A follower of my work wrote in telling me she witnessed three black cats sitting at her doorstep three days in a row. She asked what the symbolic meaning of black cats (specifically, these three) could be, to which I respond:
Dear Cat Whisperer:
Unanimously, the symbolic meaning of cats is that of protection and guardianship.
Stoic, silent and mysterious, cats fit the bill of for being expert guardians of homes and people. They are also master secret keepers, and are a symbol of esoteric (hidden) knowledge.
As a Celtic animal symbol, the cat was honorably regarded as the guardian of the Otherworld, and served as a gatekeeper to the other realm of existence.
Black cats double in their mystery, and protection powers.
The number three is highly promising – it is a number that deals with creativity, new ideas, new partnerships, and new business ventures.
The fact that you have seen three black cats on your stoop is a very auspicious sign. It may mean you will be forming a new business relationship, or that you are coming into a position in which you will become more stable.
The appearance of these cats is also very promising because it tells me that you and your family are protected against energy that may thwart you from launching new ideas. You all are guarded against trivial, bothersome set-backs.
i have a question that i haven’t been able to answer..
what does it mean, if you desperately attempt to dodge a black cat whilst driving and it intentionally runs back towards your car, you hit it with three tires, and the last two bring the car completely up off the ground.. and when you go back to see if the cat’s dead, its nowhere in sight.. so you spend 45 minutes looking for any trace that it actually happened with the person who was in the passenger seat, and no sign on the road or on your car, including checking the inside of the car rims and engine..
then not the next day, but the day after that approx around the same time [3-4am] you venture out to your car to grab your wallet and theres a black cat that appears to be the same size and age laying on your hood looking straight at you.. and you know its not your neighbor’s cat because no one in your development has a black cat?
is that some sort of sign of protection or warning? i feel uncomfortable, and im always looking behind me for another cat to appear in my house, or wake up with one looking at me.. i’d really like your input
-vam
I believe phenomenon such as these take place to do the very thing you are doing now: Question.
Perhaps that is the only purpose for these events – to make you question your own reality.
Animals come to us for reasons – what their reasons may be depends upon those they appear to.
In other words, I can only give you some general, foundational thoughts based on lore, or observation (as I have done in the above post). Ultimately you must ascribe your own interpretation to these events.
Pls could you advise
I have a black cat with 4 white paws that keeps coming to my house and even sometimes enters as if she lived here. She seems to be acustomed to people as i have touched her and taken her out at times, but i have been told that it is not auspicious. especially a black cat with white paws.
Other cats are fine
BTW
I have always liked cats and had them since i was a child, I now have a white cat with brown patches which I accepted from neighbours whom were going to put him down when they moved house, and a ginger kitten which i found in a dustbin in the city. unfortunatley they dont get along too well but i think it will take time.
pls advise
Marc
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