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The idea that a pet is the same as a familiar came from the centuries when poor women who had only a pet for company were often accused of being Witches.. It has continued in modern times because of the crop of poorly researched books on the market these days. But the fact of the matter is that our beloved pets and a Witch's familiar are very, very different things.
A Witch's familiar is an animal spirit or a magical construct created by the Witch or the Magician as an adjunct to their magical workings, as a repository for power, and if needed as a defense against magical attack from another magic user. A Witch or a magician can draw upon the energies of the familiar when they need an extra boost of energy in a magical working. Conceivably if the spell is important enough, the Witch could completely drain the familiar of energy causing it to "die" or cease to exist. And in the case of a magical attack, the attack could be diverted to the familiar so that it would be the familiar which is destroyed rather than the magic user. None of these are things that I think any of us would want to do with our pets.
There is an excellent article on familars here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_spirit
Animals are very sensitive to the energies around them and they may be drawn to us when we are working magic because they can sense the energy. They also want to be around their people, which again will make them want to be where we are..and that may be where we are doing magic. Neither of these things makes the animal a familiar or inherently magical in and of itself.
There is a really great article about familiars written by our own Weatherwax that you can find at
I don't know how true this information is but, I read somewhere that you can't necessarily find a familiar or go out and get one, they have to find you. Like they bond to you, are automatically drawn to you, then they chill anytime you're casting, and just know when you are.
I don't know about the summoning spells for familiars because I don't do summonings but there seems to be a forum and a spell for everything on here, have you tried searching, and if so maybe it just takes a little more time?
No, familiars don't "find you". They are energy forms that we create for a specific purpose. I'd suggest reading this wonderful article by our own Weatherwax about Familiars and Fetches.
