Kitchen Witch Crede

Kitchen Witch Crede

In this pot, I stir to the sun, an’
follow the rule of harming
none. Banishment of bane
when going widdershins; an’
with water and salt negativity is
cleansed. Household duties are
more than chores. Magick
abounds when mopping floors.
With this broom, I do sweep to
clean my house and safely keep.
Marigold, Basil, Thyme, and
Yarrow my spell is cast for a
better tomorrow. Lemons for
joy and apples for health the
pow’r within brings great
wealth. And, in this kitchen I
do pray To truly walk the
Witches’ Way.

(Copyright 1998, 1999 E. Zigler) 

What is Broom?

Scientific and medicinal info
Broom is a small shrubby plant, with small round leaves and aromatic yellow flowers. The bright flowers are great for attracting bees to your garden. It’s sometimes considered a weed plant in fields with sandy soil. When the plant is dried, the long and thin branches stay tough which is why it was used in broom-making (hence the name). Broom is toxic and should not be used in teas, or any other form that requires ingesting the plant.

Butcher’s Broom

Ruscus aculeatus
The herbal nomenclature is complicated by the fact that many herbal plants are called by the common name of broom; this indefinite and very common name clutters the entire range of herbal nomenclature and makes it hard to name specific plants. Compounding the difficulty with common names is the fact that the moniker broom originally referred to several plants sharing a specific morphology, like the rigid leaves and tough stems – making them ideal for sweeping up debris aside from their herbal uses. The plant known as the Cytisus scoparius L., which is a very common plant distinguished by showy yellow flowers and found growing along the roadsides in the Pacific Northwest is normally identified with the name broom when this word is used without any qualifying adjective.

2 Ritual Prayers

Copyright 1991 Anahita-Gula (pseud.).  May be reproduced with acknowledgment.

 

We clean this night our altar and our room

To build our Temple.  Here then, we have spread

The pentacle, athame and the broom,

With God and Goddess candles at the head.

So dress we now our Priestess in her Crown:

The Circle’s cut in perfect Trust and Love.

So call the Quarters, dance the Witches’ Round

And beckon down the Moon from high above.

Azeman

by Alan G. Hefner

A name given to a female vampire or werewolf in Surinam Negro folk belief. She transforms from human to animal form at night and travels around drinking human blood. According to belief the best way to stop her is by sprinkling grains or seeds about, when seeing them she has a compulsion to stop to count them and gather them up. Another way of stopping her is by propping a broom, which she won’t cross, against a door.