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The Spiritual Meaning of A Rat Crossing Your Path (My Story With Rats)

Rats have never had a good reputation, and people often see them as a sign of bad luck. Why is that so?

Last updated: November 12, 2022 02:03
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Denisa K.
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This is what it means when a rat crosses your path.

Does a rat often cross your path, and you are trying to figure out what that could mean spiritually? Some time ago, I kept seeing a rat crossing my path almost every day, and I couldn’t help but start searching for the meaning.

This is my personal experience and opinion, so please take this information with a pinch of salt.

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My Short StoryPatience And Hard Work Bring RosesThe Spiritual Meaning of Rats Crossing Your Path

My Short Story

A few years ago, I lived abroad and worked as a cleaner in a posh hotel. I was new there, and it was hard to get a job, so I settled for a cleaner to start with. It was quite an interesting experience, and I can’t complain. I worked the night shift, so the chances of seeing a rat were much higher.

Still, seeing a rat cross your path every single day out is pretty special, and I was the only one of the entire night shift staff that had experienced this. My colleagues often laughed and told me that I was looking for the rats, not that they themselves were running into my path.

This happened almost every day for the entire seven months I worked at the hotel. I knew there was more to it than just a random rat crossing my, so I began to search for the deeper meaning.

Patience And Hard Work Bring Roses

We’ve all probably heard that when a black cat crosses our path, we should expect some bad news or even death. Honestly, I am not a fan of superstitions because they only scare people and may even cause anxiety. A friend of mind is superstitiously afraid of manholes, and whenever I walk around town with her, she looks more under her feet than at me, just so she doesn’t step on one.

My grandmother used to interpret dreams and collect old dream dictionaries and books on spirituality. So, I immersed myself in her books and started researching what rats mean spiritually and what they could mean for me since this animal crosses my path almost every day.

Dream dictionaries often associate rats with:

  • hard work
  • patience
  • perseverance
  • togetherness
  • filth, dirt, and illness

It makes a lot of sense when you think about how much time they spend each day finding food for themselves and their young ones. One book even mentions “no pain, no gain,” which again speaks of hard work and perseverance.

The Spiritual Meaning of Rats Crossing Your Path

I spent several hours searching through old dream dictionaries and spiritual books on animals and signs from the Universe, and I came to the conclusion that a rat crossing your path is a sign to keep working hard on your dreams and goals and to be persistent and patient. And no, it doesn’t really matter if you see that rat in the daytime or at night.

Perhaps you live a hectic life and don’t notice the little signs around you. That’s why the universe put a physical and hard-to-miss sign in your path—the rat. And maybe it’s just a “coincidence,” as some skeptics would like to hear. However, I don’t believe in coincidences, especially when something happens consistently and so often.

Moreover, I saw a rat cross my path at a time when I was so dedicated to working hard, and I knew that without patience and perseverance, I would not succeed abroad. When I found out what the rat meant spiritually, I was even more determined to do what I know and what I love. I didn’t want to continue working at night at the hotel because I knew it wasn’t the job I was meant to do.

Every time I saw the rat, it reminded me that patience pays off. And it really did. After a few months, I found a job that I loved and saw rats only rarely.

This experience strengthened my relationship with rats. I no longer see them as terrifying pests that come out at night to search for food. I see them as spiritual beings who deserve more respect from us humans.

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