Questions You’ve Asked Me

Hello my occulties….

Well, I get some interesting questions in my emailbox…and I figured that I would share these with you… particularly because some of them being answered will be helpful to some of you, and the other ones are just humorous… and I figure we could all do for a laugh every once in awhile so…

Here is it is…the answers to some (but not all) of your questions….

Q: Are you a Satanist?

A: No, I don’t even believe in “Satan” or the Devil…. I believe in demons, and I believe there is a good chance of there being one named Lucifer, but generally, I believe that God/dess (or Spirit, or whatever name you place on it,) is both cruel and kind and good and bad… sort of like love, and nature… so, it would be rather rediculous of me to believe that there is a God/dess and the seperate entity of an anti-God/dess… 😉 Two sides to a coin are still making up a single coin. So…no, I do not believe in Satan. I was raised Catholic, but I am recovering nicely from it, and the “debbil” is the least of my worries. Ergo, I could not be a Satanist as I do not believe in, acknowledge, or worship that Godhead.

Q: Aren’t you ashamed for sending so many people to hell with your lies and false counselling?

A: Hell is a self-imposed punishment that can be brought upon oneself whether they are incarnate or without a body. It is only the seperation of oneself from God/dess. I know some atheists who are walking around in Hell every day.

If you mean the Biblical version of Hell…. I had no idea that I had such great power as to be able to damn others to eternal torure in the afterlife. I will start my damnation list now. >:)

Also, I do not lie or give false counsel. If I did, I would be ashamed of myself solely on the basis that liars and cheats are the things I despise most in this world. I attempt to tell the world the truth as it has been taught to me through experience and study.

Q: Can I use your love spells if I am gay?

A: Yes, of course you can, the only stipulation is that your target must also be gay or bisexual. This carries over to heterosexual love spells – your target cannot be a gay person. If there are special instructions for gay or lesbian mages for a certain spell, I usually include them in my blog. Last time I checked, magic/k was not bigoted against homosexuality… In fact, if I am not mistaken, the (in)famous Alestair Crowley had sex with anyone (male or female) and anything (likely male or female again) that he could find and he was a great mage.

Q: Can I make someone do things with me in bed using spellwork that they refuse to do?

A: Probably not, and I wouldn’t recommend it. Usually you just end up making your target cheat on you. If someone is against a certain act or acts in the boudoir, generally they will remain against those acts, regardless of what magic/kal force you try placing on them. If you are so perverted and thoughtless towards your lover, perhaps you should just slip them some GHB or some roofies and rape them. You would be doing the same thing to try to force your sexual will on them using spellwork.

Q: I have used controlling magic/k against my lover for a few months now, and s/he is responding, but is not as loving as s/he was before. What should I do?

A: You should back off. What you are doing is the equvillent of “slapping someone around,” magic/kally, so you can have your way. Your lover feels this on an unconscious level. Try to warm up the love aspect of things. Your lover should want to please you because they love you and you please them and give them love. You shouldn’t want your lover to be your slave because then you don’t love them. Ease up on the controlling aspect, and try a love-binding, and a love-drawing spell.

Q: Does your boyfriend know you use magic/k?

A: Hmm… I think he actually thinks I just pray a lot and that I am incredibly superstitious about weird things.

Q: Is your boyfriend hot? (this was my favorite so I HAD to include it!)

A: Yes, he is incredibly super-fine… >:) Hands off.

Q: After I cast my reconciliation spell on my ex, I tried to call them and they didn’t want to talk… Why is it not working?

A: Stalking your target is pretty counterproductive. You need them to come to you, seemingly of their own free will. Once you scare them away by stalking them, repeatedly calling them, showing up at their door, harrassing them, etc. et al. you have basically just stomped out all of the magic/k you have sent their way because you are SCARING them and they will not listen to the urges they have to come back to you because they think you are obsessive and weird. You need to have faith in the spellwork and yourself. Furthermore, don’t volunteer that you cast a spell on them when they do come back! That is as bad as saying… “Well, I got you drunk so I could sleep with you.” Gee, thanks. No one likes to feel tricked, so don’t tell them you tricked them.

Q: How long does it take a spell to start working?

A: It can start almost immediately, or it can take up to one moon-cycle (28 days,) for you to notice the preliminary results. Certain types of magic/k have spells that take up to 28 days to manifest, and then only work for another 28 days… Other types of spells work for a long time and have manifestations that develop over months. However, if you do not see any results by a moon-cycle, you should try a different spell.

Q: Isn’t it wrong to use black/harmful/coercive magic/k?

A: That is a matter of opinion. In my personal opinion…no, especially if it is justified. I don’t believe in Karma or Karmic retribution. The “Law of 3” is a Wiccan religious belief. If you are not a Wiccan, you have no need to fear the law of 3. I think “karma” is something that practiced mages use to keep the newbies from hurting themselves. If you don’t put a little scare in them, they go about cursing and coercing everything, and eventually run into someone or something bigger and badder with magic/k than themselves. Also, using too many dark-works can go to weaker people’s heads and really pervert their minds… They become megalomaniacs… So… Insomuch as I do not cotton to the westernized bastardization of the term “karma,” I will say that it is probably in one’s best interest to use the least amount of harm and force in their spellwork, or at the very least to remember not to use magic/k for something one would not do in the mundane… For example, putting a death curse on you because you cut me off when you were pulling out of Mickey-D’s is probably a little too much… >;)

Q: Do I have to believe in God/dess, Spirit, Buddha, etc. to practice magic/k?

A: No.

Q: Someone is threatening me with physical harm. What spell should I use?

A: You will need: a phone, your finger, and your voice. Pick up the phone, hit these numbers on the keypad: Nine (9), One (1), One (1). When you get an answer tell the person on the other end of the line WHO is hurting you or trying to hurt you so they can bring these people called the police to help you and to protect you. Magic/k is not a substitute for common sense. If someone is hurting or threatening you call the police. If you are sick or hurt call your doctor.

Q: I need a fool-proof, 100% guaranteed spell…

A: There is no such thing. I can’t even guarantee you that the sun will come up tomorrow. If someone tells you they have such a spell, they are lying to you, and you should not allow yourself to be fooled by such rediculousness.

Q: Can magic/k change the color of my hair/eyes/skin?

A: I see you have been watching The Craft. LOL, we mages often refer to that movie as “The Crap,” and for good reasons… It takes a few things from the “reality” of magic/k, and pukily throws in a HUGE exaggeration of glamoury…and many other regrettable exaggerations as well… But this is not where I become a movie critic, so… Here is what you do. You buy some color contacts, or a box of hair dye. There are forms of glamoury that will do things to alter your appearance on certain levels, but they aren’t magic/kal trips to the hair salon, eye doctor, or plastic surgeon.

Q: Is that really your picture?

A: Where I have stipulated that it was a photo of myself, yes it is. That very intoxicated redhead to your right, for example, is me, at a very fun function that was held by my college friends recently… Yes, indeed, this was a party of old PSC Greeks 🙂 One of these days your favorite mastermind will accomplish pasting up a photo of herself in a more somber state of mind… Unfortuantely the camera never seems to be out at those times… You know… funerals, tax audits, car accidents, the days I have to pay my bills… These just don’t seem like Kodak moments, so we never take pics.

Q: Is Cat your REAL name, or is that your magic/kal name?

A: Neither. Cat is my nickname, and generally if you aren’t my doctor, a police person, or my grandma, you would be calling me “Cat.” Everyone calls me Cat. It is not my first name, nor is it an abbreviation thereof. It is just my nickname. My fella, my friends, and just about every single person I know calls me Cat, and never ever ever (unless they want a good smacking,) refers to me by my first name.

Well my occulties…here are just a few of the many wild and thrilling questions you have asked me over the past few months. I hope that this was enlightening for all of you.

Blessings!

~Cat