Come gather by the fire, in a circle of women under the full moon.

A besom is the old name for a broom traditionally made by binding twigs, grasses or brush around a wooden handle. Over time, the humble household broom also became a symbol of cleansing, protection and the threshold between the home and the outside world.

Under the Full Moon on the forest edge, we’ll gather by the fire to craft our own besoms from birch, grasses and medicinal flowers and herbs gathered from the land. As we bind them, we’ll weave in an intention for the season ahead, then carry our brooms through the smoke of the fire and awaken them with shamanic drumming.

As Autumn prepares the land for Winter, we’ll close with a fire ritual—symbolically sweeping away what we do not wish to carry into the darker months and dedicating our besoms to the protection and tending of hearth and home.