Yesterday it was  a year since my husband passed away.

His family and I went to his grave.  It was the most beautiful day - I had asked him for a beautiful day, not like the day we buried him which was HORRID!

Anyway we had basically just got there and this black cat came running towards us from no where, meowing at us and rubbing out legs.  It hung around us, and even followed us across the cemetary to a chapel we visited and went inside with us.  We left the chapel and I called the cat outside as we left.  I thought it was strange it was hanging around and maybe it was trying to tell us something?  I said to the cat in my head 'I know you are showing me he is here'. then the cat disappeared!!

What do you think?  What do black cats mean?  Or is it nothing, just co incedence?

I think it might have been there to comfort you.  My mom had a similar expierence.  Her father and sister are buried in the same cemetary, but far away from us, so she only visits about once a year.  When she was a child she painted a rock and placed it on her dads grave.  Several years ago she noticed that the rock was not painted anymore due to weather.  She took it and repainted it, and painted one for her sister as well.  When she got back down there to place them, we let her go in alone since it felt strange.  Their graves weren't far from a fence, and as she looked up after placeing the stones, 2 deer were standing there looking at her.  They stared at each other for several minutes before the deer turned at left.

My mom is the last person to believe in the supernatural and astrology and such, but she believed that those deer were either her loved ones, or sent by them.  And I think it's definatly possible that the same is true for your black cat!

We take signs and symbols from many things in life.  And they are usually correct.  When there is comfort or peace from the encounter, it is special and means so much more than thinking only of the loss when at a cemetery.

Thanx for your replies, and thanx for sharing your story Bandit81101.  I deffinitely think it was sent by my husband.  His mother goes all the time and has never seen it before, or since in the past few days, and one of us has been at the cemetary every day!  That cat did feel special.  Like it craved our effection and attention.  im taking that as a sign!

:] Hey, I know how ya feel. My moms first husband died of cancer in 1992. Last year, we went to put flowers on his grave and when we got home there was this cat. We just took care of him and we still do. But he never left our house since. But cats have an extra sensory perseption where they can get intune with someone feelings and worries. Like our cat felt my moms despair after returning from her first loves grave. In fact all animals do.