Re: the death of a familiar By: Nekoshema / Novice
Post # 11 Apr 01, 2013
it is believed when humans die their spirit will be reborn as someone we know in the future. i don't see why the same wouldn't be true for animals/familiars. my first cat died suddenly [hit by a car] for many years after his death, at 1 in the morning [as he did when he was alive] i would hear my cat purring, i could feel him jump onto my bed, and even see his eyes, and he would curl up at the foot of my bed. sometimes i would try to move my legs to see if it was my imagination, or my other cat, i could swing my legs through the spot. my legs would go through fine, but it would feel as though it was passing through something, or something pushed against my legs slightly.
my dog [my familiar] also passed away suddenly [long story] i could still feel him with me for many years. he was a Sheppard mix, so with his bad hips he could never make it up the stairs [where the livingroom and my bedroom was] when he wanted me to come down, he would scratch at the first step. every so often after he died i could hear him scratching, and when i would go downstairs i felt like he was standing there.
one more, my cat died in 2009, we found him in our wood cellar when i was 7, all skin and bones. he was a very loyal cat. when i was 11 i moved, but Licorice hated cars [we think he was brought up in an RV because we lived near a bunch of camp sites, and he was declawed, no vet for miles would declaw cats] so we left him with my Nannie at the family farm [it's a huge house, we lived there too, my dad still did, a long story] well he lived there, outside, for many years [we think he was around 20] he died of old age, we still visit every summer, and even my Nannie [who can see spirits too] could see him sitting on the porch when it was sunny out. her dog [who was best friends with my cat] died last year, and we haven't seen Licorice's spirit since.
lol, i know that was more of a person story than any actual facts, but i've seen it myself, they normally stay behind for a little while before crossing over. then they could be reborn as another pet, or even a human, you never know.
Hello. I am new to the forum . What you wrote is dead on . My familiar is Comming to his final days . As he weakens so do I, as he forgets things so do I, as his health is failing so is mine . I didn't make the connection at first , getting weaker and weaker . Then I saw what was happening . He has been with me for 27 years . I am at a loss as what to do. When I moved here I left all behind . It's been a hard road . Not sure how to handle this one. But it was good to read your post. Made me feel like someone out there knows.
My familiar of 23 years passed away yesterday. I felt her panic, her pain, her impending doom. She was my familiar before I knew I was a witch. She led me down my path and now I cannot see my path at all. It feels like the road just stopped with an eighty foot brick wall. I can't get another cat as my partner is allergic. Feeling very lost. Will another familiar find me?
