• Love Potion Number 9 – Redux

    At: http://www.spellmaker.com/potion9.htm

    Hello All!

    If you missed making Love Potion #9 on September 9th – you are in luck! You dont have to wait until next fall to make a batch! There are a couple of alternatives, one of which is 11/11.  If you do one of the alternatives, you have to up or down the ingredients appropriately. For instance, if you do it 11/11
    at 11:00 a.m. – then you have to use 11 of each of the ingredients, say the incantation 11 times, stir the ingredients 11 times…. well, you get the picture 🙂

    Good Luck!

    Love Potion #9

    * 9 oz. sweet red wine (or use cherry soda, cherry Kool-Aid or cherry juice for non-alcoholics)
    * 9 basil leaves
    * 9 red rose petals
    * 9 cloves
    * 9 apple seeds
    * 9 drops vanilla extract
    * 9 drops strawberry juice
    * 9 drops apple juice
    * 1 ginseng root, cut into 9 equal pieces (or use 3 powdered ginseng capsules)

    You also need:
    * 9 pink votive candles
    * Cheesecloth
    * Wooden Spoon
    * airtight contaner to hold the potion (big enough for at least 10oz fluid)

    By the light of 9 pink votive candles, put these nine
    ingredients into a cauldron on the ninth hour of the ninth day of the
    ninth month of the year. Stir the potion nine times with a wooden spoon,
    each time reciting the following magickal incantation:

    LET THE ONE WHO DRINKS THIS WINE
    SHOWER ME WITH LOVE DIVINE.
    SWEET LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE
    MAKE HIS/HER LOVE FOREVER MINE.

    Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat and let it
    simmer for nine minutes. Remove the cauldron from the heat and allow the
    potion  to cool off. Blow nine times upon the potion, bless it in the names of
    The nine love goddesses: Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Hathor, Nephthys,
    Aphrodite, Venus, Freya, Arianrhod.

    And then strain it through a cheesecloth into a clean container.
    Cover and refrigerate it untill you are ready to serve it to the man
    or woman from whom you desire love and affection.

    **(Do not  allow anyone other than your beloved to look at, touch, or drink
    the love potion.)

    ~~

    A word of warning: This potion is extremely potent and should be used
    with caution. Its results have been reported to be very intense, long-
    lasting, and often difficult to control or reverse. So please be absolutely
    sure before you give it to an intended lover that he or she is the right
    one for you and vice versa.

    WARNING: Webmistress accepts no responsibility for effects or
    consequences of casting spells found on this Website. Cast spells responsibly.

    Q&A on Love Potion #9

      This potion keeps fairly well – up to a year covered tightly and refrigerated.

    Yes, you light nine (or eleven) candles even though it is daytime.

    Just about every grocery store has ginseng root and cheescloth.

    Yes, the person has to drink it, putting it on door handles and such
    is useless.

    Yes, it can be mixed with something else to drink – such as wine or
    soft drinks – just use a few drops.

       At: http://www.spellmaker.com/potion9.htm

  • The Baron’s Bath!

    Hey there!

    It was so awesome to be with you all during the Fet Ghede ritual last night. I have more to write on that later, but now, I have got to tell you about my experience with the Baron’s Purple Bath last night.

    First, let me just say that it really, truly is PURPLE!!!!! I dont know how MaMere does it, some ancient voodoo secret or something, but the whole tub was full of incredibly smelling, combination of herbs that make the water a very lovely shade of purple. Yes, then the scent. Incredible! Sweet, warm, wonderful. I couldnt stop inhaling the smell of the wet herbs as I held them in my hands. I really had to force myself to get out of the tub at 2 am when the water was cold and my fingers were pruning.

    I awoke this morning feeling lighter in my spirit. I have an issue with my neck and some bad discs, and I spent quite a while in the bath holding the herbs to my neck and  shoulder. I also felt guided to hold the herbs over my heart and forehead for a little while.

    Things that the bath can be used for are (from Spellmaker.com) :

    ·  To renew life – start over, start a new project after failing at another, etc.

    ·  To resurrect something that you have lost – a relationship, a job, etc. – something that you have lost all hope of regaining. (And there is no guarantee that you will get it back, but this is the premiere way to ASK!)

    ·  To, for once and for all, put something in the past (bury it) never to bother you again.

    ·  To strengthen your resolve to see something to its conclusion.

    ·  To remove negative influences of your past and allow you to move into the future. (This is a little bit different than the white bath – it is specifically for removing traumas and negativities that are stopping your progress in a particular area. In essence, sort of the same thing but a different approach to it.)

    ·  Healing of physical maladies and pains. (Not a substitute for medical care – EVER.)

    ·  To celebrate Fet Ghede and honor The Baron and Maman Brigitte.

    ·  To enhance magickal powers and psychic powers.

    As I was re-cleaning the bathtub again this morning (and pulling some remaining herbs from the shower curtain and also out of my hair, I took that as an opportunity to reinforce what it was I asked for in the bath again…. to bury and let go forever some awful baggage from the past, and to help me have the best year of my life ever!

    Try the bath! Its simply incredible. Thats the only way I can describe it 🙂

    If you have tried the Bath , I invite you to post your comments below.

    Hope you all enjoyed the Fet Ghede Celebration! I wish you all the greatest year to come.

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Baronveve

  • THE TYRANNY OF ”WHAT IF…?”

    Hi All,

    I came across this article andI really want to pass it along. It struck home on so many levels, and really has a way of putting things in perspective.

    Light and Love

    Bridget

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    THE TYRANNY OF ”WHAT IF…?"
    by Charlie Badenhop
    For a child, a summer day can seem to last forever. This is
    part of the beauty of a child’s perspective. At the same
    time, all of us, adult and child alike, sometimes freeze up
    and lose sense of the fact that we have a future that has
    not yet arrived. Here is a story of a child’s summer day in
    Brooklyn, New York.
    ~
    When I was eight years old a truck housing a children’s
    ride, used to come around my neighborhood in Brooklyn. You
    paid your fee, had your ride, and upon exiting, you got some
    small thank you gift. When exiting the truck one time I got
    a large sheet of tattoos. I was ecstatic because there was
    one HUGE tattoo showing Davie Crockett killing a HUGE bear.
    I ran home to have the tattoo immediately applied to my bare
    chest, and I remember thinking how it was perfect that I did
    not yet have any hair on my chest because the hair would
    only get in the way of the tattoo. And then, as hard as this
    might be to believe, my father totally screwed up in
    applying the tattoo, and I was left with black water running
    down my chest, and then great big tears running down my
    face, as I was in a state of shock and disbelief. Feeling
    totally crushed I ran outside and dashed feverishly around
    the neighborhood hopinging to catch the truck, but it had
    mysteriously disappeared, perhaps already on its way to
    Flatbush or Coney Island. By the time the truck did come
    back again two weeks later, it was giving away some terribly
    boring small plastic whistles, and the truck never again
    showed up with tattoos, and in those days tattoos were not
    to be found in toy stores.
    ~
    It can be so easy to freeze up and lose sense of the
    entirety of one’s life. It can be so easy to lose touch with
    the fact that we still have a future. As a child, especially
    during the summer time, each day was a grand adventure, and
    each day would often seem endless, and totally absorbing.
    This sense of fully being in the moment is one of the true
    gifts of childhood, and at times it can also be a liability.
    Because children usually have little sense of the length and
    breadth of their life, and any one moment can seem to
    extinguish the possibility of happiness in the future.
    ~
    I can look back on numerous times in my life, that seemed to
    play a major role in determining the course of my life. In
    hindsight I can see that it was not the actual events that
    determined my future, but whether or not I perceived myself
    to be "lucky or unlucky", "cursed or blessed", "stupid or
    clever."
    ~
    Now I realize that each moment leads to another moment, each
    event leads to another event. I can choose which moments and
    events I want to give the most importance to, and which
    moments and events I will define my life by. By accepting
    the fact that much of what goes on in life is outside of my
    control, I can free myself to pay attention to the aspects
    of my life that I do have some ability to influence. And in
    times of difficult challenge I can give thanks for the
    future, knowing that even as day turns into night, and
    spring turns into summer, that my bad luck will turn into
    good luck, my sadness will turn to joy. Nothing stays the
    same.
    ~
    If you look back at times that you initially thought were
    quite horrible or devastating, isn’t it true that most of
    these events, over the course of time, did not turn out to
    be nearly as devastating as you initially felt they were?
    Certainly this has been my experience.
    ~
    By the way, I am still in the market for some Davey Crockett
    tattoos!
    ———————————————-
    About the author:
    Charlie Badenhop is the originator of Seishindo, an Aikido
    instructor, NLP trainer, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist.
    Benefit from a new self-help Practice every two weeks, by
    subscribing to his complimentary newsletter "Pure heart,

    Contact Charlie at seishin@seishindo.org.

  • Cosmic Voodoo Eggs — Another Favorite!!!

    Hi there!

    While looking thru my voodoo workspace the other day, I realised that I now have THREE of Mambo’s Cosmic Voodoo Eggs. I have the Money Egg, a Healing Egg and a Love Egg …. of course 🙂 So, since realising the Cosmic Eggs are something I use nearly as much as candles, I thought I would tell you all a bit about them!

    First, the info from the website :

    The Egg is the symbol of Life! These Cosmic Voodoo Egg Spell Kits are truly unique. You won’t find anything like this any where but here! These very special spell kits are specially designed to help you enhance all areas of your life. Use them to cast love spells, money spells, lucky spells, and more. You can also use them in conjunction with other spell work you are doing. For example if you are planning on doing love spell work, then the Cosmic Voodoo Love Egg Kit can be used to enhance whatever type of love spell you have chosen!
    They also make great gifts, even when given as a novelty to the "non-believer" friend! They are decorative and non-offensive to just about anyone.

    Each Cosmic Voodoo Egg Spell Kit is a complete kit for casting magick spells with a combination of an altar cloth, amulets, incense, jewel tiled incense burner, talismans, candles, a Voodoo Spirit Doll, and, of course, a beautiful hand painted and consecrated personally by Rev. Samantha Corfield (formerly Rev. Kaye; married name change!) Cosmic Voodoo Egg . The Cosmic Voodoo Egg incorporate the tenets of Rev. Corfield’s training and initiations in both New Orleans Voodoo and Haitian Vodou. As a New Orleans Voodoo Priestess and a Haitian Mambo Asogwe, Rev. Corfield (also simply called Mambo Sam) is able to blend these two magickal systems into a powerful High Magickal Art. The consecrated magickal supplies with each kit last for a minimum of 9 uses. After that, simply order replacement packs from us below) to use your kit over and over! In fact, the more you use it, the more it becomes magnetized with your personal energy!

    So, what makes these little beauties so wonderful that I am sitting here bloggin’ about them?

    1. They can be used over and over. No fooling! These eggs will last a lifetime. And like Mambo says, these Eggs DO get stronger the more you use them.

    2. They are ecomonical. In times like these, this is can be a very important consideration! While the Egg itself lasts a lifetime, the straight candles and incense do need to be replenished occaisionally. Straight candles can be ordered by a ten pack. The incense comes in packs of 30! So, one pack of candles and some incense and you can do Cosmic Voodoo Egg  work for months for very little expense!

    3. These Eggs are personally designed , painted and annointed by Mambo Sam especially for you! They are made indixidually, to order.

    4. They can be used for different / multiple goals in the same area. By that I mean a Money Egg can be used for different goals / requests as long as they are all related to money/finances. Need help getting a loan approval? Need help getting some extra overtime approved at work for a little extra holiday money? Having trouble saving up for a downpayment on a new house or car?  All of these things can be petitioned for with the same Money Egg!

    5. Healing Eggs – You can have a healing egg that you use for the healing of different people , including yourself OR you can have a healing egg dedicated to the healing of one specific person. If you have an HD that you have been doing quite a bit of healing work on (like lots of white image candles…) consider a Cosmic Voodoo Healing Egg!

    If you have any questions about the Cosmic Voodoo Eggs or wonder if an Egg would be helpful to your troubling situation, email your caseworker! We are here to help!

    Light and Love

    Bridget

    Egg2

  • Don’t Quit! or at least …. not yet.

    Hi There!

    I get emails from clients sometimes telling me that the going has gotten tough, and they want to quit. While it is always up to the client how much work they wish to do, or how long they wish to wait, I have to say one of the most common mistakes I see clients make is giving up too soon after their work has already been completed. Let’s face it, most of us start love work after things are pretty well in the ditch. The least we can do is give the work its chance to actually do its work! If you check out the testimonials pages you will see that quite a few folks get results long after originally expected. (DO check out those testimonials pages! Back in the day when I was a bran-dee new Spellmaker client those pages were all I had to hold on to. There was no forum, no tuesday chats with Mambo, nothing like that. I read those pages over and over and over again. They are worth a read thru,) Now, no one is saying to sit by the phone and pine away while waiting for results — quite the contrary — but do give the spellwork a fighting chance to work for you!

    Anyway, I came across this poem, and it seems to fit here pretty well. Its a classic, and its corney and its hokey, but it does get to the point of what would like to say to you …..

    Don’t Quit!

    When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
    When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
    When the funds are low and the debts are high,
    And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
    When care is pressing you down a bit,
    Rest, if you must, but do not quit.

    Life is queer with its twists and turns,
    As every one of us sometimes learns,
    And many a failure turns about,
    When he might have won had he stuck it out;
    Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
    You may succeed with another blow.

    Often the goal is nearer than,
    It seems to a faint and faltering man,
    Often the struggler has given up,
    When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
    And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
    How close he was to the golden crown.

    Success is failure turned inside out–
    The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
    And you never can tell how close you are,
    It may be near when it seems so far,
    So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
    It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

    – Anonymous –
    Light and Love
    Bridget
    Finish_line

  • My Grandsons!

    Hello everyone!  Most of you know that I have three grandsons.  I just wanted to share this picture with you.  They are such sweeties!!

    Theboyz2

    In the middle is Brandon the oldest, the one with his arms around Brandon is Devon, and the littlest fellow is Preston.  Preston is the one I am holding in the picture on my bio page.  He has grown a lot since then!

    These boys are such a blessing in my life.  Brandon is strong and athletic, quick with a joke and quick to help anyone who needs it.  Devon is smart, funny, and full of life.  Preston is our little clown – singing, dancing, and entertaining us all the time.  Needless to say, they are all devastatingly handsome! They are a remarkable trio!

    Thanks for listening to Nana brag!

  • Arrgghh… Technology!

    Hello everyone!  Happy Sunday!  While we are busy getting ready for the Albuquerque Voodoo Convention, I realize just how much we rely on this little black box sitting in front of us called the computer.  😉   I have used my "little black box" to plan this convention, talk to speakers and clients, connect with and stay in communication with those who are coming and those who want to come next year.  Now I am using it to plan the program, communicate with everyone involved, type things out, do layouts, etc.   So what happens when my Little Black Box goes haywire????

    Arrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  In trying to catch up on readings and other communications this week I find that some things just never even got to me or got to those to whom I sent them.  Where did they go?   Both parties know that they typed words on a screen and hit "send" but it never got where it was supposed to go!  User error?  Computer error?  Eaten by internet gremlins?  Is Bill Gates somewhere in a dark corner laughing madly as he collects and puts into hermetically sealed jars millions of intercepted-for-no-reason emails?? 

    I don’t know the answer, but I know the frustration.  However, no matter what, I know that I wouldn’t want to be without my little black box and I am happy to be able to communicate with you in this way!

    Have a happy Sunday!

  • Abre Camino Oil !

    Resurrecting an oldie but a goodie! Enjoy!

     

    Hi There!

    I was sitting here trying hard to think of some wonderful idea to blog about and I just instinctively picked up the closest vial of Abre Camino Oil I could find and rubbed just a little on my wrists. Then, AHA! I realised I needed to put down a few words to talk up one of my most favorite products (Just ask Mambo…I would order this stuff by the quart if I could!) The literal translation of Abre Camino is "Road Opener" so that gives us a hint as to its properties. This oil is all about the removal of blockages, "opening roads," making things happen more smoothly and more quickly. It can help us open the door to new and better options for our future. Mambo Sam personally blends this oil at the shop herself, so you know it is made with the best essential oils and energy possible!

    So, how can we use this wonderful stuff? Some ways I use this oil are:

    ***Blend with Samantha's Spiritual Annointing oil when doing White Candle Magick to help remove blockages and negativity and open the way for healing to occur.

    ***Place a capful in bathwater and soak for a bit just before going to bed. This is especially helpful for folks trying hard to remember their dreams or using one of the Vivid Dreams Gris Gris Bags.

    ***Placing a few drops on your pulse points when entering a challenging situation or are feeling blocked in any way about any thing (like writer's block).

    ****Mix a few drops with any potion or oil that you might wear for an enhanced effect.

    ***Place a few drops on the top of your St Expedite candle and concentrate on what you want that candle to "hurry up" for you while you rub the oil in.

    ***Rub a few drops on the candles for your love doll or cosmic voodoo egg .

    ***Possibilities abound! You almost can not use this oil incorrectly! If you have any questions, or have an idea you are unsure about, just run it by your caseworker!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Abrecam

  • Exercise and Stress

    Exercise and Stress

    By: Nitin Chhoda

    It is no secret that people who exercise regularly feel better, more energetic, and less stressed. . There is plenty of evidence to show that exercise provides stress-relieving benefits. Essentially, there are four ways exercise controls stress.

    Exercise can help you relax. Although the actual exercise bout might be strenuous and difficult to execute, actual benefits such as stress reduction, body toning etc. actually occur after the session is over. The immediate post-exercise period helps flush out carbon dioxide and waste products from the various systems. Following a session of exercise, clinicians have measured a decrease in electrical activity of tensed muscles. People feel less jittery and hyperactive after an exercise session.

    Exercise can help raise your mood. A good and well-supervised exercise session helps you relax for the next 90 to 120 minutes. This is called post-exercise euphoria or endorphin response, and these ‘feel good’ chemicals improve your mood and leave you relaxed.

    Exercise can make you feel better about yourself. Think about those times when you were physically active. Did you not better about yourself? That feeling of self-worth contributes to stress relief. Physical fitness is a buffer against stress and fit subjects experience less stress than unfit subjects.

    Exercise can make you eat better. People who exercise regularly tend to eat more nutritious food and stick to healthy eating habits; this helps your body manage stress better.

    To help you get started, here are three types of activities you can choose from. A combination of all 3 is ideal for best results.

    1. Aerobic activity. All it takes is 20 minutes’ worth, six to seven days a week. Twenty minutes won’t carve a big chunk out of your day, but it will improve your ability to control stress significantly. These are good aerobic studios in almost every town. Look for information in local newspapers for spring specials and other discounts.

    2. Yoga. In yoga or yoga-type activities, your mind relaxes progressively as your body increases its amount of muscular work. Recent studies have shown that when large muscle groups repeatedly contract and relax, the brain receives a signal to release specific neurotransmitters, which in turn make you feel relaxed and more alert.

    3. Recreational sports. Play cricket, football tennis, or badminton on weekends. Cycling and swimming also work well. These games require the kind of vigorous activity that rids your body of stress-causing adrenaline and other hormones.

    In addition to the above ‘long term solutions’, you can also try several techniques to ‘calm down’ when you feel overly stressed. The following ‘short cut stress busters’ should be very helpful.

    If you are sitting in one position for a prolonged period of time, stand up from the desk and stretch your arms and legs at regular intervals. Shut your eyes and take 20 slow deep breaths.

    Listen to soothing music.

    Squeeze and release a towel or a rubber ball a few times.

    Visualize yourself petting your dog, sitting by the balcony watching the sunset, spending the weekend relaxing with family, walking on grass etc

  • Starting Fresh

    Happy Sunday, everyone.  The new work week is upon us and a lot of us are scurrying around doing laundry, figuring out what’s for dinner, what will we wear to work this week, and looking at how long our "to do" list still is.  Trust me, I am in the same boat and it make me think of how many opportunities we may overlook to "start fresh."

    Most of the time when we think of "starting fresh" we think of that as something big; that we are going to wipe the slate clean and start over on some part of our lives.  We who are doing magickal work might do something like the <a href="http://www.spellmaker.com/cleanseyou.htm">Milk of Damballah white bath</A> to cleanse ourselves of negativity or do some other kind of  cleansing ritual.  That is great and works wonderfully for those traumatic negativity build ups we all get.

    However, can we start fresh every month, every week, every day?  What about throughout the day?  Is it possible to get a fresh start after lunch and let the morning fade away to be replaced by renewed energy and optimism?  We can!  Sure, it will take some effort and you have to remember to stop and take a moment to recharge those batteries, but it can be done.  Have you ever taken a three minute vacation?  😉  I highly recommend it as a way to constantly renew and rejuvenate your energy.  Give it a try.  (You really can do it in three minutes even though it takes a little prep which is cheating a little on the three minute time limit. LOL.)

    Mambo Sam’s Three Minute Vacation:   Find a place to be alone for three minutes.  It can even be the restroom where you work.  Close your eyes. Breathe deeply, stretch a little.   Don’t bind yourself up – let your limbs be loose and free.  Come to an understanding with yourself that the last week, day, month, or hours have already passed and you cannot change what happened within them.  For this, use whatever affirmations or way of thinking that you are comfortable with.  If you think of this ahead of time, you will find a way of doing this that works for you.  It might be as simple as just saying to yourself, "last week has passed and I acknowledge that I cannot change anything that happened then." So just briefly put yourself into that position of acceptance.  (Don’t dwell on the things that happened.  Believe me, you know them all too well. )

    Now smile.  Really smile – a big grin.  If you are in an environment where others can’t hear you and question what you are doing, then laugh outloud!  A big belly laugh.  Keep smiling, laughing and giggling if you can.  Use this time to release any negativity that you feel, literally laugh it away.  Yes, I know this sounds oversimplistic, but remember, this is the Three Minute Vacation, we are just using this exercise to help us recharge for the short term.  Obviously, heavier negativities need more long term help.  For this exercise, we are simply giving ourselves a quick recharge.  So laugh that negativity, fear, exhaustion, and hurt away for a minute!  Researchers have proven that laughing releases endorphins – those happy peptides that keep us feeling good!

    Then, take some more deep breaths and affirm to yourself your qualities of strength, love, power, and energy.   If you want to really boost this three minute vacation, have something sweet.  It can be small – just a Life Saver(tm) or some other piece of hard candy.  It doesn’t have to wreck your diet!  Sweets also release endorphins in our body (which is why some of us crave them) and having something sweet right as you are doing a positive exercise as above really ups the endorphin level.

    Now, as you return to your daily activities, give yourself another smile and the knowledge that you are capable, beautiful, strong, and very, very smart because you just took a Three Minute Vacation!

    Have a great Sunday afternoon!