Cleo and the Power of Bast
Iāve had a familiar even before I knew what a familiar was. Looking back now it begins to make more sense. Cleo (full name Cleopatra) came into my life at a time when I was not sure if I was ready to have another pet. Someone I worked with was trying to find homes for a litter of kittens, but I said no. My cat Noodles had recently passed away and I was not ready. A few days passed and they came to me again asking if I was sure, I said no again. Finally another week went by, they asked a final time and I told them the only way I would consider getting a cat right now was if it was a female, white fur, and with blue eyes (which was true). I thought that would end the conversation until they replied they had one that matched the request. I finally agreed to go look. When I walked in I saw a few kittens playing around, but none with white fur. I was on the floor petting the others when I see this little white fur ball come around the corner, walk up to me, and crawled up on my lap. I looked at her, she looked at me, and the rest was history. That was in 2004. Another thing to mention was that she never seemed very social when other people were around, in fact, there were few people that she would tolerate besides me. It was like she was protecting me. I did not start on my path until February of 2020, and looking back now I see things that I did not previously see, or did not pay attention to.
Below is an excerpt from my spiritual journal that occurred during Samhain ritualā¦
And then I turned to working with Bast. I had the statue of her on the altar, I picked it up and stared at it for a while then asked her why she wasnāt willing to come to me, what have I done and in the back of my head I hear āI always have beenā, then I have a thought of Cleo when she was a kitten and when I named her Cleopatra. So again I start to cry, and apologize for not realizing this sooner. She said āyou found out when you were supposed toā. And I ask if she will be here a while, then I/we look over to see Cleo sleeping and I hear āfor a while moreā. And then more tearsā¦I still get a chill thinking about this.
Now when doing a morning or afternoon prayer I ring the bell and start and it is almost guaranteed that before I am finished she is up on the bed sitting next to me, almost like she is participating in the prayer.
So if you are asking me I would say without a doubt that she was sent to me by Bast at a time when I needed her most. I only wish I would have realized that sooner. Blessed be.