I'm horribly new at this, but what lark is saying seems more accurate in my opinion. Not a huge fan of Wikipedia,but what you've taken from it is more important. Perhaps the idea of a pet as a familiar seems more, reasonable, so to speak, but the idea that a practitioner would so willing put their beloved pets and companions in the way of an attack makes me ill. If I had to watch my cats simba and Boris, or my dog Zoey put themselves in-between me and my opponent I'd have a heart attack.
In my oppinion familar needs take care of master and master needs take care of familar and should act like when one dies the other automatically dies too
I have a quick question. My familiar is a small black cat that Iv'e cared for since he was two weeks old, he's 5 now. We have a very intense bond, he is always at my side. He appears when I'm in need or distressed and is present religiously whenever I cast healing spells for my dear ones etc. As he has aged he has started developing more and more symptoms of panicky anxiety when I leave the house. I've been told he constantly frets, refuses to relax, won't eat or drink and meows by the front door. As I attend high school and work two jobs I'm not as home as often as I would like. Is there anything anyone could recommend to ease his worry and stress when I'm not there to comfort him? Thank you!
I would like to learn what my familiar is and some of the spells on this site have not really worked for me so i was wondering how i can find out what my familiar is
Wolfurry, there are reasons this comes down to belief. I do not believe that a familiar (the truncated term for familiar spirit -- not, spirit) can be a physical being, for example, but there are those who believe that they have a physical familiar. I am fine with that, as it is merely a matter of belief.
I also think that the concept is more associated with thought forms than actual spirits which come to the aid of the practitioner. But there is still a wide variance in belief in that aspect.
And yet again is what you are broadly describing: A cross between an animal totem (which some also cross with a spirit animal), a spirit guide, and a familiar spirit.
It all comes down to belief. If you believe you have (or will have, or if you want to have) a familiar, and must discover what it is, then it will probably be discovered in a similar fashion as the other types of spiritual companions: Meditation, path walking, spiritual journeying, what have you.
I don't know if this is how it works or not, but it seems to work for me and maybe it could help others?
My familiar is a dolphin, but since I can't keep a dolphin in my house, I wear a necklace with a dolphin on it as a placeholder. It works for me- without it on, I can't focus on my spells and they usually turn out stronger when I have the necklace on (probably because of the focus). I also find that I have less encounters with negativity when I have it on.
I might have this whole familiar thing messed up. I never really got into the topic, but I'd really love if you could tell me if this is the same thing as a familiar or not?
Thanks!
To me, it sounds like a familiar. Your rituals and spells tend to feel stronger when you are thinking of the dolphin. A familiar is almost a visual representation of your magick or energy. In less words, I think so :)
