Eclectic male witch. I'm a beginner but I have received so much support from the coven I follow. I go to there events all the time. Learn my friend read and find your path. Blessed be and merry meet
I told a friend that i keep having thoughts of me having a black cat...he said he visioned me with a black cat too. My coworker cat just had black kittens so next day i asked for one and she said they where all given away. Not too long after that she brought the mother cat too work and she was pregnant again. Me and momma cat bonded she followed me around and we kept talking to each other....needless to say she gave birth to my beautiful solid black babygirl Moonstone. I feel her mother had that 2nd batch just for me.
@@cappicoquette oh that's so funny. Yes my cat that hated it literally looked at me disapprovingly lol. Where as my other cat is like... can I sit in the middle of your circle while you do it? 😂
I live in a random bleh Canadian cities and just found out it has a wiccan store after 3-4 years. The craft is everywhere. Where people are or where nature is. Never give up.
I have toads that appear to enjoy visiting in my house. I captured. And released 7 of them and now two more showed up. What does this mean? Are they my familiar?
One time I was drawn to go into an occult shop in New Orleans. It was weird because the actual shop had like nothing that I would usually connect with BUT there was a little black cat named Inky. It’s nose was scarred and I asked about it, and the owners of the shop told me it was from an injury. I don’t totally remember, so I could be mistaken, but I feel like they said it was linked to the fact that Inky was a black cat and someone did it intentionally :( Anyway, all of the sudden as I’m standing there in the shop, the cat starts meowing and purring at me, and rubbing themself against me. Then, as I was standing there talking, Inky literally climbed all the way up my body, put their little cat arms around my neck, and started nuzzling it’s face into me lol. Sometimes I wonder if that cat was supposed to be connected to me
hey...HELP!!! is it possible in any case that a human is a familiar?? i mean, this person realises that he's n ancient soul and was a familiar in his past lifetimes...so he wanna be a familiar in this lifetime too....is it possible to be a male witch and familiar too? i really need help with this...please reply :)
My cat seems to know more than me. He approves or disapproves of what I'm doing. He ssometimes will go into my dteam to cuss me out or show me what food he wants.
I feel so good when I see Male Witches. I feel kinda at home. I feel that way watching your videos, as I said once on Instagram, you made me come back to practice and I’m so grateful for that. Thanks Olivia and thank you for making this community for people like me (from Brazil) feel welcome. ♥️
Leonardo Valério omg same tho! I honestly thought (for a long time) I was one of the few male witches! And it’s weird... like because I’m not gay... but I embrace the feminine energy surrounding witchcraft! And it’s just a weird stigma all around!
ryan inslee yes, I’m bisexual, at least that’s what people say lol, i just like people and it’s SO nice to finally found people who I can relate. That have the same belief that I do
So glad to see other male Witches around. For way too many years now I worked solitary. Now I occasionally have friends who stop by for Circle. Odd though even in a group setting seems to be a "Boys Club" with myself , boyfriend , his 2 sons , and my nephew. Very odd turn of events in most Pagans are women and here I am working ritual in a group setting in an all male Circle
I have two kitties. One I strongly feel is my familiar. We had such a strong bond immediately and once I started performing spells, she wouldn't leave my side. The other cat is just a lazy adorable slump. Thank you for clarifying what a familiar really is. Edit: funny side note. We named her desecration demon (Desi for short) so I guess she really is a familiar!
@@maxine9mp YES, THANK YOU. This video did a bad job at explaining, imo. Everyone in the comments is all "my pet is my familiar uwu". Like no... more than likely they are not.
I had a physical crow familiar in a past life, and the spirit of that same crow has come to be my familiar in this life. It’s weird because he talks about a version of me that doesn’t exist anymore all the time, but he’s also great and I love him.
Im a young witch, introduced to the craft by my mother who is also a witch. I do not have a familiar yet but I am excited to meet them eventually! I absolutely adore witchcraft and love everything about it and the people who practice it. Just a quick note to fellow witches, you rock!! Thanks for keeping witchcraft alive and crackin.
Rabbits are connected? Interesting. There's at least one rabbit that comes around my yard that seems to know that I mean no harm. Of course if I approach, the rabbit runs, but that's part of its personal nature. I do want to have rabbit friends.
This is nature at work for me. My familiar died just about 3 weeks ago and I have been devastated since. I've been doing my healing and of course my favorite UA-camr Witch makes a video on familiars. Thank you for the upload. I really enjoyed it
Mackadee I lost my familiar a few months ago. Due to someone shooting her with a BB gun. It was sudden and not needed. It’s been so hard for me to figure out how to move on from this. Seeing them mention being able to channel a familiars spirit made me cry. She keeps coming to me in my dreams so I know she is still with me. Sometimes I feel her touch me when I am falling asleep. It really helps feeling her stay around. I hope yours contacts you in a meaningful way.
My neighbor's cat stays on my porch all day, every day. She literally never goes home (except to eat, I assume. She's well fed.) She will even run into my house if the door is left open and just hop on my lap. Potential familiar? Or just a lonely neighborhood cat? Love the video! Great information!
I have a rabbit as familiar and a dragonfly as Soulanimal. I am a lesbian witch dating a Christian girl. Robin's point me to things Greetings from Germany
Robins do? I’ve always thought robins were my spirit animal but when ever I see them (which is every day) there is always something else with them . But what would I knwo,
My cat was my familiar. Yes she was my "pet", but I've never considered her a pet, she was always looked at as almost a human . We have another cat and you can completely see the different vibes between both. Pinny came into my life unexpectedly. She helped me through so much and saved my life countless times. She also had very strong empathic tendencies and we could truly talk with one another. I never owned her. She was my best friend. A few years before she passed I started my magickal witch journey. She came back from near death so many times until she believed I was confident enough and strong enough to take on the world alone. She passed last October and it felt like losing a sister... I still miss her so much . I've been asking her since then to enter my life again in the form of her choosing . So we will see 🙏🏼
I used to have cats that would run to me from anywhere in the house and sit on or next to me if I started reiki, meditation, or spell work. I have been reading about entity creation and for me it's like creating an imaginary friend, giving them a purpose, and calling on them. They've actually been really helpful and even asking for something like a hug brings me so much comforting energy.
Tavis Vaughn yeah my ex’s cat was like that. She was the sweetest cat when I was alone with her, but when my ex was around she was on edge. After a while I felt the same way. Anytime the ex was around everyone would feel stressed because she was abusive to everyone.
Wow! Thank you so much for this! The take on that a skull can be a familiar makes so much sense! I live in a city and found a pristine skunk skull walking on a trial thru town!!!!!!
I have 2 kittens, one was brought to me by a friend who wanted to abandon her, the other one was sick and as I heard my friends discussion of her most certain death, I decided to give her a home as well, and nurse her back to health. they are both my little friends and companions, I was really lonely and depressed until they randomly showed up in my life. they are named Stormy and Peach. I don't think that they are my familiars' but they definitely bonded with me.😊😺😺
Dylan... my 12 year old who is practicing to be a witch,but the second you said hyenas, she jumped up and down! she said you are her best friend now! lol my daughter has a DEEP connection with animals but she LOVES her hyenas! blessed be! LOVE YOU OLIVIA!
I wish I could find my familiar :( There was this bird in petco I saw about a year ago that I still think about. He was a green cheek conure named Peaches and I fell in love with him I just didn’t have the money to take him home. That’s about as close as I’ve come. I would say my cats Trixie and Luma could be, but they’re just lazy free loaders. They don’t eat my candles, they leave all of my stuff alone. They also give me a lot of love and make me feel so happy and I love them with all of my heart.
Everyone in my family has familiars and some of us have both spiritual and physical familiars. My brother recently gained a familiar (a raven) and it was the sweetest thing ever.
The man on the right straight up presents himself with polish and decorum. His manner of dress? Impeccable. Subtle application of cosmetological principals? Here, Here! He commands respect! (Said with a British accent)
i was selling meat door to door about a year ago, and during the trip i randomly decided to take a "what is your familiar?" quiz. my result was a cat. i thought "of course. the witch stereotype." so i took a few more quizzes and i kept getting the same answer. i had no connection to cats, seeing as i had 0 experience with them, and was getting a bit frustrated. i arrived at my next stop, and this particular house happened to have a mother cat and about 9 or 10 kittens all running about outside. i ended up chasing the kittens around while we waited for someone to answer the door. when she came out, she noticed me trying to catch the cats and told us we could take any and as many of them as we wanted. well i continued to mess with the cats (all of which were skittish, being feral and all) while my partner talked to the woman. i ended up getting tired and tuned back into their conversation for a few, when i felt something at my foot. i looked down and saw this cute little gray tabby staring up at me with his paw on my shoe. i reached down and picked him up and held him like a baby. we stared into each others eyes for the entirety of the rest of their conversation, and i absolutely fell in love. i of course ended up taking him home. he sat in my lap, purred, and napped the 5 hours home. my partner at the time, who'd had many cats, said he'd never seen anything like the bond gremlin and i have. i didn't choose him, he chose me
It's weird I had a feeling of a witchy video was going to be uploaded and I come on and I see that you uploaded this one minute ago. I would have but when I clicked on it it said error so I had to wait. There was a lot of gay male witches (I am one too)! Represent! Lol. I got excited when Dylan (Great name 😉 lol) mentioned about the Greek daimon because apart of my belief and practice is Hellenic. Daimons to my knowledge are spirits that are of the emotions, acts and more and the name of the human dead are called the Shade. Great video Olivia!
As a queer male bodied witch, I can’t tell how nice it was to see representation in this video! I’m in the U.K. and you don’t really see many lgbtq witches, particularly male/male bodied. So thank you! And love these videos, I’m still a baby witch and you’re videos are helping me find my path and improve my craft so much! Much love xxxx
I always learn so much in your vids. Thank you! I love that witches took something bad or painful and unapproved of and just made it theirs. That's very much like us lol. Thanks to Dylan as well for all your help. Much love!
Honestly, Ravens and crows do the same thing for me. They have always been a confirmation of something for me. I have a familiar too! He is my cat named Chubbsies (I was ten LOL and he is in fact very chubby) and I found out by accident almost. I am so thankful to have a family who thoroughly supports me within my craft
My Dean was my familiar and the best cat I've ever known and could ask for 😢 When he passed he has jaundice and possible cancer. A month later I found out I had HPV and when I went in I was jaundiced. The doctors can only pull blood from one arm. When they went to put Dean down he kicked out 2 catheters and they lost the vein on him too. He was my everything from my child, husband, best friend, he saved me a few times from death (suicide), watched my kids come to the world, watched me get married and go through countless relationships. He was so amazing and gave me the absolute best hugs! I am a bone collector and I love the thought that part of the spirit is still attached to the bones I find.
I'm not gay, but I LOVE Dylan's practice. His practice with voodoo and with creepy, misunderstood and traditional work is so bold. It very much resonates with me.
Good morning from RIO de janeiro. I loved so much this video about the familiars, Olivia and Dylan. Thank you for send me this amazing video. This theme is very interesting. Have a nice day!
I got my familiar a little over a year before I started question my religious and spiritual beliefs. In the last 3 years I have started exploring my path within neopaganism and witchcraft and. my familiar sadly passed from kidney failure last October. We normally bury the pets we have that pass but for some reason I insisted on having him cremated. I now have his urn with me. When home he sits on my altar but when at school I put him next to my travel altar. Watching this video I now credit him with guiding me towards paganism and witchcraft and even as a spirit he has guided me towards my calling for candle magick.
My cat Spirit is my Familiar. I have 3 cats but I have a special bond with Spirit. I got him on a whim too! I got him at the very beginning of my Spiritual journey.
Love the Dylan energy 💜 I'm even more looking forward to picking up our new cats from the shelter next week. Both females but one is a black little scaredy cat and I felt a real connection with her ❤❤❤
My cat showed up in my childhood backyard one day and my mom said that if he left and came back we could keep him. He did :) he's lived with us for 10 years and he's so intuitive and caring
I am not one to leave comments but in case you ever read this just know you guys are literally the best and one of my favourites on UA-cam! I’ve been a witch for a year and I’m still learning and you guys have helped me so much! Thank you!
I had a stray cat show up on my doorstep about a year ago. She has come to be my cat even though I normally dislike cats I feel a connection to her. I feel her seeing into my soul and trying to tell me something.
i think my cat is my familiar. as soon as i saw him, i felt a bond. whenever i (attempt to) do magick, he is extremely curious and almost always comes running. he is my chaotic baby and i love him.
I respect all animals, but have always not been a cat person....until I flew to Ohio from Florida last year to get a kitten my sister found under her porch. The entire time I'm telling myself "the kitten is for my son". I get this lil silver fluff ball home and he fights to get in my room where all my sacred stuff is and sits outside my door with both paws shoved underneath waving at me while I'm pulling cards or setting grids... I guess I just need to face it and accept he really is my mine.💙
My feline familiar of 13 years just passed on two weeks ago, I've been grieving and honoring her significance in my life. Yesterday I was sitting at my desk and I felt a warm energy field low to the floor drift over and I was able to 'pet' her again.
Omg, when Dusty came up it brought tears to my eyes. I recently lost my girl. It is hitting hard because I love cats but I just don’t know how I am going to heal from the loss. She found me and I just knew to hell with the fit my exhusband would throw she was meant to be with me. She was the most amazingly sweet and patient perfect girl.
Just to let you know on the cat thing, you're not describing a service animal, service animals do tasks to help handle a single person's disability, what you're describing is a therapy animal, which is an animal that goes to places and provides comfort to the people there. You can probably get your cat to be an official therapy animal, that way you would be able to talk to local places like hospitals and assisted living places to set up times to come in with your cat and let him help the people there.
My familiar is a deer she always walks behind my house with her family. We've crossed paths before as I was walking home late. When I was looking for an altar plate I found one with a picture of a deer engraved on it and bought it.
i believe my past cat was meant to be my familiar. Hes a black and white cat who was with me through everything, through trauma and joy. He was my only rock growing up and the only thing that kept me going for the first 12-ish years of my life. I believe that when something is said and put into the world, the first thing to pop into your head will relate most to the situation. the second that Dylan said that he knows witches who call upon the spirit of a familiar who is no longer in our realm, his name was the first thing to pop into my head, not even giving me time to hear the rest of his sentence. I even came back to this video for a second and third time because he has been dominating my thoughts since the first time i played this video and I haven't thought about him this much since he was taken from this realm, even then i was still so young that the pain of him leaving didn't hit until about 3 or 4 years later when i finally realized just how much he had been with me through.
my familiar is definitely my dog. at the time i really really wanted a dog and i felt that i was finally ready to take care of one on my own. i went to a shelter with my friend to check out the dogs they had but nothing really clicked. literally the next day she texted me “my parents found two puppies and their mama on the street and you can have one” it was amazing because not only was the timing literally magical, i sort of wanted a puppy that i could raise myself and there were only adults at the shelter i went to. so of course i picked him up and took him to my house (his new forever home) he’s almost a year old now and he’s everything i want in a dog, he’s easy to train but not too easy lol, he’s very good at communicating, i always know what he wants. he’s so sweet and cuddly. he has a big scary bark so people don’t wanna mess with me. and so so much more (i sound like i’m trying to sell him) he also looks like a dog that i was having dreams about. he’s a big black lab/german shepherd with a teeny tiny white spot on his chest.
You just made me realize my bunny is probably my familiar. Lola found me. Her old owner dropped her off and somehow she found me. Bunnies are usually timid but she was bold to hop up to me ( a stranger) and hop around me. I love all animals so naturally i felt a connection and instantly tried to pet her. Lola even hopped into my lap within 10 mins of knowing her. I just took it as her being someone else's pet and she was use to human affection. My dad doesn't like animals in the house but for some reason , he bonded with her instantly too. She follows me around wherever i go now and hates when i am out of her sight or go to work. When i meditate she stays in the room to watch me. All of my other pets i planned for but shes is the only pet that i had no clue that i was going to adopt and she is my first bunny as well. You guys mentioning bunnies being super linked to occult triggered the realization in me...
My familiar (sable german shepherd) came to me in the military. I did it as a dog handler and us dog handlers didn‘t get to choose which dog would acompany for the rest of their lives. I never saw her before or knew what breed she was until the day my seargent opened the kennel door and gave her to me. Ever since, we‘ve been together and through so much stuff. I agree with Dylan. Familiars deffinetly aren‘t „servants“. She has a head of her own and gets into all sorts of trouble but she knows when it‘s buisness and we need to work. She also automatically ignores all offerings on my altar even though they are in perfect reach.
I have been binge watching your videos the last few days. Absolutely loving them. So glad I found your channel. And after I watch a video I hit the like button so I know which ones I have watched
My Loppy eared rabbit Lunis was my familiar. He died last year though and it gutted me something awful. I honestly never fully experienced the power a rabbit has until I got that lil fellow.
I knew I had to watch this video today. I have a cat (not technically mine, Kepler roams the neighborhood and random people in the neighborhood will set out food or take her to the vet when needed) and I've always felt a really strong connection with her. Every time I see her we just lock eyes and she runs up to me. I've always felt like there was something more in her eyes than just normal cat, and now I finally understand what that connection was. Thank you so much for this informative video
I am a baby witch and i rarely do any kind of spells but whenever i do my cat would come and pur. Yesterday i was making a wand and while i was drawing a sigil my cat stared at me and pured. It seems like she is happy everytime i practice witchcraft
My cat, Felix, is my familiar he enjoys accompanying me during meditation. He find my witchcraft fascinating and loves to watch me work. He does look like me as well 😂.
I love the history first, knowing the origins of the familiars. I also love the idea of not having to actually have a familiar present to "have" a familiar. I love learning from y'all. Thank you!
Great video on differentiating between a familiar, pets and spirit guides. I used to have a small Maltese mix dog, and I’m pretty sure he could have been a spirit guide. Our connection was very different from other dogs and cats I’ve had. He found me, I just happened to be at the right place and time (I rescued him from a bizarre bait dog situation) around the time I was finding my path. So cute story, my sister was his caretaker while I was on a trip and taught this little dog how to find & fetch a small box of tissues! I don’t know how she did it. Since then, If I, or anyone seemed sad he came running with the box of tissues and curled up next to you and gave doggie kisses. He was adorable and so sweet and I miss him dearly (He passed on). Funny as I’m writing this, my 2yr old hands me my fav picture of him I keep on my altar. Sometimes I hear my late dog or see him out of the corner of my eye, his energy is definitely with me still.
Yes my cat follows me everywhere and whenever I am working with my altar or with my cards he comes running. He was very sick when I found him as a tiny stray so I had to nurse him back to health and we definitely bonded ❤️
A few days after watching this I found my first familiar 😊 I had never had one before and wasn t sure how a connection like that with an animal would feel like. Until a few days ago when I went into the pound just wanting to cuddle a dog or two, I found a black German shepherd puppy and knew instantly he was my familiar :) we have been inseparable ever since :) thank you for this video! This helped me find my sweet familiar and I'm very grateful for that 😊❤
My familiar was actually my fiancé’s cat before we started dating 😂 she adopted him shortly before we got together and he and I just had an instant connection. I love my other pets but he’s definitely my magical helper 💕
Nice work on the video on familiars my friends. I had these cool imaginations on fictional animals when I was very young. And I love to meet you guys. My familiars are not just dogs and cats but birds of prey, corvids and crocodilians.
I just became a witch and as soon as I even contemplated whether I was a witch or not, charlie showed up and never left. I believe I've always been a with since birth and at four I had another cat/kitten chose me and never leave till death. She was never really my pet more of a friend, serious guardian and she did not like to be without me. When I spent the night with friends she would howl and cry all night. Until I was 20 she put me to bed every night at a certain time. I miss her blessed be.
I actually have a Flemish Giant rabbit named Maple and she absolutely is my familiar! She is my kindred spirit. I wasn't supposed to get her but when I saw her picture, I immediately wanted her. When I went and picked her up, I instantly felt linked with her and it is like she knew she was safe with me. She follows me everywhere and showers me with her bunny kisses and is TOTALLY an attention hog lol
Seeing male witches makes me confident to be one. Especially lgbtq+ male witches!! Thank you so much!!
I'm a trans guy and I've recently been coming into my witchy self. Dylan really makes me feel valid. 😊
@Liliana Fox Thank you for the encouragement.
* i prefer the term sorcerer, but hey at the end of the day its just ppl who doin magickal stuff.
Eclectic male witch. I'm a beginner but I have received so much support from the coven I follow. I go to there events all the time. Learn my friend read and find your path. Blessed be and merry meet
me too
I told a friend that i keep having thoughts of me having a black cat...he said he visioned me with a black cat too. My coworker cat just had black kittens so next day i asked for one and she said they where all given away. Not too long after that she brought the mother cat too work and she was pregnant again. Me and momma cat bonded she followed me around and we kept talking to each other....needless to say she gave birth to my beautiful solid black babygirl Moonstone. I feel her mother had that 2nd batch just for me.
Sure
That's mad cute but I hope you atleast compensated your coworkers
I hope the cat was spayed
black cats are sooo adorableee i rlly want one too!
No matter where my cat is in my house or how asleep she is, as soon as I cast a circle she comes running into my room and sit in the middle of it.
I was going to like this comment, but since it already has 13 likes... It feels well balanced lol
It does seem well balanced
that's familiar activity
Maybe she’s waiting for you to turn her back into her true form?? 🐈
Geometry and Cats are one.
I have a cat who senses when I do spells and comes running. My other cat used to hate anything to do magic
My cat Freddie sits next to my tarot cards and book of Shadows, I have to see how my new kitten reacts
Empowered Crystals my cat meows and it scares me lmaoo but i still donit
@@cappicoquette oh that's so funny. Yes my cat that hated it literally looked at me disapprovingly lol. Where as my other cat is like... can I sit in the middle of your circle while you do it? 😂
My white one and my grey one sit on either side of me whenever I do anything witchy ✨🖤
@@ghostinameatsuit4654 oh wow! That's amazing!
I'm so jealous of American cities. They always have such interesting events & stores.
Totally jealous
Where do you live?
Living in America, you have your ups and downs, good and bad: trust me. What country are you from?
rebecca finn
Not ALL American cities...mine is mega-boring! 😔
the Celtic Crone Same I live in Michigan you have to drive sometimes 100 miles to find a good occult shop
I live in a random bleh Canadian cities and just found out it has a wiccan store after 3-4 years. The craft is everywhere. Where people are or where nature is. Never give up.
''What are your views on familiars''?
''Err..I'm not familiar'' -my favourite thing ever!
I have toads that appear to enjoy visiting in my house. I captured. And released 7 of them and now two more showed up. What does this mean? Are they my familiar?
Shelly Duprie maybe! I say go for it!
One time I was drawn to go into an occult shop in New Orleans. It was weird because the actual shop had like nothing that I would usually connect with BUT there was a little black cat named Inky. It’s nose was scarred and I asked about it, and the owners of the shop told me it was from an injury. I don’t totally remember, so I could be mistaken, but I feel like they said it was linked to the fact that Inky was a black cat and someone did it intentionally :( Anyway, all of the sudden as I’m standing there in the shop, the cat starts meowing and purring at me, and rubbing themself against me. Then, as I was standing there talking, Inky literally climbed all the way up my body, put their little cat arms around my neck, and started nuzzling it’s face into me lol. Sometimes I wonder if that cat was supposed to be connected to me
im pretty sure it was!
Inky was just an amazing salescat working on commision. lol love me, now buy something.
Oh totally
I say, STEAL IT
hey...HELP!!! is it possible in any case that a human is a familiar?? i mean, this person realises that he's n ancient soul and was a familiar in his past lifetimes...so he wanna be a familiar in this lifetime too....is it possible to be a male witch and familiar too? i really need help with this...please reply :)
"witch vibes
gay pride"
*automatically likes*
I believe that pride should be based on one's accomplishments.
Witchcraft and the LGBTQ+ just go together so well lol
Indeed
it rhymes lol
@@ricoroque281 well they accomplished having rights, they had to fight for it so they earned it
My cat seems to know more than me. He approves or disapproves of what I'm doing. He ssometimes will go into my dteam to cuss me out or show me what food he wants.
Am3thy5t Gypsy lmao imagine having a cat that cusses you out 😂😂
that last part LMAO
I feel so good when I see Male Witches. I feel kinda at home. I feel that way watching your videos, as I said once on Instagram, you made me come back to practice and I’m so grateful for that. Thanks Olivia and thank you for making this community for people like me (from Brazil) feel welcome. ♥️
Leonardo Valério omg same tho! I honestly thought (for a long time) I was one of the few male witches! And it’s weird... like because I’m not gay... but I embrace the feminine energy surrounding witchcraft! And it’s just a weird stigma all around!
ryan inslee yes, I’m bisexual, at least that’s what people say lol, i just like people and it’s SO nice to finally found people who I can relate. That have the same belief that I do
It's so good to see fellow brazilians in Olivia's comment section 😔 warms my heart
So glad to see other male Witches around. For way too many years now I worked solitary. Now I occasionally have friends who stop by for Circle. Odd though even in a group setting seems to be a "Boys Club" with myself , boyfriend , his 2 sons , and my nephew. Very odd turn of events in most Pagans are women and here I am working ritual in a group setting in an all male Circle
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I have two kitties. One I strongly feel is my familiar. We had such a strong bond immediately and once I started performing spells, she wouldn't leave my side. The other cat is just a lazy adorable slump. Thank you for clarifying what a familiar really is.
Edit: funny side note. We named her desecration demon (Desi for short) so I guess she really is a familiar!
It's very rare to have a physical familiar. Shes probably more of a magickal pet
@@maxine9mp YES, THANK YOU. This video did a bad job at explaining, imo. Everyone in the comments is all "my pet is my familiar uwu". Like no... more than likely they are not.
I had a physical crow familiar in a past life, and the spirit of that same crow has come to be my familiar in this life. It’s weird because he talks about a version of me that doesn’t exist anymore all the time, but he’s also great and I love him.
Im a young witch, introduced to the craft by my mother who is also a witch. I do not have a familiar yet but I am excited to meet them eventually! I absolutely adore witchcraft and love everything about it and the people who practice it. Just a quick note to fellow witches, you rock!! Thanks for keeping witchcraft alive and crackin.
Man I wish I grew up in a witch family
Amastacia Zulkabi yeah me too
My family is also a witch family and I have two spiritual familiars. But I feel like I’m going to actually meet my familiar soon!
This is like my wish
Rabbits are connected? Interesting. There's at least one rabbit that comes around my yard that seems to know that I mean no harm. Of course if I approach, the rabbit runs, but that's part of its personal nature. I do want to have rabbit friends.
I am pagan and I've called myself a witch for over 25 years and I love this Channel please keep putting out more videos they are a lot of fun
I appreciate it!
This is nature at work for me. My familiar died just about 3 weeks ago and I have been devastated since. I've been doing my healing and of course my favorite UA-camr Witch makes a video on familiars. Thank you for the upload. I really enjoyed it
Sorry to hear about your beloved friend.
Mackadee I lost my familiar a few months ago. Due to someone shooting her with a BB gun. It was sudden and not needed. It’s been so hard for me to figure out how to move on from this. Seeing them mention being able to channel a familiars spirit made me cry. She keeps coming to me in my dreams so I know she is still with me. Sometimes I feel her touch me when I am falling asleep. It really helps feeling her stay around. I hope yours contacts you in a meaningful way.
Sorry sweetie ❤ set out your kitty's favorite treats and water or cream, light a white and pink candle and talk to him.
i too lost my familiar a few weeks ago. i feel your pain, but i believe familiars find a way, since they are spirits
My neighbor's cat stays on my porch all day, every day. She literally never goes home (except to eat, I assume. She's well fed.) She will even run into my house if the door is left open and just hop on my lap. Potential familiar? Or just a lonely neighborhood cat?
Love the video! Great information!
Emily Bristow she can tell you care and are aware of her. Cats are very emotional creatures 😻
Beautiful ball python 😍 I’ve always been so drawn to reptiles, snakes in particular. I now have 7 reptiles 😬
I have a ball python, 2 crested geckos, and a leopard gecko.
I have a rabbit as familiar and a dragonfly as Soulanimal.
I am a lesbian witch dating a Christian girl.
Robin's point me to things
Greetings from Germany
Schön auch deutsche hier zu sehen ^^
Seraphita 14 ja, oder? ;)
Robins do? I’ve always thought robins were my spirit animal but when ever I see them (which is every day) there is always something else with them . But what would I knwo,
My cat was my familiar. Yes she was my "pet", but I've never considered her a pet, she was always looked at as almost a human . We have another cat and you can completely see the different vibes between both. Pinny came into my life unexpectedly. She helped me through so much and saved my life countless times. She also had very strong empathic tendencies and we could truly talk with one another.
I never owned her. She was my best friend. A few years before she passed I started my magickal witch journey. She came back from near death so many times until she believed I was confident enough and strong enough to take on the world alone.
She passed last October and it felt like losing a sister... I still miss her so much .
I've been asking her since then to enter my life again in the form of her choosing . So we will see 🙏🏼
I used to have cats that would run to me from anywhere in the house and sit on or next to me if I started reiki, meditation, or spell work. I have been reading about entity creation and for me it's like creating an imaginary friend, giving them a purpose, and calling on them. They've actually been really helpful and even asking for something like a hug brings me so much comforting energy.
Tavis Vaughn yeah my ex’s cat was like that. She was the sweetest cat when I was alone with her, but when my ex was around she was on edge. After a while I felt the same way. Anytime the ex was around everyone would feel stressed because she was abusive to everyone.
Wow, loved that intro! Also thanks for the video, was very excited to see y'alls' take on familiars!
Wow! Thank you so much for this! The take on that a skull can be a familiar makes so much sense! I live in a city and found a pristine skunk skull walking on a trial thru town!!!!!!
I have 2 kittens, one was brought to me by a friend who wanted to abandon her, the other one was sick and as I heard my friends discussion of her most certain death, I decided to give her a home as well, and nurse her back to health. they are both my little friends and companions, I was really lonely and depressed until they randomly showed up in my life. they are named Stormy and Peach. I don't think that they are my familiars' but they definitely bonded with me.😊😺😺
Dylan... my 12 year old who is practicing to be a witch,but the second you said hyenas, she jumped up and down! she said you are her best friend now! lol my daughter has a DEEP connection with animals but she LOVES her hyenas! blessed be! LOVE YOU OLIVIA!
Snakes are cute I just thought somebody needed to say that it's important to get the message out
Milton Knowles the insane witch king Louder for the witches in the back
'' This stores are always there . But Harry , my little pie , muggles do everything for not to see . '' said Hagrid.
He wouldn't be more accurate.
I wish I could find my familiar :( There was this bird in petco I saw about a year ago that I still think about. He was a green cheek conure named Peaches and I fell in love with him I just didn’t have the money to take him home. That’s about as close as I’ve come.
I would say my cats Trixie and Luma could be, but they’re just lazy free loaders. They don’t eat my candles, they leave all of my stuff alone. They also give me a lot of love and make me feel so happy and I love them with all of my heart.
Are you aware that familiars are spirits?
I think u have a miss understanding of the term
Itz Plant most people do. But its confusing also in this video.
Itz Plant yeah the video even said that.
@@itzplant3196 they talk about then being spirits in the video
Everyone in my family has familiars and some of us have both spiritual and physical familiars. My brother recently gained a familiar (a raven) and it was the sweetest thing ever.
The man on the right straight up presents himself with polish and decorum. His manner of dress? Impeccable. Subtle application of cosmetological principals? Here, Here! He commands respect! (Said with a British accent)
i was selling meat door to door about a year ago, and during the trip i randomly decided to take a "what is your familiar?" quiz. my result was a cat. i thought "of course. the witch stereotype." so i took a few more quizzes and i kept getting the same answer. i had no connection to cats, seeing as i had 0 experience with them, and was getting a bit frustrated. i arrived at my next stop, and this particular house happened to have a mother cat and about 9 or 10 kittens all running about outside. i ended up chasing the kittens around while we waited for someone to answer the door. when she came out, she noticed me trying to catch the cats and told us we could take any and as many of them as we wanted. well i continued to mess with the cats (all of which were skittish, being feral and all) while my partner talked to the woman. i ended up getting tired and tuned back into their conversation for a few, when i felt something at my foot. i looked down and saw this cute little gray tabby staring up at me with his paw on my shoe. i reached down and picked him up and held him like a baby. we stared into each others eyes for the entirety of the rest of their conversation, and i absolutely fell in love. i of course ended up taking him home. he sat in my lap, purred, and napped the 5 hours home. my partner at the time, who'd had many cats, said he'd never seen anything like the bond gremlin and i have. i didn't choose him, he chose me
Umm can we get a video with Brandon??? I would love to hear about his experiences growing up in a goddess group! 😯
It's weird I had a feeling of a witchy video was going to be uploaded and I come on and I see that you uploaded this one minute ago. I would have but when I clicked on it it said error so I had to wait. There was a lot of gay male witches (I am one too)! Represent! Lol. I got excited when Dylan (Great name 😉 lol) mentioned about the Greek daimon because apart of my belief and practice is Hellenic. Daimons to my knowledge are spirits that are of the emotions, acts and more and the name of the human dead are called the Shade. Great video Olivia!
As a queer male bodied witch, I can’t tell how nice it was to see representation in this video! I’m in the U.K. and you don’t really see many lgbtq witches, particularly male/male bodied. So thank you! And love these videos, I’m still a baby witch and you’re videos are helping me find my path and improve my craft so much! Much love xxxx
The definition of AMAZING is FILLED WITH ASTONISHMENT AND WONDER,that's what Jesus THINKS ABOUT YALL 🔥🔥🔥
I tell my cat my wishes while I pet him and tell him how they'll benefit him, those wishes almost always come true. Best easiest spell ever haha
I always learn so much in your vids. Thank you! I love that witches took something bad or painful and unapproved of and just made it theirs. That's very much like us lol. Thanks to Dylan as well for all your help. Much love!
the snake 😭😭😭 so cute
it’s so refreshing and nice to see male witches ❤️
Orcas have followed my dreams basically my whole life and I've never been able to put into words the soul deep bond and yearning I have for them
ok but can we talk about how content is Juju. so chill, so awesome!
Oddities in the front, witchcraft in the back... sign me right on up!
Honestly, Ravens and crows do the same thing for me. They have always been a confirmation of something for me. I have a familiar too! He is my cat named Chubbsies (I was ten LOL and he is in fact very chubby) and I found out by accident almost. I am so thankful to have a family who thoroughly supports me within my craft
Education guys. Thank you so much. That was such an educational video.
My Dean was my familiar and the best cat I've ever known and could ask for 😢
When he passed he has jaundice and possible cancer. A month later I found out I had HPV and when I went in I was jaundiced.
The doctors can only pull blood from one arm. When they went to put Dean down he kicked out 2 catheters and they lost the vein on him too.
He was my everything from my child, husband, best friend, he saved me a few times from death (suicide), watched my kids come to the world, watched me get married and go through countless relationships. He was so amazing and gave me the absolute best hugs!
I am a bone collector and I love the thought that part of the spirit is still attached to the bones I find.
I'm not gay, but I LOVE Dylan's practice. His practice with voodoo and with creepy, misunderstood and traditional work is so bold. It very much resonates with me.
This makes me think about how ever since I remember, even in pre school, my favourite animal has been the scarlet macaw
Good morning from RIO de janeiro. I loved so much this video about the familiars, Olivia and Dylan. Thank you for send me this amazing video. This theme is very interesting. Have a nice day!
Omg yay!!!! I’ve been waiting for your video !!!! I love You soooo much !!💕👌🖤💜
I just noticed how BOMB this thumbnail is and i had to comment!
I got my familiar a little over a year before I started question my religious and spiritual beliefs. In the last 3 years I have started exploring my path within neopaganism and witchcraft and. my familiar sadly passed from kidney failure last October. We normally bury the pets we have that pass but for some reason I insisted on having him cremated. I now have his urn with me. When home he sits on my altar but when at school I put him next to my travel altar. Watching this video I now credit him with guiding me towards paganism and witchcraft and even as a spirit he has guided me towards my calling for candle magick.
This store/museum should have its own UA-cam channel....its so beautiful
My cat Spirit is my Familiar. I have 3 cats but I have a special bond with Spirit. I got him on a whim too! I got him at the very beginning of my Spiritual journey.
Awesome, The Universe is my Familiar. Thank you guys!
Wednesday Adams in the background in the pictures
Love the Dylan energy 💜 I'm even more looking forward to picking up our new cats from the shelter next week. Both females but one is a black little scaredy cat and I felt a real connection with her ❤❤❤
My cat showed up in my childhood backyard one day and my mom said that if he left and came back we could keep him. He did :) he's lived with us for 10 years and he's so intuitive and caring
I am not one to leave comments but in case you ever read this just know you guys are literally the best and one of my favourites on UA-cam! I’ve been a witch for a year and I’m still learning and you guys have helped me so much! Thank you!
I had a stray cat show up on my doorstep about a year ago. She has come to be my cat even though I normally dislike cats I feel a connection to her. I feel her seeing into my soul and trying to tell me something.
i think my cat is my familiar. as soon as i saw him, i felt a bond. whenever i (attempt to) do magick, he is extremely curious and almost always comes running. he is my chaotic baby and i love him.
I respect all animals, but have always not been a cat person....until I flew to Ohio from Florida last year to get a kitten my sister found under her porch. The entire time I'm telling myself "the kitten is for my son". I get this lil silver fluff ball home and he fights to get in my room where all my sacred stuff is and sits outside my door with both paws shoved underneath waving at me while I'm pulling cards or setting grids... I guess I just need to face it and accept he really is my mine.💙
My feline familiar of 13 years just passed on two weeks ago, I've been grieving and honoring her significance in my life. Yesterday I was sitting at my desk and I felt a warm energy field low to the floor drift over and I was able to 'pet' her again.
I liked listening to Dylan . He’s so knowledgeable :)
Omg, when Dusty came up it brought tears to my eyes. I recently lost my girl. It is hitting hard because I love cats but I just don’t know how I am going to heal from the loss. She found me and I just knew to hell with the fit my exhusband would throw she was meant to be with me. She was the most amazingly sweet and patient perfect girl.
Just to let you know on the cat thing, you're not describing a service animal, service animals do tasks to help handle a single person's disability, what you're describing is a therapy animal, which is an animal that goes to places and provides comfort to the people there. You can probably get your cat to be an official therapy animal, that way you would be able to talk to local places like hospitals and assisted living places to set up times to come in with your cat and let him help the people there.
Thanks for pointing that out for me, lol.
THANK YOU
My familiar is a deer she always walks behind my house with her family. We've crossed paths before as I was walking home late. When I was looking for an altar plate I found one with a picture of a deer engraved on it and bought it.
i believe my past cat was meant to be my familiar. Hes a black and white cat who was with me through everything, through trauma and joy. He was my only rock growing up and the only thing that kept me going for the first 12-ish years of my life. I believe that when something is said and put into the world, the first thing to pop into your head will relate most to the situation. the second that Dylan said that he knows witches who call upon the spirit of a familiar who is no longer in our realm, his name was the first thing to pop into my head, not even giving me time to hear the rest of his sentence. I even came back to this video for a second and third time because he has been dominating my thoughts since the first time i played this video and I haven't thought about him this much since he was taken from this realm, even then i was still so young that the pain of him leaving didn't hit until about 3 or 4 years later when i finally realized just how much he had been with me through.
Loved this video and you guys! Great info as well. I watched while sipping my Black Magic Woman tea. Yumm
my familiar is definitely my dog. at the time i really really wanted a dog and i felt that i was finally ready to take care of one on my own. i went to a shelter with my friend to check out the dogs they had but nothing really clicked. literally the next day she texted me “my parents found two puppies and their mama on the street and you can have one” it was amazing because not only was the timing literally magical, i sort of wanted a puppy that i could raise myself and there were only adults at the shelter i went to. so of course i picked him up and took him to my house (his new forever home) he’s almost a year old now and he’s everything i want in a dog, he’s easy to train but not too easy lol, he’s very good at communicating, i always know what he wants. he’s so sweet and cuddly. he has a big scary bark so people don’t wanna mess with me. and so so much more (i sound like i’m trying to sell him) he also looks like a dog that i was having dreams about. he’s a big black lab/german shepherd with a teeny tiny white spot on his chest.
Pets are not familiars
You just made me realize my bunny is probably my familiar. Lola found me. Her old owner dropped her off and somehow she found me. Bunnies are usually timid but she was bold to hop up to me ( a stranger) and hop around me. I love all animals so naturally i felt a connection and instantly tried to pet her. Lola even hopped into my lap within 10 mins of knowing her. I just took it as her being someone else's pet and she was use to human affection. My dad doesn't like animals in the house but for some reason , he bonded with her instantly too. She follows me around wherever i go now and hates when i am out of her sight or go to work. When i meditate she stays in the room to watch me. All of my other pets i planned for but shes is the only pet that i had no clue that i was going to adopt and she is my first bunny as well. You guys mentioning bunnies being super linked to occult triggered the realization in me...
Wait is that the place where your coven meets?
SPOOPY MUSIC
I love the idea of having a discussion themed vid. So much more interesting to watch
My familiar (sable german shepherd) came to me in the military. I did it as a dog handler and us dog handlers didn‘t get to choose which dog would acompany for the rest of their lives. I never saw her before or knew what breed she was until the day my seargent opened the kennel door and gave her to me. Ever since, we‘ve been together and through so much stuff. I agree with Dylan. Familiars deffinetly aren‘t „servants“. She has a head of her own and gets into all sorts of trouble but she knows when it‘s buisness and we need to work. She also automatically ignores all offerings on my altar even though they are in perfect reach.
I really am enjoying your videos on this rainy day! I am glad I came across you guys!
I’m obsessed with Dylan. He’s just so fantastic and knowledgeable and comforting to learn from! Love this video and I’m only a couple minutes in!
I have been binge watching your videos the last few days. Absolutely loving them. So glad I found your channel. And after I watch a video I hit the like button so I know which ones I have watched
My Loppy eared rabbit Lunis was my familiar. He died last year though and it gutted me something awful. I honestly never fully experienced the power a rabbit has until I got that lil fellow.
I’ve been to this shop and I’ve seen him giving readings! 😱
The oddity store was amazing!!!!
I love this episode!!! Dylan is the bomb!! Yes, I'm an old witch! Lol! :-)
❤️ At the beginning i want and need everything there in my life 😍 especially LOVE that teacup
I love cat people 😍 I also love dogs and dog people too but there's something special about cat people.
I knew I had to watch this video today. I have a cat (not technically mine, Kepler roams the neighborhood and random people in the neighborhood will set out food or take her to the vet when needed) and I've always felt a really strong connection with her. Every time I see her we just lock eyes and she runs up to me. I've always felt like there was something more in her eyes than just normal cat, and now I finally understand what that connection was. Thank you so much for this informative video
Hahahaha "witches were like 'ya we'll take that'" Alchemy at it's finest. Love you both!!! Demon meant deity/spirit or genius also. Booyah fam
I am a baby witch and i rarely do any kind of spells but whenever i do my cat would come and pur. Yesterday i was making a wand and while i was drawing a sigil my cat stared at me and pured. It seems like she is happy everytime i practice witchcraft
Yaaaay history lessons along with witchcraft goodies always make me happy
Omg I need that tea reading cup I’ve been looking for one everywhere!!!
"They will eat my candles🕯. EAT. My candles."
I've never related more.
My cat, Felix, is my familiar he enjoys accompanying me during meditation. He find my witchcraft fascinating and loves to watch me work. He does look like me as well 😂.
I love the history first, knowing the origins of the familiars. I also love the idea of not having to actually have a familiar present to "have" a familiar. I love learning from y'all. Thank you!
Love the song at the beginning..
Great video on differentiating between a familiar, pets and spirit guides. I used to have a small Maltese mix dog, and I’m pretty sure he could have been a spirit guide. Our connection was very different from other dogs and cats I’ve had. He found me, I just happened to be at the right place and time (I rescued him from a bizarre bait dog situation) around the time I was finding my path. So cute story, my sister was his caretaker while I was on a trip and taught this little dog how to find & fetch a small box of tissues! I don’t know how she did it. Since then, If I, or anyone seemed sad he came running with the box of tissues and curled up next to you and gave doggie kisses. He was adorable and so sweet and I miss him dearly (He passed on). Funny as I’m writing this, my 2yr old hands me my fav picture of him I keep on my altar. Sometimes I hear my late dog or see him out of the corner of my eye, his energy is definitely with me still.
Yes my cat follows me everywhere and whenever I am working with my altar or with my cards he comes running. He was very sick when I found him as a tiny stray so I had to nurse him back to health and we definitely bonded ❤️
A few days after watching this I found my first familiar 😊 I had never had one before and wasn t sure how a connection like that with an animal would feel like. Until a few days ago when I went into the pound just wanting to cuddle a dog or two, I found a black German shepherd puppy and knew instantly he was my familiar :) we have been inseparable ever since :) thank you for this video! This helped me find my sweet familiar and I'm very grateful for that 😊❤
Those witches and their damn diabolical workings!!!!lol
My familiar was actually my fiancé’s cat before we started dating 😂 she adopted him shortly before we got together and he and I just had an instant connection. I love my other pets but he’s definitely my magical helper 💕
Nice work on the video on familiars my friends. I had these cool imaginations on fictional animals when I was very young. And I love to meet you guys. My familiars are not just dogs and cats but birds of prey, corvids and crocodilians.
I just became a witch and as soon as I even contemplated whether I was a witch or not, charlie showed up and never left. I believe I've always been a with since birth and at four I had another cat/kitten chose me and never leave till death. She was never really my pet more of a friend, serious guardian and she did not like to be without me. When I spent the night with friends she would howl and cry all night. Until I was 20 she put me to bed every night at a certain time. I miss her blessed be.
I had an orange cat like Dusty named Cyrano. He was the best cat ever
I actually have a Flemish Giant rabbit named Maple and she absolutely is my familiar! She is my kindred spirit. I wasn't supposed to get her but when I saw her picture, I immediately wanted her. When I went and picked her up, I instantly felt linked with her and it is like she knew she was safe with me. She follows me everywhere and showers me with her bunny kisses and is TOTALLY an attention hog lol
Having watched this it's so obvious that the hyacinth macaw is my familiar. I feel deeply connected to them and draw a lot of energy from them.
Best intro ever!