Hedge riding confusion

[satanicqueen888]

I have been very fascinated with the traditional witchcraft concept of "hedge riding" or witch flight. Alot of these books on these topics discuss a similar method for it. Most is getting into a trance and then using a very similar thing to guided meditation where you visualize yourself jumping over a hedge or hopping on a broom and flying off. My question is wouldn't this just lead to your mind imagining the whole thing afterward or would it actually be a real spiritual/ astral thing? Since you're using your mind to visualize then that would make whatever you see afterward just be also your mind making stuff up?! Also sorry if I don't make sense, English is not my first language.

 

[Morell]

From my understanding, not much of historical context, honestly...
Broom was cleaning tool, so would not be surprised if it were used in magic, for cleansing of the house.
The flying on the broom I think was invented by inquisition to make the supposed witches more bonded with the devil through unnatural abilities. It is very unlikely to have been real practice. Cats, that was different, but broom... nope.

Modern witchcraft of course found it interesting and there are now movements doing active imaginations and other creative rites with "flying" on the broom, though I think that Harry Potter books were source of inspiration for starting actual modern practice...