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  • Hey there Occulties,

    I know you've missed me writing actual articles about the occult (heh,) instead of having to constantly update you on the suckitude of my hosting provider or the fact that I am once again dealing with that suckitude (well, I'm not today.) So lets get on with today's article, shall we? It's on-topic for a change (although if you want to recommend a hosting service, I am still looking for a new provider.) 

    A lot of people ask me "Does a spell cast on someone else affect me – like will I become more enamored of this person, or feel more desperate to have them back? Or in the case of a curse, will I also be cursed?"

    Well…no, if the spell is cast directly on a person, so that person is the only NAMED  TARGET, you should not be worried you will also be impacted, however, cleansing your ritual space, ritual tools, and taking a cleansing bath are always strongly recommended. I think of it a bit like cooking – if I bake cookies day in and day out, but never eat a single one, I will not gain weight for being in the presence of cookies, but I'll still likely smell like one. πŸ˜‰ Well, similarly, when you do a lot of work on someone (or many someones) there can be a "residue" that builds up. If you do a ton of love-drawing and that is all that you do, that could be enjoyable (because it would draw amorous attention from others,) but if you do a lot of cursing or dark work, it might make you feel like you're having a bit of mild bad luck. 

    But interesting to note, many people DO cast love spells on themselves. I've said this before, but be careful when casting a love spell and don't make yourself the target if you're already quite in love. πŸ˜‰ You merely make yourself obsessed. Work ONLY on the target. :) 

    But what if this isn't the problem? Why do some people feel "more obsessed" and "more emotional," when there is spellwork being done on their behalf (and they aren't the target, or the spellcaster, just the petitioner)? The simple answer is…they know it's being done. Let me assure you, as someone who has done work on people who had not one freaking clue what was being done, while certain types of spells can actually have very physical onset symptoms (curses can cause a flu-like illness or a headache,) love spells generally DO NOT cause a case of nerves, and certainly if your old Auntie Cat went and cast a spell on your behalf without you knowing, you'd not start obsessing more. πŸ˜‰ AND, I've even had clients report feeling these symptoms BEFORE I EVEN SET THE ALTAR UP TO CAST A SPELL! Obviously, something psychological can be the culprit. 

    Some years ago, a meatball (or several) tried to give the general public the idea that magic only works if people know about it. This is actually not the polar opposite of the truth, but pretty close. It works best when the least amount of people possible know about it. Like if only the spellcaster knows about it? It's likely to work better. I would not even lie and say it's not possible for people to have a psychological reaction to learning a spell has been cast on them (of course, that is possible,) but if you really want to see what the spell is doing (not someone's psychological reaction to the idea of a spell) then you wouldn't tell the target as is. In fact, telling a target "I cast a spell on you," can be reasonably off-putting and creepy, so it's generally best never to tell a love target such a thing. ;) 

    Hopefully, this clears up some confusion. πŸ™‚ If not, you can always contact me. πŸ™‚

    ~Cat

     

     

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    UPDATE: After a day and a half, they still won't admit the error is theirs (um, yeah, I'm sure Bank of America is lying that they never put either a security hold or issued a chargeback,) but all hosting and email services are restored. 😁

  • Hey everyone,

    So here I was, writing ANOTHER DAMN ARTICLE on thinking your spellwork to death and other bad things, and I was like "This is taking me forever, because it feels like all I do is write about this stuff." SO, since I've also had a lot of people asking me "is there some easy way to get my target to communicate," I figured, well, this should do. Technically speaking, this is more of a prayer than a spell, but it's easy to do. 

    You will need:
    An orange candle
    An Image of St Expedite (or a statue if you have it,) 
    Tobacco
    Attraction oil
    Poundcake* (as a reward after St Expedite gets your target to communicate with you.) 

    Anoint your orange candle UP (base to wick) using your attraction oil, and seven upward strokes. Roll this in your tobacco, and place it in a candle holder or a firesafe container. Place this in front of your image or statue of St Expedite. Light the candle and say:
    "Oh Glorious St Expedite, you who grant requests quickly and without fail, hear my request. Have (full name of target) contact me as quickly as possible, either by phone or by text, by writing or by email, that they speak with me however they must, and speak to me as soon as they can. Once I have spoken with (name of target,) I promise to reward you with this poundcake, in gratitude for your help on this matter, and will recommend your help to those in need of it from this day forward. Amen." 

    Allow the candle to burn out. The person should call very quickly. I STRONGLY recommend you have the poundcake waiting before you start as sometimes he answers your prayers before the candle has even burned out! And BE SURE to give St Expedite his poundcake (place it on a clean dish, and leave it in front of his image for at least a day,) as soon as he answers your prayer. πŸ™‚

    Hope that's some help! 

    ~Cat

  • Hey Kids,

    Normally I would have tomorrow off. Unfortunately for me, I got stuck getting my holiday ruined because sometimes business does that, especially when it involves the availability of space I rent (there is basically one service I do which requires use of a rented space,) which was basically SUPER LIMITED all Summer. 😦 SO, while I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE tomorrow UNTIL about 6pm, I will be available after that. I won't be enjoying the Labor Day holiday (normally I have this time off,) which is probably fabulous news for my international clients (who are often confounded by these silly secular USA holidays and when they fall – and understandably so, lol,) or for people who just love chatting with me on Monday. ;) 

    If you want readings, if you want consultations, or for me to start something new, just let me know! I will be available in the evening! πŸ™‚

    HOWEVER, if you have the day off, I hope you have a great lovely awesome day off! πŸ™‚ Hopefully it is great weather, and you can enjoy the last little bit of Summer! 

    ~Cat

  • Hey Occulties,

    Keeping with our love-theme (because my parents 50th anniversary,) let's dig into some love questions you've asked me. Sorry if any of this is review. πŸ™‚

    Q: Other than lust for results, what would you say is the biggest "self-made" or "avoidable" problem people run into when trying to reconcile an ex?

    A: This would easily be engaging in self-defeating behaviors like being defensive and rude towards a person trying to re-establish a relationship, gossiping about the spell target with mutual friends, arguing with the target, pleading for forgiveness, continually trying to force contact with the target before they are ready to speak (for example, texting this person frequently when they are clearly not making conversation,) over-explaining previous actions in an attempt to make the target understand… I could go on for some time. 

    This is very simple, really. You want to act as if you're OK with the break up, and you have taken the time apart to come to terms with the break. This means you would not be acting nervous, rude, or angry. You might be pleasantly surprised when the ex makes contact. Gossip is always a bad idea and always gets back to the spell target. 

    Q: If I want a person I have never properly met (but have seen a few times) who's name I do not know, but who could easily get to know me, is there a spell for this? 

    A: I would recommend in this instance to work attraction magic on yourself. Let's assume, for argument's sake, that this person lives near you or visits the same places you do in a social setting. This is NOT just someone you met once in passing, but a person you have seen a handful of times. If you work attraction magic, you can be specific (example: "Draw to me a handsome man with green eyes, and dark hair, and have him be a man who dresses well,") so this should draw the desired party to you (as the description would match the desired party), in which case, if you feel more work is needed after getting to know them a lot better you would have a lot more information about them (including their name, ha) by having used attraction magic to get their attention turned on you. πŸ™‚ Be sure when you meet them via the use of attraction magic that they are available and even your type before you start working love-drawing magic. Just because you found them sexy doesn't mean your personalities are compatible, or that they are even single. I can think of a few instances where someone "knew" a prospective target because they visited a store this person worked at, and the person they desired was polite to them. If you really know little else but a name and that they are polite to you, you probably want to get to know them more before you try working love-drawing-spells. 

    Q: Help! I'm in a "friends-with-benefits" situation! My ex came back, but I started sleeping with him/her, and now he/she doesn't want to go back to having a relationship with "strings attached." What do I do!?

    A: This happens a lot – whether or not this person is an ex or a new squeeze. πŸ˜› See, if someone can have the relationship WITHOUT the strings attached, and you've let that go on, they aren't going to be in any hurry to put up with additional rules. I'm going to assume (perhaps wrongly) that you've already discussed with this person that you would like more than to be "FWB" with them, and they replied that they wanted to keep things as-is, with no strings attached. If you haven't, please say this before the next step. πŸ˜‰ So, the next time this person propositions you for sex, say you need to take a break from that for awhile, because every time you have sex with them, you get feelings for them, and it's hurtful for you that they don't feel the same way. Say that you realize this is all you, and you just think it would be better to keep sex out of the friendship for awhile until you can get over this (since they have said they don't return those feelings,) but that you'd like to keep the friendship going. It's a risk, but you're going to want to take it. 

    If you ARE NOT casting spells when you do this, this very well may clear up exactly what this "friendship" is about. If they just wanted you for sex, don't expect to hear from them. Maybe they will try to get you to sleep with them once or twice but they won't be "friendly." If they are truly on the wire about having a relationship with you, they will keep up with the friendship, attempting to flirt and see if you still want them here and there. If they really did care, they should capitulate and give you more after awhile. 

    If you ARE casting spells when you do this, it's a matter of continuing to assure them that you care for them very much and want to stay friends but that if they do not want more than a friendship, you can't have sex with them because your feelings get involved, and it hurts that they don't want more. They will cave in and give you what you want. 

    Q: The person I am dating is (too-"vanilla"-or-boring/too-kinky) in the bedroom, and I'm the opposite! Is there a spell to help with this?

    A: Yes and no. To be fair, you should respect what your partner is "into" and his or her boundaries. Some people find sex toys repulsive, even if they will let you do some crazy positions or even have a threesome. Some people want bondage, other people find that distasteful. Sometimes someone wants you to do something to them which is absolutely a turn off to you. A lot of this is communication, and again, not trying to pressure someone into doing something they find uncomfortable or undesirable. If your girlfriend doesn't like vibrators, don't buy her one, and don't insist one comes into play. If your partner loves sexy underthings and you find them humiliating or off putting, let your partner know. Not everyone is going to be sexually compatible, though time and experience will often make it so your partner is more willing to perform or engage in sexual practices which they initially balked at. I will say not everyone is into sex toys (several people find them revolting – regardless of who they are used on,) not everyone wants multiple partners (asking for a threesome can be hugely insulting to certain people,) and not everyone likes butt stuff (giving or receiving or both,) – be careful about approaching all three. Don't expect someone to change their mind if they were against that stuff when you met. Pressuring them will not improve your sex life. As for bondage – if you are deeply into BDSM, and your partner clearly isn't, you will want to find one who is. Most people will eventually agree to something light like being held down or etc, but hardcore BDSM tends to be a niche group. 

    So, will you make someone who isn't into your kinks get into your kinks? It never hurts to speak about fantasies you both have, and to see where exploration might lead you, but no, I don't think you will make someone who is really against certain kinks suddenly get into them. Where I do feel magic is helpful is making someone who is "low sexed" (that is, has a low-libido, or isn't hugely interested in sex,) approach you more for sex, so that is, raise the libido. Often when you are having more sex, you will be having "more interesting sex." This might not mean that they will want you to tie them up while you sexually please them wearing a gimp suit (ha,) but if they are only making love in missionary position, you might find them more willing to make love to you in different positions like doggie style or etc., as well as more foreplay before the actual sexual encounter should occur. It might not be all that you need, but sexual compatibility is important in a relationship. If someone is hugely incompatible to your needs, you probably should find a partner who can give you at least the bare minimum of what you need. The same is true if someone is trying to pressure you into sexual situations you are not into. If you don't want to do what turns this person you love on, if it's humiliating or uncomfortable, and they keep pressuring you, leave them. Yes, you can do magic to lower their sex drive, but if they really need something to "get off," they will seek it every time that they engage in intercourse. If it's something you don't like, you need to move on. 

    Q: I've done spells to attract people (just in general) to me, and I'm not getting anyone who seems interested. A few people come my way, but quickly lose interest or avoid me soon after we meet! Is it my spells or is it me? 

    A: Without knowing what spells you've cast or your commands used, it's hard to say 100%. Are you being  too particular (example: "I want a blond with green eyes, born in the state of Nevada in the USA in the month of March between the years 1987-1989, who drives a blue truck and is a lawyer, and who also is vegan, and weighs no more than 140lbs")? Because there is such a thing as too particular. I tell people to put less emphasis on looks, and more on compatibility. So, using the previous example, a "blonde who lives near me (assuming Nevada is near you, lol,) who is between 30-35, with a good education, and who is fit," would attract a lot more people to you, and is still relatively particular. BUT, let's say you're not particular at all, you just want someone of the desired gender who is compatible with you, and who is around your own age. That should bring A LOT of people to you…but what if they are still losing interest or even avoiding you? It might be you.

    Some years ago, I was asked by a person who…well, to be polite, turned out to be a very socially inept person, to attract to her a new man. So, I do the work. A month or so later, she complains nothing happened. I ask did she go out to places where people meet, and she said yes, she'd gone to a very popular bar 2 nights a week. I said what did she do when she was there. She said she stared at the guys she thought were hot. That's right, she just stared them down. Unsurprisingly, no one approached. πŸ˜‰ If you're staring someone down, they will feel uncomfortable. It actually got even worse than described, but for discretion purposes, I'll leave it at that. 

    It is true that if you have absolutely no charm, you can put people off. Remember to let the people approach you if you can. Don't stare them down, and when they strike up a conversation, be interested, but don't be so invested with them that it seems like you're about to fall off of your seat. πŸ˜‰ Don't overdo it. I know that sounds hard for some of you, but being casually interested, and a little flirty will inflame more interest in the person you're speaking to. Don't stalk them or text them constantly once you meet. Allow the relationship to begin organically. Match their interest, don't outmatch it. You are less apt to scare that prospective partner off. 

    Q: Are commitmentphobics the hardest targets?

    A: That would be subjective, but they are annoying to deal with. It's a personality disorder, and like most personality disorders, it won't improve overnight. That can mean feeling like you're moving 2 steps forward, and one step back throughout the entire process of working on them. 

    Hopefully this was enlightening – more articles for the love-spell-extravaganza coming. If you have any problems and need my help, feel free to contact me! I love hard-to-fix love problems!

    ~Cat

    I also wrote a book all about love spells – buy it here! 

  • Hey occulties,

    You know my most-repeated bit of advice? Stop thinking about it, stop stewing over it, stop making yourself anxious. You know, there are a lot of situations in life where we wanted to say more, or do more – not just love situations, – and yet for whatever circumstances arose, we could not follow through in saying or doing more. 

    Let's say, for example, you're working in an office, and you're let go. There is no really good reason for this happening, they just sack you, and, since you don't work close to home and aren't really friends with your co-workers, you just collect your belongings and go. You probably will wonder what your co-workers thought happened. You will probably wonder what happened. But, unless you are a certain personality type, you're not going to fume and focus on this every minute or even daily. The first few days, it might cross your mind frequently. Within 7-10 days, I'm sure it crosses your mind once a day or so, but not frequently. After a 1.5-3 weeks, it might cross your mind very occasionally. You've moved on. You've found another job. The only reason it was on your mind so much at first was it being very unjust and you feeling you had no say. But you let it go. You didn't fixate and obsess. After awhile, you don't even think about it. So when you run into a former coworker completely randomly 6-7 weeks later, and they inform you that the company fired 10 people that day, and with no reason, you probably aren't dying to hear that. It is nice to find out, but you weren't desperate to know. 

    You see, that's what letting go is. It doesn't mean you don't want to know why you were fired, or that you won't be satisfied hearing the explanation should it come to you. It means you move on with your life and not cling to needing that information. And I've found when we LET THINGS GO, we get what we want a lot faster. 

    Think of a dog on a leash which we want to retrieve something for us. The dog is a very smart dog, and so it will understand exactly what we say. I tell the dog that I want something incredibly particular, let it off the leash to retrieve this, and I tell it to go, and it will bring it back. So, in this instance, I do tell it I want, say….a worn sock from the British Royal family. πŸ˜‰ Then I say go, and I don't let the dog off the leash. The dog knows exactly where to go to get this item, but to get it, I would need to let it off the leash. I, however, do not believe the dog will do this unless I'm clinging desperately to it. Seeing as I live nowhere near the UK, and this is a magical smart dog, it begs to reason that the dog must somehow move in ways that I, a physical being, cannot. For this animal to comply, it would need to be able to drag my butt with it, and in this case, that will slow it or make its job impossible. 

    This is very similar to spellwork. You tell the spell what you want, and you let it go do its work and bring to you the desired outcome. It is like letting the above dog off of a leash to retrieve something for you vs insisting it drag you along even if you would impede or stop it's progress entirely. 

    So, when you continually fixate on your situation – even if you're not using spellwork – you create a drag on your own energy. I apparently have to say this every few weeks or else several of you forget and I am inundated with complaints about slow moving spellwork or how sad and miserable someone feels because they won't stop picking apart the situation and worrying about it. 

    Like I've said before, I do this to myself when it comes to money problems sometimes. If I'm short a certain amount and I know I'm going to get a rotten letter or a dreadful late-charge from a company, that gives me a puff of anxiety. I would fearlessly cuss out Godzilla and yell in his face, but for some reason those mean letters and late charges irk some part of me and make me upset because it's some weird facet in my nature that they do. πŸ˜› If I let that anxiety snowball, before I know it, I get the rotten letter or the dreadful late-charge, and then once that has happened, well, wouldn't you know it? All the people who needed to wait to pay, or wanted to postpone payment for x or y reason come flooding in, as does new business! Why? Because I put a drag on my own energy. That anxiety drew the "feared outcome" which while possibly mildly costly, was never anything to get that afraid of or anxious about. Yes, it's better to avoid that, but it wasn't worth me getting more and more anxious at any point. So if we go back to my "dog on a leash" example, I told the dog to retrieve some paying business, and then refused to let the dog go even 2 feet away. πŸ˜‰ When the outcome I was trying to avoid comes because I could not pay, I just let the leash of that dog go in disgust, and boom, everything I needed is right in my lap.  

    Now most of you are anxious about love matters…. When it comes to money matters, or legal matters – these have specific time frames which need to be met. Love, on the other hand, rarely does. If you're thinking on your issues multiple times a day, if you're wondering where that call is, what they're doing…well, you're the one dragging out the time frame. Now, I know no one wants to hear that. Do you think I want to KNOW that when I'm like "OMIGOD I'M GONNA GET A LATE FEE AND A RUDE LETTER AND I DID ALL THIS WORK FOR THAT NOT TO HAPPEN!!!" because no, I know that is what I'm doing, and I don't like it or want it to be that way. But it is that way. Stop holding your spellwork back by obsessing and getting anxious. Stop being the drag on your own energy. Just let it go. I understand that is easier said than done. I understand it is easier to blame the spell target, the spell, or anyone else, but you need to release that obsessive anxiety (it's also what's making you feel frustrated and angry,) and let it go. Believe me, I have to tell myself to LET IT GO at least 3x a year…because damn rude letters from my utilities and regular monthly costs and late fees apparently trigger me. Waiting for an unspecified amount of time for someone to contact you apparently triggers some of you. Let's all take a deep breath together and let go… That way what we want can hurry up and get here.

    Sorry for the lecture if you didn't need it. πŸ˜‰

    ~Cat

  • Hey Occulties,

    For several years, I'd sent you over to SaintExpedite.org for all the great prayers and help with working with St Expedite. A little over a year ago, when sending a donation, I'd noticed that the site owner had not updated the "thank you's" area in a week or so, where people thanked the saint for his help. This was very unlike him. He was very diligent in updating that part about once a day. When I kept checking back, I'd noticed the petitions and thank yous had not updated past that date. So, I did a search last night while waiting for a reply, because it had been on my mind. It would seem the owner passed away last year. 

    The good news is that while he owned SaintExpedite.org and SaintExpedite.com another good person has taken over SaintExpedite.com and created a very similar site, including the prayers and novenas and everything you loved about the old site. 

    I know I've been touting his help a lot as of late, but Saint Expedite has really helped several people who need help fast and many, many people can attest to you that he can and will help you, too. So, check out the site under new ownership at SaintExpedite.com, if you're in  need of some quick help (in our home, he really helps when we need to pay a bill FAST!)

    ~Cat

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  • Hey Occulties,

    So, here I was, writing out this complicated reconciliation spell, and I was like "Why am I doing this? Most people freak out if I suggest they buy a non-edible herb because it isn't available at their grocery store, and decide the spellwork is too hard or complicated to get the ingredients for." So, here I was, conflicted as to should I write out the spell anyhow and have people say "Nope, that's way too much effort" or try to first present something which more people will at least TRY to do because they can find the ingredients. The reality is that spellcasting IS a lot of effort, and if you really want your ex back, presumably, you would be willing to put in that kind of effort. While I've been employed to work for others, many of my clients as well as my readers DO try to work spells on their own…but all too often they go for the "milder" choices because these often include ingredients which are easier to procure. 

    OK, look, spellcasting for yourself is a lot easier now than it was back in my much younger years. There was, back in my late teens, a epic tidal wave of completely fullacrap books for instruction (perhaps there still is, – frankly the titles I buy tend to be made in very small batches and aimed at very advanced practitioners these days, so I wouldn't know,) and you could not simply order everything you need online. So basically you were likely to be following bad instructions and spending a lot of money on things which might be, again, used in a spell that wasn't going to help. So, you want your ex back and you want to be the one to bring that ex back? Put in some effort. πŸ˜› No excuses people. As always I love working on hard love issues (it's kind of my thing,) so if you'd rather someone else do the work for you, by all means, hire someone to (I'm always around, if you need me,) BUT if you want to bring someone back into your life and you want to do the work…then put in the effort. 

    Alright, now that I've made my pep-talk, let's talk about reconciliation. So, I'm going to assume (perhaps wrongly) that you created a moderate dumpster-fire when you broke up with your ex. Here's the thing – you can't reconcile someone if you're continuing to add damages to a situation. I've gone over this before, but until you're acting calm and collected and giving that person their desired space, you're going to fail at reconciliation. Yes, even if you're being super nice. See, if you don't want to talk to someone because you're hurt and angry at them, them persisting on being in your presence (even while being super nice and kind) is actually pretty bad too, albeit perhaps not as bad as if they are saying mean things to you or being hurtful (but it's still bad.) So, I want you to retreat from your ex's presence and do not like or heart or etc everything on their social media (in fact, stop interacting with their social media,) do not speak about them with shared friends (because all that just gets back to them, often in some twisted form,) and just sit on your cute little bum and give that person space. Are you giving your ex space? Good. That means we can start spellworking. If you're in panic mode or bothering your ex, you need to wait, though. Got it? Good. 

    I'm going to make things simpler than originally intended (my first spell I was writing out was super complicated and meant you had to procure dirts from various places,) but we're not going super simple. πŸ˜‰ Because we're getting a little complicated today, please follow the instructions closely. 

    Candles:
    A pink figural candle of the same sex as your ex*
    4 pink candles of the same size
    4 purple candles of the same size
    A seven day candle or soft-wax candle and/or an extra candle, any color should work. 

    The most difficult part of this is going to be setting the candle which represents your ex. And since it's an interesting way to set a candle, let's discuss it a bit now. Basically, we are going to impact several parts of your ex – the head, the heart, and, of course, the groin. For example, some people will avoid coming back because their logical side (their brain, or head,) is telling them that being with you is a bad idea, even if their heart is breaking at letting you go. Sometimes it is that they are angry (their heart is hurt,) even if they know the smartest thing they could do is return to you (intellectually, ie the brain, is saying not to leave.) Maybe the heart and the head are both against you. We'll fix that.  The groin? Let's just be honest, here. πŸ˜‰ If someone wants to get intimate with you, that's obviously going to help drive them back. The way we set these parts is by using a heated device (I like to use a heated screwdriver as the handle doesn't get hot,) and digging out some wax, then packing ingredients into these holes made in the head, heart, and groin area, then sealing this off with a little soft wax from a seven-day candle (or dripping wax into the hole to seal it from an extra candle). The ingredients for the head, heart, and groin area will be different. 

    The head:
    Into the head you want to put a mixture of poppy seed, sugar, and licorice root powder, as well as a slip of paper with "Return to (your name) immediately" written on it. I usually put the little piece of paper (I would write the petitioner's name – or person who the spell is cast on behalf of, in this case) in first, then sprinkle the herbal mixture into the hole (it's a small hole, so you don't need a lot of herb mix) and add a drop or two of Follow Me Boy/Girl (Follow me boy for straight women and gay men, follow me girl for straight men and gay ladies,) and as I seal the hole, I say "(Full name of target) you think and dream and desire to return to (name of petitioner) constantly." 

    The heart: 
    You will likely want to make this area a bit larger as we will be using a balm of gilead bud here. They can be…unwieldy. πŸ˜‰ So make a hole in the heart area and write out a slip of paper that says "Desire only to be with (your name or petitioner's name)," and here I would wrap this little slip of paper around the balm of gilead bud, wrap around this a pink rosepetal, and place this into the hole. Sprinkle some sugar in the hole, and add a few drops of Return to Me oil. As I seal the hole I say, "(Full name of target) release all pain and anger towards (petitioner's name), and be filled with love and desire for only (petitioner's name.)"

    The groin:**
    Carve out an area in the groin area, and herein place lemongrass, damiana, and sugar again, and a slip of paper which says "(Full name of target,) you are overwhelmed with love and desire and need for only (petitioner)'s affections." Add a few drops of Flame of Desire oil, and seal the hole. 

    The base – the figural candle should be fixed at the base to represent the target, in this case, placing an image or a personal item into the base of the candle and sealing it in should work nicely. Anoint the full candle UP (base to wick) with Follow Me Boy/Girl, Return to Me, and Flame of Desire oils. Roll the anointed candle in a blend of sugar, licorice root powder, and rose petals.

    Next we move on to the four purple candles. On each of these you should write something you want to remove or dissipate from the relationship. Inscribe this DOWN (wick to base), and be simple. I know a few people who would try to write a small novel on each candle, and that is actually short sighted in some cases. This is actually an important step, and whilst I already feel the tsunami of questions starting to approach, let's take a moment to remember that sometimes impacting a certain situation we feel is an "obstacle" can and will create problems that may be even more distasteful to you than the original problem, while possibly doing little or nothing to improve your own situation. While this is certainly on the extreme end of the spectrum, I've dealt with people who would go so far as to harm family, friends, children of their "intended," that person's job, or even their mobility just to secure their place in this person's life. If you feel that, for example, killing off a "rival" for so-and-so's affection or that person's child is a solution, let me just say that even if those people were dead (thus creating an emotionally traumatizing situation for this person you claim to love,) it doesn't mean that this person will love you, despite the "rival"'s demise. Getting someone fired is not always going to help either. The purpose of these candles is not to just attack what makes you jealous or angry, and in many cases, those things you're so angry about tend to not be the underlying problem as is…they are actually symptoms of the real problem. This will be a hard part for some of my readers and clients to work out. I've seen people aim so much vitriol at a romantic/sexual rival as to miss the point entirely that the problem is more their "beloved" not being able to seriously commit to anyone, not the rival himself/herself. I might use "(Target's name)'s fear of commitment" in such cases. Why? Because if you're dealing with a commitmentphobe or natural cheater, removing one rival means another will come along shortly. πŸ˜› Also, like I'd said above, I am working on the assumption that this was a pretty bad break up. So, if someone is feeling hurt or anger towards you, it would be great to use this to remove or dissipate this very hurt and anger towards you. These candles will be anointed DOWN (wick to base) with Banishing and Roadopening oil. 

    Moving on to the pink candles, these are to be inscribed UP (base to wick) with something you wish to draw to you or increase. Again, I'm going to have people that legitimately are shooting themselves in the feet with fantasy. So, if you're broken up from this person, MARRIAGE is not something to write on these candles. For the millionth time, you want to work on having a stable and happy relationship with this person before you start thinking of an engagement or marriage. If you're not even currently dating this person, marriage is not something you should be considering yet. Instead I might suggest "(target's name) loves and forgives (petitioner's name)" or "(Target's name) desires to be near to (petitioner's name) constantly," as these are going to do more for you than assuming someone you've been broken up with who won't speak to you is going to marry you next week if you do this spell. πŸ˜› Anoint these candles UP (base to wick) with Follow Me Boy/Girl, Return to Me, and Flame of Desire oils. 

    As always, avoid using NEGATIVES (No, Not, Never) in your commands. 

    I bet some of you are already sweating. πŸ™‚ This gets better. Because I have NO DOUBT that I will soon be making an image to give you an idea of what's going on. So this is a spell that I recommend doing over NINE days. If you can't do that (or you just hate waiting 9 days) it will require 9 hours (smaller candles may require you to put these out after each "session" and then burn them all the way out on the 9th hour,) so be sure you plan accordingly.  It can also be reduced to a 7 day or 7 hour working, which is slightly less strong. The set up is "round" Meaning the figural candle stands in the center at the beginning, with the four purple candles sitting at N, E, W, S directly abutting the figural. The pink candles sit at NE, SE, SW, NW out the outside of this circle at the edges of the altar. 

    What is happening next I will explain a bit of background first to, because I know some of you are already asking WTF. So, we will be rotating the purple candles COUNTERCLOCKWISE while also moving them AWAY from the figural candle, and rotating the pinkcandles CLOCKWISE while also moving them TOWARDS the figural candle. The reason is that counterclockwise is often to draw something away when the motion is made, while clockwise is the motion to bring towards you. So in essence, we are moving what we don't want AWAY from the target and banishing it's influence, whilst also drawing into the target (and our own) lives that which we want. I actually use a pretty large altarpiece for this, but I assure you if you really want to clean up a messy recon situation, it's a gem. For those of you who really do not want to rotate candles (and I mean that if one is sitting in the northern position on day one, it is next in the Western position, and then next in the Southern, etc,) you will bring the pink TOWARDS the figural candle, and the purple candles AWAY from the figural candle each day (and not work the counterclockwise and clockwise movements). 

    Each of these movements do have a meaning, but I understand that some of my readers are already overwhelmed. πŸ˜‰ It sounds harder than it is, I assure you. 

    OK, this is best begun on a FRIDAY during the first quarter of the moon. Assuming the altar is set for day one, begin as so (taking care not to light yourself on fire, – those super long "kitchen matches" are a boon here,): Light the figural candle, and say "(name of target I call you home to me (or petitioner's name), and I fill you with love and desire and need for me, I bring to your heart forgiveness and call you home, that you be filled with love and dripping with desire, immediately, now, now." On the first day, light the four purple candles in a COUNTERCLOCKWISE direction without moving them, moving them BEFORE you begin the second through ninth day, and say "(name of target) I drive away and remove that which keeps you from me (or petitioner)," and I crush these obstacles and melt them unto nothing." Now you will light the pink candles in a CLOCKWISE direction, not moving them the first day, but moving them closer before lighting them on the second through ninth days, and when they are lit, say "(name of target,) between us (or "you and (petitioner's name)") I sow love and harmony, happiness, and desire and joy. I draw you back (to me/to petitioner's name) with love and affection."  Allow the candles to burn for a few moments, envisioning the target and petitioner back together and happy in your mind's eye and say "Target's name, come back to (petitioner's name/me), immediately, as is my will, so be it!" Allow the set up to burn for at least about 10 minutes. Repeat for a total of nine days. On the final day, you will have all the candles burn themselves out. 

    I generally just scoot all the wax leftover's into the trash, but if you dispose of them, recommend doing so in a crossroads. 

    I know there are going to be many many questions, so please feel free to contact me! 

    ~Cat
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    *There have been increasing requests to know which gender should be used for a trans person. Since I don't really have any historical context to base this on, this is an educated guess, but I would use the figural candle which corresponds to their gender identity. So a trans-woman would be a female candle, and a trans-man would be a male candle, even if the original genitalia is still intact. 

    **Bizarre concerns I often receive are "If I do this to this figural candle, will a similar injury come to the target," and this seems to be more fixed on the genital area when the question arises (despite the fact that a giant hole in your head or heart would definitely be fatal.) So, no, if you were to do this spell on me, my lady bits would not suddenly be enlarged so big that my intestines would fall right out of my urogenital area, and similarly, if you did this to a male, his urogenital area would not melt into a gaping hole, either. It is OK to emasculate your male-figural, and melt the hoohoo on your female figural. Everyone's genitals shall remain intact on the flesh person the candle is to represent. ;) 

  • Hey Lovies,

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

    So, I am in the middle of writing my reconcilation spell article, but a client asked me what are my top 3 communication ingredients for spells – like which three are the most-effective at causing someone to reach out, and since I get asked this one a lot, here goes… The three most effective ingredients are mercury (quicksilver) – which is hard to find, dangerous, and possibly illegal to possess in some places (but very effective); parrot feathers (these can often be found in craft stores or even on Amazon and Etsy); and tobacco. Now this doesn't mean the person you seek to contact you will say anything that you want to hear, but these ingredients are great for sparking communication. 

    OK, back to writing that reconciliation article (and I have like a whole hour free today, so it is probably getting done!) πŸ˜€

    ~Cat