Tag: vodou

New Bath Set Up!

New Bath Design and Set up!

….actually, the real news is about the clean up!

Not that there was anything wrong with the clean up before — it was just a little, um, involved, as our most Beloved Mambo Sam packs these baths chock full of magickal and blessed herbs so that we can get the most benefit possible from the Ritual Baths. The experience is amazing for all the baths (trust me, I have taken at least one of each!) Now, the herbs are packed neat and tidy in a cotton bag. That keeps the herbs from running down your drain and getting in your ears and hair (for those of us with long hair, you know what I mean ) Now, the herbs diffuses their healing and other such magickal properties thru the cotton bag (picture a BIG cotton tea bag right full of aromatic blessed herbs) into the water and you get the benefits of all of these herbs AND a speedy cleanup 😉

I did take my first bath with the new set up last night, so I can tell you from experience, it was as wonderful as ever (and I got to bed much quicker when I was done)

For those of you convention bound, you might want to consider doing a Baron’s Purple Bath before your trip, to help you get read for the Big Fet Ghede Festivities that will be occuring! Doing the bath preconference to help celebrate Fet Ghede and The Baron and Maman Brigitte would be a wonderful thing to do and help you get the most out of this fantastic experience. Also, anyone who would just like to do some general cleansing before the convention to help open themselves up more to the blessings and learning that will be bestowed by our awesome Mambo could do a Milk of Damballah White Bath kit before hand 😉 Being cleansed and open to all the new and wonderful things that will be presented to you can only help enhance the experice for you.

I hope you try out a bath with the new herb set up! You will not be disappointed!

Much light and love (and see ALOT of you soon!)

Sister Bridget

September 18, 2008
Hit a Bump in the Road?

Hit a Bump in the Road?

Have you hit a bump in your spellcasting road? This happens sometimes! Do not fret! This happens from time to time and there are things you can do to get "over" it !

The FIRST thing I think anyone should do when they face a bump or unexpected twist or turn is to assess themselves 😉 We all know that spellwork can be at times emotional for some people, then add to that some unexpected news or event, and well, sometimes we enter the "glass is half empty" frame of mind. Sooooooo — anything you can do to get yourself back in balance before embarking on anything else would be so beneficial to you and your case. As always, consult with your caseworker for what would be most appropriate for your case, but several of the ritual baths — Milk of Damballah, LaSiren Aquamarine Shoals, The Baron’s Bath — might be quite applicable and help you get recharged! Then there is of course some White Candle Magick or if you already have a Cosmic Voodoo Healing Egg, a few sessions on yourself could do the trick.

Now, once you have yourself in a happier, more balanced place. Always consult your caseworker and keep them updates in the events of your case. The more informed they are, the better they can advise you. Very often a reading with Mambo Sam is just the ticket to helping you plan your strategy and further raise your spirits.

Dont let unexpected news or events turn you and your case on their respective ears 😉 Take a deep breath, do something good and kind for yourself, and consult your Spellmaker support system. We are here to help.

Light and Love,

Sister Bridget

September 15, 2008
Harvest Moon ~~~ 9-15-08

One of the more well known or commonly known full moons is the Harvest Moon. It has been the subject of much folk lore, poems, and there is even a famous song! The full harvest moon is the full Moon that occurs closest to the
autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in
September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of
harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this
Moon. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice, the chief Indian
staples, are now ready for gathering.

Often, the Harvest Moon seems to be bigger or brighter or more colorful
than other moons. These effects have to do with the seasonal tilt of
the earth. The warm color of the moon shortly after it rises is an
optical illusion, based on the fact that when the moon is low in the
sky, you are looking at it through a greater amount of atmospheric
particles than when the moon is overhead. The atmosphere scatters the
bluish component of moonlight (which is really reflected white light
from the sun), but allows the reddish component of the light to travel
a straighter path to your eyes. Hence all moons (and stars and planets)
look reddish when they are low in the sky.

According to NASA: The Harvest Moon is no ordinary full moon; it behaves in a special way.
      Throughout the year the Moon rises, on average, about 50 minutes later each day. But near the autumnal equinox, which comes this year on Sept. 22nd, the day-to-day difference in the local time of moonrise is only 30 minutes. The Moon will rise around sunset tonight–and not long after sunset for the next few evenings. That comes in handy for northern farmers who are working long days to harvest their crops before autumn. The extra dose of lighting afforded by the full Moon closest to the equinox is what gives the Harvest Moon its name.

There are many interesting stories and mythologies around this moon.

The Harvest Moon is also known as the Wine Moon, as this is a time after the grapes have been harvested and wine is made.

The Chinese Traditional name for this moon is the Chrysanthemum Moon.

Please check out Mambo Sam’s Blog about the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival ! It was great fun with Moon Cakes last year!

The Cherokee call this Nut Moon (because of harvesting some species of nuts from trees….not for the other reason you might be thinking 😉 )

The Choctaw call this the Mulberry Moon.

The Celts call this the Singing Moon as after the seasonal harvests are complete comes a time for acceptance,
mellowing, and rest after labor.
It has been so named in reference to the festive attitude known to
every laborer who has toiled to complete work necessary to the survival
of the community and now celebrates the completion of those labors.



Under the Harvest Moon
by Carl Sandburg

Under the harvest moon,
When the soft silver

Drips shimmering
Over the garden nights,
Death, the gray mocker,
Comes and whispers to you
As a beautiful friend
Who remembers.

   Under the summer roses
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.

The Harvest Moon by Longfellow

It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes
And roofs of villages, on woodland crests
And their aerial neighborhoods of nests
Deserted, on the curtained window-panes
Of rooms where children sleep, on country lanes
And harvest-fields, its mystic splendor rests!
Gone are the birds that were our summer guests,
With the last sheaves return the laboring wains!
All things are symbols: the external shows
Of Nature have their image in the mind,
As flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves;
The song-birds leave us at the summer’s close,
Only the empty nests are left behind,
And pipings of the quail among the sheaves.

However you choose to celebrate this moon, even if its just with a cup of tea and a few quiet moments in the grass appreciating it’s beauty, Happy Autumn Everyone!

Much Light and Love,

Sister Bridget

September 12, 2008
Quote for today ~~ 9.9.08

"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self respect leads to self discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power"

~~~ Clint Eastwood

September 9, 2008
Love Potion #9

Hello Spellcasters!

Well, its that time of the year again! Time to make up a fresh batch of the famous, powerful and magickal Love Potion #9.

Remember, use this potion responsibly. It is not our fault if you get what you ask for!

See you all around the stovetop tomorrow at 9 am.

Light and Love

Sister Bridget

September 8, 2008
~~~Healing Requests~~~

Hi There!

Along with being an Initiated Daughter of Marran Samantha Corfield and Parran Matthew Corfield in New Orleans Voodoo, I am also have been studying and practicing Reiki for many years. I am a Reiki Master and Teacher of both Usui-Tibetan and Karuna Reiki. If you would like to read more about Reiki, I have several articles posted here on my blog.

To submit a request, simply send me an email at bridget@spellmaker.com with your name and/or the name of the person (or animal- I love to work with pets as well!) you are requesting healing for. Every day, I will spend some time sending Reiki to everyone on the list.

Requests will be “cleaned out” on the first of each month unless you request otherwise. You are welcome to resubmit your request for as many months as you wish.

If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask.

Newly added to the Spellmaker.com arsenal of healing power offered is our Free Group Prayer Rituals. Check them out! You are welcome to join us in prayer or simply send in your request by email. Please see http://www.spellmaker.com/prayer.htm for details.

Also, please remember that Sister Candelaria’s prayer list and Mambo Sam’s Metaphysical Healing list are available for healing requests as well. Each method is different, each is powerful. If you or a loved one is in need, please do not hesitate to send in your requests.

Light and Love and In Service,

Sister Bridget

August 28, 2008
Readings by Sister Bridget

    Readings with Sister Bridget

As the initiated daughter of Mambo Samantha Corfield and Parran Matthew Corfield, Sister Bridget has received sacred tools and spiritual blessings of a true New Orleans Voodoo family directly from Mambo Sam and Parran Matt. This will aide her greatly in assisting you with these readings.

Sister Bridget was initiated into the family of Mambo Sam and Parran Matt as a Priestess of Ogoun. Under the guidance of Ogoun and teachings of her initiation, Sister Bridget can offer you different types of readings as well as being able to burn a special Voodoo lamp (with complete ritual) to Ogoun on your behalf. Information on all of readings and ritual offerings are below. If you still have questions after reading all the information, please write directly to Sister Bridget at bridget@spellmaker.com and she will gladly answer all questions.

*****NEW*****

911readings now available! please see www.spellmaker.com/bridget.htm

TAROT READINGS: While she does specialize in love readings, Sister Bridget can read for you on any subject that you desire. If you have done spellwork with us here at Spellmaker, she can also help you in obtaining guidance regarding the effects, efficacy, and possible challenges of your spellwork.

Readings are offered either by email, in a secure chatroom, or by phone. (Please note that doing your reading in the chatroom does allow Sister Bridget to send you a transcript of the reading for future reference. This is highly recommended) Explore the world of tarot with Sister Bridget! We promise you will not be disappointed in her skill, spiritual gifts, and kindness.

PENDULUM OF OGOUN READINGS: You may now also order either separately or with your tarot reading, a Pendulum of Ogoun reading with Sister Bridget. Sister Bridget will use her sacred pendulum to Ogoun, along with “answer charts” in order to get you guidance directly from Ogoun. With these pendulum readings it is important to know that this is Ogoun’s answer to your question, not Sister Bridget’s interpretation of information for you. She is going to ask the question directly to her power guardian lwa, Ogoun, and get the answer from the pendulum as it is guided by Ogoun. When you order a pendulum reading, please plan on discussing with Sister Bridget how to frame your questions to get the most accurate answer.

To order a reading please see http://www.spellmaker.com/bridget.htm . Be sure to follow the link in the confirmation email to fill out the form with your information.

Help with phrasing questions for Tarot:

For sure, we when coming into a reading, as a client you will have things you desire clarification on. Knowing how to phrase questions well will help you get the most possible benefit from your reading. Here are some basic guidelines.

The Tarot will give you an overview of a situation and let you know what will happen if you choose to either do nothing and continue the way you are going, or take another path. The tarot itself is more about insight and guidance that black and white answers. Open ended questions seem to work best. Here are some examples:

Can you give me insight into …

What do I need to understand about …

What is the meaning of …

What is the lesson or purpose of …

What are the circumstances underlying …

How can I improve my chances of …

How might I …

What do I need to know about . . . ?

What internal and external influences are affecting my goal to…?

What is the next step I need to take to achieve . . . ?

What is standing in the way of my . . . ?

How can I best overcome the obstacle of . . . ?

How can I be a better . . . ?

Which is the best choice between . . . ?

Asking closed ended questions limits the scope of advice that the cards can lend. Yes and No questions can be asked, but that then leaves us asking yet another question about what to do next. The cards themselves do not give specific names, places or dates. Although, general time frames can be interpreted by a skilled reader 😉 (We can address timelines in another post!) And always, if you are having trouble framing a question, just describe what it is you wish to know about, what information you are seeking, and we can work together on phrasing your question. No worries!

Keep in mind that there are always challenges and obstacles in life and the Tarot never gives an inevitable outcome but, rather, a possible one based on the circumstances presently surrounding your question.  Readings of any kind should be used as a tool to help you in deciding what to do next, what you can work towards changing, and what you decide to accept as your destiny. In other words, if you get a reading that doesn’t seem particularly good, what can you do to change that? If you couldn’t potentially change your future, then we at Spellmaker wouldn’t be here working so hard for you and with you!

Light and Love

Sister Bridget





November 29, 2007
Abre Camino Oil !

Resurrecting an oldie but a goodie! Enjoy!

Hi There!

I was sitting here trying hard to think of some wonderful idea to blog about and I just instinctively picked up the closest vial of Abre Camino Oil I could find and rubbed just a little on my wrists. Then, AHA! I realised I needed to put down a few words to talk up one of my most favorite products (Just ask Mambo…I would order this stuff by the quart if I could!) The literal translation of Abre Camino is "Road Opener" so that gives us a hint as to its properties. This oil is all about the removal of blockages, "opening roads," making things happen more smoothly and more quickly. It can help us open the door to new and better options for our future. Mambo Sam personally blends this oil at the shop herself, so you know it is made with the best essential oils and energy possible!

So, how can we use this wonderful stuff? Some ways I use this oil are:

***Blend with Samantha's Spiritual Annointing oil when doing White Candle Magick to help remove blockages and negativity and open the way for healing to occur.

***Place a capful in bathwater and soak for a bit just before going to bed. This is especially helpful for folks trying hard to remember their dreams or using one of the Vivid Dreams Gris Gris Bags.

***Placing a few drops on your pulse points when entering a challenging situation or are feeling blocked in any way about any thing (like writer's block).

****Mix a few drops with any potion or oil that you might wear for an enhanced effect.

***Place a few drops on the top of your St Expedite candle and concentrate on what you want that candle to "hurry up" for you while you rub the oil in.

***Rub a few drops on the candles for your love doll or cosmic voodoo egg .

***Possibilities abound! You almost can not use this oil incorrectly! If you have any questions, or have an idea you are unsure about, just run it by your caseworker!

Light and Love

Sister Bridget

October 12, 2007
About Sister Bridget…..

Hi!

Welcome !

I am an initiated daughter of Mambo Samantha and Parran Matthew Corfield in New Orleans Voodoo. I am a Founding member of the family, as well as a Priestess of Ogoun. I am also in charge of the caseworkers at Spellmaker.com as well as a long time caseworker myself.

I have been working with Spellmaker clients for many years now. You can read about my own experiences as a Spellmaker client here.

Mambo Sam set up this blog for clients to get to know our staff better, so here I am to tell you some things about myself. My full time job is in health care. I work from home in the evenings doing my casework, rituals and tarot readings . I have also been taught by my mother, Mambo Sam, the art of Voodoo Lamps.

My favorite flower is the Sunflower (altho Roses are great, too!) My favorite authors are Caroline Myss, Gary Zukav, Brian Weiss, Stephen King, Nora Roberts and Jane Austen. I like scarey movies and sappy movies. I believe chocolate should be a food group! Have you ever tried See’s Awesome Peanut Brittle bars??? They really are awesome! My favorite drink is the Hurricane and well, anything with rum. I drink alot of ice tea, especially late at night while I’m trying to clear out my inbox 🙂 For music I like Steve Halpern and Deuter and also the Bruce’s (Springsteen and Hornsby)and Jimmy Buffell because wherever Jimmy is, it is warm and there are drinks. I am an animal lover. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, a couple of bunnies and a parrot. Did you know I have a myspace page ? I am on Facebook and Twitter (@sisterbridget) well. Please stop by and sign up as a friend!

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading about me. If you have any questions at all or if I can help you in anyway, or just want to say “Hi” please drop me an email at bridget@spellmaker.com

October 6, 2007