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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: Questions You’ve Asked Me

  • QYAM: February 2020 Edition

    Hey there lovies,  Well, it's snowing like crazy over here today, which means I'm definitely not going anywhere unless I have to. 😉 So, I figured, since it's been awhile, it would be nice to do a Questions You've Asked Me article. I hope you all enjoy it. 🙂 Q: Does it work better to…

  • 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…

  • QYAM: November 2019 Edition

    Hey there kids, Well, it's definitely Mercury retrograde. 😉 I think between being very behind on a few replies (sorry,) and having rampant computer issues (I decided to wait until the Holiday deals come to get a new laptop, and so this one still stinks,) and the joy of everyone else's Mercury retrograde issues (emails…

  • QYAM: Some Love and Love-Spell Questions You’ve Asked Me

    Hey Occulties, Keeping with our love-theme (because my parents 50th anniversary,) let's dig into some love questions you've asked me. Sorry if any of this is review. 🙂 Q: Other than lust for results, what would you say is the biggest "self-made" or "avoidable" problem people run into when trying to reconcile an ex? A:…

  • Q&A: Communication Ingredients

    Hey Lovies, Well, I stink. I've been super busy these last few weeks, albeit, my birdie did require me to call upon St Expedite for help on the bills despite the business (and St Expedite did come through because he's awesome like that.) So please excuse my tardiness on blog posts. :{ So, I am…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • QYAM – September 2018 edition

    Hey there Occulties, As a reader said to me this morning about my previous post, Venus retrograde makes reasons for all of us to be nicer to those we love, and while I'd agree with that, I think that many people have bad manners and suffer from bad behavior in general, so I think there…

  • Q&A: Give It Back or Die!

    Hey Occulties, Originally the article I was posting on Sunday (that is still in editing, ha,) was going to be about tranquility, but a reader just asked me this (edited to take out any personal details and to clarify the situation,) and I actually thought it was damn suitable for Saturday (which is fantastic for…

  • Questions You’ve Asked Me, July 2018 Edition

    Hey there, Occulties, It's everyone's favorite kind of article (well, several of you claim so, anyhow, ha ha,) – questions you've asked me. As always with any QYAM article, I might be repeating an old question (my blog is almost 15 years old,) and these questions have often been asked by MULTIPLE READERS, so please…