A besom is a traditional word for a broom. In modern witchcraft the word besom is often used to differentiate the Witch’s ceremonial broom from the one used to clean the house. The broom is a traditional tool of witchcraft generally used for banishing and purification.

Debra Blake’s The Witch’s Broom: Craft, Lore & Magic of Broomsticks contains a great deal of information on this subject.

Also check out my article The Dirt on the Besom

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