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: Rant

  • 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…

  • The Theban Witch Drama

    Hey occulties, I thought I graduated high school many moons ago but Reddit is the gift that keeps in giving  So I need to start before I met Theban Witch. About a year ago when my husband and I went to move our uhaul was towed because a friend improperly handled the situation. Uhaul has…

  • Cat Rants about Managing Expectations and Being a Good Client/Learner/Person

    Hey there kids, Ah multiple retrograde time…when all the people we don't want out of their homes come out to play. 😛 Yeah, I know you're running into them too. So today I'd like to discuss something… I do A LOT of work for free, and yet because my profession is greatly misunderstood, it often…

  • The Great Video Debate – A Rant

    Hey Kids, There seems to be a zeitgeist of stupidity on the internets so I am here today to cleanse you of that notion. I keep seeing this foul turd: "A real spellcaster will give you video of the service."  Alright, no, and go back to TikTok, and see who has a good video set…

  • Avoiding Spell Failure – A Rant

    Hey there Occulties, I'm clearly a big believer in magic, – I've built my whole life around it, so of course I am. But it often impresses me how people who themselves enjoy casting a spell or two just can't understand a few basic things – for example: The petitioner is at fault for 95%…

  • Failure to Pay, Abusing Generosity, and All Around Sh*t Behavior – A Rant

    Hey everyone, This is not just about me or my experiences, but if you're an asshole that thinks I should never complain about anything, you will want to sit this one out. *Puts on "I support small businesses" sticker, and gets on soap box* Everyone else, look at the people in your life, and realize…

  • I Don’t Pretend to Know the Secret of Life, But…

    Hey Occulties, A very upset reader asked me today "what's the point," when this person meant that they loved this other person so much, and because of compatibility reasons and the other person's (not the person speaking to me, but their beloved) issues, a romantic relationship just wasn't working. This was on the heels of…

  • Image that Made my Day

    Hey there occulties, Sometimes we all just need that one thing to make up for a crapity day at work to remind us why we continue on at our job. The below is mine for today. 😀 From Constantine – The Hellblazer (2015) #4. Magic is fucking amazing. *flips world the bird* ~Cat

  • On “Divine Retribution”

    Hey Occulties,+ The other day, I was reading someone’s fantasy about a man who, despite having been gifted financially and in the looks department, had been felled by an “unfortunate” (implied: mystical and magical curse) health problem in his prime which destroyed him because he’d been unkind to women. Apparently “the cancer” took him down,…

  • On Failing

    Hey there Occulties,+ I was recently inspired by a forum post in a facebook forum I belonged to, where a gentleman had posted a relatively nicely made tool he’d made “hadn’t worked.” Now I put that in quotes not because I disbelieve the man (I believe it didn’t work when he tried,) but more because…