Rowan's Witchy Tips #2: Practicing the basics is important. There's no point in trying anything complex without the stability of basic exercises.
Rowan's Witchy Tips #5: Nobody I know will actually take Tip #4 seriously, so here's a crash course:
1) brush up on your fundamentals
2) have a plan set up BEFORE you begin. What with the familiar's role be? How will they achieve that role? Where will they get their energy from?
3) gather up materialsβ at the bare minimum you will want an object of some significance to you that will store the necessary πππππ πππ.
4) Charge up your πππ πππππππ over the course of several weeks
5) do the thing
Rowan's Witchy Tips #3: Basic shielding is good for you. A simple barrier around your living space will deter all manner of bugaboos and grabblesnorps.