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The mysticism that surrounds cats

The mysticism that surrounds cats

There are many legends of witches that have been preserved until today and all of them They give us a pretty grotesque image of the sorceresses, with the classic wart on the nose.Did you know that this wart was understood as a third nipple that served to breastfeed cats?

Yes, that's right, these Animals were conceived for a long time as the companions of the witches, but in other times throughout the history of mankind they were also perceived as authentic Gods.

Few animals are as genuine as the cat and few animals They contain so much mystery, there are many mystical stories that feature our feline friends.Do you want to meet them? In this Animals and Pets Online article we talk about the mysticism that surrounds cats .

The cat sees everything

We can observe in our cat numerous comical behaviors, but surely, we will also observe strange behaviors, sudden jumps, meows facing a fixed point where there is apparently nothing out of the ordinary...

In ancient Egypt the cats were called Miw, which means "to see" and statues were made that imitated this animal to be placed outside the houses, thus, it was believed that the cat could protect the abode , because he was able to perceive everything.

The figure of the cat was highly revered in Egypt, so much so that when a feline died it was modified and several days of mourning were decreed, instead, if the death of the cat was not natural but was due to abuse, the person responsible was sentenced to the death penalty.

The mysticism that surrounds cats

Cats are not from this planet

There is the fascinating theory of extraterrestrial cats, which seems to have a fairly solid base, since although we know that dogs descend from the wolf, How do we draw the evolutionary line of the cat?

It is known that the cat began contact with humans in Ancient Egypt, but where were the cats long ago? To this day it cannot be concluded with total scientific consensus that cats obey the evolution of another animal, therefore, their appearance rises in a culture that has already been related on numerous occasions with the extraterrestrial life, makes us think about the possible interstellar origin of these animals.

The mysticism that surrounds cats

Cats and their great psychic ability

It is believed that cats capture subtle energies that the human being is not able to perceive, both his ear, and his nose, as his supposed sixth sense, would make the cat the better animal to perceive strange presences and spirits and in fact, various studies have been done in this regard.

It is also believed that the cat feeds on negative energies and that when it rests for a long period in a corner of the house is precisely absorbing these energies to transform them and finally eliminate them from our home .By this supposed ability some people clean the tarot cards by rubbing them against the back of their cat.

The mysticism that surrounds cats

The cat, faithful companion of the witches

At the beginning of this article we already mentioned how the cat has been linked to witches since ancient times, especially during medieval times, since cats symbolized the dark and the magical .The texts that reveal pagan traditions and that have been preserved until today say that once a circle has been formed for a ritual, the cat is the only animal that can freely enter and exit.

It was also believed that witches they could become cats but they could also cast spells to transform other human beings into these mysterious felines.

The relationship between witches, cats and the malefic has been perpetuated for many years, so much so that At present there is still the superstition that crossing a black cat is synonymous with bad luck , however, it is only a superstition, as widespread as false.

The mysticism that surrounds cats

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