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  • Father’s Day!

    Greetings everyone – and a Happy Father’s Day to all the good Dads out there.  🙂

    I cannot help by remember my own father on this special day.  He has been gone for many years, but his memory and spirit are with me always.  He is the reason for many things in my life:  My ability to cook like a professional chef (he was one, I am not!), my sense of humor, my work ethic, the way I treat people, and so much more.

    Even though my Dad never met a bottle of Chivas Regal that he didn’t like, he never sacrificed his family for a drink.  He was a hard working, hard drinking, hard playing man – an old salty dog from the Navy and a straight shooter.  He didn’t believe in lying, even though there were times would that would have been easier.   He believed in treating his employees with fairness and dignity even though most of them were Black at a time in the South where most Black employees weren’t treated well at all.   He took being called by racist names from his friends with aplomb and pragmatism simply saying they were "ignorant" and leaving it at that. 

    My Dad drove me and my friends anywhere we wanted to go; picking up a gang of pre-teen and then teen girls and putting us in his van and dropping us off at the mall, the lake, and anywhere else we wanted to go.  I almost regretted learning to drive because then Daddy didn’t need to take us anywhere anymore!

    He played poker with Mafia guys and I sat on his knee while he did it!  I ran into one of those fellas a couple of years ago in New Orleans.  He was just as old as he could be, but he still remembered me and my father!

    My Dad was, by his own admission, far from perfect as a man, but he was absolutely perfect as a father.  Thank you, Daddy!!!

    So blessings out there to all the Good Dads!

    Love, Mambo Sam

  • How Do You Get Along with You?

    Greetings everyone!   Every day I am blessed to communicate with my clients, friends, and family from Spellmaker!  Many times I am privileged to do a consultation with you or in some other way hear your story and offer you guidance and advice.

    More and more lately I find that so many of you have lost sight of who you are.  There are those of you who seem to question your choices so much that you end up not making a choice.  There are others of you who seem to have fallen into self-hate, self-criticism, and general self-loathing.  🙁   It makes me so sad to see this happening!

    So that brings up the question that is the title of this post:  How Do You Get Along with You?  Something that I believe happens, especially when you have been working on something such as a relationship case for a long time, is that you tend to lose sight of yourself!  We get so focused on working on the person we wish to have as our love that we forget that we, too, have the role of "self" to play in our own lives!

    I find this especially true of my female clients – you end up having such an earnest desire to be loved, that you forget to love the most important person – YOU!  I cannot help but think sometimes that if you put as much effort into loving yourself as you do to your love spell work then that work would come to fruition a heck of a lot faster.

    So remember, just take some time today to remember who you are, love yourself, and try to get along with YOU!

    Love, Mambo Sam

  • FREE SHIPPING and 15% off right now!

    Hello everyone!  I know a lot of us are really feeling the crunch of the high gas prices and resulting high prices for food and everything else in our lives.  Obviously, because of the high fuel prices, shipping costs have gone up and up and up! 

    However, to try to help out a little bit, we are right now offering not only 15% off all products on the website (www.spellmaker.com), but we are also offering FREE SHIPPING.  We are only able to offer this for our customers in the USA. 

    So do take advantage!  No matter how much you buy or the weight, your shipping will be absolutely free right now.

    Stay cool!

    Love, Mambo Sam

  • Products to help you grow your Intuition.

    OK, so now that I have spammed you all with articles about Intuition for the past 2 weeks, here are some recommendations of items that can help you build that intuitive muscle:

    1. This one is MY personal favorite : the LaSiren Aquamarine Shoals Blue Bath Kit. LOVE IT ! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

    2. White Image Candle Magick kits  especially wonderful to mix a few drops of Abre Camino Oil in the Anointing Oil that comes with the candle kit and ask for any blocks there might be to your intuition to be removed.

    3. Discover Hidden Secrets Charm

    4. New Orleans Voodoo Self Improvement Doll

    5. Cosmic Voodoo Power Gris Gris Bag I actually have this bag right on hand when I do my tarot card readings 🙂 Wont read without it!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Intuition — Your Inner Guide

    What I loved about this article was the last paragraph! (#4)! I mean, sometimes we can get one little piece of information that just doesnt fit anywhere else …. and its possible to worry it to death or make a mountain out of a mole hill 😉 Sometimes, its just a red herring.

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Intuition – Your Inner Guide

    by: Anne Walsh

    Have you ever thought about someone out of the blue?and then they 
    called you. Have you ever made a decision that everyone else thought 
    was crazy, but you knew was right for you..and it worked out 
    perfectly? Have you ever followed your gut instinct on something and 
    was proved gloriously RIGHT! If any of these have happened to you, you 
    have experienced the power of intuition. Most of us at some stage wish 
    we could have an inner guide that would tell us the right thing to do. 
    The good news is that we do have an inner guide, the bad news is that 
    the message can be fuzzy!

    Benefits of being guided by intuition

    So what are the benefits of following your intuition as opposed to 
    listening to the promptings of parents, partners and others? First of 
    all, this begins to give you confidence in your own judgment. It helps 
    you judge whether this person or opportunity is the right one for 
    you?even if it may not seem so on paper. Secondly I have never met 
    anyone who regretted following their intuition. Yes it may have meant 
    making a difficult decision but it WAS the right ultimate decision for 
    them. Many great business deals have been gone through on a hunch?or 
    intuition?

    Developing your intuition

    1. Recognition: I have relied on intuition for making most of my major 
    decisions but I still have difficulty sometimes distinguishing between 
    it and just a passing thought, so here are some guidelines I use?

    a. Feeling: What’s the feeling around it? If it’s gentle that’s 
    usually a sign of intuition. Something that is fear-based and urgent 
    is not intuition.

    b. Persistent: You find that you keep having the same thought about 
    something, check it out.

    c. Messages: You find that the issue crops up again in all sorts of 
    ways..it gets mentioned on the news, you hear it in passing 
    conversation.

    2. Trust. So after you have got these messages and confirmation, if 
    you wish to use this, you actually need to do something about it. You 
    must learn to trust this feeling. Follow promptings and see where they 
    lead you?

    3. Openness: Be open to where intuition can lead you. One thing I can 
    promise you..is that you will be surprised and delighted by where it 
    leads you..

    4. Sometimes it doesn’t mean anything. This is one thing I have 
    noticed about being guided by intuition. Sometimes hunches and gut 
    instincts don’t actually seem to mean anything?but we don’t know that 
    until afterwards?so accept that you may have the odd intuitive red 
    herring!

    So this week begin paying attention to your hunches. Call that friend, 
    read that book, make that call?and who knows what delightful things 
    could come to your door..

    About The Author

    Anne Walsh is a life coach based in Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Ogoun’s Special Oil

    Hello everyone!  As many of you know, we are planning to resume our chat classes on April 23, 2008, with a special ritual to honor one of our favorite lwa, Ogoun Feraille.    He is syncretized with St. George and April 23 is St. George’s feast day.  So we will honor both Ogoun Feraille and St. George on this day.

    Many of you have responded to the idea that we are offering a special ritual pack to be used either together with us when we are doing the ritual online or at any other time that you desire.  I am really happy to see such a great response to honoring Ogoun!

    In this ritual pack is a special voodoo oil that Parran Matt and I have formulated especially for Ogoun.  This is actually partially a formulation that I came up with several years ago for Ogoun.  However, with some special input from Paran Matt, this oil feels even more powerful than it did to start with!  There is a "Fire and Iron" concept to this oil, representing some of the most venerated aspects of Ogoun.  If it turns out that you all like it as much as we think you will, we will certainly start to carry it on a regular basis.

    I cannot wait until you all try it out!

    Love, Mambo SamMonarchogoun

  • Chat Class Resumes Wednesday, April 23!

    Greetings everyone!  Happy Sunday to you.  I hope you are enjoying a peaceful and relaxing day.

    I am thrilled to announce that we will be resuming our online chat classes on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time!  If you are not registered for chat may I ask, WHY NOT?  😉   If you are a Spellmaker client, past or present, you are entitled to attend these teaching sessions absolutely free.  Please write to us at office@spellmaker.com for information on how to register for class if you are not already signed up!

    April 23 will mark a very special class for us.  This is the traditional day for the feast of St. George.  St. George is often syncretized with one of our favorite lwa – Ogoun!  To that end, we will be starting back to class with a bang by doing a special ritual for Ogoun and St. George to call upon them for strength, power, health, "slaying of dragons," and much, much more.  If there is something/someone that you need to power over to help your spell casting case along, then you don’t want to miss doing this ritual.

    We have put together a  special Ogoun/St. George ritual pack  that you can use in conjunction with the online ritual.  You can join in the ritual without using this pack, but obviously it certainly will be greatly enhanced if you can use it. 

    I look forward to seeing you all in chat class again!

    Love, Mambo Sam

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  • Moving Forward vs. Moving On

    Happy Saturday everyone.  I hope it is Spring weather where you are and you are enjoying some sunshine and warm breezes! 

    I wanted to discuss a little bit with you about hearing that dreaded statement, "It's time to move on."  You often hear these words in reference to a lost relationship, loss of someone or something important in your life, job loss, etc.  Some well-meaning friend, relative, or counselor may tell you that it is time to "move on."

    The trouble with that statement in general is that no one wants to hear it!  It sounds trite, cliche', and meaningless!  Move on???  I don't want to "move on."  I have an unresolved, unrequited situation.  I have no way to move on!  And that is exactly the problem with being told to move on:  The person telling you that really does have your best interest at heart; they are tired of seeing you unhappy.  Unfortunately, telling you to move on isn't helping because it seems that no one can tell you exactly where it is you are moving on to!

    Without resolution of the situation, you cannot move on from it.  For most of us the translation of "move on" is "give up."  Admit failure.  You have been defeated.  You cannot win.  Everything about those two little words screams of a negative impact on your life.  Leave behind what you love.  None of us wants to do that and as human beings most of us will fight and struggle against moving on.  That's because most of the time we should not be moving on, we should be moving forward.

    Moving forward is a positive action.  It does not mean that we are giving up, admitting defeat, or accepting failure.  What it does mean is that we are not going to let the situation that we have not yet conquered stop us from moving forward to new and exciting challenges! 

    Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that moving forward is easy.  But it is easier than "moving on" because it doesn't mean leaving anything behind! Just because you have not achieved the results you want in a situation doesn't mean that you have to move on and leave that situation behind!  However, I do encourage you to always move forward.  Accept new challenges, new people, and new projects into your life.  Don't allow a not-yet-conquered situation to rule your life in such a way that you miss out on the new and wonderful things that can happen to you.  Sometimes we need to compartmentalize our lives in such a way to remember that we still have a particular goal that is long term, but we also want to enjoy the success we can achieve in other goals, too!

    If you just wallow in your seeming defeat or if you try to put those unresolved things behind you without resolution, you will find yourself stuck in the same old unhappiness day after day.  As human beings we should always be moving forward.  This does not mean to leave our old hopes and dreams behind.  Take them along for the ride!!  You may even find that you discover new ways to conquer even the most difficult of situations! 

    Love, light, and peace,
    Mambo Samantha Corfield
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  • Quick Communication Spell

    Hello everyone!  Many times throughout the course of spell work we are not in communication with the person we are working on.  This might be temporary due to circumstances or it might be due to the fact that you have lost all communication with the person.  It is so difficult sometimes NOT to be in contact with that special person.  I completely understand that and am offering you this "Quick Communication Spell" that you can use to try to help foster a contact with your intended!

    Now please understand, there are some periods of time in spell work when it may actually be better NOT to be in communication with the object of your desire.  For instance, sometimes things are too rocky between you and the communication will degenerate into an argument or harsh words.   As you all know, that is not good for your spell work.  🙂 But no worries with the little "quick spell" outlined below:  If you are not supposed to be in communication with your HD, it simply won’t work for you. 

    Here’s what you need:

    • Two gender-specific figure candles (one to represent you, one to represent the person you want to contact you).  You can use ones from candle magick kits from us – white, pink, or red will work fine and you can even do this spell with candles you are using right now as long as it is for the same person.
    • Some kind of picture that represents the form of communication you want to use (a picture of a phone, computer, etc.).

    Here’s what you do:

    • One candle represents you and one candle represents the person you want to communicate with you.  (If using our candle magick kits, you still will do all the "regular" instructions of the candle kit.)
    • Face the candles towards each other, so that they are "looking" at each other, about six inches apart.
    • On the picture of the communication form write:  "Johnny (insert the name of your HD), I want to hear from you.  Please call (or email, or whatever you have chosen) me.  I promise this will be a good communication for both of us."    (And you have to really mean that – don’t use this spell if you are angry and are going to be upset or petulant when the person calls! You will be defeating your own purpose.)
    • Place the picture on the table (or other surface you are using) with the writing facing upwards.
    • Do the normal ritual for the candle magick kits (if that is what you are using), this time meditating only on communicating with this person, how well the conversation will go, what nice things you will talk about, etc. (If you are using these candles for another purpose, you can return to that purpose next session.)
    • When you are finished with the ritual and have extinguished the candles, pour a little bit of the candle wax from both candles (at the same time) on the paper.  Concentrate on you and the person "melding" together in conversation.  It just takes a small amount. Be careful not to burn yourself!
    • When the candle wax is cooled and hardened, fold the paper in on itself (over the candle wax). If the paper doesn’t stay together, you can tie it with string or ribbon so that it makes a nice, neat little package.
    • Keep the paper somewhere safe until you hear from the person you are wanting to contact you OR seven days has passed.  (If you are doing spell work, you can keep the paper on your altar.  If you working with a love doll you can keep the paper with the doll.  You can keep the paper with any of our magickal work that you might be doing.)  Once you have heard from them OR seven days have passed, you can just throw the paper away – that spell is done. It either works within seven days or it doesn’t work (for whatever reason).  If it didn’t work in seven days, try it again!  🙂  It really does work quite often.  However, as I said, sometimes there is a REASON you are not in communication with a person. On the other hand, it doesn’t hurt to try and this is relatively easy to do.  🙂 

    General Info:  This spell would be categorized as a "one time" spell – it doesn’t mean the person will keep communicating with you necessarily.  So you may need to do it again.   For some people with whom communication is sparse or difficult, it might be a good idea to keep a set of candles around to work with just for this spell.

    Have fun!

    Love,  Mambo Sam

  • Readings by Sister Bridget

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    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.

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    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

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