Tag: prayer

  • Free Classes Going Great!

    Hello everyone!

    It probably comes as no surprise to many of you that I love to teach!  At one point in time, I actually thought that my career would be that of a professor.  Life took me in a different direction, but I have had my chance at teaching many times in my life:  I have taught drama, karate, English, writing, acting, and, of course, Vodou/voodoo and other magickal subjects. 

    We have recently started up our public classes again here at www.spellmaker.com!  I am happy to be back in the teaching saddle again.  :-)  We have started out with a series of classes on getting to know and live with the Vodou spirits, the lwa, les lois, or the loa!  Class has been fun and rewarding.  It's always great to get to meet and teach both new and old friends!

    As we move along, we will be teaching many different metaphysical and occult subjects.  While Vodou/voodoo is our main focus most of the time, we will also teach witchcraft, hoodoo, root work, and other things as we continue on.

    These particular classes are completely free – all are welcome!  As we move along, many subjects will be covered.  We would love for you to join us.   Our format is different than it used to be. We used to be in a typing-only chat room.  We did have fun!  Now we have a fancy Adobe-based classroom where you can actually see me, but you remain anonymous (unless you choose otherwise).  Also, the classes are recorded in case you miss a class and don't want to be behind on the next class.  I am including a link here to the very first recorded class of this series so that you can get an idea of the class structure.

    If you desire to see the class, just click here to go to the recording.

    We do ask that you register for class if you desire to attend.  Registration is simple, free, and no one is going to use your information to try to sell you anything! 

    If you desire to register for class, just click here to register.

    I do hope that you will join us!  We have fun and you are welcome to participate as little or as much as you desire.

    Love to all,
    Mambo Samantha Corfield
    www.spellmaker.com

    Witchschool

     

     

  • New Product – Holy Spirit Psalm Oil!

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    Newly available! One full ounce of our Holy Spirit Psalm Oil. This very special oil has been hand mixed and consecrated by Mambo Sam and contains 9 ingredients found in Bible, including mustard seed, frankincense, lily of the valley, olive oil and more.  This oil has a very, very high vibratory quality!

    This oil is made by steeping all 9 blessed ingredients and creating a "Mother Oil". Once the essence of the herbs has steeped into the Mother, the oil is strained and a small amount of the original herbs added back to the vials for distribution.

    The Psalms have been used throughout the ages to ask for special favors or relief from troubling situations. Each Psalm has been attributed a special power though Kabalistic teachings.

    Included in the purchase of this oil are two documents by digital download. The first is a complete copy of "The Book of Psalms" so that you have access to every psalm right away! The second document is a collection of "Candle Prayers and Affirmations"  which contains instructions on how to use the oil along with a simple colored household candle and the Psalms to petition for your particular need. "Candle Prayers and Affirmations" also contains an extensive table showing each Psalm, its special power and the color candle to use!

    Combine this oil along with our Chango's Mystik Chrysalisâ„¢ Incense! Chango's is designed to bring about a change, in yourself or others. May be used for transformation or to attempt to cause an effect, which makes it a wonderful accompaniment to any form of Psalm oil use! This oil can also be used along with some of our candle magick kits or blessed household candles. If you have any questions about how to combine anything, please feel free to write me at bridget@spellmaker.com !

    You can find Holy Spirit Psalm Oil in our Etsy shop  or on the Spellmaker website. 

    Love,

    Sister Bridget

     

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  • The Universal Prayer

    Good morning, everyone!  I wanted to share one of my favorite poems/prayers with you today!  If you aren't familiar with the works of Alexander Pope, it might take a bit of re-reading to get some of his meanings! You know how it with these things written in the 1800's since we just don't talk that way anymore.

    I love his interpretations of God! My favorite stanza is the one that starts with "What blessings thy free bounty gives."  The idea that God is "paid" when we enjoy the bounties we are given really resonates with me.  I also enjoy the references to free will, the idea that we are not alone in the universe, and especially the thought that it is not our job to go around chastising those who have ideas about God that differ from our own. 😉

    There is also a sense to me that Mr. Pope saw God beyond the usual Christian beliefs; he interprets him more as a universal energy that sometimes extends beyond our scope. That is also somewhat of our Vodou/Voodoo way of seeing God – not so much the guy sitting in the clouds metting out justice and favors, but rather an overwhelming sense of Beingness with whom we are allowed to forge our own relationship.

    I would love to hear your thoughts on this prayer – I love that it is so rich in spirituality without being preachy about religion.  Also, it isn't a bad way to start the day!

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com 

    The Universal Prayer

    BY ALEXANDER POPE

    Father of all! in every age,
        In every clime adored,
    By saint, by savage, and by sage,
        Jehovah, Jove, or Lord!

    Thou Great First Cause, least understood:
        Who all my sense confined
    To know but this—that thou art good,
        And that myself am blind:

    Yet gave me, in this dark estate,
        To see the good from ill;
    And binding Nature fast in fate,
        Left free the human will.

    What conscience dictates to be done,
        Or warns me not to do,
    This, teach me more than Hell to shun,
        That, more than Heaven pursue.

    What blessings thy free bounty gives,
        Let me not cast away;
    For God is paid when man receives,
        To enjoy is to obey.

    Yet not to earth’s contracted span,
        Thy goodness let me bound,
    Or think thee Lord alone of man,
        When thousand worlds are round:

    Let not this weak, unknowing hand
        Presume thy bolts to throw,
    And deal damnation round the land,
        On each I judge thy foe.

    If I am right, thy grace impart,
        Still in the right to stay;
    If I am wrong, oh teach my heart
        To find a better way.

    Save me alike from foolish pride,
        Or impious discontent,
    At aught thy wisdom has denied,
        Or aught thy goodness lent.

    Teach me to feel another’s woe,
        To hide the fault I see;
    That mercy I to others show,
        That mercy show to me.

    Mean though I am, not wholly so
        Since quickened by thy breath;
    Oh lead me wheresoe’er I go,
        Through this day’s life or death.

    This day, be bread and peace my lot:
        All else beneath the sun,
    Thou know’st if best bestowed or not,
        And let thy will be done.

    To thee, whose temple is all space,
        Whose altar, earth, sea, skies!
    One chorus let all being raise!
        All Nature’s incense rise!
    Hands

  • Prayer Dilemma.

    Hello everyone!  Prayer is, naturally, a huge part of my life. You could almost say that I "pray for a living."  Spellwork is an organized, done-with-props, form of prayer.  So, needless to say, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on prayer.

    However, every once in awhile, I find myself overwhelmed with a situation to the point of not knowing where to begin with praying.  The famine in Somalia is one of those situations (along with so many other world-wide situations).  As  I learned of this horrible situation, my first reaction, of course, was to pray for those in need.  As  I started to say prayers, I found myself feeling overwhelmed and confused on where to even start.  The situation is so desperate and so huge that I found myself stumbling over the prayers – praying for relief, praying for those who died, praying for those children who are suffering and dying, praying for the parents of those children, praying that whatever needed to be done would be done…. the list just seemed so huge to me that I felt completely insignificant in my prayers.

    I had to regroup within myself several times, each time feeling a little bit stronger, offering individual prayers for each segment of this seemingly hopeless situation and then overall prayers for just the situation in general.  Usually when I am finished with my prayers, I feel satisfied and enriched by the experience.  I cannot say this was true when I finished praying for this particular event. At first, I felt drained and still ended up feeling helpless.

    As  I have continued on praying for Somalia, I feel that my praying has improved.  I asked Papa Legba to help me – to help me interpret my prayers and put them into understandable words and thoughts rather than my incoherent ramblings! I asked him to open  up my mind to accept that while this is, indeed, a seemingly impossible situation, that still I would find the words to pray.

    If you find yourself feeling this way, that a situation is just so huge that you feel that your prayers are insignificant, I encourage you to push through that feeling and just continue on.  Don't give up because you feel like your tiny prayers can't possibly make a difference!  I had to keep reminding myself that I am not the only person praying for this and that as the Universal Mind we can and do have an impact on these tragedies!  Know that you are not alone in these prayers!  Don't give up because you feel that you are just a tiny voice.  We are all a tiny voice, but we can make a big noise when we do it together. Ask Papa Legba!

    Please pray for the people of Somalia and all those who are in need around the world.  Be proactive in your prayers and in giving whatever help you can.  Donations to reputable charities are wonderful, obviously, but even if you cannot donate (times are hard!), think about perhaps organizing a prayer group of your own, or donating your time to a reputable charity. There are lots of ways to give even if you don't have money to give!  The gifts of your time and prayers are invaluable.  Don't ever think they aren't!

    Join the Spellmaker Prayer Group tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern time and add your voice!

    Love, light, and peace,

    Mambo Samantha Corfield, www.spellmaker.com

    Prayers