Hi everyone,

Just to let everyone know we are experiencing severe ice storms in my area of NH. The power has gone out and knowing PSNH's history that means it should be restored by valentines day. ;) that isn't even really sarcasm. :/ But if the situation persists longer than 8 hours I will have someone hook up my generator. Sorry for any inconvenience.

~Cat

Hey everyone,

I've been getting a surge of fake comments from practitioners pretending to be clients they have. These comments will never be posted or seen by anyone but myself, and you are actually banned from commenting for forever (meaning it looks like it goes through on your end but I never see a comment from you again, and I ban people by IP, email, and key words,) if you do spam my blog, but looking where these people are commenting, I'd say they don't even read the posts.

One benefit is if any person comes to me asking if your site or services are a scam and you've been spamming my blog, I will outright say you're obviously full of sh*t if you're pretending to be your own clients. Anyone over the age of 10 could identify that the same person is posting these (actually it's like 2 people, and they both advertise the same sites over and over.) Just grow up. You're an awful liar, and it's clear by the grammar and spelling mistakes, and reappearing same sites that you're the same person.

That said, I assume this person is trolling many occult blogs. They seem to mostly want to pretend to be a rootworker, though I've seen another that seems closer related to Wicca/Ceremonialism. I strongly suggest my readers avoid hiring practitioners from ads left on occult blog comments. Normally one troll on my blog means the same troll on a few other occult blogs.

I am happy to recommend peers of mine I know to be legit workers and great minds in the occult world, but I do not run ads for practitioners I know nothing about and who I have never met. By allowing such posts from strangers, this would give the impression that I in some way promote your services or put my support behind them, when in reality because you're making fake posts pretending to be a client, I'd strongly discourage anyone from working with you...so obviously I won't post the ad in the comments section.

If you're a legit practitioner and you want to comment and leave your site in the "url" part of the comments, that is far different if you're leaving an on topic comment about the article, and not blatantly promoting another site.

For example:

"Cat, while I understand use of sage in this spell, but I'd actually omit sage and suggest cedar as a replacement as in this respect it would probably work better alongside...." etc in a post discussing say, I cleansing recipie

as opposed to

"I have to tell you about Shnookums McRootworkerpants. He saved my life. I lost my ex husband for 10 years but Shnookums got him back to me. It only took him 1 week and my husband was all about me again. He was the only one who helped me. You can contact him at ShnookumsMcRootworkerpants - at - Notactuallyarootworkerjustpretendingtobe - dot- com You'll be happy you did!" Posted on an article about why I've not recently posted an article.

What if you want to advertise here?

Well, you're SOL. Anyone you see with a link posted on my site by my hand is there because that promotion was earned by me actually respecting the quality of their goods, services, and/or knowledge. I do not do paid or unpaid promotions for anyone.

Thanks for your attention in the matter.

~Cat

A lot of people seem confused with this, so let me try to straighten it out...

If someone is ignoring you, it's not often because they missed what you said the first time. Being ignored means "I need space, go away, back off." My personal rule is if I contact someone three times (that could be any form of contact - a wave hello, an email, a text, etc,) with no response from them, then I stop trying to contact them. If they have any interest in speaking to me again, they should know where to find me.

Cornering someone and demanding a response is not helpful - it's creepy. Leaving notes, messages and emails when you're not getting a response is also creepy. Creepy is not a good thing. If someone is not responding to you, you need to back off. All the way. People who make repeated unwelcome contact are often the ones who put themselves in situations where the other person will NEVER want to contact them again.

This rule applies to life in general as well as spellcasting. Just because you cast a spell it does not grant immunity for being rude and pushy...or even just persistant in a way you've been given the hint contact is not desired.

I know it's not super occultey knowledge, but so many seem to lack that basic understanding as of late, I suspect people need to have this reminder given to them because it is very harmful to love/recon spells (as well as most social relationships) to ingore this bit of advice.

Hi Occulties,

My temp post is down. It ends up I can't escape looking in that inbox before I get here even if I try. Why? Because some stupid part of me thinks something in there will inspire me or make me not entirely doubt that humans are a race of intelligent beings. That inbox is an evil mistress because I look in there and I am STUPIFIED. That's RENDERED DUMB by 95% of my email. That is to say, I really can't believe I'm getting so many of these weird requests at once because I never get this volume.

The thing is, I have a surge of similar requests...and I don't know where this is coming from... I keep getting emails about wish granting spells and does St Expedite grant wishes and wish that and wish this. Here it is:

1. I do not really put much stock in wish granting spells. I have never found a "wish spell" to be very effective. It's like a toss-all catagory and to me that's like offering someone 1 asprin for to mend bone and sinew and nerve and flesh, and take away the pain of a broken leg. Considering asprins don't mend bone, and one won't kill much pain, that shows you the level of belief I have in "wish spells."

2. St Expedite is not a genie or some magical wish granting sprite or what have you. He doesn't grant wishes. He helps you with emergencies and grants (REASONABLE) requests fast, which you do not need grossly large sums of money...I mean like you need to pay the mortgage and that's $1000 might be reasonable....he does not help you turn younger, he does not give you a job you are grossly unqualified for, and he's not the person for love requests...at least not who I'd personally ask.

3. I cannot turn someone into a magical wish granting genie.

4. For the love of all things holy and unholy where is this wish spell wish master wish stuff coming from? It's driving me insane.

5. If I could grant wishes why in the heck am I not the Evil Overlord of the Planet, nay the Universe? I might be able to help with REASONABLE SENSIBLE REQUESTS, but asking me to make you an overnight gazillionaire or 20 years younger are not sensible requests.

OK, the orange haired rootworker (me!) is done ranting. *sighs* Feel a bit better there. ;)

~Cat

Here is one of those pages which is apparently a mystery to some of my new readers. Please check it out before you leave a comment. :)

Often people use communication spellwork to get a lost loved one to make contact that they (usually quite mistakenly) believe that communication being made will be what they want to hear. Sometimes opening up communication just opens up the flood gates of what you didn't want to hear...or maybe your ex is just going to call asking if you still have his gymsocks or her hairbrush. Either way, "negative" communication...or just non-emotional communication is still communication and the spell would be (supposing you just used straight out 'call me' spellcraft, lol) accomplishing it's end.

If you are overcome with a want to hear someone loves you or needs you or has to be with you, it's often better to use love and/or reconciliation spellcraft. If you feel the target is just not speaking about his or her feelings to you, and you've already applied recon or love spellcraft, then you might use a spell to get him or her to contact you. HOWEVER, be prepared to hear whatever this person has to say - there is a chance you won't like it.

Hey Occulties,

Sorry to be so long in writing you....sometimes I'm reasonably sure I am damned to endlessly repeating myself. ;) So, since I had a whole lot of that to do (yes I started, yes it was received, no I don't need an update every ten minutes, etc,) I got busy and you didn't get an article for awhile.

But I didn't forget about you.

Seems to me this is long overdue so let's get started. ;)

Q: Is there a substitute for (ingredient to spell)?

A: My recommendation is to just choose a different spell. In the past I tried to work with people here but usually the suggestions given were so beyond easy to locate said specific ingredient (for example a pink candle of any shape, suchas votive shape or taper shape which are basic,) and I was given a reply like "But I searched all of Los Angeles and there are no pink candles of any shape here," or similar. Or maybe I said use something suchas....cinnamon in place of another (still easy to locate) item and got the reply "We don't have cinnamon in Texas." :S Um...I don't care if you do not have the item in your HOME, both pink candles AND cinnamon are available throughout the continental USA. If you're from another country I might try to guess but...er, I assume both are easy to locate in many countries as well.

Because of this I no longer offer substitution suggestions.

I can already hear the moaning, so pre-emptively, while I am just barely into my third decade (holy smokes, DINOSAURS ruled the earth when I was a kid!) when I started using spellcraft finding real frankinsence in some backwater hick town in Nowhere NH was about as easy as finding 50 carats worth of diamonds falling out of the sky into your front yard (that means nearly impossible,) and the internet...while it SORT OF existed, was no the wonderful thing it is now where you can locate just about anything with a few clicks in Google and a debit card (hell, no one had debit cards when I was in my teens cuz they did not exist!) So the ingredients I suggest are locatable, and it's not hard. I'm not asking you to find the blood of 20 virgins born on an exact date or anything...it's usually a reasonably normal thing like...salt. ;)

Q: If someone rejects my case for spellwork, should I give up? Can I do as well or better than a practiced/professional spellcaster?

A: Let's just start with the presumption you've only spoken to ethical spellcasters who will not just agree to take on any problem or promise they can fix all things.

So, first, you go to one spellcaster, you give your schpeil about what happened and he or she says "I'm sorry, I can't help you, I feel I will not provide the results you are looking for." Okay, that can be disheartening. MOST people (though not all) will seek a second opinion. Perhaps the next person you speak to says "I'm sorry, I can't help you, I don't provide those sort of services." Well, maybe you feel you're getting snubbed for other reasons so now you think "I'll try one more," and the third person says "Yeah, you let that problem go on too long and I can't fix it."

Are you SOL (that means sh*t out of luck,) or what?

I'm a big believer in do it yourself projects. If no one will help you, it only fails to reason you might try to help yourself. ;) Now, before you start skipping along to that tune, I'm not necessarily suggesting you try to take on a super large amazing spell of such vast complicated measures that someone experienced would consider it advanced, but there are measures even an unpracticed person can use and find success with. I offer some wonderful spells for beginners and intermediates here. Just look in my categories. I really enjoy Karma Zain's site and she offers some great stuff like votive candles and dressed and blessed seven day candles for sale which I think even newbies could easily use. So, why not at least try to help yourself? You won't know unless you try.

Does this mean I think because it's YOUR problem you would do better than a practiced spellcaster? Well...I hate to be a buzzkill, but...probably someone with years of experience spellcasting will do a better job spellcasting than someone who used a spell kit once. Don't let that get you down, though - just because some experienced spellcaster has the benefit of the forenamed experience, this doesn't mean you can't also be successful and effective. This blog is made in the hopes people will help themselves and educate themselves. As I said before, you won't know til you try.

Q: Which colors and days are best for use in success work in your opinion?

A: Gold and purple for colors, and I prefer Sundays and Thursdays for the "best days."

Q: Is there anything such as an ingredient or an oil I can use to speed up my love spell to get my lover back/to make someone particular fall in love with me?

A: I hear this one A LOT...so allow me to say this and you who wish to remain willfully stupid in the matter, by all means, just act like you didn't read this. ;) Speeding up something doesn't make it more lasting or better. You are wanting a FAST change because you are uncomfortable in your situation and probably easily prone to doubt (because if it doesn't happen fast it's not going to happen at all, right?) and that by itself is just a giant red flag...anxious petitioners (person for whom the spell is cast on behalf of - may or may not be the spellcaster) are those who extend their own wait.

Don't get me wrong, some situations merit you work quickly - for example court work, or work where you're in need of money...but love? Romantic love does not USUALLY in most cases merit speed. Often, but certainly not always, a faster result with a love spell is a less lasting result.

If you're too anxious for a spell to come together, more oft then not you slow the manifestation speed. Anxiety is a form of doubt. Fear is a form of doubt. Doubt is a big spell killer.

So, is there a way to speed up your love spell? Perhaps, but you're totally blinding yourself to the very real possibility that it might NEED a few weeks for you to have a strong and lasting result. If you want to be reunited in a day with your loved one you may very well find that the person leaves again as fast as they came to you.

Q: Would you recommend praying to multiple saints for the same purpose or just one?

A: Without more information it's difficult to say, but I'd actually recommend establishing a relationship with a few saints and mostly praying to those with whom you have the strongest relationship. By frequently offering prayers to the saint and speaking to them on a regular basis, you will often find this saint working on your behalf more often. Just picking a saint out of a book because the book says they are the patron of this or that is not always the best way to work with saints.

Q: Do you read every email you receive? Do you reply to all questions you receive?

A: No. I used to, but now if it's a client I had to fire for bad behaviors, a case I rejected that won't stop emailing me to change my mind, or someone who has a history of rude behavior there is a 30% chance I'll delete without reading merely for the fact I see no purpose in being frustrated or insulted by someone who just doesn't understand that I neither will I change my mind about accepting their case nor wish to be insulted if they dislike this fact. Otherwise yes, I do read them all.

I do not reply to everything, see previous sentence for an idea as to why...however also I do not reply fully in some cases as people ask me ridiculously complex questions which would require hours out of my day with no compensation. When this happens I often ask a few questions to see if I can make my own answer quick to write. Sometimes this just compounds the situtation, and the person making demands of me (and believing me unworthy of compensation for my time) gets angry for being questioned or being told (when I realize the wouldbe querent would need me to take hours out of my day to reply,) that for me to reply fully I require compensation for my time, which then sometimes leads to a situation mentioned in the first paragraph under this question.

Okie dokie, that's enough questions for one day. ;) Hope that was helpful and hope to be back with another article for you all soon :)

~Cat

All text and images are copyright OrignalNinjaCat and cannot be transmitted or copied without the author's permission except where noted. I prosecute plagiarism to the fullest extent of the law.

**Many of my readers request these articles. I do not believe you need to be Catholic or Christian to ask a saint's assistance, but if this type of article goes against your personal beliefs or lack thereof, please skip it and wait for another article. I am not trying to "Bible thump" to anyone. ;) **

Hello Occulties,

As St Anthony recently helped me with a big favor (as did, I believe, my dear friend St Dismas,) in finding a lost item, I was moved to write this post for all of you - and it's been a very much requested one among those readers of mine who strongly believe St Anthony is their patron saint.

A Brief History of St Anthony
We are fortunate in that we have a fair amount of written history about St Anthony that we can trust is reliable. We know he was born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes around 1195 in Lisbon to a noble family of Portugal. He originally took vows to belong to the Augustinian order, but around 1219, after coming across the bodies of 5 martyred Fransiscan monks, he meditated on the heroism of the martyrs and found himself moved to join their order. He obtained permission to do so from the Pope and took the name Anthony upon joining the Fransiscans, a new order at the time.

His first duty as a Fransiscan monk was humble. He was a hermit who worked in the kitchens, however one day, when there were visiting monks from a Dominican order present for an ordination, there had been some confusion as to who should preach. The head of the hermitage chose Anthony to speak to those assembled, suspecting he might be the best qualified. While Anthony tried to refuse, he was overruled. It is said the quality of his deep voice and it's intonations, the words he spoke and the way he wove them together that day were so moving to all assembled that from that day forward he was ordered by Brother Gratian to speak the gospel all over Lombardi. This soon attracted the attention of the very founder of Anthony's order, St Francis of Assisi, who entrusted Anthony with the teaching religious studies their young monks. Throught this time, Anthony continued to spread the gospel in Italy and in France as well. He was even commissioned to write a book of his sermons, Sermons and Feast Days in 1226.

In 1231, Anthony became ill with an edema, and on the way back to Padua in the Poor Clare monestary in Arcella, he passed away aged 36 on June 13, 1231. He was canonized less than a year after his death and is sead to be the "Fastest made" saint in history. His relics still remain in Padua where they are a tourist destination for many pilgrims to this day.

His feast day is celebrated today, June 13.

The Catholic encyclopedia is a great source for history regarding St Anthony, as well as stories (some perhaps more legend than fact,) if you would like to learn more about St Anthony.

You may also enjoy the Wikipedia article regarding St Anthony which goes over his many patronages. He is often revered as a saint to help locate lost items, many ask his intercession in reconciling broken relationships, but he's also often revered as an all purpose powerful saint. If you would like to see his offical patrongages, click here for his Wikipedia page.

Some basic popular prayers/novenas to St Anthony

Traditionally there are a few ways to pray to a saint. When I was young, I was taught to light a white candle in front of a statue or picture of the saint (suchas a holy card,) with a glass of fresh water next to it. This is still my general method, though sometimes I do use colored seven day candles instead, or blessed and dressed candles. Others simply light a candle in front of the picture of the saint. Some people light no candle and just say the prayer. Pick which of these is easiest for you. While some Saints are traditionally prayed to on particular days, some people only pray to them on Sunday or pray any day of the week. Please do not bombard me with 1000's of questions on this because I'm going to be writing an article discussing the Hoodoo and rootwork methods shortly in another article, but the length of this article is already prohibitive, hehe.)

This first one is a novena, so this means you are supposed to say it for 9 days in a row. This first prayer is prayed every day for each of the nine days, and the nine prayers following it are said 1 for each of the nine days. So you pray the prayers below then pray the proper prayers on the matching day.

The novena starts with a daily recital of the Prayer of St Anthony of Padua (which is also suitable to be prayed one time, or as you need it - it's it's own prayer and can be used independantly) given below:

Oh wonderful St Anthony, glorious on account of the fame of thy miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus in coming in the form of a little child to rest in thy arms, obtain for me of His bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart. (Make your request here.) Thou who was so loving towards miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to thee, but the Glory of God that it may be once again magnified by this request (make your request here again) which I now request of you in earnestness. Amen

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be in honor of St Anthony*

Then each day (numbered here) you speak the above prayers each day 9 days, and say the prayers given below for the specific day.

Day one:
Oh holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy while on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (Make your request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, you are the saint of miracles. Oh gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and thee gratitude of my heart will always be yours. Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day two:
Oh miracle-working St. Anthony, remember that it never has been heard that you left without help or relief anyone who in his need had recourse to you. Animated now with the most lively confidence, even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to thee, Oh most favored friend of the Infant Jesus. Oh eloquent preacher of the divine mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the throne of God, strengthen them by your intercession and obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (Make your request). Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day Three:
Oh purest St. Anthony, who through your angelic virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to hold him in your arms and press him to your heart. I entreat you to cast a benevolent glance upon me. Oh glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of Mary Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated to her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech you to obtain for me the favor I ask in this novena (Make your request). Oh great wonder-worker, intercede for me that God may grant my request. Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day Four:
I salute and honor you, Oh powerful helper, St. Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to you and experiences your tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many necessities and sufferings that I am encouraged in my need to seek you help in obtaining a favorable answer to my request for the favor I seek in this novena (Make your request). Oh holy St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire. Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day five:
I salute you, St. Anthony, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. I salute you, great Saint, cherub of wisdom and seraph of divine love. I rejoice at the favors our Lord has so liberally bestowed upon you. In humility and confidence I entreat you to help me, for I know that God has given you charity and pity, as well as power. I ask you by the love you did feel toward the Infant Jesus as you held him in your arms to tell Him now of the favor I seek through your intercession in this novena (Make your request). Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day six:
Oh glorious St. Anthony, chosen by God to preach his Word, you received from Him the gift of tongues and the power of working the most extraordinary miracles. Oh good St. Anthony, pray that I may fulfill the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with you, for all eternity. Oh kind St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire, the favor I seek in this novena (Make your request). Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day Seven:
Oh renowned champion of the faith of Christ, most holy St. Anthony, glorious for your many miracles, obtain for me from the bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this novena (make your request). Oh holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who invoke you, grant me that aid of your powerful intercession. Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day Eight:
Oh holy St. Anthony, you have shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and so compassionate towards those who honor you and invoke you in suffering and distress. I beseech you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire (Make your request). Recommend my request to the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of her Divine Son. Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

Day Nine:
Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, glory of the Church, pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our Religious Orders, that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labors, all may be united in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of Almighty God that I be granted the favor I so earnestly see in this novena (Make your request). Amen

One Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.

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Prayer to St Anthony to locate a lost item:
Saint Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find (name of lost item) which has been lost. At least restore to me peace and tranquility of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss. To this favor I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen.

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Prayer to St Anthony (general use)
Glorious Saint Anthony, my friend and special protector, I come to you with full confidence in my present necessity. In your overflowing generosity you hear all those who turn to you. Your influence before the throne of God is so effective that the Lord readily grants great favors at your request. Please listen to my humble petition in spite of my unworthiness and sinfulness. Consider only your great and constant love for Jesus and Mary, and my desire for their glory and mercy. I beg you to obtain for me the grace I so greatly need, if it be God's will and for the good of my soul. I place this earnest petition in the care of the little mission children so that they may present it to you along their innocent prayers. Bless me, powerful Saint Anthony, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Prayer to St Anthony 2 (general use)

Good Saint Anthony, in God's providence you have secured for His people many marvelous favors. You have been especially celebrated, good Saint Anthony, for your goodness to the poor and the hungry, for finding employment for those seeking it, for your special care of those who travel, and for keeping safe from harm all who must be away from home. You are widely known also, good Saint Anthony, for securing peace in the family, for your delicate mercy in finding lost things, for safe delivery of messages, and for your concern for women in childbirth. In honoring you, Saint Anthony, for the many graces our Lord grants through your favor, we trustfully and confidently ask your aid in our present need. Pray for us, good Saint Anthony, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. May it be a source of joy, O God, to your Church that we honor the memory of your Confessor and Doctor, Saint Anthony. May his spiritual help always make us strong, and by his assistance may we enjoy an eternal reward. This we ask through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Alright, more in a post 2 where I am going to discuss some Hoodoo and Rootworking practices which involve St Anthony. I hope the above has been educational. Happy Feast Day St Anthony, and thank you again so very much for your help! :)

~Cat

There is a LARGE COLLECTION of St Anthony Prayers available here.

I have had St Anthony help return items to me in the past. Something which I discussed here. This weekend he also was a great help to me as I had said above.

I thank the sites listed below for their wealth of info on this subject and cite them as sources for some of my information: http://en.wikipedia.org, http://newadvent.com, http://catholic.org, and http://en.wikisource.org. I think I have linked all pages where I found prayers or specific information in the article above, but if you see a flub, please let me know immediately. :)

Pictures belong to the free domain.

All other content copyright orginalninjacat.com

*For those of you unfamiliar with these prayers they are as follows:
Our Father
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who tresspass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art though amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Glory Be (sometimes called "Gloria")
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost now and forever. As it was in the beginning, let it be now and forever and ever. Amen

As many of you know, I am ripped off constantly by a boatload of butt-munching internet terrorists, most of whom are too stupid to write their own copy, and have absof*ckinglutely no idea how to cast a spell...or probably what a spell even is. From the moron who copied and pasted me and then SIGNED HER NAME TO THAT as if she wrote it (scarier part of that is she published a book, so I wonder if she put some of my writing in there, too, her name is Toni Silvano, btw) to the douche-nozzle who ripped off another article of mine and had the nerve to BS me that he was a practitioner of ATR's but would not tell me the name of his godparents when I asked or answer any basic questions that someone of his stature would have given me because I'd asked and it would be incredibly rude not to tell me (translation, he was a BS artist, and had never been initiated into any ATR tradition, lol,) who told me "Oh, I had a web designer design my site, and s/he must have just taken some of your copy. Sorry, I will take it down," I have heard every dumchit excuse for why I have been ripped off...and...you know, if you don't argue much and remove it (the usual thing that happens,) I'm USUALLY very nice about it considering I could rape your bank account, shut down your site, and do things entirely legally to you that would make you rue the day that you were ever born solely because you lifted my hard work and tried to pretend you were the smarty-pants who created it all.

And the most memorable thing I've heard? "Copyright is not enforceable on the internet."

Oh, but it is. This lovely redhead (who isn't me, because I know some of you are easily confused and sometimes think I have multiple personalities,) who also writes a blog so awesome that it can only be written by a redhead has an article discussing this matter. I thank her for helping to illustrate that yep, by law if you steal my copy, if you plagiarize me, if you snag my photos, if you do anything with my intellectual property - especially something where you are profiting (as in making money,) and you act cavalier and like I have no power to harm you thus why should you give a rat's butt about keeping it up or taking it down or using it how you please, that I can take the gigantic tower-sized dildo of copyright law and jam it so far up your butt that you will lose your site, your money, and well...your butthurt will be legendary. And I will celebrate your continuing misery with pure vodka and shadenfruede. Mwahahahahahaha.

You all know how I feel about plagiarism... O, me so litigious, me sue you long time. ;)

Anyhow, enjoy the article. Think I might have to link this to a few other places on my site.

New spell article coming up this weekend. :D

~Cat

So today I was trying to give someone a visual representation of a certain technique, and before I could even finish the set up entirely, I realized I was staring at this:

Normally such a thing would not faze me, but for some reason it cracked me up. So...is it true love here between the couple with him throwing out a stiffy of such magnitude, or is that female wax figure wishing she could bolt and run after standing opposite to Mr. Tripod there? You let me know your thoughts.

~Cat

PS- Just as a note, no that's no one's active spell. ;) As another note, no, I'm not going to go into depth what I am setting up here. I'm sure you can figure out part of it. This is a fraction of a much larger set up so it's just that the particular angle was one I thought might give you a giggle, and is not meant to be educational outside of that amusement-value for my readers.

PPS- The caption is really easy to change. If you can keep it PG-13 level, and you're funny, I'll change the caption and give you credit. ;)

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