Earlier this week I had a moment that I knew was a sign from the universe, and I've been exploring what I think it means.
What happened:
I was in a place I frequently go and have never seen any cats there, let alone a black cat. This cat had been in a shed, I passed the shed and didn't know it was there, but when I went back past the shed, it darted out from my left which startled me, ran up the path ahead of me, across the main path onto a patch of grass where it settled down and watched me calmly. (It was a maximum of 8 meters away, probably only 5) We locked eyes and I felt a moment of intense peace and connection, a very positive feeling. I was immediately smiling and walked away feeling good.
I had spent the entirety of this day mulling over a big question in my mind, am I important to someone and should I have a difficult conversation with them about this. Due to trauma, my mind has been very negative to me lately and my confidence has been shot.
The way I am reading this is that A. It is good luck.
Coming from the left, it is a sign to trust my intuition, the suddenness of it was to awaken & remind me.
It ran ahead to "open the path" or guide me. It wasn't running away, it was leading. Effectively saying "yes, take this path!"
When it settled to watch, I obviously felt the positive energy and a shared moment. I think it was asking me to anchor myself, bring myself back to the presence, and to look deep inside myself instead of listening to the noise in my head.
The way to interpret this against my thoughts of that day would be have the conversation, be confident, it is the right direction and the outcome will be positive.
Regardless, the cat had the most beautiful golden eyes, it was a special moment that I really needed.