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  • 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 that many, many, many of them are hugely financially struggling right now. In a few months there will be so many homeless people (because they can't pay rent or bills and can't land a job and got fired because coronavirus,) that it will be frightening. I want you to think about this because SO MANY of my friends are small business owners, and they are getting fucked left and right by people who confuse the fact that a small business owner is more understanding than a large company, that you can also wait to pay them, not pay them, get free shit from them all of the time, or heckle their price down, and that's just totally OK. It isn't OK. You do realize that the electric company will not be shuttered if it doesn't get three large payments by Friday, but the girl who does those eyelash extensions down the street is facing months of not being able to open her business, financial aid that doesn't cover a tenth of her costs, and then clients who do this:

    "OK, Maureen, if you take like 20% off, and like I can pay in 2 weeks, I will come in on Friday." 

    Please note, the person above will often ghost you and then show up 2 weeks later and ask for the same thing with a 2 week pay window.

    People, small businesses literally depend on their sales so, so, so much, that if they have 2 bad months, that might just be the end. At least in the USA, it's also nearly impossible to get financial help for much of much when you are self employed. And if you own the business? Everything and everyone who's working for you gets paid before you do. That hurts when sales are slow and spare and when people think it's OK to start haggling the price down. 

    So, if you're the struggling owner of a small business, someone offering to pay you next week is tiresome in a good economy, but you can probably handle it. Yeah, you learn quickly to make sure you don't give them something before they pay if there is a probability they will never pay, but they rarely if ever heckle you for a lower price, and you can handle their scheduling BS. If you lose a few payments, it's just an average year. Right now? It's the difference between if you have it you're still struggling, and if you get screwed you're homeless and that's it, your business is dead. It's really getting to that point. 

    And I keep seeing this price gouging. Like why are you asking Al's Fine Furniture for half off? Do you really think he's doing 500x the business he was before the pandemic? Did you really try to negotiate buy one get one free at your dentist in regard to fillings? I mean, if that's normal in your culture, it isn't in mine, and it's rude. It's also costing people their jobs.

    Keep in mind, when I have a good year, I buy a lot more nice things, and generally unique things from smaller sellers (I support small businesses!), but I also support bigger chains as well (supermarkets and utilities, etc.) because I need basic widespread goods and services, like you. When I become poor, I can't afford many smaller businesses, and I need to economize, but I miss the little things. I want a new tattoo right now, for example, and three guys run my favorite tattoo parlor. I don't have a few spare Benjamins ($100 bills) to make an appointment. When I get my hair colored, I need to pinch pennies to afford it, but I love my salon, and it's a small business so I gladly keep my appointments and pay them for their expertise. But  what I do not do is this "HEY, I know it's a pandemic, and like can't you just cut me a break and like just accept $75 for this $120 tattoo – I mean it's small, right?" That's shitty. Shitty. I would never do that. I own a small business and I can't afford a good tip, but I'm giving one anyway so that person's lights stay on and kids get fed. That's what good people do. They do not price gouge a struggling business owner, or demand free goods and services from them. 

    So why is it that so many of my friends who sell readings, sell spells, and also my therapist/psychiatrist/psychologist friends (weirdly enough) find themselves getting this "Hey, can I have this at half off? The pandemic made me poor." Well, us too, and we are paying to keep businesses open. Like this one I'll get "Why is this $325!?" Because it's seven days of work and 5 spells in a package deal that individually would cost you around $400 at the low end,  or more anywhere else when combined? How's that?" A therapist friend of mine was told that she was living like a king off of a $50 payment for an hour. She can't afford bread right now. She's super broke. And the client paid her ONE QUARTER of her usual rate (because the client has no insurance) and then told her she's a piece of shit. Another peer of mine? He's a well known psychic and usually gets $150/hr. Right now he only gets the same rate of business when charging SIXTY AN HOUR. This dude works for a few celebrities (who still pay old rates,) so he's known, but anyone who does readings will tell you that your well off clients are only a small percentage of your whole clientele. He was couch surfing a few months ago. He had to move because he broke up with his girlfriend (she kept the apartment,) and getting into a new place is too expensive on like $400 a week or so. (Newsflash – psychics and therapists often do not do paying work for every hour we work.)

    Stop gouging people in small business for free and lesser costing services. We are struggling to make ends meet, too. I know you feel like you don't have enough (many of you,) but if you want good work/service, pay the listed price. Stop being shitty. Imagine you go into work tomorrow and your boss tells you that  you now make a third of your usual paycheck but still need to work as much, and if you dare complain, then you're fired because some desperate person will do your job. That's the equivalent of you gouging people for cheaper services. The new person would do a far inferior job than you would, but who cares, they will work for like $3 an hour, so you're fucked unless you take it. Well, you know what, no. We need to push back at people who think we are worth less than our value.

    And while I can't say other businesses do this, I legitimately have helped many clients in bad financial situations who really want something, people I know who are the BEST FUCKING PEOPLE EVER, who have been horribly affected by this pandemic in financial (and sometimes in physical health or through loss of friends and family,) ways get something affordable for their need. These are people I've worked with for years, and they are good people. Loyal customers who patronize your business and generally pay without any problem are the cornerstone of a small business, and you do show them you value them by giving them something free or lesser cost from time to time…and unsurprisingly, they never ask it of you. Ever. Because they realize you need to get paid, too. 

    Then there are people with steady work at the same (or a higher rate) of hours at their job and same wages for it, and they are more often the ones thinking they can price gouge. Or I wouldn't know them and never worked with them, and they think why not ask for freebies or a lesser cost. What? Who raised you people? What in the actual fuck.

    In most cases if you want to try to squeeze as much free stuff out of me as possible, you want to undercut my prices, or etc…. Just don't take up my time. I'm working 16 hours a day for 1/4th or so of what my average weekly net pay was. My husband cannot work and earn a check. I have to pay his expensive bills also. The difference between you paying next week or this week might mean I get to live off Ramens this week and the wifi gets shut off. If my husband could work (and stopped incurring large bills) that would be a blessing, but I supported him when he didn't work with no problem at a few different points in the past (but not 2020 – this is just way, way, way too badly paying to not struggle). SO…NO, you can't have $325 of work for $200. No I will not sell you a reading for $35. No. No. No.

    I think people forget how delicate of a position small business owners are in even in the best of times. So this is my reminder.

    I hope it sinks in. If it doesn't, soon everything – and I mean everything – is going to be a poorly made, mass produced walmart piece of shit and you won't be able to find anything else, because you were not willing to pay for anything of a finer quality. 

    I understand we all want a deal. I try to run a few sales with that in mind when I can. It's good for people who do need that price cut, who I don't know and wouldn't give it to (outside of a sale) but again…those people don't price gouge. They wait. They are respectful. If you are financially struggling, keep in mind, so are those small businesses. Of every dollar I earn, 80% is basically going back into the business to keep it running. I enjoy the wifi outside of my job, but my job needs it to run, for example. Rent means I have a place to do spells, but also to sleep. 

    Don't haggle small business owners for freebies and cheap stuff. If you haggle me for it from here on out, I will fire you. πŸ˜› Wait for a sale. πŸ˜› Thank you for understanding.

    Your cranky-ass rootworkin' friend,

    ~Cat

    PS- If you get mad and think this is about you, it actually came from 2 friends calling today and complaining how people keep price gouging and abusing them, and me sympathizing, and not about any of my clients in particular…but if you did think it was about you, you probably need to take a hard look at your own behavior, to be fair. 

  • Hey there, Occulties,

    So, as I continue on with this reconciliation series, the big "when do I get results if I do this, or is this faster, or is this here what I want because it's fastest," problem with reconciliation is the part I'd next like to address. While you would not be wrong to assume there might be more speed with one method over another, but so much of the "time frame" depends on many, many other factors that choosing a type of reconciliation based on how quickly you will be back with your ex tells me that you're not actually basing your choice on valid reasoning…it's a bit like you choosing a car because it's red, versus it's performance, mileage, safety, or even price. πŸ˜› Furthermore remember that A FAST CHANGE IS OFTEN NOT A LASTING CHANGE. So this idea that if you can just get the target to come back ASAP, then all will be well again in the world is not often a reality. I like to call this "Ferrari vs Volvo decisions," meaning the Ferrari represents the impulsive decision (or a quickly made one,) and the Volvo represents the carefully made decision which the 'buyer' has put a great deal of time and consideration into. People who make a "Ferrari" decision (an impulsive decision), are often just as quick to revert or change their mind as they were to impulsively choose the "Ferrari." People who make a "Volvo" decision are generally certain and sure of their decision, and do not just flip-flop on the matter soon after. When it comes to love, you'd much rather not be the "Ferrari" as someone can just as quickly decide it is a bad idea. Yeah, I know, you need to be the boxy, safe automobile. πŸ˜‰ BUT, a decision someone makes with consideration is one they don't just as quickly reverse. 

    Oftentimes, when discuss reconciliation spells, I compare them to a medical treatment. Accordingly, we can also think of a relationship, in this context, as a living being. While, in a perfect world, a healthy relationship would need no treatment, – or might have a few problems but nothing which won't repair itself – when the relationship has reached a point where reconciliation spellwork is necessary for that relationship to survive, we do need to keep in mind, – what condition is it in, exactly? If you were to compare it to an illness, is this a sudden condition like waking up with a high fever, or is it a long standing problem which has progressed to become worse and worse, because the problem was either not addressed or was poorly/wrongly addressed? What type of "injury" does the relationship have – while we can assume it isn't likely to be fixed overnight, if the split was sudden, would you compare it more to a broken bone or to a serious viral illness? :/ And BE HONEST. Right now, some very hopeful person is going to tell me something so broken and terrible is really "not so bad." The reality is…there's a good chance that the relationship you're working on is severely mortally injured, and it's going to take some time and good spellwork for it to ever recover. πŸ˜› This is an important thing to consider, especially when working for others, as the more damage the relationship has accrued, the more time it often requires to repair itself. While the petititioner is eager for an overnight remedy, a situation which is very damaged will rarely be fixable so quickly. 

    And also, sometimes that relationship has been broken so many times that we can say it will never be stable or as good as it once was. People who seek to fix a relationship over and over and over need to realize that something which has been repaired so many times has visible and progressive issues. This is important as not only will the situation often be a difficult fix, you're likely to need to fix it again shortly. Compare this to a ceramic vase or lamp which has been shattered and glued back together several times. After awhile, it will lack much stability because it's been broken too many times. 

    So, when we look at a relationship we wish to repair, or that which we have been asked to repair, the reality of it is that we may need time to bring it back together, AND, if it has broken up frequently, it may not even be that stable of a repair. I can assure you that most petitioners DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THIS, and the more resistant the petitioner is to this reality, the less likely the situation will be a permanent fix, unfortunately. The petitioner often will base their decisions on how quickly they can have the target back in their lives, which will be a short-lived reunion in many cases, and often a person of this temperament often also engages in some self-defeating behaviors (for example, arguing with a reconciliation target frequently,) which, should you be working for others, is something to keep in mind. It can be difficult to handle one person who can't resist antagonizing their target or who is prone to frequent meltdowns if you are working for several people at once. 

    Certain targets are also just prone to being very cautious, and this can mean a slower result, even if the damage isn't severe. If the target is SHY or is OVERLY CAUTIOUS, advise your petitioner that the wait may be a bit longer than it would be in an average case.

    Hopefully this has been helpful in my reconciliation series. I hope to add more, but wanted to get this up.

    ~C

     

  • Hey Occulties,

    Continuing on with our reconciliation discussion, today we will be discussing "coercive reconciliation," which tend to fall under (possibly surprising) categories…such as control-spell or curse. Now, that sounds bad enough, but there are even people who will use a "Love me or Die" spell, and yeah…not only is that not likely to work in modern times (because the person won't realize their horrible sickness is because they won't marry someone or return to someone, and they will die,) but it's also something where I would say that if you're willing to kill your beloved, that you might seek professional psychological help instead rather than kill them unless they love you back.

    However, the "coercive reconciliation" is often the "final attempt," to reconcile a relationship, and I would be lying if I said it was for the faint of heart….but it is generally a damn effective method, all the same. πŸ˜› If you use these methods, you are going to use methods for obsession, controlling, and cursing rather than using romantic and sexual love. If this violates some sort of moral or spiritual ethics for you to cast these kinds of spells, I strongly suggest you stop reading, because…well, it's also quite common that people use this type of spellwork…but why?

    As someone who both teaches how to cast spells and as someone who does so for others, I can assure you that at least 85% of people wait until the situation is so terrible and so unfixable that it would NEVER EVER EVER work itself out without the intervention of spells. In some cases, it's even a bit like a bone that was broken in 15 places and allowed to set on it's own without being straightened properly, so it would knit right and put into a cast, leaving it so unless it is "re-broken" in all those spots, and set properly, it won't ever ever ever have a chance of being useful again. I guess to be more direct, I'm saying, the relationship exploded, and the target has healed and changed and so much time has passed that at this point, without causing the target discomfort, they are very unlikely to respond noticably to any less-coercive working. And of course, you have the "difficult target" who is stubborn, or wishy washy, or etc. They too, tend not to respond to more pleasant influence, and may require a heavier hand.

    Whatever the case (be it a difficult target, a horrible break up, or even a petitioner that acted too crazy too many times, etc,) one thing you MUST keep in mind is that you should nearly always ALSO use traditional love and/or reconciliation work alongside this kind of working. Failure to do so tends to lead to a limited reunion at best, and a harried and miserable target who isn't interested in returning (but has a really crappy time of things) at worst. This means, you're going to be working at least TWO spells on this person – the one to coercively reconcile, and the one to make them feel loving and desirous of the petitioner. ALSO, petitioners using this kind of work will often want to "return to what we had when we first got together." This is impossible, and none of these spells erase history or bad actions…so while the couple may reunite, remind the petitioner (or yourself) that being forgiven for past mistakes does not make them forgotten. If your petitioner (or yourself) refuses to learn from your mistakes and keeps repeating them, expect the reconciliation to be short-lived. :P 

    Alright, well, WHY is this effective to bring someone back if it's so unkind? you might ask. Insecurity, desperation, guilt, fear, jealousy, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and inner turmoil really suck, don't they? So when you feel those kinds of feelings, do you think to yourself "how do I stop feeling like this?" or do you just sit there and enjoy feeling shitty? You try to change it and often as quickly as possible, correct? The target, much like you, dear reader, is also a human being and also, when made very uncomfortable (even just emotionally) is going to seek a way to stop feeling as they do. So many coercive reconciliation spells depend on making this target uncomfortable in one or more of those ways (and sometimes in ways unmentioned,) which has been a method to draw back an errant lover since at least Roman times (it's in the 2000 year old Greek Magical Papyrii, for goodness sakes,) that we might reasonably assume that it still being in use today means it's a pretty fucking effective method to get someone to come back to you. πŸ˜› If you're feeling exceptionally nasty, you might outright curse this person to lose friends and family and health and social status and job (anything, really,) until they return to the petitioner. Emotional turmoil without trying to impact health and family/friend relationships, health, home, or job does do the trick on it's own 95% or more of the time, however, and I recommend it far more than actually going about with the intention of destroying a target to the point that they could lose their home, business, or life. 

    Let's also just be really honest here – several petitioners are ANGRY and want "justice," which to them means that the target should suffer as they have suffered until said target returns. I can entirely understand that perspective. If you've ever dated someone who is never wrong, even when they are (ah, nothing like a good ol' personality disorder,) then you probably understand this desire as well. πŸ˜›

    If your situation hasn't improved by using less heavy-handed methods like traditional reconciliation, and/or return to me workings, this is the next step. It isn't kind, but it's very very effective, even in the worst of situations. :) 

    The next article in this series will tie everything together, and I hope to be a bit more expedient in getting that one up. πŸ˜‰

    ~Cat

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  • Hey there Occulties! :) 

    So, in continuing on in my series on reconciliation, today we move onto Return to Me type reconciliation, which is basically reconciliation with a drawing element to it, meaning it draws the party to be reconciled back into your life. This is likely the most-common type of reconciliation working, as many people wait until the relationship has entirely blown apart before they do work (which I do not recommend – you should try to fix it before it's totally broken!) 

    So, in the most simplified language, you want to use "return to me" when you (or the petitioner) is no longer living with and/or interacting with the target, and there is likely to be no further intentional interaction between the two unless a magical intervention takes place. The return to me contains an element in the formula which will draw the target back to the petitioner while also influencing said target to seek reconciliation and feel reconciliation. 

    That seems relatively simple, right? You've gotten on such bad terms with the target that you're not speaking to them, so you just use this ol' formula here, correct? In a perfect world, yes. πŸ˜‰ Of course, any spellcaster runs into a myriad of situations wherein either the petitioner can't be trusted to act according to what the spell needs, or the target has some sort of quirk making them not react as they should, or even phone numbers get changed or people move or etc. So, it isn't always going to be straightforward.

    First, is your petitioner reactive, anxious, or socially inexperienced, or just plain socially-challenged? If so, this might not work (though this can cause a lot of problems with spellcasting in general.) The petitioner must be capable of containing themselves and not blowing up at the target when the target reacts to the spellwork, not scaring the target, and etc. Not everyone can do this. I've worked for people where they quite literally destroyed every reconciliation working I did for them the moment the target came looking to reconcile because they would feel the need to bring up any sort of past offense and/or grill the person as to whether or not he or she had the audacity to even look at someone else while they were on a break. DO. NOT. EVER. ACT. THAT. WAY. Obsessive, angry, and morose petitioners are not exactly a juicy temptation for a nervous target trying to return…in fact people who act like that are scary, and they are scary with or without a spell. If you never ever want your ex back, that is the only reason to ever act like that. 

    So, in a situation with a problematic petitioner with emotional/behavioral issues causing harmful behaviors, you *may* have success with some more intensive type of reconciliation workings, but honestly, many of those people can even work against everything (seriously,) so be warned that success may not be possible if your petitioner can't get a hold of themselves. 

    On the upside, if someone is merely somewhat socially-awkward, this type of working is very useful as long as they have a few pointers which work in the vast majority of cases, and can stick with that advice. πŸ™‚ Basically, you want the target to come to you. That means do not keep poking the proverbial bear for a reaction, but rather, you want to give the target time to initiate contact. If a certain amount of time has passed (let's just say 30 days,) and your petitioner has not heard from the target, they might try to get a reaction by some sort of NON ROMANTIC and NON ACCUSATORY contact with the target. This might be sending them a funny picture or asking them for a mutual friend's number, or etc. It has to be quick and it has to be in no way acting as if the target or the petitioner share any great mutual affection. All this is for is to allow the target to know that it's not World War III and it's safe to talk to the petitioner (it is very common for the target to be very nervous about reaching out.) If there is no response that is a response. Is that a bad response? Yes. It usually means there is a lot of damage here and the target is not ready to speak to the petitioner. Either redo the working, OR move on to more intense reconciliation methods. Once the target has made contact (or is responsive,) the petitioner should be pleasant, and should avoid arguments or discussing the past, UNLESS the target brings it up, at which point they should RESPOND, though not necessarily bring up all the dirty laundry and sadness between them. This is important. You want the target to feel safe, comfortable, and as if the storm has passed so that they can try to reconcile the relationship, rather than discouraging the target by giving them the idea that the petitioner is still quite sour towards them. 

    What if you have a "problem target?" even though your petitioner is a wonderful person to work with (or is you, and you think you're fan-fucking-tastic, thank you very much)? Well, it happens, albeit, it tends to happen a lot less than you might think. The most common problem tends to be (as you may have surmised,) that because of human nature making us humans fear rejection very very much, the target is afraid that any attempt to reconcile will be horribly shot down by the petitioner. :/ Before you think this is only "shy" people who would qualify as this type of target, you'd be wrong. People who might come off as stoic or bull-headed are often the same. AND, let's not forget our old pals…the anxious, overly-defensive type. These targets sometimes don't just stay mute, they literally tear apart the petitioner (assuming they will be rejected,) only to realize the petitioner also wants them back (because they don't realize they were the target of a spellcasting,) and then, and only then, do they capitulate and become nice (though sometimes that happens too late, and your petitioner is a mess because the defensive asshat target told them off, ugh.) While that type is thankfully relatively rare, there is also the "can't discuss anything romantic for way too long," cautious type as well…so if the target keeps reaching out to the petitioner, but is being super platonic, I advise to have your petitioner remain patient and perhaps amplify the target's feelings with some love-drawing work as well, so that they can't resist becoming flirtatious. 

    But of course, there is a risk for the "friends with benefits" return, and the over-eager petitioner falling into the target's FWB trap. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS advise your petitioner (or yourself if you are the petitioner,) to be sure that the target has expressed a desire to fix the relationship, and is not just asking for what one might term a "quickie," here in the USA. πŸ˜‰ People have asked me how to know if the target will not just deviate into a FWB situation, and my best advice is to make sure by telling said amorous target that "I want you so much too, but I still have very strong feelings for you, and so I can't have sex with you unless I know you want something more than just sex with me, otherwise my feelings are going to get really hurt. If you just want to be friends, we can't have sex. If you want something more, then I'd feel a lot better risking getting hurt." 

    In the event contact details have changed OR there is a strong probability that the target has lost the petitioner's contact details… Look, unless both petitioner and target share close friends or live very nearby, this is a very very very very difficult hurdle. Believe it or not, without very easy methods to contact the petitioner, (and I mean the least amount of effort possible,) the probability of success goes way down very fast. Encourage your petitioner to unblock any social media contacts that are blocked to the target and to retain the same mobile number. Discourage alienating mutual friends as well. It isn't that I haven't seen spellwork make a target overcome such hurdles, it's that it's very very difficult. You are recommended to try coercive type reconciliation in such cases, but even then, you may fail.

    And if there are legal restraints against the petitioner? Good lord. :/ First, if you're working for someone else, I strongly recommend not accepting the case. The likelihood of success is very very low. If it's your break up and you really feel motivated to work on it yourself, then realize again, the likelihood of success is very very low, and even moreso if you really earned that restraining order. 😦 Let's be honest, here, a lot of people do get those deservedly. I recommend trying coercive type reconciliation in those cases, and DEFINITELY stick to the restraining order and DO NOT reach out to your ex. Good luck and Godspeed with that. 

    In the vast majority of cases, return to me type reconciliation will be your best choice. Hopefully the above has been educational. Tomorrow, I will move on to coercive-type reconciliation. :) 

    ~Cat

  • Hey Occulties,

    In continuing with my last post regarding reconciliatory spellworkin's, today's article examines when is it the most-appropriate to use reconciliation without a drawing element (which would make it "return to me,") or a coercive/controlling element. As I've stated a number of times, it is a relatively common mistake to use this form of work on a very difficult case where the target would have myriad reasons to avoid returning to the petitioner (person who the spell is cast on behalf of,) so if you've been fighting like crazy, or have just been crazy in general (haha,) please try something a bit more intense on your situation than "straight-recon." ;) 

    There is, however, definitely a time and place for these kind of workings, – particularly BEFORE the proverbial shit has hit that proverbial fan entirely. AND if you use this spellwork at that critical time, you're going to save yourself a lot of stress and and work in the long run. For example, if Mr NinjaCat and I are fussing and fighting with each other, I would want to use this type of working before I have had too much of his BS, and tossed him out of the house. In a non-romantic sense, if a coworker was holding a grudge against me, this would be the perfect type of work to do to make my workplace harmonious once more. 

    See, the key here is that the person I wish to reconcile is still a part of my life, rather than no longer in my life. This is why "return to me" is a similar formula to "reconciliation," but has a "drawing" element, meaning it draws the person back into your life. In some cases, that drawing element being absent won't mean that the target won't return to you, but you want to be sure that if it is a possibility that they might forgive you but remain out of contact, that you would use "return to me" products.

    I think the most common spell for "straight up reconciliation" is the honey jar or sweet jar. While there are varying methods of creation for the sweet jar, the absolutely most simple one is to make up a name paper, pop it in a jar, pour sweetener in to fill it, and then put the lid on and burn pink candles on it every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the target has been reconciled. Likely the second most-common would be a seven day vigil light (or even just a pink candle,) dressed with just some reconciliation oil and perhaps a few herbs, like balm of gilead. This should have a similar effect to the sweet jar, – again, it just makes the target forgiving and dissipates anger.

    If you've found yourself arguing or on bad terms with a loved one, or with a coworker, try this kind of work before it reaches a point where the relationship is so damaged that something more severe is required to repair it (or it's past the point of repair.) It's generally very easy work to do (I've seen only a handful of cases where despite the target still being very much in the petitioner's life, the situation was pretty much beyond repair,) and will spare you the far more difficult work of drawing the person back to you, and/or even having to use more heavy-handed methods. 

    In my next article, (which is likely to be a fair bit longer,) I'll discuss "return to me" reconciliations. πŸ™‚

    ~Cat

  • Hey Occulties,

    So it may surprise you, but for almost 2 months (I think – hard to say as it changes the date each time I hit save,) I have been writing the same post. It's not that it's exceptionally long, (not at all,) but rather that I had some family stuff to deal with, and now I just feel badly for not finishing it and sit here and stare at it with a sad face when I do sit down to try to compose that article again. Sooo, maybe I should just write something else, as that is apparently causing quite the writers block problems for me. πŸ˜›

    So today I'd like to discuss working controlling-type reconciliation on another party. This has come up a lot at my job recently, and so I feel it's time to revisit the topic. 

    When we think of reconciliation, some people will think this just means bringing a target back into a relationship with the target expressing desire to make amends and with them behaving themselves as the petitioner (person for who the spell is cast on behalf of,) would want. This isn't exactly right. Reconciliation spellwork, at its core, is more or less that the target forgives the wrongdoing or hurtful action of the petitioner. It doesn't mean they will want a romantic relationship again, or even return, but they will no longer hold resentment and anger towards the petitioner. Now, in at least a third of requests, that forgiveness would mean that the target would seek the petitioner out and try to rebuild their romantic relationship. HOWEVER, there are plenty of cases of novice spellcasters who do not use Return to Me type spellwork (to draw the person back with the intention of rebuilding the romantic relationship,) or controlling-type reconciliation methods, but just "straight up" reconciliation, who find themselves with their beloved ex to be completely non-resentful towards them…while also not interested in ever dating them again. :P 

    This is why I suggest using RETURN TO ME type products to draw the target to you. Return to me (if you're using oil/incense/powders,) contains element/s added to draw the target back to the petitioner. HOWEVER, sometimes in these cases, the damage of the break up is so incredibly terrible that this method, while it still brings SOME results, can fall flat of expectations.

    The next step is generally controlling-type reconciliation, of which obsession and intranquility methods fall under. Not every case is well-suited to this kind of working, and, in my humble opinion, not everyone casting a spell, or every petitioner/case is well-suited for it either. If you're nervous, obsessive, and impulsive, you're a wonderful target for this kind of working, but would be a difficult petitioner. If you're the stoic type, you're a terrible target more often than not. πŸ˜‰ People who always have to feel like they are "the boss" of every situation can be bad targets for this kind of working… In other words, this is not a solve-all. If you're not practiced at casting spells for yourself or others, you may wish to seek out a professional's advice before proceeding…though in my novice days, I did love experimentation, and, honestly, that spirit of wanting to "try and see," is something that has been of great value in my later days. To those with no caution and lots of guts, I tip my hat to you for keeping that spirit alive. πŸ˜‰

    How do you know which you would need for your case? Generally speaking, straight reconciliation works wonderfully in situations where the relationship has not broken. If you're fighting with a spouse or partner and you're starting to feel things sour, but are still together (even if you're hanging by a thread), this is a wonderful time for straight reconciliation. If the person has left and you want them to return to you, it's a good time for "return to me," type workings. If all else has failed (or if you feel it's all really, really, really messed up,) then try controlling type reconciliation. 

    Now as a note, every once in awhile, I will get the person who just had to go and scare themselves by running all over the internet and reading anything "bad" they can find about a particular working. Then I will get a flurry of emails or texts about how using obsession is evil and scary and bad things will happen. Well, I mean, I did read that Tylenol is just terrible for the liver, and yet if you hand me one when I have a headache, I do not immediately presume that I will turn yellow and keel over from liver failure on the spot. πŸ˜‰ Think of obsession type workings as similar…they can have a side which is bad (albeit A LOT LESS SO THAN THE RIDICULOUS BULLSHIT ON THE INTERNET,) but if used properly, they are immesurably valuable in bringing back a lover after a great amount of damage has been done. I have NEVER seen someone become suicidal or deeply mentally-deranged from this kind of working. I have seen obsessive/possessive behaviors crop up (especially in targets who have these tendencies naturually,) and become somewhat annoying, so that is a risk if your target is a jealous, obsessive, or insecure person. I have seen targets become very overwhelmed by a sense of regret and guilt to the degree that they became far more emotional than my petitioner had previously seen, but would add that I do try to check for a known history of depression or anxiety type disorders in a target before moving ahead with this type of working. I have never seen spirits fly out of hell and torment a petitioner or target, and the only places I see people say anything so silly does seem to be either people with NO EXPERIENCE IN SPELLCASTING making things up on message boards, or from workers who are against this type of working trying to scare off people from using it. :P 

    ~Cat

     

  • Hey kids,

    Just a quick note to all of you who have kept asking me for it – I now accept Venmo and CashApp, as long as the price is under a certain amount. ☺️

    ~Cat

  • Hello Occulties!

    As I'd said the other day, there have been several clients and readers reporting struggles in their EXISTING relationships (so NOT former, and NOT desired/never together,) most-likely due to the retrogrades we recently experienced. This working could also benefit relationships that have had long-standing difficulties, however…

    Please keep in mind that no spell is likely going to give a lasting fix for an existing problem that arises from severe mental illness or from a personality disorder UNLESS the person/s with said mental illness or personality disorder are working on overcoming this issues at the same time. If you're concerned that you or your partner have these issues (or you're aware that either of you do,) and you are not working with a doctor/therapist to overcome these issues, (and just being presumptive, but the afflicted party refuses to address said issues or seek medical help,) I recommend trying work to get them into treatment OR just keeping in mind that you will have to frequently re-apply this type of spellwork (which actually may help you get them into treatment.) Mental health is just as important as physical health, so if you or your partner are experiencing some severe issues, don't hesitate to speak to a doctor.

    I personally think this spell is a very easy one to do, so it should work for even beginners! πŸ™‚

    On to some spellwork! πŸ™‚

    You will need:
    1 pink "marriage" or "couple" candle (good for heterosexual relationships,) OR 2 pink figural candles* representing the genders of the couple (So 2 male figural candles, 2 female figural candles, or even a male and a female if you can't find a pink "marriage" candle or couple candle.)**
    A medium to large-sized bowl (Preferably fully white, or a copper bowl,)
    Chuparosa oil
    Pink rose petals (fresh)
    Olive leaves (fresh or dried)
    Water (preferably from rain or a river)
    Table sugar (just regular old granulated white sugar)

    Set the candle/s to represent the couple. I have some instructions here, or contact me for more info about this. Anoint the candle/s with Chuparosa oil UP (base to wick) using 7 strokes of your right hand. If using 2 candles, you should tie these FACE TO FACE using a braided cord if possible. Sprinkle the candles with sugar. Using a separate candle, drip some hot wax into the bottom of your bowl and secure the candle/s to the bottom of the bowl with this wax. Now pour your water in to fill the bowl about 2-3 inches deep (if your candles are sort of small, you want 5/6ths of the candle at least above the surface), and put some rose petals and olive leaves into the water (they don't have to be dunked, just floating about is good.)

    Place this on your altar. Take a few moments to bring to mind the couple represented (whether this is yourself and your partner or another couple,) and try to envision them peaceful, happy, harmonious, and serene together. If it is difficult for you to visualize, you can also place an image of the couple on the altar near you to aid you. When you have a very clear image of the couple in a loving harmonious embrace, light the candle/s, and say***:(Full name of person 1,) in love and in happiness I join you heart in heart, mind in mind, and hand in hand to (Full name of person 2,) and in so doing, I draw away anything that may push you apart. (Full name of Person 2,) in love and in happiness I join you heart in heart, mind in mind, and hand in hand to (full name of person 2,) and in so doing, I draw away anything that may push you apart. Olives keep peace between you always, roses nurture and grow the bonds of love and devotion between you, and may the waters always quickly cool any anger and argument between you. As is my will, so be it!" Allow the candles to burn out. When they have pour off the water and strain out any herbs, then sprinkle the water on your front doorstep (or by the front door of your residence, which may be the door to an apartment or rented room,) and upon your bed. 

    This should make your relationship (or the relationship you had worked on) become more harmonious, peaceful and loving. πŸ™‚

    ~Cat

    *If at all possible, braid light blue, green, and pink ribbons and tie the figures together with this braided cord when using figural candles. 
    ** If you know of a distributor who makes marriage/couple candles in same-sex-couple models, please let me know so I can also inform my readers! πŸ™‚
    ***In the hopes of being all-inclusive, in traditional couples, the male, then the female would be named in that order. For gay and non-gender-binary couples, I would say petitioner first, then the other. 

  • Hey Occulties,

    While I'm glad Merc retro is over for now, it is still in a shadow period (so can still effect everyone,) til the 26th of this month. Ugh. Mercury retrograded all over me, so I hope everyone is doing a touch better. 

    A few business-based things:
    I'm still playing catch up with some email/messages. If you've been waiting for my reply for more than THREE BUSINESS DAYS (Monday-Friday are business days,) please let me know ASAP. Most replies are going out in 24 hours or much less, HOWEVER, iMessage is NOT the quickest way to reach me currently. :/ The problem with texting (iMessaging) me is that you have to contend with my friends and family, and that can mean I have 42 messages, of which five are business messages, and I have to get through 36 messages to get yours. πŸ˜‰ Email tends to be more condensed, and so I get a lot of info in one email, and therefore even if I had 35 different clients email me on the same day, I can prioritize and categorize easier with an email system, and reply faster. 

    Payment is due in full prior to the service being performed. I've tried to be VERY UNDERSTANDING during COVID season, but I really need to pay my own bills, too. Please keep this in mind before you ask me for the umptillionth time if I can give you a payment plan. If I've never dealt with you before, I can't. If I have, I might offer this, but not in a habitual way (so not every time you make a purchase.) MOST people are actually fabulous about this. I'm not calling out anyone for being irresponsible, but I am saying that it's getting out of control and it's against my business rules to pay in this way as is. 

    And lastly, as my readers often know but some of my clients forget – SPELLS ARE RARELY INSTANTANEOUS IN MANIFESTATION. They can be close to being so, but if you're complaining that I started that damn spell 2 days ago and you're still not happy with your life, you don't really understand spellwork, and it's pretty normal for two days to go by with no change. πŸ˜‰ Your "time frames" on any spell should not be assumed to be instant BUT if you contact me, I can generally give a ballpark figure to what time frames you should expect. Please do not hound me hourly/daily with updates about how nothing has happened in the last five minutes, but you'll let me know five minutes from now if that's changed, etc. It's very disruptive to everyone and slows my reply times. I will gladly redirect you as to realistic expectations, and that is not me trying to be "mean" anymore than someone telling you that you need an oil change on your car is them trying to be mean. :P 

    And some NEW SPELL NEWS:
    Several months ago, I started reworking a formula I'd made to expose liars as the liars they are. This made some interesting results which actually have led to a new formula which is independent of that which I am trying to improve. I call it "Inferno of Insanity" and it's as mean as it sounds…or so I think it is as it's not easy to find people who want me to work on anyone in such a dark manner. And honestly, I'm fine with that. HOWEVER, since it would probably be 20 years or more before I even found 2-3 personal targets to use it on (I'm secretly a sweet pushover,) please know if I approve your curse request (again, I do not approve of most of them, because I'm just not that mean,) and you accept to allow me to use this formula in your working, it will discount the price of the overall spellwork. If curious, let me know. πŸ™‚

    Thanks to 2020 just making people very angry and cranky, I also have a really great improved formula for making someone hate their ex forever and ever. You know that ex that your partner just thinks so fondly of that it drives you bananas (especially if you're quarantined with them, apparently, haha,) – this will make them entirely sour on that person. It also works great if your friends are all friends with someone you hate, or you just want people close to someone you hate to really dislike them. I call it "Bitter pill." It's still in the testing process so please let me know if you want me to use it in work you purchase from me, and I will of course reduce the cost for beta testing the formula for me. I actually find 99.9% of people talking bad crap about me to be hilarious, and I don't care if my partner loves any of his exes, so it's great to have test subjects. 

    Of course not all of my formulas in testing are dark in nature. πŸ˜‰ Keep in mind, it's much easier to find situations where people want to heal, want love, want affection, so I've reworked these enough times that I rarely revisit them to do so again, as they are pretty damn perfect. BUT quarantine gave me a surprising spike in "my partner isn't on the mood to have sex" cases (maybe from pandemic depression?) and what's interesting here with lust type works is that too much lust can sometimes cause pettiness, anger, agitation…not so good in a pandemic quarantine shitshow, right? So I created a new formula to reignite lust (so sexy hot feelings,) while also making it sweet and romantic and comforting. It isn't really so much a love oil, as much as a "make love" oil, rather than a "Let's f*ck right now" oil. Preliminary results are promising, but I do need some test subjects. I've not really given it a name yet. 

    Lastly, in less than happy news, the 24 hour weekend specials are canceled. I just wasn't getting the interest I should. 1 or two purchases isn't worth the discount. I end up losing money unless it's closer to 7-8 people buying or more. :/ Sorry if that's bad news for you.

    Alrighty, so I will try to get some educational articles up soon! Thanks for reading!

    ~Cat

  • Hey there lovies,

    While some of you did miss a good reconciliation opportunity with Venus Retrograde, I know many others had new and existing relationships messed up by said retrograde. As we still have many planets in retrograde (because 2020 is fun like that,) I know some of you still are struggling to repair what damage was done to your existing relationships during the retrograde, and so I’m going to offer some spells for that this week on the blog (so you can repair it yourself.) I’ll also offer 10% off on all love spells purchased from today through to Wednesday (quarantine has not been kind to me either, so all sales are limited.)

    In the meanwhile, remember, sweet jars are easy to make, and work fabulously when you want to calm arguments and sour feelings between you and your loved one.

    ~Cat