…prior to my husband’s loss of half his fortune in the failure of an American mine, I dreamed I was bitten by a tortoiseshell cat. Hence; I consider dreaming of a tortoiseshell cat a very bad augury.”Speaking from my own experience, I have found dreams of black cats unlucky. For instance, the night before I had an accident on the stage, I dreamed a huge black cat persistently followed me out of doors, and that when I tried to drive it away it scratched me. And again, before I received an injury in one of my eyes, I dreamed a black cat flew out of a wood and clawed a hole in my hand. And yet again, before I lost a train which it was of vital importance for me to catch, I dreamed a black cat upset an inkpot all over a suit I had just bought, completely ruining…

…It symbolizes the woman, almost always under a sensual and instinctive appearance. If in a dream we fear being scratched that reveals the fear that our perversions become known. To dream that a cat cuddles us means that a woman will use all its beguiling wiles to get what she wants from us. If we make the cat cuddling to us and then flee away from us, then indicates that she will not achieve her selfish desires. To feed the cat indicates problems and amorous rivalries. If the cat scratches us, means marital infidelity or fights between lovers. To see a cat or hear their meows is an omen of betrayals and deceptions. If the cat is white the traitor will be a false friend. If it’s black it means perfidy from a woman and all kinds of romantic problems….