Tag: spells

  • I Miss You!

    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

  • Full Moon Names

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    Even tho the phase of the moon has no bearing  on our work with Les Lois, I have always found a full moon sooooo enchanting. When the weather permits, I try hard to find a few moments to sit outside under a full moon to just take a few deep breaths and clear my head. It has always been one of my favorite things to do. I have been writing about the history and stories associated with different full moons throughout the year. Just as an overview, every full moon throughout the year has its own name. Here’s what they’re called:

    January: Old Moon, or Moon After Yule

    February: Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, or Wolf Moon

    March: Sap Moon, Crow Moon or Lenten Moon

    April: Grass Moon, or Egg Moon

    May: Planting Moon, or Milk Moon

    June: Rose Moon, Flower Moon, or Strawberry Moon

    July: Thunder Moon, or Hay Moon

    August: Green Corn Moon, or Grain Moon

    September: Fruit Moon, or Harvest Moon

    October: Harvest Moon, or Hunter’s Moon

    November: Hunter’s Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver Moon

    December: Moon Before Yule, or Long Night Moon

    See you in the moonlight!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    www.spellmaker.com

  • Love Poems as Petitions

    Hello everyone! I hope your weekend is going great! A lot of times I hear from clients that they feel like they are running out of things to say during their petitions; that perhaps they are just saying things by rote and they seem to have lost their zing!

    One thing I encourage people to do is write a nice poem and make that their petition. But not everyone is a poet! 🙂 That is okay, a quick search on the internet for "love poems" will yield you a treasure trove of good (and some not so good) love poems.

    Back in the days of chat class, we talked a bit about how rhythm and cadence and rhyme exist in almost all spell work. Poetry, of course, falls right into that category! A great number of love poems seem like they were written for spell work! 🙂 Take this one for instance:
    A Special World


    A special world for you and me
    A special bond one cannot see
    It wraps us up in its cocoon
    And holds us fiercely in its womb.


    Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
    Gently nestling us to the fold
    Like silken thread it holds us fast
    Bonds like this are meant to last.


    And though at times a thread may break
    A new one forms in its wake
    To bind us closer and keep us strong
    In a special world, where we belong.

    – Sheelagh Lennon –

    This poem would be lovely to use with your love doll Or just imagine using this when doing candle magick work, especially if you were doing work with candles representing each of you! Oh or even during something such as a love bath! It would be wonderful.

    Even if this poem is not your cup of tea, that is fine. There are tons of them out there or write your own. It is not that the poem is meant to replace regular petitioning, but it could certainly spice up and strengthen it.

    As I find more good ones, I will certainly post them here!

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

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  • Spirituality Can Benefit Your Mental and Physical Health.

    Happy Friday All!

    I hope you all have something splendid planned for this weekend! It looks like Spring has *finally* Sprung around here, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, as we have definitely had snow later than late April before.

    I came across this wonderful article that talks about how people who are on a spiritual path (any spiritual path, it doesnt matter which one) show some clear health benefits! I thought this was a must read for those of you out there! Read the article through, and I will see you on the other side …..

    —-begin article—-

    Spirituality Can Benefit Your Mental and Physical Health

    By Elizabeth Scott, M.S.

    While people use many different religions and paths to find God,
    research has shown that those who are more religious or spiritual, and
    use their spirituality to cope with life, experience many benefits to
    their health and well-being. For many, this news would come as no
    surprise; spirituality and religious activity have been a source of
    comfort and relief from stress
    for multitudes of people. In fact, according to a study from the
    University of Florida in Gainesville and Wayne State University in
    Detroit, older adults use prayer more than any other alternative
    therapy for health; 96% of study participants use prayer specifically
    to cope with stress. Here are just a few more of the many positive
    findings about spirituality and its influence on physical and mental
    health:

    • Canadian college students who are involved with campus ministries visited the doctor less, scored higher on tests of psychological well-being, and coped with stress more effectively.
    • Older women are more grateful to God than older men, and they receive greater stress-buffering health effects due to this gratitude.
    • Those with an intrinsic religious orientation, regardless of gender, exhibited less physiological reactivity toward stress than those with an extrinsic religious orientation. They were also less afraid of death and had greater feelings of well-being.
      (Those who were intrinsically oriented dedicated their lives to God or
      a ‘higher power,’ while the extrinsically oriented ones used religion
      for external ends like making friends or increasing community social
      standing.)

    • Prayer works for young and old alike. Prayer and spirituality have been linked to:
      • Better health
      • Less hypertension
      • Less stress, even during difficult times
      • More positive feelings
      • Less depression
      • Greater psychological well-being
      • Superior ability to handle stress

      Whether this information inspires you to rediscover a forgotten
      spiritual path, reinforces your commitment to an already
      well-established one, or simply provides interesting food for thought,
      this is just a sample of all the encouraging research that’s been done
      on the topic.

      Spirituality is personal, and everyone’s spiritual path may be unique. However, some spiritual stress relief strategies have been helpful to many, regardless of faith.

    —-end article—-

    Imagine that 😉 Spirituality can help us feel healthier and be healthier! No specific path  is right for everyone, whether you choose Voodoo or any other path, the fact that you are on a path that fits well with your beliefs is what matters.

    Near the end of the article it mentions about spiritual stress relief strategies. Those of you feeling stressed and would like some relief, be sure to write your caseworker. We are just full of great ideas!  Also, be sure to stop over at Sister Candelaria's blog about Spiritual Boot Camp!   for lots of great ideas and exercises as well.

    Have a great weekend everyone!
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

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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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  • Are You Afraid to Love Completely?

    Happy Friday, everyone!

    Very often my clients tell me that they are “afraid to love” completely. Now, of course, we all fear being hurt. Many of us will hold back and not give ourselves fully into loving someone at first. We want to wait… we want to see if our feelings are returned. Putting it out there fully and completely is quite scary!


    However… and this is a BIG however, if you are doing love spell work and yet you are afraid to give your heart completely then you may be running a very real risk of sabotaging your own spell work!

    Think about this: If you are approaching the relationship you are trying to get or fix with fear, holding some of your feelings back, and being afraid that you might get hurt, then what kind of energy are you putting into your spell work? What you put into your spell work is most often what you get out of it. If you are putting fear and holding back your love because you might get hurt, then that is likely what you will get back.


    Perfect love spell work must be done in perfect love. Now, spell work doesn’t have to be perfect to work for you! Hey, we all make mistakes, and there is a certain level of “accident forgiveness” built into our spell work. However, it is really important to think about how YOU are feeling towards the relationship you are trying to be in. Are you angry? Are you afraid? Are you afraid to truly love that person because you may never get them? What if I told you that you may never get the because you are afraid to truly love them???


    There are those among us who feel like it is not worth it to fully love someone. It is too risky. We might get hurt. We might get dumped. We might not get that love returned to us. However, if you are not willing to take the risk then you can never reap the wonderful, incredible, dizzying rewards of truly being in love. The old saying that, “It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all” is just so true.


    There is no more powerful emotion than love. If you are not willing to allow yourself to experience it, even if it seems one-sided right now, then you are doing yourself (and your spell work) a terrible disservice.


    If you feel that perhaps you have been this person, I would like to suggest that you do something about it! 🙂 There is no point in getting upset if this has been you. Instead, make yourself the promise to no longer be that person! If you have been deeply afraid or angry or half-hearted in allowing yourself to love the person you want to be in a relationship with, then I am going to suggest that you do something such as Erzulie Freda’s Love Bath or perhaps some pink gender candles (in the gender of each of you – you and the person you want to be with) and ask that you allow yourself to feel this love again! Petition that you will not be a blockage to your own feelings of love, that even though right now those feelings might be bittersweet, you will allow yourself to feel them, relish them, wallow in them! THEN start back on your spell work or adjunct work – whatever you are working on right now.


    Think of doing something like your love doll with the pulsing ecstasy of love that truly beats in your heart for your special person! Even if you feel like your love is one-sided right now, love is still a positive emotion! Allow yourself to feel it, really feel it, and then go do a love doll session or a candle session.


    Trust me, I know that this can be a painful journey sometimes. But don’t sabotage it by not allowing yourself to fully commit to the love that you want. Your love is real, so really feel it!


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield

    www.spellmaker.com

  • Working on Communication with Sex Magick

    Happy Thursday, everyone!
    Of course by now most of you know that we recently launched our new sex magick products. Many of you have let us know of some really great results that you have had in enhancing and encouraging those special intimate relationships in your life! 🙂


    During a recent consultation with a very dear client, he asked me about using the sex magick products in conjunction with our extremely popular Famous Red Mummy candle kit. I was very excited to guide him that, yes, indeed, these products could be used together quite successfully!!

    Now, quite often the Red Mummy is used to “control” a situation and I am not suggesting that you try to sexually control anyone at any time! However, the other usage of the Red Mummy is to help open the path of communication with someone. That is where I felt like my wonderful client had really hit the nail on the head. 😉

    Successful communication with sexual intimacy can be very key in a good relationship. Also, using these products in conjunction with each other to communicate your sexual needs to someone as well as receive communication about their sexual needs is another great use of these products together.

    Needless to say, communicating with your partner (or desired partner) in a spiritual way to lead to the intimacy of a true, loving, spiritual and sexual relationship is something very powerful! Remember, when you are doing the sex magick itself, you are calling on the very power of creation. There isn’t anything more powerful than that! So when you call in the Red Mummy into the equation of the sex magick, you are now creating an atmosphere of communication, understanding, and nuturing. In this type of atmosphere, a relationship is encouraged to grow and blossom, both sexually and spiritually. It really is the best of two worlds, melding them into one!

    Now don’t worry if you don’t know how to use these products together! That is what your caseworker is for! If you desire to use these particular products in conjunction with each other, please ask your caseworker to help you with how to do this properly. (What? You say you don’t have a caseworker?? Now why not? It’s fun, it’s free, it’s fabulous! Just write to mycase@spellmaker.com and request that someone be assigned to help you!)

    And as to my dear client who had this idea in the first place: Thank you my friend, you know who you are! Love you!!!!

    Love, light, and peace to all,
    Mambo Samantha Corfield

  • Happy Earth Day from Mambo Samantha Corfield and Sheer Goddess

    Hello everyone!

    Happy Earth Day! Since we all live here on this earth, we wish it love and happiness! 😉


    So many of us are learning more and more about recycling and reusing. As some of you have probably noticed, we have made a great effort in the last year or so to reduce our packaging as much as possible. We have begun to re-use boxes for shipping (so if you receive your order in a reused box, that is why).


    Another thing is that we are starting to use a lot of recycled newspaper for packing paper. Even though it may not look as pretty as fancy packing paper, we feel a lot better about using it. It helps us keep our costs down, too, which allows us to not have to raise prices and, in some cases, we have been able to lower prices!


    Of course, it is a fine line between recycling and reusing, and still giving you a product that looks nice and is secure in its packaging! Since we do all of our business by shipping things, we do have to be sure that it can get where it is going in one piece, so we do have to use some materials to make certain of that! 🙂


    Do you have a favorite recycling tip? We would love to hear it! Or is there some way you have thought of that we could improve our packaging and still be “earth friendly?” We would love to hear it!!!


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield


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  • Tweeting Along! 🙂

    Hello everyone!

    I have noticed that more and more of you are following us on Twitter! 🙂 Thank you! We are not as popular as that lady who has five million people following her life, hahahahahaha. Guess we are not as interesting as someone who has as much drama in her life as she does. 😉 And of course we are not as popluar as Ashton and Demi, though the comparison to Matt and me is obvious! LOL. (I did laugh this morning when I saw that Ashton Kutcher had “out tweeted” CNN and has reached 1 million “tweets.” I did have to wonder if Ashton has gotten so bored with his fame that this is what he has time to do! LOL.)


    Anyway, I am guessing that Twitter and tweeting is here to stay. If you are reading this and don’t know what the hell Twitter is, no worries, you will. You cannot escape it! Just check out www.twitter.com and check out who you might want to “follow.” You can get the updates, called “tweets”, either on your phone or by email. I think there are some other ways, too. Of course, we want you to “follow” us! Twitter is free, and maybe a little bit silly, but on the other hand, it does make the world a smaller place and we can reach out to each other in this unique way – you don’t ever have to reveal your identity or anything else. You can sign up in complete anonymity! 😉


    Today I started a new series of Tweets called “Lwa Fun Facts.” Just little facts about various lwa for fun and learning!


    If you want to follow us on Twitter, our URL is www.twitter.com/spellmaker. You do have to sign up for a free Twitter account and choose to follow us. You also will need to choose how you want to receive your tweets from us.


    Although I was not overjoyed at yet another social media site, I think this was is ultra easy and fun to use. 🙂


    Happy Tweeting!

    Mambo Samantha Corfield

  • Novitiate Invitations Have Been Sent!

    Greetings, everyone!

    As some of you already know, invitations to become a Novitiate in the Spellmaker Novitiate program have been sent out.


    The Novitiate program is a program here at Spellmaker wherein we begin to teach those who are serious about eventually becoming an Initiated Priest or Priestess within our family line of New Orleans Voodoo.


    I am little concerned that some of you may not have received your intended invitation due to email glitches and computer gremlins. If you feel that you should have received an invitation (especially if we have talked about it before) and you have NOT received it, please write to us at office@spellmaker.com and let us know so that we can check. There is a good chance that if you were expecting to receive it and did not that it is lost in the land of the who-know-where-the-heck-the-email-goes.


    Also, because we thoroughly believe that people are led to us through many different ways, if you are reading this and didn’t know about the Novitiate program and are interested, you, too, can write to us and let us know so that we can consider you!


    It might be important to know exactly what a Novitiate is and what is expected and what is to be gained. So briefly…


    To become a Novitiate with our Family means that you are working towards becoming an initiated family member like Sister Candelaria and Sister Bridget.


    The Novitiate program takes at least three years, perhaps more, as each individual progresses on their own. There is no charge for the Novitiate program, but each Novitiate is expected to do some sort of service to the house. It is not meant to be a burden on anyone to be a Novitiate, so service will vary from person to person to include their abilities, available time, etc.


    Of course, it is completely confidential. There are rules and regulations and it can be a strict program at some points, however, we think that it is worth it to those who feel the calling to nuture and grow their own spiritual abilities and perhaps eventually help others.


    So if you feel like you should have gotten an invitation and didn’t, please let us know. If you are just hearing about this and feel like perhaps it is something for you, please let us know that, too, so that we may consider you for inclusion! But you need to let us know as soon as possible as we are eager to get this year’s Novitiates started! 🙂


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield
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