Me, a secular witch: Shit, I’m in trouble if I don’t find the thing.
Something: Pssst look in that drawer.
Me: Finds thing that will work better in the drawer.
Me:…
Something: Raises eyebrow
Me: Was that, are you..?
Something: You’re welcome.
In my practice that a is what I refer to as my soft animism. I project a need and something goes “I can help with that! I’m over here!” it could also be spirits or whatnot.