When I first noticed a link between ferrets and the occult, people (on another group) thought I was nuts. But, I have been researching and continually observing that there IS a link between ferrets and the occult. Excerpt from: "The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnership for Successful Magic": "According to ancient lore, a spirit from the Otherworld was believed able to dwell within the physical body of an animal or creature. The traditional vessels for such spirits were the cat, mouse, FERRET, hare, bat, snake, hound, or bird, particularly a raven or an owl". One witch was executed for talking to a ferret: "Craig R. Prentiss, a teacher of religious studies at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, MO, relates that while researching the persecution of "witches," he discovered that one JOAN PRENTICE was hanged about 1589 as a result of the "witch trials" at Chemsford, Essex County, England". "She confessed that the Devil appeared to her as a dunnish colored FERRET with fiery eyes and asked for her soul". Once, a ferret owner boasted to me that she was a witch. Shortly after that, she lost her ferret (escaped) due to negligence. In spite of all her incantations, potions and crystals, she never found it. All her "power" was useless. But, she wasted no time in getting more ferrets. Now, I see "Ferret Tarot Cards" for sale. So, what other connections with the occult might ferrets have? (What other connections might PEOPLE have made?) Gary [Posted in FML issue 4349]