Creating a Familiar?

I have a soul connection with my dog, before I learned anything about magic or esoterism I always knew I had placed a piece of me inside him. I wasnt even out looking for a dog but i saw him and... Aomething happened. He was coal black except for a white mark where the third eye would be. And from the moment I held him it felt as though he had been created just for me. I think a familiar can be both living and non living, the special cat of my childhood still shows up and sleeps on my bed or rubs against my legs once in awhile. As for the person who asked the initial question, I got a flash that perhaps a bird would suit you? A little canary or something more majestic. Look around and when you meet the right one, you will both know :)

Ok my very large brightly colored spider persists to be near. We have very cold weather in a few months so I wonder what will happen when the weather changes. I have thought about a terrarium, but want the thoughts of others. Part of me thinks let nature be and see if it is back in the fall or comes inside on its own.

Thank you GoldenOrb

Who says that you can't create spirits?
And getting a familiar is far easier than it sounds.

I think a cat spirit makes a good familiar.

I have to agree with Jack on this one. I have had my familiar for going on fourteen years now, and she has the form of a wood nymph. I didn't summon her on purpose, but appeared during some emotional turmoil I was experiencing at the time. She also acts completely independent of myself, but warns me of danger and advises me during magickal practices. She does not seem to travel beyond 200 meters of me, and likes to do her own thing when I don't need her.

If you'd be willing to message me privately, using the site's mail system, I'd be happy to provide tips and tricks that I've used personally!
Blessed Be and Merry Giving,
JD

Hrrrrm. I'm about to throw a wrench in this topic's gears.

I've read all sorts of things about familiars in my research and from personal experiences, it really depends on the energy you work with. I've experienced all of the things people above are talking about. I've experienced a familiar on the astral as an animated, autonomous spirit. I've fed them energy, created them on the astral and yes, I also have a familiar-as-a-pet. Which one is right definition? Who the heck knows.