If a funeral procession encountered a black cat, they believed another member of the family would soon die. A cat has 9 lives. For 3 he plays, for 3 he strays, and for the last 3 he stays. In Japan, there is a myth that cats turn into super spirits when they die. According to the Buddhist religion, the body of the cat is the temporary resting place of the soul of very spiritual people.
Some people believe that cats engage in astral travel even in life.
They also believe that if a cat adopts you, it will stay with you forever, even after death. Cats as Sacred Beings King Osorkon, of the twenty-second dynasty, placed a white cat in the center of a magnificent temple and ritually endowed it with supreme power. Though many were sent to England and sold as fertilizer, a few were sent to museums. Mohammed cut off the sleeve of his robe rather than disturb his cat from resting on it. A Thai legend tells of cats that guarded a temple from Burmese invaders.