooms. In some countries, a vibrating Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom (tm) toy for 8-12 year-olds was marketed. It became controversial, and was taken off the market.
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