Oh yes,
Witches do use brooms. That's not a complete
myth. "Flying on a broom" is also not a complete
myth, as a lot of the time people hoping to be
fertile used to run through the fields with a broom between their legs as some sort of a
blessing. As for
flying, that might've gotten mixed up with the practice some
Witches have of leaving their bodies, or
astral projection, and it's sometimes referred to as flying. Anyway, a broom is often used to clean; surprise, eh? In
magick, though, brooms are
spiritual cleansing devices; people "sweep the area" to get rid of
negative influences. It's also a
symbol of
fertility. They're often referred to as "
besoms," by the way, and are sometimes hung over doorways for
good luck. They're actually usually homemade and round, rather than the flat brooms that are found in stores today, though most craft stores have round ones.
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