BROOMSTICKS!
(Apprentice of the Wind. Original Piece by Imelda Almqvist)
Here is last night’s conversation in the Almqvist family (I wrote it down verbatim as it unfolded)
Youngest Son: “Mum, I know you fly around on your broomstick but I can’t see it anywhere!”
Me: “I have made my broomstick invisible – so no one borrows it without asking first. For instance Middle Son when he runs with elks in the Forest at midnight…
My husband: “I want a GPS on my broomstick so don’t end up having a full frontal collision with somebody else flying around in complete darkness…”
Middle Son: “I just want a normal broom for cleaning with no magical purposes…”
Eldest Son: “I want one that works!”
Youngest son: “And I want one with a special seat for a jaguar, my familiar!”
Middle Son: “And I want a secret locker on my broomstick for a special supply of crisps and treats!”
Maybe I should explain that Middle Son (15) really does go running in the Forest (here in remote rural Sweden) at midnight, often accompanied (or closely observed) by an elk or a herd of deer. After “women we run with wolves” it seems the next big thing is “teenagers who run with elks” – and never in the daytime. (His power animal is a wolf. I hope that those deer are safe!)
To me this is what it means to raise a family who keeps the innate gift for magic alive. Practising magic requires imagination and a good sense of humour!
Imelda Almqvist, Sweden, July 2017
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About the author
Imelda Almqvist’s book Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit For Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages) was published by Moon Books in August 2016.
She is based in London,UK and teaches shamanism and sacred art internationally. She is a presenter on the Shamanism Global Summit 2017 as well as on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True.
www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk
https://imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com/