BESOM CHANTS

Most wiccans, start their rituals with a ritual sweep with their besom to begin the process of sweeping out negative energies and bringing in the good energies. This is part of creating sacred space. Many witches feel their besoms/brooms carry energies with it as well. I have several sacred besoms and feel they are full of energy from the many Circles they have been used to sweep with and simply by being in ritual with me. I have one particular besom hanging in my moon/sun room which I made when i was in in Salem, Massachusetts and when I pass it each day, I actually chat to it and touch it. It is very special to me and very magickal from the energies it picked up with its stay in Salem. We Witches are weird folk, I must say! I have another besom which has been with me during my days as a witch in training to be a High Priestess .

There are a lot of witches who feel that the besom is just as sacred or more sacred than some of their tools. After all, that is what we witches are known by. During rituals, we dance around with our brooms as if we were flying, as they are our partners. Our besoms are very sacred to us and are placed some place special when ritual is over with. We hang our besoms by the fire place on a nail so that the besom does not touch the ground. We name all our magickal tools but in truth to some witches their staff, wand and besom are most sacred to them.

here are some chants you can memorize to do your ritual sweep and let your besom fly! lol

written by me!!!!

Witche’s broom swift in flight Cast out darkness, bring in light Earth be hallow, air be clear fire bright, as water heals A sacred bridge this site shall be ~As my will, so mote it be



Sweep out evil, sweep out ill, Where I do the Lady's will. Besom, besom, Lady's Broom Sweep out darkness, sweep out doom. ~So Be It! Blessed Be



This Circle I sweep with besom of Heather; All harmful and evil must vanish and scatter. This Circle I sweep with besom of Heather; ~All peaceful and good are invited to enter



Besom, besom long and lithe Made from ash and willow withe Tied with thongs of willow bark In running stream at moonset dark
As the ritual fire is lighted; Sweep ye circle, deosil, Sweep out evil, sweep out ill. Make the round of the ground Where we do the Lady’s will.
Besom, besom, Lady’s broom Sweep out darkness, sweep out doom Rid ye Lady’s hallowed ground Of demons, imps, and Hell’s red hound.
Then set ye down on Her green earth By running stream or Mistress’ hearth, Til called once more on Moon or Sabbat night ~To cleanse once more the dancing site



With each sweeping motion, imagine the area being washed energetically with a cobalt blue light, as you say any one of the chants.