
His walks usually took about an hour, so I figured I would have plenty of time. He went out for his walk at about 8:15 pm. Not unless I had suddenly gotten the notion to uproot myself and find another place to live within 30 days. Well, I could have gone ahead with my Esbat plans regardless, but it would have meant that I would have had to explain to him why I was going outside in the cold and dark, why I was going to be standing in the front yard, staring up at the Moon, with a piece of paper in one hand and a flashlight in the other, and that I am a Witch. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity. I was lucky to get to see the Moon at all for the few minutes that I did, thanks to the fact that my landlord went for one of his unpredictable “nightly” walks. My landlord didn’t know about my Witchcraft practice. My place of residence at the time was one rented room in a house owned by my landlord (who occupied the rest of the house) while I was a student in Witchcraft I and working on my Master’s degree.
#The broom closet full#
Well, glass half full – not entirely to be. experience, under the glow of silvery moonbeams. I had high hopes that my first Esbat would be a serene, “spiritual”, awe-inspiring, etc., etc. My first Full Moon Ritual or Esbat took place both outside and inside on a cold New England winter night. It has been my experience that practicing Witchcraft in a Broom Closet can be exciting and full of adventure, near mishaps, close-calls, and great feats of perfect timing! Why would I have expected my first “official” Esbat to be any different? Welcome back, Broom Closet Witches, to our fourth article on Broom Closet Witchery! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition.


The unpopular “taking out garbage” is thus given a new evaluation and meaning. But I also have to keep my “economical tanker” seaworthy – and that includes securely mooring loose goods and throwing unnecessary trinkets and ballast overboard. If I want to lead the company ship properly and successfully across the pond, I have to keep an eye on the deviation from course, time remaining to the destination, distance covered and fuel consumption. My answer is “systematic garbage collection”. This brings us to a key management question: What is important, what can be removed? How do I become master of all the superfluous things, actions, meetings and the overflowing process world? On the desk there is a pile of filing, the print media that one has always wanted to read and one or the other, unanswered letter may also be there.
#The broom closet professional#
Something similar can be observed in professional life. Quickly just put this or everything down, put it away, … and the broom closet was as full and confusing as the cellar was already. The broom closet had become a lumber room. I was quickly allowed to watch the entropy in their work.

Finally put the vacuum cleaner away somewhere and put it away properly, so was the bourgeois dream. It should be large, with two toilets and a broom closet. I still remember well when I moved into my first larg apartment after completing my master and doctoral studies.
