FREE: Witch's Broom or Besom Necklace, Choice of Chain, Said to Ward off Evil Spirits & Negative Energies

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I have a Tibetan silver, Witch's Broom or Besom, necklace. The besom is said to ward off evil & negative energies. The charm is about an inch long. Choose an 18, 20, 22 or 24 inch silver plated chain, or an 18 inch, with 2 inch extension, braided black, brown or pink leather chain. New. Unisex.

The traditional Witch's Broom, or Besom, is made of an ash handle & bristles from birch twigs, sometimes with flowers tied on with decorative string colored ribbon. The Besom Broom is a symbol a balance of the divine forces. It is both masculine energies (the phallic handle) & female energies (the bristles). Because of this, the broom was & still is commonly used in Handfasting rituals (marriage ceremonies). It is also used as a gate or door before a ritual space. A witch would draw a magical circle, enter the circle, then place the broom over the doorway to keep out unwanted energies or people. While being used for clearing an area for ritual work was the earliest use for a broom, it became an important tool for Witch's during The Burning Times of Europe. During this era Witches would use a broom to hide one of their most important tools, the wand. The broom often had secret compartments. Brooms were said to be used as receptacles to harbor a particular spirit temporarily. This could be done to remove an unwanted spirit from one area & release it far away in another place. Or it could be used to utilize the energy of a spirit for a specific spell when the broom was used as a wand. The early association of broom to tree also associates it with the element of air & therefore has power over spirits. A female witch was often depicted on a broom silhouetted by the full moon behind her. Magical flying ointments were said to be applied to the broom to give it flight. The brush end of a broom was pointed downwards so the witch could sweep her tracks from the sky. If the brush end was pointed up with a candle in it, it was to light her way.

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