A familiar is a supernatural spirit supposed to attend a witch for example they may take the form of the witch's black cat.
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The familiar phrase "Man proposes, God disposes" is an example of antithesis, as is John Dryden's description in "The Hind and the Panther" : "Too black for heaven, and yet too white for hell." ...
A form of guidance as a familiar is, should not have to be found but rather, should find you. Just like many things in life, they come when most needed and least expected. A familiar knows its place...