Broom Magic: How to Craft & Use Your Own Magical Besom - Paperback

by Chelsea Townsend (Author), Gypsey Elaine Teague (Author), Debra L. Burris (Foreword by)

Sweep in the Magic of the Natural World

The witch's broom is one of the most loved magical tools, but not many practitioners know how to craft their very own from scratch. Chelsea Townsend and Gypsey Elaine Teague delve into the lore, magic, and craft of broom making.

Explore step-by-step instructions on how to create six different broom styles. Learn how to use your personalized besom in spells, rituals, and magical circles. Featuring the metaphysical properties of over 40 species of wood, deity correspondences, divination methods, and sewing techniques, this book ensures your new tool will be a powerful ally in your practice.

Includes an 8-page, color insert of broom photos.

Author Biography

Chelsea Townsend is a lifelong Pagan, professional broom maker, and small business owner. She sells her brooms at several festivals and conferences each year as well as online, national wholesale orders, and by custom request. She believes in empowering others in their practice, and she loves to teach others how to make and use their tools.

Chelsea is a master falconer, holds three degrees (one BA and two AA), and is a city commissioner for the East Point Local Food Ecosystem Commission. She has been involved in urban farming and urban homesteading for over 20 years. She is also a member of the American Association of Woodturners.

Visit her at BlossomsAndBrooms.com and on Facebook and Instagram.

Gypsey Elaine Teague (Callahan, FL) is an elder and high priestess in the Georgian tradition and high priestess in the Icelandic Norse tradition. She is also the author of Norse Divination and Norse Cosmology, both from Llewellyn, as well as The Witch's Guide to Wands (Weiser, 2015) and Steampunk Magic (Weiser, 2013).

Debra L. Burris is a witch, farmer, physicist, and Master Naturalist. She is a professor of physics, astronomy, and engineering at the University of Central Arkansas, and she holds a PhD in physics from the University of Oklahoma with an astrophysics emphasis. Debra has volunteered as a storm spotter, worked with the National Severe Storms Labs, and presented at Mystic South. Visit her at Instagram.com/DocFireWoman.