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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

  • Road Opening Floor Wash

    Hey everyone, I realize the last few months have been very difficult for everyone. My household wasn't spared whatsoever, so I can certainly relate. Life can feel like a struggle when so many people around us are stressed, and/or are having mental health issues, and/or are struggling financially, and/or are in bad health, and/or are…

  • Kicking Back at Quarantine Poverty

    Hey Occulties, You know that craptastic moment where you thought you saved something only to realize you did not? That's me. I lost a whole dangdiggitydang article (well almost whole.) This is made even more aggravating in the sense of wanting to get an article up, because everyone has been so communicative lately (and I…

  • Evil Ingredients

    Hey there occulties,  Today I’d like to have a brief discussion that was brought to mind by a recent request where someone was relatively ignorant about magic, and that is the existence of “evil” ingredients. While I would go so far as to agree that particular ingredients to particular spells, or that particular actions taken…

  • Malicious Reconciliation

    Hi Occulties!  Wishing everyone a very merry Super Bowl, if that’s even a thing.  Just a quick note today as I was asked (and would like to thank a reader for allowing me to share the question and my answer,) if it’s appropriate ever to curse an ex that you also want back. You might…

  • A Brief Communication Spell Discussion

    Hey Occulties, So, a few people have asked this recently, and it's quite a valid question to have…. "If you do communication work on someone, isn't there a risk of them not communicating what you want them to say?"  Yes. Yes there is. I can remember some years ago having a reader who told me…

  • If You’re Having an Icky Time, Try These Fixes To Fix Up Your Life!

    Hey everyone, So I'm sorry about dropping off a bit for about a week there. If it's any consolation, last week was like the longest decade of my life – all condensed in about a week! 😉 BUT it taught me that I can work even in the worst conditions possible, which I always kind…

  • Apathy vs Spellwork

    Hey everyone, Remember when I had a few hours of peace and quiet to write my articles, which made them flow so much better? 😉 I do, though admittedly, I'd remember those times far better than any of you. 😉 Luckily for all of us (you because you likely enjoy my blog, me because I…

  • Why Would Someone Feel Like A Spell Cast On Someone Else is Affecting Them?

    Hey there Occulties, I know you've missed me writing actual articles about the occult (heh,) instead of having to constantly update you on the suckitude of my hosting provider or the fact that I am once again dealing with that suckitude (well, I'm not today.) So lets get on with today's article, shall we? It's…

  • St Expedite Communication Spell

    Hey everyone, So here I was, writing ANOTHER DAMN ARTICLE on thinking your spellwork to death and other bad things, and I was like "This is taking me forever, because it feels like all I do is write about this stuff." SO, since I've also had a lot of people asking me "is there some…

  • This Again….

    Hey occulties, You know my most-repeated bit of advice? Stop thinking about it, stop stewing over it, stop making yourself anxious. You know, there are a lot of situations in life where we wanted to say more, or do more – not just love situations, – and yet for whatever circumstances arose, we could not…