"Promise me you will always remember: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
~~~~ Christopher Robin
Tag: new orleans voodoo
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Full Moon Names
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
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Happy Easter Everyone!
Wishing all my beloved Spellmaker friends a wonderful holiday weekend. Here is a little something to help you all not have any guilt over the chocolate treats that may cross your path this weekend.
Light and Love
Sister Bridget
Chocolate:
The Fifth Basic Food Groupby Alanna
MacRitchieWhile
protein builds your muscles strongEating chocolate’s never wrong
It helps
you heal when you are downIt turns
your sadness right aroundWhile
grains can make you run, run, runEating chocolate’s really fun
It gives
you energy to wasteAnd it
has an A plus tasteDairy
builds strong teeth and bonesChocolate
should be in all our homesMilk Chocolate’s made with dairy too
It builds
strong bones just for youFruits
and Veggies keep you healthyChocolate
can make you very wealthyMake it
into chocolate barsAnd stack
them all the way to Mars__________________________________
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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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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 BridgetMohawk 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. -
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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Prayer for today.
Hi There,
I received this prayer in my inbox today from a dear client. Reading it made me feel so empowered I just had to pass it along…….St. Theresa's Prayer:
'May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you
are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of
faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and
pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself
just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your
soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every
one of us.'
Light and Love
Sister Bridget -
The Return of SOBO!
The Spellmaker Family is again planning a free group ritual for the great Lwa of wealth and security, Sobo! We had such great feedback about the first ritual, that it will be repeated this month on St. Patrick's Day!
As before, absolutely no purchase is necessary to participate or to be included in our Family ritual. A ritual kit is available for those who are interested, but the full ritual has been posted online by Mambo Sam as well.
Be sure to send in your ritual request to us as soon as possible. All you need to do is send us an email to sobomylwa@spellmaker.com.
This will insure that you are included in our family ritual on December
9, 2008. In your email to us you should explain what your financial
needs are and what you hope for us to accomplish by including you in
the ritual. We suggest that you make your requests something that
actually stands a good chance of happening: A promotion at work,
finding a job, having old debts paid, finding new ways to make money,
keeping your job(!), etc.,etc. We do NOT recommend that you ask for
something such as winning the lottery. Everyone wants to win
the lottery!! But this is not something easily controlled by spiritual
methods! It is too impersonal and involves things that spirits would
not know how to control. Plus if one million people are petitioning to
win the lottery, what happens if they all win? Why would only YOU win??
Therefore, it is important to try to make your petitions make sense for
your life – what could happen in your personal life to insure your
wealth and security? If you are unsure, then simply ask that the
spirits find the best way to help you! That is a good petition!!"See" you all on St Patrick's Day and much luck and love to you all!
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Quote for today…..
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
~~~~ Dr SeussNo one is more You than You! Today, do something just for You!~ I swear, sometimes clients can get so caught up in their cases, and all the drama and emotion that can sometimes go along with that, that they just lose track of who they are. So, today, in honor of Dr Seuss' birthday, everyone go out and do something just for you! Remember who you are, and be your own best friend!
Light and Love
Sister Bridget
