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  • Good Morning Occulties,

    This is a rather common question/problem I get in my emailbox. How does one return the trouble (magic/kal or mundane,) to the sender? This one is a pretty quick charm to make, although, I recommend a good banishing and self-blessing as well if you are being targeted by someone else. There is no such thing as protecting yourself too much. 😉

    You will need:

    An old compact with a mirror in it (such as what you would find pressed powder in,)

    Windex or a cleaner with amonia,

    A small piece of paper,

    A pen with black ink,

    Black tape (I prefer to use electrical tape,)

    A shovel or trowel (optional,)

    A photo of your target (Optional, but very helpful,) or lacking that, a witness sample such as hair, blood, fingernails, etc (also optional.)

    Take the compact, and clean it thoroughly with the Windex/amonia cleaner, doing your best to avoid catching your own reflection in the mirror. Close the compact and set it aside.

    Take your paper, and rip it so that it will fit easily inside the compact. You will need to write upon it, so do not rip it to a size any smaller than neccisary. If you have a photo of your target, trim it down so that it will also fit into the compact.

    With the black pen, inscribe the following words on your paper while keeping the image of your target in your mind’s eye, “You who would harm me, you who have caused me pain and misery, I send all of your pain and misery back to you. All of the misery and harm you have caused me, you would cause me, and you will cause me bounces off of me and returns to you. Your lies harm only you, your hatred harms only you. Whatsoever you would do to me is done only unto you. Whatsoever evil you would work upon me and those who I love is reflected back upon you and on to no one else but you – as is my will, SO MOTE IT BE!” If you would prefer, you can replace the “You”s in this passage with the first and last name of your target. I prefer to simply use “you” if I do not have a witness sample of my alleged enemy, or if I am not 100% sure that who I believe to be working harm against me is really the person working harm against me.

    Now, take the paper, and place it in the bottom of the compact so that the written upon side is facing up, still making sure that you DO NOT catch your image in the mirror!! If you have a photo or a witness sample, place this atop the paper, and if it is a photo, have it so that the image is facing upwards towards the mirror. Close the compact, and begin wrapping it in the black tape, all the while chanting: “You who would harm me, you who have caused me pain and misery, I send all of your pain and misery back to you. All of the misery and harm you have caused me, you would cause me, and you will cause me bounces off of me and returns to you. Your lies harm only you, your hatred harms only you. Whatsoever you would do to me is done only unto you. Whatsoever evil you would work upon me and those who I love is reflected back upon you and on to no one else but you, so mote it be!” over and over while keeping the image of your target in your mind’s eye. Keep wrapping the compact in the black tape until it is completely covered. When you have done so, bury or hide the compact near your target’s home or business, or if this is impossible, bury it in a graveyard or at a crossroads. Once you have placed or buried it appropriately, walk away without looking back.

    If this is done properly, your enemy will soon start to suffer whatsoever they would have you endure. Do not attempt to do anything else against them for a little while at least… just sit back and enjoy. 😉

    Well, that’s it today, kids.

    Blessings!

    ~Cat

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    Just so you know, Tom Brady is my secret husband…it’s so secret, even he doesn’t know! >:)

    Tombrady

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  • My dearest Occulties…

    My goodness, I have a confession to make. I have dropped the fella of 2 years. 😦 Yeppers, it occurred soon after my birthday. I did toy with the fact that this has happened more than once in those 2 years, and that it might be a limited-time sort of dealie, except this time I found a NEW fella who I have been friends with for a awhile, and who is a very kind and generous man, and a wonderful lover…who knows nothing about the occult! Hurrah! Not that the ex-fella hasn’t been doing his damndest to chuck spells at me…that I keep breaking, even tho more than a month has passed since I said we were ka-put, and he continues to try. I need to ensure he doesn’t get a hold of the new Fella’s name, or else I am going to have to deal with the load of s— being chucked at my new guy by my old guy. 😛 Maybe I just got sick of having spells cast this way and that by both sides – but I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that the ex-Fella is a big fat LIAR, and I think that is a VILE habit. Screw it…I really don’t care if my beloved thinks he can cast love spells on me (since I can tell when someone does, and what-the-hey, it’s kinda fun,) but I do not appreciate being lied to AT ALL.

    So anyways… I have been busy dealing with a lot of that drama, along with some various day to day stuff… And, of course, enjoying the benefits of a new relationship (namely lots of free dinners and lovemaking.) Anywho, here I am again… Everything is falling into a nice day-to-day rhythym…and I think maybe the ex-Fella is realizing it is time to give up so we can eventually be friends again. Yay! So I can post lots of spells and info for all of my lovely occultey friends! >:)

    Oh, also, sorry for the fugly-ing up of my blog…that would be Typepad’s fault. I may be changing the style to get this clumsy, huge and unbalanced feel out…perhaps I may need to do it myself – we’ll see. Complain to Typepad or me if you hate the huge type and inability to tell the title from the blog, and I will make sure all of you negatory comments go to Typepad. 😛

    Now, let us on to the occult, shall we?

  • Hello my Occulties,

    Many apologies for not being around much recently to share posts with you… My emailbox is crammed right now (as many who have contacted me recently probably know by the delay in my responses,) and I am also trying to finish up a very large graphic design job and get my holiday cards written out and buy presents for everyone… There are a few more “and”s in there, but you get the idea, I’m sure.

    I figured on just sharing a quick spell with you all today, so I can finish the “paying work,” on time. 😉

    Today’s spell is a compelling spell… This one can be used to effectively get someone else to do your will.

    You will need:

    A purple taper,

    A candle holder

    Either Essence of Bend Over oil, or Compelling oil, or even Commanding oil

    Crown of Success oil

    Paper,

    A pen,

    A nail or pin,

    A heatproof container such as a cake tin or pie plate,

    A small personal object (witness) of your target such as a fingernail, blood, small photo, etc (optional.)

    Take your piece of paper and write the name of your target 9 times. Now, turn the paper 1/4 turn and write “I compell and command you to (your desire here,)” 9 times over the target’s name. Put your paper aside. Now, take the taper and up along one side carve the name of your target with your nail or pin, and on the other side, carve, “I compell and command you to (your desire here.)” Anoint the candle with equal parts of both oils using 9 pulls upwards from base to wick. Now anoint the four corners of your paper, and place the small witness sample in the center of the paper (if you choose to use this option.) Fold the paper towards you. Turn the paper 1/4 turn. Fold the paper towards you again. Place the paper packet beneath your candle holder which should be within the pie plate. Now place the candle into the holder, and secure it into the holder with candle drippings if you need to. If you have not lit the candle yet, do so now. Take both your hands along either side of the candle and say: “XX, I compell and command you to (your desire here,)” 9 times while envisioning your target doing as you say. When have finished the chant, you may drop your hands. Allow the candle to burn for about 20 minutes, and then using a snuffer (NEVER blow out a ritual candle!) snuff out the candle. Repeat this process for another 6 days (1 week total,) and on the seventh and last day allow the candle to burn out completely. Remove the paper packet and keep it somewhere safe. When your target has carried out your orders and your desires have manifested, take the paper packet and burn it.

    Alrighty kids… Sorry to be so brief… The 40 Holiday cards I have to write are calling me. 😛

    Blesssings!

    ~Cat

  • Around this time of year, a lot of people want someone back, but some people just want to find someone new to love. 🙂 This spell is super easy, so give it a try.

    Rwc2

    You will need:

    Paper,

    A pen (if you have Dove’s Blood ink, you may use a quill and that ink,)

    A red taper,

    A candle holder,

    A nail or a pin,

    A fire-proof container such as a pie plate or cake tin,

    Real Come to Me oil (use straight sweet pea oil if you do not have this,)

    Real Love Me oil (use Love Oil – very similiar, – if you don’t have this,)

    Real Flame of Desire oil (Fire of Passion will also work,)

    Cinnamon,

    Crushed rose petals.

    Take out your paper and pen and write your name 7 times, now turn the paper 1/4 turn and write something to the effect of “Attracts the perfect lover,” or “Is attractive and desireable,” etc. as you prefer, 7 times, so that the words cross your name and the mingled characters form a square. Put this aside.

    Take the nail or pin and carve “(your name,) attracts the perfect lover,” on one side, or write “(your name) is attractive and desirable,” etc, so long as the statement is the same or similiar as that on your paper. Using your power hand, anoint the candle with equal parts of the 3 listed oils using 7 pulls upward (base to wick).

    Now, anoint your paper square’s corners with the same equal mixture of the 3 listed oils. Sprinkle some cinnamon and rose petals into the center of the paper square, and then fold the paper towards you, turn a quarter turn, and fold the paper towards you again. Place this beneath the candle holder.

    Take the anointed candle and roll it in the cinamon and crushed rose petals, then place it in the candle holder, securing it with drippings if you need to do so. If you have not already lit the candle, you may do so now. Hold both of your hands on either side of the candle, and envision pink and red energy flowing from your hands into the burning candle as you say a chant suitable to your purpose. You might try something to the effect of: “By this candle’s fire, I bring to me my heart’s desire. I conjure the perfect lover to come to me, to be drawn to my side irresistably”…(x7) Or similiar. You want to say whatever your chant is seven times. Once you have completed your chant (you don’t even have to rhyme, just tell the candle what it is to do for you,) say, “This spell will not reverse or place upon me any curse, as is my will – so mote it be!” Allow the candle to burn out. When it has burnt itself out, take your paper square, and bury it beneath your front doorstep, and walk away witout looking back. You should soon find yourself with a new person to love. 🙂

    That’s all for today kids – enjoy!

    Blessings!

    ~Cat

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  • Hello my occulties…

    A few of you have been emailing me lately asking why you have not seen results on some of your spellwork… In 5 out of 6 cases, the answer has been the same f—ing thing, and it is a problem that creeps into my emailbox regularly around this time of year until about Valentine’s day…

    Insomuch as I appreciate that many of you are eager for the endgame (desperate in a few cases,) I must also reinforce to you that spellwork is compromised when you fantasize regularly about the outcome or start nit-picking over how it will manifest. Stop questioning the how and the why of something… If you really want to hear from that lost lover, does it MATTER how they contact you? If they parachute into your living room RIGHT NOW, is that any better or worse than getting a phone call or meeting up with them “randomly” somewhere? I mean, your desire did manifest, right?

    Magic/k takes the past of least resistance. When you perform a spell or a charm, you are using magic/k or energy to influence an outcome to occur. You want to be as direct about what you want without being too thorough. For example, “I want to my ex, XX, to return to me and love me again.” Simple enough of a request… Now try this on for size: ” I want my ex, XX, to return to me and love me again. XX has to call me at exactly 11pm on this Thursday…no, 8pm tonight, and he/she has to say, ‘Remember how great things were?’ and I will say ‘Yeah,’ and then s/he will come over wearing the same shirt s/he wore the last time I saw her/him, and….” That sounds absolutely rediculous, doesn’t it, kids? Well, it is exactly what you are doing every time you fanasize or question the how/why of the target outcome. Every time you even daydream your target into a different outfit, or imagine your outcome into a different time slot, you are adding and dismissing certain avenues that the magic/k can utilize in its manifestation. It is a little like giving me the least direct directions to your house while I’m driving, and telling me to get there as fast as possible while driving, changing my clothes, and taking 3-4 scenic routes, and directing me down countless dead-ends before I get there.

    DO NOT – Question how something will happen. If so-and-so doesn’t know your new street address or so-and-so said they never would speak with you again after that fight, the magic/k will utilize its energy to change whatever needs changing if your spell neccesitates that your target contacts you. Hey, I’ve run into people coincidentally several times, and I’ve sworn I’d never speak to the Fella ever again on more than one occaision and we’re still together, dearies. By questioning how something will manifest, you are unintentially misdirecting all of the energy in your spells, and then when you “strike down” a possible manifestation in your mind as being impossible, you are cutting off that venue in which you initally had sent some power, ultimately destroying some of the initial magic/k energy that you have sent out. If you keep dwelling on the how and the why of your spellwork’s manifestation, you will destroy and misdirect most of the spell…if you are “lucky,” if you forget about it altogether after waiting months for manifestation, it will appear when you no longer want it.

    When you cast a spell you must not cast doubt on the same spell. This is why I instruct you to “not look back,” when I direct you to inter some sort of ritual remains. By looking back, you are casting doubt on the spell and taking away some of its power.

    Keep yourselves busy. Keep your mind on other things. Keep your mind off of the spell, and if you can help it, off of the target of the spell. A watched pot never boils, and a worried spell never manifests.

    When you cast a spell, and then keep your mind off of the how/why of it, it will manifest faster and better than if you are incapable of this because you are allowing the clearest path for the magic/k to take hold.

    Blessings!

    ~Cat

  • Hello, My dear occulties,

    Sorry for not posting more this week… My internet connection has been shoddy at best… 😛

    As several of you may have noticed, many of my spells on this blog are usually Hoodoo in nature. Simple Hoodoo spells can be the easiest to teach, and, since Hoodoo is a form and style of magic and not a religion, it is also one of the more secular venues that I can apply to teach all of you. Were I to start using more complex spellwork in this blog, I would have a hard time explaining it to all of you, as the easiest intermediate magic – in my opinion, – would be a Wicca-style spell, and then I would have to have you all call secular magic circles or just assume that you all felt comfortable giving thanks/praise to the Wicca Godheads – on top of believing you all to be Wicca or loosely Pagan at least….which would be an incredibly bigoted thought, indeed. Of course, there are some Wiccas reading this blog, so I must insist that all of you who fall in that catagory remember that there are correspondences in Hoodoo and Wicca that are different, and so fusing teachings from the two should only be done by someone who is competent at high levels with both platforms. I see several very confused people try to unsuccessfully blend the two all of the time on some free-bee sites on the net…they aren’t 100% interchangeable as certain people seem to think.

    Of course, Hoodoo is secular, so all religions or lack thereof can use it. I know several stick-in-the-muds who would like to say it is Christian. No, it isn’t. Yes, there are traditional spells in it that use Judeo-Christian beliefs…if you lived in the woods or the bayou 150 years ago and had never heard of any Godforms outside of your Bible, you would probably use the only Godforms you knew about, now wouldn’t you? It is applicable to Christian beliefs…and to Pagan ones, and to just about any belief. When there are Psalms used in certain spells… Well, my Pagan children, let me tell you all a little story: Many years ago, God was referred to as “Them,” and “They,” instead of “Him” and “He” in the Bible, and this went on for several years until someone decided that God must have a penis to get Mary pregnant. God referred to Themselves as “I” but was still given the descriptor of Them and They. When people discuss the Judeo-Christian God or their God with me, I usually say God for the proper name and then say “Them” or “They.” You would be surprised how many “Pagan haters” find this perfectly acceptable, especially when I tell them it helps me keep in mind that God is neither male or female but both and neither at the same time…. Soooo, digressing back to the topic at hand… If you are willing to use old Egyptian spells, and old Norse spells, and old Celtic spells…then why not old Hebrew ones? All the Psalms are is old Hebrew spells. If you are such an anti-Judeo-Christian Pagan, then I guess you should stop using that dang magic altogether right now. Gerald Gardner (the founder of Wicca,) used a blend of folk magic, and Ceremonialism which utilizes a lot of Qabala, and Qabala is a Hebrew platform of magic – though it exists in some form or another in most magical platforms today. Now, my Judeo-Christian fans…if you are so intent on telling me that Hoodoo is a Christian form of magic… 😛 Try this on for size… Hoodoo is a blend of African, Dutch Pow-Wow, AmerInd, and…geez, some Ceremonial, …betcha I’m leaving something out here… In fact I’m certain of it. But the African aspect to Hoodoo is not borne of Christianity, but is more or less an off-shoot of the Yoruban religion…the very same religion that (through it is still alive today,) bore both Vodou and Santeria into being. I realize that these religions have many Christian aspects to them, but if you go back to the Yoruban roots or know someone who practices…oh, jeez, and I only got a B in this topic in college so… it’s Ife or Ifa, which is similar to Yoruba, you must know that several of the founding beliefs in Vodou and Santeria (and the African ones in Hoodoo) are not Christian. Vodou and Santeria do blend nicely with Hoodoo, however there is another misconception that Hoodoo is entirely African. Well my African friends…yes and no. It has evolved so that it is the melting pot of races that contributed to it. Hoodoo is AMERICAN! 😀 We do owe a good deal of lore in the platform of Hoodoo to the Africans brought over here as slaves, and I do not deny that at all, but we also have to at least give a nod to the other races that contributed. So Hoodoo, my occulties, is a big ol’ melting pot of spellwork, and that is why I teach the non-denominational aspects of it to you.

    This is why the Karma Police and the Rule-of-Three-ers have no place here unless they wish to keep those religious beliefs to themselves, and then they may stay. This is why I don’t care if you are Catholic, Cherokee, Wicca, Roman Reconstructionalist, Jewish, Santerian, Agnostic, or anything else. This is my best attempt at a magical/occult blog, and not a discussion on religion. I want all of you to be able to use this information regardless of what you call the Godforce or how you do or do not pay hommage to the Divine.

    If there are any questions, or it you think I’ve ranted on too long or foolishly here, please feel free to contact me by using the link in the side bar.

    Now, we shall have a fresh post with some spells for the rest of you.

    ~Cat

  • Sorry kids,

    This isn’t a post where I share a spell or jaw on about the fun side of the occult… I have been knee-deep in relatives and friends thanks to the Turkey-Day fun, and the fact that today it’s everyone’s favorite (?) occult mastermind’s birthday… Today I get a very fun visit from the Fella, some cake, some money, and some PRESENTS!!! 😀 A whole day completely dedicated to me…making it the best holiday in existance! >;) Lore involving today includes the day that Bavarian vampires rise from the dead to eat all of you and your loved ones, and also, unfortunately, the anniversary of the death of the late George Harrison. I will try to post the inevitable picture to be taken of myself and my dog sitting next to each other wearing birthday hats with him likely eating the cake off of my plate, bad doggy that he is.

    Happy Birthday to ME!

    ~Cat

  • Recently someone asked me if there is such thing as a money tree. Short of using some glue and a lot of creativity, I have to say…no there isn’t a tree that will literally sprout bills out. 😉 However, if you really like the idea of a “money tree,” you might try something I made for a friend a few years back when he was out of a job.

    You will need:

    4 silver coins,

    A large potted Jade Tree plant (available in most plant stores and florists,)

    A green taper,

    A fireproof container, such as a pie plate or cake tin,

    REAL Money-Drawing oil

    Cinnamon,

    A candle holder,

    A nail or pin,

    Paper,

    A pen,

    A witness sample such as photo, blood, hair (etc.) of the petioner (optional.)

    With your nail or pin carve either, “I am the recipient of bounty, prosperity, and wealth,” or “XX is the recipient of bounty, prosperity, and wealth,” up one side of the taper depending on if you are doing this for yourself or another. On the other side, carve the full name of the target of the spell. Take the paper, and write your (or the target’s) name 4 times, turn one quarter and write the same statement you wrote on your taper across the names you have written 4 times. It should resemble almost a 4-armed cross made out of letters. 🙂 Fold this paper once TOWARDS you putting the witness sample on the inside if you are using that option, and then turn a quarter turn, and fold it again, TOWARDS you. Put this aside.

    Now, take your candle, and envision green and gold energy flowing into the candle from your power hand (the one that you write with,) until you sense that you have “filled” the candle with energy. When you have completely “filled” the candle with this energy, put a few drops of Money-Drawing oil into your palm, and rub the candle in an upwards motion (base to wick,) 4 times. Now take the candle and roll it in some ground cinnamon (the type you can buy in the grocery store,) so that it nicely coated in the herb.

    Place the candle in its holder, placing the slip of paper you wrote on beneath the holder, and then arrange the 4 silver coins so that each one is equidistant (or approximately so) from each other and each represents a seperate compass direction (ie, N, S, W, E,) around the base of your candle holder. Once you have done this, you will want to light the candle. If you need to secure the candle into the holder with its own drippings, do so now. Now chant “XX, (or “I” if it is for youself,) you are blessed with bounty, prosperity, and wealth,” an odd number of times (3, 5, 7, or 9…I prefer 7,) and then say, “This spell shall not reverse, nor place upon me any curse, as is my will – so mote it be!” Allow the candle to burn out completely.

    When the candle has extinguished, take the paper packet and the 4 silver coins, and, gently lifting the jade tree from its pot, place the paper in the bottom center of the pot with a little dirt under it, and the 4 coins around the paper in a similiar 4 directions pattern as they were described above for the candle ritual, approximately equidistant, but within the flowerpot. Replace the jade tree into the pot, adding a little new soil if it is needed for the health of the plant. Say to the jade tree, “O, jade tree, as you flourish under (“my” or target’s name)’s care, let (my/target’s name) prosperity and wealth flourish. As is my will, so mote it be!”

    So long as the plant is well cared for and fed with plenty of light and water, it should help add to the prosperity of the individual the ritual is intended for.

    As a side note here, last year, the jade tree I made for my friend suffered an unfortuanate accident, and was dropped and subsequently died. Within 2 weeks of the plant’s death, my friend lost his job and suffered a few weeks of financial ills. 😛 Don’t worry, he did get a new job in awhile and the money problems went away, but the plant needs to be treated well and have its health sustained to bless the person it is to bless. Death of the plant can result in almost a “backlash,” effect, so this is not a good gift idea for the friend of yours who is a notorious houseplant killer! 😉 Mind you, when the little tree was alive, my friend did quite well for himself… He asked me to make him another “Magic Tree,” but I haven’t yet gotten around to it because my jade tree doesn’t have enough “babies” ready to clip off and make some new trees without hurting my plant… I guess he will just have to wait for another “money tree” to sprout. 😉

    Also, if you want to re-pot the plant, the original ritual should be redone before the repotting, using a fresh paper square, and the same 4 silver coins. I recommend using REAL silver coins, and Mercury dimes (real siver dimes, no longer in circulation for some years,) are available at many curio and occult shops.

    I realize that sounds a bit complicated, so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. It does make a fantastic gift, as a jade tree is easy to care for, and even all the better if it is a jade tree thats blessed to attract prosperity, eh? 😉

    As always, this is all just my opinion, and you may not agree. Also, no guarantee, real or implied, is made about the effectiveness of this charm.

    Blessings!

    ~Cat