Cat’s Rants: Confessions of an Occult Mastermind

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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

  • The Constant Problem…

    Hey Occulties, I could literally write an entire book about "lust for results," aka "thinking the spell/situation to death," including the problems that obsessive anxiety (a major symptom) cause just being a good part. I could explain it, and explain it, and then explain it to you all again, and my inbox ON MY DAYS…

  • Out of the Friends-With-Benefits Zone!

    Hey there Occulties, I hope everyone who celebrates had a fantastic holiday "week," – or at least here, up in the Northeastern USA, it was definitely a full week. A lot of people celebrate Canada Day here, too. 😉 Mr NinjaCat is off of work until I think around the 21st, so just as a…

  • Q&A: Spirits for Failing Relationships

    Hey Occulties, Recently I spoke to a reader regarding a romantic matter wherein the two parties of a romantic relationship were not parted but were having serious relationship problems. Since it has been a bit "trendy" (not surprising, given the amount of demon movies in the last several years) to use spirits, I was basically…

  • The Most-Likely Reasons Why Spellwork Is Not Working (new for some/review for some)

    Hey there Occulties, Sorry for the obnoxious level of times we discuss things like these. If people asked me different questions, it would come up less. ;)  So, what reasons are the most common of reason that a spell seems to not be working? Let's review: *You haven't given it enough time to work.For example,…

  • Q&A: Terms and Conditions

    Hey Occulties, This came into my inbox today, and since it's an interesting topic, and one I think more people should consider with spellwork, I figured I'd present it to all of you. Many thanks to the reader who allowed me to answer her question here. I've reworded it for context and to strip it…

  • Attitude is Everything, Normal Reactions vs Panic, and Signs

    Hey there, Occulties, A few things… Someone's mentality and behavior are almost always indicators of success or failure.  Let's try something NOT magical for a moment. Let's say two identical twins are in an identical accident that happened simultaneously and gave them exactly identical injuries. Both will require physical therapy to walk again. Twin 1…

  • A Little Ray of Sunshine Goes A Long Way

    Hey there Occulties, I realize that, from my perspective, there are a lot of people out there who basically are like fish who jump out of water, and then complain that they can't breathe, and then when I put them back in the proverbial water so they can breathe again, they almost instantly jump out…

  • If You Keep Picking at That, It Will Never Get Better

    Hey Occulties, While speaking to a client last night, an interesting point was brought up, which was that thanks to the Law of Attraction (which is as complex as physics, and has nothing to do lame-ass books like The Secret,) there are people who put off manifestation and cause stagnation in their own situation by…

  • Ways Social Media Stalking is Harming your Spellwork

    Hello Occulties, While I'm sure I've posted some article (or multiple articles,) similar to this one, it would seem, were my inbox any clue (and on a day off since it is a holiday, no less,) that it would be time to post this again, so if this is repetitive to you, but you are…

  • Getting Results

    Hey Occulties, So, today I wanted to discuss something I've said more than once, but it's something I feel bears repeating. Often, when people start out in spellcasting, they find themselves getting frustrated because they are not getting the desired result. This leads some people to proclaim all spells are bullshit, because they tried that…