| I've had many cats over the years, and it would | | | | and psychic bond with your familiar will grow but the |
| have been very nice if one of them had turned out | | | | specifics of your relationship will be unique. There is |
| be a spiritual guide for me. But that just never | | | | no point in trying to tell you what it will be like |
| happened. They were all mundane and yet wonderful | | | | because it is different for everyone. |
| cats. | | | | Where Can you Find Your Familiar? |
| The whole idea of witches having familiars is | | | | This part can be hard to accept for novice witches. |
| common, and practically a stereotype (especially the | | | | You cannot simply "make" a familiar appear for you. |
| idea that those familiars are always black cats). The | | | | Sometimes they just appear in your life, usually when |
| reality is that having a familiar is not necessary or | | | | you most need them. If you are deliberately |
| even that common. I don't know a single Pagan or | | | | searching for a familiar, one may present itself but |
| witch who has one. | | | | don't count on it. And once a familiar is in your life, |
| What Exactly is a Familiar? | | | | don't expect them to stay forever. Some may, but |
| Unlike what you see in the movies, a familiar doesn't | | | | as circumstances change and your needs evolve, you |
| have to be a cat. You can have an animal guide or | | | | might find your familiar fades out of your life. |
| helper from any species, and the particular animal | | | | If you are looking to find your familiar, try various |
| that presents itself may even represent something | | | | forms of psychic scrying or meditation to help guide |
| important to you. | | | | you to them. |
| A familiar can be many things to you, not just a | | | | When you have an animal familiar in your life, you can |
| spiritual guide. They can be teachers, helpmates, | | | | sometimes get so attached that you forget they are |
| healers or even just friends. | | | | still animals (at least physically). Any animals that are |
| If your familiar happens to be the household pet, you | | | | in your care should be provided for when it comes to |
| should always remember what they are and treat | | | | good quality food and medical care. Yes, even a |
| them with the appropriate respect. The spirit of your | | | | spiritual guide sent from the astral realm can get |
| familiar should be honoured as an equal (or even as | | | | fleas. |
| one superior to yourself). Over time, your spiritual | | | | |