Why are black cats associated with witchcraft?

Question

Anybody know?

Answer 1

It`s more of a U.S. thing... in Europe it`s fabled that white cats are bad luck. But all of it goes back to the middle ages and the plague. Cats where thought to be witches transfigured and that they brought the plague to people via spells. So cats where shunned, they would kill them anytime they saw one. Until they figured out rats carried the plague... and then cats became popular to kill off the rats. But some of the folklore and such developed and that`s where we get that folklore and such today.

Answer 2

Cats are mysterious creatures that have been sacred to magic since the Ancient Egyptians. Black cats became associated with witchcraft in the medieval times when, at night, all you can see of a black cat is their eyes, making them appear as an incorporeal entity.
Just another type of medieval misguided lunacy.

Cats are very magical creatures. They are able to sense when a natural disaster is about to occur and can sense when a person is in ill health and/or pain.

Cats could also be said to have been responsible for the black death plague that struck Europe, or rather the lack of cats. The plague was carried by rats, which had overun many cities because of the lack of their natural predators... Cats. In areas where cats were abundant, plague did not strike. Love them or hate them, cats are a necessary part of the world.

The author Rober Heinlein has said that there is a very special place in hell reserved for those who have been mean to cats.

Answer 3

Even though Witchcraft and therefore witches date back well into early Celtic times, the common perception of witches is a Medieval construct.

Domestic cats as we know them, did not occupy England & France until the Romans brought them with them in their travels. and later these cats, and their offspring, remained well after the Romans left. (the same can be said with cats in America, only they were brought in by the first settlers and pioneers)

the cats, although domesticated at times, were also as indepentant as their modern counterparts, and therefore in medieval times, echoed the kind of people who were feared by society, outsiders, nature worshippers, healers, etc..

once the link stuck, superstition and folklore helped create the myths that we know think of when we imagine witches and black cats.

Answer 4

have seen a few people with demonic possesion - if you mess with the occult you open doors and give permission to demons to interfere with your life. Sure the witches here and pagans will say how new age and lovely it is etc. And I believe many are nice people - but even nice people can make mistakes and even nice people can get possesed or molested by dabbling with the occult and witch craft regardless if it is white magik or black magick. While it may not be as bad as those who directly invoke demons or the devil himself it still has elements of invoking the powers of nature and elementeral spirits and such. Trust me from personal experience be wary.

Only Jesus Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life. Try a good Catholic Church with a holy priest - look around they are still about! And yes as a number of good protestants have mentioned it is very clearly written in the bible it is dangerous to mess with the occult!

As for Christians killing witches etc. unfortunately some christians did go over the top yet at the same time if you look at the ancient aztecs, mayas and many other ancient religions and ancients witches and druids they had no problem about sacrificing not hundreds but thousands of people in honor of their spirits and gods and effigies and sacrifices - And I am sure most of them would not consider themselves as Satanist either.

I have met witches in the past and some of them as people come across as nice and pleasant but they are often very anti-established religion and often anti-Jesus unless Jesus is depicted as a Andy Pandy new age enlightened prophet man...

I hope this helps a little.

Jesus Loves you ask him to show you!

For a book on the subject and a former witch who was very high up check:

Title: FROM WITCHCRAFT TO CHRIST - IRVINE DOREEN
Code/ISBN: 0854765077
Publisher: KINGSWAY BOOKS
Description: The sensational true story of a woman rescued from Satan's grasp by the power of God

From prostitution, heroin and witchcraft to a life of joy and release in Christ, this classic Christian testimony is as relevant today as when it was first published. Doreen's experience may be extreme, yet it still offers hope… especially to those who consider purity to be a lost ideal, or who believe themselves to be beyond forgiveness and hope.

Totus Tous Maria!

Answer 5

Cats are associated with witchcraft for the same reason that crows are. They make good familiars. Loyal, stealthy etc.

Answer 6

Because a man decided that Black things was evil, he was wrong of course because mythology says witches can turn into any color cat they wish to. But this racist idea stuck and mankind is stuck believing so many thing that have been proved simply untrue. Webster you know him he is the one that wrote a dictionary where he was proved to be an avowed racists and it has been proved that almost anything to do with the color black was put in a derogatory situation in all of his dictionary's. And mankind chose to believe everyone of them, for we all know that mankind is never wrong in anything that it says or does....... Another thing at that time period they were killing all cats, and the Black death that killed so many of them proved that it was a very stupid thing for them to do............

Answer 7

because it is believed that witches turn into animals during night time.. Black so their is the sense of being stealth... CAT so that in case the bus driver did not see them while they cross the street for the reason that its dark and they are black.. they still have 9 lives to live...

Answer 8

Things that make you go "hmmmmmmmmm...."

Have you spoken with a cat lately? They are wonderful creatures that hold a lot of wisdom and are very sensitive to energies. Not to mention that they are very attuned to other planes of existence like the astral and etheric planes. This makes them very valuable partners to anyone working with ancient arts.

Answer 9

cause people are morons. I've had black cats, I've had tabby cats. I love the little wackos.....
Cats are much smarter than dogs, more independent, and cuddly.

Answer 10

Everyone fears the Dark ?
Dark colors are usually associateed with evil.