Sculpture Cat-hieroglyph-3

A sacred animal in many Nations.
Cats almost universally symbolize cunning, the ability of reincarnation, clairvoyance, intelligence, care, sensual beauty.
The expansion and contraction of the cat's pupils were associated with the waning and waxing Moon, that made this animal a symbol of the moon.
In Egypt there was a cult of the goddess Bastet, depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head. Cats were considered sacred animals bearing good. Bastet was considered the patron Saint of the moon and was associated with pleasure, fertility, protective forces.
In addition, the cat – guardian spirit of the hearth, the master of the house, his family.
Interestingly, in some countries, including England, a black cat is considered a symbol of good luck, especially if it crosses the road.
In China, the character for cat, "Mao" is the same as for figures 80, this made the cat a symbol of long life.
A picture of a cat with a raised right paw means to come to the house wealth and luck. Left – the family are successful in business and industry.
Tortoiseshell cat – the key to happiness. White symbolizes purity, black – protects its owner from evil forces, pink (red, orange) – helps to find love.
Cat, curled into a circle – symbol of eternity.