{"id":14511,"date":"2017-08-01T01:10:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2017-07-28T02:45:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T07:45:15","slug":"broomsticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/08\/01\/broomsticks\/","title":{"rendered":"BROOMSTICKS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Apprentice of the Wind. \u00a0Original Piece by Imelda Almqvi<\/em><\/span>st)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is last night\u2019s conversation in the Almqvist family <\/span>(I wrote it down verbatim as it unfolded)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Youngest Son: \u201cMum, I know you fly around on your broomstick but I can\u2019t see it anywhere!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Me: \u201cI have made my broomstick invisible \u2013 so no one borrows it without asking first. For instance Middle Son when he runs with elks in the Forest at midnight\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My husband: \u201cI want a GPS on my broomstick so don\u2019t end up having a full frontal collision with somebody else flying around in complete darkness…\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a> Middle Son: \u201cI just want a normal broom for cleaning with no magical purposes\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Eldest Son: \u201cI want one that works!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Youngest son: \u201cAnd I want one with a special seat for a jaguar, my familiar!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Middle Son: \u201cAnd I want a secret locker on my broomstick for a special supply of crisps and treats!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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 \u201cwomen we run with wolves\u201d it seems the next big thing is \u201cteenagers who run with elks\u201d \u2013 and never in the daytime. (His power animal is a wolf. I hope that those deer are safe!)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Imelda Almqvist, Sweden, July 2017<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the author<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Imelda Almqvist\u2019s book\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit For Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages)<\/i><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was published by Moon Books in August 2016. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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