Be  Careful  When  Choosing Your  Cat Tattoo Designs! The Cat  Has Filled the human heart  With Love, hate devotion & fear, appearing in Mythology And folklore as a symbol of good &  bad luck.

It Has Been Revered As sacred, even as a god, and been despised as an agent of evil...

Cat Symbolism... As An Ancient  Symbolic  Celtic  Animal, The  Cat  Represents The guardian  of  the  Otherworld (or Underworld, depending which texts you read from various regions).

Stoic, silent & mysterious, cats fit  the bill of Other world guardians quite well. They keep the secrets of the Otherworld eternally to themselves, as they gaze with  guile  upon  a  world  That does not see or understand the depth of their knowledge.

However, black cats in Celtic lore were considered evil, and were sacrificed.

In Western  tradition, black  cats have been associated with witchcraft. This is due to black being associated with supposed perils of the night, and the cat is Associated  with transformation  just as the veil of night shifts our perception
of reality.

However, In  Ancient  Rome The Cat Was Sacred To Diana, The Moon Goddess. Here the cat was also considered a guardian of homes & a symbol of domestic goodness.

In Norse legend the cat is depicted drawing the chariot of their fertility goddess, Freyja, and therefore the cat is thought of as a blessing upon newborns and a good omen for those increasing their family ranks.

In  ancient  Egypt cats were sacred & were even depicted on the head of their lunar goddess, Bastet which was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. In her honor, cats were even mummified along with mice for them to eat.

Cats Themselves Are Quite Resourceful And T end To Give Us Messages Of Change, flexibility of adaptability. Often, when a cat makes an uncommon appearance  in  ou r lives  it  is  a  message for us to shake up our habitual routines  and  make  some  fresh  changes  in our lives, as well as be more
flexible in our thinking.

Sometimes displaying very strange behavior and antics, you can never really pin a cat down. Simply put, the cat  animal  symbolism  is  synonymous with creativity  and  psychic  power  because  of  its  sometimes  unorthodox and “mysterious” behavior.

Cats  have  a  certain  notoriety that has been brought about by wives tales, myths, & by their own nature. They are a symbol of curiosity, independence and sensuality.

Not  to  mention that cats are said to have nine lives, so they are also heavily linked to spirituality & rebirth. Cat tattoos tend to express these traits & how they connect to their wearer.

The good  news  is, this  mystery  is  a  message to us that we have the power over illusion. Cat animal symbolism reminds us to not fall prey to false beliefs, to  not  be  a  fool  out  of  ignorance  and derive understanding from our own internal wisdom.

The  cat  beckons us to realize that when we turn within to our own hearts, minds & souls, and trust in ourselves we will always be shown the truth of matters.

Another  very  popular  design  for  cat  tattoos...  is  the  portrait. These  tend to be translated  from  pictures  of  the  wearer’s  own  pets, but  on  occasion are simply a charming picture of the wearer’s favorite breed.

Cats have always  been  fascinating  creatures whether you love them, or you hate them, you  cannot  deny  all of their distinctive and mysterious qualities. Lastly, the cat animal symbolism is about mystery.

Unfortunately, its unpredictability has given the cat a bad name in some areas of folk  lore,  specifically  witchcraft. When, in  actuality, this  is  an asset  that can be harnessed by us humans.