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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

  • Manifesting Techniques Are Just Lust for Results

    Hey Occulties, I originally wrote this for a client a few weeks ago, but it was pretty well written, so I edited it a bit to make it for everyone. I think the problem with "manifestation techniques," is that they are often so very wrong if one understand's the law of attraction well, and some…

  • Understanding the “Limits” of Spellwork – a pre-spell primer

    Hey Occulties, As I'm about to put up a new spell for you all to use, I'd like to take a moment to discuss realistic expectations and the sphere of availability, because, while I've discussed this before, we all know a lot of people won't take the time to peek at those articles, and I…

  • Of Snake-Oil Salesmen and Real Students of their Craft

    Hello Occulties, I'm sure my own derision of certain practices using newer forms of media to reach a new generation of occultists hasn't been missed, but when it comes down to it, that's less to do with the media being used and more to do with the vast majority of purveyors of "information" who use…

  • Adaptability and Resilience

    Hello my Occulties,  For many years, I have told many many readers and clients that without adaptability, they would not achieve the sort of success they would have with it, or sometimes might even find themselves with complete spell failure. it comes down to this… if your reaction to any obstacle or challenge is to…

  • Making Spellwork Manifest Better and Faster

    Making Spellwork Manifest Better and Faster

    Hey occulties, While I wait for my business site to update (yay, techie issues,) I figured we could review some of the actions and behaviors which help your spell work manifest faster and better. As many of you know, I get the (not always fun) honor of being the driving force behind bringing lust for…

  • On Jar Spells

    Hey occulties,  People ask me what are the benefits of jar spells over other spell types. The answer is that a jar spell tends to use a steady and constant influence, rather than sending out a strong pulse of energy at once.  Remember there are situations which evolve constantly, which I refer to as a…

  • Spell to draw customers

    Hey occulties,  So clearly our forebears in the world of magic did not have internet businesses. Even 100-150 years ago the idea of businesses done by mail (which is about the closest approximation we can use to the internet if we look back in time,) were still pretty novel. But this doesn’t mean you need…

  • Success Work vs Money Work

    Hello Occulties,  Today, I’d like to briefly touch on how success work and money work are similar but are not the same, as I’d like to post some money and success spellwork for you but feel like we need to have this little chat first.  Now one thing I’m going to say before I even…

  • Spell to Turn Gossip Against its Author

    Hey kids, If you’ve ever had someone pass lies around about you, you know it’s a terrible feeling. If you know the person who made these false tales up about you, – and I mean be sure they are false when you use this spell, – then a really simple method to get back at…

  • Communication Sweet Jar

    Hey Occulties,  Some if you have asked for a sweet jar that encourages communication so here it is! I may have shared a similar one, but I’m hoping not the same one. I’ve been planning on adding a jar spells category for some time as they are very popular, so I’ll kick off that category…