Dream symbols · Animal · The Anima

Cat

Independence and intuition, and a frequent carrier of the Anima: a presence that is affectionate on its own terms and will not be summoned. The feminine principle in its unbiddable form rather than its nurturing one.

Where the reading comes from

Cats domesticated themselves by moving into grain stores, which is the reason they live with people and take no instruction. Egypt made this divine and medieval Europe made it suspicious, from the same trait.