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Highly fragranced broom fills your space with the aroma of warm cinnamon. Traditional uses include hanging above the doorframe of the main entrance to help ward off negative influences and intrusion of harmful intentions. Give yourself or others a few sweeps before doing anything involving games of chance or subjects relating to business. 12 inches long. The besom's components are of both masculine and feminine orientation. The handle, a stave, is masculine in nature while the the bristles are feminine. The besom is an important part of handfasting ceremonies in some traditions. The couple jumps over the besom during the ceremony as a fertility rite. Uses include: symbolic and physical cleansing, sweeping away negative vibrations, expelling evil spirits, defining boundaries, aspurging and purification. Brooms should always be looked after to keep from losing good fortune. It is traditional to keep a broom either by or above the front door, to protect hearth and home from negative energy The broom is sacrd to the Goddess Hecate, it's element is Water.
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