#pet magic

His name is The Count…like Dracula….

All my love!

“Cats Relax In My Presence”

You’re gonna laugh - my ADHD does the same thing.

They work great in pet protection spells, in memorial shrines, and as material for creating household guardians, if you want your bitey little thoughtform to be feline.

I have a little wooden shrine where I keep shed whiskers, both as a protection for my living kitties and in remembrance of the old ones.

Magical properties of Catnip

(Nepeta cataria)

Folk Names: Cat, Catmint, Catnep, Catrup, Cat's W ort, Field Balm, Nepeta, Nip 

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water 

Deities: Bast

Powers: Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness 

Magical Uses: Given to your cat, catnip cre- ates a psychic bond between the two of you. It is also intoxicating to the cat. 

Catnip is used in love sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's hand; they will forever be your friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place. 

Grown near the home or hung over the door, catnip attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is also used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. 

Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magical texts.

It’s no bother, and I certainly don’t think it’s silly. I have multiple pets, and I am extremely fond of animals in general.

In my experience, when it comes to healing magic (and most magic in general) the more specific information I have on symptomology the better. I can better target and influence what I need to when I can adjust the variables of my casting based on the context of the situation. However, I have used a ‘catch-all’ charm of sorts—for helping to heal illnes and injury while preventing further deterioration—on rats, dogs, and a parrot alike, all to good effect, so I will share it here in the hope that it can be of help to your companion. 🖤

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Find an old, dirty sock of yours and place within it; a Green Penny (the greener the better,) along with a clove of Garlic (Allium sativum), a pinch of Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum), and a chunk of Turmeric root (Curcuma longa). Once this has been done, proceed to form a sachet by sewing the sock shut, working your will and prayers into every stitch.

Having completed the construction of the charm pouch, fumigate it using a mixture of Dragon's Blood resin and Cannabis flower, then secure it within your pet’s enclosure. In the case of your ferret, this will probably work best if you hang it from the ceiling of her cage. In the case of animals like cats and dogs, your best bet is probably to make the sachet small enough that you can securely fasten it to their collar. If these options aren't viable due to a likelihood of your animal going after the pouch, then create an altar to your animal using multiple taglocks and keep the sachet there.

Sigil: this pet doesn't panic during storms

aka "i didn't get to bed till 2 AM but my dog woke me up at 2:30 because she had a terrible time with a storm".

This is meant to supplement the usual things you do to soothe your pet during a storm, not replace them. It kept mine calm enough her usual routine made her fall asleep almost immediately (at least one of us actually got some lol).

When I’m away from home one of the hardest things for me to deal with is missing my cats, Calcifer and Ponyo. They are a huge source of strength and comfort for me, and I honestly can’t bear being separated from them. But shit happens, so here is a way I’ve devised to help me cope.

The concept of poppets is as ancient as the hills, and using stuffies as fetishes (inviting spirits to inhabit the plush vessel) is a method often employed in spirit work. And of course we are all familiar with the concept of familiars (though your pet does not have to be your familiar for this to work! Neither of my cats are familiars, just wonderful friends)!

The basis for this working is a stuffed replica of your baby. Now, on the one hand, something handmade would have all the power poured into it throughout the process, which is always the advantage of handmaking spell components. On the other hand, (depending on the species of your pet) a store-bought toy might be more realistic, and I do believe that, for me at least, a close visual match is a major aspect of getting this dollie to work. YYMV. Actual replica plushies made based on photographs of your pet can be bought for a few hundred dollars, which is way more than I can afford lol. A picture of your pet printed onto a cushion is a cheaper (and potentially diy) option as well, but you would be surprised how close a match you can find in the stuffie bins at the op shop!

If you do decide to go with a commercial toy there exist several opportunities to customise it to look closer to your son, daughter or nonbinary beastie:

I am personally planning on using bleach to add orange patches to my my black cat doll for orange tortie spots. Does your pet have a defining feature you could add easily? Perhaps a scar or birthmark? Nose markings can be easily sharpied on to hard plastic noses.

They don’t all have to be physical traits: Ponyo is obsessed with cheese, and the idea of a small cheese shaped charm (like a novelty eraser or a shopkin) hanging off her collar makes me smile. A felt patch representing something could also be sewn to the doll.

Maybe the stuffie has a recording feature you could work with.

Then comes the taglocks: pick apart the stitching of the toy (or add before finishing if handmaking) and add a lock of fur, a shed whisker or claw sheath, a few drops of water or a rock from their tank/enclosure, a picture of them, a piece of paper with their name on (an especially powerful variant to this would be to get a new collar tag made for them to wear, and to place their old tag in or on the dollie). An old collar bell, a piece of their favourite toy.

Allow the animal to interact with the effigy: place it near them while they sleep, allow them to sniff it, lick it, crawl on it. 

Depending on your practice and pet you might be able to ask them to inhabit the doll with a portion of their spirit or energy from time to time. 

But even if not, their energy and part of their self will be tied to the dollie--enough to help with that long separation.