The Magical Cat
The cat in Ancient Egypt was used to protect the home from snakes, so the cat through the ages has been considered able to heal by ridding the body of poisons. The cat-goddess was believed to be both nurse and healer, being able to draw poisoned wounds and destroy infections. In her animal incarnation, her tail was widely used in healing rites and a cure for blindness.

Warts are removed by rubbing with the tail of a tortiseshell tom cat.As tortoiseshell tom cats are extremely rare.

The tail of a cat, buried beneath the doorsteps of the family home was thought to prevent any kind of sickness from entering.

In China, cats were said to wink an eye to signify the coming heavy rain. Cats washing well behind the ears also heralds a downpour, while a cat sitting with its back to the hearth warns of a sharp frost.

A cat scratching at a table leg in Scotland would be watched with alarm, for this would presage gale force winds. If the cat raced wildly about the house, mewing, this would also announce the comimg of a severe storm. Cats cans quite definitely foretell a coming storm, and are nervous and very restless just before the weather breaks.

Beware of the cat, written by Baldwin in 1584 states that a witch could only take on the form of a cat nine times. It is said that the cat has nine lives, and nine is a mystical number for it is composed of a trinity of trinities. taking one of a cat's nine lives could have serious consequences, for it is that a cat will haunt anyone who takes one of it's lives and seek vengeance for it.