Cat’s Rants: Confessions of an Occult Mastermind

The (Mostly Non-Magical) Reasons your Love Spellwork May Not Manifest

January 27, 2022

Hey there kids,

Sorry for the delay on spell based articles. To say it's infuriating to type with three birds all over you is an understatement, ha ha. However you've waited too long, so in no particular order of importance, here are some of the most common reasons I see people ruin their love spells, often without intending to…

*Untreated Borderline Personality Disorder: Sadly, I see a lot of people come into my virtual office with such strong symptoms of this, that even I can tell it is the problem. If you often imagine scenarios that make you so upset you react to them as if they are real, if you are jealous of someone's ex from 25 years ago that they don't even talk to, or if you get mad if I'm three minutes late to our appointment, you probably should talk to someone regarding is it possible if you have BPD. In fact, if you tend to be clingy and insecure by nature, it wouldn't hurt to speak to a therapist as this disorder is VERY TREATABLE, HOWEVER, if you do not treat it, you will find your behavior often scares off the very people you want to keep close. This is very very common, or at least I do see it a lot in my own practice, so being as it's clearly widespread, it does not make you a freak or "crazy" to have this condition, but you will feel so much better if you get treatment for it!

You Think Social Media is Real/ You're Too Into Social Media: I can usually tell if a spell will fail by the number of updates which have to do with someone telling me about social media. There are even types of these updates which are worse than others. For example telling me you are stalking someone's social media and "Found Out" (note: you found out nothing, the person has more or less announced it,) whatever information, then you go on to compare it to what you "know" about that person's social media habits, then tell me this or that MUST mean (whatever thing you think you deduced,) which is in my experience very off base to begin with, I know you have much higher probability of spell failure than someone who tells me that their spell target liked a photo or something. Now, go ahead and make excuses for the stalking to yourself, but I assure you, you're the only one who will believe you, and in many many many many years of doing this work for others, most petitioners are too far gone with obsessive behaviors by the time they are using social media to "figure out" what's going on with their target. You can be as mad as you want for me saying it, but I'm being honest. Again, there are levels to this… I have a few exes of my own that would only contact me via social media, and I also understand that minimal movement could be noticed, it's more that these people scan whatever platform frequently to see what the target is doing. There's also a good reason I won't do readings for people who want to have a good cry about something they found out on social media…the more I can discourage self defeating behaviors, the better. I STRONGLY recommend a self imposed vacation from social media for 3-4 weeks if you're spellcasting. It can only help. If you were never that into it, you don't need to take a break usually, but if you're a daily user, you would be well advised to take a break. Nothing on there is real life, and frankly 99.9% of any audience anyone has on there will have forgotten what was posted in a very very brief time. Try moving away from believing social media is anything of substance – it won't just benefit your spell, it will also benefit your mental health as a whole.

You Believe that Anyone Offering Help/Advice For Free Is "On Your Side": People hate talking about your relationship which is exactly why you pay people to do so. So, if you're paying a therapist or spellcaster, that person is likely interested in helping as it's their job. Just offering you advice for free or involving themselves for free? That person almost definitely is not doing anything for your benefit. While I'm actually discussing mutual acquaintances you and your target have, unsurprisingly that free witch on TikTok who doesn't understand the four tenets of successful spellcasting (one of which is for you to KEEP SILENT,) is likely thinking the work to death with you while offering advice from a novice who is not even capable of casting a spell without entirely making it up from absolutely no experience or looking it up in a book. Try to keep people aware of your active spellwork to a bare minimum (it's fine to have a person other than your spellcaster to discuss it with, but don't have a group or several someones iin the loop,) if you really can't keep it to just between you and your spellcaster. Be wary of helpful mutual "friends" and always know anything you say or write may easily appear in a place your target could be aware of it.

You Use Dating Sites/Apps to find Long-Lasting Relationships: In over 20 years of these existing, the percentage of working relationships that I know of (and I fix relationships for a living, so I know of more relationships than most people,) that came off of a dating site or app is easily under 1%, but the amount of absolutely horrific dating stories which begin with "I met x on a dating app/site," is a huge percentage of "horrific dating stories" which the dates start from any source, being easily 60-75% of them. Statistically speaking, if you want a lasting relationship, you would first meet your partner through mutual friends. A side benefit of this is there are several murders and abusers that hang out on dating apps that you'd likely avoid as your friends probably would not set you up with a person best known for strangling their dates unconscious. It's not even that I'm old fashioned – my clients have proven this time and again, as have several of my friends…for most people, dating sites and apps are really only good if you're looking for a one night stand.

You Aren't "Marriage Material": This is less about being actually married or wanting to be married, and more that several people want a lasting relationship, yet do not act like someone most people would want to stay with. When I ask a client what they have to offer someone else, often I get "Well, I'm good looking, and I'm witty," – this is like saying "I have a cool shirt, and I made a funny joke once." It will get you nowhere. Do you have a career? Do you have your own home? Do you have any upper degrees (so at least a bachelor's degree in something?) and if no on the degrees do you have certification in any trade? Do you clean up after yourself/keep a clean home? Do you have a pleasant demeanor even under stress? Are you good with children? Why is it someone would spend their life with you and entrust their money and home to you? If it's that you're hot and funny sometimes all you have is enough for a quick fling. Love isn't enough on it's own to make a relationship work. Until you can make yourself a valuable partner, you will keep falling short and lose long term relationships.

You Lack a High- or Moderate- Social-Intelligence: I truly wish this was taught in schools…but then, I'd probably not have as much work if it were… It's fairly common, but many people just aren't socially adept, and mess up their relationships (romantic, platonic, and business relationships,) for this very reason. For example, you don't need the last word, silence IS a response, and stop apologizing so much would be things I would teach people which would benefit them greatly. 😛

You Wrongly Believe You Know What Your Intended Partner Thinks/Wants: One of the most obnoxious things people do is tell me this "Well, he likes stupid bimbos with fake boobs that laugh too much" or "She prefers rich, dumb, asshole types" – really? REALLY? So when your "beloved" (who is clearly a shallow knob in your view) brags to their friends about their current squeeze, they say "Wow, she has the fakest tits I ever saw" or "he's the richest most asshole man ever!" in your eyes? You are jealous, plain and simple, and you also do not have any clue what this person likes or wants in a mate if you really perceive it as so. While you may see no value in your rival, your intended does. Maybe they rescue injured wildlife, or maybe they always wanted to be a cardiologist and are studying to be one…whatever the reason, you clearly don't know it. Dispose of trying to figure out why they are dating your rival and keep working on getting that person attracted to you. This actually is related to….

You Don't Actually Love or Care for your "Beloved": If you want to cause pain to someone or destroy their life so you can have them, you actually no longer really love them, if you ever did at all. It's up to you if you want to continue trying to seduce them because at this point if you get them, you will tire of them in a few weeks. I see it all of the time.

You're Too Impatient: If you're crying about the lack of results in less than 2 weeks after a spell has been cast, you're definitely not someone who should be using magic to get anything.

Again, this isn't a finite list….but it's a nice opening for the love spell article I will be posting shortly. 🙂

~Cat
Happy 2022

January 1, 2022

Hey Occulties,

Welcome to 2022. I sure am happy to leave 2021 behind – what a nightmare year, and I’m STILL not financially caught up! If you want to hit my gofundme (I’ll link at the bottom,) feel free. I’m still sleeping on a battered futon, so my goal for 2022 is clearly to get me a brand new bed.

The new year often brings us to new goals. They can be small (like me just saving enough for 2 weeks to have a real live bed, heh,) or large (like you finally getting that job you’ve been wanting, moving into a new place, or even finding that someone special.) HOWEVER, you have to be willing to stick to your goals, and to avoid this kind of thinking (which I see ALL TOO OFTEN in my inbox from many of you): “Well if I can just get a little positive feedback, then I will start acting in ways to make my spellwork manifest.” Wait, what am I talking about? Alright, so I’ll get something like this “I’ll stop stalking my target and stop being negative and stop lusting for results when the target is nicer to me.” Meanwhile the love spell target is like “I like (client) well enough when he/she isn’t so negative and creeping around after me, but clearly something is wrong with them right now so I’m going to avoid them.”

How does this happen? Shouldn’t the spell make them attracted to you “no matter what?” No, that’s not really how it works. It makes you more attractive to them, more likeable to them, but if you’re acting mad unattractive and creepy and stalkerish it can overwhelm the spell energies. 😛 It’s actually comparable to this: “I’ll start going to my job regularly and doing the duties assigned to me if they give me the raise first.” So, if you did that with a spell to get a promotion, don’t you think your boss or manager is going to say “I was strongly thinking of promoting that person, but their work suddenly has really fallen off – maybe I should pick someone else.”

While many of you do understand working WITH your spell, rather than AGAINST your spell, some of you clearly do not. Remember, the spell isn’t going to cut a deal with you. So if you say “Well I just feel like acting against my spell today but it shouldn’t matter because I was good for a whole 5 hours straight yesterday,” then the spell, itself not being a conscious entity will reason with you about as much as fire or rain or wind will reason with you, which is to say not at all. I don’t expect all of us to be our best selves 100% of the time (I’m certainly not and I’ve been spellcasting for over 30 years at this point,) but I also do expect most of us, if what we are spellcasting for is important to us, will try to be our best selves as much as possible. If it’s clearly against my spellwork to act like I’m creepy or stalking my target or if I’m fighting with a reconciliation target, then obviously I need to dial it back a notch if I want my spellwork to take.

Now, the one thing I do like about this time of year is that there are frequent news articles regarding how to change or lose bad habits and regain or gain good habits. If your bad spell-killing behaviors have become habitual (for example, social media stalking a love target,) then you would be well advised to undertake reading a few of these (hint, hint,) because change is often not overnight. I know we are often taught that magic is well…miraculous, and it certainly can feel that way when it manifests, but part of it still lies within you to create an environment where you are nurturing the changes the spellwork brings, and making the desired end stick around.

And here’s the thing – spell or no spell, if you want things to change, you manifest change just in changing how you act and/or how you live your life. For example, I’ve had people say “Cat, I have plenty of luck getting people interested in me, but I can’t seem to get any of them to stay interested in me.” After a few questions it becomes clear that the person is charming and not bad to look at, but they either don’t have a job, or any really interesting hobbies (for example, their hobbies are like “reading romance novels and watching tv,) etc. My advice to them is pretty much the same advice I gave to future Mr NinjaCat’s ex which is if you want someone to marry you (or stick around,) be the person that people want to marry (which for her would mean a complete 180 life change, but for most people would really require only a minimal to moderate level thereof.) So for example, make it clear you can support yourself, that you have an interesting life (and I don’t mean like you need to climb Mt Everest, but maybe something more thrilling than you know all the words to every Miley Cyrus song ever,) and that you’d be a good partner outside of just “I look nice.” Like if my guy and I were to break up right now, and I decided to find someone new, Mr New would need a job and his own place for me to even consider him, even if he was Jason Momoa – like THE Jason Momoa. So, if you find people find you really attractive, but then seem to lose interest I recommend working on perhaps getting a better job (or perhaps it’s having a job that gives you more free time as they just feel you don’t have enough free time for them,) or finding a new hobby….and it doesn’t need to be a weird hobby, just something you’re passionate about.

And if your problem is you have an easy time KEEPING someone with you, it’s getting them interested in you, then usually the issue is more being introverted than anything else. You might (eek) just need to push yourself to go out a bit more and be a bit more outgoing.

Now people say to me, “What point is there in doing a spell if I still have to change?” Well, because even if a spell brings you what you want, – for example a new partner, or a new job, – you do need to create an environment which sustains and keeps that positive change in your life. So, instead of waiting for the spell to create the change THEN trying to adopt new habits to keep the change in your life, start manifesting that spell by changing your life so it can easily begin to take root and manifest.

Spells can be amazing and manifest faster than expected, but the manifestation phase is really wonderful for you beginning to adopt a few lifestyle changes to keep what you want in your life. So, if you feel like you’re stuck in a rut waiting for that spell to manifest, what I do is use that time to change my own bad habits into good habits. And yes, I have bad habits, haha. For example, I’ll want to lose weight and continue to take the elevator (which I was doing until I moved into a three floor walk up and spent the first 2 weeks almost dying every time I had to go somewhere and come back, haha.)

I realize many of us have become slovenly creatures of comfort during our 2 years being locked up inside thanks to the plague, and I actually can visibly see how this has impacted several manifestations. It’s hard to go out and get a job, when in reality you don’t even need to put on pants and it’s all over zoom and so you need to do the minimal amount to even appear like you haven’t been wearing the same pajamas for the last week. This means as you put less effort into YOURSELF, you also begin to put less effort into going after those things which you want, – be that love, or a new job, or a new home. I’ve found the more I can just sit around and watch television and order take out, the less effort I’d put into anything, including basic human to human interaction, and that actually taking the weekend to work a few hours at my retail job actually made me outgrow that “I’ve been wearing these lounge pants for 3 days look,” that I was definitely rocking throughout 2020. I have seen with my younger clients that having less social opportunities like parties to go to has been detrimental to their regular social lives, so perhaps making sure you are vaccinated and boosted and perhaps attending a few outdoor events (weather permitting,) would help alleviate that problem.

Alright, I am going to try to get a spell article up today or tomorrow (with three very anxious parrots who won’t get the feck off of me every time I type, it’s not as easy as you might think,) and since I know I’ll be asked there is actually only a 10% off special on the 15 week plan (aka the one year plan) this month for specials. Sorry, December was my big discount month.

~Cat

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Updates – December 2021 :)

December 10, 2021

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the delay in posting. I finally have the internet fixed (it was going in and out) but that does not simplify the huge time-drain which is scheduling readings (such a huge pain in my butt,) so I'm hiring a virtual assistant. This will entirely cut down on the clutter and waste of reading scheduling entirely (as well as help to cut out the issue of people using it as a way to get free time with me without paying for a reading, because my virtual assistant for scheduling knows absolutely nothing about the occult, readings, or your case, and that's exactly why I'm hiring him!) so this will free up time for me to do my job instead of wasting time chasing payments and scheduling times. When I have set up the new format for readings scheduling, I will post it here.

December discounts: In DECEMBER, if you use VENMO, CASHAPP, APPLE PAY, or ZELLE you get 15% off of any service or item offered in my store. Due to PayPal fees, I cannot extend the same discount for PayPal. Sorry. :/

STILL BUILDING BACK, so please keep the sales coming. Getting away from my evil landlord (see previous posts) and living with said landlord was hugely painfully expensive. If you want to help but don't want any services, feel free to give to my GoFundMe (which I love that my friend picked such a huge goal, but I really am already impressed with what has been received so far, as I didn't even expect that much!) but if you just want to know that I'm not a transient (haha) and it's safe to buy services (I've been using my storage for a fair amount of time, so it always was, then rest assured, while I think we might move somewhere bigger in the next month or so, me and the birdies are all safe and warm at home. :)

And lastly, I'll be posting a real freaking article in the next 24/48 hours. I know many of you feel like it's been way too long since I have!

~Cat
Cat’s Birthday Message

November 29, 2021

Hey Kids,

So, after moving away from my old place (I legit lost 90% of my furniture!) last week, getting financially butt-raped by UHaul (because no one helps you move during thanksgiving so I got to pay them for several extra days!) I get to spend my birthday unpacking, cleaning, and having $3 in my bank account. Working while moving was really hard to do but thank goodness for my storage where I have been casting spells because it was the one break I had from moving. I am still going to be broke awhile and was such an object of pity, that even one of my friends organized a GoFundMe for my birthday (and I clearly have friends as broke as I am, because I didn't even crack 1k yet, but I appreciate even $5).

Soooo….my 43rd year was a shit year and I am glad for it being over. Let's make 44 a good year for my tired cranky old ass (hey you kids, get offa my lawn!)

I am also happy now that I am in a bug free home (even if I don't have hardly any furniture in it – I am living like a college kid, minus the cheap beer, hahahahaha), and I'm happy I can finally be available to clients again. For my 44th birthday (today!) I would like to offer a MEGA SALE and get back to the grind! I am so ready!

Two-hour reading packages are $150 ($45 off!)
Big spell packages are all 10% off (anything over a one week casting)!
Seven day castings are all $295 (these range between $305-$335)
And readings are 20% off the regular price

Just say Happy Birthday, Cat! and you get the deals! Contact me if interested!

~Cat
Cat v Greasy Landlord…the final battle.

November 19, 2021

Hey kids,

I know I've been awful to reach in the last few weeks. Sometimes you get ahold of me, and you've got my attention for a few hours, other times it's like three whole days before I reply.

The first reason is this is my landlord, the one I've been fighting all this time.

And you know, everyone, all the "just move instead" shit all of you have said to me, that I repeatedly ignored because I believed the guy would see the light eventually, yeah, you're right. I hate moving. I despise it. I'd rather live in the same shitty place for the rest of my life I hate it so much. It's the only home 2 of my 3 birds have ever known. BUT, despite all of that, I've been forced to live with bedbugs for a year. I've been shamed, vilified, mistreated. I don't really like being an object of pity, and frankly, many of the denizens of my neighborhood absolutely pity me for what I've been put through. The guy buys off judges, and he's super evil, and while NO ONE believes him that I'm a terrible person (the man literally told the courts I'm a gangster – I'll be 44 at the end of the month and tend to dress very professional and in nice dresses, not like a "gangster" would,) or that I'm destitute and selfish (I paid the guy for 5.5 years, during which time I was married to someone who literally used to rob me blind for part of that time and never worked, and I still kept the lights on and paid rent,) it's like fighting an uphill battle in mud while wearing crocs to fight this guy. It's exhausting. He wants to raise the rent on this unit, and if that's what he wants, I've lost more money fighting him than I would moving to somewhere else! AND I've slept with bedbugs for that expense and exhausting fight. Well, no more!

The thing is, once I decided this it made it very difficult for me to reply to everything because I have to pack up my home and do all of my spellwork. It isn't that I don't care, so this will sound cold, but a lot of my written work is explaining and re-explaining the same concepts and reassuring people, and I'm a very practical person. If I see it as not an emergency, whereas I see "getting secure into a new place that has heat so my birds don't die and I don't freeze to death," as relatively paramount, this is why "Cat I thought a scary thought today" gets left on read for a few days. I ENJOY doing spellwork, and that I see as ENJOYABLE and a stress relief – I mean I get to be out of bedbug hell for some hours because I don't do the spells here. I DETEST PACKING AND MOVING, so that is miserable, so I get kind of pissy and miserable while I do it. I am not fond of repeating myself (surprising, I know,) but I'd honestly rather be replying to you than trying to decide what I can box up immediately and what has to remain out til the last.

What I'm trying to say is I try to spend a few hours replying because it's way better than trying to put my dishes in some sort of order or answer another landlord about viewing a place or anything of this process, but I do need to keep myself to task because I want to just get this over with. I want to get out of this bug infested shit hole that I loved so much until it became a bug infested shit hole and the landlord's greedy demonic side showed itself.

Yes, I totally cursed him and everyone on his side, which is to say his greedy little minions are all going to get the same shit he gets, but it's really only a handful of people because some working for him have actually quit after seeing how I personally was treated.

It's an annoying process but I am thinking I will be settled by Monday. I'm sorry it's been inconvenient, and I'm honestly pretty impressed how well all the magic I'd done and friends have done has kept me here as long as it did. 🙂 So, please just have a bit of patience in the meanwhile. I've always been a bit of an organizational nightmare so readings and replies may be a bit wonky until then.

~Cat
November 2021 Deal

November 7, 2021

Hey everyone,

Since my October special was relatively popular, this month starting November 7 and ending November 26, I’ll be reducing the cost of all readings by 10%, and the 2-hour reading package will be reduced by 20%

Time to get a reading? I think yes!

Contact me if interested!

~Cat
Correcting Bad Advice From The Interwebs – October 2021 Edition

October 19, 2021

Hey Occulties,

So today I'd like to introduce a new series which hopefully will carry on for awhile. It is a collection of sad, hilarious, or even somewhat believable (but wrong) things regarding magic/spellcasting/the occult that I've located on my travel through the internet.

Bad Advice Tip #1: The full moon is AMAZING for bringing things to you!

Reality: Nope. The full moon and new moon are both "stagnant." They have their purposes but it's actually best to use the day AFTER the new moon (first day of waxing moon,) or the best planet day AFTER the new moon (so almost 2 weeks before it's full!) to bring things to you or manifest them. The growth of the moon is thought to grow your desired need into fruition.

When the moon is full, it is actually just about to start shrinking, (or give the appearance thereto,) which clearly would be unhelpful in growing an influence.

I'm honestly surprised when I see "experts" claim the full moon is great for drawing things to you. It might not be bad for keeping things with you, but no, the day after the new moon until first quarter is the superior time for "to bring to you, to draw up, to grow," etc.

Bad Advice Tip #2: If you find a feather on the ground, you need to ask the bird who dropped it to use it in your spells or else it's CURSED!!!!

Reality: I assure you, the bird gives not one shit if you find the feather it molted off and use it for something. If you pull it out of the living bird it will give many shits (and a screech,) but a dropped feather is usually a relief to that bird because he or she is getting the new ones in, and it was probably kind of itchy. The birds ancestors, and the bird itself are about as freaked out as you would be seeing a bird flying off with a hair that came out of your hairbrush so it can line it's nest with it. Some of you would freak out about that, but I assure you, the bird is literally just using something you dropped that you don't want anymore, just like you are if you use it's feather.

There are some legal concerns about possessing songbird feathers or raptor feathers. I would check with your local, state, and federal laws if this is a huge concern.

HOWEVER, you aren't angering the bird or the bird spirits by using a found feather in your magic. Just take the cool feather, and use it if you know the bird it came from and what magical uses there may be for that feather.

Bad Advice Tip #3: Put a 7-day vigil candle in water to prevent fire accidents!

Reality: That might actually encourage the possibility of the glass chimney exploding when it's a risk any time you use these candles (just not as great of one in some cases over others.) It's not the worst advice, but I'd strongly recommend something like ocean sand or traction sand (SAND being the key word) around the base. It's not flammable, fire retardant, and also holds heat well without surface transference. I like to put them on a bed of sand in a coffee can, then pour sand around them. Even if the chimney part explodes, the whole candle continues to burn itself out. It's never been a fire issue.

Bad Advice Tip #4: All spellcasters are called "witches" regardless of practice or gender!

Reality: The term witch is actually derogatory to a lot of people who are not neopagan. The original word did come from "wise" so a wisewoman or wiseman, sure. But you know gay used to mean lighthearted and carefree, and the last time I went to gay party it was my friend's birthday at the gay bar where there were a lot of homosexuals who referred to themselves using the term "gay." Come to think of it, it was gay not only because it was lighthearted and carefree, but also because the vast majority of the people there were gay gentlemen. But my point being, words can change meaning over time, so the meaning of witch has undergone some changes in it's lifetime just like the word gay has. So…when we say "witch" we might mean the traditional meaning of it, we might mean Wiccan or Neo-Pagan, too, and we might mean bad poisonous evil person. A fair amount of the time outside of Neo-Pagan and Wiccan circles, it tends to be seen as a less than positive term for someone.

So while you might be well meaning when you say it, use the term judiciously. Many paradigms prefer different terms like Magician or Spellcaster.

Bad Advice Tip #5: When spellcasting, just throw things in as your intuition tells you to!

Reality: This is a bit like saying "When doing major heart surgery without any training on the anatomy or function of the heart, just do what your intuition tells you! I'm sure it won't lead to any problems in the outcome of that surgery!"

If you aren't adept at magic and if you are unable to do work without looking up the correspondences of each ingredient (and lack the practice to know the meaning and use of every single ingredient as well as what all actions and etc are for,) this is the absolute worst advice possible. Please LEARN MAGIC, and don't assume that you can just wing it because it sounds like fun.

While I do realize some of the above have been posted before in some Questions You've Asked Me form, I figured this would be a good type of new article. Still working on that spell article. 🙂

~Cat
Q&A: Why Do Spellcasters “Hate” Readings/Why Do So Many Spellcasters Not Offer Readings

October 15, 2021

1Hey there,

So on a week full of readings and more readings, from newbies, readers, and even return clients I keep hearing:

"Why do so many spellcasters either never offer readings or no longer offer them if they used to?"

The answer from what I can tell is that even though to some clients that is like selling burgers and not offering fries, it's a lot more like readers are the nurses and the spellcasters are the doctors. One is the "emotional, nurturing, caring" end of medicine with the other being the "scientist, nuts and bolts, body is a machine," end. Both are needed.

When I had cellulitis of the eye area a few years ago, the nurses were super nice, and encouraging and gave me shots I hated but made me laugh…then every med student, doctor, and probably even a few surgeons who were in no way focused on that area of the human body had to come in and see my monster eye and be like "Holy cellulitis, Batman! Look at that! Can I touch that? Doctor So and so, look at that presentation! That is the wildest cellulitis ever!" and the thing is, they were not mean or even intentionally unkind (I certainly felt like a circus freak,) they were just very interested in my condition and how it transpired that I came to having it PLUS what treatment was working. I was a 40 year old woman presenting with cellulitis with x cause, and y incubation time, and z response to (name meds,) and that was very interesting to them. They wanted to fix it, yes, but I was more like the disease that needed to be cured in the patient, than some complicated backstory of who I am, plus I have cellulitis. To the nurses, I was Cat, I was annoyed because I wanted to go back to work, I was hungry, some guy kept taking my blood, and I wasn't going to be a big baby about getting an IV I just had to look away. But I was Cat who had cellulitis, and they gave me meds, and checked my stats,. but saw me as just a sick person they were helping get better, and keeping happy, not the disease that needed curing plus say a few pleasantries to the woman that disease is in like the doctor.

So, to the spellcaster you are say… a 34 year old heterosexual cisgender male complaining of a break up caused by your former girlfriend who ran off with your best friend. You have tried to no other spells. You are mildly histrionic as it is recent. You have been blocked on all platforms. You show a proclivity towards anxiety. Probability of self-defeating spell-killing behaviors is about 40%. If I do (names of spells) and you can manage not to self-defeat, the likelihood of success is close to 87%.

And to the psychic you are Maximillian, aka Max, who's girl left him and who needs to know that's not the end of the world. You're worried about your job and your kids from your previous marriage. You are hurt that your best friend could do this to you and it's impacting your ability to function at work and in life. If we just look into this maybe we can see why see where it's going, but whatever is going on, we are going to get you back to where you understand and you feel better.

Now, back in the day, it was basically understood that you were "supposed to" give readings if you did spells. I might explain this as being like a rural doctor. You knew all your patients quite well and you would be running many of the tests a nurse might run as you know how to do all those things. You of course, did both duties, and much without thinking them separate. In fact, a nurse practitioner might also be like a "back in the day spellcaster for hire," as he or she knows all those tests but can do most of the things a doctor (at a general practitioner level) can do, yet, generally speaking does so with the view of a nurse which is showing kindness and compassion and dignity and not just "what makes this disease happen like this in this environment and how can I fix it?"

Of course some spellcasters much preferred the readings end. Most of us who love spells though….we were like "OK, well if I'm expected to do this, I'll do it."

I have friends who ONLY do readings and they LOVE IT. They never want to offer spells really because to them it's too much of giving up on seeing this as "human beings" and being like "Well, if I do this and that, then the outcome will be…." And to the spellcaster that outcome is the important part…they want to fix the problem. Holding your hand and consoling you is taking time away from fixing the problem. It might be encouraging bad behavior even. The reader? The reader wants to hold your hand and console you.

What end am I on? I'm a spellcaster…for sure. I know this because do you want to know the biggest surprise to me when I opened my store almost 20 years ago? That I would spend over 40 hours unpaid per week answering emails like "I thought a sad thought today. Why am I so sad? Is my life over? It's been 43 minutes since I spoke to him/her." I believed you can hand me a problem and I'd say "Hmm…this is a 22 year old female who is looking for a 24 year old male to fall in love with her, – he has shown initial interest but it is now flagging because of x variables, so I will do this and this and this for a spell…" and then give you a nice set of instructions (like I always do) like 'don't overthink it, don't stalk this person, don't fight with them, and let me know if things have changed in 2 weeks, OK?'"

I really should post an audio clip of myself laughing hysterically, and send it back in time for that naïve young woman who had NO IDEA what she was getting herself into.

Because my job is more like "Alright I'm getting up at 4am, doing these 5 spells, then it's 9am to talk to (person for an hour) after which I'm going to cast these 2 spells, then it's 4 hours of email support, now I'm billing this person, then a 2 hour reading with this person, then explaining this to this other person, now another 90 minutes for spellcasting, now 3 hours of paperwork/reassuring/explaining, now another hour reading, maybe eat something or shower, and a spellcasting and also chatting with these three clients until I find my way to my bed to lie down for "just a minute," and the birds get in the bedroom and I wake up covered in birds, start day again, repeat." I work 12-14 hour days…the birds miss me so they always try to get time with me and sometimes scream when I talk to you. Hell, if any of you have heard any significant other I've had in the background, they are generally fussing that I said I'd be done an hour or go or why haven't I gotten to (chore) yet. My first husband used to come home and want my affection and comfort and some days I'd be like "Dude, if you want to complain, I get paid a nice figure to listen to that shit, otherwise, no," which I've since heard therapist/psych friends say is very common in their profession after a long day of back to back patients.

It's a HUGELY HIGH ENERGY DRAINING JOB to offer spells and readings. I assume it's hugely draining to offer only readings. It takes a BOATLOAD OF ENERGY to do spells every day.

That is why some people who prefer the spell end of things say "I can just forgo this non stop emotionally draining part of the job, and give that to someone who specializes in it." Just as some readers are like "I can be nurturing and emotionally supportive and help people with my guidance, but if they need a spell, there are people who specialize in it."

This is also why many people refuse to do love work. You spend so much time consoling someone, counseling them on how to behave or react, and then also working the spells.

BUT, for what it's worth, the money is better with readings. It's little overhead, good pay. The spells are HUGE OVERHEAD, and if you can avoid a high-maintenance client, reasonable but not stunning pay. People UNDERSTAND readings better and therefore it is much easier to provide the service with little customer service as well.

I can understand people avoiding it – readings can be tedious and draining, – if they love the spellcasting end…and it sure would be easier on the worker themselves to just view the situation as a spellworker does, but in the end, I think I've learned more by offering both, plus, I have clients who I consider friends and absolutely look forward to speaking with, and it's helped me understand people far more than I did when I first started. 🙂

Hope that clarifies,

~Cat
OMG October

October 14, 2021

Hey Occulties,

First, I'd like to apologize as a year ago at this time, I was, for the most part, far less busy. This gave some people the idea that I'm NEVER busy. Don't get me wrong, readings were getting done, spells were being bought and cast, but I definitely had more free time. Now I have a lot of INQUIRIES but many of them are a WASTE OF TIME because INQUIRIES DO NOT MEAN SALES….and to top that off, I'm also doing pretty good on keeping the schedule full. Readings, spells…I am getting up at FOUR IN THE FREAKIN' MORNING to start my spells and set up every day, which that means I'm busy. 😀 BUT it also means dropped communications here and there due to an overactive inbox. In an effort to streamline PLEASE USE MY EMAIL, and DO NOT TEXT for the moment and also PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if it's been MORE THAN THREE BUSINESS DAYS (M-F) RESEND ANYTHING I HAVE NOT REPLIED TO. Mercury may have retrograded in my inbox here or there, and again, it's been very active in my inbox…which sounds dirtier than I had intended.

The thing I need to emphasize is not the bad though, because this is great. My dream is literally to drop dead at my desk whilst working unto the very end. You know how some people say things like "I want to retire" and "Forty hours is too much work per week?" I am not either of those people. More work and no retirement is my dream. So I'm living the dream.

Plus it's my favorite month everrrr… I love October. I love the leaves, I love Libras (future Mr NinjaCat is a sexy mofo,) I love the weather…and I love those little freakin' candy bars they put out at Halloween.

Soooooo….while I MUCH PREFER people getting a standard 7-day spellcasting package (which is like 4-5 spells all cast once a day for seven days,) but I also like WORKING MY FREAKING FACE OFF (I am in no way joking, I love it, thus proving that both my husbands were right when they accused me of being married to my job, and that I'm a workaholic,) I will offer the following for the rest of OCTOBER 2021. A single spellcasting, cast for THREE DAYS (so one spell, not 4-5, and cast once a day for three days, as opposed to seven) is $125 USD. To take advantage of this special email me at the same place OR contact me through my site! :)

See, the above is like the "little candy bar" version of my regular "candy bar." 😀

And because, let's just be honest, I love big things too (I'm an American and we tend to like everything oversized, which is probably why many of us Americans are also oversized, hehe,) I am also taking 10% off the biggest thing I sell which is the one year plan. That's a lot of money. That's $275 off. It's $2475. Contact me for details.

Something little, something big – OMG I LOVE OCTOBER!

Alright…writing out a spell article now. :)

~Cat
Getting Back to Good – Reconciliation Spellwork Advice/Help

October 6, 2021

Hey Occulties

So, a lot of my requests revolve around getting that ex back, as you may have guessed. Let's assume you've done your spellwork, and now you're waiting for sexy-ex-y to return. You get a few tentative texts messages all of the sudden. Is the ex just trying to get back some possessions left in your care? I mean 3 months of silence and now they are oh-so-conveniently texting you now after you cast a spell on them? Hmmmm….

YAY! This is AMAZING GOOD NEWS! It looks like manifestation is on it's way! So as an educational exercise, we're going to play WHO WANTS TO GET BACK TOGETHER WITH THEIR EX!?

So, let's say this person is texting – what's your next move?

Person 1: "I'm going to respond pleasantly, not bring up the past, and not try to push any romantic agenda. I will wait for them to bring up our relationship if we are to discuss it. I'm hopeful but not investing everything in a few texts."

Person 2: "I'm going to ask to see them in person!"

Person 3: "I'm going to ask them if they are seeing anyone right now, and then, depending on their answer, I will ask to see them again, or I will collapse into a heap of tears when they say they went on a single date!"

Person 4: "I'm not going to respond. I'm kind of hurt this isn't about missing me."

Person 5: "I already told them I still love them and want them, and I think I'm blocked now."

Who proceeds to the next round? Well this time it looks like everyone but Person 5 does, because, within reason, the first 4 people are still more or less working with their spellwork. Sorry Person 5, being too much and smothering the person was what you did, and so I'm afraid you can't play round 2.

ROUND TWO:

So, after these texts about getting the possessions back, the ex (even with Person 4 not replying) the ex says something sweet like that they miss you and are thinking about you, and they hope you are good. Person 3 is lucky because the ex in our example did not report dating anyone and was clearly interested in a reunion so that didn't totally blow it. So, from here, you agree to meet up. When you see your ex, what's your next move?

Person 1: "I am cautious about their intentions, and I do not push for anything romantic or sexual. I let them know that I am tentatively interested in possibly getting back together. I try to keep the interaction fun and enjoyable. I do not bring up the past. It's a fun date, and I am starting to feel like all that bad stuff we went through is something we are healing from."

Person 2: "The moment they make a sexual comment, I just jump at it and we end up having crazy sex! Wow! This is so passionate! I'm so in love. Sure, they didn't say we were getting back together, but with that sort of lovemaking, they must want to!"

Person 3: "I am very sure to make sure they have not been with anyone else. I grill them on the matter. I then tell them when satisfied they have let no one touch them in my absence that it's good they did not or else I could not stay with them. When they bring up that I was pretty controlling and emotional during our relationship and it was difficult for them, I am offended and tell them that they are difficult and hard to get on with too. It was kind of a bad experience. They didn't seem flirty, just hurt."

Person 4: "I'm sullen and withdrawn. We see each other, but they aren't making any big displays of love so I'm assuming the spellwork didn't work."

Who proceeds to the next round? Surprisingly all four could, but you're right to think 3 and 4 are kind of screwing themselves, and 2 is not doing themselves any favor by not being sure that they aren't just having casual sex with an ex. So let's just say all four made it to round three, shall we?

ROUND THREE:

Now in round three, the ex is communicating with the petitioner, and clearly trying to be pleasant and kind, and even flirty. The petitioners are all feeling pretty good that this is going in the right direction and agree to another date. During this date, the ex brings up that they maybe DID go out on a few dates but nothing serious happened and it was months ago. How do our petitioner's respond?

Person 1: "I realize I do not own my ex. I'm not overjoyed by this revelation, but I don't let it affect my behavior towards them, or upset me. We were apart for three months. Realistically, they would have seen other people. It had nothing to do with me, and was just them being human and looking for companionship."

Person 2: "I die inside a bit. I ask them if those people mattered at all to them. My ex assures me that no not at all. I can taste my pain at the thought that my magical penis/vagina/other could not hold their attention in my three month absence well enough for them to not forget that other genitals exist! But I try not to let them know, even though I am sure the pain is present on my face."

Person 3: "I freak out. I totally freak out. How dare they! I scream about them being a disgusting cheating lying piece of shit! I don't want ANYONE who could EVER touch ANYONE BUT ME after having me."

Person 4: I find myself hurt but I can understand it's been three months, so that they would have likely dated others. What I don't understand is how is my spellwork working if they can even admit this like it won't hurt?"

Person 3 does not make it to round four. Too crazy, too possessive, and their ex walks off deciding that they do not want to deal with that dumpster fire of possessive behavior. They do not get their ex back. 😦

ROUND FOUR:

Things are definitely positive but your ex still hasn't asked if you want to get back together. You're sick of being in limbo – is this a reconciliation or not? Sure, you're communicating daily, there's flirting, but you feel stuck and that it's not moving PAST THAT POINT. You want to know you're back together. What do you do?

Person 1: "I wait for a time when we are having a great conversation, – laughing, being friends, and I say 'I really miss being your girlfriend/boyfriend/partner/etc.' and wait for their response to that."

Person 2: "I tell them that I love them, and I really want to be sure we are back together after I have sex with them! If they look shocked when I say that, I start weeping and asking if they used me! When they try to reassure me but don't agree we are an item (or clarify that to me either way), I cry more!"

Person 4: "I say nothing. Clearly the spell isn't working."

Well, sorry person 2…you've finally gotten cut. While optimistic and upbeat, you're being overwhelming and pushy in your own way. You offered the sex without commitment, and now your ex doesn't know if they want just the sex, and not commitment. Your tears and emotional outburst have ended your tenure. 😦

On to the final round…

ROUND FIVE:

Your ex says "Well, I'd like to get back together with you, but I still have (doubts of a specific nature,) and I'm upset by (criticisms which reflect on the petitioner,) just so you know." How do you respond.

Person 1: "I listen with an open mind and try to see their perspective. I try not to take offense even if I feel the criticisms are unfair. I also use this opportunity to speak in a non-accusatory manner about my fears and doubts regarding getting back together."

Person 4: "I thought for a minute this spellwork worked! How DARE they have any doubt or criticize me! I finally tell them I clearly got my hopes up for nothing! Spells don't work AND my ex was just playing me. How convenient!"

Guess who's the last one standing? Yeah, Person 1. Person 1 gets their ex back, they also have a healthier relationship. They have shown respectfulness and understanding, and can expect to enjoy a happier and more functional pairing than ever before. Person 4 blew it by decided the only way the spell is working is if they are blameless and the person is all over them like white on rice. That pessimistic sullenness eventually just makes them destroy the outcome.

Now….what have we learned from this? That even with spellwork, you have work to do. You can't be rude, you can't be scary, and you can't be a basketcase. You need to understand that reconciliation will still require you to act appropriately, and be careful when trying to get back together with this person. So, don't give yourself to them without knowing they are yours. Don't boss and criticize them. Have an open mind, and keep the conversations constructive.

This is why I tell you reconciliation can be hard work, as can love drawing work…because you need to have self-control and faith in the work too. That's a tall order for some people! I mean, in the above example, if person 4 was just slightly less pessimistic, they would have had all that they wanted, too…and hell, under better circumstances, Person 2 would be back together with their ex, too, but was, in this post intentionally put into a reconciliation scenario which required more caution for them to succeed (so you could learn.) This is a very STANDARD reconciliation scenario. It's neither the most difficult, nor the most easy manifestation, but an "average" process thereof which I have put together for you through years of doing reconciliation work.

I want you to get back to good with your ex – but some of it will rely on you also taking the best steps to get there. If you need any advice on it, please let me know, because that's why I am here. Sometimes it's hard to know your next steps because you're so excited it's happening, or even a little sad it's not happening how you expected or is slower than expected. It's OK to have some doubt, but using caution and having some understanding should help you navigate the process just a bit easier!

~Cat

EDITED TO ADD: A few people have asked "Does Person 1 even really exist!?" And as an actual person, all five were made up, so no, there is no particular identity of any. BUT, yes, plenty of people are very Person 1-ish…That said, you might be Person 1 in the first round, and turn into person 4 for a round, become person 2 in another, etc. It's perfectly normal and not necessarily even detrimental to be a, say, Person 4 in the first two rounds or something. It's OK. It happens. 🙂

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