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The Witch's Guide to Animal Familiars: Spells, Rituals & Recipes for Making Magic with Animal Allies
Whether you are seeking to bring animal magic into your practice or simply want to bond with a furry, finned, or feathered friend in more meaningful ways, this guide will expand your magical practice and amplify your power with the help of an animal familiar.
MORE THAN JUST BLACK CATS . . .
Discover your personal animal familiar and open yourself to a new way of working alongside the animal kingdom in your magical practice. More than simple elements to be added to spells, animals are allies who can teach any witch about energy, life force, and different kinds of consciousness.
For centuries, witches have been linked with familiars such as black cats; however, the world of animal familiars is not limited to felines. Dogs, birds, rodents, reptiles, and even the guppies in your aquarium can be your special companions and magical co-creators. And familiars are not just limited to the pets that we live with; animals in the wild can also enhance our magic and teach us valuable spiritual lessons.
In this comprehensive book, you’ll learn how to identify an animal familiar and invite them into your witchcraft practice. You’ll find spells to attract, protect, and bond with your familiar. You’ll learn magical ways to calm your familiar and even rituals to help your familiar transition at the end of life. You’ll access ways to talk to your familiar and build psychic links to help you understand them. You’ll discover ways to invite your familiar to participate in your magical rituals, to exchange spiritual energy with your familiar, and even learn how to shapeshift into animal form.
MORE THAN JUST BLACK CATS . . .
Discover your personal animal familiar and open yourself to a new way of working alongside the animal kingdom in your magical practice. More than simple elements to be added to spells, animals are allies who can teach any witch about energy, life force, and different kinds of consciousness.
For centuries, witches have been linked with familiars such as black cats; however, the world of animal familiars is not limited to felines. Dogs, birds, rodents, reptiles, and even the guppies in your aquarium can be your special companions and magical co-creators. And familiars are not just limited to the pets that we live with; animals in the wild can also enhance our magic and teach us valuable spiritual lessons.
In this comprehensive book, you’ll learn how to identify an animal familiar and invite them into your witchcraft practice. You’ll find spells to attract, protect, and bond with your familiar. You’ll learn magical ways to calm your familiar and even rituals to help your familiar transition at the end of life. You’ll access ways to talk to your familiar and build psychic links to help you understand them. You’ll discover ways to invite your familiar to participate in your magical rituals, to exchange spiritual energy with your familiar, and even learn how to shapeshift into animal form.
- GenresWitchcraftSpirituality
339 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 28, 2025
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About the author
Madame Pamita
14 books92 followersMadame Pamita is a Ukrainian-American witch, teacher, author, candle maker, spellcaster, and tarot reader. She is the author of The Witch's Guide to Animal Familiars, Baba Yaga’s Book of Witchcraft, The Book of Candle Magic, Magical Tarot, The Familiar Magic Pocket Oracle (November 2025), The Witch's Guide to Plant Familiars (February 2026), and co-author of Cancer Witch. She is also the proprietress of the online spiritual apothecary, the Parlour of Wonders and lives in Santa Monica, California. You can find her online at parlourofwonders.com .
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July 24, 2025
Excellent addition to my collection of witchcraft books. My familiar passed away last fall so I am not currently able to use the book in that way BUT I very much enjoyed reading it. When and if I next have an opportunity to develop a relationship with a new familiar, this book will be my go-to. Or if I become ready to call in a new familiar, this book will aid me.
July 27, 2025
I am becoming a big fan of Madame Pamita.
The book was through, light-hearted and exactly what I was looking for. I loved the Slavic additions as unfortunately anything about Slavic magic is hard to come by
The book was through, light-hearted and exactly what I was looking for. I loved the Slavic additions as unfortunately anything about Slavic magic is hard to come by
October 9, 2025
Part of a witch bookclub! I loved getting to understand animal familiars a little more
What I enjoyed: There are a lot of versatile spells, projects and activities to do for a wide range of animals types. I also loved the explainer of spirit guide vs. pet vs. messenger vs. familiar. It is a helpful book that goes broad and deep with the chapters on specific animal types. I did the suggested exercise with letting the dog lead a walk, and she gifted me a little red clover at the end. So fun!! Still working on if she’s interested in being my familiar or just my friend.
What I didn’t love: The last two thirds are chapters on very specific animal groups that can be familiars. Of course, I read them all. But if you’re interested in only one type of animal group, it may feel like a bit of unusable material. I’d recommend in that case, getting a book on that animal magic type specifically.
Bottom line: Yes! I’d recommend this, and I cannot wait to discuss with folks.
What I enjoyed: There are a lot of versatile spells, projects and activities to do for a wide range of animals types. I also loved the explainer of spirit guide vs. pet vs. messenger vs. familiar. It is a helpful book that goes broad and deep with the chapters on specific animal types. I did the suggested exercise with letting the dog lead a walk, and she gifted me a little red clover at the end. So fun!! Still working on if she’s interested in being my familiar or just my friend.
What I didn’t love: The last two thirds are chapters on very specific animal groups that can be familiars. Of course, I read them all. But if you’re interested in only one type of animal group, it may feel like a bit of unusable material. I’d recommend in that case, getting a book on that animal magic type specifically.
Bottom line: Yes! I’d recommend this, and I cannot wait to discuss with folks.
February 8, 2025
Helpful, touching, inspirational and beautiful!
When I started reading, I couldn't put this book down. Some books I have on power or spirit animals can be a bit dry to read and don't hold information on how to connect. This book is different. There are many details, instructions, rituals and tips for beginners as well as inspiration for advanced practitioners.
I've long worked with animal familiars but I still found this book insightful, inspirational and with information I hadn't come across before. I will definitely add some of the suggested rituals and recipes to my practice, both for personal use and in a professional capacity.
What I loved as well is the loving energy that not only exudes from these pages but also the beautifully written text itself that make you connect, feel, and engage all the way through. Fully deserved 5 stars!
When I started reading, I couldn't put this book down. Some books I have on power or spirit animals can be a bit dry to read and don't hold information on how to connect. This book is different. There are many details, instructions, rituals and tips for beginners as well as inspiration for advanced practitioners.
I've long worked with animal familiars but I still found this book insightful, inspirational and with information I hadn't come across before. I will definitely add some of the suggested rituals and recipes to my practice, both for personal use and in a professional capacity.
What I loved as well is the loving energy that not only exudes from these pages but also the beautifully written text itself that make you connect, feel, and engage all the way through. Fully deserved 5 stars!
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