9/11/2023 0 Comments Dito of witch riding broom![]() ![]() There’s the “hobby horse” approach, where one converts it into a magical steed and therefore the bristle bunch becomes the “head”. Moving right along, it might be more accurate to say there’s more than one way to launch your broom. There is no One Absolute Authority in this realm, so it’s typical there’s a number of groups claiming differing things. Carlyon claims to have three broomsticks but ``The CAA (Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority) won’t give me permission to fly.’’įirst of all, there’s a bunch of High Whatsits running around claiming to be the One True Witch Whatever :rolleyes: but the truth is that “witchcraft” is disorganized religion (and that’s just limiting it to the religious and quasi-religious types). ![]() is showing in the new Harry Potter movie people riding broomsticks with the brush part at the back, Kevin Carlon, a coven member in Sussex, is wishing for the film to do badly at the box office until the studio admits its mistake. The gist of the Reuters article is that, since Warner Bros. That a high priest of British White Witches is claiming that broomsticks should be ridden the other way round (brush part in the front), and that this is demonstrated in 16th and 17th century woodcuts. However, I read today in a Reuters “Oddly Enough” news item What’s the deal with witches and broomsticks? (0) For one example see the Slug Signorino illustration accompanying this straight dope column: The traditional representation of a witch on a broomstick has always been, in my experience, with the broom bristles facing the back. ![]()
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