Dreaming of Cats
cats, feline, tomcat · very negative, unless you drive it away
The cat mostly signals bad luck, hidden hostility and betrayal, unless you manage to drive it off or kill it.
What happens in the dream
- Driving it off or killing it: you'll overcome major obstacles and defeat your enemies, the happy exception
- A cat: bad luck, unless you kill it or drive it off
- A thin, mangy cat: bad news of an absent friend who is gravely ill; chase it away and they'll recover slowly
- A cat scratching or biting you: an enemy will snatch the profits of a deal you worked hard on; cares and misfortune
- A cat attacks you: enemies will go to any length to blacken your name and cost you property
- A cat mewing or screeching: a false friend is doing all they can to harm you
- Stroking or holding a cat: false friends will lead you into some indiscretion
- A clean white cat: entanglements that look harmless but bring sorrow and financial loss
- A cat and a snake on friendly terms: a bitter struggle, and fear that your secrets will come out
- Cats in general: hidden hostility, an unfaithful sweetheart, or loss through thieves
How you felt
- Distrust: the dream often mirrors doubt about someone's loyalty
- Independence: it may also reflect your own wild, free-spirited side
Ask yourself
- Whom am I struggling to trust right now?
- Is there a threat I'd rather face head-on than put up with?
See also Kitten · Snake · Thief · Enemy · Rat
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: feline, tomcat.