• Happy Friday the 13th!

    Happy Friday the 13th!

    Belief that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day is believed to be the most widespread superstition in the US.  According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina, about 17 million people fear Friday the 13th.

    This year, there are THREE of them!   Each, exactly 13 weeks apart.

    Where did all of this fear stem from? It can be hard to tell. There is the basic idea that Friday is considered an unlucky day, and 13 is considered an unlucky number, put the two together, and you have a very unlucky day.

    Folklorists think the dread goes back at least a few centuries, and may well trace its roots all the way to Biblical times, when the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus and caused his Crucifixion, which was held on a Friday. Whatever the origin, by the late Middle Ages both Friday and the number 13 were considered bearers of misfortune. That potent combo, more than any specific association with the date, is what has deemed Friday the 13th unlucky.

    One study in the UK  showed that the actual amount of cars on the road was lower than normal, yet the accident rate was  much higher than normal.  Their conclusion – "Friday 13th is unlucky for some. The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent. Staying at home is recommended."

    Some folks believe this superstition to be hype and urban legend. Some folks choose to stay home and read a good book. However you choose to spend your Fridays the 13th this year, I wish you luck!

    Love

    Sister Bridget

  • Imbolc, Maman Brigitte, and St. Brigid – Oh My!

    Greetings one and all!

    As many of you may already know – tomorrow, February 2, is St. Brigid's day, Imbolc, Candlemas,
    and the Feast of St. Brigid.  To Vodouisants, Catholics, Pagans, and more, this is a wonderful day anticipating spring, looking for new love, and being ready to shed off the cold of winter.

    A popular prayer for this day is:

    "Blessed be the earth, and all who dwell upon it.

    We give thanks for the season now departing from us,
    For the blessings it has bestowed upon us,
    And upon those with whom we share this world.

    Blessed be the new season.
    We pray that it will be a time filled with peace,
    With abundance, with prosperity,
    With wisdom,
    With love."

    For Vodouisants, tonight, the eve of  St. Brigid's Day, is when we put a piece of clothing outside for Maman Brigitte to bless with her healing powers.  Take any piece of clothing, or even a scarf to tie your head with, and put it outside tonight.  Ask Maman Brigitte to walk your way tonight and bless that piece of clothing.  Light a small fire outside for a little while, even if you just burn a candle. Before you go to bed, burn the veve of Maman Brigitte in the fire. Then put that fire or candle out.  Make sure the wax is smoothed down  or that the ashes are smoothed down if you lit a small fire.  Any kind of mark or disturbance of the wax or ashes the next day is considered a sign that Maman was there and blessed your piece of clothing!

    Now you can wear that piece of clothing any time you aren't feeling well or you doing healing work or healing prayers for someone else.

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    There is a LOT more to this holiday/feast day!  It is well worth looking up more information.

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield

    www.spellmaker.com

     

     

  • Nana’s Cookie Farm…..check it out!

     

    Check it out……. Nana's Cookie Farm!   

    These are the most awesome, incredible, delicious cookies EVER!

    Order now! I did!

    Love, Sister Bridget

  • Quote for today…..

    "We worry far too much about the minutiae of our struggles when we should be …looking for the pockets of hope and peace that are all around us, even during dark times."                      ~~~George Anderson

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  • New Service Available – Candle Burning by Mambo Sam and Parran Matt!

    Yes, it IS true!

    By popular demand, Mambo Sam and Parran Matt are now offering candle burning services!

    www.spellmaker.com/candleburn.htm

    Select your candle, and let Mambo and Parran know your goal! These services are offered only at the Mind, Body, Spirit level which is a very thorough and powerful approach! So, if you have been thinking about doing some candle work to help along your situation, but have not been able to find the time or the privacy to do such, your prayers have been answered. If you have been wondering how candle work might be able to assist in your life, please do write to your caseworker and ask 🙂

    Love,

    Sister Bridget

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    (this photo is of some candle work I was doing for myself. Once Mambo and Parran have completed your work, they will send you a picture of YOUR own candles burning during the service)

  • New Photo Album- Cooking with Mambo!

    Hi there!

    Happy New Year! I hope your new year is going well for one and all!

    I have created a new photo album of pictures I have taken during some of my kitchen adventures with Mambo Sam. I hope you enjoy them.

    Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Happy New Year!

    Hello All!

    As 2011 draws to a close, I wish you all many blessings and a Happy New Year! 2011 certainly did seem to go by fast 🙂 I am very much looking forward to 2012 and getting back to blogging regularly. My blog is being retooled, and there will be lots of new topics and features! Lots to look forward to 🙂

    A Safe and Happy New Year to you all!

    Love

    Sister Bridget

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    Prayer for the New Year

    ……Anonymous

    Grant me the strength from day to day
    To bear what burdens come my way.
    Grant me throughout this bright New Year
    More to endure and less to fear.
    Help me live that I may be
    From spite and petty malice free.

    Let me not bitterly complain
    When cherished hopes of mine prove vain,
    Or spoil with deeds of hate and rage
    Some fair tomorrow's spotless page.
    Lord, as the days shall come and go
    In courage let me stronger grow.

    Lord, as the New Year dawns today
    Help me to put my faults away.
    Let me be big in little things;
    Grant me the joy which friendship brings.
    Keep me from selfishness and spite;
    Let me be wise in what is right.

    A happy New Year! Grant that I
    May bring no tear to any eye.
    When this New Year in time shall end
    Let it be said I've played the friend,
    Have lived and loved and labored here,
    And made of it a happy year.

  • St. Francis of Assisi October 4 ~~~ Blessing of the Animals

    Today, October 4th, is a day across the world where people take their pets to be blessed.

    For single householders, a pet can be a true companion. Many people arrive home from work to find a furry friend overjoyed at their return. Many a senior has a lap filled with a purring fellow creature.

    The bond between person and pet is like no other relationship, because the communication between fellow creatures is at its most basic. Eye-to-eye, a man and his dog, or a woman and her cat, are two creatures of love.

    October 4th is the anniverary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. And on this day, he is remembered by many members of his order by accepting animals into their church to be blessed.

    Click here to find a pet blessing happening in your area.

    If you cant find a place in your neighborhood, you can use one of these prayers below to bless your pet yourself 😉 Dont forget, Mambo Sam has blessed her own holy water that you can use with your pet blessing, or also some Samantha's Spiritual Annointing oil would be good as well.

    Also, please feel free to send in a prayer request for your pet to my personal prayer list for pets. Email your request to prayforpets@spellmaker.com

    Love,

    Sister Bridget

    Here are some prayers for all animals:

    Blessed are you, Lord God,
    maker of all living creatures.
    On the fifth and sixth days of creation,
    you called forth fish in the sea,
    birds in the air and animals on the land.
    You inspired St. Francis to call all animals
    his brothers and sisters.
    We ask you to bless this animal.
    By the power of your love,
    enable it to live according to your plan.
    May we always praise you
    for all your beauty in creation.
    Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.

    For a sick animal:

    Heavenly Father,
    you created all things for your glory
    and made us stewards of this creature.
    If it is your will, restore it to health and strength.
    Blessed are you, Lord God,
    and holy is your name for ever and ever. Amen.

    Assisi

  • Feast of the Guardian Angels October 2nd

    From the moment we are born, each and every one of us has an Guardian Angel. Those of you reading this who were at the Albuquerque Voodoo Convention in 2007 each received some extra special knowledge about your guardian angel from Mambo Sam.

    Do something special today to thank your own guardian angel 😉 Bake an angel food cake, or some angel hair pasta, or some angel wing cookies. Acknowledge and thank you guardian angel! They are always on duty, keeping us safe from harm.

    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

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  • Prayer for September 11.

    Today is a somber day across the country. There are many memorials and acts of service going on today. I hope that we each can take some time to participate in any way we are capable.

    Blessings,

    Sister Bridget

    Hold on to what is good
    even if it is a handful of earth.
    Hold on to what you believe
    even if it is a tree which stands by itself
    Hold onto what you must do
    even if it is a long way from here.
    Hold on to life
    even when it is easier letting go.
    Hold on to my hand
    even when I have gone away from you.
    –Native American Prayer

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    We shall overcome
    We are not afraid
    We are not alone
    We shall overcome
    We shall overcome some day
    –spiritual hymn/Martin Luther King Jr.