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I strangled my cat to raise a demon and now I am sorry?

9/28/2013

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QUESTION - Two years ago my friend told me that if I strangled a cat we could summon the Devil. I am ashamed to say that I did kill the cat and nothing happened. I thought that sacrifice worked in summoning demons and I feel really guilty that I killed some old lady’s cat for no reason. Do you reckon killing a cat can be forgivable and do witches do sacrifices? PS. I am fifteen and male.


The nature of sacrifice seems to confuse a lot of people. It is true that animal sacrifices were once considered (in both Pagan and Christian cultures) to be an acceptable offering to the Gods. But what you need to remember is that back in olden times people had very few possessions and their livestock would be one of the most valuable things that they owned. The power of sacrifice is not the spilling of blood or the ending of life, it is the act of giving something up that means something to the person doing the sacrifice. It follows that in olden times slaughtering a goat or a chicken would have been a genuine sacrifice – in modern times killing random animals has little meaning or significance attached to it.

Do witches perform sacrifice? Certainly I do – but I assure you that my hands do not become in the least bloody when I do so. I perform sacrifice that actually involves me losing something - sacrifice by direct debit rather than by death. Generally when I wish to either thank the Gods or ask them for something I try to put something into the world to do some good, like a donation of money to charity. A fellow witch thanks the universe by putting things back into the earth, planting seeds that sort of thing. These positive actions are to my mind far more acceptable sacrifices than a meaningless act of random destruction such as the killing of an innocent animal.

You seem a little confused about witches and the Devil. Very few witches believe in or worship the Devil. Devil worship is more akin to Satanism. And I have to be honest, I know a few Satanists and they would be far more outspoken than me on the subject of killing random cats. They’d call you an idiot and quite rightly so. No self respecting Satanist goes around stealing cats off old ladies. It is hardly surprising that two teenage boys and a dead cat failed to raise a demon of any sort. I can’t deny there are certain rites that do involve blood ritual but without knowing what you are doing, you are unlikely to get very far. I’d also question what exactly you intended to do with the demon in the unlikely event that you had managed to summon anything. Magic without a motive or a direction is nothing but posturing. If you genuinely feel called to a magic path, start with the basics, learn your craft from the bottom up and stop trying to impress your friends with things of which you have no understanding.

Do I think killing a cat is forgivable? Yes, suppose I do (though I do not condone such unnecessary violence and to my mind only a weak person hurts animals) - But I am of the firm belief that we all make mistakes and we all do stupid things occasionally and I do not feel that the rest of your life should be tainted with the guilt of one adolescent incident. I’d suggest that you take some positive steps to apologise for your action – I’m not keen on all this saying sorry and being forgiven business – if you want to feel you can put the incident behind you, go out of your way to atone for it. Give some money or time to a cat charity, help out some elderly neighbours, volunteer at a cat rescue place….Whatever… but do something positive to help others and offer up the gift of that sacrifice to the Gods.

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Tammy Bartlett
9/2/2017 09:46:51 pm

No, it is most definitely NOT ACCEPTABLE, and certainly NOT FORGIVEABLE!! Cats are the most precious animal in the eyes of the Goddess, and killing one so you can summon a so-called demon is DEPLORABLE! That child needs serious help before he turns into a serial killer. Any kind of sacrifice that involves ANY living creature is an abomination in the eyes of the Goddess! Remember, "Harm None." Also, children should NOT be playing around with magick! It is NEVER ok to kill anyone, human or animal, for magickal means! ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS IN THE EYES OF THE GODDESS. Anyone who practices animal sacrifice is EVIL! And no, Wiccans DO NOT believe in the so-called "Devil". That is a christian concept. People like this stupid child are exactly why the christians hate and persecute us! Thanks a lot, jerk!

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laura mercante
11/7/2017 10:25:49 am

Stunned. I hope this sick person got therapy, jail or hit by a truck. If I ever felt like dropping the "harm none" part its now. SICK SICK SICK, Jeffrey Daumer started this way. Just having this question here is an abomination. SMUDGE!

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June Bloom
8/18/2018 10:32:48 am

I never respond to comments, but these 2, hold me back. As a mother of 2 lovely witches, though not one myself, I have to say, shame on both of the previous commentators. Bollocks i guess, to your own basic Wiccan tenet, as it would appear neither of you actually believe it. Harm none, but judge and hate others? Does that not make you a ‘stupid’ woman. See the issue I’m having with this? This young man made a mistake and feels guilt and remorse. Jeffrey Dahmer did not. To compare this young man, whom you do not know, with him, well you could be validating his own self hatred, leading into a life that he wasn’t meant have. Or not. The point is, you are ignorant to the effects of your hate and judgement. The actions of this ‘stupid’ child is not why Christians hate and supposedly persecute you. Your attitude and harsh judgement does that by itself. You are not really any different from the so called pious Christian Church ladies, in that respect.

Now that I am done judging wiccans, I must mention how much I have enjoyed this website. It is truly wonderful. I came here to try to learn and to understand my daughters, as their paths are new and unknown to me. I was raised Christian, but have encouraged my girls to make their own choices. I think what you are doing with this website is nothing short of amazing. Bless you.

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