Originally a type of plant (“broom corn,” a variety of sorghum) used in making a tool for sweeping known as a besom, it eventually became used as the name of the tool itself. In Wicca and Witchcraft, a broom or besom is sometimes used for banishing or in handfasting rituals. The herb is poisonous and magically associated with the element of air.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Devin Hunter, author of a number of books, including Modern Witch, Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch, and the new Houseplant HortOCCULTure.
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