Cat’s Rants: Confessions of an Occult Mastermind

QYAM: February 2020 Edition

February 6, 2020

Hey there lovies,

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

Q: Does it work better to cast a spell on someone you are geographically closer to (or live with,) than it would to work on someone who lives far away?

A: If I'm going to just give a black and white answer, I'd say having access to your target (so that they would come into contact with an item or pass nearby to it,) is going to work FASTER, which might be better in some people's minds, means that proximity might actually make that a better situation to work on rather than remotely working (working where you have no physical contact or geographic proximity to,) on a target. Example: I put some hot foot powder in front of a bad neighbor's door, vs I light a hot foot candle to work on the same bad neighbor. The first is more likely to have speedier results. That said, either working should still have very similar results in manifestation, albeit one is likelier to work faster than the other.

Keep in mind, it is only relatively recently that many of us could travel quickly to places which are now, perhaps, a thirty minute or hour's drive away. A century ago, it would not be strange for you to be born, live your whole life, and die in the same community, and even if you did relocate, you still would likely have targets who would be people who lived in your community. Having a telephone isn't exactly a brand new thing, but even 30 years ago, long distance charges were AWFUL. I can remember being a wee one and wanting to call a friend SIX MILES from my home. It was about 35-45 cents a minute, and that's also in like 30 years ago money, so a lot more then. When I was little, parents and teachers would talk about how you might only talk to a relative at Christmas and it took a long time to connect the call and you could only speak a short time because it was so freaking expensive. So, keep in mind, if it's 100 years ago, chances are, you aren't going to find too many people who have targets all over the world to work on. Most of the people in their day to day life are people they see and live near to because they are limited to that.

Magic has been around for centuries, and while it adapts with the times (and while remote targets – that is people not in your geographical locale – have always existed,) obviously when we look at spells from 100 years ago, many more of them focus on working on a target who you likely lived within ten miles of. So, certainly, there are more spells which say "you must place this where your target comes in contact with it," this does not mean that those spells are necessarily better. In my personal opinion, one of the benefits of a modern society is that we have adapted and perfected spells which can work on a remote target more so than our ancestors did.

Don't get disappointed if you don't have access to your target. It doesn't mean your spellwork is gonna suck. 😉 And if you do have access, you might still want to work remotely because now people have video surveillance equipment and motion sensor lights, and goodness knows, you don't want to get caught planting something on your enemy's property.

Q: You've said before that spellwork can have a "splash back effect," – can that happen with curses?

A: Before I answer, for those of you new to Cat's Rants, a splash back effect means sometimes the energy intended for a particular target, for example a love-drawing spell, can also effect those unnamed in the working, meaning that I (were I the petitioner – who is the person the spell is cast on behalf of,) may find myself the recipient of amorous attentions from other people who are not my target.

This is a really great question, because I don't personally believe in the western idea of karma (bad actions bring bad stuff to you right now in this lifetime) or the actual meaning of karma (what you do in this life affects your next incarnation,) but I do know that working magic can have an impact that reverberates outside of the intended target zone, – however, perhaps (again this is my opinion) not in the manner people believe. Let's step into Professor Cat's Magical Theory Classroom, shall we?

OK, so let's assume you are the spellcaster (and petitioner) first. When you work a spell – basically any spell, you emit energy in accordance with the working. Your altar (or where you are casting the spell,) absorbs some of this energy just as any countertop in a kitchen will get food and bacteria particles from having food prepared there. So, much like we wash our dishes and sanitize our countertops in a kitchen to avoid cross-contamination of foods prepared on them, so should we do the same for our altars. But altars are tricky things….if you always use one particular altar for love, for example, it can work a bit more like a cast iron skillet. You're seasoning this with the same energy. However, if you use the same altar for cursing then do a money spell with out cleansing the altar and the tools, you are going to mix those energies, and that's going to cause you some problems. This seems to make sense to most people – if you use the same altar to do many similar workings (especially on the same target,) these energies can compliment each other, but if you do varying workings on the same surface, you want to spiritually clean this altar between each working.

Now, if you can understand the altar and the tools can retain some of your spell energies, then you, as the spellcaster, are also going to get some of this energy in your auric body. So, if you think about this with a mundane example…well, when I was in my teens, I worked in a sandwich shop, and every day, when I got home from that job after working about 8 hours there, I smelled like deli meat. I did not rub deli meat all over myself, but somehow the deli stink got on me. Similarly, if I work reconciliation or love type workings, some of that energy is going to stick to me. That could be a positive experience for many of us. If I work a curse or a dark working, I often take a spiritual bath to remove any dark energy from myself, because while it WOULD NOT have near the effect the curse has on the target, it would still have a minor (though often negligable) impact on me as well. I've picked up a bit of that energy. Also, many beginners will touch the cursing oils and incenses. I do not. I use a cotton swab to apply them. I think of it like a very strong poison, and I do not want it on my skin. And as a professional spellcaster, regardless of what spells I do, I frequently take spiritual baths to cleanse off energies attaching to my auric body.

However, that still leaves a question of why, for example, if you have me do a reconciliation working for you, suddenly a bunch of your exes (not just THE EX) come around, telling you that they miss you. I'm the spellcaster, so you – the petitioner in this case – would likely not have direct contact with the energies I'm working, and therefore you should, in theory, not be impacted. OK, so keep in mind with love spells, I may be working solely on the target (your object of desire,) or in some cases, it is more appropriate to work both petitioner and target together. If I work an obsession type of love working, I WILL NOT work on the petitioner, but only the target. When I work a love-drawing, it is also almost always on the target, and not the petitioner. HOWEVER, when I work reconciliation workings, I often use both petitioner and target as my targets. Working on both parties in a love situation can mean that other people you DO NOT WANT are suddenly sniffing around looking for love. It is a common practice of many spellcasters to work on both parties in love workings, whether or not that will just create a problem for the petitioner by making him or her more deeply and desperately infatuated with the target. Further, the target for any spell should be NAMED to prevent a wide range of influence. For example "Bring Martha's ex boyfriend back to her," could be any ex boyfriend she ever had, versus "Bring together Martha and Frank, and have them resolve their differences, and draw forth and inflame strong loving feelings between them," etc. Not all traditions/magical paradigms believe in working on a specific person who did not agree to be worked on. That means a more wide-ranging impact.

But I'm getting off of my main point…so why is it, sometimes when working on both targets in a reconciliation working, is there some "splashback," – both targets have their energies attuned in such a way as that it is attractive to an unnamed ex, despite that ex not being a target of the spell whatsoever. While it's an uncommon (albeit not super rare) side effect, I have definitely seen it where a desperate ex or two comes around looking for affection, being drawn by this negligible (they are not the target) change in energy within the auric body of the target, into believing said target would welcome a reunion. Amusingly enough, this almost always is reported as "person I'd never want to date again," showing up…thus leading me to believe that person has been silently hoping and waiting for a clue you might want them back. It's an uncommon side effect in reconciliation. I most often see "people I don't want" showing up when someone does a working to draw in the perfect mate….that kind of working is almost like leaving a bug-light on and hoping you only draw mosquitoes and other biting pests to the light, and then not realizing EVERY BUG IN A FIVE MILE RADIUS IS ON IT'S WAY. 😉 The "perfect mate," does come, but some unwanted attention usually does, too.

So here, if you're working for yourself, and doing love work, you can find that even when just working on your target, some of that energy attaches to you, and you have more people interested in you than before. That might feel nice, and you might not want to do a spiritual cleansing. 😉 HOWEVER, the most amount goes to the target. If you name yourself as one of the targets in a spell (think crossing your name with another person's name, and writing the command around the names in a circle,) then you also will be affected by the spellwork DIRECTLY but being the spellcaster, you would also have some of this energy attach to you as well. This means some "splash back," as you are the target.

At last we can get to cursing. I am going to assume if you want to curse a person, you are going to name only them as the object of the curse. You will name no other in the working. This means the energy is going to the NAMED party, – that is, the target. HOWEVER, I would strongly recommend that you do a cleansing to avoid any "splashback" which would be those dark energies getting into your auric body and causing you a little trouble. So is there a massive "splash-back?" No, not really. It isn't like it can be with love spells, where people often name themselves as a target. There can be a bit of dark energy attaching to a spell caster, but the prudent spellcaster should be doing a cleansing shortly after doing the curse. If the petitioner is someone who is not the spellcaster, he or she should not be effected.

Hopefully that makes sense.

Q: What is "tricking through the skin"?

A: This means I am leaving a powder, oil, or other substance on a surface where the target will come in direct physical contact with this powder/oil/other substance. It DOES NOT always mean you will literally get this on the person's skin, for example, leaving a powder on a road, and having a person who has shoes on walk through this powder.

This is a type of working I find is more difficult for a novice, and yet looks the most simple. Basically, you are going to name the target while applying this item that the target will come in contact with. As you do this, you need to have clear intent, and also you want to try to send energy as you speak. In theory, you will be using a powder/oil/other substance which likely has already been created with focused intent (versus by a machine,) so it has innate power already.

So let's say I want to make someone feel loving towards me, and I wish to use this method. I choose "come to me" oil, and as I know where this person parks their car, and it isn't left in a place during the day where anyone is apt to see me do this. I would take this oil and make an odd number of lines, saying "(name of target) love me, desire me, and come to me now," each time I say this, while keeping clear focused intent and trying to send this intent as I place each line. So if I use 7 lines, I would make 3 X's (2 lines per X) and then a third line through the middle X (kind of an astrisk shape) last, saying the command each time. Then I would say "As is my will, so be it,) and walk away without looking back.

That sounds really easy. It's not. I find people do not have a lot of luck with that unless they are practiced and have strong intent. It also helps that you're using QUALITY INGREDIENTS. Someone will go buy a $4 bottle of machine made, colored oil that will have absolutely no value to it whatsoever, and then wonder why it is weak or does nothing at all. 😉 OR they will get colored talc – which IS NOT ritual powder, – and they will wonder, again, why this red powder isn't hot footing anyone (when real hotfoot powder has no talc in it.) With practice, however, this is a very quick method of working on a target, and quite effective once you get the knack of doing it.

Q: Can you make someone forget about something bad that you've done?

A: Short of making them get severe brain damage, chances are that the answer there is no. As a fellow human being, I understand that we all make stupid mistakes and that it can be difficult when held accountable for these mistakes. No one wants to be the jerk who totally flaked on paying their part of a bill, or the person who made that awful joke, or even embarrassing stuff like the person who pulled the back of her dress into her tights and walked around like that before someone told her.

The first thing you do that isn't magical is to not let people get to you. So, if you put on ten pounds, and someone makes a comment that you sure got a big butt, you laugh and make a joke. Instantly it's no fun to pick on you. When people see that they can't use a weakness against you, they quickly stop trying.

The second, and not magical, thing to do is to make sure you've made amends. Don't grovel, but if it's that you owed someone money, pay up. Is it you broke something special? Replace it. Are you late on an assignment? Finish it.

Magically speaking, you can do work to minimize the impact of poor decisions and bad actions. Do this by using roadopener to help break down the negative memories of the situation (it won't make them forget, but it will make people stop clinging to the memory,) while also using reconciliation and sweetening work on them. They will soon put your "bad actions" in the past, and think positively on you.

HOWEVER, if it was bad enough – like super duper bad, – you might just have to live with the fact you made a huge mistake. So, if you got caught for murder, or for being a drug lord or similar, this might not suit your needs.

Q: You're good with love advice – what should I NEVER DO if I want to reconcile someone? I mean, other than the obvious.

A: Don't put anything in writing. Don't email, don't text. People read that stuff over and over in the worst tone possible.

I hope this has been educational!

~Cat

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I Hope You Had an Awesome Day

February 4, 2020

Hey everyone,

I woke up today feeling like I was going to get stuff done and kick the world's ass. Unfortunately, I was misguided, because by about noon, I realized, no, this is definitely second-Monday (when Tuesday becomes a second Monday, and everyone and everything is being difficult, and trying to knock you out of your positive mindset.)

But you know what? Eff you, second Monday, I'm still gonna have a great day, and you know what else? I'm going to wish everyone reading this has something fantabulous happening for them right now! 🙂

So if you feel like you need someone to encourage you, let me know. I'm in your corner. Because I do believe we all need more of that – encouragement, and people who say "Hey, if you put pants on today, that's something, and I'm proud of you." I know there are a lot of people out there struggling, who's problems make my problems look trivial, and the fact that you got up today, and you tried to make it through another day (while I'm annoyed because things like someone interrupted me writing out a long email, and then my computer restarted before I sat down again, heh,) is effort. And you know what? I believe in you. 🙂

Best wishes,

~Cat
Malicious Reconciliation

February 2, 2020

Hi Occulties!

Wishing everyone a very merry Super Bowl, if that’s even a thing.

Just a quick note today as I was asked (and would like to thank a reader for allowing me to share the question and my answer,) if it’s appropriate ever to curse an ex that you also want back.

You might be surprised to find out that this actually happens more than you might think. There are even spells designed to crush or harm an ex until they capitulate and return to the petitioner, so it’s its own category of workings.

As for “is it appropriate?” – well, clearly it isn’t a loving thing to do. In a social context, would it be okay for you to punish, lie about, and physically harm your ex until, broken and bleeding, they return? I think we can all agree, that would be a pretty awful way to act towards another person in the mundane, but when people find themselves out of options magically, they do use magic to tear down an ex until the ex returns. I’m not telling you it’s nice or kind, but people do it with enough frequency (and with success,) that certainly it isn’t something that is without precedent that they do it.

Hopefully that was educational.

~Cat
Revenge on an Ex

January 31, 2020

Hey Occulties,

I was recently enjoying Quora when someone linked to this article. It gave me kind of a laugh because I hear that someone thinks their ex is a narcissist quite a bit, and having seen a small amount of actual narcissists in my time at this profession, I assure you, that asshole you're telling me about probably isn't close to being that bad. However, bad exes are a thing, and they are often a thing we want some revenge against. So, inspired by people on Quora raving against their ex, here you go…

A classic revenge spell against an ex is to procure a beef heart, but I'm going to be presumptuous and assume many of you wouldn't know where to find that, or couldn't manage to handle it without puking, so let's try something that doesn't require you handle actual guts. This one is far easier.

You will need:
Capsaicin extract*
Hair, fingernail/toenail clippings/blood/semen etc from your target
Black pepper
Red pepper
Poppy seeds
Vinegar
A small jar or bottle

The best witness sample to use, in my opinion, is hair or blood. However, if you only have sexual secretions (make sure ONLY the target's sexual secretions are present,) or fingernails, it will still work. Take a small bit of your witness sample, and place it into the jar, saying "(Name of target), I capture you in this jar." Now pour in a little black pepper, red pepper, and some poppy seeds saying, "(Name of target, I burn you and confuse you and roast you," now add some capsaicin extract and say, "(Name of target) you are without peace, your skin burns, your mind burns, your body is on fire," and then add vinegar to fill the jar saying "(Name of target) all is sour and bitter to you, in your firey hell," now place a lid on the jar, and say "This spell shall not reverse nor place upon me any curse, as is my will, so be it!" Once you do this, hold the jar in your hands for a few minutes, envisioning your target burning up as one would with a fever, scratching at themselves, and feeling miserably hot. Now shake the jar three times. The jar should be buried on the target's property OR failing that, in a spot where they frequently pass near.

Happy Hexing!

~Cat

*This stuff is VERY HOT and can hurt mucous membranes. Please be careful, wash your hands after using it, and avoid skin or eye contact. Clearly do not eat it.
Just for Being Asked a Bit Lately

January 30, 2020

Hey there occulties,

While, if I work for you, I am certainly thinking of you, please do not infer that I am writing articles about you or your problems or what we should do in particular. In the last day I have been deluged with "Is this communication article about my case," or similar, and no, it isn't. In fact, people who are just my readers have, at times, missed out on my publishing a particular article because something in a client's case came up, and the subject matter was something that I found to be similar enough that I would get a complaint (despite it not being written about that person.) For example, I had a pretty crazy person about a year ago reverse a payment to me because I didn't reply to her on my day off about a scheduling concern – yes, that's right, not immediately responding that same day about scheduling something meant I'd "abandoned her". So, when that happened, publishing the "get your money returned from someone who owes it to you," article had to not go up, because obviously this person would believe it was about them when it was not (though, unsurprisingly, I did get the money back.)

While I'm all for a pro-active approach to your problems and educating yourself on what spells can do and how they work and all that, please understand, I'm writing for a large audience, many of which have never wanted me to do spellwork for them. While I certainly don't mind questions, and I do understand that some articles might pique curiosity, I am NOT writing about your case, or what I specifically think we should do. 😉 If I did not discuss YOUR CASE with you privately to your satisfaction (which is much more insightful than me writing for a large audience,) kindly let me know. The previous article was in no way to discredit or encourage the use of communication work as much as to clarify that sometimes the desired outcome is better manifested via means other than communication spells.

Hope that clears things up,

~Cat
A Brief Communication Spell Discussion

January 29, 2020

Hey Occulties,

So, a few people have asked this recently, and it's quite a valid question to have…. "If you do communication work on someone, isn't there a risk of them not communicating what you want them to say?"

Yes. Yes there is. I can remember some years ago having a reader who told me that she had done a communication spell on her very-recent ex, and he called her to explicitly tell her how much he hated her. They'd broken up less than a week before she did the work, and the call came a day or so after she had completed the work. I had a client some years ago as well who had done a communication spell to get someone to reach out. He did…he had some question about her electricity (apparently they were using the same company or on the same grid or etc?) and it was hugely unromantic. 😦 I have a lot of these stories. Because communication work? It is designed to get someone communicating….and there it is. Communicating, not pledging their love, not begging forgiveness, but just communicating through talk or type or written word.

This means if you want your ex to reach out and just speak to you, that you want to use communication work in a more "supportive" sense, meaning your main aim would be to RECONCILE this person, because just using communication on a person who is feeling sorely towards you could manifest as them just telling you off. 😛 Do the reconciliation work, or the love drawing work, first then, and then a week or two later, (or heck, a month later, if they've not reached out,) do the communication work. The best scenario is them reaching out because that love/reconciliation work is making them feel pulled to do so, the application of communication work is best used in this situation if the target seems to be holding back or afraid to speak up about the feelings the love/reconciliation work has drawn up in them. However, if you're of a mind to do this all in "one shot" (so do all the work at the same time,) just keep in mind that if the couple (the petitioner and the target) are still actively arguing, that communication work may not be a good idea. If they are not currently on speaking terms, however, it helps with reconciliation work a great deal.

This can be true for business situations as well – that communication is a SUPPORTIVE working. Let's say you're applying for a new job. You haven't heard back from several prospective employers, and you're getting impatient. You hadn't done any spellwork to get a new job, but since you have a very good resume, you figure you may as well just get those places where you'd applied to just hurry up and let you know if they want to call you in for an interview or if they are not interested. You do a communication working, and suddenly get several rejections…. Wait, what? Depending on the type of work you do, sometimes the process to get a new job is longer than it would be for someone who, for example, is working as a shop clerk or a waiter. They screen several employees. So, if you'd been patient to hear back, you might have been in that stack of "good candidates," that waited a few more weeks to hear whether or not they'd made it to the final interview (and might be hired.) If, however, you just wanted the businesses to hurry up and tell you the verdict, there's a chance they did so because they tell people they aren't hiring them when they cut them out of the "good job candidate" pile. In this instance, I would have recommended you work GET A JOB and/or CROWN OF SUCCESS spells, not "hurry up and tell me if I'm hired or not" communication workings. While I can certainly understand impatience when you need a paycheck, the reality is if you were hired, – if your magical aim was to GET HIRED – you probably wouldn't be waiting much longer than you would to hear you were not hired, and your magic would be supporting you getting a job, not supporting someone telling you whether you did or didn't. Hopefully that makes sense.

I don't want to give the idea that I don't feel communication workings are not valuable. They are quite valuable. However, I often come across people who place a deeper importance on them than I would recommend in their situation. So, when using communication, remember this is to open up and facilitate more and and better communication between the petitioner and the target/s, however, without it being supportive to another spell, the content of the communication may not be what was desired by the petitioner. I can assure you that a huge problem in many relationships is a lack of good communication, so it can be hugely helpful in regards to relationship problems, but I do suggest some caution in so doing if you are not also working to soften anger between the couple, or to draw up feelings of love.

I hope this has been educational. :)

~Cat

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If You’re Having an Icky Time, Try These Fixes To Fix Up Your Life!

January 28, 2020

Hey everyone,

So I'm sorry about dropping off a bit for about a week there. If it's any consolation, last week was like the longest decade of my life – all condensed in about a week! 😉 BUT it taught me that I can work even in the worst conditions possible, which I always kind of suspected, but now have proven to myself. So, to broadly answer questions, yes John survived his car accident intact, however our truck did not. 😛 Also he was not so injured as to hang out here with us all day while I work for the rest of his life, it was mostly whiplash and he got his leg stabbed with something from the dashboard, but the wound was small enough to not require stitches. He also got his hand a bit smooshed but it is working perfectly now. I was not in the vehicle, and was unharmed. And for the person who asked, no, my birds were also not in the vehicle, and are their normal boring selves, and beeping at nothing and chewing anything wooden to bits.

So we're back to normal here at my home, which I know was a concern for a few of you because I had to switch some appointments around last week. The main change is that it is harder for me to get somewhere farther than a mile but not really because Uber exists and I use it….and clearly, I don't travel for my job, so that basically does not affect any of you. ;)

It did come to my attention that several of you also had the LONGEST WEEK EVERRRR last week, so I thought that today might be a good time to discuss some strategies to make ourselves NOT have a week like that again any time soon. 😉 But, before I do, keep in mind, just because something bad happens, it does not mean that someone is cursing you or the planets are aligned against you to keep you in a perpetual state of "why is everything such bullshit right now?" What it comes down to is, sometimes unpleasant things just happen, and also most of us are slacking with our "maintenance work," on our lives.

So, to begin, cleansing and blessing are important things to keep doing for yourself, even something as easy as say, a monthly road opener working. Again, NO ONE can prevent misfortune from befalling them here or there (it's just part of life,) but sometimes, the problems befalling us do arise from an accumulation of negative or unhelpful people and energies, and cleansing and blessing yourself on a regular basis does help to prevent this accumulation of negativity from building up and creating more uncomfortable or unhelpful situations in your life than just happenstance would supply. Even a salt-bath, as I've recommended, can offer some help here. There are a myriad of "uncrossing" style baths out there. Remember, to REMOVE a condition (in this case, negative energies,) you would wash DOWN (head to toe,) and if you do not have a tub, you can actually make the tea for the bath in a large bowl, and use a wash cloth, and wash downward. The benefit of washing using a bowl is that you can also throw the wash water off of your property, whereas if you're in your own tub, that might be more difficult (unless you put a large wash tub inside your tub.) 😉 Traditionally you would recite Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd,") while bathing, but if you feel uncomfortable reciting a psalm, you can also say "I remove negativity from my self, and all things which would harm me are removed. I am made pure and free from stain," or similar. I personally believe that bathing to remove negativity is superior to smoking yourself with sage or doing candle work, but I also know how you people are with baths. O_O I swear, getting readers and clients alike to take ritual baths is like trying to pull teeth, and if I tell you to do a floorwash? Fuggetaboutit. (Oh, also, ritually cleansing your home using a floorwash regularly is also recommended. I love chinese wash, as it is very much like a roadopening floor wash, but since you already stopped absorbing that when I suggested you clean yourself and your home, let's move on.)

Like many of my readers, I also enjoy candle spells, so if you really can't be bothered to take a ritual bath, or ritually clean your home, a simple candle spell you might use to bless yourself and your home would be to get a white candle (tea lights are OK, but please do not use something as small as a candle for a birthday cake,) and anoint this UP (base to wick,) with Holy Anointing Oil (virtually any respectable occult shop should carry this, it's recipe is given in the Bible,) using seven upward strokes of the hand and then light this, and say the 23rd psalm, OR if you are uncomfortable using a Bible verse, you could say something like "As this candle burns, so do my blessings grow, and when this candle is burnt out, I am still blessed by it's light. Good things and positive energies surround me. Positive energies from this light transform my world and bring positive changes to my life. As is my will, so be it!"

You can use the above very basic blessing working as often as you'd like. Let's just be honest here – you can't have too many blessings! ;)

If you feel like your home has been full of disagreement and negativity, you might try smoking it with white sage or cedar wood (although this can be very hard on the lungs of children and pets, and even toxic to birds,) to clear out any negative energies. You might also try doing a honey jar on the whole dang household. One way I've done this is to find a little piece of olive branch with leaves still attached (this is, without a doubt, far easier and cheaper if you live in certain areas or have friends and/or family living in those areas where olive trees grow) and I write the name of each member of the household on a leaf, and write "peaceful and loving" on the reverse side of each leaf I've inscribed with a name, and place this into a jar half full of sugar, and half full of honey, with a few drops of peaceful home oil added. You may be able to also purchase olive branches at a florist as they are used decoratively. Once I've filled the jar full with the branch and sugar, honey, and Peaceful Home oil, I light blue candles on top every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the household is peaceful again. Even a small birthday candle or tea light can work in this instance, and even white candles are ok to substitute for the blue.

If your romantic relationship seems to be a lot of arguing about nothing and being fussy with each other for no discernible reasons… well, first off, are you legitimately sure there is no reason? Are you? Because rarely is that the case, but I would be mistaken to say it never happens. If for-reals and for-sures, and all that, there is no reason you can think of that you two are fussing and arguing, then by all means, try the following solution (but if you know the reason fully well, and yeah, it exists, please move on to the next paragraph): First I would do a roadopener spell to clear away all obstacles to you having good communication and a functional relationship, then I would do a honey jar, or if you hate honey jars (because you're too cool to just have something like an empty jar and honey at your house,) you could also use Adam and Eve OR Chuparosa oil (some people define the use of Chuparosa differently, here it is to make a more functional relationship between 2 people) and anoint a pink candle UP (base to wick,) using seven strokes of the right hand. Now roll this in basic table sugar (if it's an glass encased candle, using a sharp instrument, gently push 5 holes into the top wax of the candle, add a drop of oil to each hole, and then sprinkle a little sugar, and if it's a tea light, swirl a few drops of oil on top in a clockwise motion, then add a sprinkle of sugar,) and then while envisioning you and your partner happy and together, say "I draw to us happiness, and unity, love, and companionship, that we are strongest together, as is my will, so be it," and allow this to burn out.

Of course, let's just be fair here. I've been in my fair share of relationships in my life, and sometimes it was me being an asshat. Sometimes it was him being an asshat. Sometimes it was other people who generally wanted one or the other of us for themselves being an asshat. Sometimes the asshattery was so widespread that I couldn't pin down the main asshat in the situation. 😉 HOWEVER, rare was it where there was no discernible problems causing the fussing and fighting. And to this day, even if my partner is being a complete knob and is the king of asshattery, you can bet that I am probably fueling this even just a little because I'm responding to him. So, if you're having some problems, there are many solutions….maybe you need to improve communication, perhaps you could do some work to soften someone's anger, or to bring reconciliation. One thing I am going to drive home is DO NOT USE "RED" MAGIC WHEN YOU ARE FUSSING AND FIGHTING WITH YOUR TARGET. It will amplify anger in many cases. Now, you could try the work outlined above (and it certainly won't harm the situation,) but realistically, you need to have a quick think about how you might be aggravating the situation (I do get that someone else can be the problem-person, and you are not the problem person, but as I said, sometimes their asshattery is making you not be your best you,) and try to stop engaging in any problematic behaviors should you identify any. Next, try to do some work to improve communication, use some reconciliation, and I shit you not, do a honey jar. When I have been with people who are so freaking immature that they will do anything they know annoys you and pick on you until you finally snap at them (yes, I too have dated such assholes, and spent hours of my life trying to not give in to that bait,) and I was still of a mind to stay with someone that obnoxious (haha, because I'd probably deal with it once or twice,) I would use a honey jar, and soon I wasn't dealing with someone who just wanted to pick a fight so I could look like the bad guy. This obnoxious jerk would soon be nicer, more affectionate, and more loving.

Keep in mind, if someone is constantly full of toxic behavior – if this is not unfamiliar territory for you and your partner, – you can only "fix" a jerk so much. For example, my main problem is that I can be emotionally distant. I'm a workaholic, and it can make me seem cold. So when someone tells me where I could have improved, it's like "Well, Cat, you could have been more affectionate, and perhaps used more tact when you told me I was being clingy." So, if someone was working on me, they would probably want to use love-drawing work AND communication work. This would make me more affectionate, and more communicative when someone feels I'm being distant. However, in keeping with my statement that you can only fix a jerk so much, I would likely revert to seeming somewhat distant and unaffectionate when the spells began to wear off. If someone is very needy for affection and for me to talk to them for hours on end about their feelings (which, when you do that for a job all day like I do, can sometimes be a tall order,) the person working on me would soon realize that it's my nature to be this way, and it's a lot of work to make me any other way. 😉 See, even I'm a jerk who can only be fixed so much, ha ha. 😉

Next, let's move on to money issues…. Unexpected expenses are a problem for everyone. No matter how well you plan, an emergency can arise. While it's nice to believe that you're able to save for an emergency, sometimes you just spent the emergency fund on another emergency, and so you're out of cash. The best thing to do in a cash emergency is offer prayers to St Expedite. Almost without fail, this has really helped me cover emergency/surprise bills, because he really does help quickly. I've had amazing results. Of course, some of you are going to say "Oh, Cat, I would rather put out my eyes than ask a saint for any assistance – that so goes against my beliefs, that I hate you for even suggesting it." 😛 Well…I've offered this spell a few times, and it's a fast working one, but there is my most basic money spell here, (it's the one with the jar candle and irish moss flakes), and this also is great (and can be done alongside work with St Expedite or by itself,) for bringing money to you in a hurry. This working can apply to bringing in more business, or better pay. However, if you're still spending everything you have on something stupid (for example, if you're buying 4 antique Coca-Cola bottle caps for $5000, instead of paying the rent and the electric company,) please understand part of the problem is you. 😉 You need to spend your earnings on your BILLS first.

And no, I don't offer or teach lottery spells. In my experience (and I know a lot of occultists who tried super hard to win powerball,) there are more eerie "Oh, it didn't work but look at this," stories, and so far zero stories of anyone winning a jackpot. 😛

I'm not saying the above is a cure-all for all ills. If you find yourself sitting in a big pile of "everything sucks, and I'm broke and my partner hates me," I'd recommend cleansing and blessing above all else. Don't assume that you're cursed (it's incredibly rare that such is the case,) but DO try to cleanse yourself and your home, and then bless yourself as needed. You might be surprised how quickly everything turns around. :)

Best wishes,

~Cat
Reconciliation on a Horribly-Toxic Ex May Not Be Worth It

January 8, 2020

Hey there my lovelies,

I think we can all agree that the most-likely reason people contact me is to bring back an ex. Generally-speaking, at least 1/3 of these exes are of the miserable and awful sort that, – were the person wanting them back not going through an incredible amount of emotional distress, – no one in their right mind would suggest anyone ever dating this person. Of course, the argument is often made that the heart wants what it wants, and this person inquiring after help just so happens to want this miserable excuse of a human being.

What may be less evident to that person, or to my readers, is that reconciliation magic may bring this person back, but the likelihood is that they are going to be the same miserable asshole that they always were. As I often say, Just because you make a jerk love you, that doesn't make them not a jerk. And, for what it's worth, I get it…they were a lot nicer until (they became a drunk or drug addict, they took a new job, they met a friend you don't like, etc.,) so if you can just clean up the problem that caused them to turn into an asshole, then they could be "fixed."

Well…let me just say that if you go into a love-situation believing you can save or fix a person, you're probably going to fail as well as make yourself miserable in the attempt.

I realize that many of you will try anyhow, because, as I'm often told, the heart wants what it wants, and you want that person in particular. I have also loved a jerk or five in my time on earth, and felt the same way. 😛 So I ask you, are you willing to accept the following to get your super-toxic, evil ex back?

This person will continue to behave in selfish, churlish, or unkind ways, just as they did for a long time before the break up when they return to you.

Trying to fix a person or help them with their own problems (when they don't want to work on themselves) is an uphill battle, often one uphill, in waist-deep mud, while there is a huge avalanche coming down the mountain. Are you ready to first get this person back, and then spend the time working on them to hopefully make a dent in their behaviors? Are they selfish or self-defeating? Is it going to wear you out mentally just to deal with them for months? Because this is what is ahead of you if you really hope to stop their toxic behaviors that continue to tear apart your relationship with them.

You will also likely have to work on yourself, which can be difficult when you're saddled with someone who has their own set of toxic behaviors. If you refuse to address your own toxic/problematic behaviors (and in most cases, both of you have them,) the relationship will likely crumble again.

I want you to consider all of that if you want your super-toxic and super-bad ex back, as I've had more than one person tell me that it came as a surprise. Look, maybe you're just seeking closure, and in that case, a brief reunion should be everything you want it to be, and should help you move on. But if you've decided one little spell is going to reunite you and send you both back into each other's arms, gloriously free of all problems forever, then…no, it very likely won't. In the best situations for reconciliation, the couple is generally a very functional couple who have recently had an argument or something relatively trivial that has set them apart. In a less-than-optimal, but very-fixable situation, the couple have had ongoing issues (generally with communication, though sometimes caused by money or distance,) which do not necessarily spring from habitually-expressed toxic-behavior patterns, that finally lead to a break up. In a horrible situation, someone is in love with a toxic person who is selfish, often has substance-abuse problems, is dishonest, manipulative, and relatively narcissistic, and has found themselves single as the toxic ex generally did not have some absolutely unfair and ridiculous request fulfilled in the manner they desired (or as quickly as they expected). If you think you're fixing a narcissist with a single reconciliation spell, then good luck on that. :P

As I'd said above, I can relate to desiring someone who was a total scumbag jerk head. I did eventually pull my head out of my own behind and realize "Hey, there are a lot better things than this person in this world," and moved on to someone much better, though usually this came after drawing the toxic jerk back into my life two or three times (only for them to create the very same mess each time.) It's something a lot of us do. I'm not of the mind that you can just tell someone to move on, because that's easier said than done.

And of course, there will be those of you reading this who instantly decide that their ex is the most evil thing to ever exist, or that nothing will ever get better even if they try to fix things with magic, when this is also possibly not the case. Like I said above, I get requests where I can't really understand why that person desires the person that they do as much as they do (because from a third person perspective, it's pretty confusing that you want someone back after they did all the crappy things they did to you,) but on the other side of that, I also get people who are "done" and "wouldn't lower themselves to dealing with that again," from others wherein the "evil ex," did something like had the audacity to get the flu, take some medication, and missed a date because they were in bed with flu, a fever, and asleep. I think that's a bit much. 😛 It's right to forgive and try to cut someone some slack here and there. We're not always perfect human beings, after all. I can think of a few relationships in my youth where, at the time, I blamed the young man for making things not work, but in retrospect, it was my 20 something dumb head that really fudged it all up. It's easy to see other's mistakes, but not always easy to see your own sometimes. 😦

What I want you to consider is whether or not you really want this person in your life if they are toxic, or if you just weren't ready to separate from this toxic person and so you want them back for a little while (closure)? Do you want to put in the additional work of trying to heal really deeply set toxic behavior patterns in yourself and/or your ex? Try to use your head in this, because all too often, I find people putting all this effort to get someone back – someone awful, someone I'd tell any of you to cross the street if this person was walking down it, someone just memorably sh*tty, – only to say "This isn't really what I want for myself, now that I have it back. This person is still a toxic jerkface moron." Making a functional relationship with a toxic horrid ex is very difficult.

Alright, that's my education for today on love stuffs.

~Cat
Apathy vs Spellwork

January 8, 2020

Hey everyone,

Remember when I had a few hours of peace and quiet to write my articles, which made them flow so much better? 😉 I do, though admittedly, I'd remember those times far better than any of you. 😉 Luckily for all of us (you because you likely enjoy my blog, me because I enjoy my peace and mofuggin quiet,) those times are finally returning around the end of this week. 😀 That's really good, because I miss writing well…but mostly I miss peace and quiet (though that 2 little birds often punctuate this quiet with birdie sounds is actually not a bother – I'm immune to that, lol.)

Today I'd like to discuss an old enemy of mine (and possibly yours as well) – apathy. While my apathy tends to manifest itself towards housework, it is a pernicious beast that, for some people, can affect spellwork as well. :(

A handful of times every year, I will get the following complaint: "Cat, I was doing this novena/spell that is said/cast over several days and after a day or so, I just felt like I couldn't find the time and stopped doing it." Well, alright, we live in a time where people are used to instant gratification, but let's just be fair, here, kids, – you need to put the work in if you want the desired result to come out. Apathy can be borne of depression and not just plain old laziness, so I do understand that you might "not normally be like this," but in this case (and it is one of those special things,) you need to kick your depression in the face and do the work anyhow. Yep, that can be difficult. Maybe you're super busy and you deal with everyone else's problems before your own like I do (I know many social workers, psychiatrists, and nurses who feel like this,) which makes you extra tired and want to just enjoy that whole 30 minutes of waking time you have to yourself instead of spellcasting, but guess what? You still need to put that work in. I can relate (if you think there are times I'd rather just watch Netflix over wanting to do prosperity work or other some-such maintenance work for myself, you're right,) but if you give in to apathy, your situation will not change.

I propose you look at it a bit like taking medication for a health issue. If you don't take your full course – even if the timing is a bit inconvenient, – your problem might return and/or get worse. This is very similar to having to do a novena (which is generally to say a prayer and light a candle once a day for nine days,) or a spell that lasts several days (which is generally a week or so.) It's only a brief period of time, and then you're going to have the desired improvement in your life manifesting shortly.

Further, ask yourself the following, – if it's really too difficult for you to do multiple days of work, do you really want the thing you're working towards? If you told me I had to, say, wash dishes for 8 hours a day (I HATE WASHING DISHES) for 9 straight days, and then I'd have an amazing month at work where everyone paid on time and all consultations were with awesome clients looking to get a lot of work done, I'd do those damn dishes for 8 days. 😉 I'm reasonably sure that a few hours of your time spellcasting or saying a prayer over the course of several days is worth whatever you're requesting. :)

So please, don't let apathy destroy your spellwork. 😛 This helpful PSA has been brought to you by some lady who needs to apply the same reasoning to that sink full of dirty dishes. 😉

~Cat
Revenge Against Someone Who Has Treated You Badly

January 6, 2020

Hey Occulties,

As many of you have no doubt guessed, a great deal of my requests are love-related, and generally related to retrieving a lost loved one. While that's all fine and well, and to be expected, what happens when you realize your ex was/is a terrible human being?

Now, I'd just like to say that I do not feel this way personally about most of my exes. Sure, they made mistakes (but so did I), and that made it so we just couldn't make things work, but in the case of maybe 2 people in my entire romantic life, those 2 guys were MONSTERS, whereas any one else I might call my ex is probably a pretty good guy, it just didn't work for us.

So it is that more than one of my readers or clients have realized that their ex is also a complete monster. 😛 And when you've been free of a monster for a short while, you often get angry that you tolerated this person for any length of time, and you feel like getting a little bit of revenge for all of the rotten things this person put you through. No, I'm not saying this person gave you a bad birthday present once, or got drunk at your school reunion and blurted out that you have all of One Direction's albums and play them constantly – I mean this person did something like cleaned out your bank account to buy themselves a new wardrobe, and then ran off with your former best friend, using what was left of your money to take the ex best friend on a whirlwind tour of Europe, or something equally awful (that actually isn't even close to the worst monster-of-an-ex story I've ever heard,) and now that you're through with this jerk…you want your revenge.

I'm sure many of you have heard of the traditional beef-heart spell to break the heart of someone who has broken yours. This is a wonderful spell, and if you've the mind to do it for revenge against this type, I would tell you it should work wonders for you. But the average joe/jane is not apt to even know where he or she would get a beef heart, and several people in this day and age would also not have the stomach to work on it. 😉 Heck, I know people who can't even pull the giblets out of a supermarket turkey without turning a little green around the gills, and those are wrapped up in paper. With that in mind, I present this revenge spell which should be a bit easier for the modern spellcaster to locate all ingredients (and do the spell without wanting to barf.) Just a note, this will work better when placed near where the target will walk or frequently travel.

You will need:
Devil's shoestring piece
Spanish Moss
A good sized VERY HOT pepper (fresh)
Heavy black thread
A sewing needle
A sharp knife, box-cutter, or X-acto knife
A black or red very-fine-point permanent marker (I use Sharpie brand)
A medium sized jar with lid
A cannister of salt (table salt is fine)
Tin foil
A physical item from your target (blood, fingernail clippings, worn clothing, hair, etc.)*

The pepper can be any pepper of your choosing – scotch bonnet peppers, habenero, or heck, even a ghost pepper if you're up for it. 😉 The hotter the pepper, the better.

What we're going to do here is make your ex basically have a rage fit (or several,) that then reflect onto this person (harming only the target and his/her reputation) so that everyone thinks they are a crazy angry jerk and they hate this person, whilst simultaneously protecting you from further damage by this person. :)

Start by writing the target's full name on the devil's shoestring. This is possible, so don't write to tell me it isn't. 😉 As you write the intended target's name, keep an image of them in your mind's eye, preferably with an expression of anger and misery. For some people, it is easier to keep an image of the target nearby to remain focused. Now wrap your personal item (or place it next to) around the devil's shoestring – still keeping the mental image of your target in your mind's eye, – and then place the bit of spanish moss around this. Cut a slit in your pepper, and place the spanish moss/devil's shoestring/personal item into the pepper. Thread your needle, and stitch 9 black X's into the pepper to stitch it closed. As you make each X, and keeping the mental image of your target in your mind's eye, say: "(Target's name), your anger and your rage enflame with every breath, and your rage destroys you." Once you have stitched this closed with 9 X's, gently wrap the pepper in tinfoil, placing the "shiny" side against the pepper, and saying "(Name of target,) all that you do and all that you say to hurt another reflects back onto you," saying this a total of 9 times. Again (since I will be asked), do try to keep a mental image of your target in your mind's eye as you do this. Now open your jar, and fill this about 1/3 to 1/2 full with salt. Place your foil wrapped pepper into the jar, and then fill the remaining space in the jar with salt, then secure the lid on top tightly.

This next part will involve you holding the jar, and shaking it a prescribed amount of times while saying a specific chant. The nice thing with this chant is that you will be counting off how many times you shake the jar, so you don't need to keep a mental tally. So, hold the jar in both hands, say the chant, and where you say you are giving it a shake, give it one good shake each time. Hopefully that makes sense. You need to keep the mental image of your target in your mind's eye as you do this, and I also envision flames and black smoke traveling from me into the jar as I do this. The chant is as follows, "(Name of target,) you who are a villain to me, your true self is now laid bare for all to see. Your anger grows, your temper blows, your true nature everyone knows. Any harm or anger directed at another or at me, just reflects back at you and only hits thee. As I give this jar its (first/second/third/etc) shake, on the 9th its power awakes!" After the 9th shake, say "This spell shall not reverse nor place upon me any curse – as is my will, so be it!"

While I recommend hiding or burying the jar close to the target or a place where they frequently pass, if this isn't possible you can bury it at a crossroads, OR if even that is impossible, place it where it will remain undisturbed in your home (though if the target isn't living with you, this is the least effective place to put the jar.)

This should make your monster ex lose his or her temper frequently, and make them go on tirades around others, effectively making others hate them or distance themselves from this person. It may even land this person in a psychiatric hold if they act crazy enough. 🙂 It basically is twofold…it causes unreasonable anger AND makes everything harmful they do towards you or another just reflect on their character. 🙂

I'm sure there will be questions, so feel free to contact me. 🙂

~Cat

*This needs to be a physical item, not a photograph, signature, or "something someone touched once." You want a STRONG bond, and an image, signature or "something someone touched once," is not going to provide that. This spell is designed for revenge against someone you had, at one time, had a very intimate relationship with, so you should have access to this. Presumably someone (or several someones) will come to me and argue that no, they don't have anything like this because they (or their target) is a neatfreak and anyhow this was ages ago that this person wronged them, and etc, etc, etc. For what it's worth, I certainly would not have a personal item from someone I broke things off with several years ago, either, and it's pretty unlikely I'd even have anything like that if a few months had passed since we broke things off. 😛 HOWEVER, there are myriad revenge spells which do not require a personal item. If you don't have a witness sample that comes directly from the body of your target, please try a different spell. Asking me for substitutions for the personal item, and then giving me your excuses as to why you do not have this is not going to change the fact that it is required for this spell, and there is not a substitution. If you're really sure you need to use this very spell, then you know how to get something from your ex that you can use in revenge workings. I've known people to ask that the person snail mail them something (spit to seal the envelope,), or to stop by the ex's place and use the bathroom, etc, etc. Be creative.

**As always, someone will decide that they don't want to hurt their ex and will become desirous of breaking the curse. Simply locate the jar, uncap it, spill the salt out (I'd put the salt in the toilet and flush it,) clip the stitches on the pepper and separate the items, and burn the personal item and devil's shoestring, saying "(Name of target) I release you from this curse, and all of its effects." Throw away the pepper, thread, spanish moss, and jar – even best if you do this on trash day so that the remains are off of your property.

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