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Since I posted the story of my little kitten Tomato in the Black and Orange Update? thread, several people (on board and off) have told me that they also have a ghost kitten. So, I'm wondering if this might actually be more common than I would have thought.
To repeat the highlights of Tomato's story: our cat Jenni Wren had kittens a while back. Two of them were plain grey, one grey with white socks, and one double-pawed albino. Needless to say, the little albino caught my attention right away. Unfortunately, she and one of her brothers were very small and week, and their mother rejected them. We did our best to hand-rear them, but they didn't survive the day (and my little albino, already named "Tomato" by my son - another story - passed away in my hand).
The moment Tomato was born, literally, I felt a shiver of something. Recognition, something. But I knew, from her first breath, that she was here to be a Familiar of sorts - or an "animal ally," to be a little less Magus imperialis about it. When it became clear that she wasn't going to survive (though our efforts continued unabated, even to attempted resuscitation), I knew (not "thought about" or "came up with" or even "decided") that I needed to take steps to allow her to remain with the family after her body's death.
After she died, I lit up the althaea incense and candles (and assorted whatnot) and invited her to stay with us, if she wished (along with my promise that if she ever wished to move on she was not bound). Starting that night, and (nearly) every night thereafter, I have left her a plate of milk and a burning myrrh incent on our stovetop (our "hearth" equivalent). The arrangement as it stands is that we will continue to feed and care for her, and she will perform her catly duties on the spectral level - guarding the house and its occupants from unwelcome spiritual intruders and probing psychic presences, and also warning us in the event of a dangerous emergency. She has permission to communicate with me through dreams, whenever she wishes, with the caveat that I can close that door if necessary.
Since she has come to live with us, the general "atmosphere" in the house has been noticeably "lighter" than before - it used to carry an intermittently oppressive feel, necessitating regular cleansings in the hoodoo style (which I still do, but the dust ain't as thick, if you know what I mean). Objectively, I have no way of determining for sure if it has anything to do with my dear sweet kitten patrolling the borders, but it certainly feels that way.
So, enough about us. How about you? You and your ghost cat, that is. Tell us stories. Half-seen presences? Dream visits from beloved felines? Story time. *sits down to listen*
*prrrrrrrr*
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