Today's topic will be a double feature of brushes and brooms, just because I got started on brushes and then had the overwhelming urge to talk about brooms in witchcraft because well, that's a really fun one. Basically the history of witches cannot be told without talking about sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll!
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I've used the following materials as references for this episode, check them out to delve deeper:
http://hairgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HAIR-IMAGERY-IN-GRIMMS-FAIRY-TALES.pdf
https://www.controverscial.com/Animals%20and%20Witchcraft%20-%20Wild%20Boar.htm
https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2017/10/31/the-origin-of-witches-riding-broomsticks-drugs-from-nature-plus-shakespeare/?sh=55139b2161a9
https://gathervictoria.com/2019/03/20/spring-cleaning-the-magical-besom/
This episode is written, recorded, and edited by Elaine Evergreen for Witchcraft From A to Z (TM).
