The symbolism of the cat is ambiguous and balancing between goodness and evil.
Symbolism of evil
Cats looked mysterious creatures for humans, especially black ones, so they became the symbol of bad luck or the forces of darkness and even were associated with magic in Western tradition. No wonder that the black cat is one of the symbols of the Halloween.
In Kabbalah as in Bouddhism the cat is associated with the serpent: it represents the sin, sometimes depicted at the feet of Christ. Continue reading Cat
