{"id":300,"date":"2023-08-30T20:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/?p=300"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:29:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:29:27","slug":"cat-magick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/08\/30\/cat-magick\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Magick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Am I smitten? Smitten. Enchanted? Enchanted. Delighted? Delighted. I\u2019m just overwhelmed with joyfulness from reading \u201cCat Magick: Harness the Powers of Felines through History, Behaviors, and Familiars\u201d by Rieka Moonsong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cat-magic-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" width=\"202\" height=\"272\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cats have a long history, and Moonsong does a terrific job of outlining everything from Li Shou (a key cat player in China\u2019s creation mythology), all the Egyptian feline deities and their worship, their role as persecuted creatures, and more. \u201cCat Magick\u201d examines felines from domestic to big cat, with my favorite chapter being \u201cBig Cat Energy\u201d because I still use the phrase \u201cBig Dick Energy\u201d when someone has got balls, or \u201cBig Stick Energy\u201d when my dog won\u2019t let go of a felled tree branch. Also, I love cheetahs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst all the cat history and folklore and adorable cat illustrations you\u2019ll find loads of actual cat magic. Obviously, there is space dedicated to cat familiars and guides, but there are also many accessible cat spells and rituals. They are all easy to understand and fairly light on the need for supplies and tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCat Magick\u201d by Rieka Moonsong is just as enticing as the animal it is based on. It is a wonderful read for anyone who loves cats (obviously), but it is also a solid magical resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quarto.com\/ourbooks\/bookinfo.aspx?ean=9781631069550&amp;bkey=119469450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/24031\/9781631069550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your own copy here.<\/a> (This is an affiliate link to my Bookshop, which supports independent bookstores throughout the United States. If you use this link to purchase the book, I will make a small commission at no additional cost to you.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you enjoy The Magical Buffet? Considering supporting The Magical Buffet on Patreon! For only $5 a month you\u2019ll receive monthly tarot\/oracle forecasts, classes, and behind the scenes updates!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here kitty, kitty, kitty review!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}