Mambo Samantha Corfield

Experience?

Hi everyone!  Okay, so yes, we have all made mistakes.. probably some real doozies!  I know I have.  So, my question is this:  Have you made mistakes that you truly feel would now be called "experience?"  You don't have to share the exact mistake, of course.  However, I am curious to know how you feel about this.  Are some mistakes something that you truly learned from and it benefited you later OR would you prefer to have never made them in the first place, useful or not?  Is "learning from your mistakes" just a pretty way of saying that you screwed up royally and now are trying to get some benefit from it?  Or was the benefit real? ;-)

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

Look within.

Get to know the wonderful you! 

I was speaking to someone today about the "God Within" - that which lives in all of us and is there to guide and nourish us.  If you can find that within yourselves, you can accomplish anything. Find your God Within and it won't matter what other people think, or what anyone else thinks you can or can't do. Once you truly know yourself, you know everyone you need to know.

Love,

Mambo Sam
www.spellmaker.com

How high is your aim?

What a marvelous quote!

Love,

Mambo Sam
www.spellmaker.com

Yes You Can!

CAN'T - A POEM BY EDGAR GUEST Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is many a strong spirit broken, And with it many a good purpose dies. It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning And robs us of courage we need through the day: It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning And laughs when we falter and fall by the way. Can't is the father of feeble endeavor, The parent of terror and half-hearted work; It weakens the efforts of artisans clever, And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk. It poisons the soul of the man with a vision. It stifles in infancy many a plan; It greets honest toiling with open derision And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man. Can't is a word none should speak without blushing; To utter it should be a symbol of shame; Ambition and courage it daily is crushing; It blights a man's purpose and shortens his aim. Despise it with all of your hatred of error; Refuse it the lodgment it seeks in your brain; Arm against it as a creature of terror, And all that you dream of you some day shall gain. Can't is the word that is foe to ambition, An enemy ambushed to shatter your will; Its prey is forever the man with a mission And bows but to courage and patience and skill. Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying, For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man; Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying And answer this demon by saying: "I can." "End of Poem"--------------------------------------- Happy Sunday one and all!  Remember that you CAN! Whatever it is, you truly can do it. I really enjoy this poem because of it's strength in railing against the "can't" attitude.  Written in the 1800's well before the "new age" movement of watered down affirmations, this tells us to HATE the word "can't," to fight against it! I love that! Now don't get me wrong, I love a good affirmation as well as the next person - but there is something wonderfully invigorating about this poem and it's healthy hatred of the word can't! :-)  Love,light, and peace, Mambo Samantha Corfield www.spellmaker.com

Milk of Damballah White Bath Ongoing Possibilities!

 
Happy Saturday, everyone!  As Sister Bridget recently mentioned in her blog, we now have "refill" or "replacement" packs for our Haitian Vodou Formula Baths! 

One of our most popular baths, the Milk of Damballah™ White Bath is something that I have actually been recommending to certain clients for years as something that can be re-done in parts.  Most of the time these clients were folks who were working on especially hard love case, tough job or money goal, anything that seemed fraught with ongoing negativity.  In those cases, I recommended that they do the original bath and then buy another one and take the herbs out of the herb packet and divide the other part of the bath mixture and do a refresh on the bath over several days or weeks, as necessary.

In those cases, I recommended that they just use a little bit at a time any time they were feeling down or sad or negative about their particular case, no matter what the reason.  Having done the original bath, they could easily call back on that energy.  The great thing about now having the refill packs is that you no longer have to keep buying the complete white bath if you have recently done one. 

One thing, however,like Sister Bridget said, we hate to keep harping on it, but you must first do the original bath before using the refresher pack.  If you don't, you are wasting your time using the refresher pack. :-)  Also, if it has been more than a year since you did the original bath, I would suggest redoing the original bath in its entirety if you have not done any refreshers.  However, if you are doing refreshers regularly, you can just keep going with that!

Especially with the white bath, it would be nice to think that you would be rid of negativity forever!  What a world that would be!  Unfortunately, we are all bombarded by negative images, thoughts, and energies almost every day of our life.  Getting rid of them can lead to better health, attainment of goals, lifting of depression and so much more.  Yes, sometimes you have to work at it, but the results are so worth it!

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

GOD AS THE BOOGEY-MAN.

Hello, my dear readers!  Recently a friend of mine came to me with some issues of spirituality regarding a family member.  This particular family member was having various symptoms which led her to believe that there might be a spiritual component to the symptoms and after discussing it and coming to the conclusion that there were spiritual components, we started to discuss appropriate treatments.

As I always do in these situations I asked her, "Is Fred more of a God person or more of, oh, say a Universal Energy type person?"  My question was based on the fact that many people, while spiritual, balk at even the word "God."  It has come to mean something unpleasant to them, or unbelieveable, even.

Over the years I have come to the conclusion that so many adults have turned away from the idea of God because as children God is used as a threat against us.  We are taught to fear rather than revere. So as adults, why would we turn to someone/thing that has been used against us?  God has been used as the boogey-man!  Why would we try to find comfort there?  Many, many people just do not and, instead, if they are left with any spirituality at all, tend to find more comfort in the idea of Cosmic Consciousness, Universal Energy, that kind of thing. While I think that is fine, I feel that many people are missing out on the God Experience.

I think God has been given a bad rap. Don't be afraid - embrace the idea of something bigger than yourself!  Embrace the idea that "God" can mean whatever you want it to you.  You don't have to follow the God beliefs of someone else. God is so powerful that you can choose to tap into that power in a number of ways.  The God of your childhood is a grown up now, just like you!  So don't be shying away from the God in your Heart, the God Within, or the God Without; the comfort of the God energy is universal, powerful, and free for the taking.  You only need to open up your heart and mind to it!

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