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“I’m Cat, and for a long time, Cat’s Rants, the longest running occult based blog was over at TypePad – since 2004. Sadly, TypePad shuttered permanently as of September 30th 2025. Please be patient while I export 21 years of blog posts over to my new WordPress location. With a much easier url to remember and all your favorite posts all the way back to 04, Cat’s Rants should hopefully improve over its former location.” Cat has practiced and studied the occult, tarot, and spellcasting for over 35 years, and has shared her expert teachings on how to cast your own spells, including original spells and recipes on the Cat’s Rants blog since 2004. A professional tarot reader since the 1990s, she’s also an internationally-known psychic reader and tarot expert. As a published and respected occultist for over two decades, and an expert in the fields of rootwork, hoodoo, and Catholic folk magic, she continues to serve the public by teaching authentic spell casting and offering readings and services.

Category: On Spells and Spellwork

  • Questions You’ve Asked Me, March 2008 edition

    Hello my dearest Occulties!!!! Today, I am going to do a QYAM article, in lieu of the fact that many of you asked me questions before my vay-kay, and probably, several during it (eff the inbox, I was napping!) so, here, to enlighten you all, is another edition of QUESTIONS YOU ASKED ME! Q: Why…

  • Possible Reasons for Spell-Failure

    Hey everyone… This one is a big concern in my inbox, so I figured I’d touch upon it. 🙂 I realize for some of you, this is review and I am sorry. This is also not a full or complete list of reasons, but hopefully it will aid some of you in your own spellcasting.…

  • Fixing the Skull Candle for the Controlling Spell

    WARNING TO PLAGURISTS – Oct 17, 2008: I recently learned this spell is being featured on someone’s site. My site clearly details you are not to copy and paste any of my work anywhere without my express permission. While these plagurists are dealing with my lawyer, I do urge you to contact me if you’ve…

  • Simple Stuff for Money and Cleansing

    Hi everyone, So today, whilst doing my regular prosperity routine, it struck me… Most of you must think your friend Cat is constantly sitting at the world’s biggest altar set up for each and every aspect of her own life. Not true. In fact, as I’ve offered services for others, I more oft than not…

  • Q&A: Essential vs. Fragrance (synthetic) and Carrier Oils

    Hey everyone, With the addition of some new recipies to the blog, the following has been a more popular concern in the old inbox. 😉 Q: I have been experiencing some skin irritation using essential oils, and also, I like the scent of the fragrance oils better – AND the cost of several essential oils…

  • Safety – A Reminder

    Hey All, In spellcraft, since we often use items which are smoldering or literally on fire, its important to remember some integral rules of fire safety. 😉 Its much better to practice fire safety than it is to have to learn it the hard way…so for your review: Incense: This is a smoking ember, so…

  • The Easiest Money Spell I Can Think Of ;)

    Hi Everyone, Since we all need a little extra cash around the holidays, here is the simplest money spell I could think up for all of you. 😉 This spell is best done on a Sunday. You will need: Orange candle, Lemongrass oil, Lemongrass, Piece of scrap paper, Green pen, Scrap of paper bag, A…

  • All in the Attitude

    Hey Everyone, Today I’d like to chat briefly on something which is a constant in my inbox… The petioner (person requesting spell,) and/or spellcaster’s attitude regarding both the situation being worked on and the spell itself. One must have faith in the spell, and a positive attitude for the spell to manifest strongly, and quickly.…

  • Questions You’ve Asked Me – Contest Edition! Part two of two. :)

    Hi Everyone, Aw geez, this was stuck in “Drafts,” for the last week…sorry about that – d’oh! Anyhoo, since I am a bit tardy on writing this lengthy part 2 of 2 on the contest edition of Questions You’ve asked me, allow me to get into part 2 immediately. 😉 Q: What would you say…

  • Questions You’ve Asked Me – Contest Edition! Part one of two. :)

    Hello Occulties, Thank you, first of all, goes out to everyone who participated in the contest! 🙂 The winner has been chosen, and though a few persons thought I would announce them by name, I will just say “Congratulations, D!” And since the person who won does know who they are….that’s all the information you…