Silver Ravenwolf is the leader of the Black Forest वृत्त and Seminary, an organization containing over 38 Clans (each consisting of several covens) spanning the United States and Canada. She is the लेखक of eighteen पुस्तकें on Witchcraft.
Most covens start their rituals with a ritual sweep with their besom to begin the process of sweeping out negative energies and bringing in the good energies
The besom is the witch's broomstick, and though it is not a tool of paganism in the modern sense, it was often utilized in the magickal practice of the Middle Ages.