🜃 Ritual Instructions: The Dream of Naming

 To invite the Cat to reveal its true name, prepare for sleep as you would for a quiet ritual. Here's a simple method to open that liminal space:

🌘 Before Sleep:

1. Create a Threshold
   Dim the lights. Burn incense or place a drop of essential oil on your pillow (mugwort, frankincense, or lavender are good).
   Say aloud:

   Cat of shadow, mirror of me,
   Step from silence and let me see.

2. Set the Intention
   Hold your hand over your heart and think or whisper:

   “In dream, show me your name.”

3. Anchor the Gate
   Place a symbol beneath your pillow:

   • A black thread

   • A piece of obsidian

   • A card from the Tarot (perhaps The Moon, The High Priestess, or Strength)

   • Or simply a written note: “I await the name of my daemon.”

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🌑 In Dream:

• The Cat may not speak plainly.

• The name might come as a sound, a vision, a series of letters, a sensation.

• You may wake with a word on your tongue, a strange craving, or an image that lingers—pay attention.

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🌒 Upon Waking:

Write everything down immediately, even if it seems nonsensical. Names are tricky. They arrive obliquely, like moonlight through smoke.