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  • Meditation Techniques For Beginners.

    What is life without happiness and contentment? Full of stress. Meditation is one of many ways to deal with  stress. Meditation cannot be well described, it can be experienced, tho!

    While medications  bring in side effects to any problem, the side effects of meditation only include confidence, positivity, self-belief,
    contentment, patience and sorry to pause but they are really countless
    (many which you may never be able to express to anyone).

    For beginners, there are some simple steps to help you reap the immense benefits of meditation:

    Counting your Breaths

    This is perhaps the simplest meditation technique for beginners.

    Concentrate
    on your each breath that goes in and out. This helps you tap its
    rhythm, it is in fact but natural to find it hard to concentrate. So,
    do not be disappointed and start tapping the rhythm of your breath
    again. Do not stress your mind by trying too hard to regulate your breath.

    Try
    breathing initially without counting for a few minutes and when you
    believe your breathing is at a regular pace and cycle, then start
    counting it.

    Set targets on the basis of the duration or number of breaths and gradually increase them.

    Important
    Note: After you are done, the process of opening your eyes, accepting
    the surroundings and getting up should be slow and gradual.

    Visualization Method of Meditation (Essentially for tension and stress)

    In
    this method, sit down, close your eyes and start breathing like in the
    previous form. Now, start visualizing your each breath going in through
    your nose, filling up your lungs and as it goes out.

    Start to visualize all the positive thoughts coming in and the negative thoughts going out with each breath.

    Then visualize an image or situation that instills a feeling of calmness and serenity in you.

    Gradually visualize all your senses like smell and touch.

    Flame Mediation

    In this method, light and place a candle at eye level in a semi dark room.

    Prior to focusing on the candle, sit down close your eyes and do deep breathing like in the previous methods.

    Next, open your eyes and focus on the flame while breathing deeply.

    Do not think of anything but the flame.

    Now, close your eyes and visualize the flame for as long as you can conveniently.

    When the image of the flame disappears while your eyes are closed, open your eyes and focus on the flame again.

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  • What is your favorite “Ogoun” song?

    I recently was making a playlist in ITunes of my favorite songs I often play when working with Ogoun. It got me to wondering what other songs might be out there – what songs are YOU listening to? Post your favorite song here in the comments section, and you could (or you all could) win a prize at the end of the week 😉

    AYIBOBO!

    In Service,

    Sister Bridget

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  • Do we have any Parrot Head Vodouisants out there?

    I just got a hold of the new Jimmy Buffet CD that came out just before the holidays. The pictures were taken at a hotel in West Africa, near Timbuktu.  The paintings on the walls behind Jimmy are really interesting! ( You can click on the pictures to make them larger )

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    Enjoy!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

  • How to make a Vooodoo Dream Board!

    Hello!

    Some of you wrote me yesterday asking about how to make a dream board. I had read some general guidelines about these, but they were boooooring. So, I took some time, lit a candle, and came up with these ideas of how to make a Voodoo Dream Board! I am still working on mine, and I will post a picture of it in my photo album here as soon as it is done. I would love it if any of you who make a dream board would send me a picture of it! I would love to see what you come up with!

    1. Get your board. This can be whatever works for you. Oak Tag, a cork board, a piece of plywood, or something fancier you might find at a craft store. It is your board 😉 Use what suits you.

    2. Get some glue, tape, push pins, whatever you need to stick stuff to your board.

    3. Get a stack of magazines. Spring is coming, and I bet you know some folks who are tossing out some old magazines. Let your friends and family know you are needing some. Get a decent sized stack on various different subjects.

    4. Schedule some special time to go thru the magazines and cut out pictures of things that represent your goals and dreams! Get creative! Play some of your favorite music, make your favorite drink and have fun! You can even invite Papa Legba or any Lwa you feel close to to come by and help you! Light a candle, set out a drink or a cookie for them and ask for their guidance. Make it a team effort 😉

    5. If you cant find a picture for a goal you have in mind, try hitting Google Images and see if you can find what you are looking for there. Print the picture and use that on your board.

    6. If you are working with a special Lwa while making the board, you might consider using some background color that corresponds to that Lwa and is pleasing to you. Like, for my board, I was asking for Ogoun and Papa Legba to assist me, so I used some red oak tag/poster board to put my photos on. BUT if I didnt like red, I woul have tried another color 😉 White is always good, but use something that YOU like to look at, as it is YOUR board!

    6.Fix your pictures to the board in a manner that is pleasing to you. You can do this in the same session or another session if you like. Set some special time aside and really enjoy yourself. Focus on the pictures one by one as you place them on the board. What does this goal mean to you? What does it feel like? How will it make you feel when you realise it?

    7. For an added nice touch, you can draw a Veve of whichever Lwa you asked to be your "Board Buddy" and place it on the board in honor of them and their assistance.

    8. Place the board in a location where you can look at it for 5- 10 minutes twice a day. Near your bedside is a great place, if you can pull that off, as you can look at the board as you go to bed and rise in the morning.

    9. Revise the board as you feel guided too. If you find a new picture that appeals to you and represents a goal of yours, add it. Every few months spend some time really contemplating each picture – evaluate your status towards that goal? Have you made any progress? Is it still something you desire? Has some other desire eclipsed this goal and you now are working towards something else?

    10. Most importantly, make it fun and positive ! Look forward to looking at and working on your  dream board. You will be so glad you did 😉

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • New Decade Resolutions!

    Welcome to a new decade! 2010!

    I was thinking back yesterday about the turn of the century – the whole year 2000, Y2K thing, and all of the talk that went along with that. It was easy for me to remember where I was, what I was doing, who I was working for, where I lived, all of that. What I couldnt remember was what goals I had for myself.What thought had I put into the coming decade? Where did I want to go? Where would I want to be living? What would I like my life to be like when the next new decade began?

    So, this time around, I am going to do things differently. I am making New Decade Resolutions!

    Thinking in a ten year time frame really makes you look at long term goals, and gives you time to assess the intermediate steps to reaching your goal. It takes the focus off the day to day comings and goings and occasional setbacks we might have. It certainly is easier to look at a bump in the road and feel less pressured about it  when you are looking at a 10 year time frame than one of months!

    Yes, times are tough right now, economically, politically, etc. BUT now is also the TIME TO DREAM! Take a pad and pen and write out or sketch what you want your life to be like in 2020! It is NOT THAT FAR OFF! Where do you want to be living in 2020? What would you like your home to be like? Your friends? Your family? What kind of job do you wish to have? What kind of people do you wish to work for? What kind of vacations will you be taking? What do you want your body to look like? Who do you want to be sharing your life with?

    "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

    ~~~Anatole France

    Review your personal mission statement.  See how it is reflected in your sketch above. Construct a Dream Board to reflect the goals that you have set for yourself. Be proactive, make it fun! Dare to Dream!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    (I am dreaming about Spring already!)

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  • Change someone’s life today!

    Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
    listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which
    have the potential to turn a life around.

      -Leo Buscaglia

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  • The Ultimate Revenge Kit (aka TURK) now available as a Solo Casting!

    Hey there!

    Great News! Mambo Sam is now offering a solo casting option for The Ultimate Revenge spell! Previously, this spell was only available to do on your own, or as a dual casting. But as people lives become more demanding and time is at a premium for so many, Mambo Sam has decided to offer this spell with a solo casting option as well. Ordering a solo casting means that you get NINE HOURS of Mambo Sam's casting time for this (or any) spell! Remember, to work any revenge magick, you must still be justified. The justification for
    revenge is that you were intentionally hurt through no fault of your own. The
    measure for the level of revenge is that the other person be hurt as much, but
    NOT more, than you were. For Mambo Sam to cast any spell for or with you, you do need to send in some material. Please see here.

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Study: Optimism Key for Women’s Health

    Hello everyone! I really like this article (listed below)! 🙂 I don't think that optimism being key to health is just for women! However, that is what the study was based on. You know, we are always recommending clients to be positive, to stay hopeful, etc. because one will almost always get a better spell casting result. But when you think about what this article is saying, there are more reasons to be positive besides getting what you want!

     Love to all!

     Mambo Sam

     www.spellmaker.com

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  • Adultery between married partners: A recession strategy?

    Hi everyone! Back to blogging! 🙂 Since we deal, obviously, in a lot of relationship challenges, this article kind of blew my mind. What do you think?

    Love, Mambo

     www.spellmaker.com

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  • Authentic Voodoo Lamps by Sister Bridget

    Sister Bridget, as an initiated Priestess of Ogoun, is now offering services to create, consecrate, and burn a voodoo lamp to Ogoun on your behalf! We realize that most people do not know a lot about Voodoo lamps, but these particular types of lamps are considered a very meaningful and important type of service to offer to the lwa.

    Voodoo oil lamps are steeped in rich history and ritual originating in Africa, traveling to the United States, Haiti, and other countries. It is considered a great honor and an extraordinary offering to the lwa (Voodoo spirits) to burn a lamp on their behalf and ask for their favor on a particular matter in return. These lamps are not your every day “oil lamps.” These are lamps that are ritually composed and burned on your behalf.   Do you feel like a matter in your life is “steeped in darkness?”  Is there something you cannot see the solution to or feel like you are in the dark about?  Is the answer to your happiness hidden from you?  The Voodoo Ritual Lamp is meant to shine the light on your goal and light the path for you to obtain that which you desire.  Sister Bridget’s Voodoo Lamps are a very unique combination of a ritual to Ogoun and a fire offering to Ogoun.  Ogoun then takes this fire and applies it to whatever you have requested through Sister Bridget. This is truly an amazing thing because you are literally feeding fire to Ogoun and asking him to take that energy into your goal! 

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    Voodoo Priestesses and Priests are trained in the art and ritual of the Voodoo Lamp.  This is something that only an initiate can truly do properly and effectively, though, of course, anyone could burn an oil lamp in honor of a lwa!  But if you want the true and authentic lamp of a Priestess done for you, this is Sister Bridget’s speciality.


    Also, Sister Bridget is proud to offer a unique Lamp Ritual to the Power Couple Ogoun and Erzulie Freda! Harness the powerful love between these two great spirits, and infuse it into your situation.

    Each ritual is customized just for you and the lamps are burned for each individual for any request that you desire.  When Sister Bridget has completed your lamp ritual and burning, she will then send you a complete report on your ritual as well as a picture of your lamp ritual, some of the oil and herbs used in your lamp, and instructions on how to use them to further empower the ritual on your end. In this way, although you are not required to build and burn a ritual lamp, you still are able to put some of your own energy into your goal.

    Once you order your personal lamp ritual, Sister Bridget will contact you to discuss what your goals are for the burning of the lamp.  All petitions can be made for personal empowerment, love, luck, money, banishing, or other custom needs you might have.

    For an extra special value, you may also order a 15 minute tarot reading to be done for you while your lamp is burning during your ritual.  Ordering the lamp and reading combined offers you an excellent value! For even more value, you may choose to get a total service package of a 15 minute tarot reading, lamp burning ritual, and a Pendulum of Ogoun reading.  Please check out Sister Bridget’s Page for complete information and ordering instructions.

    Best of luck to all of you – may the Light of Ogoun shine for each and every one of you!

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