Author: Sister Bridget Corfield

  • The passing of a Friend….

    This weekend I got the news of the sudden passing of a long time friend. It was a peaceful passing, but still surprising and heartbreaking. I was looking for a  poem to bring to his service, and I came across one. It certainly suits him, and speaks to Spirit, and how its keeps on after all here is done….

    Do not stand at my grave and weep,
    I am not there, I do not sleep.

    I am a thousand winds that blow.
    I am the diamond glint on snow.
    I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
    I am the gentle autumn rain.

    When you wake in the morning hush,
    I am the swift, uplifting rush
    Of quiet birds in circling flight.
    I am the soft starlight at night.

    Do not stand at my grave and weep.
    I am not there, I do not sleep.
    Do not stand at my grave and cry.
    I am not there, I did not die!

     

                                                                                            ~~~Mary Frye (1932)

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

  • Tarot Reading Special for the rest of July!

    SPECIAL FOR JULY!

    Mambo Sam has graciously provided me with a private chat room in which to hold readings. I am soooooooooo excited to try it out, I am offering a special for the remainder of July for chat readings. So, what is the special?

    Order a 30 minute reading to be done in the chat room, and get a free 15 minutes added to your reading. So, get a 45 minute chat reading for the price of a 30 minute reading!

    To order a reading please see http://www.spellmaker.com/bridget.htm . Be sure to follow the link in the confirmation email to fill out the form with your questions (that is the only way I know that you have ordered a reading) and I will send details for the chat room.

    Hope to "chat’ with you soon!

    Light and Love, Sister Bridget

  • The Hungry Ghost Moon July 21,2008

    Hey There!

    I know as Voodooisants, that little heed is paid to the moon, its various phases, etc. But there is some pretty interesting facts (and lore) about the individual full moons and traditions that go along with some of them.

    The July full moon, which is coming up this Monday, July 21st, has a few different names associated with it, depending on what occupation or population was working by it.

    Hunters often call the July moon the "Full Buck Moon" as this is the month that buck deer begin to push new antlers out covered in a rich velvety covering.

    Farmers have 2 names for the July Moon. One is the "Full Thunder Moon" because of the many storms during this month. The other name is the "Full Hay Moon" as it is typically the month when most second hay cuttings are done — which is the richest and most plentiful hay of the season.

    American Indians and Colonial Americans called this moon the "Moon of Middle Summer" or just "Midsummer Moon"  (Nice to know they agreed on something back then 😉 )

    The Cherokee call it the "Ripe Corn Moon" as this is when the corn harvest began for them.

    The Chinese call this the "Hungry Ghost Moon" and if you read a bit about it, it sounds somewhat like out Fet Ghede. Each year, for the entire 7th Lunar month, the traditional Chinese
    observe this month as the month dedicated to the wandering souls and
    the ancestors who have passed on.  This year, 25 Jul 2006 marks as the first day of the 7th Lunar Month.
    It is believed by the ancient Chinese that on this day, the ghosts
    could come up from the "below". And it is also believed that those who
    died young or in unusual circumstances could become wandering souls.
    Unless their relatives have arranged for the proper conducting of
    ritual to raise them up from such status, they would remain wandering
    all the time. And during this month, the traditional Chinese would
    offer their departed ancestors or relatives as well as the wandering
    souls with food and joss-papers (money for the nether world). If you hit Google, you can find some pretty ornate photos of altars used to feed dem hungry ones!

    The more Pagan-minded among is might recognize the July full moon as the "Mead Moon".The Mead Moon is the time of observance of the making of mead, a sweet wine, or harvesting honey and making herbal teas.

    I did find some references to this month also being called the "Claiming Moon" but I’m not sure about the background on that. I think it could have to do with courtship, maybe. If anyone has any ideas about this one, please pipe in!

    I think my favorite so far is the "Hungry Ghost Moon" – there is just soooo much to like about that!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Heartwarming Story

    Sometimes you just have to read something that is good for your heart……

    The Duck Story

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

    Hi There!
    I came across the remarkable story of Kateri a couple of years ago. There isn’t a whole lot written about her. And while her life was a only a little more than 24 years, she endured an immense amount of suffering during very turbulent times full of disease and fighting. Also, she is the FIRST Native American to be beatified and considered for Sainthood. 

    Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
    (1656-1680) Feast Day July 14th.

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    Her life briefly:

    Kateri Tekakwitha was born in Ossernenon in the year 1656. She was born into this world a child
        of mixed anchestry, her mother was an Algonquin and her father a Mohawk. Kateri became an orphan in the year 1660, when the smallpox epidemic nearly destroyed the entire village, taking the lives of Kateri’s parents and her brother.
       

     

    Kateri was then adopted by an uncle who had great hatred for the Christian people. The smallpox
        disease left Kateri with scarred skin and really terrible eyesight.
    Kateri moved to a new village with her uncle and his family.

     

    After the smallpox  epedemic had happened, they burned the old village and moved to Kahnawake.
        It was in Kahnawake that Kateri saw for the first time the men they called the Blackrobes. The Blackrobes were the Christian priests also known as the Jesuits. Their job was to convert as many natives as they could into becoming Christian. For many years Kateri avoided the Blackrobes but watched with great
        interest as they did their work. Kateri secretly wished to be baptized a Christian but feared her uncle’s reaction, so she waited until she could no longer bear to be anything but a Christian.

     

    On Easter in 1676, Kateri was baptized a Christian, and she felt very close to God. Kateri spent  many hours praying and talking to God. Over the next few years Kateri refused to marry, believing that she was married to God and no man could replace the lord in her eyes and heart. Many people ridiculed her and her religious beliefs but Kateri would not be scared or threatened into leaving Christianity, she
        was very devoted to God and the Blackrobes. Kateri escaped from her uncle and the village one day to go north to learn more about Christianity, with the help of her brother in law and a huron indian.

     

    Once she arrived at her destination, Kateri wanted to become a nun. The Blakrobes said that she was too young to do this, but Kateri proved to them that she was ready, and so they allowed her to become a sister of the mission. Kateri was very happy to spend her life as a servant of God.

     

    As the years went on, Kateri became sick with another illness, tuberculosis had infected her
        making her weak and very ill. Overtime the disease took away all of Kateri’s strength and finally it took her life.

     

    Kateri died on April 17, 1680 at the mission of Laprairie at the age of twenty-four. Those who were with her when she died said that Kateri’s scars disappeared and she became very beautiful.

     

    It is believed that Kateri has performed many miracles since her death, curing the sick and helping those in need through their prayers to Kateri. After much investigation concerning Kater’s miracles, she was declared venerable by Pope Pius XII on January 3, 1943. Kateri was then beautified by Pope John Paul II on June 30,1980.

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    This is a picture of a statue of Kateri in front of a cathedral in Santa Fe, NM. 

    Kateri is the patron of the environment,  environmentalists and ecologists. Also of nature children, small pox sufferers, parental loss and people who have been exiled or mocked or persecuted for their faith. (Any of this ring familiar, Voodooisants?)

    This site has ALOT of great info about Kateri and her work with the earth, ecology, and nature. 
    Anyone with an affinity with Gran Bwa would find this site appealing.

    Her symbols are a Lily (her favorite flower and also part of her nickname) and the turtle (the symbol of her tribe).

    This is the special prayer to lend energy towards her canonization:
    O God, who, amongst the many marvels of Thy Grace in the New World,
    didst cause to blossom on the banks of the Mohawk and of the St
    Lawrence, the pure and tender Lily, Kateri Tekakwitha, grant we beseech
    Thee, the favor we beg through her intercession, that this Young Lover
    of Jesus and of His Cross may soon be counted among the Saints of Holy
    Mother Church, and that our hearts may be enkindled with a stronger
    desire to imitate her innocence and faith. Through the same Our Lord
    Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
    of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Blessed Kateri
    Tekakwitha, pray for us.

    I hope you have found this interesting.
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

  • Quotes for the Day…..

    ~ Overcoming fear and worry can be
    accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your
    worries will be cut down to nothing. ~
                                Dr Robert Anthony

    ~ True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. ~
                                Paul Seeney

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  • Quote for Today.

    Hi There!
    Seems like forever since I made my last blog post ;-(  I hope you all are enjoying the summer so far and getting outside and lots of sunshine and fresh air.
    Last night I was looking thru my bookshelf for something, and came across the book "Simple Abundance". I haven’t picked that book up in a loooooooong time (It was something I read daily while in college and when I first started working. I guess in one of the many times I moved, I must have lost track of it). Anyway- this quote is the first thing I saw when I opened the book, and I felt I should share it with you all…..

    "If you trust life and learn to embrace it and try not to control
    everything, then life can be more wondrous than you thought it would
    be."

    — Sarah Ban Breathnach

    Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
    Much Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

  • Products to help you grow your Intuition.

    OK, so now that I have spammed you all with articles about Intuition for the past 2 weeks, here are some recommendations of items that can help you build that intuitive muscle:

    1. This one is MY personal favorite : the LaSiren Aquamarine Shoals Blue Bath Kit. LOVE IT ! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

    2. White Image Candle Magick kits  especially wonderful to mix a few drops of Abre Camino Oil in the Anointing Oil that comes with the candle kit and ask for any blocks there might be to your intuition to be removed.

    3. Discover Hidden Secrets Charm

    4. New Orleans Voodoo Self Improvement Doll

    5. Cosmic Voodoo Power Gris Gris Bag I actually have this bag right on hand when I do my tarot card readings 🙂 Wont read without it!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Intuition — Your Inner Guide

    What I loved about this article was the last paragraph! (#4)! I mean, sometimes we can get one little piece of information that just doesnt fit anywhere else …. and its possible to worry it to death or make a mountain out of a mole hill 😉 Sometimes, its just a red herring.

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Intuition – Your Inner Guide

    by: Anne Walsh

    Have you ever thought about someone out of the blue?and then they 
    called you. Have you ever made a decision that everyone else thought 
    was crazy, but you knew was right for you..and it worked out 
    perfectly? Have you ever followed your gut instinct on something and 
    was proved gloriously RIGHT! If any of these have happened to you, you 
    have experienced the power of intuition. Most of us at some stage wish 
    we could have an inner guide that would tell us the right thing to do. 
    The good news is that we do have an inner guide, the bad news is that 
    the message can be fuzzy!

    Benefits of being guided by intuition

    So what are the benefits of following your intuition as opposed to 
    listening to the promptings of parents, partners and others? First of 
    all, this begins to give you confidence in your own judgment. It helps 
    you judge whether this person or opportunity is the right one for 
    you?even if it may not seem so on paper. Secondly I have never met 
    anyone who regretted following their intuition. Yes it may have meant 
    making a difficult decision but it WAS the right ultimate decision for 
    them. Many great business deals have been gone through on a hunch?or 
    intuition?

    Developing your intuition

    1. Recognition: I have relied on intuition for making most of my major 
    decisions but I still have difficulty sometimes distinguishing between 
    it and just a passing thought, so here are some guidelines I use?

    a. Feeling: What’s the feeling around it? If it’s gentle that’s 
    usually a sign of intuition. Something that is fear-based and urgent 
    is not intuition.

    b. Persistent: You find that you keep having the same thought about 
    something, check it out.

    c. Messages: You find that the issue crops up again in all sorts of 
    ways..it gets mentioned on the news, you hear it in passing 
    conversation.

    2. Trust. So after you have got these messages and confirmation, if 
    you wish to use this, you actually need to do something about it. You 
    must learn to trust this feeling. Follow promptings and see where they 
    lead you?

    3. Openness: Be open to where intuition can lead you. One thing I can 
    promise you..is that you will be surprised and delighted by where it 
    leads you..

    4. Sometimes it doesn’t mean anything. This is one thing I have 
    noticed about being guided by intuition. Sometimes hunches and gut 
    instincts don’t actually seem to mean anything?but we don’t know that 
    until afterwards?so accept that you may have the odd intuitive red 
    herring!

    So this week begin paying attention to your hunches. Call that friend, 
    read that book, make that call?and who knows what delightful things 
    could come to your door..

    About The Author

    Anne Walsh is a life coach based in Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Why Pay Attention to your Intuition?

    Here is another splendid article by Sonia Choquette! Dont forget to check out her weekly radio show on Hay House Radio! Hay House Radio is a wealth of great information that you can listen to for free on your computer. Check it out! Light and Love, Sister Bridget

    Why Pay Attention to your Intuition?

    One thing you will discover when you begin to nurture your intuition, 
    is that what you are truly doing is nurturing you most authentic self, 
    your spirit. Nurturing intuition is actually the art of discovering 
    and honoring who you really are. Being intuitive means looking into 
    your heart and recognizing the genuine self within. It means 
    empowering yourself with the understanding that you are a spiritual 
    being, a royal child of the light, thus keeping you from the darkness 
    and confusion of searching for yourself worth through the approval of 
    others.

    Intuition helps you to view the world through creative and receptive 
    eyes, reminding you that, behind the scenes in every way, the universe 
    is helping you succeed. When we see ourselves as we really are, 
    spiritual beings, helped by guides, protected by angels, and 
    infinitely loved by God, then being intuitive begins to make sense. 
    The universe is a hologram, aware of all of its parts at all times, 
    and each of us, being an essential part of the whole, has access to 
    its wisdom at every moment.

    Being intuitive means being in tune with the true nature of the 
    Universe, including your place in it, and will prevent you from 
    believing anything less than the truth; that as children of God, you 
    are loveable, and worthy of everything good in the Universe has to 
    offer. It will free you from the tendency to harm or repress your 
    genuine needs, feelings, and desires. In living an intuitive life, you 
    live life with an open heart. In other words, you become committed to 
    loving yourself and agree to accept the love and abundance that the 
    Universe wants you to experience.

    Following your intuition will also help you to walk away from people 
    or situations that are not good for you. It will let you know that 
    they have the right to keep themselves out of harms way by respecting 
    your natural boundaries, and identifying and avoiding negative 
    circumstances without having to justify their reasons.

    Being intuitive offers you a world that is friendly, adventurous, and 
    amusing, but most of all one that welcomes your unique essence. It 
    will lay the foundation for your ability to experience real power in 
    your lives, this power that comes from within and cannot be diminished 
    by anyone.

    Reclaiming your sixth sense and restoring it to its rightful place of 
    honor in your life will give you an invaluable gift. It will make you 
    aware of the wonder in the world. It will open your eyes and ears to 
    the glory and delight of creativity. It will arm you with confidence 
    and provide added insurance for protection. It will help you connect 
    to their real purpose and to those with whom you share your lives. It 
    will assure you of your natural place in the wheel of life and help 
    you overcome the fear of death. And above all, it will give you the 
    right to live in peace without fear, and to have the full experience 
    of expressing who you really are. For each of us who lives with this 
    wisdom in their heart, we help those who have lost there way remember 
    there true essence as well. In this way we can all become healers of 
    the world and usher in an age of peace.

    Intuition is and is waiting to be awakened in all people. In order to 
    tap into it all you must do is to make four important decisions. The 
    first decision is to be open to intuition. Being open to hearing the 
    voice of your inner teacher is like turning the radio to you spirit 
    "on".

    The second decision is to expect intuition to guide you. When you 
    enter into a state of expectation, you create a magnet that draws 
    intuition into your awareness. The third decision is to trust you 
    intuition when it does show up. One way to do this is to get a small 
    pocket notebook and record every single intuitive feeling that you 
    have over the next two weeks without censoring. If you do this, what 
    you will have is evidence that intuition can be trusted. And finally, 
    the fourth and most important decision is to act on your intuition. 
    Learn to do this by playfully inviting your intuition to guide you, 
    beginning with "where are my keys? And leading up to "What is my 
    purpose in life?"

    If you make these four decisions; be open, expect, trust, and act on 
    your intuition, you will transform a life from the ordinary "me 
    against the world" into one that is extraordinary – "me, a spiritual 
    being, -here to lovingly create and contribute with divine support." 
    This is the natural way, and as it should be.

    About The Author

    Sonia Choquette is a world-renowned revolutionary psychic, intuitive 
    and spiritual teacher. She specializes in leading others out of the 
    dark ages and into the 21st century by helping others recognize that 
    we are all endowed with a sixth sense that we can count on and need to 
    activate in order to succed in our lives. She is the best-selling 
    author of seven books: newest book – Diary Of A Psychic (Hay House 
    July 2003), The Psychic Pathway (Three Rivers Press), Your Heart’s 
    Desire (Three Rivers Press), The Wise Child (Three Rivers Press), True 
    Balance (Three Rivers Press), Your Psychic Pathway to New Beginnings 
    (Clarkson Potter/ Publishers, July 2002), Your Psychic Pathway to Joy 
    (Clarkson Potter Publishers, July 2002) and numerous audio editions. 
    Highly trained in the psychic arts and metaphsyical law, Sonia has 
    extensive background and is educated in the mysticism of East and West 
    and was educated at the University of Denver and at the Sorbonne in 
    Paris, and holds a Ph.D. in Metaphysics.