"World's still on your lap." Meaning of a Black Cat

"World's still on your lap."

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

  

A sunbathing black cat against a wall mural at the Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, 2022.  Photographed by the author with a palm-size camera, (Sony 20.1 with Zeiss lens).    

Guard outside, indoor the cat,

     Pet no home is without;

True or myth, bad or good luck, 

     World's still on your lap.  

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*Historically, black cats were connected to the divine or supernatural. Black cats are associated with important goddesses in Egyptian, Norse, Greek, and Roman mythology. These cultures viewed black cats as powerful and protective. Celtic myths associated black cats with fairies, supernatural powers, and wishes. British and Irish superstitions associate black cats with witches and spells. 

Folklore often depicts black cats as symbols of luck and fortune. In Chinese folklore, black cats are good omens. In Japan, black cats promise new journeys or luck with money. In many African and Native American stories, black cats guard and provide for the home. 

Black cats are still seen as bad luck in some Western cultures. This superstition started in the 1700s, when panic over witchcraft grew in Europe and the modern-day United States. Many people believed that witches could transform into black cats. This belief has been passed down to modern Western cultures, where it is seen films, books, and Halloween traditions. (Internet)