About Me
People often want to know more about me, so here goes...
Who am I? I'm a rootworker, artist, author, and a red-headed spitfire who will never be afraid to call it like I see it. ;)
People often ask me, "Cat, is this what you always KNEW you'd do for a living?" Definitely not. I have a bachelor's of fine art in graphic design and a minor in art history - I expected to be a graphic designer. Prior to that I wanted to be a famous rockstar, so....I guess my dreams were not exactly realistic prior to going to college. Even now I meet up with people I've not seen since high school or college and they are sort of surprised I never became famous like I'd swore I would be. They're wrong - I am famous, just in the occult world, which, to most people, is not "BIG." Certainly a horde of paparazzi doesn't follow my every move - and thank goodness for that. ;) Since I've grown up, I can say I'm about as famous as I ever want to be. Its already a bit odd to be standing in line at Mc D's or something and have someone start hollering "Omigod! You're the originalninjacat!" which does occaisionally happen to me.
Despite the fact that I've been psychic since I was born, and spellcasting for at least 2/3 of my life if not more, I have heard people remark on many occaisions that I don't "seem like the type" to have an interest in the paranormal, supernatural, occult, spells, religions, or psychicism. I would agree that I'm not in the least "goth" (my hideous 'pink phase' in 2006 would have been quite the opposite, hahaha.) However, I know A LOT of people who share my interests and are not "goth" whatsoever. I have heard I seem "too normal" to be into the interests I have, but frankly, I had learned at a young age not to discuss my passion for the occult, religions, spells, psychicism, etc, with just anyone because not everyone is interested or comfortable with those topics - and I certainly have tons of interests outside of those ones. ;) I don't need to look like an undertaker or have a closet full of black clothes to have magical ability...and though I look good in black, I'm actually more predisposed to liking red anyhow. ;) If I would describe myself, I'd say I'm more like a tough chick who loves trendy clothes, having fun, making dirty jokes (I am a dirty joke encyclopedia!) hiking, walking, nature, cheesy pop songs, laughing at myself, and just having a great time when there is a great time to be had. I love crafting (not just spellcrafting - I knit, crochet, decoupage, paint, sculpt, mosiac, etc,) I love art (making it and seeing it,) dancing like a fool (I'm shocked there is no YouTube of me dancing, I'm so bad at it!) martial arts, movies/films, I'm a history buff - there's a lot more to me than just a passion for spellcasting and the occult!
I was born psychic. I have never known life without being psychic. As far as I know, this "gift" (its not always a pleasant experience, so I don't think of it as a gift) does not run in my family. My mother is mildly intuitive sometimes, but I think all mothers are when it comes to their children. No one in my family practices spellcraft, nor does anyone but myself profess any great love of the occult, or any other related topic.
As far back as I can remember, I saw things and felt things and knew things that other people claimed they didn't see, feel, hear, or know...until I was about ten years old, I thought perhaps people were just lying because it scared them to acknowledge these things they claimed to be outside of their perception. To me, being as I am is as natural as seeing with my physical eyes, hearing with my physical ears, or feeling something with my fingertips...but as I grew older, I began to understand that I, for whatever reason, had abilities that others either supress or do not have. Other people don't hear the voice of the caller in the ringing of the phone (even without caller ID assistance, LOL, I was doing that before there WAS caller ID,) other people don't feel the spirits around them, other people don't feel the sadness or anger or desperation that stains a room even after the people in the room have left and the argument is over, other people don't know something bad is coming or something big is coming or whatever from just knowing it will, others don't see auras... I could go on. It was quite a revelation to me that others didn't have the same or similar experiences as I did.
By the time I was 11, I was learning to read the tarot, and I'd already begun learning spellcraft. The rest is history...I was a devoted student of the occult as soon as I could read (to my parent's credit, a lot of the things I wished I coulda read at a wee age were not allowed because that's pretty scary stuff for a little kid, - I also read things like the Velveteen Rabbit, and normal kid stuff, hahaha,) and I've never stopped being devoted to it. I can't consume enough knowledge on occult/supernatural topics. I've always been interested by religions, too.
Above: me on Halloween - I don't dress up like that every day, hahaha!
