Black Cat In Dreams

A black cat in dreams represents a warning to pay attention to something or to discover hidden potential that needs to be unlocked.

Black Cats appear to inform the dreamer about their inner, creativity, intuition, emotions, feminine energy, and psychic abilities. The black feline encourages you to find out how to bring these magical powers within you to the surface. However, this might not always be the case for the dreamer who are either attacked or bitten by these felines.

Article: The Symbolic Nature of Cats

Black Cat Dream Symbolism

• its association with the moon it directs towards your emotions
• emerges at night it incorporates the YIN ENERGY
• acts as a powerful psychic force that remains hidden
• fertility and creative untapped potential
• encourages you to balance your energies

Black Cat Dream Meaning

Cats can be tricky symbols when they appear in our dreams as they usually point towards feminine energy, unconscious, intuition, wisdom, enemy, catty behaviors, or the shadow-self.

Colors that appear in dreams are helpful clues that direct us towards the meaning; if the cat is black it incorporates the meaning of the cat and combines it with the unknown, mysterious, night, protection, Yin energy, fears, unconscious behaviors, or negative traits.

Dreaming about black cats tends to be favorable since they act as guides to the darkness of the unconscious mind.  If the Black Cat In Your Dream is running away wants you to trust your intuition and remove your fears.

Did you know that the Black cat superstition in Western culture dates back to Ancient Greece?

Anytime we dream of a black cat crossing our path we automatically think it represents some sort of bad luck or even death. The unfortunate stigma of cultural and historical myths and superstitions make them either revered or feared.

People are even less likely to adopt black cats due to their associations with negative experiences.

Black Cat Biting or Scratching

It is not uncommon for a black cat to bite you in your dreams. The location of the bite becomes a metaphoric clue about the dream’s message. Bites in dreams are known as negative symbols as a direct or indirect attack on the dreamer. Bites are known to be symbols of hostility, aggression or insecurity.

In the case of a black feline, is this a subconscious warning that you need to give yourself attention?

Dreaming of a black cat attacking?

Dreaming of a black cat attacking you represents vulnerability, prejudice, shadow, and unconscious traits.

Keep in mind, not all felines are domesticated. If your dream is of a larger black cat like a puma or panther, it may be delivering a more urgent message.

Black cats that attack might in fact be associated with women who possess catty or aggressive behaviors. The definition of catty is someone who is cruel and spiteful, or like a cat being a play on words in your dream.

Is it Black or A Shadow?

Dark felines are often associated with witches and the supernatural. These associations are reflective of our emotional state when they appear in dreams. Is your dream pointing to a darker part of your own mind that you keep hidden?

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung describes the parts of ourselves that we repress or reject as our “Shadow Self.” The dark cat you see may be part of your Shadow appearing in your dream.

The dreamer would need to figure out based off of how the cat appeared in their dreams if this belongs to them or someone else. Black cats may even scratch or shriek at a dreamer who isn’t fully cognizant of their own traits, behaviors, or emotions. These dreams alert dreamers to things that end up hurting them more if left unrecognized.

If the black cat in your dream was a kitten, you may be feeling small until you become aware what traits you are pushing down. Once you become consciously aware of them, they can serve you better and your dream will make perfect sense.