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  • Some Ideas About Combination Work!

    Happy Monday, everyone!
    Lately it seems that a number of you have had some questions about combination work. I suppose first off, we should talk a little bit about what combination work actually is.

    What we here at Spellmaker term combination work is when you are working with adjunct work, such as candle magick kits, voodoo doll work, Cosmic Voodoo™ Eggs, etc. These are products that are generally used to enhance, strengthen, or work on details during or after one has used the regular Cosmic Voodoo™ spell kits.

    So what I would like to do is go over a series of ways to use certain products over the next few days. Feel free to ask any questions you have simply by commenting in the comment section below. 🙂

    So today I would like to talk about the Red Mummy Candles. Most often we recommend that these candles be used to open up communication between yourself and someone else, or perhaps even two people that you would like to communicate better with each other. For instance, let's say that you have a man in your life who doesn't get along well with your children or your children don't accept him in your life. In that case, you could use the Red Mummy to petition for that man and your children to open up communication between themselves, separately from you, to build their own relationship.

    For the most part, however, we use the Red Mummy to help us with communication between ourselves and someone else. So that is great! However, you can also use that Red Mummy in combination with, for instance, a white gender candle(appropriate to the sex of the person that you want to work on) to petition away negative energy from a bad argument, or any other type of negative communication you had with a person. If you need a person to "forget" a bad incident between you, then you can use the white male or female candle along with a Red Mummy to facilitate that.

    The Red Mummy could also be used with your love doll to open up communication between you and the person you love – to make that communication loving and sweet and romantic.

    Since communication is KEY to any and all relationships, using the Red Mummy in combination with almost any of your other adjunct products can help bring about the type of communication you want and help insure that you get that perfect dialogue going with that someone special.

    In many instances, you could use, for instance, two white image candles – let's say you are a male/female couple – one white image candle to represent you, one to represent your intended, and also use the Red Mummy. In this way you can petition to open up that communication between the two of you, stating HOW you want it to happen, WHEN, and WHAT is the nature that you want the communication to take. You could also use it with a red set of image candles, pink set, etc., depending on what kind of communication you want: Positive where there has been something negative happening to your communication with this person (use white candles with the Red Mummy. Romantic where things have been cold (use the pink candles with the Red Mummy). Passionate and loving where loving communication has been at a stalemate (use the red candles).

    I am sure you can think of many ways yourself to use the Red Mummy; just think in terms of communicating with that person you want to be with! I would love to hear the creative ways some of you have come up with to use the Red Mummy in combination with other products. We talked a lot about this in class. Have any of you used those techniques? How did it work out for you?

    If you are confused on how to use this kind of combination work, please ask your caseworker! They are there to help you! 🙂 It can be a little tricky trying to use more than one product at a time in combination with each other, but it can be done. Just ask if you need help with it!

    Love, light, and peace,
    Mambo Sam

  • 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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  • Erzulie’s Oil and Incense!

    Greetings everyone!  🙂  Hope you are having a beautiful Wednesday!



    Of course as most of you know, we did our wonderful Valentine’s Ritual to the beautiful Vodou love goddess, Erzulie Freda. We love doing this ritual every year for everyone!


    This year was a little bit different in that we offered a special one-day ritual pack that you could do at home when we did the ritual here at the office. That ritual pack is still available, by the way, because it is the kind of ritual you could do anytime!


    MANY of you asked about the oil and incense that was included in that ritual pack and asked if we would carry it separately. Although it was originally our intention just to have it for the ritual pack, since so many of you asked, we are now offering it separately.


    The Erzulie’s Love Apple™ Incense was a huge hit with all of you! 🙂 It is really wonderful and the smell is just divine. So we are now including it with our other incense offerings. Right now, it is available just on the Erzulie Freda Page, but we will be putting on the other pages soon.


    The Erzulie’s All that Glitters™ Love Oil was a great hit with you, too. Many of you have asked if you could use it with your Voodoo Sex Magick products that we are now offering. Yes, you can, and you can also use the Erzulie’s incense with your sex magick.


    If you are confused on how to use these products (or any other product, for that matter), please talk to your caseworker!


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Sam

  • 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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  • Feedback on the Sobo Ritual 😉

    Hey there!

    I have had many emails from clients with positive feedback and results from the Spellmaker Family's most recent Sobo Wealth and Security Ritual done on St. Patrick's Day.

    Please, anyone who would like to share their experiences, please do post them in the comments here!

    Also, I have received some emails asking what can be done to keep that good prosperity energy flowing. For sure, following up the Sobo ritual with either a Lots of Luck or Big Money Spell casting would be a great way  to do that.  If you arent up to a full nine day casting at this time, any of the Green candle magick kits would be helpful . Another greatly underutilized product that is just wonderful  for wealth and  money issues is the LaSiren  Aquamarine  Shoals  Bath kit!

    Check them out!

    Blessings to you all.

    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

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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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  • Workplace Etiquette Article

    Greetings everyone!
    Many of you petitioned for new jobs or getting a job during our Sobo Ritual yesterday. In the spirit of “it has already happened” I am going to assume that many of you who are not working will be working soon!

    In doing Get a Job spells for many people over the years, I have noticed that when they tell me the story of what happened on their last job(s), they often have little insight into why they were unable to keep a job. 🙂

    This article came across my desk and having had more than a few management jobs in my life, I felt like this was a good one! So many of us walk into the workplace with little or not cognizance of what we should or should not do! Even for a seasoned professional, a little reminder never hurt.

    Since I know many of you out-of-work folks will soon be getting a job here is an article by Rachel Zupek!

    Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

    Some people are men and women of few words — to work in an office with such people is a blessing. Most workers, however, are stuck in a workplace where they hear about everything from a co-worker’s baby-making plans to his estranged relationship with his father.


    Talking about such topics might be OK to share over cocktails with your best friend — they are not OK for the workplace. Because people spend more time at the office with co-workers than anywhere (or anyone) else, some workers have trouble drawing the line between business and friendship, says Susan Solovic, co-founder and CEO of SBTV.com, and author of three books, including “Reinvent Your Career: Attain the Success You Desire and Deserve.” “It’s a social environment as well as a work environment. However, you must remember: While you can be friendly and develop a good rapport, business is business and friendship is friendship.”


    These days, your job security is unstable enough as it is. The last thing you need is to make an off-the-cuff remark that gets you fired (or shunned from the likes of your co-workers). To help keep your career on track, here are 10 things you should never say or discuss in the workplace:


    1. “That’s not my job.” When you boil things down, everyone does things that “aren’t their job.” If everyone complained that a certain task wasn’t in the offer they signed, the labor force would be in more trouble than it already is. If someone asks for your help, take it as a compliment. He or she obviously values your input or thinks your skills would be good fit for the task. Not only will it help earn good office karma (you never know when you’ll need help from other colleagues), but it never looks good to only do the bare minimum. And no boss wants to hear those four words!


    2. “I don’t mind helping you with that.” (With a fake smile pasted on your face.) There’s nothing worse than someone who offers to help and then complains about it later. If you take on a task with a smile but don’t really want to do it, your help is as good as no help at all. When you work without enthusiasm, it’s never your best effort. Plus, don’t say you’ll do something if you have no intention of actually completing the task or you’ll earn a reputation as an unreliable person. Your colleagues are relying on you, so your decision not to follow through impacts their jobs, too.


    3. “Don’t tell anyone I said this, but … ” Anytime you start a sentence with that phrase, you’re asking for one thing: The recipient of your knowledge to, indeed, tell someone you said that. If it’s really a secret, keep it to yourself. Whether you know someone in the office got pregnant by the mail guy or you found out what the boss makes, you’re going to get credit for spreading the news. Plus, if a co-worker is gossiping with you, most likely he or she will gossip about you.


    4. “I haven’t gotten a raise, EVER.” Since most employers base salary increase on productivity (not longevity), asking for a raise based on how long you’ve been with the company or how long it’s been since your last one will tell your boss only that you want more money — not that you deserve it. Instead, prove the raise is merited.


    5. “I’m so … stressed out/busy/sick of working here.” Constant complaints about your workload, stress levels or the company will quickly make you the kind of person who never gets invited to lunch. If you don’t agree with company policies and procedures, address it through official channels or move on.


    6. “I have insert weird, gross or inappropriate medical condition here .” Nobody cares about your aches and pains, the weird fungus on your foot, your infertility woes or the bad gas you got from eating Chinese food last night. To your employer, your constant medical issues make you seem like an expensive, high-risk employee. And to your co-workers, you seem like an attention-seeking hypochondriac.


    7. “Whom did you vote for?” or “What religion are you?” The old adage that you shouldn’t discuss politics or religion is as true today as ever before. People have strong, passionate views on both topics and you may alienate a co-worker or be viewed negatively based on your views in a way that could impact your career.


    8. “I got so trashed last night …” It’s perfectly fine to have fun after work, but don’t brag about your drunken escapades to your boss. The fact that you showed up for work despite still recovering from a massive hangover might be impressive, but it means nothing if you spend the day recounting your activities versus working. Not to mention, sharing that information makes you look unprofessional and unreliable.


    9. “I don’t have time for that.” In case you didn’t realize, everybody’s busy. If your boss asks you to do something, chances are it’s not really an option. If your main concern is accomplishing the task on time, be honest and tell that to your boss. Mention how busy your schedule is but that you can accommodate the request if some other projects are rearranged. You’ll show that you take each assignment seriously and only want to turn in your best work.


    10. “I just bought a $1,000 watch for the boss.” While the spirit of keeping up with the Joneses is alive and well in the workplace, constantly sharing how much you spent on gifts, meals or outings will only have others annoyed. Not only will it seem like you’re bragging, but you don’t want others speculating on the lifestyle you’re living — or if you’re



    End of Article


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Sam

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Sobo Ritual Day!

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Luck o’the Irish to ya!

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    Of course we are doing the wonderful Sobo ritual today! 🙂 We will definitely post pictures! We cannot wait to get started and hope that all of your petitions are answered.


    We will be working with Sobo, Damballah, and, of course, dear St. Patrick today, working towards wealth and security and luck for everyone who has asked us to petition on their behalf.


    Even if you are not able to do the ritual today, take a little bit of time to say a prayer, or light a candle, or just wish good thoughts to those who are in need. Obviously, many of us are being affected by this economy. Some people are much worse off than others, though, and our hearts and prayers go out to them first.


    St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday and so it is a great time to put out positive energy and positive thoughts towards things! It is pretty easy to imagine that pot of gold at the end of EVERYONE’S rainbow!! So put that great spin on everything today – luck and wealth for all!


    Off we go to get the ritual started!


    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield


    Potogoldwithclover

  • Pay Someone an Amazing Compliment Day

    Happy Monday Everyone!
    Yes, I, Mambo Sam, just declared a national holiday! LOL. It is “Pay Someone an Amazing Compliment” Day.

    Nothing makes people feel better than to hear something wonderful about themselves. Choose a stranger, someone you know, someone you love, someone you wish you liked better… it doesn’t matter who it is!

    Tell a harried lady in the supermarket that her hair looks wonderful. Tell that coworker that you don’t particularly like how nice she looks today. Tell someone you love WHY you love them, even if you think they already know! There are endless, wonderful possibilities for paying others amazing compliments.

    If you go throughout your day looking for wonderful things about people, you might just discover something you might have otherwise missed!

    We spend so much time worrying about and playing into negativity! Why not spend a whole day just looking for opportunities to say nice things to people you encounter? Really go out of your way… seek the opportunities to say something nice to as many people as possible.

    Now, of course, I am not saying just make stuff up! Maybe you might have to stretch the truth a bit, but that’s okay. You just might make someone’s day! There is nothing wrong with that. 🙂

    I would love to hear about your experiences! Oh and Happy Pay Someone an Amazing Compliment Day – YOU look beautiful today. 🙂

    Love, light, and peace,
    Mambo Sam

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