• Fet Ghede Potion Follow Up 🙂

    Hey there

    A few weeks ago, Mambo Sam announced a very special offering of a unique potion. Fet Ghede Potion was made by Mambo, Parran, myself and a few special members of our Voodoo House. You can read the details about the potion and the process here, of course, but I mostly wanted to relay my experiences with the potion, and hope others will join in as well 🙂

    I started using my bottle a bit last week. As with everything Mambo Sam makes, this stuff is simply awesome in power and vibration! I have used the potion in a bit of candlework, some doll work, and with my meditations and prayers. I have to say, my experiences meditating while wearing just a drop of this potion are amazing. There are times when I have much difficulty quieting my mind to meditate – I have not had that problem when I use this potion. I sometimes have a little trouble remembering specific guidance I get during meditation – again, not so when I have used this potion. My meditations are much more clear, peaceful, and I want to use the word "vibrant" here. Now, that may not make much sense as far as meditating goes to some of you, but that is the best word I have to describe what I am experiencing.  Really Amazing.

    I hope some of you who already have some of this wonderful stuff will chime in with your experiences too!

    For those of you who are still considering getting yourself a bottle, remember supplies are limited! (Well, at least until next Fet Ghede). If you have any questions about the potion use, the potion does some with full instructions, as well as a free 10 minute consult with Mambo Sam for any questions you may have.

    Hope to see your feedback soon!

    Love

    Sister Bridget

     

  • Inspiring Quote of the Day

    Inspiring Quote of the Day

    From Khouzhan Kat
    "Accept and allow. This is the key to living a life full of Love." ~ Chris Johnson

    Eliminating judgment does not mean you lose your ability to choose what is desirable to you, what you prefer. It's to recognize that you and others are expressions of divine Love. Love is unconditional acceptance. So we allow others and ourself to be as we are, joined in our essence.

  • Sad to See it End!

    Happy Monday, everyone!  I cannot believe that Papa Legba Month is coming to end here at www.spellmaker.com! Of course, we honor, serve, and call upon Papa throughout the year, but his month is always so special to us all. 🙂

    But luckily, it isn't over yet!  There is still plenty of time to participate. 🙂

    We are still accepting petitions for our two last events:

    1.  Our online Papa Legba ritual will take place on June 27, 9 pm Eastern time (that is 8 pm Central time, 7 pm Mountain time, and 6 pm Pacific time).  To join in or to send in a petition, please see the informational page at www.spellmaker.com/prayer.htm

    2.  Our last in-house ritual to Papa will take place on St. Peter's Feast Day, June 29.  This is a ritual that we do in house and you are welcome to send in a petition.  For information, please see the page at www.spellmaker.com/legba.htm

    Remember,  Papa is the great communicator, the translator of all languages, the opening of door, and the clearer of paths!  He is so much more, but those are the main things for which we know him.

    He is also known as one of the kindest, most understanding lwa – he wants to help you with your problems! 

    So, please, feel free to join us as we wind up this great month!

     

    Love,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com 

     

    Papalegba

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  • How much is too much?

    Hi there-

    I came across this very good little commentary and wanted to share! It says so much in a few paragraphs. How much is enough? How much is good for us to tolerate? or not tolerate? I hope you all find this as helpful as I did.

    Love

    Sister Bridget

    Too much Tolerance can be a Bad Thing.

    Commentary 

    By

    Robert Pagliarini

    (MoneyWatch) You may not know it, but you have a tolerance meter — an internal gauge that tells you when enough is enough. The problem for many is that their tolerance meter is set too high — that they put up with far too much for far too long. We stay at jobs we hate because it is "comfortable enough," and because changing requires so much more energy. We'll endure critical bosses who never have nice things to say about us because we tell ourselves that they're not "that bad." We'll live paycheck to paycheck for years because we fool ourselves into thinking it's the "best we can do."

    It is easy to fall into the mental trap of mediocrity. Because it doesn't take much to get by, we grow complacent. We stop growing and seeking challenges. We don't push ourselves to succeed. We cultivate a lifestyle well below our potential, but one that is just good enough that it doesn't require much challenge or action.

    Tolerance is critical for survival. It has allowed us to endure horrific conditions by helping us quickly adapt to the situation. Our ability to adapt to our surroundings is both a gift and a curse. There are some life forms that cannot survive unless their conditions are ideal. Vary their environment even a little and they perish. We don't have this problem. We can tolerate, and even flourish, in wild extremes.

    But when it comes to our careers, relationships, health, and lives, tolerance and adaptability are also curses. It's amazing how much we can tolerate when our environment changes slowly. Incremental change is our worst enemy. It permits us to gradually accept living standards that we never would have accepted in the beginning.

    The best way to determine if you have settled is to take an honest look at your present situation. Are you where you want to be? Have you forgotten once vivid dreams and aspirations? Success has been defined as the progressive realization of a worthy goal. Based on this definition, are you successful?

    There is a dark side to not "settling." I'm sure there is at least one person in your life that suffers from the belief that nothing is ever good enough. No matter how successful they become or how much money they make, they are never satisfied with their lives. This mindset is a guaranteed formula for frustration and unhappiness. So while it is healthy and motivating to work for and dream about reaching your goals, it is imperative to be thankful for where you are and what you already have. Regardless of your situation, you have a thousand things for which to give thanks. Do not lose sight of these aspects of your life. Don't lose sight of how far you've come and of what you've already accomplished on your journey in life.

    The solution is to demand more from yourself (and often from others!). Draw a line in the sand and make a commitment to progress. Look at your situation with a set of fresh eyes and ask yourself, "How can I do better?" The moment you realize getting by isn't good enough is the moment your life can start to change.

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  • A Word About Betrayal.

    DON'T.

    Seriously.  Life will be much easier on you.

    Love,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com


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  • Are you missing someone?

    Hello everyone,

    Hope your Monday has been going well!  Lately I have been missing folks!  Some of them are gone from this earthly realm and I miss them in very particular ways.  But most of them are still here with me in the physical sense!  I try to always tell them that I miss them, want to see them, etc.  Today I was feeling particularly like I was missing some folks in my life and it made me remember a post I wrote some time back.  

    I thought I would repost it for two reasons:  

    1.  If you are missing someone and you cannot see them for some reason, but you can talk – let them know you miss them!

    2.  If you are missing someone, like a person you have been doing spell work on, and you cannot tell them outright that you miss them – read the post below! 😉


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    Hello everyone!
    Happy Sunday! I hope each and every one of you does something lovely for yourself today.

    So what about, "I miss you!" I was looking over some correspondence from an old friend yesterday and throughout it, she kept saying, "I miss you!" It made me think, does anyone ever say that when they are petitioning for someone to return to them? Just plain old, "I miss you."

    When I was re-reading some of these old letters, I realized that I really got a little pang in my heart as my friend repeated that she missed me. I missed her, too. Even though I already realized it, her verbalization of it made me realize it even more.

    I certainly believe that if you are using something such as a love doll, which makes for a direct link to the person you are working on, telling them that you miss them, you miss their touch, you miss the times when you_______________(whatever you want to say), has the potential for having a great impact on them!

    First off, everyone wants to feel as if they are missed when they are away. Even if you have no contact with your love (or maybe especially if you have no contact with your love), reminding them that you MISS them, you miss your time together, you miss his/her voice, etc., just has to have positive effect on them. Second, I think this is something we might often forget to say. We get so wrapped up in doing love spell work and sending and receiving love energy, that something as simple as, "I miss you" might elude us. 😉

    So try it! For those of you whom I haven't seen in awhile – I miss you! Never forget that! I really, truly do. I wish we were together more often. 🙂

    Love, light, and peace,
    Mambo Samantha Corfield
    www.spellmaker.com

     
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  • On FB and in a relationship – this is a MUST READ!

    Happy Friday!

    Do you want this….

     

    or this?

    I came across this artlcle last night just before bed, and I had to restrain myself from getting up right then and there and posting the link!  Over the past few years, I have seen this exact thing happen over and over — some of you who I have read with will remember me telling you to get off of FB and stop looking at certain people's profiles — For The Good of your Case! I am so glad that there are people looking into this issue of the impact of FB and the whole new level of knowledge or exposure we have about other people in our lives. Being able to look into someone's life this closely was not heard of 10 or 15 years ago – and of course, people were not sharing this much information then either. Balance is everything!

    I do hope this article is helpful to some! And have a great weekend everyone!

    Love

    Sister Bridget

    Excessive Facebook use can damage relationships, study finds

    Facebook and other social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create and
    maintain relationships.  However, new research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging
    to users' romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri
    School of Journalism, found that individuals who use Facebook excessively are far more likely to
    experience Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which then may cause negative
    relationship outcomes including emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.
    In their study, Clayton, along with Alexander Nagurney, an instructor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo,
    and Jessica R. Smith, a doctoral student at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, surveyed Facebook users ages 18 to 82 years old. Participants were asked to describe how often they used Facebook and how much, if any, conflict arose between their current or former partners as a result of Facebook use. The researchers found that high levels of Facebook use among couples significantly predicted Facebook-related conflict, which then significantly predicted negative relationship outcomes such as cheating, breakup, and divorce. "Previous research has shown that the more a person in a romantic relationship uses Facebook, the more likely they are to monitor their partner's Facebook activity more stringently, which can lead to feelings of jealousy," Clayton said. "Facebook-induced jealousy may lead to arguments concerning past partners. Also, our study found that excessive Facebook users are more likely to connect or reconnect with other Facebook users, including previous partners, which may lead to emotional and physical cheating."
    Clayton says this trend was particularly apparent in newer relationships.
    "These findings held only for couples who had been in relationships of three years or less," Clayton said.
    "This suggests that Facebook may be a threat to relationships that are not fully matured. On the other hand, participants who have been in relationships for longer than three years may not use Facebook as often, or may have more matured relationships, and therefore Facebook use may not be a threat or concern."
    In order to prevent such conflict from arising, Clayton recommends couples, especially those who have not been together for very long, to limit their own personal Facebook use.
    "Although Facebook is a great way to learn about someone, excessive Facebook use may be damaging to
    newer romantic relationships," Clayton said. "Cutting back to moderate, healthy levels of Facebook usage could help reduce conflict, particularly for newer couples who are still learning about each other."
    This study is forthcoming in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking.

    

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    ships. However, new
    research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users'
    romantic relationships. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the
    University of Missouri School of Journalism, found that individuals who
    use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience
    Facebook–related conflict with their romantic partners, which th

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    Facebook and other
    social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create
    and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that Facebook
    use could actually be damaging to users' romantic relationships. Russell
    Clayton, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri School of
    Journalism, found that individuals who use Facebook excessively are far
    more likely to experience Facebook–related conflict with their romantic
    partners, which then may cause negative relationship outcomes including
    emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    Facebook and other
    social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create
    and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that Facebook
    use could actually be damaging to users' romantic relationships. Russell
    Clayton, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri School of
    Journalism, found that individuals who use Facebook excessively are far
    more likely to experience Facebook–related conflict with their romantic
    partners, which then may cause negative relationship outcomes including
    emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

    Facebook and other
    social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create
    and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that Facebook
    use could actually be damaging to users' romantic relationships. Russell
    Clayton, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri School of
    Journalism, found that individuals who use Facebook excessively are far
    more likely to experience Facebook–related conflict with their romantic
    partners, which then may cause negative relationship outcomes including
    emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-excessive-facebook-relationships.html#jCp

  • Maybe it is You?

    Happy Friday, everyone!  Hope your week went well!  Mine seemed to fly by! 🙂  That isn't a bad thing, right?

    As one might suspect, I spend a great deal of time asking for and receiving guidance from our great Vodou Spirits (the lwa, les lois).  In the instances where I am asking and receiving, it is very clear cut to me who needs what (since I am the one doing the asking  - LOL).  However, there are instances when I am sent on somewhat of a treasure hunt – someone needs something… what is it?  Where is it? 😉

    This time the guidance and the search took a rather circuitous route with me looking up different things for Papa Legba. (It is, after his month here at Spellmaker!)  The search for Papa goodies led me to a very powerful post that Khouzhan Menfo' had done some time back regarding a visit he made to a particular monument.

    When I ran across that post the guidance that followed was one of those "no guessing" guidances… chills, smiles, tears, butterflies in my stomach.. all that good stuff!  That post was what I was looking for..someone, somewhere needs to see that post!  I don't know who.  I don't know where.  I don't even know if we here at Spellmaker even know the person – all I know is this – Papa says that it will be life-altering for someone.  It will set them on their path.   Maybe it isn't just one person?? That part of the guidance was shielded from me (and that happens, by the way, when the guidance is something that I am just a part of – that I am just a part of of something bigger than just me and what I do). 

    I am sure that whomever is supposed to see this post will!   I hope that they will join in on one or more of the Papa Legba free rituals this month, too! 🙂

    So, anyway, you will see me posting this post just about everywhere that I post things (how many times can I say a version of "post" in a sentence?). 

    CLICK HERE TO READ THE POST BY KHOUZHAN MENFO'

    I feel assured that this will reach the folks that it is supposed to!  Happy to be merely the guide who leads you to it!

    I would love it if Khouzhan Menfo's post inspires you in some way and you leave us a comment! It would be great to hear what feelings it brought to you!

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com

     
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  • Making Me the Superstar of My Life

    I know many of you remember our wonderful past office manager, Berkeley. I left her blog up after she left because she had a lot of wisdom up there! Still does! I wanted to share this blog of hers with you all because it is just wonderful!

    Love, Mambo Sam

    P.S.  By the way, Berkeley is doing GREAT!  :-)  I am so very proud of all that she has accomplished!

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    Here is the blog post from Berkeley:

    I have a tendency to obsess. 
    I obsess about everything, but it is the external that I cant control that I obsess over most. During spellwork this obsession is heightened. I (and no one) can control how someone processes spellwork, or how fast it will work. 
    Info about this is all over the spellmaker website, and I tell people over the phone every day how to deal with the effects, but the bottom line is that spellwork (especially for love related issues) is hard. Spellwork creates this emotional rollercoaster that can truly be rough. 

    For the long haul it is worthwhile for the person initiating the spell and the person being cast upon. If you have a tendency to obsess, like I do, then the entire situation becomes really hard! 
    Obsessing can be bad for you and your spellwork. It causes undue stress on you, and it tends to choke your spellwork – no matter what you are working towards. If you constantly think about and dwell on your spells, and pine for the person or the situation to come to fruition then you probably are doing exactly what I am doing – accidentally making the results take longer. I choke my spellwork all the time, because I cant stop obsessing. 

    After an ill advised conversation with my own HD starting with the words "what do you want in the future…?" I realized that I am not a high enough priority in my world. My mom made my dad and her kids the center of her universe. She gave all of herself to us, and now that we are grown and the rents are retired she is a little bitter about what she did and didn’t give to herself.

    I appreciate the sacrifices my mom made for us, but I don’t want to repeat her mistakes regarding what she didn’t hold back for herself

    I realized that I need to put my love related work on the back burner and become the star of my life. A lot of people, especially women, tend to make the person they are working on the star of their life. We all generally want to become a high priority in the lives of our HD (hearts desire – or recipient of love spellwork), but the trouble is we are not being a high priority in our own lives.

    After talking to Sister Candelaria about it (yes, caseworkers casework each other) I let everything digest. I need to be the star of my life. I need to become the most important person to me. Sister Candelaria had some great suggestions that I am going to share because I know I am not the only one in this position. First is the Lady Samantha’s Hex Removal Spell kit. This kit will of course get rid of curses and anything someone has done to you, but it will also get rid of the things you do to your self! A lot of people tend to doubt themselves all the time, harbor insecurity, and hold on to the bad. Sometimes we just accidentally curse ourselves. This holds true for anyone regardless of spellwork. If you have not done spellwork, but some of this is ringing true for you then try this kit, it can help! 

    The other things that Sister Candelaria and I talked about were the spell Attract Love To Me  and theErzulie's Bain Rose D'Amour™ Pink Bath Kit.   Now dont get me wrong, I don’t want to attract someone else’s love – I want to attract my own. I need to learn to put myself first, and be a little more selfish.  I dont know how to do this, and the Attract Love to Me and the Pink bath can help that.  

    Thanks for reading

    Berkeley

    www.spellmaker.com

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  • What the Funk?

    Hi everyone!

    I don't know what is in the air, the water, or the oscillating energy textile vibrations of the Mars connection (okay, I made that last one up)!  Seriously, what is going on out there?  So many folks that I know are in a huge funk right now – is it the economy?  Is it some sort of global funkittude (yep, made that one up, too). Is it the political atmosphere? Disillusionment? What is causing this funk? (But, just think – if we get rid of that "k" then it turns into "fun!")

    Well, if only it were that easy – I can drop that "k" and get FUN!  Truth is, it usually takes a lot more than dropping a letter to get us out of a funk!

    Not even the best of good articles will completely do the trick – though this one is pretty great!

    http://www.highexistence.com/choose-happiness-5-ways-to-get-out-of-a-funk

    I do believe understanding our funk is key!  Facing that situation head-on, although frightening, is going to help us much more than trying to hide from it.  Are you grieving?  Are you broke? Are you broken-hearted? Have you stopped believing in yourself? Do you just not give a damn right now?

    Guess what?  You are not alone.  You might feel isolated, but truthfully a few trips around the Internet will let you see that you have a lot of company. Heck, a trip around your friends and family might let you see that you have a lot of company!  I truly believe that reaching out in some way to someone is key to helping shed that funk!  Someone who will listen to you rant, rave, and probably finally break down in tears is invaluable. I have found that sometimes just verbalizing my feelings, out loud (not in an email or text) can be so helpful. When I am done, it seems that I can, somehow, face those challenges that were dragging me down.

    So I am going to say step one is talk to someone! All the self help tips in the world won't help you much if you don't feel like you have someone to talk to! Find that one person you can blather all the crap out to – hopefully someone who will just sit and listen – and then take a deep breath and figure out what, amongst all the self help stuff, can help you.  The article I reference above truly is a good one – it makes a lot of sense.  But, if you read the article, you will see that the gentleman who wrote it, first had sort of a "breakdown" to someone he loved! THEN he was able to go on to his self-help techniques!

    Of course, at Spellmaker, we sell lots of stuff for helping with negative energy – white candles, baths, etc. And I do recommend them, obviously! Sometimes you have to keep working with things – white candles are a good example of that.  Using the white male or female image candles on yourself can sometimes be an ongoing thing!  It just depends on how much stress you have in your life!  There isn't anything wrong with feeling like you need to spark up your candle every so often and burn off that negative energy!

    But most of all, I want you to talk with someone you trust!  Just for a minute, wallow in and embrace that funk! Tell them what you are feeling, tell them if you feel you are at the end of your rope… you might even tell them that you aren't looking for advice – you just want to vent! 😉  Then, look for the things that will help you with the situations at hand! 

    I know that things seem insurmountable sometimes; I have a pile of stuff going on right now that seems exactly that!  I know that I will get through it.  But I share in your funk!  Maybe we can share in getting rid of it, too! 🙂  Oh, and I almost forgot  - take it easy on yourself!!!!!  Not everything is your fault – I swear!

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com

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