Those used for magical purposes are quite happy to move house). (Apparently, this only applies to brooms used for cleaning.
If you move house, leave the old broom in your old house because brooms get attached to houses.You might sweep away happiness or annoy a wandering soul. Need to sweep under someone’s feet? Tell them you’ll dance at their wedding, or you’ll pass on bad luck.Likewise, clean indoors before you use a broom to sweep outside.Don’t use a brand new broom to sweep dirt out of the house.Some modern witches still use broomsticks to cleanse their ritual spaces, sweeping away negativity before they cast their circle.Īs a result, there are several broomstick superstitions around cleaning. The Broomstick Around the Houseīroomsticks were more commonly used around the house. Guillaume Edelin made the confession under torture so I doubt its veracity. The first known reference to flying broomsticks comes from a confession made by a male witch in 1453. 1480 – 1545) (repro from art book), via Wikimedia Commons You can work out for yourself why the handle of the broom might make a good applicator for such ointment.ĭie Hexen by Hans Baldung (c. The armpits and the genitals proved to be the best places to apply the ointment to get the strongest results.
#Witches broomstick skin#
Absorbing them through the skin gave the best experience and skipped these side effects. Taking such a potent mix of hallucinogens internally causes a whole range of unpleasant side effects, including nausea and vomiting. I should note, and look away now if you’re squeamish, that there is a second link between the broomstick and flying ointment, proposed by The Atlantic.
I read a book years ago (sadly, I forget which one) that claimed the witches smeared this ointment onto the broomstick itself to enable actual flight. Perhaps someone discovered the idea of ‘flying ointment’ and took it literally. The broomstick became a method of transport. Over time, the belief that witches consorted with Satan mixed with the image of the old lady sweeping her floor. Photo credit: New York Public Library via VisualHunt / No known copyright restrictions
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