‘HE CAME HOME!’: Redditor uses witchcraft to summon family’s soul cat who ran away, after 2 weeks of spells Simba made his return

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 30, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

Lost cats are about as common to come across as trash on the floor sadly, but when a feline goes missing it can be insanely overwhelming for the pawrents to get up off their bottoms and do what it takes to reunite with their beloved feline. Some will put up posters, others will post to social media, but the pawrent in this story turned to forces beyond our mortal reckoning and understanding to reunite with her lost fur baby in quite the heartwarming and uplifting way.  

Now, we cannot claim that witchcraft works in all cases and situations, but it is a little difficult to say that it has not worked in this tail. For our pawrent was no ordinary feline fan, they were partial to a bit of magic and in their time of need they turned to the spells and seances that had brought them comfort in other times of struggle. Of course you might call their actions wishful thinking or any other kind of physiological process to instill hope in their heart that their cat child will return home. But whatever it might be, something that this pawrent did actually worked.

So while we are not telling you to go out and purchase an altar and cauldron just yet, we do believe that the moral of this story is that there is more that a pawrent can do to find their lost cat than simply posting on the internet and on trees in their area. And that sometimes the power of belief is stronger than anything else in this world.

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    "I wrote the spell down in my personal book of shadows and each time I lit a candle"
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    My family's cat got out and has been gone for 24 hours now. My little brother is very upset. We were searching all day yesterday, we left food trails, and we talked to the neighbors. We're worried our cat won't make it home.
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    I feel the need to use magic to try to bring him home. Does anyone have tips or ideas on what would work best? Our cat's name is Simba and he's a beautiful orange tabby who loves to snuggle and cause
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    I feel the need to use magic to try to bring him home. Does anyone have tips or ideas on what would work best? Our cat's name is Simba and he's a beautiful orange tabby who loves to snuggle and cause
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    I posted here two weeks ago to ask for advice on how to bring home my family's cat, Simba. One redditor suggested etching his name into a white candle and burning the candle all the way and that idea really stuck with
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    me. I've been etching his name into little tea lights almost every night while focusing on the mantra "Simba will return home safely". I wrote the spell down in my personal book of shadows and each time I lit a candle, I set a Celtic
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  • You know, while the actions and impetus of these spells might seem a little foo-fooy, there is a lot to be said for the power of wishful thinking. When we set our sights on something and keep that thing clearly in our mind it is much easier to achieve the very things that we have been wishing for. For some that is career success and for this pawrent it is finding their missing cat. The point is that there is far more validity in this kind of practice than might be initially apparent. 
     

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    cross necklace and a piece of amethyst next to the candle. I chose those two items because of all the items on my altar, they feel the most powerful. Without thinking anything of it, I wore that necklace today.
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    I now realize that wearing it may have helped solidify the all those candle spells that I used it in. I was just about to give up hope. We put up signs around the neighborhood, we spent time looking for him
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    almost every day and there was no sign of him. About an hour ago, my dog was barking incessantly and when my fiancé went to check on her, he saw Simba outside. My little brother coaxed him out of his
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    hiding place with some food and patience and now Simba is sleeping soundly in my little brother's bed after scarfing down food. Thank you to everyone who gave suggestions. It could just be a coincidence but I like to
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    think I helped bring him home. I also have a very strong connection with my dog (even though I know she's not a familiar) and if she hadn't warned us that he was there, we would've missed him.
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  • Well, that was certainly unexpected. We figured there would at very least be a process of hearing about sightings of the cat and a chase that could have lasted days if not weeks. But it seems that be it through the power of wishful thinking, magic or a combination of the two this catto has miraculously found its way home back to its family. All too often we hear about feline pawrents who are strung out and losing hope that they will ever find they cat child again. So perhaps the moral of the story here is to keep a pawsitive mindset and lay down distinct intentions that you will be reunited again soon. 
     

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    Simba sat in my lap for a few minutes before going to snuggle with my little brother and though I know I'm not his favorite person, I can tell he loves me and I wept out of relief for his return.
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    All this to say, be persistent with your spells and make sure you take action outside of spell- work too!
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