Cat Spirit Animal
Cat Symbolism
The cat carries many meanings revolving around the balance between seemingly opposites, such as inner and outer, action and rest, light and dark. It’s strongly symbolic of the connection with what usually hides in darkness or the unknown. The cat generally represents:
- Patience, waiting for the right moment to act
- Independence, yet enjoying social connections
- Spirit of adventure, courage
- Deep, relaxed connection with self
- Healing from the inside out
- Curiosity, exploration of the unknown or the unconscious
Let’s remember that the cat as we know it today mostly as a domestic animal was not a common animal for the American Indians. It was introduced by the European settlers and therefore is not part of the original totemic traditions. Nevertheless, cat symbolism has pervaded many ancient and modern cultures around the world. One of the most well-known is the worship of the cat in ancient Egypt. Nowadays, the cat is often part of our ordinary life and an inspiring animal totem for many of us.
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Cats and exploration of the unknown
Cats tend to be active at night and are able to see in the dark thanks to their highly adaptable eyes. Because they can be seen roaming around at night, they are associated in several cultures with the realm of the darkness. By extension, the cat has been considered as a symbol or representative of witchcraft and dark magic arts, especially if its color is black!
Another way to see the meaning of the cat as a spirit animal or totem is to pay attention to its ability to see in the dark and be at ease when most other animals and humans are not. If the cat shows up in your life as a spirit guide or you have this animal as totem, you may be inclined to start exploring areas in your life or aspects or yourself that you do not know well yet.
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Cat totem wisdom: Acting when the time is right
The cat spirit animal is a good helper for those who need to find the courage to tackle lingering problems or concerns. The cat is known for being a great hunter using not just force, but a refined sense of timing in the moment of the attack. It seems to follow its prey and be able to patiently wait and position itself until it catches it.
By affinity with this feline, those who have the cat as a spirit animal may be able to tackle issues with patience, confidence, and a good sense of timing in their actions. The wisdom of the cat totem lies in the ability to remain quiet, observe, and then act when the time is right, so you’re better positioned to reach your goal and preserve your energy even in moments of tension and action.
Attributes of the cat spirit animal: Agility and flexibility
When we observe cats, we see that they are characterized by the flexibility and agility. No matter the circumstances, it will always manage to fall back on its feet. By affinity with the cat totem, you may be encouraged to develop your flexibility at many different levels, whether it is in your physical body, mind, emotions, or spirit.
The cat totem is a source of inspiration to renew your perspective and have the courage to act or integrate it into your life. If the cat spirit animal shows up in your life, it may be time to explore new ways to look at things.
The cat totem: A call for independence
The cat is emblematic of a lifestyle that combines times of fierce independence and moments that are more social and cuddly. Being inspired by the cat’s spirit, you may foster the balance between your personal need for freedom and time alone with the company of others and social activities.
You may be called to bring more balance between your social life, whether it’s in your family, work or school, and time alone. The cat spirit animal could also encourage you to find a way of exploring your inner truths, as well as mystical truths, without sacrificing the connections you have with the rest of your environment.
Dreaming About Cats
Dreams are our subconscious minds communicating to us using the language of symbols. While some traditions think that a dream of a cat is a bad omen, this meaning is loosing favor in our more modern times. Dreams of cats have more often come to symbolize your feminine essence and sensuality. Dreams about cats may also be a message to tap into your inner mischievous and mysterious nature. A black cat in your dreams may be telling you to pay attention to your intuition. As far back as the ancient Egyptians and possibly farther, cats have been believed to be able to travel between dimensions. Is there a message from another dimension here for you?
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a medium told me my totem is a cat and then said a certain cat siamese cat .. i cant really find anything on totem on siamese so what does this mean
It’s strange, because I’ve always had cats wander about for no apparent reason in my dreams. Much of the time, they serve no purpose, but other times they come up to me and run off, and I result into following them to somewhere supposedly important.
But outside of my dreams, I still see cats strangely appearing. I had a gray tabby cat reside right beside my house for years, and whenever I would leave and take a stroll in the park, the same cat would end up walking nearby. And more recently, once I moved from the house, another gray tabby would jump the fence every day and nap next to the house, or next to my other cat’s grave. (She was, similarly, a gray tabby, though she had long hair instead of short. I don’t know what kind of attraction gray cats in particular seem to have to me… it’s weird.)
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My angel guides often sent me cats in my imagination, or make me hear some purring. I thought that it was only for fun until i read this, I really fit in the description of a person with a cat animal totem
Just recently iv had a black cat appear at my house and won’t go away. I hear it mostly at night crying outside my window very loud to be 2nd floor and I think that I hear it trying to break into my room through my window what does this mean? Is it a bad thing?
Maybe he or she is trying to come into your life, perhaps to teach you or join you in your journey. That’s how my cat Kiki came to me, she was a cub about 2 weeks old when her family got lost near my house and she strayed behind ultimately finding her way to my window. I live on the first floor. So as I heard her cry for help or her mother I simply adopted her. At first we were both kinda like scanning each other until we became like a family. She is my tottem, teacher and companion and I love her.
If you haven’t been feeding him the reason it want to come in,it saw a spiritual entity enter in to your apartment.yes,they see spirits of people whether they are dead or alive.during that time did something change in your life?
Cats are guardians of the underworld keep all the bad spirits out and away pay very close attention to there actions and ect .. And who there guarding and may seem to be keeping out, ever notice them going from one place to another as there scaring something away and than back to protecting and guarding you or another in particular?
I dreamed of a cat so small it was more like the size of a mole. I picked up this little kitten and nursed it back to health. I noticed that it was dwarfed even by a munchkin cat. I finally realized that this little cat represented my confidence. I also remembered that somebody pointed out that as far as cats are concerned, size doesn’t matter. Munchkin, Tabby, or Main Coon, or even my little mole cat, they all were too worried about doing the things they had to do to worry about the size. I learned something from that dream. No matter what the size, confidence is still confidence.
Okay so, I’ve had many encounters with this phenomenon. I’ve always had a spiritual tendency but have steadily come to terms with it in the last three years. To my understanding, based on life experiences, I’ve found that cats symbolise where you are in the energetic spectrum. I used to masturbate a lot and of course, when you do it in excess it brings consequences such as draining your creative energy and your adaptability to your environment. During my process of giving up masturbation, in order to raise my frequency, I’ve seen black cats which almost telepathically gave me a sign that where I am (spiritually speaking) is nowhere too safe, albeit I’ve always asked for angelic protection.
So as time went by and I ceased masturbating I’d see cats that had whiter fur making themselves present to let me know my energy is raising and I should keep going. This time around, I am in a very long streak and a few days ago as I was driving to work I saw a completely white cat by the sidewalk blocked by cars walking fast-paced. And that was the ultimate sign for me to do a bit research to see if this has happened to more people.
After all, I have started to see the benefits of keeping my life-force energy inside of me and transmuting it into productive things. Now things seem to go my way and opportunities have started to spring up out of the blue which is quite impressive. I cannot wait to see how this will help me bring my life purpose to pass. But what I do want to know is whether I have any sort of affinity with animals. I took the quiz and I got an owl and the description was fairly accurate but I’m intrigued about the cats.
Could anyone give any insights?
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I got the Owl too, which seems accurate but I have had very interesting, life changing, spiritual & strange interactions w/ cats over the years. I don’t think I’ve ever even seen an Owl in my life.
I often see cats that are not there. Most of the time they are either black or white. Always solidbin color. They run both toward and away, it varies.
Cool cats love me so I’m happy I got a cat as my spirit animal ??????
Okay so I had a dream that I was a cat, and in a meadow, hunting. I dreamed that I wen’t to my den, and then when the full moon came up, I dreamed that I was a black wolf, and padded out of my den and howled withe rest of my pack. And there was 2 wolves there that reminded me of my 2 crushes. In fact, a lot of people reminded me of people at school
Hi, so I’m just really interested in this particular dream. So I dreamed of 2 white cats, one with both blue eyes, and the other one has an orange and blue I forgot whether the orange is on the left or the right. but I saw these cats running around my kitchen. And the following day I dreamed of 2 girls with white hair and white dress, and guess what? Yes the eyes are the same as the cats. And there is also this orange cat with some black spots showing up outside my house whenever I pee (yes I prefer to pee outside) and when he/she sees me we stare at each other and instead of running the opposite direction he/she runs past me like he/she’s trying to get my attention. and what interests me the most is that the girl that I am currently courting owns 3 white cats, the two have blue eyes and the one with orange eyes passed away. Is the cat my spirit animal?
what brought me here is that last night i w3nt outsode my house to smoke,then when i open the door i saw 4 stray chubby cats silently staring my house all in four differnt colors white with dotted black,.gold cat,black cat,& gray cat. they stare at me 10-15 seconds then they ran in to dofferent directions. what bothers me is that they are inside of our gate sitting and facing in our house. i was living alone in the house, i went to sleep,then i had a dream about shaving my hair in to scalp.
i was wondering what is the meaning if there are any, because i know there is.