{"product_id":"copper-electroformed-witch-broom-besom-with-bat","title":"Copper Electroformed Witch Broom Besom with Bat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe overarching theme of the 2019 Halloween Collection is 'Alchemy \u0026amp; Divination'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis piece is part of the \u003cem\u003eBesom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mini Collection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA copper electroformed witches' broom or besom. These besom handles are made from real twigs of birch, copper electroformed with a black kyanite fan as the bristles. This besom is accented with a tiny copper electroformed bat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e3.5\" long, 22\" chain is accented by faceted smoky beaded chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBesom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA besom is a tool used in Wicca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to cleanse and purify a space which will be used for ritual. A traditional Wiccan besom is a hawthorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e stave handle with bristles made from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebirch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e twigs. These twigs are tied on using thin pieces of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewillow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe besom is a symbol of banishing, fertility, and cleansing. Its earlier use was specifically for Western European fertility rites. These Western European rites are the reason why people think witches ride on their brooms. The rites go like this, they straddle their besoms and then jump real high and around crops to encourage them to grow high and abundantly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor modern witches, some uses are recorded as banishing negative energies, protection against nightmares, protection from bad energy and spells, channeling energy, and opening communication with the departed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minxes' Trinkets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62912616464465,"sku":"tsd1791957449827","price":41.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/0748\/2961\/files\/copper-electroformed-witch-broom-besom-with-bat_1.jpg?v=1791957454","url":"https:\/\/trailstride.shop\/products\/copper-electroformed-witch-broom-besom-with-bat","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}