It is a kind of mascot, a protective spirit of a community or an individual. Your spirit animal offers you its characteristics, its strengths, but also its weaknesses.

A zodiac spirit animal is an animal that shares similar qualities to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Nature's animals reside within the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air).

The cat spiritual meaning is associated with mystery, magic, good luck, independence, curiosity and elegance. And to see a cat or dream of one holds its own deep meaning.

My own cat, Kittums, had recently passed away. I decided to volunteer at a local animal shelter to get more hands-on feline time: I was mourning and needed more cats in my life.