A Spell to Call a Familiar Into Your Life

Perform this spell during a full moon or waxing lunar phase.
You will need:

• a brown pillar candle (on the small to medium side, as you will likely be attracting a small, domestic animal into your life)
• one sheet of unlined paper (keep more on hand if you are a perfectionist)
• a black ink pen or thin marker
• crayons or colored pencils
• a moonstone or opal
• oil consecrated to any of these deities of your choice: Pan, Cernunnos, Anubis, Bastet, Artemis, the Horned God, Herne the Hunter, the Green Man, and Freyr.
• a fireproof plate

Anoint your candle with your choice of oil. Light the candle, and slowly,
with patience and cheerfulness of heart, draw your would-be familiar first in
ink. You do not have to be a talented artist; you are drawing from your
emotions. Try to capture the energy or spirit of the animal you would like to
be your familiar. If a symbolic outline is all you can manage, do not worry or
feel ashamed; have fun with it.
Color in your animal’s shape, being as creative as you like. You do not need
to go for realism. Beneath the finished image, write down some traits you
would love your familiar to possess, such as:
loyal
attentive
independent
brave
loving
funny
When you are finished, fold the paper toward you once. Slide the paper
below the candle and set your choice of crystal before it (but far enough away
so that the candle, while melting, does not surround or cover the stone.
After you’ve finished your drawing, say:
“God and Goddess (or you may say the name of the deity the oil you used
was for), please provide for me an animal to be my familiar, magical, and
true. I thank you for your loving kindness.”
When you are finished with the spell, allow the candle to burn down. The
next day, bury it with the paper in your garden or by the woods. Allow some
time for the universe to create your familiar, and keep an eye open for
animals coming into your life. Do not obsessively check the classifieds or
local shelter’s website: allow your intuition to guide you. When it calls to
you, take action—or wait for the animal to cross your path. You will know
when it is right.