Broom

It starts with a broom. Well, no, I guess it didn’t start with a broom, but the broom and a friend of mine are partially responsible. The truth is, this blog started a long time ago, but only in my head. The desire to create a blog about magickal endeavors has been present in the back of my mind. At first, I wanted to make it specific. I wanted a kitchen witch blog where I would only talk about my exploration in kitchen witchery and nothing else. I have come to realize, however, that I cannot just talk about that. When it comes to magick and my spirituality, I like to study many different subjects, absorbing all I can. As soon as I hear about something new and interesting, you can be sure I’ve googled the topic to death, gone to the library or bookstore, and tried to learn as much about it as I possibly can. I become fascinated by new topics, and I tend to grow in many directions. So, making a blog on just kitchen witchery would be short-lived.

So, I decided to make it more broad. What I realized I wanted was a blog that could grow with me and move as I did. After much consideration, and a trip to Mississippi, I thought that a great name for a blog would be “Southern Witch”. Sadly, though, it couldn’t be my own. I do not live in the south, and such a title is misleading. I live in the midwest, and after much deliberation, I realized that embracing my roots here in my home would have more meaning and significance to me. I’m a midwestern girl through and through, and proud of it.

So, why did this blog start with a broom? Because today I went shopping with a friend of mine for supplies to make a broom. Very excited, and practically spazzing down the aisles of Hobby Lobby, my indecisiveness reared its head. I wanted to make an herbal broom, so I found some dried lavender, but could not find any straw. The only straw available was in blocks and not very ideal for making a ritual broom.

Then my friend came to me with some dried wheat. At first, I hesitated, thinking wheat was a strange substitute for straw on a broom. My friend reminded me, however, that it was perfect match. The midwest (especially around Kansas and Nebraska) is known for its wheat, and if that isn’t true, then someone has been lying to me in school. My friend made me see that using the wheat for the broom was, in a way, paying homage to the place that I have called home for years. I’m not sure if that was her intention, but it felt right. I was supposed to make a wheat broom. I also realized though, as I sat in my room binding the herbs and wheat to the handle, that I was supposed to be working on this blog. I’d been putting it off for so long, and what better way to start than with a broom?

This broom, enchanted and blessed for clearing and cleaning up ritual spaces, has unexpectedly cleared a new path for this blog. It has made me realize that I’ve been wanting to work on this blog for a while, but that the only thing getting in the way of that is me. So, I’m starting a new chapter for anyone who wants to listen to the ramblings of a Midwestern Witch and all her adventures along the way. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing this blog, whether you’re new to the craft or old.

Blessed Be