Bishka
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Meggie, it wasn't you. :no:FeathersinHair said:I'm sorry if I offended.
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Meggie, it wasn't you. :no:FeathersinHair said:I'm sorry if I offended.
Circle_One said:No problem Becky! Believe me, I understand how a lot of our beliefs or mythology or history can seem extremely unimaginable and fanciful, so I'm glad I could help. Pagan mythology can be hard to decipher and comprehend and differentiate between actual belief and rumor, so I understand
beckysoup61 said:Meggie, it wasn't you. :no:
FeathersinHair said::hug: I was actually apologizing to MaddLlama.
beckysoup61 said:Cool, cool. So a random question, where did the belief in faeries come from? What culture?
FeathersinHair said::hug: I was actually apologizing to MaddLlama.
MaddLlama said::hug: Why apologize? You didn't do anything wrong or offend me.
FeathersinHair said:I was worried I had! I have a bad tendency to jump in and try to be a peacemaker (in this case, by saying that others may have read the link) when there isn't any actual issue. And then, to top it off, I see issues that aren't there about issues that aren't there! (Like I'd worried I'd offended you. )
Completely off topic, but I don't know if I've told you that I love your avvie! Is that Chobits?
Awwwwwwww Feathers We lubs ya.FeathersinHair said:I was worried I had! I have a bad tendency to jump in and try to be a peacemaker (in this case, by saying that others may have read the link) when there isn't any actual issue. And then, to top it off, I see issues that aren't there about issues that aren't there! (Like I'd worried I'd offended you. )
A Chobit? Is that some kind of hobbit Pokemon? Not that all Pokemon aren't hobbity.... but this one must look lik a hairy baby chimp!Completely off topic, but I don't know if I've told you that I love your avvie! Is that Chobits?
ChrisP said:Awwwwwwww Feathers We lubs ya.
A Chobit? Is that some kind of hobbit Pokemon? Not that all Pokemon aren't hobbity.... but this one must look lik a hairy baby chimp!
MaddLlama said:Well, I have my own tendency to be blunt and opinionated. I have a thick skin though, so no worries. I <3 everyone.
Yes, Chobits is teh awesome! Chii is so cute.
And, also I keep forgetting to compliment uoir avvie. One of the best pictures of Bellandy I think. =)
ChrisP said:A Chobit? Is that some kind of hobbit Pokemon? Not that all Pokemon aren't hobbity.... but this one must look lik a hairy baby chimp!
Circle_One said:I'm not big on the flying broomstick myth, though brooms are often used in rituals to sweep a sacred circle before casting a spell, to cleanse the circle and purify it.
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kreeden said:I have never heard of any Witch who has actually flown a broom . { but there are many things I have never heard of ... } Personally I believe that comes from Christain misunderstanding of what the Broom was .
MaddLlama said:Well, the site also doesn't say anything about actually flying on a broom, but rather that the "fying ointment" they used was a hallucinatory drug that gave them the feeling of flight. I don't know how accurate it is, but it's possible.
It also likely comes from misinterpreting the ritual where a person jumps over a broom.
Circle_One said:I've heard of that before. I think there may be something like that in my BOS. I'll have to check and get back to you. But in any case, that sounds like the most plausible and possible explanation for it. The myth that they actually flew on broomsticks is simply misconstrued information, I think.
Draka said:Please. Who in this day and age would believe the bit about flying on brooms? We all know that with vacuums and those nifty Swiffers the broom is outdated. The 8lb Oreck is light and quick, while the Swiffer is just sleek, especially the new combo one that vacuums as well.
MaddLlama said:It's likely that it's where a lot of the superstitions against witches come from. After all, a pagan farmer would have looked pretty peculiar to the Christian town-dweller in those days.
Do you happen to have any idea where the jumping over the broom tradition comes from? I've heard both Africa and Celtic Europe.