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“I’m Cat, and for a long time, Cat’s Rants, the longest running occult based blog was over at TypePad – since 2004. Sadly, TypePad shuttered permanently as of September 30th 2025. Please be patient while I export 21 years of blog posts over to my new WordPress location. With a much easier url to remember and all your favorite posts all the way back to 04, Cat’s Rants should hopefully improve over its former location.” Cat has practiced and studied the occult, tarot, and spellcasting for over 35 years, and has shared her expert teachings on how to cast your own spells, including original spells and recipes on the Cat’s Rants blog since 2004. A professional tarot reader since the 1990s, she’s also an internationally-known psychic reader and tarot expert. As a published and respected occultist for over two decades, and an expert in the fields of rootwork, hoodoo, and Catholic folk magic, she continues to serve the public by teaching authentic spell casting and offering readings and services.

  • Stop Before You Put Too Much Damage On

    Hey Occulties,

    So, the s and the t on my laptop are currently not working but I have this nifty external keyboard for the moment, so I can get an article up ahead of schedule. 🙂 Let's hope it's the ridiculous levels of humidity as the main culprit to making the world's crappiest top of the line computer suck even more…I also suspect Mercury is retrograding all over my computer like it always does to this model, ha ha. 😉

    Today might not be the most mystical or magical of articles, but it's been coming up a lot, probably as a reaction to the multiple retrogrades going on at this writing, though possibly also just because a lot of people are not aware of this…

    Look, silence is a response. We've been over that in here. We've also been over that just because you want a love target to talk to you, pushing them to do so is not brilliant. In fact, pushing someone to respond to you – any someone – is not brilliant. People who feel cornered – just like any animal that feels cornered, – generally lash out, and harshly, when it becomes too much. And when it comes to love, if you can't stop contacting (or having others contact this person on your behalf,) your target, you are probably going to end up in a position where your target is so, so, so, so alienated by you, that getting them to come back is going to take more time, energy, and probable spell failure than you can endure. Do yourself a favor by not laying the damage on thicker and thicker because you MUST chat with so and so just for a second to know he or she "hasn't forgotten," you, or to "test" if they are still angry.

    Chances are, if you keep texting them or calling them frequently and they respond very rarely, or not at all, that you are making them angrier. :P 

    YOU NEVER EVER EVER EVER WANT TO COME OFF AS CRAZY TO A LOVE TARGET.

    Like….if I have a guy who is rich, looks like Chris Hemsworth, but is acting needy and crazy and calls and texts me relentlessly about his feelings and do I still love him, and all sorts of standard desperate stuff like that VERSUS I have a guy who has a blue collar job, has OK looks but not movie-star-handsome (and has a dad-bod,) and DOES NOT call and text and act needy and desperate and overly emotional, who do you think I'd pick? The second guy. If both are my ex? The second guy. If I never dated either? The second guy. 

    While we all make mistakes, unfortunately, the most off putting thing a human can do is act desperate and needy. So, if you're acting desperate, needy, pushy, demanding, etc, and trying to force a non-communicative party to keep in contact, STOP NOW. You won't be forgotten. In fact bad behavior is incredibly memorable, and doesn't often get forgotten for a long, long, long time. 

    So, now that you're respecting their response of silence, and not acting pushy and needy and desperate – what do you do? Depending on the damage, you will have to do A LOT of reconciliation work. Being desperate to have them back and needing that in a week is likely not going to happen. So, shorten the amount of time you will need to wait to have them back in your life by stopping the bad behavior, giving them space and silence, and working on them. Amazing things happen, and sometimes this person comes rolling back into your life in a few weeks, but if you've done a lot of damage, it could take longer. Don't despair…while you behave as if you've moved on and you feel better without them, etc, etc…you're doing all of that spellwork covertly, and that is going to help. They may very well come back thinking you "got over your crazy phase," which is exactly what you want. Plus if you seem like you have other options available that are not them, they are going to want to make moves to make you want only them – that doesn't work great with the hugely insecure types who are too jealous all of the time, but if you have plans that don't involve them (it doesn't have to be a date with someone else,) and don't answer their texts and calls right away when they do start to come back, they tend to work harder to keep you interested.

    Hopefully this has been helpful. I think I say it every Merc Retrograde, so don't feel badly if you needed it this time around. I think everyone needs this reminder at least once. 😉

    I'll try to post a reconciliation article in a few days as a companion to this piece.

    ~Cat

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  • Because it’s come up 3x today

    Hey Occulties,

    Since, at this writing, Mars is retrograde, avoid using a lot of red magic for sexual/lust type workings for about the next month (it ends in late August.) While you probably are going to be OK, I would hate to trigger some latent anger or badness, so use your red magic wisely. :) 

    Remember, sometimes retrogrades can be used to your advantage – and in an emergency, if you disregard them, you may very well be successful, – but it never hurts to use some caution if the planets are all going batshit at once (which several are.) Many of my readers are not highly experienced spellcasters (in fact, I'd say I've a lot of casual spellcaster and neophyte caster readers,) so I just figured I'd throw out this warning since three times today, people in reconciliation situations were speaking about using red (for lust) in their situation, (which I would suggest avoiding in many reconciliatory situations as is,) to stimulate the physical/lusty passions and not make the reconciliation too "platonic," but keep in mind, you can use pink candles/energy and still add in lust based formulas like "Come to Me" or "Come to Bed," etc. If you and your ex are still angry with each other (or one side is still angry,) I strongly recommend keeping away from red magic for the time being. 🙂

    Just a friendly suggestion!

    ~Cat

  • Everything is Coming Up Retrograde

    I'm sure I'm missing a planet here, but hold on to your butts, because it's like Mars/Saturn/Mercury retrograding all at once right now, and everyone is being a complete fuckhead for it (maybe even me or you!) so tread lightly, my lovies, tread lightly. 

  • No Rest for the Wicked…

    Hey Occulties,

    The following curse was created with a particular type of person I've encountered before in mind. Basically everyone has met this person before, and it is the person who decides to try to turn your life upside down over something ridiculously trivial, and while they are mostly self-defeating asshats, there still has to be some damage control done. In this case, I decided since these people are c***s, why not hit them where their soul is…in their yeasty little genitals. 

    I will put one caveat here – you need proximity to your target. While I am lucky in that a lot of people all over the country (and even the world,) owe me favors and would plant this item for me so proximity to certain targets isn't such a hassle for me, you might not have the same abilities. 

    You will need:
    An image of your target
    9 pins
    1 pack active dry yeast
    Tin foil
    Salt (I like the salt used to melt ice on driveways…for some reason, it really works nicely for this spell)
    Broken glass/rusty old metal – any "sharp" trash is good
    A jar 
    A cup like a dixie paper cup
    Urine 
    A trowel or similar digging implement

    So, basically, as weird as it sounds, if you can get the urine of an animal that isn't your own (veterinarians and vet techs, rejoice!) this is the best urine for this spell. If you want to be gross and tricky, and you can get the target's urine (I have no idea how,) or another person's urine, (I mean, you could say the toilet won't flush and get the watered down urine when your guest leaves?) that's good too. But lacking that, you're going to use your own pee. I know some of you are squeamish about using fluids and in this case, this spell is not going to be for you. 

    You will need an image from at least the butt/crotch up (clothed of course, but if you have nudes, and only nudes of that uro-genital area, that works great and knock yourself out, and I bet some of you are thinking twice about sending those dick pics right now, ha), but if you have an image of this person standing where you can see them head to toe, this is the best  if your picture is of a clothed target.

    First, stab your target's image with your pins, and you will want to leave those in. As you insert each pin (wherever on the image is fine,) say "As s/he clothed himself with cursing like as with a garment, so let it come unto her/his bowels like water, and like oil into her/his bones." When you have placed the pins, take a piece of aluminum foil with the shinier side facing DOWN, and the matte/less-shiny side facing up. Sprinkle some of the dry yeast out, and place the image face up on top of this, then sprinkle more yeast onto the image. Take some of your urine (or the urine…I ask no questions,) into the dixie cup and pour this lightly on to the yeast and image. Now gently fold the aluminum foil to seal the item, folding AWAY from your body (side to side is fine, but do not fold towards you,) and place the folded item so the "head" of the person on the image is on the bottom of the jar – so they would be "upside down" and hold this as you sprinkle a mix of salt and broken glass into the jar (until the base of the image will stand up without you holding it,) until the jar is full. When you have filled the jar, hold both hands on either side of the jar and try to visualize dark energy pouring into the jar (I like to see this as tons of tiny black worms,) until you "feel" it is full, and seal the jar. If you are not good with visualization, try to focus on your goal for a few minutes and seal the jar. While would love to say "add the usual" (if you're familiar with the PGM, you probably get the reference, haha,) I know many of you want a chant here (I generally ad-lib, but I can provide a chant), so say, "(Target's Name,) I call down upon you pestilence and misery, that you are restless ill, and uncomfortable all of the time. I conjure you (target name) to suffer and to be cursed, and that this energy grow each time you pass near this charm. As is my will, so be it!"

    Now, I know some of you want someone to suffer FOREVERRRRRR, but in many cases, many people just want someone to cease acting in a particular fashion, or suffer until some desired end is reached. If I knew who stole my television (seriously, this happened,) I might have said in that case for the person to suffer until they returned my television. If I have an ex who is having some sort of slobbering idiot-fit and talking smack all over the place about me, I might say they suffer until they tell everyone they are a lying shit and stop gossiping. I'm sure you get the point. Otherwise, this won't work FOREVERRRR, but this will cause a great deal of discomfort for some time. Because after you say the chant, guess where this badboy is going?

    The way to get this to start working is to bury it beside the bathroom of your target's house. Try "cutting" the topsoil so it doesn't look disturbed (placing it gently over the item when it is buried), and move the dirt that you've displaced so there is no obvious "pile" near where this is buried. It causes misery and yeast infections and itchiness and all sorts of fun, but it needs to be planted near a room of the home (if you can get into a basement and hide it, all the better,) which has hot water and steam, and it has to be the target's home. I know, I know…we can't all get onto someone's property, and that makes this curse not for everyone. :/ You don't want to be located near this thing. It has the tendency to cause yeast infections to anyone in proximity to it…so this isn't a "work it at the altar," item, and definitely DO NOT use this on a roommate you do not like. While it mostly targets the named party, I can assure you, the household all gets a dose, just not the strongest dose. For this reason, this might also suggest not using this on large apartment complexes…especially if your target is several floors up. Again, this isn't for everyone's situation, but it's both a bit juvenile (mwhahahahaha,) and non-life-threatening (unless they get a UTI and refuse all treatment, so I mean there is a small chance,) and tends to drive the target absolutely insane with discomfort and itchiness and embarrassing urinary tract complaints for some time…until they capitulate (assuming you put "terms" on your curse,) and give you what you want (I'd still dig up and destroy the item if they do,) or they locate the item and destroy it….or for about 6-12 months, depending on weather and the yeast. It can sometimes "pause" if the item winters and start up again in the spring.

    If you think someone has done this curse on you, locate the jar, smash it OFF your property, take the foil and unwrap it AWAY from you, pull each pin saying the 23rd psalm (the lord is my shepherd,) each time you pull a pin, and burn the image, foil, and pins, preferably on a grill outside the home saying the 23rd psalm, then bathe in sea salt-water (or 9 or 13 holy herbs bath if you have it, – it's better), washing DOWN (head to foot), and saying the 23rd psalm at least once more as you bathe. DO NOT just attempt to use reversal magic or curse before you do this, the tin foil will reflect the magic back on you, and the salt is also holding in your influence. 😛

    As I always warn, this is a curse, and it isn't nice to do. You may place this on someone who is magically more adept than you, and if you do, I assure you, they will not take it well, and may act in a much more malicious and deadly fashion. This is definitely something that if I found it in my yard (good luck, at this writing i live in a city and my "yard" is a sidewalk, lol,) I would reciprocate by placing something far worse on it's sender…and technically, I'd likely have the sender's urine in that yeast, so I easily could, and possibly with a very strong witness sample. Don't just assume your target will be ignorant…you don't put your name on this, but they might guess it's from you, and even if they aren't magically inclined, they might press trespassing charges as well. Remember, animals (especially dogs) tend to investigate any disturbed ground, so if your target has a dog, this might also not be a great curse to deploy.

    Happy Hexing! :) 

    ~Cat

  • Questions You’ve Asked Me, July 2018 Edition

    Hey there, Occulties,

    It's everyone's favorite kind of article (well, several of you claim so, anyhow, ha ha,) – questions you've asked me. As always with any QYAM article, I might be repeating an old question (my blog is almost 15 years old,) and these questions have often been asked by MULTIPLE READERS, so please do not assume I am singling you out if you see a question here that seems similar to anything you've asked me in the entire time you've known me. 😉 If the question is truly unique, I do ask if you mind if I present it here, so…99 times out of 100, I've heard the question frequently, and I'm not tying to put you on the spot. 😉

    Q: What are the risks of not keeping my altar clean (magically/not-magically,), and how do I clean this area? 

    A: I like to compare the altar to a space where you might be preparing food upon the surface…while you are not always risking bacterial infection (or not greatly risking it,) by not cleaning this area, it would quickly become apparent that the tastes of all the kinds of food you are making are not going to blend well after awhile. This is similar to spellwork. Keeping the area clean ensures that the vibrations of previous spellwork do not attach to what you are currently working on the altar. Take it from someone who has intranquil spirited herself before (yep,) and money cursed herself before (yep,) because of not diligently cleaning off her personal altar (which, I might add, I have not done for many, many, many years, thanks to learning my lesson the hard way,) between castings – you aren't just saving yourself the time and stress of fixing your mistakes, you're also saving money by not needing to work to fix the mistakes that happen when you cast a money spell for yourself after using that altar for a curse (or any other combination that causes problems.)

    If you can afford the space (or even just making altar tops to place on a table,) you can actually work SIMILAR workings on the same altar with great results. I have told the story of my "evil altar" before which became so intensely strong that I could drop someone's name on a slip of paper into this altar (it was created out of an old sheetcake tin of all things which had spent 2 weeks being a small kitten's litterbox while she waited for her new home, ha,) and they would begin to experience symptoms of cursing, albeit not nearly as strongly as if I put a curse on them using this altar. This is because I allowed the curse energy to continuously build without cleaning the altar out. I can think of a few cases where 24-36 hours passed before the target had their whole life falling apart. 

    BUT, most people are not going to have multiple altars – it just isn't so likely if you are the most common type of practitioner of magic, which is the casual practitioner. Do not despair – just be sure to spray down and clean any tools or surfaces you are reusing. Generally speaking, if you're feeling cheap (as several of you likely are, ha ha,) you can make your own "magical cleaner" by getting a strong ammonia based cleaner, pouring some into a spray bottle (while you can use the bottle you bought it in, it actually works better if you have a specific bottle just for the cleaner and for this use,) then holding both hands on the bottle, envision it filling with white energy and say a prayer or chant asking to have this purify your surfaces and items of all magical energy, (I like to use the 23rd Psalm after saying "I purify this liquid and call into it holy energy that it may cleanse my tools and my surfaces of all residue or undesirable energies. Let all surfaces this fluid touch become pure and free from stain, amen.")

    Now, if you prefer a pre-made product, I suggest ordering Spiritual Cleansing Spray from Dara over at Hoodooroots.com – it's great, it's already made for you  by an experienced rootworker who makes everything in small batches so it's ready to be used immediately. 🙂

    Q: What, in your opinion, is the most common cause of break up spell failure? Are some people just meant to be or something and it doesn't hit them?

    A: Honestly, even if they were "meant to be" (which we all know I think strong compatibility is rare, but I don't really buy into relationships being of some divine mandate, like "soul mates,") I don't think that's the likely cause of spell failure. 

    Keep in mind the following, as it is something many of you have probably seen at least once before – have you ever noticed that the dysfunctional couple that keeps fighting and having horrible fallouts and sometimes even cheating on each other seem to never permanently separate? I mean, from the outside looking in that relationship looks terrible…and it probably is. Now think about a couple you knew (assuming they are now apart,) where they never fought, and both were very nice and thoughtful of the other, and then they hit one little speedbump and everything fell apart. Like, someone came home an hour late, or didn't reply to a text, or they even had one little argument and POOF, everything fell apart. 

    I'm no psychiatrist but I think I can explain what is going on and why that happens. If people are always arguing with each other, or if they are used to having a dysfunctional relationship, then using break up spells (which, depending on the trigger to cause the break up, might merely make the relationship more dysfunctional,) isn't nearly as effective as both sides are accustomed to their relationship being a horrible mess. So, if your crazy neighbors are having a violent altercation upstairs and you decide to end that madness once and for all by using a break up spells, you're probably only going to hear more fussing and fighting and things being broken, because making people who fight all of the time anyhow just fight more…doesn't help. :P 

    Or perhaps you want your friend's cheating nasty partner to stop dating your friend – who is hearbroken any time he or she discovers another affair. Since magic takes the path of least resistance, the cheat will probably cheat, break your friend's heart AGAIN…and they will work it out.

    Why? Because it's NORMAL to them. 

    On the other hand, let's look at perfectly perfect couple…they are so unaccustomed to any sort of difficulty or fighting, any sort of indecency, that the smallest little problem seems like a horror. This actually is one of the reasons that formative relationships are relatively easy to break up. If these 2 haven't even farted around each other yet, imagine what happens when they both become easily irritated and fussy…because (most) dysfunctional relationships don't start out with a lot of fussing and fighting, but descend into that madness gradually.

    So, as weird as it may sound, it is actually, generally speaking, far easier to break up a "happy couple," when using the most common forms of break up magic (causing arguments, anger, etc, especially, but coldness and detachment as well.)

    Still, the education doesn't stop there. Keep in mind the nature of your targets. If you have someone who is wishy washy and avoids confrontation to the nth degree, and he or she is paired with someone who is holding onto a relationship for dear life (this tends to happen especially with people in their late 30's and in their 40's who have decided they will never find love again if they lose this person,) that is going to be a helluva hard struggle, magically speaking. As annoyed and cornered as the wishy washy person gets, they do not want to feel the wrath of the needy clingy person, and often avoid fighting or breaking up. Meanwhile, the clingy person gets frightened when they see their behaviors pushing ol' wishy-washy non-confronter away enough to notice, and they remedy their behaviors (even for a short time.) Even coldness and detachment (rather than a bitterness or anger,) don't work well here. Wishy washy still avoids confrontation, and "clingy" is probably convinced that nothing else is ever coming his or her way, and will merely stay, despite losing interest. This might not work "forever," for them, but it can be very irritating to a petitioner who has waited for a couple to break up.

    Of course the most common reason break up spells fail are the petitioner who has lust for results. :/ If you have someone you're working for (or if you are that someone,) and they have a death grip on finding out all about "news" about the rival and the beloved…they will get in their own way. They won't let the spells work. Hell, if they hired a hit man, they'd probably hit the hitman for not shooting fast enough, thus making him or her miss the hit on the rival. It is what it is. ;) 

    But I've traveled off my original point. Break up spells rarely (if ever) fail because a couple is just meant to be. I'm really glad that people ask this question (because if you really love someone, you should want them to be happy, even if it isn't with you, and sometimes it's better to let your ex go and let them be with someone else,) BUT generally the case has more to do with how the couple interacts (the more dysfunctional they are, generally the harder it is to bust them up in my experience,) and the nature of each party of the couple. Someone who is "Stubborn," is going to be a lot easier to compel them to break up with someone, in most cases. It's a wholly different personality type that is difficult to remove. 

    Q: I want my results faster, and I don't care if they won't necessarily be as lasting!!! How do I do this?

    A: You can try adding "fast luck" formula to whatever spell you are using (Fast Luck Oil, for example.) That aside, allow me to share an observation…because I hear/read this a lot and it bears repeating, – you do want a lasting result in 49 out of 50 times I hear this…and the problem here is that if you continually use a fast luck type of formula or angle for the speedier result, the more tenuous (generally speaking,) result that may just fall apart, you're going to then want to recast this spell to get the same outcome. The problem you will run into is that every time something falls apart, – for example a relationship, which is the most common "speed this up and make it happen," type of request, – it becomes more and more difficult to put it back together again. So, if you create a situation in which you are reuniting with an ex and dating for a month or so, only for it to fall apart and break up again, putting the relationship together again and again becomes more and more difficult, like a plate you repeatedly shatter on the floor. 

    I am not the results police, and maybe you do just need faster results for reasons other than you are impatient, but the lasting results are the better results in many cases, and you must consider that if you plan on continually speeding the results to yourself, that it might be a phyrric victory in the long term. 

    Q: Can you tell me about the spirit/figure of "The Wandering Jew" in relation to hoodoo or spellwork? Is this something I can use?

    A: I can definitely try. So, for starters, here's my caveat – our forebearers were not (and sometimes are still not to this current day,) exactly the least racist or prejudiced or xenophobic of peoples, and so much of this comes with a hefty dose of racist/prejudiced/xenophobic beliefs. :/ There is a wonderful and very educational entry on the "Wandering Jew" at the Wikipedia (at least the English version,) and I highly recommend it for further reading.

    That said, in brief, the idea of the Wandering Jew (which is what this being is known as in English, though he goes by different names in different languages,) is that he is this man who insulted Christ in some fashion – generally he mocked Christ on the way to the crucifixion, – and is now damned to walk the world until the end of days for said offense, and can never rest nor die.

    This might actually start stirring your mind a bit about INTRANQUILITY, which is a form of spellwork which predates even Christ (and if you do not believe in Christ, it predates the "common era," so it goes back well before 2000 years ago,) wherein the target is to have no rest nor comfort until he or she capitulates and gives the petitioner what he or she desires. Just as this being can have no rest, so it would reason that it can also cause a target to have no rest nor comfort. 

    I have found limited literature of calling the Wandering Jew to cause a target no rest nor sleep until he or she returns to the target and loves that person again. It's basically a type of Intranquil Spirit, as are most restless spirits, although surprisingly, I have not found literature that conforms to the prejudiced belief that Jewish people are all about money and that claim this spirit is to be used to work on a target until he or she pays their bill…this one I have only ever seen referenced as being used to return a lover. 

    While I can't rightly say if there is a spirit of a tortured Jewish man (and in the stories, he is always a he,) roaming around reuniting lovers, I can say that restless spirits are useful in intranquility workings (which are not just used for love,) – however in this case, you may merely be trusting some really weird anti-Semitic folklore to have created a spirit (or recruited one,) to do your bidding. I think there are superior methods of calling a restless spirit or an intranquil spirit to accomplish the same tasks you would task the Wandering Jew with, but that is just a personal opinion. 

    Q: I'm not sure if you watch much television, but I saw (name of paranormal-based show reporting to be totally true,) and this (episode/multiple episodes,) said x, y, and z happened because of a spell or use of the occult. What is your thought on this?

    A: First and foremost, I am an advocate of reminding everyone that shows and movies are made to be exciting and entertaining, and that many of them are far off from the truth. Just as my father (a lawyer,) rolls his eyes at many shows about lawyers or court cases, many doctors laugh at medical dramas, and so on, so do I roll my eyes at many shows which are about the paranormal or the occult. In fact, at least if I'm watching Forensic Files, this is going to have a much stronger basis in reality compared to say…something like "Ghost Adventurers." 😉 I can't remember which one of these "ghost hunter" shows it was, but a client of mine some years ago knew 3 people in the cast quite well (one of which was presented as the leader,) who said all of it was completely made up for TV, and they presented it as real. 

    So…whatever exciting paranormal account you saw presented, I will start by saying that there is a chance that it is entirely bullshit. Furthermore I can recall an episode of A Haunting from at least 10 years ago where clearly the haunting was a poltergeist (coming from a living human, – not a spirit) which the man in the story created out of fear of his mother practicing Wicca to say Wicca is evil. It seems easy enough to conclude that if people found evidence of prior residents (or transients,) practicing spells on the property that they recently purchased, that in more than one case the "haunting" had more to do with the ignorance and fear of the new residents of the property  than it did to do with an actual spirit.

    I do not necessarily believe that practicing spells, using Ouija boards, or anything similar will call some crazy ass evil spirits into your home…in fact many people do these things and never have a single problem happen ever. It's like saying if you get into a car, you will get into a terrible car accident, or if you ever lit even a birthday candle your home will burn down. That's ridiculous. Of course, many actions come with a risk, but to paint this risk as being so high that it is almost guaranteed is irresponsible. It reminds me a bit of when I was in middle school and they told us that if we ever took one puff of marijuana, we'd almost instantly be selling ourselves on the street for drugs and all strung out. 😛 It was stupid BS to say that, just as it is stupid to say that any involvement or interest with the paranormal or the occult will call demonic entities into your home. 

    What is true is that you might have something resident to your property, although again, this is incredibly rare that it will cause problems for you, and this being might cause problems for you if you remodel the property, if you move in with someone who seems familiar to it (suchas the case of dead children wanting to be mothered by a new mother,) or any myriad of different, not-based-in-the-occult reasons. Therefore the dangers of arousing the interest of a spirit can happen without any occult or paranormal interest, and if I'm being fair, had you any experience with the paranormal, you'd probably sense this entity or these entities and if they were harmful, presumably you would not try to incite their animosity or excite their interest in you.

    What is also true is that several of these shows do portray people dabbling with spirit conjure when they have no business even attempting something like that. It's a bit like me offering to do brain surgery on you because I read a book once. Well, I don't have the experience to attempt such a thing, and me attempting a major medical operation on anyone probably would result in death. Spirit conjure is not something to be trifled with. Calling up beings or calling on spirits is not something I suggest anyone try when they are but a novice – or worse, when they found a nifty little book online. 😉 So, in many of these shows, someone raises a spirit, and "nothing happens," and then they don't even dismiss the spirit. Problem is…something happened. They open the door, something comes in, and they don't expel whatever arrived (no purification, no dismissal ritual, etc,) and they leave that proverbial door open…and madness ensues. Just lighting a pink candle for love does not open a portal and allow all sorts of whatever wants to come in into your home. Trying to call on spirits and demons for a lark, or ordering around or insulting the dead…that can cause issues.

    So, yeah, if you mess with certain parts of the occult when you have no business messing with (and compare that to say, brain surgery or trying to build a skyscraper with absolutely no building experience, etc,) you might run into problems. 😉

    Lastly, the shows where someone lays a curse on the victims, and all sorts and types of ugliness ensue…. I am kind of split on these. While several are obviously dramatized for entertainment purposes and contain elements which I can easily poke holes in, it is true that you can lay a mega curse on someone, generally through the use of spirits or familiars, and cause some really horrible things to happen. That aside, it is not easy to do, and having a spirit guard a property is not necessarily easy to maintain (especially if you have since died and it has been sold,) so the idea that any old person who claims they are a "witch" can suddenly send a bunch of disincarnate ghoulies after you and make your life miserable is a bold lie and that if you move into the "witch house" (generally a dilapitated home which school children claim was home to a witch at some point,) you will be bedeviled by Lord only knows what is entirely bullshit. 

    I guess the short answer is most of those shows are for ENTERTAINMENT purposes, and you should not take them too seriously. Having interest in the paranormal or the occult will not call evil spirits to you or your property. Practice some level of good sense and safety and do not antagonize spirits, or try to call upon them if you are still a novice, and you should be safe. 

    I hope this edition's answers have been enlightening. :) 

    ~Cat

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  • My Big Overdue Thank You

    Hey Readers, Fans, and/or Clients,

    I know that I am really overdue in thanking many of you who helped out. Yes, I am still in debt more than the cost of a new Lexus (it might be the cost of 2 of them,) to Portland hospitals, and yeah, we're still struggling (some of you had asked – and you can still donate, since some of you asked, by sending something via "friends and family," method over on paypal, just send to my email address,) but I did receive some help at the end of May from several people, and offers of healings and other wonderful things, and I wanted you to know that I appreciate that.

    It's hard for me to ask for help. I'm someone who would rather work to earn my money, and yet having a month and a half of disaster was difficult at best, and basically financially ass-raping beyond imagining. We did not have anything left, and then we were hit with huge medical costs. I could have died – had I not gone to the hospital (and I actually did a few readings before going there, because I normally only go to a doctor if I'm on death's doorstep, and I didn't feel that sick, I just looked awful,) – when I did, I would have probably been toxic within a few more hours, and I would have died. I was not far from losing my eye…not at all. So I realized that I needed help and went to the hospital…thinking it would be like a strong shot of antibiotics and "get the hell out of here." Nope, it was a long stay.

    This was really hard on me because I was trying so hard to already make up a month of craziness, and now here I was even more behind. I honestly hit a pretty low point when I exited that hospital…lower than I'd felt in a very long time. It was the help and care of people who did not owe me anything that really brightened up that dark period. Many of you even sent me thank you's for help I had given, and encouragement. It really moves me to know that there are people who probably wouldn't recognize me on the street (maybe you would – there are images of me out there, haha,) who would care enough to want to help out, be that with healing work, or with financial contributions, or even just encouragement.

    So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you  – and I continue to thank you. Your kindness, generousity, and continued support have helped to lift me out of what was probably going to turn into a mega-depression. I am truly blessed to have so many people who care about my well being, and those who continue to care. 

    I'm going to continue to throw myself into my work as hard as I can (ha ha,) because that also helps when I feel down, but I wanted to thank everyone. You've helped me so much when I was struggling. I appreciate it more than I can express in words.

    ~Cat

    PS- I also extend many thanks to Paimon and Saint Expedite, who have also helped me during this time. 😀

  • My Heart Bleeds for the Love of So-and-So!

    Hey Occulties,

    After a crazy Friday fulla spellcastin', I took my days off (Saturday and Sunday) away from my inbox, and while resting is awesome, I couldn't waste this time by not giving my readers an article! 😉

    As I'm sure all of you know, the majority of my requests for help involve love, and generally, lost love. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, but the major reasons people fall flat on retrieving a lover via spellcraft are being too obsessed with the situation/person, and bad behaviors towards the target. It's something I remind my readers, clients, and friends of often, but worry is an entirely useless emotion, so stop dwelling on stuff, because all you are going to accomplish is making yourself upset and/or angry. With spellwork, this obsessive energy can even slow or entirely stop the process of manifestation (lust for results, as I've discussed, is a very common cause of spell failure,) so it's worse than just making you miserable, it can make your spells virtually useless.

    That said, it is easy to tell someone to not be obsessive, much less easier for the obsessive party to stop engaging in the addiction of obsessive behaviors. My inbox is overflowing with people nit-picking at trivial reactions, almost-thesis-paper-levels of observations of their target's social media, and believed righteous angers at targets for perceived (but not actual wrongdoing.) Often, this person is actually trying to NOT be obsessive, but as I had said above, the behavior itself is an addiction. In many ways, social media has really impacted this, as before it blossomed as much as it has…(MySpace had just become a thing, as memory serves, and many people were not yet on it,) I did not see even 1/10th of this level of obsession among those I've instructed or worked for until social media really came into being. 

    Now, while I'm a firm believer that obsession (and worry) are unhealthy and useless, and something for all of us to try to overcome (I've been criticized by those in my personal life for not "taking things seriously enough," because I avoid worrying as much as I can,) and while I in no way condone exacerbating obsessive behaviors in oneself, I offer this in the hopes that a few of my more severely-addicted readers can utilize their weakness as a tool in getting what they want. Remember, this will still work better if you clear your mind of the situation, spellwork, and target as soon as possible after completing the spellwork.

    You will need:
    Red ribbon
    Dark-purple ribbon
    Pink ribbon
    9 small personal items from the target such as hair, fingernail clippings, etc.
    Follow me Boy/Girl oil (heterosexual ladies and homosexual gents use Follow Me Boy, heterosexual gents and homosexual ladies use Follow Me Girl) 

    The purple ribbon relates to obsessive behaviors, red is for sexual love (lust), and pink for romantic love. You will be tying these into a  series of knots while holding the ribbons together in this order:

    1—6—4—8—3—9—5—7—2

    First, take the red ribbon, and anointing the fingers your power hand with Follow Me Boy/Girl oil (generally your right hand, but many instruct using the hand you write with,) run the ribbon through your fingers, liberally coating it with oil as you envision and try to feel the sexual lusty urges towards your target. When you have thoroughly anointed the red ribbon, next do the same to the pink ribbon, except try to send your romantic love (keeping an image in your mind's eye of you and your target deeply in love,) into the pink ribbon as you anoint it. Lastly, take your purple ribbon, and anointing your fingers with Follow Me Boy/Girl oil (as in the same fashion above,) try to feel your obsessive feelings rise from you and go into the ribbon while picturing your target in your mind's eye (sometimes it is easier to put an image of the target near you while you do this), until the ribbon is saturated with the oil as the other two above. 

    This is best done once a day starting at dawn (or at least before 9am for all of you night owls, for nine days, but I know people, and I know several of you will not withstand 9 days of spellcasting and waking up at dawn. 😉 For those of you in a rush to have everything done ON ONE DANG DAY (you know who you are,) tie the knots one hour apart, starting with doing the first knot at dawn. So, hold your ribbons together between your index finger and thumb on your power hand, and envision your target overwhelmed with love and obsessive need for you, feel it build up between your index finger and thumb and as it feels "full", quickly tie your first knot – tying one of your target's personal items within it, – saying "NN*, bound by desire and love for me, think upon me endlessly!" 

    The next 8 knots will be tied in the same way, with a different command, so

    2. "NN, bound by desire and love, and fueled by need, N is restless and sleepless til s/he comes to me!"

    3. "NN, my wish is your command, N obsess on me with mind, heart and hand!" 

    4. "NN, tied to me by love, obsessed with desire, long for me, burning with love's unquenchable fire!"

    5. "I bind you, NN, by this knot you are tied, to think on me endlessly until I am by your side!"

    6. "Hear me, NN, bound by this knot, think only of me, your every thought!"

    7. "I tie you to me, NN, with love and desire, I bind you to me, N, to obsess on me with a love that does not tire!"

    8. "I bind you NN, to do as you are bound, wander the places I go, hoping that I am around!"

    9. "I bind you, NN, to do as I say, come to me N, this very moment full of love and affection, this very day!" 

    Once you have tied your last knot, within the same day of tying it, find a secluded tree where few people ever go, – or even some thick puckerbrush where very few people pass near, – and catch the ribbon in it. Walk away without looking back. As the wind blows the ribbon around, your target will be torn with obsessive love and need for you. 

    Should you want to break this spell, try to retrieve the ribbon (assuming you can – they can blow away or degrade,) and cut each of the knots, saying "I release you from this spell, NN," each time you cut a knot, then burn the ribbon. 

    Happy Spellcastin'!

    ~Cat

    *"NN" is representative of the first and last name of the target, N is representative of their first name or that name which they are most-often called by intimate friends. So, "Michael Jones," would be, using the NN format, "Michael Jones," but might be "Mike" under the N format, as Mike is a common derivative of Michael. 

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  • Get a Job, Get Some Money

    Hey Kids,

    I've a few projects in the works (one of which is a mega-size book), which is probably a pretty substantial amount of work to give myself right now, after the last 2ish months (I still look a bit like a pirate from the cellulitis, but am healing nicely,) but I wanted to make a brief article for you all, because my readers are probably bored of hearing about my health or sales, haha. 

    Today I wanted to discuss trying to improve one's financial status. I have a lot of readers who have been changing jobs, – or seeking to – or who wanted a promotion in their current field. As I'm sure it is clear to many of my readers, in the last 15 years, the jobscape has changed quite a bit. When I was in college, we were told a graphic design degree was practically a "guaranteed career," and the the year before I graduated, that became utterly false. This has happened in a few industries. I have friends who were once photographers making a nice check, who now tend bar. 😛 On the other hand, I have a few friends who never graduated college who have jobs they started at entry level that now have these jobs which only someone with a master's degree (which they do not have) could help to acheive….so even education requirements are more difficult to meet. 

    If you need a new job or money in a hurry, I can't recommend the services of Saint Expedite enough. SaintExpedite.org offers some great prayers and resources – we've even given our share of offerings to St Expedite in gratitude through this site for helping us out of a financial pinch on more than one occasion, so if you are  in great need of fast money, please visit the site. 🙂 I can say that St Expedite does work, and quickly – I've experienced it myself, – just keep your requests realistic. For example if you ask for millions and you are in need of $500, you may be disappointed. 😉 Also, be sure to immediately "pay" the saint when he does grant his assistance to you, or else he has a reputation of "taking back" whatever was given.

     

    However the above option may not appeal to everyone – some of my readers are put off by the idea of petitioning any saint, spirit, god or "supernatural being" whatsoever, – or are not in need of a "quick fix" as much as they are in need of a long term solution. While I've mentioned this before, I'll repeat – keep in mind your sphere of availability. If you do not have the education or training to become a surgeon, you can't get a surgeon job until you do have that education, training, and accreditation. If you can't sing or act and are not rubbing elbows with Hollywood bigwigs, don't assume a spell will suddenly make you a famous actor or actress or rockstar. HOWEVER, if you would like a promotion or better paying job that you're qualified to get, the following may help. Please check online job postings, check want ads in newspapers (if people even still post them there? I suspect some do, ha!) while doing this working as well, show up to interviews, do your best to be a desirable candidate, etc. 

    So, let's talk about applying for (and getting) a job. This might be a bit dated, but the most simple way I can think of to get a job is to print out your resume, and then anoint the edges of the resume (without making it appear like you've rubbed anything on this) with crown of success powder. I realize that many places now have you email this information, so this might not work for everyone. 😉 Hell, I have the same three postage stamps in my wallet that I've had in there since like February because I do everything online, too. ;) 

    Another method to get a job which might work better for those of you applying without actually using snail-mail or paper is to take 5 bay leaves (whole bay leaves are available in most supermarkets), and using purple ink (I like to use a fine tipped purple Sharpie,) write, on each leaf, the name of a job you desire (each leaf should have only one job listing, – if you're really keen on a certain job, you can write the same job 5 times, however.) In a small bowl, mix together equal parts cinquefoil, lemongrass, chamomile flower, tobacco (cheap Black and Mild cigars are wonderful for this AND they come in "flavors" which the "sweeter" flavors work wonderfully – I like to use the "wine" flavored – and also "Swisher Sweet" cigars work well), and High John the Conqueror chips (these can be difficult to find, – I use a toenail clipper on the roots to create chips, but if you have a less than equal amount of this root to the other herb mixtures, that is OK.) Using a small jar, place your bay leaves in with your mixture (I "layer" the bay leaves, using a small amount of herb mix, place a leaf, cover with more herb mix, place a leaf, etc,) and then drizzle this with crown of success oil and a bit of light Karo (corn syrup,) and seal the jar tightly. While I try to keep a mental image of the petitioner (person the spell is cast on behalf of,) in my mind's eye while creating the jar, this might not be easy for some of you new to spell casting. That is okay. Once the jar is finished and you have sealed it, hold it in both hands and envisioning the petitioner (or yourself if you're doing the spell for yourself) as having the desired job, say "(Name of petitioner,) crowned by laurel and successful be, I draw a job unto me/thee!" 5 times, shaking the jar once after each time you repeat the command. After you have said the command five times and given the jar its final shake, say "As is my will, – so be it!" Place the jar somewhere where it is hidden by the front entrance to your home (so if you live in a condo or apartment, this is the door to your apartment/condo, rather than the entrance of the building. This should draw a job to you (or your petitioner) very quickly, AND if your jar has a metal lid, you can burn purple or orange candles (birthday candles are fine) on top of this every Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday (say the command 5x each time you light the candle, saying "As is my will, so be it!" after the fifth time you say the command, and allow the candle to burn out,) until the desired job has hired you/your petitioner. 

    Hopefully these few little charms/tricks are helpful in getting you some money or a job. :) 

    Happy Spellcastin!

    ~Cat

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  • Thinking outside the Box with Love and Reconciliation Spells

    Hey there Occulties,

    So many of us have experienced a tough love target when spellcasting for ourselves, that it bears repeating (as I've said it in more than one way before,) that we can't always follow some generic set of instructions that would change the situation to what we want if we just follow those instructions or use this or that spell. 

    I've said before (in all of my writing) that it is imperative to remember the nature of your target. A target which reacts poorly to being bossed around in the mundane, may react poorly to magic which is of the controlling type. A target who views sex as not being related to romantic love is not apt to fall in love even if they lust strongly after another person. If someone has a great deal of enmity towards you for your behavior towards them, just using something to amp up love or lust will not always overcome their anger, fear, or pain.

    Also, keep in mind their history in their relationships with family and with exes previous to you. ALL relationships are different, and that means DO NOT expect them to treat everyone in their past or future in the same way they behave towards you, but you will start to see a pattern to their behavior as you understand more of their history with romantic partners and family. 

    So if you find yourself hitting the proverbial wall in regards to results with spellwork, remember that success can also depend on thinking of which obstacles might stand in your way, your target's nature and emotional make up, and the history of your target. You might be having SOME success, and not the success you're seeking. For example, do you know when you cast reconciliation spells, that it's very common to have your exes who you ARE NOT working on suddenly reappear and be interested? No, not all of them, but, commonly enough, one or two will suddenly drop you a line. 😉 This means your spell is SUCCESSFUL, even if that target is not budging. What it also indicates is that you might want to use an alternate spell if your target is not budging.

    I feel many people do limit results due to "lust for results" (which I should probably create a category just for those articles, haha,) but also the problem can lie in just not understanding the target they are working on and  the triggers which will make this person react as desired to the spellwork.

    Also "throwing dynamite on a bug to kill it," is not always the best way to get what you want. If you push someone to confront their own fears too strongly, you can actually slow them from acting how you want. 

    But I've made my point – how can anyone "think outside the box," though?

    First: Think about their childhood and their experiences up until meeting you? Are they suspicious or untrusting because of some past experience? If so, what happened? If they were cheated on, unappreciated, uncared for, these are all things you need to take into account.

    Second: Consider their behavioral make up – is this person someone who takes direction easily or someone who resents anyone who takes an assertive role over them?

    Third: What other obstacles are you overlooking? Is there another love interest? Are they angry or upset with you? Keep these things in mind when working on a love target.

    Don't just take the stance that success will come from some generic reconciliation or love spell. My experience has taught me that there really is no "one size fits all" spell that will fix every situation. By understanding HOW a spell works on the target, you have a greater chance of success. For example, if it is distance or a job keeping my target from reacting to my love work, perhaps a move or a change in jobs is what I should focus on rather than just the love/lust aspect of the work. 

    Hope that's some help,

    ~C

     

  • Well, At Least I’m Not in the Hospital Now

    Hey everyone,

    Guess who just got to spend a couple of days at Maine Med with cellulitis? ME! So if I missed your appointment on Thursday or Friday, please reschedule. I was hooked up to IVs and having half my blood drawn, and having probably 245 different medical personnel picking at me and examining me. I'm on the mend now, thank goodness, but it wasn't fun at all. 

    I have had a few people miss their appointments with me. Please reschedule if you did. If i called you three times to no answer, then…you need to reschedule.

    My apologies again. I have to be honest and say that I'd pretty much rather be doing most things than being jabbed with needles and hooked to IVs and having my blood pressure and temp taken every 2 hours. At least I'm totally up on my tetanus shots, though. Ugh.

    ~C