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  • The April Full Moon is in the Pink! April 9, 2009

    The first full moon of Spring is upon us! Look for it in the
    sky April 9 & 10, 2009! The April full moon is also known as the Pink Full
    Moon, as it marks the appearance of the grass pink, or wild ground phlox—one of
    the first spring flowers. Native Americans of the northern and eastern part of
    the United States tracked the seasons by giving a unique name to each of the
    full moons.  This name was for the entire month that the full moon
    occurred in.  The name of the full moon and variations of its name was used
    by the Algonquin Indian tribes from New England to Lake Superior.It is also
    known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon. Coastal
    tribes called this moon the Fish Moon, because it was this time of year that
    shad began their upstream climg to their spawning grounds. Here is a short
    video about how this “Pink Moon” got its name.

    This moon is also known as the Seed Moon. The energies
    around this moon are ones of fertility, growth and inner wisdom. We are
    encouraged to be bold at this time; to take action on things we have been putting
    off all Winter. Spring has arrived, as has its energy for new starts and new
    beginnings!

    Tonight’s full moon shines near the star Spica, the
    brightest light in the constellation Virgo. The first full moon to follow the
    March equinox faithfully shines in front of Virgo, the harvest goddess, to
    signal the change of seasons.

    The Christian celebration of Easter falls on the first
    Sunday after the first full moon of the northern hemisphere spring. So
    tonight’s Easter Moon heralds the coming of Easter Sunday.

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    FULL MOON     by Lee Emmett (Australia)

    in smoky-silk, milky-mist sea
    full moon beauty gazes around
    wearing lilac-veil she sails aloft
    worldly domain without sound

    dark arms of eucalyptus caress
    cool-spirited fairies of mid-night
    bathing in droplets on silver-sheen
    forest-leaves; forms magical sight


    Celebrate this time to begin welcoming in Spring! Clean out
    your birdhouses, refill those bird feeders, go shopping in your favorite seed
    catalogs 😉 Light a green candle for Gran Bwa and ask for his blessings in the
    coming time of sun and lush grass and thick forests. Now would be a wonderful
    time to do a simple Lwa honoring  ritual   for Gran Bwa as
    well.

    This is also a great time to air out your house with a lovely Marie Laveau Clean Sweep House Blessing kit. Spiritual spring cleaning at its best 😉

    Spring is arriving and it is time to celebrate!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Earth Hour 2009 – This Saturday – March 27th.

    Hey there!

    This Saturday night is 2009's Earth Hour is this Saturday at 8:30 pm – wherever you are 😉

    Help raise awareness about global warming and other serious environmental issues by going dark and turning off all electronics and lights around you for one hour.

    http://www.earthhour.org/home/

    For those of you working on spellwork or adjunct work, this would be a great time to get those love candles going! Or a nice, intimate love doll session ;-)  Or, if you get together with a group of friends its a great time to sit by candlelight and catch up on the local gossip or tell tall tales about the past. Or, for those of you who meditate or journal, Earth Hour would be a great time for those activities as well.

    Make a date with yourself for Earth Hour 2009!~

    If you care to share how you spent your Earth Hour, please do leave a comment here!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Mohawk Indian Prayer

    Hey All-
    I think that thinking its finally spring yet its 20 degrees outside is getting to my head! Cabin fever of the worst kind. The calender says its Spring, and it is light much later already, but its still cold and snowy. Blech! I love this prayer below, and have been saying it every day hoping it will hurry the grass to green up soon! ( I know, but a girl can dream, cant she?)
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

    Mohawk Indian Prayer

    Oh Great Spirit, Creator of all things;
    Human Beings, trees, grass, berries.
    Help us, be kind to us.
    Let us be happy on earth.
    Let us lead our children
    To a good life and old age.
    These our people; give them good minds
    To love one another.
    Oh Great Spirit,
    Be kind to us
    Give these people the favor
    To see green trees,
    Green grass, flowers, and berries
    This next spring;
    So we all meet again
    Oh Great Spirit,
    We ask of you.

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  • Prayer for the Earth

    As the grass tries desperately to peak out from under huge mounds of ice and snow up here, this prayer for the Earth came to mind. I remembered coming across it last fall at a Native American Shrine 😉 Hope you enjoy it.

    Earth Teach Me to Remember
       Earth teach me stillness
       as the grasses are stilled with light.
       Earth teach me suffering
       as old stones suffer with memory.
       Earth teach me humility
       as blossoms are humble with beginning.
       Earth Teach me caring
       as the mother who secures her young.
       Earth teach me courage
       as the tree which stands alone.
       Earth teach me limitation
       as the ant which crawls on the ground.
       Earth teach me freedom
       as the eagle which soars in the sky.
       Earth teach me resignation
       as the leaves which die in the fall.
       Earth teach me regeneration
       as the seed which rises in the spring.
       Earth teach me to forget myself
       as melted snow forgets its life.
       Earth teach me to remember kindness
       as dry fields weep in the rain.

       Ute, North American

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  • Spring Equinox – March 20, 2009

    Happy Spring, Everyone!

    Far from being an arbitrary indicator of the changing seasons, March 20 (March 21 in some years) is significant for astronomical reasons. On March 20, 2009, at precisely 7:44 A.M. EDT , the Sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox. Translated literally, equinox
    means "equal night." Because the sun is positioned above the equator,
    day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the
    equinoxes.

    From a technical standpoint the Vernal Equinox is an astronomical
    event, it’s one of the four quadrature days of the Earth’s orbit.
    However for people both modern and ancient, the Vernal Equinox marked
    the transition from winter into spring. The Vernal Equinox occurs on
    March 20th or 21st and is one of two days during the year when there
    are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, the other day is the
    Autumnal Equinox.

    People have been marking and celebrating the
    Vernal Equinox for thousands of years. The Great Sphinx which was
    constructed over 4500 years ago on the Giza Plateau in Egypt, faces due
    east on the Vernal Equinox. The monoliths located at Stonehenge, which
    are estimated to be over 3000 years old, mark the position of the
    rising sun on the Vernal Equinox. In Central America the Ancient Mayan
    Caracol Tower and Temples of the Sun and Moon also have alignments that
    coincide with the sun’s position on the Vernal Equinox.

    Most
    historians believe that this knowledge was important to ancient
    cultures in choosing a time to plant their crops. In Iran they
    celebrate Norouz (which roughly translates to “new day”) on the Vernal
    Equinox. In China they celebrate Chunfen on the Vernal Equinox. In
    ancient Europe they celebrated the arrival of the goddess of spring
    Ostara on this day. Ostara was also known as Ostera and Eostre in
    different parts of Europe. Many historians believe the Christian
    holiday Easter gets its name from Eostre, as she had an enchanted
    rabbit that could lay eggs. In more modern times the Vernal Equinox
    marked the first Earth Day celebration in 1971.

    One of the odd
    traditions that that occur on the Vernal Equinox is egg balancing. The
    story goes that it is possible to balance a raw egg on its oblong end
    on this day. There is no truth to this rumor it’s just as easy (or
    hard) to balance an egg on its end on this day as it is any other day.
    This story is perpetuated by the media who usually run a small segment
    on it, during news shows on this day.

    Media hype or not, as a kid I thought the balancing of eggs on the Equinox was great and magickal fun! I still do it, I did it this morning, as I sat here at my desk at work, with the folks around me asking why I was playing with my breakfast. Its a tradition now, that brings me back to simpler times, when one the actions of one little egg could keep me fascinated for days.

    Hope you all get to go out and do something special today, to mark the beginning of the season of light!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • The Return of SOBO!

    The Spellmaker Family is again planning a free group ritual for the great Lwa of wealth and security, Sobo! We had such great feedback about the first ritual, that it will be repeated this month on St. Patrick's Day!

    As before, absolutely no purchase is necessary to participate or to be included in our Family ritual. A ritual kit is available for those who are interested, but the full ritual has been posted online by Mambo Sam as well.

    Be sure to  send in your ritual request to us as soon as possible. All you need to do is send us an email to sobomylwa@spellmaker.com.
    This will insure that you are included in our family ritual on December
    9, 2008. In your email to us you should explain what your financial
    needs are and what you hope for us to accomplish by including you in
    the ritual. We suggest that you make your requests something that
    actually stands a good chance of happening: A promotion at work,
    finding a job, having old debts paid, finding new ways to make money,
    keeping your job(!), etc.,etc. We do NOT recommend that you ask for
    something such as winning the lottery. Everyone wants to win
    the lottery!! But this is not something easily controlled by spiritual
    methods! It is too impersonal and involves things that spirits would
    not know how to control. Plus if one million people are petitioning to
    win the lottery, what happens if they all win? Why would only YOU win??
    Therefore, it is important to try to make your petitions make sense for
    your life – what could happen in your personal life to insure your
    wealth and security? If you are unsure, then simply ask that the
    spirits find the best way to help you! That is a good petition!!

    "See"  you all on St Patrick's Day and much luck and love to you all!
    Sister Bridget

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  • New Services Available ~~ Readings and Rituals by Sister Candelaria

    Hey All-

    I am so happy to be able to finally spread the news that my dear Sister Candelaria, Priestess of Agwe, is now officially offering Cowrie Shell readings and Oceanside Rituals. I KNOW that you will find BOTH the readings and the rituals very informative and helpful to your situations.

    To read about both, please see

     
    And Mambo Sam has written a bit about how shell readings and their ancient art on her blog here.
     
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget
     
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  • Quote for today 😉

    here is one more quote I couldn't  resist passing along……..


    Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
    — Marie Curie


    Have a great Monday!
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

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  • Quote for today!

    Nothing is predestined:

     The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.

    ~~~Ralph Blum

    Lovebrids

     

  • Photo Album Updated

    Hey there!

    Just wanted to let you all know I have updated a my album of altar spaces 😉 incase you wanted to take a peek!

    Stay tuned for some new and exciting changes to my readings and other new and wonderful things coming in early 2009!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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