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  • Papa Alegba Month is Almost Here!

    Happy Day-Before-Friday, everyone!

    I cannot believe that it is almost Papa Alegba Month here at Spellmaker! Every year we dedicate June to Papa Alegba since he has THREE feast days in June (13, 21, and 29)! 

    This is the month where we do three free rituals here in the Spellmaker office and you can send in your petitions to be included in all three of the rituals.  If you care to do some work on your own, we also have great products for Papa Alegba on his page on the Spellmaker website!

    On that same page is lots of information about Papa, how to serve him, what his offerings are, etc.

    One thing I wanted to talk about is why keys are so important to Papa!  No self-respecting Vodouisant would ever throw away old keys! Nope, those go right on Papa's altar!  Remember, he is the gatekeeper, the mediary between our world and the world of the lwa – no work gets done without his permission!  We must always ask his permission to travel to and from (and to allow the lwa to travel to and from) our different worlds.

    A little trick that I use, and I know have talked about this before, but I feel like it is worth repeating – is to designate certain old keys for certain things.  For instance, I have three keys that I use with money work.  I have 7 old keys that I use for luck work – I think you get the idea!  When I start any of that type of work for myself and Parran Matt, those keys go on whatever altar I am working from. Those particular keys have been dedicated to Papa, by me, for those specific purposes. In this way, I feel like I get a little extra "oomph" from my work by having particular keys for him for the things for which I am asking!

    If nothing else, just throw all your old keys in a bowl and just keep them around.  (Warning:  People will start to think you collect keys and you will find keys showing up everywhere!  LOL)  Dedicate them to Papa Legba and put that bowl of keys on whatever altar you are using for work.  Believe me, he will love them and it will help unlock many doors for you!  😉

    Love, light, and peace, Mambo Samantha Corfield

    www.spellmaker.com

     
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  • And so it begins!

    Papa Legba Month – 2011  🙂

    Happy Monday everyone!  A very special day today!  Of course we begin our amazing triple rituals to Papa Legba today AND a very happy birthday to my son, Ira.  :-)  I just don't know how the heck he got to be 39 when I am only 35!  LOL LOL LOL  Seriously, a wonderful day all around.

    I hope you have all sent in your letters to be included in the free rituals.  If not, it is not too late, just visit the Papa Alegba Page and visit the link to send in your letter.

    Now we all know that Papa is there to open doors for us, smooth the path, and in general make things easier. Remember though that you can be quite creative in what you are asking.  Papa is the great interpreter.  He speaks and understands all languages.  A very good petition to him is to make yourself and your intentions understood.  This might be in a love case, but it could be for anything.  Perhaps you are having trouble understanding your teenage children and they you.  Remember Papa works BOTH ways – to help you be understood, but also to help you understand.

    Many times during spell work we forget to ask for ourselves to understand what is happening and why.  Most often we forget to try to understand what role we play or played in what is happening to us!  Without self-awareness most things are doomed to failure.  Ask Papa to help you understand what your role is in whatever situation you find yourself in.  I am not saying that you should assign the "blame" for things onto yourself.  However, we can easily get wrapped up in what we want someone else to do and forget that there are things that we, too, need to do to improve the situation.

    Many times people visualize Papa has their grandfather or trusted uncle or elder male confidante.  I think all of these are wonderful visualizations.  Talk to him!  Have a cup of coffee and a little treat with him (yes, a little treat for you, too!).  Ask him for the awareness that you need to truly see your situation and to understand and be understood.   Most all situations are a two-way street, though we generally tend to get wrapped up in only one way – the way that gets us what we want.  Or so we think!  Learning both sides of the street is a sure path to success. 

    Have a great day everyone!

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com

    Legba Picture is COPYRIGHT! © Erzulie Red Eyes Art and Spirit 2010-2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     

  • Papa Legba Songs.

    Hello~

    Seeing how we are in the middle of Papa Legba month, thought it would be nice to share some songs with each other that we use when working with dear Papa. Please feel free to post a reply and let us know what song(s) you find that Papa really likes. You never know, there could be a prize again this time….

    I'll  start, tho its one we all know about. And kudos to Khouzhan Athena and her lovely video!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Papa Legba lyrics

    (Talking Heads Version)

    You'll be, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, magnet for money
    You'll be, mm-mm-mm-mm, magnet for love
    You'll feel, hmm, light in your body
    Now I'm gonna say, gonna say these words:
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo
    It might hmm-mmm-mm-mm…It might rain money
    It might hm-hi-hi-hi…It might rain fire
    Now I'm gonna call,
    Gonna call on Legba.
    Get yourself a sign
    Get your love and desire.
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempou
    Papa Legba,
    Come and open the gate.
    Papa Legba,
    To the city of camps.
    Now, we're your children
    Come and ride your horse
    In the night
    In the night
    Come and ride your horse
    There is a queen
    Of six sevens and nines
    Dust in your garden
    Poison in your mind
    There is a king
    That will steal your soul
    Din't let him catch you,
    Don't let him get control.
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo
    Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo
    Papa Legba,
    Come and open the gate
    Papa Legba,
    To the city of camps
    Now, we're your children
    Come and ride your horse
    In the night
    In the night, come and ride your horse
    In the night
    In the night, come and ride your horse
    In the night
    In the night, come and ride your horse

  • Papa Legba Ritual Photos Updated.

    Hi there,

    I have updated this photo album to include pictures from yesterdays ritual to Papa Legba and St. Anthony. It was such a wonderful experience and the energy was awesome. And we get to keep on going all month working with Papa 😉 Hope your experience was as splendid as mine! Enjoy the photos.

    In Service,

    Sister Bridget

  • June Full Moon ~~ Sunday, June 7, 2009

    June's full moon is known by many other names, with some interesting lore behind each.

    Full Strawberry Moon – This name was universal to
    every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon.
    Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries
    comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that
    occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!

    The Green Corn Moon, The Flower Moon, The Planting Moon.

    It is sometimes known as the Full Flower Moon since in most areas of the country flowers are abundant.

    The Honey Moon as this is typically the first month in North America when honey can be harvested.

    Lotus Moon in Chinese astrology.

    Moon of the Horses in Celtic Lore.

    Native Americans did not domesticate cows, so it was these settlers who
    named the May full moon the Milk Moon. During May cows, goats, and
    sheep enjoy sprouting weeds, grasses, and herbs in the pastures and
    produce lots of rich milk, full of vitamins.

    Here is a poem about this moon:

    Flower Moon

    May Moon, Milk moon, you hide
    in the rain. Meadows are wild
    with lupine, columbine and phlox.
    Tulips and violets open their hearts.

    It is time to plant the corn. Young
    squirrels practice mating in the garden,
    all four in a tumble of spring, taking
    turns being boy, being girl. Flower Moon,

    this year you bring sorrow, and pain. Old
    friends fade; old knees complain of the rain.
    Corn Planting Moon, sixty times I have slept
    beneath you. Milk Moon, smile on me.

            ~~~~anon.

    I2mages

  • Papa Legba Month!

    Hi everyone! Hopefully by now you have received the special email about June being Papa Legba month at www.spellmaker.com!


    We will be doing three FREE main rituals on the feast days of the three saints with which Papa is syncretized. These three feast days all fall in June, thus our proclamation of June as Papa Alegba Month at Spellmaker! (June 13-Saint Anthony,June 21-Saint Lazarus,June 29-St. Peter). We will also be doing rituals throughout the month of June, but the main rituals will be on those days.


    Of course, we are encouraging yuo to you to send in a letter with your petitions that you would like to be included in the rituals for Papa Alegba. When writing your letter, please be sure that you are writing the letter to Papa Alegba himself, and be sure that your letter is appropriate. For example, you would NOT write to Papa Alegba asking, “Please make Johnny love me.” However, if yours is a love case you could ask Papa to “Please open communication between Johnny and I so that he can see the love in my heart.” The difference is subtle, but important. You could also ask Papa to remove blockages and clear the path between you and the one you love.


    Communication is such a huge part of all relationships of any kind – love, work, friends, etc. Remember, Papa not only speaks all languages but has the ability to translate all languages. So asking him to “translate” your words into words that someone else can understand is a really good petition.


    Of course, if you do not have a love situation, you could ask that Papa open the gate and clear the path to any goal that you have in mind. You can ask for anything, but to be most effective, try to be sure that what you are asking is within the scope of Papa!


    To be included in these rituals, please email your petition to papalegba@spellmaker.com. There is no charge at all to be included in these rituals and you do not need to purchase anything at all. If you do have or will be getting the Papa Alegba Knock-Knock™ Ritual Kit, or any of the other products, using them on the days we are doing the rituals will maximize their effectiveness for you! You certainly could just light some candles and use Papa’s oil and incense or take the Papa Alegba Clear Path™ Red and White bath. Anything you can do on those days, or any days in June, will be helpful in realizing your petitions. We have decided not to do a special ritual pack for this ritual because we already have specialized products for Papa that you can use during our ritual days.

    We have also included, on Papa’s page, a small, free ritual that you can do if you don’t have the Papa Alegba Knock Knock™ Ritual pack and/or cannot afford to purchase it right now. Money, or the lack of it, hopefully will not prevent you from participating!


    For the first time, also, there is a “donation button” on the Papa Legba page. Many folks have requested a way to donate for these free rituals that we do – just to help us cover costs, etc., if they weren’t planning on purchasing anything in particular at that time. It is neither required nor expected for anyone to donate anything, but for those of you asked to have a way to donate, the donate button is toward the bottom of the page at www.spellmaker.com/legba.htm. Thank you to those of you who asked for a way to donate! We appreciate it. 🙂


    Again, these rituals will be ongoing through June. The sooner you get your petition letter in to papalegba@spellmaker.com, the more times your letter will be included in the rituals! We really look forward to doing these rituals.


    Love to all,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield

    www.spellmaker.com