Cat – independent, curious, attentive. Cats like to cooperate with people, protect from rodents, offer tenderness, and receive safety, warmth, food and commitment in return. Domestic cats do, however, have some of the characteristics of their wild relatives. They may sleep sweetly, but suddenly, at the slightest breeze or barely perceptible movement, they reveal the characteristics of a leopard, jaguar or other large feline predator. They can look after themselves and hunt. A dignified calm, isolated pride and a special grace have attracted people since ancient times. Cats are renowned for their flexibility and quick adaptability. Cats are believed to land on all fours, falling from any height. Technically, this is 100% not the case. Cats have a regenerative reflex that allows them to invert their body in the air and land on their paws, with the ability to gracefully land on the ground safely and securely. There are lessons to be learned, whether the fall is physical or emotional. Cats can’t ignore a strange sound, a hole in the ground, a high branch or a step. Humans should also learn from cats a curiosity that will lead us to impossible creative outbursts, providing inspiration and motivation for uninterrupted learning. A cat’s curiosity can be combined with a sense of balance and caution, so as not to get into unwanted danger. Cats seem to hold a great and special secret. Their slithering movements and focused watchful gaze, as well as their keen instincts, are also depicted in myths and legends. The ancient Egyptian goddess of beauty and love is Bastet, the black cat. The value of magical cats lies in the fact that anything seems possible when we are with them – they hold something magical in themselves.

Pentagram – One of the world’s oldest symbols. It is a symbol of renewal, rebirth and transformation. Originally it symbolised the star – hence the mystical energy around it. This symbol is worn to achieve goals. When worn around the neck, it protects the mage and gives him power. The pentagram is a five-pointed geometric shape that the Greek philosopher and numerologist Pythagoras considered a symbol of mystical harmony. He and his successors referred to it as hugieia, which is often translated as ‘health’, but whose meaning is better conveyed by ‘wholeness’. For Pythagoras, the significance of the symbol lay in its five summits, the sum of the numbers 2 (which he took to mean the feminine and the earthly) and 3 (the masculine and the celestial). The number 5 thus symbolised the cosmic harmony of opposites, the marriage of heaven and earth. The pentagram with its upward pointing apex symbolises the ‘spirit’ that governs the four elements of the material world. The pentagram with two points downwards symbolises light and spirituality. It stands for aspiration, the spirit world and education. The pentagram in reverse is a symbol of Satan (with the apex down) and is directed towards black magic. The pentacle within the circle is a symbol of sacred space, and also represents the earth element or divinity manifested in matter.